Downtown Seattle's classic Pacific Northwest fish house.:
McCormick & Schmick's Seafood Restaurant Restaurant Review: A seafood restaurant with the ambience of a retro men’s club, the McCormick & Schmick’s on First Avenue is part of a nationwide chain based in Portland, Oregon. Of the four locations in greater Seattle (the others are on Fourth Avenue, Lake Union, and Bellevue), this McCormick's is the most elegant, with a rich mahogany wood interior,...
Force your way past the crowds of business suits at the bar and you'll find yourself in a classic fish house -- complete with cafe curtains, polished brass, leaded glass, and wood paneling. Daily menus commonly list more than 30 seafood entrees and feature well-prepared dishes such as grilled sturgeon, Dungeness crab and shrimp cakes with red-pepper aioli (a perennial favorite), and...
Clubby corporate restaurant draws seafood lovers with fresh daily catches and posh atmosphere.:
In Short
Upscale and sophisticated, this chain features art deco-inspired trappings such as dark wood, shiny brass and beveled glass. Servers clad in black and white weave through...
The mahogany paneling and sparkling cut glass lend this restaurant bar a touch of class, but otherwise the place could have been the inspiration for Cheers. Very popular as an after-work watering hole of Seattle moneymakers, McCormick & Schmick's is best known for its excellent and inexpensive happy-hour snacks.