Went to McCormick and Schmick's on Friday March 21st. We had a reservation for 9:00 PM. It was father/daughter night and my \"date\" was my 13 year old daughter. The restaurant was her pick and I have always heard good things about McCormick and Schmick's so off we went. We were seated immediately upon arriving at 8:58 PM and the wait staff was quick and attentive. The restaurant (like downtown Pittsburgh on a Friday night) was not very busy but that was ok because it made for a relaxing dinner. We started with a couple of appetizers; a sashimi plate for me and lobster bites for my daughter. The sashimi was served on a rectangular plate and presented very artfully. It was a combination of salmon and some kind of whitefish and the temperature was very cold...this is a good thing, I am wary of sashimi if it's even CLOSE to room temperature. I enjoyed it a great deal. The lobster bites were apparently tail meat morsels dredged in a tempura batter so as not to extinguish the flavor of the lobster and served cleverly in the empty tail shell. They were, according to my daughter, very good. We continued with a bowl of lobster bisque for her and a wedge salad for me. The lobster bisque was the richest one I have ever tasted. Good, but rich. My daughter ate some and saved the rest for take home. My salad was simple, cold and delicious. For entrees we had linguini alfredo with grilled chicken for her and a grilled cobia with forbidden rice for me. The alfredo was perfect and the chicken grilled perfectly as well, my daughter enjoyed it and took home leftovers. My cobia was grilled to perfection as well and served with, like I said, forbidden rice which is a black colored rice (its natural color) but doesn't taste unusual. It has a bit more tooth to it than regular white or brown rice but was a great contrast to the fish. All in all it was a very nice meal. The missing star is because my daughter had intended on getting a lobster or king crab dinner and those weren't available. I would go back but for me this is a once every 4-6 month restaurant and not a once a month place. Not because of price but the food is not mind-blowing just really good. Thanks for a nice dinner McC and S!
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