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McCormick and Schmick’s

My favorite thing about writing these reviews is that I get recommendations for places I never would have thought had a good happy hour.  Case and point:  McCormick and Schmick’s.  My brilliant friend Matt told me about their killer happy hour specials and they really are incredible.  Where else could you get an entire meal at a nice seafood restaurant including drinks for $22?

Here’s how it goes:  cheap food, daily drink specials, and a crowded bar.  I tried the following:  a “marvelous” mojito (which it was!), red sangria, a ZiegenBock fish taco, sweet potato fries (delic.), a beef dumpling, and the McCormick’s half pound cheeseburger.  Everything was wonderful except for the burger which needed a little more spice – but for $2.95 I can reach for the pepper shaker.

The people in the bar area are varied, our waitress was nice, drinks were decently strong, and the music was incredible.  This place was quite the nice happy hour, a definite recommendation for a more chill evening.

McCormick and Schmick’s
msnorthpark.com
307 NorthPark Center (on the south side beside P.F. Chang)
(214) 891-0100

Specials:
Monday-Friday (4-6:30, 9-10 p.m.) and Sunday (4-9 p.m.) | food specials, sangria $5 
Monday | peach margaritas $6 
Tuesday | Captain Morgan punch $5 
Wednesday | mojitos $6 
Thursday | martinis $5.95 
Friday | Simi Rose wine $6 
Saturday | Franconia $4 
Sunday | bloody marys $4

Food specials
$1.95: ZiegenBock fish tacos, tempura vegetables, sweet potato fries, hummus
$2.95: McCormick’s half pound cheeseburger and fries
$3.95: buffalo chicken wings, beef dumplings, grill bratwurst, chile con queso
$4.95: buffalo shrimp, PEI steamed mussels, shucked oysters, BBQ ribs

luna de noche

For a last minute meeting with my adorable interns, I didn’t want to settle for a boring sit down at Starbucks … so the next best thing was a happy hour!  My heart was set on Kona but it was packed so we walked our little bums across the way and grabbed a booth at Luna de Noche.  We definitely made the right choice walking into LDN.

The wait staff was incredibly friendly and quick to bring us whatever we needed.  The beautiful things about LDN is that it isn’t packed and the drink specials haven’t climbed the last few years (unlike it’s counterpart across the hall).  There was even live music in the main dining room that was very enjoyable.  The specials are only available in the bar area and on the patio.

We each ordered our drinks (except poor, little Tracy who was on meds) and they were strong enough to make our meeting incredibly fun.  Who needs coffee when you have $3 wells?!?

The apps that are offered are SO good.  The tacotitos and nachos were the perfect compliment to the drinks and were just the right portion for the four of us to share a few plates.  The chips were pretty darn good, too – it’s the chips that can make or break a Mexican restaurant.

Once again, I love any bar that makes their specials easy.  The same specials, every day, all night!

Luna de Noche
www.lunadenochetexmex.com | @lunadenoches
North Park Location | 8687 N. Central Expwy. #1804 (beside Nordstrom’s)
Victory Park Location | 2300 Victory Park Lane | Dallas, TX 75219

(There are more locations but these specials are only available at these two.)

Specials:
EVERY DAY | 5 p.m. – close | cheese stuffed jalapeños, flautitas, nachos de Noche, mini tacotitos, and house Ritas $4; wells, martinis de noche, and house wine $3