McCormick & Schmick's - Tysons Corner

Address: 8484 Westpark Dr. , McLean, VA 22102

Phone: 703-848-8000

Neighborhood: McLean/Tysons Corner, McLean/Tysons Corner

Cuisines: Seafood, Modern, American

Opening Hours: Open Monday through Friday 11 AM to midnight, Saturday 5 to 11, Sunday 5 to 10.

Price Range: Moderate

Dress: Upscale Casual

Noise Level: Chatty

Reservations: Recommended

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Best Dishes Oysters on the half shell; steamed lobster; fried shrimp with cocktail sauce; fried oysters; Key-lime pie.

The menus at these seafood dining rooms tout their “fresh list,” a daily roster of 30 or so varieties of fresh catches. Decor varies—the Bethesda outpost is wood-paneled and clubby, the one in DC’s Penn Quarter more modern—but the corporate polish remains the same.

What to get: The menu changes often, but you’ll have the best luck with simple preparations—iced Beausoleil and Kumamoto oysters; steamed lobster; crunchy fried shrimp with cocktail sauce; fried oysters with slaw; just-tart-enough Key-lime pie.