The Beast
American restaurant · L.V. Meadows ·
BBQ favorites, Southern comfort foods, burgers, pizzas, shareables
BBQ favorites, Southern comfort foods, burgers, pizzas, shareables
"Located in Area 15, this steampunk-inspired gastropub has a private dining room for an informal gathering. The space’s communal table sets the stage for shareable platters like the pull-apart pulled pork cheese melt or junkyard nachos, and it comes with its own private bar, too." - Emmy Kasten
"The Beast restaurant at Area15 loada up a serving tray with its Junk Yard Nachos, layered with grilled chicken, tortilla chips, roasted corn, jalapeños, cheddar cheese, beer cheese, black beans, smokey crema, cilantro, and lime. Bring your friends — this is meant to share." - Janna Karel
"At Area15, The Beast has rolled out a colorful new dessert menu highlighted by an over-the-top goblet ice cream sundae ($25) with five scoops of vanilla, cotton candy, chocolate chip cookies, assorted candy, strawberry sauce, and salted caramel, and a smoky s’mores root beer float ($15) that combines vanilla ice cream, charred marshmallows, and root beer licorice." - Janna Karel
"A 6,500-square-foot food hall inside Area15’s 200,000-square-foot interactive-arts complex, opened after an initial pop-up run and designed as a rotating test kitchen for the chef’s global restaurants. Rather than a mall-style food court, it features artisan stations — including a wok station, a burning station for Roman-style flatbreads, a barbecue station and a vegan stall — with menus that will rotate so successful recipes can be rolled out worldwide. The lineup spans many flavors and formats: pizzas such as Caprese, Peking duck, smoked mushroom with Camembert, fig and prosciutto, vegan with Beyond Meat sausage and Buffalo cauliflower; breakfast offerings like waffle dogs with all-natural franks at the Whacky Waffle Bar; smoked and grilled items (wagyu skewers, black dry-rub brisket, smoked short rib churrasco, Alabama white barbecue) at the smokehouse; the Amsterdam burger with house pastrami, Gruyere and kraut; Singapore street noodles and pineapple fried rice at the wok stall; truffle cacio e pepe over pappardelle with toasted garlic at the pasta station; a black bean burger with mango ketchup at the vegan stall; plus Korean corn dogs, wings, salad bowls, macarons and doughnuts. Admission is free and hours vary." - Susan Stapleton
"Planned as a food hall from four-time James Beard Foundation award-winning chef Todd English, The Beast Food Hall takes over 6,700 feet inside the venue; English already serves some of his fare at Area15, but this will serve as a full reveal of his cuisine spread throughout the space." - Susan Stapleton