CF has huge portions and the atmosphere is not intimidating...I surmise that the players like it because it is familiar and almost one in every city they probably visit so the know what they are getting. Think about it...If you had to travel constantly wouldnt you want to eat familiar food? Even if it was in a restaurant? I have friends in the NBA who have told me this.
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My husband and I like to go to the Cheesecake Factory on occasion, especially since it's right down the street from us at the mall. It's definitely not awesome food, but it's a fun environment and the service at the one close to us has always been very friendly. The menu is certainly creative and there's tons of variety; the last time we went, we just ordered an array of appetizers to share as our meal. It's certainly not our favorite, but we definitely don't hate it. :-)
Eww. I can't go back to the cheesecake factory for these reasons:
1) Badddd service and rude hosts
2) I almost ate raw chicken (cooked on the outside... PINK and Gummy on the inside)
3) Cheesecake is only... okay
4) Menu takes about 20 minutes to get through.
THANK GOD I have found friends in salt land! My last count(again, not including the must have kosher salt) in my pantry is 11. I get most of mine at TJ MAXX, believe it or not!From truffle salt, to fleur de sal, to morrocan
specialty salts, their prices are 1/4 of most web sites.
THANK GOD I have found friends in salt land! My last count(again, not including the must have kosher salt) in my pantry is 11. I get most of mine at TJ MAXX, believe it or not!From truffle salt, to fleur de sal, to morrocan
specialty salts, their prices are 1/4 of most web sites.
I guess NBA players love the Cheesecake Factory because the portions are HUGE!!!!! You need to share when you go.
I love their portobello mushroom burgers. They can feed two people easily. And their spinach artichoke dip... and their avocado spring rolls - yummy!!!
Funny thing, I've never had cheesecake there... I am usually too full to order dessert.
I fricking love the Cheesecake Factory. Grew up on it while living in Miami. Miss it like crazy in NYC. Best cheesy chain restaurant ever. We make it a point every few months to have a day of mall shopping and CF eating in Jersey, just to not get our heads too big living in NYC. :)
Lettuce wraps and Sweet Corn Cakes, btw....
I am curious, the Cheesecake Factory restaurants we've gone to have a lot of advertisements of near-by shops on every other page of their menu. Is that true for all?
We have one just down the road. We eat there periodically, usually because we're already at the mall (where it's located), out of desperation due to being burned out on the other nearby options, or when going out with picky eaters or a large group. When we go alone, it's usually get just soup and salad, maybe an appetizer.
But, other than the cheesecake, it's truly mediocre on even a good day, and our bad experiences far outweigh the good ones. The service is adequate at best, and more often pathetic. The food often comes out cold and/or under/overcooked. Most of the recipes are icky, dumbed-down versions of classics, unpleasantly greasy, extremely salty (sometimes to the point of inedibility), and almost everything is bizarrely sweetened. The portions are absurdly huge (sometimes enough to feed 3-4 people). And, unlike cassaendra, we've found that concerns expressed to a manager are typically met with an "oh well" or "why are you bothering me" attitude. Comps, which we aren't even looking for anyway, have been the rare exception, and basically don't happen.
That said, I do feel it's a good choice for groups, especially if you don't know their tastes, the interests are diverse, and/or there are picky eaters in the bunch. The book-sized menu assures enough variety that everyone should be able to find something, they can easily accommodate very large groups together at one table, and it's already really noisy, so less problem with bothering other diners..
I have been a couple of times and found the food to be 'ok" but nothing really special (I do have a friend who raves about their chicken madeira). I LOVE cheesecake and while I find theirs good I do not think it is spectacular except for one that I had with lemon and raspberry. I believe it was a special because I looked at the menu the next time I went and the lemon raspberry on on the reg menu was not it. I wish I could remember the specifics so I could try to reproduce it but all I remember is rasp and lemon.
Cheesecake Factory isn't so bad...they've got an interesting selection and though their food is tremendously rich and the portions are huge, at least you get the bang for your buck.
I can squeeze two or sometimes three meals out of my order there (doggy bags, naturally).
I've never had a problem with service there either.
Their desserts are delicious but possibly fatal after the enormous entrees. I always rue having to turn down dessert there...
The decor absolutely baffles and vaguely frightens me (who in the world came up with this...its like a cruise ship lounge threw up on a cheap Chinatown lighting store), though.
Its definitely a fun place for a crowd.
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