Recent Review

675 L Street @ the Omni Hotel, san Diego, CA 92101

http://www.mccormickandschmicks.com/

I am such a big lover of seafood that when I found out about this seafood restaurant, I knew I had to try this place out. The restaurant is about 2 stories high and located inside the Omni Hotel. They are known for their fresh sea food and $1.95 bar food(minimum beverage purchase required). The menu is printed out daily to reflect the fresh seafood that the the restaurant gets that day. They have many private booths with closeable curtains for those whom want a more private or intimate setting. The restaurant faces the convention center and the walls are all glass, so the view is just amazing.

While we were being seated, I took a glance around the restaurant and my thoughts were just “muy romantico”. The lighting was very dim and the tables were lit with individual candle lamps. The waitress brought us our sourdough bread and whipped butter on a plate. She then told us about the drink specials and that the drinks were all shaken. Her suggestion made me glance over at their bar and at that point really tempted me to buy a drink. The bar has an extensive assortment of bottles.

Our soup was brought to us and one of the chefs had asked us if we wanted pepper. He then brought out one of those long pepper grinders and cracked fresh pepper over our soup. I didn’t know we had to tell them to stop or else they keep grinding pepper into your soup, so my soup had a little extra pepper. The waitress had asked Hanh, if she enjoyed her soup. Hanh told our waitress she didn’t really like it too much, and the waitress apoligized and said she would take it off the bill. We told her it was ok and she didn’t have to, but she insisted on taking it off. I must say the service was excellent and our waitress was really attentive to us.

Hanh decided on having the “Dungeness Crab and Shrimp Cakes” which came with a red pepper aioli dipping sauce($21.85). The dish came with sides of green beans and carrots, and some wild rice. The green beans could have been cooked a little bit longer because it was on the raw side. Best part of the dish would have to be the aioli dipping sauce. Hanh’s major concerns about the food was that the food wasn’t worth the price and that it was a bit plain. Her comment on it was that, “She had expected more”.

I chose the “White Sea Bass” served with mussles and fingerling potatoes in a curry sauce($18.85). My mussles tasted really fishy, so I didn’t enjoy them too much. I thought the white sea bass was a bit overcooked(but that’s just my opinion because I like my fish cooked medium). I must say the fingerling potatoes were perfect and cooked just right. I thought my sauce was going to be a little spicey, but it was bland. The sauce had a creamy consistency and coated the poatoes really well.

Overall the food was just mediocre for the price we paid. I am going to give this restaurant the benefit of the doubt. I have decided that it might have just been bad choices on what we ordered. I will give this place a second chance because the place is really nice.

Taste: 6/10
Service: 4/5
Atmosphere: 4/5
Total: 14/20