Danielle
We just HAD
to go somewhere to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day Eve so we chose McCormick & Schmick's since we had them on the
list of places to visit for a while. The bar was somewhat occupied when we
arrived, but it quickly dispersed soon after as people seemingly finished up
“post work drinks” and headed out. The food was okay. We got corned beef
sliders. I LOVE corned beef. I was disappointed with the meat being too tough
to really eat it as a sandwich since it would string out and be hard to bite.
We loved the sweet potato fries (really, how can you go wrong with this one?)
and artichoke dip. For some reason, the picture of the fries with the one plunging in first makes me chuckle. Easily amused? Usually.
There weren’t really any young single men on this night at
this location. Since it was a bust for single men, we decided to head over to a
spot that would for sure provide entertainment…..Durty Nelly’s. Sorry, what happens at Durty Nelly's stays at Durty Nelly's.
Food: ★★☆☆☆
Service: ★★★☆☆
Price: ★★★☆☆
Ambiance: ★★★☆☆
S Factor: ★★★☆☆
Overall: ★★★☆☆
Candice
Ahhh. What a
better way to kick start the pre-St. Patricks’s Day weekend than happy hour fun
at McCormick & Schmick's. This was my
first time at the Irvine location and I was pleasantly surprised by the
spacious bar area. The place was nicely
decorated with holiday paraphernalia which added to the festive ambiance. I was slightly disappointed by the numbers of
the crowd given that it was Friday and a pre-holiday weekend but a few of the
male patrons were of noteworthy observation and worthy of conversation among
our table. Danielle, myself, and an
additional friend (serving as our wing woman) sat at a bar table at a bit of
distance from the bar itself. In
hindsight, I think as great as a view that provides for the overall area and
for the evening that lies ahead, it does not help with opening up opportunities
for small talk with “neighbors”.
Regardless, we set ourselves up for some St. Patrick Day sliders, sweet
potato fries, and spinach dip. I partook
in drinking my black velvet and our pre-celebratory evening began. The food was typical bar food – really, what
did you expect? and our server was attentive and friendly. Nothing all that exciting to share this
time…so we moved our party elsewhere and onward to Durty Nelly’s.
Food: ★★★☆☆
Service: ★★★☆☆
Price: ★★★☆☆
Ambiance: ★★★★☆
S Factor: ★★★☆☆
Overall: ★★★☆☆
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