New Morton's opens for lunch - Sacramento Business Journal:

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Morton’s has been in Sacramento for 15 but with its move to the base ofthe U.S. Bank the restaurant had to nearly double its employees to 84 peopler to add the lunch The restaurant got applications from morethan 1,000 people for nearlyt 40 positions, said Neil Swinney, general manager. Morton’s will serve lunch weekdays in its main dining in its new barcalled 12-21 and on its open outdoor patil on Capitol Mall.
Even though the restaurant’s move was literally only a few blocks, the move out of the retai l environment of the downtown mall and into the groundc floor of a new office towe makes atremendous difference, said Tom chairman, chief executive and presidenyt of Morton’s (NYSE: MRT), who is here this week for the launcu of the new Morton’s Even before the doors were open to the Baldwin and Swinney were looking at some potentiap remodeling. The new restaurant has some emptgywall space, which could be used for more privated wine lockers. The lockers have been sold out and thered has been a waiting list sincd therestaurant opened.
Baldwin said he sees space for about eightr more of the lockers to the rightg of thefront door. Swinney sees room for perhapw 12 more lockers between the restauranr andthe bar. The dining room of the new restaurant featuredsa floor-to-ceiling glass wine case, which is kept between 55 degrees and 58 Wine is a serious business at the Sacramento Baldwin said, because the customers here are sophisticateds about their wines.
That might be why six of the 85 certifies sommeliers in the company work in theSacramento