In 1980, John McGrath opened the first McGrath’s Fish House in downtown Salem, Oregon. Business continued to grow and numerous requests came from guests, for a McGrath’s Fish House in major markets throughout the Northwest. Urban Alley Bar & Eatery was birthed from the reverence John McGrath has for the original McGrath's Fish House, location with the melding of his desire to evolve & invest in downtown Salem. Inspired by the culinary adventures of PDX, Urban Alley's missions is to bring creative, eclectic, yet approachable eats to Salem.