{"id":2379,"date":"2011-04-12T12:46:57","date_gmt":"2011-04-12T19:46:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/seattletimes.6eptember.com\/?p=2379"},"modified":"2011-04-12T12:46:57","modified_gmt":"2011-04-12T19:46:57","slug":"review-mccormick-schmicks-seafood-restaurant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seattletimes.6eptember.com\/?p=2379","title":{"rendered":"Review: McCormick &#038; Schmicks Seafood Restaurant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/seattletimes.nwsource.com\/seattlerestaurantweek\/\">Seattle Resturant week <\/a>again!<\/p>\n<p>Initially, I made reservations for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.barriorestaurant.com\/\">Barrio<\/a> &#8211; it&#8217;s kinda like a mexican american fusion resturant which is under the same company as <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thepurplecafe.com\/\">Purple<\/a>. However, both of us don&#8217;t feel like Mexican food so we cancelled the reservations and went to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mccormickandschmicks.com\/\">McCormick@Bellevue<\/a> instead<\/p>\n<p>When I see McCormick, my instant thought is the spices in the supermarket! I mean the range of spices they have are not cheap, so I thought that the food is going to be  super pricy! Luckily there&#8217;s Seattle Resturant week! We are able to dine at this resturant for less!! and just when we think that the 3 course lunch for $15 is very affordable&#8230; we managed to buy the resturant&#8217;s $100 gift card at $80 at Costco! \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n<p>We made reservations and went to the resturant slightly earlier. We were greeted by our server with a FREE BLUEBERRY CAKE! usually, these resturants will serve bread BUT they serve us cake! Happy Surprise #1! (Yes&#8230; there&#8217;s MORE)The server added that it&#8217;s a sunday special! anyhow, the blueberry cake is super nice&#8230; I was kinda 1\/2 full from eating it&#8230; haha&#8230;<br \/>\n<br clear=\"all\" \/><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/seattletimes.6eptember.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/P1150128.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/seattletimes.6eptember.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/P1150128.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"P1150128\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seattletimes.6eptember.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/P1150128.jpg 400w, https:\/\/seattletimes.6eptember.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/P1150128-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<br clear=\"all\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We ordered food shortly. BH ordered the 3 course for $15 specials while I ordered Crab Cake Benedict ( I don&#8217;t think that I can eat 3 courses.. erm&#8230; after the cake)<\/p>\n<p>BH&#8217;s appetiter came. It was Mussels in Thai curry sauce. The server and his supervisor brought 2 plates of the mussels! ( we only ordered 1) Happy surprise #2!! The supervisor explained that they made a mistake and prepared more, they didn&#8217;t want to waste food so I have a plate of mussels too! yums! That was a perfect mistake&#8230; because the mussels was SUPER NICE!!!!! keke&#8230; From this incident, i also learn that they only prepare the food when customers order &#8211; they don&#8217;t prepare beforehand and heat it up to serve! <\/p>\n<p><br clear=\"all\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/seattletimes.6eptember.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/P1150134.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/seattletimes.6eptember.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/P1150134.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"P1150134\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seattletimes.6eptember.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/P1150134.jpg 400w, https:\/\/seattletimes.6eptember.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/P1150134-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><br clear=\"all\" \/><br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/seattletimes.6eptember.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/P1150136.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/seattletimes.6eptember.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/P1150136.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"P1150136\" width=\"400\" height=\"292\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seattletimes.6eptember.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/P1150136.jpg 400w, https:\/\/seattletimes.6eptember.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/P1150136-300x219.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<br clear=\"all\" \/><br \/>\nNo joke&#8230; after the mussels, i was 3\/4 full&#8230;. then came the entrees<br \/>\n<br clear=\"all\" \/><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/seattletimes.6eptember.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/P1150139.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/seattletimes.6eptember.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/P1150139.jpg\" alt=\"My crabcake benedict which tasted abit sour. I think they must have added vinegar\" title=\"crabcake benedict\" width=\"400\" height=\"242\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seattletimes.6eptember.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/P1150139.jpg 400w, https:\/\/seattletimes.6eptember.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/P1150139-300x181.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><br clear=\"all\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/seattletimes.6eptember.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/P1150137.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/seattletimes.6eptember.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/P1150137.jpg\" alt=\"BH&#039;s 2nd course - I can&#039;t rem what is the name of the fish. It tasted better than my crabcake benedict!\" title=\"fish\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seattletimes.6eptember.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/P1150137.jpg 400w, https:\/\/seattletimes.6eptember.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/P1150137-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<br clear=\"all\" \/><br \/>\nAfter 1 benedict&#8230; I was too full to go on&#8230; BH thinks i&#8217;m a very lousy eater<\/p>\n<p><br clear=\"all\" \/><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/seattletimes.6eptember.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/P1150147.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/seattletimes.6eptember.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/P1150147.jpg\" alt=\"All his food now\" title=\"P1150147\" width=\"253\" height=\"400\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seattletimes.6eptember.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/P1150147.jpg 253w, https:\/\/seattletimes.6eptember.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/P1150147-189x300.jpg 189w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 253px) 100vw, 253px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><br clear=\"all\" \/><br \/>\nLast but not least&#8230; the dessert &#8211; Creme Brulee<\/p>\n<p>We felt that the dessert was alright only&#8230; we tasted better Creme Brulee<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/seattletimes.6eptember.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/P1150149.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/seattletimes.6eptember.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/P1150149.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"P1150149\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2386\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seattletimes.6eptember.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/P1150149.jpg 400w, https:\/\/seattletimes.6eptember.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/P1150149-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<br clear=\"all\" \/><br \/>\nWhen the bill came&#8230; it was happy surprise #3! we thought we had a whole lot of good quality seafood.. and the price was very affordable ( taking a\/c of our giftcard deal)<\/p>\n<p>Total damage: $40 ( with 20+% tips &#8211; gave more tips because of the mussels)<\/p>\n<p>Overall: Recommended to go for seafood and when you have the giftcard ( from costco)<\/p>\n<p>[Edit]<br \/>\nBought nice flowers from Trader Joe&#8217;s during grocery shopping! Nice end to the weekend!<br \/>\n<br clear=\"all\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/seattletimes.6eptember.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/P1150167.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/seattletimes.6eptember.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/P1150167.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"P1150167\" width=\"298\" height=\"375\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seattletimes.6eptember.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/P1150167.jpg 298w, https:\/\/seattletimes.6eptember.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/P1150167-238x300.jpg 238w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 298px) 100vw, 298px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s Seattle Resturant week again! Initially, I made reservations for Barrio &#8211; it&#8217;s kinda like a mexican american fusion resturant which is under the same company as Purple. However, both of us don&#8217;t feel like Mexican food so we cancelled the reservations and went to McCormick@Bellevue instead When I see McCormick, my instant thought is &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/seattletimes.6eptember.com\/?p=2379\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Review: McCormick &#038; Schmicks Seafood Restaurant&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/seattletimes.6eptember.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2379"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/seattletimes.6eptember.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/seattletimes.6eptember.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seattletimes.6eptember.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seattletimes.6eptember.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2379"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/seattletimes.6eptember.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2379\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/seattletimes.6eptember.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2379"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seattletimes.6eptember.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2379"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seattletimes.6eptember.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2379"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}