EXHIBIT 20.1 From: SANFORD TELLER COMMUNICATIONS November 26, 1997 1365 York Avenue New York, NY 10021 (212) 717-0332 For: MORTON'S RESTAURANT GROUP, INC. For Immediate Release 3333 New Hyde Park Road New Hyde Park, NY 11042 (516) 627-1515 www.mortons.com Contact: Thomas J. Baldwin, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer CALIFORNIA JURY RENDERS JUDGMENT AGAINST MORTON'S OF CHICAGO IN LAWSUIT. New Hyde Park, NY.....Morton's Restaurant Group (NYSE:MRG) today reported that a jury in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California yesterday awarded a judgment to a former employee of its Morton's of Chicago subsidiary in a suit charging that the company had violated California employment laws. In conjunction with the judgment, the company will take a fourth quarter non-recurring, pre-tax charge which takes into account the award of compensatory damages in the amount of $250,000 and punitive damages in the amount of $850,000, and which will include an estimate of legal fees and expenses. The company said it intends to appeal. ######