The name "Morton's" was unceremoniously cut out of the awning of the Downtown steakhouse this week. Decorations inside have been taken off the walls and the Morton's website has removed any mention of its Cincinnati location.

A Downtown Cincinnati steakhouse abruptly closed. Morton's The Steakhouse, in Carew Tower with views of Fountain Square, was neither listed on the company Landry's Select Club website nor was it listed on the Morton's locations page.

Morton's Steakhouse is closing their location in downtown Cincinnati. The location, which opened in 2006, closed this week as the lease expired, a spokesperson stated.

Black Rock Bar & Grill, a steakhouse at Woodland Mall in Kentwood, closed its doors for good on New Year’s Eve. Mary Ann Sabo, a spokesperson for the mall, confirmed the restaurant’s closure but declined to provide further details.