Thebar and restaurant Beaker & Flask operated near the intersection ofSandy Boulevard and Washington Street insoutheast Portland'sBuckman neighborhood.[2]Food & Wine called Beaker & Flask a "cocktail-driven restaurant",[3] andFodor's said the "chic" bar served "sophisticated" drinks.[4][5] It had a green interior and ahorseshoe-shaped bar.[6]
Beaker & Flask opened in June 2009.[7][8] Kevin Ludwig was the owner.[9] Benjamin Bettinger was anexecutive chef at Beaker & Flas,[10][11] until 2012. He was succeeded by Anthony Walton,[12] who left in 2013.[13] Brandon Wise[14] and Dave Shenaut also worked at the establishment.[15][16]
Beaker & Flask launched an outdoor summer barbecue series in 2011.[17] The restaurant closed permanently in June 2013.[7][18] Taqueria Nueve later operated in the space previously occupied by Beaker & Flask.[6]
Beaker & Flask wasWillamette Week's Restaurant of the Year in 2009.[19] In 2009, Mike Thelin ofPortland Monthly said the bar "is confident and comfortable enough to already feel like a Portland classic".[20]
