The history of McCormick & Schmick's Seafood Restaurants began when Bill McCormick purchased Jake's Famous Crawfish Restaurant located in Portland, Oregon, and brought the more than 100-year-old landmark back to life. When asked the secret of how he revitalized a restaurant on the brink of closing, McCormick says, "I like nothing better than being a good host." Part of the managerial talent McCormick tapped was Doug Schmick, a management trainee. The two formed a partnership in 1974, creating Traditional Concepts, a precursor to today's McCormick & Schmick's Seafood Restaurants. In 1979, they opened the original McCormick & Schmick's Seafood Restaurant in Portland, Oregon. Since that time, the company has expanded to more than 80 restaurants across the country. The combination of an open imagination and a respect for tradition are what makes McCormick & Schmick's the classic and successful business that it is today.
Met a few friends for dinner. We started with a couple of appetizers - calamari and shrimp kisses (Pepper Jack Cheese / Bacon Wrapped). We all had various...
Having eaten at McCormick and Schmick's several times at various other locations, and at this location once before, I was looking forward to eating lunch...
Brought a group of 14 to Portland - a coworker and I stayed over after the group left. She wanted steak, I wanted a great cocktails. McCormick & Shmick's...