The Ruby Brink
Restaurant · Vashon ·
Butcher shop, bar, & restaurant with seasonal Pacific NW plates
Butcher shop, bar, & restaurant with seasonal Pacific NW plates
"A restaurant, bar, and butcher shop that features produce from a long list of local farms and Asian touches; acclaimed for its noodle bowls starring roasted and pickled vegetables, standout dishes include the spicy beef noodle bowl with ginger, mushrooms, jalapenos, 24-hour bone broth, and Korean hot sauce, topped by microgreens and edible flowers, and an asparagus soup with shiitake mushrooms, leeks, and Aleppo pepper. The menu’s “Things with Rice” section features a house-fermented and house-pickled vegetable bowl with kimchi slaw, while house-made hunter sausage with pickled mustard seed mayo appears in the “Things on Bread” section. The brownie is notable for using sourdough starter. Cocktails include a Bloody Mary made with Korean peppers and pickled leek brine, and the cocktail program is overseen by Jake Heil, an ex-manager of Portland’s Multnomah Whiskey Library." - Sharon McDonnell
"It’s very much worth making the trip across the water to Vashon for a taste of chef Rustle Biehn and butcher Lauren Garaventa’s restaurant and whole-animal butcher shop. The signature bone broth soup, named after the pair’s former popular pop-up, is satisfying, even on a hot day. Plenty of other options abound, including braised beef and noodle bowls, blue cheese and mushroom toast, and pork meatballs." - Megan Hill
"Vashon Island’s acclaimed butcher shop-restaurant-bar hybrid is open for groceries and takeout items from a rotating menu, including a stellar dry aged beef burger available on Wednesdays. On the butcher’s block are selections such as rib eye, New York strip, filet minot, short ribs, and bottom roasts, and there are staples like eggs, flour, butter, and beets for sale from local farms." - Eater Staff
"On Vashon Island this acclaimed butcher-restaurant-bar hybrid is open for groceries and rotating takeout items (notably its meat and noodle soup), offers plenty of raw meat for retail plus soup, polenta, and pickles; non-island customers need to take a ferry and can call ahead for pickup." - Megan Hill
"A butcher shop-restaurant-bar hybrid open for groceries and takeout items, including its popular meat and noodle soup." - Gabe Guarente