A Shore Bet: McCormick's Fish House & Bar

People in Denver set their watches by McCormick's Fish House & Bar. At 3 p.m., seven days a week, the bar portion of McCormick's starts its happy hour -- offering the best $1.95 cheeseburger you'll ever find, as well as an assortment of other discount treats. The deal ends at...

By Patricia Calhoun

June 24, 2008

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People in Denver set their watches by McCormick's Fish House & Bar. At 3 p.m., seven days a week, the bar portion of McCormick's starts its happy hour -- offering the best $1.95 cheeseburger you'll ever find, as well as an assortment of other discount treats. The deal ends at 6 p.m., then begins again at 9.

There's just one drawback: You can't order the happy-hour menu on McCormick's patio, a long stretch of sidewalk that's cordoned off from the folks walking to Coors Field, skipping off to their next appointment, stumbling from other bars. But this spot in the heart of LoDo, tucked against the historic Oxford Hotel, is a wonder all its own, the ideal place to sit and enjoy the very lively scenery, a couple of greyhounds and a dozen oysters. Land, ho!

McCormick's Fish House & Bar 1659 Wazee 303 825-1107 www.mccormickandschmicks.com/

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Patricia Calhoun is editor-in-chief of Westword, the alt-weekly she co-founded in September 1977. She’s been inducted into the Colorado Press Association Hall of Fame, the Association of Alternative Newsmedia Hall of Fame and the Colorado Restaurant Association Hall of Fame. She’s also received dozens of local, state and national awards for writing, including first place for feature writing and first place for column writing with the Society of Professional Journalists. Patricia is a weekly commentator on Colorado Inside Out, PBS 12's public affairs roundtable, which has won two Emmys.

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