McCormick and Schmick's

We decided we wanted to have a night out downtown a few Saturdays ago and we settled on McCormick and Schmick's. I've been there a few times for dinner or happy hour with friends, but John had never had a chance to check it out.

John wanted some oysters and he usually likes the kumamoto oysters. He was not sure which oysters would be similar so we asked our server and he recommended the Canadian carraquette oysters. John liked them quite a bit since they had a mild briny flavor, they were probably the best choice out of the oysters they had available the day we visited. 

John ordered the simply grilled scallops that came with mashed potatoes and green beans. He thought the scallops were cooked perfectly and were not over-salted as scallops often can be. There was a rich butter sauce to pour over them which was good with the scallops and the potatoes. The green beans were just lightly sautéed so they were fresh and crisp tasting. The mashed potatoes were rich and creamy with large potato lumps, which he liked a lot.

I ordered the seared sea scallops entree with sun dried tomato pesto, lemon butter, crab potato hash, and sautéed spinach. The scallops were very good as was the spinach and the lemon butter. The sun dried tomatoes did not have a lot of flavor for some reason. I was not that crazy about the crab potato hash since there was hardly any crab added to it and I did not care for the green peppers sautéed with the potatoes. It is just not one of my favorite flavor combinations and the potatoes did not have a lot of flavor or seasoning. 


We enjoyed our dinner at McCormick and Schmick's a lot. It offers the food quality of the Oceanaire, but the prices are slightly lower and the atmosphere is a bit more casual. The service was polished and we received some good recommendations from our server. 

Deals & Discounts: There are four coupons for McCormick and Schmick's in the current Entertainment book, two are for lunch discounts and two are for dinner discounts. On this visit we used a coupon for 20% off your entire dinner purchase. They also have a great happy hour with deals on food; I'd check out their website for more details as they change the menu choices occasionally.



McCormick & Schmick's Seafood & Steaks
800 Nicollet Mall
(9th St. and Nicollet Mall)
Minneapolis, MN 55402
612.338.3300
www.mccormickandschmicks.com


Also another location in Edina at the Galleria.