Mort's Bar & Grill — Restaurant in Freeport

We stopped in here before going to see a movie back in November. They were part of a burger challenge that was happening in Stephenson County, my girl friend’s youngest son recommended the place, plus it is located directly across from the theater. It was decided that Morts & Saint’s was going to be our dining experience for the night.

Upon arrival the place came across as a total dive bar. Don’t get me wrong, I love dive bars, they have some of the best food and the locals usually are willing to bend your ear with tales about the town. The seating area was small, only a handful of tables and the bar. We had a group of 6, which meant we had to take up two tables. That’s not an issue for us, but keep in mind it’s not good for groups.

Let’s just get to the brass tacks of this review. I don’t recommend Morts & Saint’s. The first thing I noticed is that the cooking area is behind the counter where you can see everything the cook does, I mean EVERYTHING… Like most dive bars the place could use some repairs… and cleaning. A lot of cleaning. From the looks of the signs, clocks, decorations, etc… The internet may still have been dial up the last time someone cleaned it thoroughly. Everyone of us ordered burgers, I watched as the cook pulled the frozen patties out of the chest freezer next to the flat top and put them on with his bare hands, no gloves… no washing… handling other food items, then doing other tasks, only to go back to food handling again…. Multiple times. The burgers were frozen patties thrown on grill… no thawing, no seasoning… just on the grill that moments before was used to prepare something else. I had the Lena Rae burger, I others ordered the Mort Burger, the Flamin’ Mort, and a Swiss Mushroom. Honestly, the best part of the burger was Chips that came with them. The burger itself was mediocre at best. How people are saying this is the best burger in town is beyond me. Honestly, they only thing I can say positive about the burger is that for the price, it’s not bad. Each burger at the time we went was between $6 to $8. It’s not a bad burger, it’s just painfully average. However, if they keep their prices like that, I can see how it will attract people.

If you enjoy a good dive bar, you don’t want to spend money, and you feel like risking a good health code violation or two… Morts & Saint’s is for you.

…oh and the service is what you expect. Local staff spending more time talking to regulars. Our waitress seemed to be more concerned with flirting with customers at the bar than taking orders, filling drinks, bringing us...

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Not a very large place, but worth checking out if you haven’t. Very friendly staff and atmosphere, with good food and drink! Had one of the best cheeseburgers I have had in quite a while . Grilled to perfection with lettuce, tomato, onion, minus pickle, I preferred cheddar cheese and on toasted Texas toast. It came with chips, as they have no deep fryer. Jen made me a margarita, from scratch. Good job Jen it...