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| - I've been eating at McCormick & Schmick's restaurants for years in Portland, Manhattan Beach, and San Francisco. Their fish is always fresh, the seasonings inventive, and the presentation professional. When we were looking for a house in Las Vegas we stayed at the Residence Inn near this branch. We must have eaten here four nights per week. Now that we live a little farther out, we don't get here as often as we should, but we certainly talk about eating here a lot.
This restaurant has a chef with a background in New Orleans dishes. Not only do you get great fish, but also gumbo, etoufe, and remoulade. Yesterday my husband and I were in the neighborhood and immediately made a beeline for M&S after dropping off some suitcases that needed repair. He had the fried oysters and I had the crab cakes. In most other places, crab cakes are a plebeian choice -- bready, bland, boring. Here you have sweet shrimp and crabs with just enough breading to hold the cakes together and a toned down remoulade to spice it up. There was nothing toned down about my pecan crusted catfish with remoulade. Here the sauce was spicy, the fish crispy, and the green beans heavenly. But I have to say my husband's scallops over truffled risotto was even better. I had a hard time not stealing all the risotto off his plate.
Even though we were perfectly content, when the very good waiter brought the dessert tray around, we had to try the vanilla mousse and berries in the almond crisp cup. It was even better than it looked. Why can't I get berries like this in the local grocery store?
There is a lot to like at this restaurant, beautiful stained glass (in Vegas and seafood themes), a professional staff, and the best fish in Vegas.
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