1.95 Happy Hour

I really needed a break and when the emails started coming in about meeting up for Happy Hour, I was all for it. Even though I don't drink. But they were meeting up at McCormick & Schmicks, right downstairs from the office. Walking there would take the same amount of time to walk to my car. Of course I'll be there!

While I waited for 6pm (even though they were meeting up at 4:30), I secretly hoped that by the time I got downstairs, Lent would be over and I could have their 2.95 cheeseburger & fries happy hour menu (although I think a year ago it was still 1.95). Though Lent did not magically let up before nightfall, I didn't mind. I looked at the happy hour menu and though the items were all varying in prices, there were still a few at 1.95 that I wanted: the bruschetta, and the spicy Irish eggrolls.

Bruschetta: they don't give a whole lot, but well, it's a 1.95 appetizer, you can't expect more. I really like the thin crisps of the toasted bread, and they definitley give you a heaping pile of the tomato, garlic and basil mixture... Which was way too much for me. I ended up eating the toast mostly bare.

Spicy Irish Eggroll: awesome. These roughly 3" long, 1"+ diameter fried goodies (2 came out but I scarfed the first one down before whipping my phone out for a photo) sat atop a bed of decorative cabbage (although I suppose you can eat it too) and with a side of ranch dressing. The contents: basically mashed potatoes with little bits of jalapeños (hence the "spicy", although it wasn't, really) stuffed in the crispy flakey shells. Absolute yum. Give it a try. McCormick & Schmicks happy hours are daily from 4:30-6:30 and again at 9-11... I think.