Seattle: FX McRory’s Steak Chop and Oyster House (August 2014)

My spouse and I dined at FX McRory’s Steak Chop and Oyster House for lunch on a Monday afternoon in early August 2014. This restaurant does not accept reservations; however, the expansive space easily accommodates large numbers of diners. This restaurant is located in the Pioneer Square neighborhood of Seattle close to CenturyLink Field (home of the Seahawks) and Safeco Field (home of the Mariners). It is open for lunch and dinner Monday through Saturday. McRory’s is closed on Sundays except during some sporting events.

This property opened in 1977 as a drug store that also supplied whiskey. It features a grand entrance via a marble staircase at the corner of Occidental Avenue South and South King Street. The restaurant owns a beautiful outdoor vintage clock near that same corner, although located on Occidental Avenue. This establishment has both indoor and outdoor seating. Patrons can dine outdoors on a sidewalk patio on South King Street or on a raised deck on Occidental Avenue South. Inside, the restaurant has an oyster bar, regular long bar (McRory’s serves over 25 beers on draft), both table and booth seating, and a private banquet room.

Our friendly server gave us a useful tip about a baseball game, which we later attended the next evening. This restaurant is an excellent choice for a meal or a drink before and / or after either a baseball game or a football game; it is possibly the closest establishment to both of those venues.

We shared the calamari served with lemon aioli sauce as an appetizer, followed by two entrees: grilled scampi served with garlic mashed potatoes and green beans, and a fish stew. For dessert, we shared house-made strawberry-rhubarb cobbler topped with vanilla ice cream.

We had a good lunch at FX McRory’s, and we would visit again before a Seahawks or Mariners game.