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McGrath's Fish House, Milwaukie, OR P152
 
This restaurant has a plethora of choices. You could have anything from fresh fish, to seafood salads, seafood pasta, Panini sandwiches, clam chowder, and seafood stews. If you don't like saved they also had chicken and steak entrees. My luncheon choice was the Oregon Dover Sole, accompanied by Fisherman's Stew and steamed vegetables.

The Fisherman's Stew was chuck full of fish, tomatoes, potatoes and carrots. It had a nice array of herbs and spices that added a wonderful flavor to this dish.

The fish was breaded with Panko and was topped off with roasted almonds. The Panko gave this entree a delightful crunchy texture that was pleasing to my palate. The steamed vegetables, which included cauliflower, broccoli, carrots, and red onions, were cooked to perfection in a light buttery cream sauce.

Our waitress was friendly and efficient.

I give this restaurant an A-. There was a large flock of pigeons that perched on the roof of the restaurant by the entryway. Whenever someone came through the entrance, they would fly around in a circle. We were worried that they would poop on our heads. When our lunch party was seated we could see feathers on the floor inside of the door for the outside dining area.

McGrath's has locations in Salem, Eugene, Bend, Medford, Corvallis and Boise, Idaho.

 
McGrath's Fish House Overall grade: A-
11050 S.E. Oak Street, Milwaukie, OR
(503) 653-8070
Date of visit: 9/16/1999 Rcvd: 9/18/1999
Submitted by: JJL, Yakima, WA C9 R156
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