You aren’t totally screwed if you hold a McCormick & Schmick’s gift card

Holders of gift cards to the McCormick & Schmick’s restaurant at The Greene Town Center in Beavercreek were understandably distraught when news broke Sunday the restaurant had shut down for good.

We know because we heard from some of those gift-card holders. And they were not happy.

>> RELATED: McCormick & Schmick’s shuts down abruptly at The Greene

So we checked with a representative of Landry's Inc., who responded with mostly good news — at least for those who don't mind driving a bit.

“Gift cards can be used at any of the other Ohio locations, as well as all 500 restaurant concepts nationwide,” Howard Cole, chief operating officer of Landry's, Inc., said in an email.

>> RELATED: 5 restaurants that have shut down at The Greene 

So that means gift cards are good not only at the two other Ohio McCormick & Schmick’s locations in Columbus and Cincinnati, but also at any of the other restaurant chains that Landry’s owns. None have locations in the Dayton area, but there are options.

>> RELATED: McCormick & Schmick’s has closed nearly one-third of its U.S. restaurants

Here’s a list of the closest possibilities, as per Landry’s web site:

• Mitchell's Fish Market - Cincinnati / West Chester

9456 Water Front Dr., West Chester, OH 45069

Phone: (513) 779-5292

• McCormick & Schmick's - Cincinnati

21 East 5th Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202

Phone: (513) 721-9339

• Chart House - Newport (Cincinnati)

405 Riverboat Row, Newport, KY 41071

Phone: (859) 261-0300

• Morton's The Steakhouse - Cincinnati

441 Vine St., Cincinnati, OH 45202

Phone: (513) 621-3111

• Mitchell's Fish Market - Cincinnati / Newport

1 Levee Way, Ste. 2129, Newport, KY 41071

Phone:(859) 291-7454

• Columbus Fish Market - Columbus Grandview

1245 Olentangy River Road Columbus, OH 43212

Phone: (614) 291-3474

• Mitchell's Steakhouse - Columbus Downtown

45 N. Third St., Columbus, OH 43215

Phone: (614) 621-2333

• Mitchell's Steakhouse - Columbus Polaris Parkway

1408 Polaris Parkway Columbus, OH 43240

Phone: (614) 888-2467

• McCormick & Schmick's - Columbus

3965 New Bond St., Columbus, OH 43219

Phone: (614) 476-3663

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The McCormick & Schmick’s in Beavercreek was one of The Greene’s flagship eateries, and it occupied a prime location overlooking the center’s Town Square. It had operated for more than a decade, opening within months of The Greene itself opening in 2006.

Cole told this news outlet via email on Sunday, Sept. 24 that the restaurant chain chose not to renew its lease, citing rising real-estate costs.

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