Matchbook Monday: Morton’s the Steakhouse
May 5, 2008 by Mary Jo Manzanares
Filed under Food & Beverage, Matchbook Monday
Today’s Matchbook Monday is from Morton’s The Steakhouse (formerly known as Morton’s of Chicago).
The restaurant chain was founded in 1978, and there are now locations around the U.S., Puerto Rico, Canada, Hong Kong, Macau and Singapore. You can check the full listing of restaurants to see if there is one in your neighborhood.
As you might have guessed from its name, Morton’s primary menu is steak. In addition to a listing of the types of steak on the menu, servers roll a display cart to your table, showing you raw samples of the various cuts. I’ve never understood why looking at raw meat is appetizing (bleh!), but it’s one of their signature features.
Do you have a matchbook from your collection? Or picked one up at a hotel or restaurant or resort that you’ve recently visited? I’d love to feature your matchbook on a future Matchbook Monday! Send me a photo, along with any comments you wish to make.
Photo credit: personal collection
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I have no opinion of Matchbook Monday but I’m really fired up about another Morton’s-related matter, and this was the only blog I could find for Morton’s the Steakhouse.
My husband is on a business trip in Orlando. On Tuesday night, he was part of a group of 12 who dined in one of Morton’s private rooms. When they got the bill, an $800 service charge had been added for use of the TV (they watched the Lakers-Spurs game). Worse, a 20% gratuity was added to the food and beverages sales AND the TV charge!