Morton's The Steakhouse to Open in Fort Lauderdale

CHICAGO, Jan. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Morton's Restaurant Group, Inc.
(NYSE: MRT) today announced that it has signed a lease to open a new Morton's
The Steakhouse in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The 8,600 square-foot restaurant will
be located in the ground level of the Broward Financial Center, 500 East
Broward Blvd., a prime location in Fort Lauderdale's central business
district. With a total indoor seating capacity of approximately 250, the
restaurant will seat 130 guests in the main dining room, 65 in Morton's
exclusive private boardrooms and 55 in Bar 12-21, Morton's new bar dining
concept, the place for specialty cocktails and Morton's appetizing Bar Bites
menu. The restaurant will also feature an outdoor patio with seating for
approximately 55 guests. The new Morton's is expected to open in late 2008.
It will be the first Morton's The Steakhouse in Fort Lauderdale and the
seventh in Florida. Other Morton's steakhouses in Florida are currently
located in Boca Raton, Jacksonville, Miami, North Miami Beach, Orlando and
Palm Beach.
"We believe the Broward Financial Center can be a strong central location
for Morton's in the fast-growing Fort Lauderdale and Broward County market,"
said Thomas J. Baldwin, chairman, chief executive officer and president of
Morton's Restaurant Group, Inc. "Our plan to introduce Morton's brand of
world-class dining and service in Fort Lauderdale, a prime destination for
business and tourism, is consistent with our overall growth strategy."
The Broward Financial Center is a 24-story office building at the
intersection of Federal Highway (U.S. 1) and East Broward Blvd., two major
arteries that provide convenient access. Many upscale hotels are in or near
Fort Lauderdale's central business district.
About Morton's
Morton's Restaurant Group, Inc. is the world's largest operator of
company-owned upscale steakhouses. Morton's steakhouses have remained true to
our founders' original vision of combining generous portions of high quality
food prepared to exacting standards with exceptional service in an enjoyable
dining environment. As of January 3, 2008, the Company owned and operated 78
Morton's steakhouses located in 66 cities in 28 states and Puerto Rico and
five international locations (Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Toronto and
Vancouver), as well as four Italian restaurants. Please visit our Morton's
Web site at www.mortons.com.
SOURCE Morton's Restaurant Group, Inc.

Roger Drake, Vice President, Communications and Public Relations of Morton's
Restaurant Group, Inc., +1-312-923-0030