Cheesecake Factory

Menu too long. Lines to long.

I’ve never eaten there, but the food looks very rich. Probably very good—maybe.

Cubefrau slop.

Divine.

I have eaten there for years, but the last time I went I was bitterly disappointed. Not only that but they dropped two of my faves from the menu. Fuck them.

[quote] Not only that but they dropped two of my faves from the menu.

How could you tell? That thing is longer than War and Peace.

The pineapple upside down cheesecake is fucking amazing. And expensive. And like 1200 calories a slice.

The décor is scary, weird, and stupid.

Heaven on earth

disgusting slop

Way too salty

It's where the hoi polloi think they're part of the bourgeoisie.

because they were 2 of my faves I noticed they were off the menu, R6. I thought that was so clear.

DL hates all chains of all kinds. Who knew so many DLets had so much in common with hipsters?

Menu too long, yet I never see anything on it that I want to order. In the past I’ve usually found the thai chicken lettuce wraps to be the most tolerable option. The portions are enormous—way, way too big. I ordered a salad once and it came in a comically oversized metal mixing bowl. I would have been delighted with it if I were a goat or a giant rabbit, but as it is I felt like a child who was not permitted to leave the table until I’d made my best effort to clean my plate. I ate and ate and ate and barely made a dent in that damned thing.

I have never had room for, or interest in, their actual desserts. Just looking at those monster slices of cheesecake at the cake counter turns me off, and ordinarily I LOVE dessert. The real NY cheesecake I remember from my youth in the 80’s was much smaller but deliciously rich with a mouthfeel that was both dense and crumbly. Cheesecake Factory cheesecake is like an oversized blob of sugary, calorie-laden goop that’s too fluffy, like the consistency of Cool Whip.

If I’m going to a big chain frauey restaurant, I’ll take the Melting Pot over Cheesecake Factory any day.

[quote] mouthfeel

?

Mouthfeel: the physical sensations in the mouth produced by a particular food.

The Melting Pot is for morons who want to pay way too much for stupid food.

There's one within walking distance of my condo. We've been twice. It was bad the first time but we went back a few months later because we really liked it back in the day. It was worse the second time. Who serves cold french fries and expects the customer to be happy with that? Never going back there. However, we still plan to go to their other chain, Grand Lux Cafe, next time we're in New Jersey. It has really good ratings online.

I’ve never been to The Melting Pot either. We have one and Cheesecake Factory, I’ve just never been in. I just eat thai.

Best shits ever

[quote] Mouthfeel: the physical sensations in the mouth produced by a particular food.

Are you Winston Smith?

Typical American garbage, just alot more of it.

I remember seeing the long lines and thinking it must be like a paradise inside. Ha! It was dark and ugly. And the menu! “Menu too long, yet I never see anything on it that I want to order.” Yep. And the food, Obviously pre-packaged in plastic and heated up. No way they are cooking back there in that kitchen. So gross. I will never go back!

There are a few good things on the menu. First of all, never order the fries. They will be cold and rubbery, probably sat under a light for 20 minutes. Only order them if you demand them fresh.

The macaroni and cheese balls are awesome. So are many of the other appetizers. All the cheesecake is good. I also like some of the small plates like the spicy Caesar salad. But a lot of the main courses suck.

[quote] The macaroni and cheese balls are awesome. So are many of the other appetizers. All the cheesecake is good. I also like some of the small plates like the spicy Caesar salad. But a lot of the main courses suck.

You type frau. Or fat. I can't decide.

The Melting Pot is tedious af but it’s decent if you get a cocktail, a salad, a cheese fondue, skip the actual entree (I don’t have two hours to be cooking my own meat two bite-sized portions at a time!), and then a chocolate dessert fondue if you so desire. Again, it’s not that I actually seek out the Melting Pot but it’s much better than Cheesecake Factory, if you’re going to a gimmicky frau restaurant.

Fondue made at home is infinitely better. And less expensive.

From the colors and decor to the menu to the types of food to the portions, it is one of the most American culinary experiences you can have. Made to gorge and consume as much as physically possible. Just more...size, calories, options. Back when I had a bingeing disorder, I enjoyed it. Now it holds no appeal and I think how sick I will feel if I eat it.

Nasty food. So overrated.

I've only eaten there one, while in Vegas. The food was unremarkable and the portions were WAY too big.

Outdated decor that looks like the kitchen of The Golden Girls.

[quote] Outdated decor that looks like the kitchen of The Golden Girls.

Cheesecake.

I actually like the Melting Pot. It passes for a rare exotic evening of fun in Flyover Land.

Youtube famous Amberlynn Reid ate at the Cheesecake factory three times in one weekend and ordered orange chicken each time.

Lousy cheesecake.

Chain restaurants are for fat plebs!

High calorie, overly salty, mass-produced-tasting entrees. The cheesecake will taste decent to anyone who hasn't ever had good cheesecake. It's the American food version of PF Chang's and the Olive Garden.

Frau-vergnugen

The menu is too long and like the poster above says, nothing I wanted to order on there. Of all things, I ended up ordering an omelet. The cheesecakes are actually good. I think they reduced the size of the slice, which doesn't make sense to me. I like the dulce de leche cheesecake.

[quote]Again, it’s not that I actually seek out the Melting Pot but it’s much better than Cheesecake Factory, if you’re going to a gimmicky frau restaurant.

Cheesecake Factory may be a "frau restaurant," but I certainly wouldn't call it "gimmicky." (Melting Pot - yes.)

One of the best quesadillas I’ve ever had. Their cheesecakes are all really good too. I love the pecan pumpkin one they get right about now.

I can’t really eat much like this anymore, sadly. I used to gorge on things like this and still weigh two pounds...now my eating has consequences.

I've been there twice; once was a business lunch and once with a friend. Yes, the lines were too long and so was the menu. I felt awash in a see of calories. No plans to go back.

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I loved the grand Lux Café, it’s cousin. But the one that’s around me closed. I think CF has the shrimp scampi though with the giant pieces of garlic. Very good.

One thing that concerns me about big menus is the freshness of all the ingredients. Even with the volume of a Cheesecake Factory, there has to be some things that aren't ordered often, and might sit around for a little bit too long.

Yeah, r44, I mean don’t get the salmon or anything too “Real restaurant-y.” You know those senior citizens who will go to a diner and actually order a real fish dinner or something like that. Yeah no.

Things like their pizzas quesadillas, tuna fish sandwiches, spinach dip, I’m sure is more than fine.

Don’t worry. It’s not fresh. I tried to get them to remove a problem ingredient from something I ordered and they said they couldn’t because the sauce came pre-prepared in a bag and they just heated it up.

R45 Their herb crusted salmon is the only thing I order, and it's perfect. However, when I tried to order a samosas appetizer at different CFs, some chefs couldn't get it right, so I just stick to what they know how to make, herb crusted salmon.

Now, I'm not a cheesecake lover, but I will eat one, especially if they are free via the kindness of a friend. I don't like that their crust is soggy. Once, I ordered a diet/low carb cheesecake, and I loved it. Since, they didn't use their soggy graham cracker crust, they used chopped nuts. Devine.

If I'm in the mood to pay for dessert, I tend to order the lemoncello w/a side of strawberries. Perfection.

All that I found memorable was a cream of mushroom soup that was truly was pretty good. I've been there three times and that is all I can recall.

Try the shrimp scampi!!

HUGE portions. Not worth waiting in line for though.

[quote] I felt awash in a see

There are worse chain restaurants. I can't say that I've had a terrible meal there and the cheesecakes that I've tried have been good.

Has anyone commented on the size of the portions? Oh, about 20 people? Thanks for adding nothing, then.

I love the one in Dallas across from NorthPark Center!

Do they have pad thai on the menu?

I ate there mostly in the late 90s and early 00s because I was near one & it was very popular with everyone. The items I liked the most are not on the menu anymore (sesame encrusted salmon was one...hard to remember all of them). Some of the others are not as good, but still on the menu - chicken madiera. They also increased the prices 30-40% since then. The Chinese chicken salad was enormous back in the day and it is half the size now & more expensive. The portions actually used to be much bigger, for as much as people claim they are huge now. The actual food isn't their main expense. Labor is. So, making huge portions isn't really their concern. You can take things home, anyway (or is that too tacky?).

The strawberry fruit smoothie used to be so good. I remember it was a splurge for 4.95. So good though. Then I think they started using a syrup mix with ice instead of real fruit. The old one used to make you get seeds stuck in your teeth.

The blackout cake has always been good. I kind of remember the chocolate mousse cheesecake there was really good, but some of the non-chocolate ones are a little chalky and sugary compared to others. I grew up eating Eli's cheesecake (and wasn't 200 lbs... just occasionally in the fridge). So, that was my standard.

The menu is just the same ingredients recombined 100 ways. It's like the taco bell menu. I don't see the issue of it being "way too long." Just pick something & close it. You're not obligated to read the whole thing.

[quote] The blackout cake has always been good.

That's racist.

California Pizza Kitchen is worse

No place I'd rather go for tasty, high-calorie salads.

Fat Flyoverstani Frau Fave

Fraus love it, so that's reason enough to stay away.

Do they still have the deep fried avocado egg rolls? They’d mortify a DLer but god damn they’re good.

Cheesecake and factory are oxymorons.

High calorie foods abound on their menu.

You forgot that their portions are huge, R64!!

No opinion. Never eaten there. And I hate cheesecake

But your opinion simply MUST be heard!!!!

All made from scratch.

How could a restaurant be Chinese, Mexican, American, English, Thai, Japanese, Vietnamese, Cuban, Italian, French, and Moraccan all at the same time? Make up your mind!

Scratched out of my ass!

Nothing is good there. I agree the semen-crusted salmon is the only edible thing there. The others, blah! 🤮

I ❤️ their desserts!

Never eaten there. I don't do theme food.

R33, I LOVE Amberlyn Reid and her Cheesecake Factory orange chicken.

Who is Amberlyn Reid?

Are all of you unaware that they have a low-cal menu where all the items are around 500 calories? They are good, too.

Poor quality and the wait staff is subpar in Charlotte nc.

I've never been and I have no opinion.

If I’m going to The Cheesecake Factory, why would I limit myself to the low cal menu? When you go to Italy, do you also limit yourself from eating carbs?

I am certain I would enjoy something from either the low or high cal menu.

R75, its a pretty long, dark path to go down, but start with "reactions" to Amberlyn Reid videos to get to the crux of the situation quicker. I like Michael Petty/ Sarcastic Potato for reactions.

R75, Kentucky’s FATTEST, TRASHIEST, TROLLIEST Lesbian. Who LIVES for the CF.

Decided to quit going to CF after one too many horrible meals -- their proteins (chicken, beef) must be the same meat that's used for pet food. God awful. And the cooks never seem to make the dish how it's described on the menu. Not to mention it's really expensive for the crap you get. And no one needs to be eating their cheesecake with the obesity and diabetes epidemics. NO MORE

This is a must see! And before anyone bitches, Amberlyn Reid and CF go hand in hand.

Has anyone mentioned portion size??? And there's an awful lot of items on their menu - don't know if many people notice that - and factory actually is an accurate description - assembly line gruel to feed the unwashed masses.. A half step above Olive Garden......

My older sister LOVES the Cheesecake Factory. Her favorite all time saying is “that’s not nice”. I rest my case.

Ate there a few times, but never by my own choice.

Each time I found the food way too heavy and rich--and I'm not a health nut at all. I enjoy a little fattiness to my food.

But everything was soaked in butter, or slathered in a cream or sweet sauce, or leaving giant greasy stains all over my fingers/napkin.

I ordered an eggplant sandwich--thinking that would be relatively light--and the bread was drenched in butter and mayo. Completely overpowered any other flavor from the sandwich.

The first two bites were tasty, but by the third bite, I started to feel sick and couldn't eat anymore.

If you don't like cheesecake, there's something fucking wrong with you, and your opinions are null-and-void.

R87 = Drama Queen 👸🏼

[quote]Fraus love it, so that's reason enough to stay away.

I'm going to get my husband to take me The Cheesecake Factory for our anniversary.

If I can meet my Weight Watchers goals, and maybe even if can't...oh, I'm so BAD, don't tell the girls!

R56 That blackout cake was good. The one they sell at Costco (multiple-layer dark chocolate cake with frosting) is exactly the same, though.

R11 Showing into which class he slots by using the and hoi.

"Factory" is the operative word. My brother and sister-in-law and their children enjoy it, it's fine.

Disgusting

It is SO damn expensive for a chain restaurant. Two slices of cheesecake and an order of avocado egg rolls set us back 30 bucks. For 30 bucks elsewhere, we can get two full dinners, beverages, and dessert.

When it first opened I tried the one at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas and loved it. Loved the entree, loved the cheesecake. There were none where I lived so it was a few years before I tried them again. By then the quality of the food had deteriorated, and the cheesecakes were just meh. I also noticed that the crowds were different. Fatter. I'm talking about morbidly obese. Whole groups of them. Families. It was repulsive. I never went back. And thanks to that visit, my eating habits have changed.

[quote] Chain restaurants are for fat plebs!

No truer word.

I'm always dragged there with my sister's family or my parents. It's actually pretty good. The low calorie menu has some really good options, too. The portions are large, but they've definitely cut down on them in the past few years. My favorite cheesecake is the banana cream or mango key lime.

$9.50 for one slice of cheesecake!! $65.00 for a whole cheesecake!!

R95 where the hell do you eat for that price? In this century?

Let me guess R69. You think they should focus on just one nationality. Maybe Pakistani? There are no Pakistani restaurants you say? They would be swamped with customers? QUIET! Nobody came. No one wants Pakistani food. You are bad man. Very bad.

I had tried one of their salads last week and was impressed! It was kale and brussel sprouts and it was yummy. I did p@@p for days after though!

Some of their salads are quite good.

r92, "Hoi" has no meaning in English, and saying "the hoi polloi" is idiomatic.

fat white cunt factory

R103 "...with several slices of cheesecake!"

Fraupool with shitty food.

I went there once. I ordered a salad and was horrified when it came out. It was SO HUGE. Its size actually frightened me, and I had to be coaxed back to the table. I started eating and ate and ate and ATE but I didn’t even make a tiny dent in it. My inability to consume even a small fraction of my enormous Spicy Caesar was very emotionally triggering.

I somehow made it back home, I don’t remember how, where I found comfort in the tea saucer and thimble that I use for dishware. I’m still processing what happened at Cheesecake Factory, or should I say ForceFeed Factory, but I advise you all to steer clear.

Sows at the Trough - the field trip

I only eat there a few times a week and it’s ALWAYS off the salad or lo-cal menu.

One of my favorites I hate that there isn’t one in nyc

We much prefer the Texas Cheesecake Depository! Or Facestuffer's!

The cheesecakes are very expensive for something that contains large amounts of gelatin so that they are cheaper to make.

Here’s a piece of advice my grandmother gave me many years ago:

Never eat at a restaurant that has the word “Factory” in its name.

Corollary to r114: avoid restaurants with warehouse in the name. There was a place in Houston called the Spaghetti Warehouse that friends in high school oved back in the 70s. I went to be sociable, but never understood the appeal. Hurricane Harvey put the final nail in its coffin.

I prefer going to the Spongecake Fabrication Plant.

The name is odious. Even the idea of stepping inside one of these things is repellant. Go to a restaurant to experience the work of a talented chef, not to stuff pre-fab food into your hole.

Chain restaurants for breakast only!

*breakfast, sorry

So, I've never been and was perusing the menu on their. website and came across this:

[quote]Where can I find nutritional information? We take pride in serving only the freshest and finest ingredients available. Everything on the menu is made from scratch in-house every day so that we can maintain the highest food quality standards. Where required by law, we provide complete nutritional information in our restaurants. At this time, we do not provide this information on our website.

There is no reason not to provide this on-line unless the numbers are really that horrific. Interesting.

[quote] Cubefrau slop.

R3 nailed it.

R120 The numbers ARE horrifying, because the meals they serve are 3-4 portion sizes for one patron, so they exceed daily recommended numbers in every category.

[quote] There was a place in Houston called the Spaghetti Warehouse

That was a chain, we had one too.

It was boring and bland.

If you aren't drinking alcohol R100, there are tons of chains that provide an adequate meal for two for $30 and under. Applebee's, Chili's, Olive Garden, etc. Even more so if you try local places.

Pity poor R123. He knows not about food.

Pur epic thread about Omaha talked a lot about eating at The Spaghetti Factory. It sounded glamorous.

Great pulled pork and cole slaw

Ugh, Breeder Hell. They're drawn to words like 'factory' and 'cheese'.

It’s not that bad you guys. Some of their dishes are really yummy. Like the Thai lettuce wraps!

Thia Chicken salad is pretty good, but just order a half portion. That’s plenty.

DL, What's wrong with splitting an order or asking for a to-go box? Portions are usually huge in Vegas and many dishes taste even better reheated the next day.

My niece picked CF for lunch one day last December, and I went to the website to look at the menu, all volumes, so I didn't have to flip through the encyclopedia when we got there.

Lo and behold, CF had an online special for TWO free pieces of cheesecake for $25 gift card. So, I bought $100 of gift cards and got certs for EIGHT pieces of cheesecake. The meal was OK but I finally maxed out the slices as the CF near me is on the way to my grocerie store. I was told you have to be alert for the TWO slice offer as it only happens on two days between Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Just sharing for the people who eat there.

"I went there once. I ordered a salad and was horrified when it came out. Its size actually frightened me, and I had to be coaxed back to the table. I started eating and ate and ate and ATE but I didn’t even make a tiny dent in it. My inability to consume even a small fraction of my enormous Spicy Caesar was very emotionally triggering...I found comfort in the tea saucer and thimble that I use for dishware."

Sure, Jan...