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The New Morty's: It's All Happening on SOLA (South Laurel)

Morty's Restaurant, located on the south end of Laurel Street in downtown San Carlos, has an awesome new chef and a redesigned menu.

Last month, Morty’s Restaurant in San Carlos introduced a new menu, new pricing and a new chef.

When Morty’s owner Michael Shifrin opened the doors at 1037 Laurel Street in April, 2012, he realized his dream of being a restaurateur. The native of South Africa and long-time San Carlos resident wanted to bring family friendly, quality food to the neighborhood. But the challenge of being at the more southern end of Laurel Street along with a chef that wanted to emulate more upscale

local restaurant formats and pricing, created a problem.

“We were not delivering my original vision, which was family friendly, comfort food in a great atmosphere at a reasonable cost,” says Shifrin. So in October, he took the reins and made some big adjustments including revamping his entire menu, pricing and bringing in experienced local chef, Eddie Vargas, who has been delighting Peninsula diners for decades with his simple, classic and creative style.

“Eddie brings a wealth of experience that has translated into better pricing without sacrificing fresh, quality ingredients ,” Shifrin says.

The result is lunch, brunch, bar and dinner menu featuring classic comfort foods for every taste including eight signature hand-made burgers crafted from natural, hormone-free beef, pizzas, salads, ribs, steaks, pastas and seafood. Kids will find their favorites and vegetarians will leave satisfied. Gluten-free
options, too.

Entrees for both lunch and dinner start at $9.00. Morty’s full bar features a wide selection of beers, wines, and hand crafted cocktails. Happy Hour is possibly the best value around with beers starting at $3.50 and well drinks at $5.00 (Mon-Sat 3-7 PM). Morty’s Wine Wednesdays offers wine lovers a chance
to experience the expansive wine list and receive $10.00 off any bottle.

With an outdoor patio and open floor plan, Morty’s is also a perfect event venue and has consistently been given positive reviews for its private party capabilities. The new menu and pricing was debuted last week and Shifrin hopes that folks from all over the Peninsula will appreciate the changes. “We want
to be our guests’ own neighborhood bar and grill; a comfortable place to relax and enjoy great food, drink and atmosphere without having to break the bank.”

For full menu listings & more information visit: www.mortysrestaurant.com



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Kris Robinson May 22, 2013 at 07:38 pm
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Holly Bell May 12, 2013 at 02:59 pm
If the city council likes fake plastic nature, then let them saran-wrap their own yards! LEAVE OURRead More PARKS ALONE!! This is soccer special interest pressure on city government at its worst, and the city council appears unwilling or unable to withstand it. Crestview Park is a particularly quiet, serene, simple park with lovely views which the council now wants to turn into a sports arena. Any day you can go there and see families playing on the grass, toddlers and moms enjoying picnics and play time, kids learning to ride their bikes on the nice flat paved area, athletes and older folks enjoying the flat natural track (the only one in San Carlos) to get in shape, teens throwing frisbees on the lawn. It is a perfect place for ALL residents to enjoy according to their needs, not a sports arena dedicated to one activity at the expense of all. Belmont faced a similar lack of sports venues, but they did not choose to pave paradise. They wisely raised money and built a sports complex and spared their beautiful parks for use by ALL residents. I would like to see our city council do the right thing also. And by the way, the opposition to this short-sighted plan is far more than "some residents"! Please visit our booth at Hometown Days.
Brenda May 9, 2013 at 04:10 am
One summer my kid had soccer camp on at an artificial turf field. It was terrible. It madeRead More everything hotter and very uncomfortable. I had to pull my kid out of camp early because of it. I do not think it is better for the environment OR for kids. Just go to any turf field and try to walk across it on a hot day. Try to go barefoot on it (good luck!) We have been told not to microwave plastic containers because of BPA and bad chemicals that can cause cancer. What about heating up plastic grass and running around on it, breathing the fumes that come off it?? How is that any different?
R. W. Dehner May 9, 2013 at 02:20 am
Artificial turf is appropriate for dedicated use sports venues, not for multi-use city parks.
Gordon cook April 15, 2013 at 11:30 am
Thanks for doing this. The one blatant thing I observe on a daily basis is the number and frequencyRead More of deputy's at Starbucks on 800 laurel street and the sky kitchen. I never see them in the neighborhoods. The police department was much better