Best Seafood - Jake's Famous Crawfish
401 SW 12th Ave Portland, OR 97205
(503) 226-1419
Jake's has been doing seafood in Portland since 1892 and is probably the most famous restaurant in the entire city. If you are a history or trivia buff or you just have your brain filled with worthless information like us, you will be interested to know that this very place spawned the McCormick and Schmick's seafood restaurant chain. Bill McCormick purchased Jake's in the 70's which at the time was run-down and not too far from shutting the doors. He revitalized the restaurant and became partners with Doug Schmick and you can see where this is going. Now there are over 50 M&S restaurants throughout the country and you can thank Jake's for getting the ball rolling.
