Morton’s Restaurant Group (NYSE: MRT), the world’s largest owner and operator of upscale restaurants, announced that it will open its first Morton’s steakhouse in Mexico City in 2009 in connection with a group of Mexican investors, according to an October 13, 2008 report in El Financiero.

The steakhouse, which will have a capacity of 255 persons, will be located in the affluent Lomas de Chapultapec neighborhood on an undisclosed street near hotels, high-end shops, and embassies. 

Morton’s operates steakhouses in 68 cities in the U.S. and Puerto Rico, as well as five international restaurants in Hong Kong, Macao, Singapore, Toronto, and Van