Reviews of McCormick & Schmick's Seafood & Steaks (Restaurant)

1 E Wacker Dr, Chicago, IL 60601

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REVIEWS OF McCormick & Schmick's Seafood & Steaks IN Illinois

Tatyana Merezhko

Super friendly staff and amazing atmosphere. I came to Charlotte on a business trip and i am again impressed by how nice people are here. The restaurant and clean and the food is just top notch!

Betty Makarimi

My first time going there and the food was wonderful but a little pricey for me for the amount of food I ordered but it was my Birthday and my daughter wanted to take me there. I had to keep calling the waitress over because she never came to check on our table. I would go back for an special occasion. I just love my steak!!

bill norton

Food was well prepared and staff was attentive. Good knowledge of the wine they serve and staff was able to discuss intelligently about my selection. Several folks stopped by during the course of the meal to ensure everything was perfect. Great spot to eat.

Chris A

The atmosphere is great. The food is delicious. The wait staff are friendly and helpful.

Dustin Hadley

Went here for lunch with my coworkers, but was very unimpressed. I was on a very strict diet which can always be a pain eating out, so I went for the simply prepared fish and the server couldn't even provide me a single option of what fish were available. I had to sift through the menu to see what fish they use in other meals to see what kind of options I had. Server was extremely slow and obviously had no interest in maintaining a higher expected ambience, given the class of restaurant this should be. Most fresh fish places would offer a menu of "today's catch" with market prices, etc... but we couldn't even get that. Also, we ended up waiting over 40 minutes to get our meals after the soup came out when there were only 2 other tables seated in the whole place. Makes sense why I have never heard anything good about this place. Would not bother going here, especially when there are so many better options like catch 35 nearby. 42 bucks for a plain ~8oz sea bass really grinded me the wrong way.

J Simmons

The food was good. Large portion for lunch which I couldn't eat all of. Our server was very attentive. We had 7 in our group so it took a bit for our food to come out. I enjoy the atmosphere it was a good choice for lunch and conbersation.

Jon Goetz

Good food and service, neither really exceptional though.

Ka'ryn S

Delicious food and best happy hour

Douglas Wiley

Best happy hour I've ever been to. If I lived around the corner, I'd be at it every day. Somehow it's lively but chill, and I'm not a big spender but the staff were exceptionally attentive. Also, the food is Applebee's prices for waaaaay better stuff (in some cases it's cheaper). I don't know how they do it financially, but I hope they find a way to keep it up.

Martin Dombrowski

The tuna appetizer was delicious! The chowder was great. The steak was done to perfection. The staff was so friendly we had to go back the second night! They know cocktails...even beer cocktails! Loved their perfect Black-and-Tan!

Ravichandra Ravi

Fantastic dinner. Very friendly staff. Recommend it strongly

Lynn McElroy

Excellent staff, excellent food!

Jeff E

Lunch was good. Generally overpriced.

Sean -

This location has the worst service imaginable. The restaurant was not overly crowded but there were people waiting for table that were clearly open. Once seated the waitress took a drink and bread order and 20 minutes later hadn’t come back. We couldn’t even find her to flag her down so we just left. The cost of the food here definitely demands better service. Would never go back.

Heath Sloan

definitely didn't have good service and Rachel was our server smdh

andy walton

We went in with a reservation. The hostess was kind but said there would be a 20 mins wait. We waited patiently. Crazy we had to wait so long for a reservation, but whatever. Then we’re sat and it was 10-15 mins longer and no one came to greet us or take our drink order or say “I’ll be right with you”. For a “fine dining” experience this was the worst most unorganized place I’ve been to! I do not recommend and would never come back to this restaurant. Poor experience. Very upset we waisted 45 mins of our dining experience. Not my idea of “fine dining”. Try Eddie V’s or Ruth’s Chris instead! Much much nicer. Even Fleming’s is a step in the better higher class direction! I would even recommend outback or lone star. Lol they at least seat you promptly and get a waiter to you faster and more promptly. Wink

Judith Dolanski

Great food, great service.

Shauna Rush

Nice but somewhat typical steakhouse. Steep prices. Good salmon dishes. Lovely decor.

Nichole Fate

Happy Hour menu is anazing!!!! One of their cocktails taste like a strawberry & lemon starburst!!!!!!

Chris Cherek

Always great food. The service can be slow when the place is really packed say as inholidays. But in general this establishment has great food, great cocktails and solid service. I take clients here and my family here. .

John Thomas

The drinks were excellent!!! The appetizers were excellent!!!! The server was excellent!!!! The food was ok.

R. Dave Spencer

The crab cakes were fantastic but my octopus was overcooked.

Simply Charde'

The service was amazing and the food matched

Bethany Futrell

Their menu is becoming less and less expansive, with more of the overall offerings being seafood based. That's unfortunate when you're with a group of friends, some of whom love fish and others who hate it. But the lobster bisque is delicious every time, and I've never had bad service here.

Ashlyn W.

Amazing service, excellent food, the fish is freash caught and delicious!

Mallikarjuna Reddy

Awesome food.. everything from appetizer to main course was very good.. would definitely recommend for sea food

Mary Middleton

The service was excellent at this place, that's a good thing because the food was terrible. Overpriced, not prepared correctly, serving grit (sand) with scallops and wild mushrooms, and top that with moldy green beans.

Black Queen Cooking

The food was good and the atmosphere was very relaxing for a night out on the town.

Neil Young

I had the burbon salmon with mashed potatoes and spinach and it delicious.

Isaiah Perry

Loved the Lobster & Shrimp Roll/Clam Chowder lunch

Steven Collins

Pretty disappointed that you could not order from the bar menu in the dining room. It was especially frustrating when the bar was full and you couldn't order off of the bar menu in regular dining room. If it was regular dining hours, I would expect it. But it was a natural, normal happy hour..

Donna Struve

Best steak ever!

Lincoln Duncan

Seafood and service at this spot is great. Good place to relax and unwind. Quick and friendly service.

Ayman Rida

Horrible! Bad service! Cold food! Bad waiter! Wouldn’t want to come here. You would expect better service for the amount of money paid! Never coming here again. I don’t recommend it!

Shelbie Prater

My boyfriend made a reservation here to surprise me for my birthday. With the reservation made WEEKS in advanced, we waited an HOUR to be seated. Despite the God-awful wait time, we were patient and proceeded to sit. After having to flag down our waiter (because he'd walked passed us THRICE), I decided to place our drink and appetizer order all at once to move things along. 17 minutes later, and not even a drink. At this point, my boyfriend was fed up. We left without so much as a drink. No apologies, barely a smile from the waiter. Absolutely terrible.

Luke Cowart

My fiance and I and came here last night for our 3rd anniversary and all I can't say enough good things about not only this restaurant and it's food, but also the staff. Our server, Diego, was outstanding. Even though the restaurant was packed (not an open table) Diego somehow made it seem like we were his only table, always coming at the perfect time. The star of the night for me was the young man who booked our reservation. Once he found out why I was booking, he pulled out all the stops, even providing us personalized menus to bring home. I wish I would have written his name down! Thank you to all of the staff/servers working 3/22/19 at 6:15pm, you all helped make memories my fiance & I will have forever!

V Lloyd

My review keeps deleting, let me try this again. 1. Brian you were amazing and attentive. 2. My meal was delivered to another person who I watched cut into my steak. Minutes later my meal was given to me. I informed the server that I just saw what happened and he stated that the patron did not touch my steak. Mind you I just saw her cut into my steak. REALLY!!!!!! 3. I informed Brian and he had the chef fire a new meal. 4. The head of house apologized for the mix up and offered to buy me a drink. In my opinion she should have covered the meal. By the way...the re-fired steak was the wrong temperature. I have a feeling it was the original steak! 5. The patron who received my meal picked up my check before I even had a chance to look at the bill...WOW. YOU DIDN'T NEED TO DO THAT. THE RESTAURANT SHOULD HAVE. YOU ARE AMAZING AND I APPRECIATE THAT YOU SAW THE WRONG DOING AND TOOK IT UPON YOURSELF TO CORRECT!!!! 6. I was sitting next to someone from the company who was evaluating my servers performance. HELLO...I CAN HEAR EVER WORD YOU ARE SAYING...LOWER YOUR VOICE OR SIT IN THE BACK OF THE RESTAURANT!!!!BY THE WAY SOME PATRONS SUCH AS MYSELF APPRECIATE THEIR SERVERS SUGGESTIONS OR FAVORITES! EVALUATE YOURSELF FOR SPEAKING SO LOUDLY WITH PAYING CUSTOMERS WITHIN EARSHOT! You are probably sitting next to someone who is as amazing as the woman who picked up my check. There are great people out there, and I want everyone to know that she is one of them for recognizing what just happened! Thank you and I wish you the best! M&S....you have some serious work to do. The board of health should look into the fact that a meal that was given to one patrone was then delivered to another patron. Fast food restaurants even know better than that.!!!!

Susan Alberto

Too Expensive for the quality of the food and the service

Marco Barbieri

I am a returning customer and this is probably my favorite restaurant in Chicago for 3 main reasons: 1. The food is just delicious. They have some of the best salads I ever tried and both seafood and beef main courses are satisfying 2. The service is quick, professional, pleasant and not invasive 3. There's silence. You can talk with your dining companion without screaming, there's space between tables and they also have some tables where you can close curtains to have your own peace and privacy.

Molly S

There are definitely other restaurants downtown that offer a better fine dining experience. Our server was very enthusiastic, but fairly awkward. We ordered wine which was served quickly, and the bread came out hot, which was great since we had just left a show and were hungry! Next, We shared the walnut mixed greens to start and agreed this was the best part of the meal. He ordered the Black Angus Bone in 20oz Ribeye. It was topped with so much butter. The side of asparagus was very soft. I considered it to be embarrassingly over cooked. I had the lump crab stuffed shrimp. It was delicious. But the shrimp were sitting in greasy sauce/butter. The menu listed the calories in each entree, looking at the greasy plate made me feel pretty bad about my selection. The red pepper white cheddar mash that came with my dish wasn’t good. I had two bites trying to decide what was so weird about them. My boyfriend tried them too and thought they were strange. The atmosphere is nice, there is some really beautiful cityscape stained glass in the back of the restaurant. And the location is great. I probably wouldn’t go back. If I wanted a steakhouse on the river, I’d probably head over to Smith and Wollensky where the food of a higher standard.

Caroline Hoffman

Delicious food. Great date night place.

Dearbhaile66 Mulholland

Quick lunch seated outside, servers were fine, burger was nice, seats were comfortable. No real complaints.

Michael Eby

A few sources told us this place is one of the best in Charlotte for seafood. It was a bit overpriced, in my opinion. However, I understand I may expect too much being I am from Florida and my father-in-law is from Maine. Good seafood should stand on its own with maybe just some light seasoning and sauce on the side, if desired. I found a lot of the food to be over-salted, especially both the lobster bisque and the clam chowder. The appetizers and main courses were not bad but, as my husband put it, "nothing to write home about". The drinks were pretty good overall, too. Only one of the 5 cocktails we tried between the 3 of us needed a bit of work (my rye Manhattan). However, the service was excellent and the atmosphere was very welcoming. We all walked out saying, "not great, not bad either". I'm definitely willing to come back and try a few other items on their menu.

Dan Goncearov

The worst service... took one hour to bring the receipt. The server Ana was very rude, throwing out staff on the table. Never has such a bad customer service in my life.

josh fasching

So I live about a block away from McCormick and Schmick’s and I decided yesterday to go check out their happy hour. The prices were actually very good which is kind of out of me in the door in the first place. The food came out pretty quick and everything appeared to be good until a few hours later. I ordered the fish tacos and the all tuna bowl. A few hours after leaving the restaurant I began to feel very nauseous and sick to my stomach. Generally I have a pretty strong stomach and can tolerate a lot of different stuff but that McCormick and Schmick‘s definitely was not one of them. I could not sleep all night as I was violently throwing up and just felt like death. I drink a lot of water I had a lot of crackers and I feel dehydrated and empty for food but finally about 24 hours later I’m starting to feel better. This is total total total food poisoning So make sure that you stay away from whatever they have going on over there unless you feel like throwing up for at least 24 hours...

I S

Great staff. Came here for a business lunch and was able to get a table for two without a problem. It was the perfect blend of professional and enjoyable.

David Demery

One of the best.happy hours I'm Charlotte. Everything was.great.

Chris Peer

Nothing here work spending $60 a person to enjoy dinner. A little dated. Service persons have little effort. Seating is closed in, no room or privacy at our table. Steak was average at best. Go somewhere else

Carla Perry-Carey

Very disappointed, drink was too sweet, lobster and shrimp roll appeared to be made with butter but it wasn't. Big disappointment

John Conway

Service was slow and burger was overcooked

LaThaniel Dillon

My steak was under cooked. Request it be taken away and the plate remade. Nope same steak still under cooked when it returned and same Ole veggies and mashed potatoes but microwaved. Waiter never asked if I wanted another drink just kept refilling the water.

Linda Lane

Amazing food, comfortable atmosphere and professional staff

Simon Badawy

great resturaunt with a wide variety of choices, it wont dissapoint! ps crab cakes here are delicious

D Jacobs

Horrible experience. Ordered the beef medallions. Four tiny medallions and an order of vegetables for $24. Absolutely horrible because it said they came with mushrooms and they did not. Dried out beef that was so chewy it was impossible to digest Not sure why it didn’t come with some sort of starch like potatoes but to pay $24 for these little pieces of beef with no bordelaise sauce to speak of and just a vegetable was unbelievable total for lunch for two people with no alcohol was $65 The restaurant was completely empty during a high traffic post church lunch crowd. Music was extremely loud with a very loud bass and ready for a bar crowd. If you’re looking for a relaxing lunch you need to go elsewhere

Doug Cha

Updated to 4 star. Went 3 times lately. Salmon was amazing 5 star. NY strip was very very good 5 star. Ribeye was a rather bad cut they gave me.. I must downgrade.. I feel the snuck in a long dangled cut that isn't worthy of calling a steak.

Inger Hozl

Great quality food cooked by people who know what they are doing

Kiya blake

The food was good and the drinks were too!

Aleena Sadler

The food was amazing and came out very quickly but the service was horrible. Our waiter, Malik (according to the receipt), never took away our appetizer plates, he didn't bring us refills until we finished eating. Then top just t off he threw the check on the table and walked off. I have never been treated that way before. If I do come back I will request to not have him as my server.

Lisa Gray

Great table setup. Great Staff.Very elegant yet casual. Food was Good. Esp. The lobster chowder

jasen west

King crab at a reasonable price...

Christopher Kaczmarski

The food was amazing and the wine was a fair price. My only issue was the really slow service. It was well over an hour wait for our food.

Karen Martz

Excellent service and great crab legs ...flavorful and easy to open! Would recommend their Weds fresh seafood feast happy hour as well!

Gerardo Aguilar

Great location, made dinner reservations for my wife's birthday added a special note saying I was there celebrating my wife's birthday no acknowledgement whatsoever by anyone, ordered dinner came out in a timely manner. I ordered the bone in ribeye, the steak was very dry, I ordered it with crab mashed potatoes the mashed potatoes were warm at the crab sauce was cold. Overall for the price they are other places close by with better steaks.

Charles Reed

Very disappointing. Arrived a few minutes early and was seated quickly, so that was nice. Only 6 other tables in the whole place were occupied. Not sure if that was a warning or just due to the time/day/moon-phase. Warning Flag #1. Greeted by the server who asked for a drink order. He was asked if the Manhattan or Old Fashioned was better and his response was that he did not drink so he had no idea. Being in the business, I know all too well that alcohol is a main profit center for F&B locations. Warning Flag #2. Went with the Manhattan, and received an Old Fashioned after a few minutes. It was good so no complaints. The server had presented an oyster sheet and he was asked which ones were the freshest (it was a Saturday night). He said they all were pretty fresh. Oops. Warning Flag #3. The ahi tuna tartare was ordered as an app and the bone-in-filet was asked about and told that it was good (usually order it at Ruths) so did that and a small mash on the side. That went well. The waiter brought out the cart with the build-a-tartare on it and proceeded to attempt to make it. He clearly stated up front that it was his first day and he had never made one before. After watching the mixing and the fact that he left at least a half full spoonful of tuna on his cart (maybe he wanted to try it, or just didn't notice), the guest agreed that it was his first day. The taste was good for what was received, but halfway through the waiter brought out condiments and silverware for the appetizer and said "oops, the manager just told me about this". Warning Flag #4 A bit later, the "bone-in filet" appeared. It was ordered medium rare, and delivered scorched on the outside and was maybe, to be generous, about the size a quarter thick. NEVER had a bone-in filet that was anything but a ball of meat or thick enough to be cooked properly inside. If this was really a filet minon then the meat purveyor needs to be canned. The worst filet I ever had was at Uncle Tim's one summer off the grill. This was second worst. Edible but chewy and tasted like burn marks. The side of mash helped but not much. Warning Flag #5. By this point, there was no saving the experience. No coffee or dessert was accepted after being offered. Plus marks on trying to get those last few bucks. All in all... a very very disappointing experience by a regular business account traveler at a supposed quality establishment. :( Will have to debate doing another M&S elsewhere after this.

Bobby Wilks

Had a 1845 reservation for 2 and arrived about 45 minutes early knowing we would have to wait. However there were 3 parties that were also for 2 that had 1830 reservations and arrive at 1845 and were given seats ahead of us. Sounds like it’s better to make a reservation and arrive late and get seated immediately rather than show up early and have to wait longer. Food is overpriced for the quality served.

Stanley Anderson

Had been wanting to go there for some time, and was EXTREMELY disappointed. The grilled seafood platter that I ordered was cold, dry and spongy. The lobster mashed potatoes were bland mashed potatoes with the lobster bisque poured on top (I know because a member of our party had the bisque), with no lobster pieces. Not worth the money spent. Will NEVER return. The only plus was that our server was pleasant.

Veronica Oquendo

Love it here!! Sunday happy hour is the best!!

Emmanuel Bell

Arrived at seven, it wasn't crowded. This place has a cool design. Not so close to my office, unfortunately.

Ysenia Lopez

Happy hour food quality is not the same. All the veggies were old, stale and discolored. The fish tacos had cold hard tortillas. I was disappointed.

Paul Croom

Great food & service! Michael our server was exceptional working thru my wife gluten diet constraints. Everyone should request Michael. Melissa the manager is always helpful and very considerate given crowd & staffing constraints. Everyone always makes our visits special : birthday, anniversary or just a visit. Chef is exceptional as is the menu. A must for everyone.

Mel A. P.

M&S is one of my mum's favorite seafood restaurants. So when I told her Charlotte had one, she made the discussion for the group that we would go their for a late Sunday dinner. Everyone enjoyed their appetizers and meal. As always, the portion was nice and the seafood well prepared. The only complaint I had was my pasta was a bit tough. Also, I wish M&S would consider creating a small vegetarian menu. Making customers pay full price for a dish that is minus the seafood

Leeann Sullivan

Very nice birthday dinner with my mom and friends. A little disappointed after making a reservation 5 weeks in advance our table wasn't ready when we arrived. Nonetheless, we sat at a bar table for about 20 minutes. We ordered drinks and some appetizers. The wait staff were very accommodating delivering the items to our table once we were seated in the dinning section. Overall, a wonderful birthday time was had and everyone enjoyed their food. My water glass was never completely empty and I appreciate that! It was a bit pricey, but this is not a restaurant I go too very often. Valet was nice and quick - extra bonus!

Tae McKenzie

I love this McCormick and Schmick's, always a good meal. It is always so quiet and relaxing, but yet so nice to host holidays and special events and still have an amazing time. It's right in the corner so a window seat is always so lovely or sitting outside. My waitress was wonderful and so pleasant

Tiffany Andrews

If you're looking for a higher end restaurant with numerous choices of sea food plates, do not look any further! The steaks and desserts are delicious as well. Our thanks to the chef and Eric was great help with picking dishes, drinks and helping with the tough choice between desserts. Would suggest to visit this restaurant if you're in the area and love fish or steak.

Andreas Willis

We were running late to a show and checked to see if we could get a quick drink and apps. Our waiter was quick and informative, coaching us to order calamari and truffle fries. The Cosmo was smooth while the other cocktails were quite tasty. Thank you for being so accommodating! I loved the calamari app, but the meals themselves weren't worth it for the price to me honestly. I am not cheap but if I will pay that kind of money I at least want to enjoy my food.

D T

Really good food and a friendly staff. Just off the Magnificent mile. Enjoyed my visit.

Mary Alexander

I arrived just before 5:00 and didn't have any trouble getting a seat at the bar. The bartender greeted me right away and took my drink order. It was another waiter who took my food order and didn't do a great job articulating the answers to my questions. The food was good (clam chowder and crab cake appetizer), but no one checked in to see how my meal was until I was completely done.

Austin Seagrave

Had a good meal. Last night but inexperienced service. Lots of waiting. Management needs to check bar for drinks and get them to rhe tables. Great atmosphere. But for a $30 entree. I want excellent service.

Monique Watts

Great appetizers. Upscale drinks. Nice happy hour prices. Bartenders arent the friendliest but I would go back.

Yashika Harris

Delay with service but excellent food

Gregory O'Laughlin

Gotta love the classics. Great Happy Hour spot. Pro tip: Wed is shrimp and shuck for a buck and it is legendary.

C. Chad Wichmann

Pricey but some of the best surf and turf around.

Lindsay Sykes

Stunning food - what a welcome to Chicago

Kristin

Service was great but my chefs selection fish was dry and honestly just terrible. I was excited for a nice dinner prior to an international trip, I was definitely disappointed.

M Miller

Excellent apple pie

Graeme Bayless

Simply put, I ordered the Parmesan Encrusted Chicken, something I very much enjoy when prepared properly. Unfortunately, on this night, they failed badly. What I was served was mostly uncooked, and totally inedible. I struggled to cut it with a knife, and what I managed to cut off was... crunchy (and I don't mean the coating). In fairness, I was part of a large group, so I admit that adds complexity to the challenge for a restaurant. Also, I didn't contact them to have them correct the meal... it was a business dinner and everyone was happily eating by the time I realized the condition of my food. The chef came out to apologize, and they wanted to make it right... but unfortunately, this night was just not their night for me. Others at the table seemed very happy with their meals... so I'll offer a second star for second hand experience :)

Albert Baker

Great non alcoholic drinks and amazing desserts

Ty Williams

Good place, but prices did not represent the quality. If my steak was 50 dollars, I expect a 50 dollar steak.

eric grunin

Best: Lobster bisque, chocolate desserts. Service was good. Seafood trio was good, but vegetables were undercooked. Fried shrimp we're good, but the spicy fries were limp. So: four stars, not five.

Patrick Greene

MeaWorst service I experienced came to have complimentary free meal for Memorial Day, waiter wasn't attentive to are needs.

Dennis Mooney

My wife and I stopped there last night after an evening at the symphony and sat outside. I love seared ahi tuna and while the plate looked awesome with two large chunks of sesame crusted very rare tuna, there was no taste and no texture. I was very disappointed and this was apparently one of the chefs two recommendations that night. The service was great, eating on the street is and possibly noisy with people thinking that they are The Commodores and cars driving by wanting to impress us with their music and sound system. It’s a shame the city doesn’t have noise restrictions.

Kiru C

Hello, Be careful with this restaurant, they charge you more than your Bill & That's ridiculous !! my actual bill was $47.36 on 29th june'19, but a week later found the card was swiped for $56.30, without my consent ! I did not consent for Tip either, as there were really delayed service !! Feels like its completely fradulent charging more than the bill, without the customer consent. @McCormick Management - $9 may not be a big amount, But I do not want to get wrongly charged ! Expecting you to take actions & reverse the amount!

Gerry Plasky

Attention to detail. Top notch service and some of the best dishes in Charlotte. Lobster roll is to die for.

Anquienette Arnold

Food and drinks are delicious!!

Lamond Lambe

The food is fantastic, the atmosphere is cool, the wine from a large selection of good vine around the States and probably further! I would love to go back!

Jean-Philippe Body

I know it's a chain but never have I been disappointed by the wines, food or service. Excellent sea bass!

marc dailey

Have been here a few times before. It was not as good as the past. The wait staff was nice and helpful. The hostess not so much. We had a dirty drink glass with full lipstick stain not a light washed one. The food was OK... definitely not worth the prices for the food and service..

anonymous reviews

Service is terrible. Food is not worth the amount of money. They will over-cook your seafood. Do yourself a favor and read all these recent reviews. The last few months they’ve gotten A LOT of 1 stars for a reason.

Andrew Fay

Service was very slow this weekend. Went in for dessert & took 40 minutes to get it.

Essence M.

I felt disrespected and ignored. Our waiter was dismissive of our request for simply water. This went on for over an hour. The manager on staff didn't even try to correct the challenges. To make matters worse, the food was mediocre with exorbitant pricing. I'd say pass on this one of you're not at happy hour sitting outside. The extra star is for the times I sat outside and had $5 tacos and wine with decent service.

Jan Davis

Don't get the Lobster Tails! Mine were as big as my thumb-and for $42?? I didn't say anything but I was floored to see that. One of the ladies at our table got the fish that was the special and it was full of gristle-like matter. They did replace that with the tuna, which she thought was wonderful. Others at the table thought their meals were fine. The service, luckily, was excellent.

Manfred Herrmann

Only went to the bar. Service was very friendly and quick.

Robert Padgett

Best happy hour cheeseburger

Adam Grenier

Way overpriced for the quality and quantity. Went there expecting to pay up for a great meal but didn't meet our expectations for what we paid. Fine dining prices for average food.

Lauren Ransom

Omg, late day after work and stopped by for crab stuffed shrimp and Filet. It was heavenly!

Michelle Fadeley

Came with a group of friends for my birthday, was not disappointed. We moved tables 3 times (first waited at bar for outdoor table, then it got too cold outside and we moved inside), and they were nothing but gracious about it. Plus it was half price bottles, which was amazing. We had a table of 8 and stayed for probably almost 5 hours, didn't order a lot of food, just mostly bottles, and the service stayed great and accommodating the whole time. Was definitely appreciated.

John Singleton

The atmosphere was wonderful, the food however wasn't seasoned very well.

jose mojica

Excellent everything. Service, drinks, atmosphere and the food..... soooooo good. Friendly and attentive staff. Not too pricey. Especially for the quality. Me and my wife will definitely be back asap.

Brenda Willis

Great great great place to eat and drink. Super food. The ribeye and the seafood is wonderful

Eduardo Hernandez

Great atmosphere. Traffic around the restaurant is really bad at times.

THE VILLAGE

I didn’t appreciate the customer service here. Upon my arrival they made me wait 25 mins for me to order. It was really frustrating.

james e

CAme in a Thursday during the summer...was not very busy but was served promptly and with respect. Had a steak with lobster mashed potatoes! Gimme more! Wife's salmon was equally delicious!

Heather Spence

Great food! The chocolate box is amazing!

Timothy Bruess

Great Happy Hour menu. Fish tacos are excellent.

Tom Nichols

fell in love with this place from the 1st taste. there was fast and courteous service. it has a great interior.

W. J. Hendrix III

Service wasn't very good, maybe because I ended up having to change to a carryout after I ordered but that's not a good excuse. Food was good but very small portions and expensive. I couldn't see myself going back.

Tatiana Bordos

The experience at this restaurant was not the better one, food was delicious but the service was so terrible. It took a hour to figure out the right check. Wery bad very disappointed.

Emily Willingham

I absolutely LOVEEEEEEE this restaurant. Drinks, steak, music, what more can a woman want? The servers were really nice and the food delicious. Yum. Thank you so much for a the delicious and complimentary birthday cake, chocolate mousse is my fave. xx

Lynsey Maple

Don't recommend for happy hour if you want a decent drink. Customer service is superficial, not true hospitality. Food was average nothing special. If you are looking for a nice genuine place this is not it.

Kelly Love

Excellent birthday gift from my baby son.

Amie Hancock

It was exactly what I wanted. A nice place for a quaint and romantic dinner.

A L

HAPPY HOUR IS A GREAT STEAL & DEAL!!!! I ordered the Bee Hives (cocktail) -great fruity flavor, Ahi Tuna -nicely seared, Calamari -okay, Oysters -fresh and cheap. I highly recommend this place for happy hour!

Garrett Robertson

Amazing!! The staff are very friendly never made us feel rushed even as the place started to fill up my wife and I would reccomend people to eat here on that alone but all the food was on point the drinks were mixed great

Lee Hall

This is the best happy hour in Chicago. The food was great, service a little slow cause it was crowded. So be patient and have a good time.

Shavonne Mills

Crabcake in the sandwich was absolutely delicious. It fell apart after the first 2 bites though and the onion and tomato should have been thinly sliced. Get the jalapeno aioli with it. The side portion of fries was an afterthought and the warm bread they provide the table had a weird taste.

Raven Marie

Great food always. Try not to go so late as most staff are eager to go especially around event times. I experienced this when some friends and I went during Valentine’s Day weekend. Your experience is basically depending on your server. Usually five star quality every time. The prices are very good as well definitely eat well for under $100 if you behave lol

Joseph Katon

From seafood to Kobe beef burgers. Everything came out wonderful. It brought back memories of my first experience years ago at the M&S on South Beach. Food service out of the kitchen felt a tad slow for there being barely anyone here, but other than that.. great. It was a banking holiday when we stopped in. It is a tad on the more expensive places for lunch, but worth it.

TheAvidObserver

Great location, okay dining We opted for this at the last minute, over nearby Catch35 which we ended up visiting for a "snack" after our dinner, and while the food was okay, we would recommend Catch 35 instead for seafood lovers. The halibut at McCormick's was at most 1cm thick, a shameful cut for such a beautiful fish, and the plates were adorned with enough side potato to feed two. The culinary "vibe" is closer to steakhouse than fine seafood dining. The real highlight was the outdoor patio seating right across from the river and one of the many bridges crossing the Chicago river, and for that alone worthy of a visit if your expectations are for a more casual (though not casually priced) steak and fish dinner.

Juan Hernández

Delicious food and great service

Sebastian Krupa

Amazing! One of the best meals I've had in a long time. The staff were amazingly accommodating to a last minute vegetarian who joined us.

Jennifer Kaye

This place is mediocre, at best. It is a chain restaurant with “upscale” seafood (the seafood is NOT impressive at all) and outrageously high prices. I have been to one other location, and wasn’t impressed by that place either. I ordered a Caesar salad with grilled shrimp. The salad was good, and the shrimp were nothing special. The real issue for me was that they charged me $14.50 for a lemon drop martini. First of all, I’m not dining in NYC or Vegas. This is a very common and easy-to-make martini, which usually costs about $8. (I used to be a bartender.) I expected the price to be a little high, but it’s not like I ordered Johnny Walker Blue. I was appalled by the fact that they had the audacity to charge that much. Also, the manager yelled at his waitstaff in front of customers multiple times, which was completely inappropriate and unprofessional. Needless to say, I will not be returning.

Stephanie Lovell

Quiet lunch today with coworkers. Service was a bit slow for a work lunch but otherwise the food was delicious.

Mama Diatta

Terrible restaurant. Trash workers. When I say trash workers I’m talking about like terrible costumer service, rude workers for no reason, the food took 5 million years to come (more like 40-50 minutes but still) and with all that, the food came out cold. With no taste. Definitely not going there ever again. They also need to make clear of what will cost money and what will not cost money. They basically rob you of your money. Choose your restaurants wisely guys! Especially where you would like to do an event like a birthday party.

Jorey Shallcross

Our server, Julian, really took care of us. Chic steakhouse vibes. Excellent cuisine.

gerald wilkie

Food was well prepared and staff was attentive. Good knowledge of the wine they serve and staff was able to discuss intelligently about my selection. Several folks stopped by during the course of the meal to ensure everything was perfect. Great spot to eat.

Myrna Cooper

Though I have enjoyed dining here in the past, this visit left much to be desired!

Kimberly Smith

The best shrimps I've ever tasted! They were cooked to perfection! Plus that attention is paramount in every aspect! I love the atmosphere of the place as well as the food, totally recommendable!

Lucas underwood

Great food and atmosphere!

P Anne Seldon

Fantastic service. Very attentive and patient staff.

travis randal

Unfortunately for M&S the standard for steakhouses in Chicago is very high. Our medium rare 8oz filet was char grilled to the point that the char overpowered the entire steak. Each tender bite tasted like burnt charcoal. Perhaps that style appeals to some. Perhaps we should have researched what M&S's claim to fame is. Or perhaps they just turned up the heat in the burners way too high and burned the hell out of a $48 piece of gummy meat. The octopus appetizer was also charred beyond desire. (Sensing a pattern??) I was pleased with the crab stuffed shrimp. The specialty beverage was decent. It was unnecessarily prepared table side which was very gimmicky. There was no real reason for it other than to show us that the block of dark chocolate was shaved fresh for the drink. All of this was well and good but not as impressive as the neighboring steak houses that compare favorably in price.

Diana Jimerson

Excellent service! Truly enjoyed. Delicious food. Will definitely return.

Kanwar Sarkaria

Its one of those places where you are paying for the location. The burger was very average.

Samuel Waggoner

Just a few girls having a relaxing birthday meal out on the patio. Our waiter gave us (what seemed to be) individual attention. The drinks were stiff. The food was perfect. And the desert was the perfect ending to a delightful evening with a few friends having an intimate meal celebrating a dear friend's birthday. Couldn't have asked for anything more.

Antonio Ramos

Spectacular choice for meat. Rib eye 13 oz, totally recommended. A bit on the pricey side, but if you like meat, totally worth it.

Jeff Sullivan

Good food and service.

chris gordon

The food is Great the service outstanding what a Great waiter we had last night. Your have to go there you must go

Chris B.

My go to for lunch. Love the happy hours.

Daniel Fieldstone

Everyone has walked by this steak house and seafood joint. I am assuming that they sell seafood because they have that giant fish in the front of them. That Fischer does make this place seem like a place where you just wanna go and look at that this statue all day long.

patricia butler

Very comfortable, and can be private outside

Pamela Scott

Wonderful atmosphere, great fine dining, wonderful wait staff

Kathy

I love their Happy hour and patio area. Great place to people watch.

King Justice

Awesome food and service

Paul Rossi

Amazing! My partner an I enjoyed a fantastic supper outdoors. Seafood starters were perfect and her lobster tails were excellent. My beef was done to perfection also. Our server was attentive,humorous and timing excellent! Price was reflective of the quality and what we expected! We will certainly return again. Thank you.

Michelle Wolf

Attentive service. Varied menu from seafood to salads to burgers and appetizers.

Jennifer Warren

The atmosphere..a girl was in a booth across from my husband and I holding loud conversation with the employees so I assumed she worked there but was off. Come to find out her husband did. She had her feet up on the chair with no shoes on.. the loud conversation & laughter was distracting. Besides that the food and the waitress were very delightful.

Khalid Merchant

Great food and environment in beautiful uptown charlotte.

Sharon Roscoe

The food was absolutely fabulous and the staff delightful. The place is a bit pricey but so worth it. Can't wait to go back to NC so I can visit again. Highly recommend

Sandra Suber

Great food elegant place worth every penny

Yinka Grant

My husband and I love to come here. We have been several times in several cities (Houston, Chicago, Minneapolis, Cincinnati) and find that the service and food quality vary based on location. In our experience, the Minneapolis and Chicago locations have been the best.

N B

Fried oysters and chopped salad are really good. Men's restroom needed attention at opening time, that was a problem.

Michelle Fullen

Tried a new selection for lunch today - the bourbon salmon was delicious!

Luca Porcellato

Food & service are excellent. Music should be more carefully chosen (instrumental jazz would help a lower volume conversation ). Tables are a bit small ( reminds me of Paris' bistrots.). Great place overall

honghua qu

I have a fantastic experience with my friends here! And Melissa did a really good service for me. I will not forget the shrimp kisses for a long time.

THISmayHURT

Our server Bryan was so charming and delightful. He real made our entire meal worth it. I'm not sure how the kitchen keeps messing up an Oscar style fillet but I would one day love to get some

Mariama Jawara

This place is VERY prejudice towards black people who dress very casually. We came in and started getting looks from every corner of the restaurant. We had a reservation for 7 but didn’t get seated till 7:30. What is the point of having a reservation if you’re going to seated 30 minutes later. The servers were very rude ,and just gave out without speaking to us. We asked politely if theres anyway we could have separate bills ( we had a big group so i know they earned alot money for them) she left got her manger and the manger came in heard the question and said a blunt no. He didn’t give us reasoning and didn’t want no if,what’s, or but’s about it. Then he left abruptly . We waited so long to get our food it was crazy. Then they tried to give us some type of customer service when an adult came and sat with us. NEVER again. I would suggest you go to outback for much more GREATER service and BETTER price. Also for a piece of advice looking down upon young black women isn’t a good look.

Suji Mao

I got the seafood trio and my wife got the pesto salmon. We got the fish tacos for my nieces and nephews, they didn't really like it but the adult food was good.

April Alyousufi

Pleasant atmosphere...decent size bar area..great happy hour for food and drinks

Mickey Pietrzak

We were here for a banquet, so it isn't probably the same experience as everyone else will get. That said, I really enjoyed our experience. The atmosphere was dim and on the romantic side. The service was great. The food was all very good. Everyone at our table was very happy. I look forward to going here as a regular patron.

Jonathan Anderson

Great, great New Year's Eve dinner with me and my wife. It was our 15th year anniversary and we found the experience from service to our meals to be extraordinary. We asked for an item my wife requested that was not on their special menu and our server Roderick was able to talk with the kitchen and accommodate her request. His service was top of the line and made the experience extra special for my wife and I. I highly recommend for special occasions and some of the best food in Chicago. Thank you for making our night special!

Tim Olson

The food was great. I wish I could say the same for the wait staff.

Thomas Greer

Very nice and knowledgeable staff, great food .

Eric Noller

Restaurant week in Charlotte. If a restaurant has plenty of reservation times available that might be a sign. Upon arriving we asked for a table on the bar side vs the dining room to watch the AFC Championship game. The restaurant had patrons scattered about but was not busy by any means. After a 10+ minute wait, while a manager and multiple bar employees enjoyed their conversation with the 6 customers at the bar, a waitress finally brought ice water and took our drink order. We ordered off the “restaurant week” specials menu. Lobster Corn Chowder as the 1st course. Nothing special but decent. Needed salt & pepper! For the second course my wife had the scallops which were good overall just on the bland side. I had prawns for my second course. Absolutely disappointing. I do not expect a prawn to be smaller than your average medium size shrimp but that is what was served. 6 of them that wouldn’t make a good shrimp cocktail and like everything else to that point, bland. For the 3rd course I had a winner! The creme brûlée was really good and a nice serving. My wife however chose the chocolate silk pie. How could this not be good? It was so hard that you could not cut it with a fork. When using a knife it just cracked into multiple pieces. I asked the waitress if it was supposed to be creamy and she agreed it was not good. The waitress offered to get another piece or something else but we were done. I watched her take our plates and dump them in a bin. No need to inform anyone of a poor product, not even the manager who hung out at the bar. A $100+ dollar bill to pay knowing the Mexican food truck that was out on the street corner puts out a tremendously better product. Believe me when I say I won’t be back!

RyanandAlina Addison

Service was good. Small portion on the plate but absolutely delicious. Upside down apple pie was amazing.

Sharlemagne Briana

Horrible horrible service. Go to the one in South Park definitely worth it!!

Meli J.

Greetings... My name is Jones. My wife and I had the pleasure of enjoying her birthday at McCormick & Schmick's Seafood and Steaks Restaurant, in Rosemont, IL.. Our staff personnel were Nick and Jose'. These guys really know about "Customer-First" Customer Service! Their attentiveness to every detail of menu items, protocol and procedures made my wife and I feel like we were celebrated celebrities!! The personal attention we received is First-Rate! The service is World-Class, and the food is "The Bomb!!" We have eaten in many fine restaurants over our 40-year marriage..., and we rate McCormick & Schmick's; Seafood and Steaks; (5-Stars!!). We can hardly wait for our wedding anniversary, to stop by and enjoy our special occasion @ McCormick & Schmick's in Rosemont, IL., later this month! Sincerely, Mr. & Mrs Jones Chicago, Illinois

Matt Beckman

Food and atmosphere was fantastic and Phil was great!

Amber Creager

The ambiance is nice. The staff is very attentive and professional. The scallops were perfectly cooked. The risotto however was not. And the creme brulee sugar crust was a bit too thick. But the experience was still nice.

Scott Toal

Late Sunday afternoon dinning experience. Very quiet with not many patrons at this time. The service was very attentive which may have been due to the few customer in the restaurant at this time. The food was fine. Nothing outstanding but ok. It was pricey for the level of food served.

Bradley Davis

Had the swordfish for lunch, cooked perfect! Lady at the bar pours a very generous drink, will go again soon.

Loretta Broadway

Had the lump crab cake and as always, it was great! Always great service with quick service.

Roderick Griffin

The most disgusting place I've ever worked at!!!! Horrible g.m. stephanie kray! Was hurt on the job twice in 1 month and wasnt even given $13.05 for my prescription from my doctor. They are constantly fined for board of health violations. Dont eat there! Over priced with under-quality food!

Alistar Lavonia

Very elegant place . the price is reasonable but its worthy just try

Roman Lynch

Some amazing food

Minaz Cicalo

We decided to try this place again but instead of happy hour we dined in for dinner. The dining room is low lights and pretty quiet. The table we were seated at felt very private and intimate which was a pleasant surprise. It was like a small room for just our tables with curtains in the entry way. As soon as we were seated the server brought over water and asked if wanted bread. The bread comes out warm and the better melts instantly on it. The bread was very soft and light. A great starter. We started with the fried oysters. These were very different. They were crispy on the outside and slimy on the inside. The crispy coating wasn't overly oily or salty. It went really well with the slaw it comes with. My husband doesn't eat oysters but he liked theses. I think I prefer the traditional way of eating them. For dinner I got the stuffed shrimp with mashed potatoes. You get 5 medium sized shrimp with crab stuffing overflowing from them. They were very good. The crab stuffing was filled with crab and very minimal filler. The shrimp were tender and each to remove from the tail. They do come out drizzled with butter. I think it was a little too much so maybe ask for it on the side if you don't like a lot of butter. The cheesy mashed potatoes were also very good. They were fluffy and seasoned perfectly. My husband got the blackened white fish with sausage mashed potatoes. The whitefish was spicy and cooked to the perfect texture. The seasoning was layers on top and you could taste it throughout the entire fish. The sausage mashed potatoes were different but my favorite. They were spicy and reminded me of a Cajun like flavor. Overall we had a really good experience. The service was quick and the food wad great. The prices we also cheaper than many of the other seafood places around the city.

Heather Van de Riet

Lovely meal - perfectly prepared, well served, and in an enjoyable location.

Joseph Morrissey

Linda, Linda, Linda...Listen! This place is awesome. Surprised that our bill wasn't more but it was half priced wine:) Food and service outstanding. Oh, and Linda is great but she has heard the Linda listen joke "a few times"

JOSE ESTEVEZ

Outstanding seafood choices and service. Highly recommended for special occasions.

Dario Bimbi

Went out for a night out with my wife and it was fantastic. The food and wine were great. Looking for a fun place with good food, then look no further!

Fahad Naseem

Always a gud experience here in the centre of downtown Chicago

R

Less than average experience in a chain that usually fares better at other locations. Perhaps it was an off night but with the Chicago restaurant scene options, it might be worth going elsewhere.

Edward Timm

Very good but a little over priced for the portion

Brooke Lopeman

Good happy hour and daily food specials

sylvia arias

Everything about this place was great. Great service our server Anna was very friendly and helpful. The food and drinks were delicious. OMG can't wait to come back.... highly recommend

Lisa Happer

Delicious! Excellent service.

Lenora Witcher

Food was tasteful. A little expensive and not too much food.

Coach Wilfong

Best Oysters Rockefeller iin the City

GiGi Garcia

I expected 5 star service and food

David Talbot Jr.

Been to this McCormick & Schmick location multiple times. The service is fantastic and so is the food! Great steaks for sure. Check out the Shrimp Kisses appetizer.

Tyra Glispie

Server was great. Steak wasn't medium well though (too pink) and lacked flavor. I've been here a lot. They always provide excellent service and the atmosphere is awesome. However four stars today because the steak wasn't cooked well.

Kerry Graham

I was here for a networking event in their private room in the back. They set up a few chafing tables with some canapes that were quite good. Shrimp in a sweet barbecue sauce. Kobe beef burgers. Crab cakes. Cheesecakes and other sweet desserts.

Sheila Johnson

Great service the food good but not worth going back for at those prices.

Maxim Schimbator

The worst service I ever had. Spend hours to have the dinner, the bill was inaccurate asked couple time to fix it.

John Russell

Stopped in for dinner. Had a bartender special margarita with tequila, pineapple juice, Ginger liquor, floated with Blue Moon. Strawberry lemonade with citrus vodka. The wedge salad. A cup of Lobster Bisque and the Blackened White fish with sautéed spinach and lobster masked potatoes. A side of lobster risotto. The food was soo.... good!! I highly recommend and will return.

Michael LaFalce

Really great dining. Top notch steaks and seafood. Elegant dining room as well.

Quinesha Dowtin

Their blackened chicken pasta and spiced martini are awesome

Sabrina D

Service from our waiter was a challenge. Not sure if Peter was new or just overwhelmed by his job. Food was excellant! The mix seafood grill was perfect, as I always have trouble choosing one item. They honor Veterans with a free meal on Veterans Day and that is truly honorable of this establishment.

Mildred Quiles

This is the second time I've visited yhis restaurant and service is still slow and nothing extraordinary about the food. Dont believe I will try them again.

Libra Hoppa

Wow! The food was amazing. I would have kissed the chef if it wasn't considered inappropriate. If you understand how filet mignon should be prepared add cooked, you will enjoy coming here. The mixed drinks are superbly made. I highly recommend this location.

sarah avila

Made reservations at 6:45pm didn’t get seated until 7:30pm they did not honor our reservation at all, in fact they seated a walk-in before. Waiters were slow and came to table twice and still forgot beverages. Food was sub-par, ordered the sea scallops and pork belly... the pork was maybe 5 pieces of half inch cubes, and 4 scallops for 38$? Not worth it at all. The porterhouse steak was also sub-par. They boast a nice selection of sub-par quality food on the menu with long wait times.

Jerry Masiello

My daughter and I decided we would go to happy hour. We sat at the high table. We had a nice view looking out of the window seeing the city cars go by. We ordered the fish tacos they were big they were delicious. We also had the chicken wrap with salad was good. we also had the chicken quesadilla. Everything we had was good I would recommend it.

Guy Petersen Jr

Delicious food, and great friendly staff. They also have valet parking for your convenience.

Romell Mccall

Been there several times and the service is normally great. Food service on September 14th was horrible. Waited almost an hour to get my food & it was warm when it hit the table. When you go I hope to get Maxi as your server. If not request her because she was great & the best part of my experience there.

Jacob Ashby

Amazingly gorgeous to go sit outside at 9 and grab dinner great view of the river. One of the juiciest burgers I've ever had really would recommend this place to anybody. Prices were a little on the high side but the quality was worth it. Service was very personable and very friendly.

Nick Pinto

Food was overly salty. No real flavors. Service was good

Greg Webster

Had a good mid life vibe to it. The service Sunday night seemed below average, but the steak was cooked just right as asked.

Carolyn Terry

The food was excellent. The overall experience... and the woman who took care of our table... not so much. The time before this one, we waited 20 minutes before anyone came to our table. This time we felt rushed. Plus, we went for a birthday celebration. I had to remind them to bring the cake at the end of our meal. Then we heard a birthday song at another table... As for our table?? Crickets.

Douglas Bobiak

Y’all been 5 stars since 2011! Love this place! Can’t wait to go back!

Saeeda Thomas

The service was great our appetizers did come cold at first, but one they got that right all was well. The cob salad tower was delicious.

Bo Gard

Food, service and cocktails were top notch.

Chris Giunta

Unfortunately pathetic. My family had high hopes here after making a reservation (for 7) months in advance. We weren't seated until 30min after our reservation and the service somehow only got worse. Food and drinks took 20 mins longer than they should have no matter what we ordered. Then, when we got food it was often cold even though the restaurant wasn't overly busy. Never going back and never recommending anyone waste their time here.

Wayne Borkovich

I had a great dinner and was quite impressed with the interior details including the wood trim and stained glass city scene!!!

Casey Harper

Previously one of my favorite spots - miss it since relocating to the east coast.

Ron Davis

Great seafood. Awesome flavors. Almost tastes scientifically designed. Perfect combinations.

Charles Nguyen

The steak and seafood is marvelous. The atmosphere was very nice and relaxed. The wait staff is terrific.

Fajr AlNurridin

Delicious and fresh seafood everytime! Try their daily happy hour menu! It's awesome! Especially the fish tacos and martinis!

Joao Ferreira

Our server was amazing and the food is out of this world! Really good!

Jon weaver

You'd expect great service when your bill is $150 for 2 people but I guess that's too much to ask for these days. Walked in on a Thursday night, waited at the host stand a solid 5 minutes without being greeted by anyone, including the people that walked past us. The restaurant was dead by the way, maybe 20 guests total taking up 7 tables. Finally we pulled someone aside and asked if we were ever going to be sat. Food was pretty good although expensive. My girlfriend got the 2 lobster tails and steak for $55. Her lobster tails were literally the smallest I've ever seen but she said they were almost as good as making them at home LOL. My burger was excellent and so were the fries and mac and cheese we ordered to go. My 20 year old girlfriend wasn't planning on drinking but after our waitress kept pushing drinks on her and asking if she was sure she didn't want one, she finally ordered the one the waitress suggested and got another later on. Not complaining about that, I just think it's funny. All in all, this could be an amazing dining experience IF the service was better! Until then, I wouldn't go back.

Kathy Riley

Good service from very accommodating Luis. Good food.

Joe scott

Our first time here and certainly not the last. Wonderfully prepared food, five star service, friendly folks, and a great ambiance. My wife had a seafood dish that was remarkable and my steak was as well. We will definitely be back.

Leeisha Williams

Food was very flavorful, ambiance is intimate, service was below average

Monica James

This meal was Amazing! The waitress was amazing! Stop in and ask for Anna she will definitely provide you with top notch customer service!

Ruth Freeman

One of thee best happy hours in Charlotte, even Anaheim CA, with both food and drinks!

Mercedes Biddle

Wonderful environment & excellent server (Rose). Highly recommend this restaurant.

Matthew McDevitt

Service was excellent. Food was great. Cool restaurant and casual atmosphere.

Gia Green

Happy Hour! Great drinks and food. Very friendly staff.

Season McMillian

I waited at least 20 minutes to get water. The waitress was training someone, which was fine. However, when there were issues with the meal, the waitress kept blaming the new girl with her standing there and that was awkward. No one cleared the appetizer plates when our meal came out so we stacked up our own plates and dishes to make room for dinner. (Side note: the dishes were not removed from the table the whole two hours that night.) The vegetables that were part of the meal were not plated and were missing. We requested the vegetables, but the waitress took them to another table accidentally. We never received the vegetables. The waitress had way too many tables and needed help but the manager did not get her assistance. We asked to talk to the manager but the manager would not come out. At least two other tables had similar issues while we were there. I wouldn't recommend this restaurant. Management has many opportunities for improvement.

Adam Lynch

Great happy hour bar specials!

Debra Ballweg

We were given a coupon from our hotel so we were excited about our new adventure. We waited over twenty minutes after we were brought to our table and noone came to wait on us. I told the waitress and yet no one came. And a group that came after us was waited on. We left and all I heard was, "Really??? The server didn't come??? Sad to say we will not come back as there seemed to be no one that stepped up to make sure we were taken care of.

Crys B.

This location uptown Charlotte is not as great as the Southpark location. I had to send several glasses back due to something on them. The steak was very good, but that 93.3 score needs to go up before I go back to this location. I only stayed because it was an event going on and it was one of many restaurants that was not very packed at the time.

Michael Scaletta

Always a great meal with very good service.

Richard White

Good place to people watch

Patrick LaJuett

Decent meal, but food was served cold.

Jeff Rizzo

I've had lunch here a few times and have not been disappointed. This trip had the New England clam chowder and the seafood trio. Service was on point and very timely.

Abdel delgado

One of the Best restaurants I have gone to in my live

Sandra Latorre

This was delish! I had grilled octopus appetizer and the seafood trio (grilled salmon, grilled shrimp, stuffed shrimp). I sub'd the mash for asparagus and it also came with roasted veggies as well. Everything was seasoned simply but to perfection. Great meal. Great service.

Cayly Chia

If you want real yummy tasting steaks, get french marinated steaks. American steaks are tasteless and for some reason this restaurant’s steak was kind of cold... Shaming the brand name, really. Fun and cheeky Columbian waiter though.

Eric Schimpff

Great Happy Hour! Niko was our awesome bartender!

Alejandro Builes

The service was awful, the food was OK. This place has really gone down hill.

Jacob Daniel Jr

Nice and very upscale, can impress your significant other very well, food is great!

Awa Niang

Went there last night for my cousin’s dinner party and as soon as we arrived they were so unorganized that they didn’t save a card on file for the reservation. The wait to be sitted wasn’t long but the food preparation took a while. The hostesses weren’t polite, barely spoke to us, and answered questions ambiguously. The food was good but overall service could have been way better. Not worth it to spend money here.

Vondalyn McQueen-Simmons

Always a great experience here, excellent good & exceptional service! I had a 5:30 pm reservation, just wish that valet parking began at that time but it didn't start until 630pm.

Karen Mclachlan

Truly enjoyed the entire experience; service , meal portions and ambiance. The only thing that i would change is the music. It appeared somewhat out of place for the restaurant.

Leroy Perryman

Where can you go wrong with M&S. The lobster and shrimp roll is the BEST!

Loren Wheeler

We visited Chicago for a weekend getaway celebration and wished we'd chosen better. The filet and lobster tail special was terrific the asparagus was also perfectly prepared. The rest of the evening was average at best. Service was initially friendly, then after we ordered it became non-existent. The soup and appetizers came out in a reasonable time, then 30 minutes passed with literally no one checking on us. I finally got up and asked a server about our food...it had been 40-some minutes since we ordered. It was then brought out within a minute or 2 without explanation or apology. Personally, our server was a likeable person, but either wasn't trained properly our suited for this level of expected service. The bacon wrapped shrimp appetizers we're tasty but tough and over-done, the corn salsa bedding it was served on was very good. The clam chowder tasted "earthy" although there wasn't any grit. From a value stand point it was disappointing. When got the bill we noticed that: 1. We ordered mixed drinks which were upcharged from Call to Premium (which is waste in a mixed drink) without our ok. 2. The upcharge for a substitution we made at our servers offering (16 oz's. of meat VS 14.ozs) cost an additional $24. Taking a $51 entree to $75 for 2 additional oz's if meat was not at all reasonable. The seating was good, unfortunately throughout the evening we were within earshot of a service station and could here 1 of the employees complaining about his schedule, supervisor, and job generally throughout the meal. Think we'll check out Lawry's next time we are in town.

ashley wruk

The service here was fantastic, the people were all extremely kind and professional. The food here was amazing. Absolutely delicious. The filet was absolutely perfect, the asparagus is cooked to perfection, and the oysters... you need to let every other restaurant along either coast know where you get your oysters, because those were the best I've ever had. My husband doesn't usually ask for the manager of a restaurant to bestow praise, but he did in this case.

Andrea Anderson

I love this place. Great food and great price.

Kirsten Matis

Great food and service. We started with the shrimp kisses. Shrimp wrapped in bacon with pepperjack cheese. They were delicious . I ordered the crab stuffed shrimp and my boyfriend had the halibut. Both were delicious. We followed it up with the chocolate bag. OMG save room for this dessert. Chocolate filled with white chocolate mousse and fresh berries. Ignore the almost 2000 calorie count, it was worth it. Treat Yo Self!

Kathryn Pino

Would highly recommend their happy hour—great patio with a view of downtown, great cocktail and food prices, and great service.

Superstar Dj Motivicious

I was a returning customer who had a great experience the first time I dined at this establishment for my birthday, but this time it was HORRIBLE! The female greeter was very rude with eye rolls when my wife and I requested a specific booth that was completely empty, the person serving us forgot to bring a side dish and we were quietly billed for a rewards program presented to us that we did not give permission to be charged for. I will never go back here again. It was one of my most favorite Chicago restaurants.

Tashbina Wahid

We had the worst service today at one of my favorite restaurants. Rachel, our server was awful, she bought the wrong drinks and food to our table twice. We had to keep flagging her down, never came back to check on us after bringing us the incorrect orders. I’ll be going to another location from now on.

David Reuter

Food is pretty good, but way overpriced

Preshis Crowell

Always a pleasant experience. Best happy hour in Charlotte!

Mari Miff

My husband and I went here to celebrate our anniversary. The restaurant was not busy and we received terrible service. Our place settings were missing silverware. Our seafood was extremely overcooked. Our waitress was so slow that by the time she brought us the proper silverware needed and butter and lemon for our overcooked lobster, our food was completely cold. Overpriced for the quality. Do yourself a favor and go ANYWHERE ELSE. There are many better options in Charlotte for the money. Management doesn't even care about customers. When I complained about our experience, they offered to send us a gift card... It took 4 weeks to get a $25 gift card (to make up for our terrible experience where we spend $150). Sorry, but I don't even want it!

Kelly Hopkins

I've never been disappointed with their food or service. They serve delicious food and drinks from any of their locations. This location is better because your right in uptown Charlotte. There was a menu change and price adjustment for the All Star weekend so you can only order from their All Star menu, not the regular menu.

Warren Harrison

This is a really great place to eat in Chicago, especially if you're taking a client out for dinner. The steaks are great, all the appetizers are amazing, the atmosphere is very cool and conducive to conducting business, and the bar is all that. Personally I like just getting a whiskey sour, but my friends all rave about the scotch, which just isn't my thing. Check them out.

Cindy Cul

I was going to Carolina Ale house however I stopped at McCormick & Schmick's instead and it was a horrible experience. The communication was horrible between the waitresses. We actually came here and wanted to watch the fight on showtime. We asked multiple times if they could change the channel. After about the 5th time we found out they didn't have showtime. This was a deal breaker. We cancelled our orders. Unfortunately, we probably won't come back.

Business Hours of McCormick & Schmick's Seafood & Steaks in Illinois

SUNDAY
4–9PM
MONDAY
11:30AM–10PM
TUESDAY
11:30AM–10PM
WEDNESDAY
11:30AM–10PM
THURSDAY
11:30AM–10PM
FRIDAY
11:30AM–11PM
SATURDAY
4–11PM

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