Morton's The Steakhouse

"Morton's The Steakhouse shows only CNN on TVs lining its upper patio, visible from across Connecticut Avenue. The venue is quiet, with only a few patrons drinking whiskey and martinis at the indoor-outdoor bar. The atmosphere is tempered by the smell of cigarettes." - Emily Venezky

"Because the U.S. Secret Service’s D.C. field office used to be in this Connecticut Avenue building, it would make sense that one of D.C.’s most frequented steakhouses would have a special entrance and private elevator. Conservative Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh had to leave through the back with his security detail when activists crashed his dinner in summer 2022." - Vinciane Ngomsi

"Campaign finance reports have shed a light on former President Donald Trump’s running mate J.D. Vance’s favorite restaurants, Washingtonian reports. His political action committee, JD Vance for Senate, spent lots of dough at District steakhouses that include BLT Steak, Capital Grille, Morton’s, and Fogo de Chao." - Emily Venezky

"Conservative Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s dinner at Morton’s was cut short this week after abortion-rights activists circled the D.C. steakhouse and called for his mid-meal exit, reports Politico. Accessed inside an office building lobby and up a set of escalators, D.C.’s long-running Morton’s sports a wood-framed dining room and lengthy patio overlooking Connecticut Avenue NW. It’s unclear where Kavanaugh sat — or what he could or couldn’t finish eating — at the time of the interruption." - Tierney Plumb

"From Friday, October 30, to Sunday, November 1, the steakhouse offers a “Spooktacular” three-course menu ($45) featuring options like baked onion soup, a double-cut pork chop, and dark chocolate mousse. Bottles of Veuve Clicquot Yellow Label and Stoke’s Ghost Petite Sirah are $59 and $49, respectively." - Kalina Newman