The last time we ordered the creamed spinach it was so heavily laced with nutmeg I couldn't eat it. There was no mistaking the flavor/odor. NUTMEG in the spinach? Yuck.

Bombay Saphire Martini
Crab Cocktail
Ceasar Salad
Biggest Filet Med Rare - NO CHAR
Bottle CA Cabernet (Silver Oak or Opus One)
Asparagus with Bernaise
Garlic Mashed Pot.

Decaf Coffee
Snifter of Grand Marnier Centenaire


mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!!!

Nothing, 'cause I won't set foot in the place. With all of the great steakhouses in NYC, why settle for an overpriced, average quality chain like Morton's or Ruth's Chris? I'll never understand why folks go there when they could go to Spark's, or Keen's, or Peter Luger's which are all SO much better. And I find that when I travel away from NYC, there are always better local steakhouses than the chains.

Amstel Light
Oysters
Split salad with wife
New York Steak MR- to R+, unless they have the KC strip
Asparagus or Brocolli
Good Red wine (Although I think that Mortons is one of the worst restaurants at marking up their wine. Do they think that we never buy wine at the retail level. Some of their wines are marked up 3 to 4 times!)
Oban on the rocks

Name one in Orange County, CA and I'll be your best friend!

The position of dchristiva's best friend is already taken, but thanks for the offer. Nevertheless, I'll name you TWO:

1. La Cave - 1695 Irvine Ave. in Costa Mesa. Great food and service.

2. Agora Churrascaria - 1831 Main St. in Irvine. A unique experience that surpasses the chains by miles.

Best of luck to you!

I will agree that the experience is unique. However, the beef can not hold a candle to Mortons.

You are steering people wrong here. Your opinion is really not valid many places outside of some major beef cities (e.g. Manhattan, Chicago, Dallas). There are some good local steakhouses to be found across the country. However, in most cases a Morton's steak is as good, if not better. This is not even mentioning the overall experience. FWIW, I enjoy Ruth's Chris too!

I'm unclear how you know whether my opinion is valid. To each his own, but I'm quite confident in my recommendations, given my travel experience. I can name good steakhouses in Orange Co., South Florida, and off-the-beaten path markets just as easily as I can in NYC, Chicago or Dallas. Yes, I've been to THAT many. I consider eating steak to be a personal passion, and I never pass up the opportunity. I'm not steering people wrong. I'm enlightening them. Don't settle for a chain when you could have a really good steak, service and atmosphere at an independent establishment.

So...any of you who love great steak and Godiva cake that are planning your holiday shopping might want to check this out:

http://www.mortons.com/website/index.html

Buy impressive gift cards for clients/partners/colleagues...and get something for yourself also...

^ Great deal! Thanks for the heads up! Santa Claus is coming to town...!

I've never been to Agora Churrascaria, but I also would have to disagree with you on La Cave. I ate there few months ago because I had a "buy 1, get 1" from the Entertainment Book. IMO, it was good. Definitely not horrible, but definitely not great either...the steak wasn't nearly as flavorful as Morton's and the service at Morton's has always been a class of its own. Maybe I went on an off night?

Could be, so I'll throw another one your way - Scorpion Steakhouse in Huntington Beach. It's eclectic (turns into a pretty happening nightspot after 10 pm), but the food (steak in particular) is great.

If you really want to have some fun at Morton's, turn the pig after you place your orders.

The servers enter the orders (and serve the food) in order, starting with whoever the pig is pointing to. You can predict that everyone's meal will be off by exactly one (or more) seats.

Of course, it would only be right if everyone rotated their seat rather than passing all the dishes around

OMG, that's hilarious!

La Cochinita always plays "turn the pig" with me :D

Anyway, we have one of the Morton pig lamps at home. You can buy them from the restaurant, they aren't cheap though.