McGrath's Fish House

McGrath's Fish House
Lancaster Mall location in Salem, Oregon.
Founded	1980 (1980)
Founder	John McGrath
Headquarters	Salem, Oregon , United States
Number of locations	2 (2022)
Area served	Oregon
Website	mcgrathsfishhouse.com

McGrath's Fish House is a chain of seafood restaurants based in Salem, Oregon.^[1] The chain operates two locations in Oregon and Washington, but had as many as 21 in Washington, Arizona, Oregon, Idaho, and Utah.

History

The first McGrath's Fish House was opened by John McGrath in Salem, Oregon, in 1980. That location in downtown Salem closed in 2015,^[2] with the company converting it into a restaurant called Urban Alley, which in turn closed in 2017.^[3] The company expanded to 21 locations at its most recent peak, including eight in Oregon, three in Washington, one in Idaho and four in Utah.^[4] The opened a location in Medford, Oregon, in 1996, which closed in 2022.^[5] The company opened a restaurant in Vancouver, Washington, in 1999.^[6]

In February 2010 the restaurant chain filed for bankruptcy under Chapter 11 reorganization, with both assets and liabilities between $10 million and $50 million.^[7] A month later, in a first step towards reorganization, it closed four restaurants, located in Orem and Salt Lake City, Utah, Phoenix, Arizona, and Lynnwood, Washington.^[8] Further closures came in 2018 with the Eugene, Oregon, location,^[9] in 2019 with the Corvallis, Oregon, restaurant^[10] and in 2020 with both the Boise, Idaho,^[11] and Bend, Oregon locations.^[12]

As of 2022, the chain operates a total of two restaurants in Salem, Oregon, and Vancouver, Washington.^[13]

References

^ McGrath's Fish House, a January 1. 2003 article from The Bulletin
^ Panichkul, Victor (22 October 2015). "McGrath's downtown restaurant to reopen as Urban Alley". Statesman Journal. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
^ Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (25 January 2017). "Urban Alley closes permanently". Statesman Journal. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
^ "Locations". McGrath's Fish House. Archived from the original on 2010-01-05. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
^ Morgan, Nick. "McGrath's Fish House closes in Medford". Mail Tribune. No. 23 September 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
^ "McGrath's Fish House still a fine catch". The Columbian. May 28, 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
^ McGrath's Publick Fish House files bankruptcy, a February 3, 2010 article from Portland Business Journal
^ "McGrath's closes four out-of-state restaurants". Portland Business Journal. March 21, 2010. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
^ "McGrath's Fish House closes its Eugene restaurant". September 17, 2018. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
^ Mann, Cody (Jul 29, 2022). "Corvallis Chick-fil-A is on the way". Albany Democrat-Herald. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
^ Deeds, Michael (December 15, 2020). "Boise restaurant closes after 22 years, 'cool stuff' gets auctioned. Want a 9-foot fish?". Idaho Statesman. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
^ Vulcan, Nicole (30 December 2020). "Restaurant Openings and Closings". The Source Weekly - Bend. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
^ "Locations & Contact".