Hollywood Gets Back to Doing Lunch : Quake: Shows are delayed as studios mop up. Some eateries bounce back.

Morton’s missed the first Monday night at its new location. Shooting of “Seinfeld” has been delayed, and some executives still have not returned to their wrecked offices.

But the show went on in Hollywood on Thursday, at least for the most part, as the studios reclaimed soaked sound stages and frazzled employees car-pooled through the torn streets left by Monday’s earthquake.

“Business is still being conducted gingerly, and many people are still not working,” said entertainment attorney David Colden. “Others are preoccupied with the well being of the individuals they’re dealing with.”

Here is a brief status report.

* Studios: Sprinkler systems gone berserk made for water damage at nearly all studios. Jeffrey Katzenberg’s office was flooded with nearly a foot of water, forcing the Disney chairman to work out of his conference room.

Disney’s marketing and international distribution staffs have been moved off the Burbank lot because of severe damage to the Roy Disney building, which rests on supposedly earthquake-proof rollers. (One explanation: The earthquake’s vertical movement negated the rollers’ cushioning effect.)

Warner’s glass and steel marketing building was largely shattered and five sound stages were damaged. Several of the studio’s TV shows were planning to wait until Monday to resume shooting.

Sony, Paramount and 20th Century Fox sustained cosmetic damage. MGM was back to work Wednesday, but carpets remained drenched from sprinklers bursting on the fourth floor.

* Restaurants: Nearly all of Hollywood’s favorite haunts were closed at the beginning of the week. A few of them, such as Pinot Bistro in Sherman Oaks, won’t be open for lunch until next week. Pinot manager Doug Flohr said dozens of wine bottles were broken in the quake, but he was optimistic. “I think people are starting to get a little bit of cabin fever,” he said. “Business should pick right back up.”

He may be right: The Grill in Beverly Hills was packed Thursday with industry heavyweights, most of them looking to compare earthquake tales. Delmonico Seafood Grille in West Los Angeles also reported that its business was back, and Spago was said to be packed as usual.

But Morton’s elite Monday night crowd will have to wait awhile for the rescheduling of a benefit planned to mark the restaurant’s opening across the street from its old location on Melrose. Art’s Deli in Studio City was also closed temporarily.

* The fast lane: Entertainment executives--along with other Angelenos who have electric garage door openers--went scrambling for their instruction manuals Monday, as power outages raised the frightening specter of being cut off from their cars. Now, with power restored to most of the damaged areas, the problem is commuting. For those who live on the Westside and travel to Burbank every day, the traffic is adding hours to their days.

Fewer people are going to the movies since the quake. Theme park attendance is down. “Sure, revenues are off,” said Skip Paul, executive vice president at MCA, “but no one is talking about that. In a funny way, that’s good for business every once in a while. It’s been heartening to see the sincere concern and people in this business coming together to help each other.”