The Cheesecake Factory
“I love getting their Thai Lettuce Wraps or their Cobb Salad for my entree.”
“( The buzzer won't work in the mall so its better to get back to the restaurant about 15 minutes before the wait time is over.”
“*Fried Mac & Cheese Balls – Crunchy, Creamy, Yummy
*Stuffed Mushroom – Probably the best Stuffed Mushrooms I ever had.”
The Cheesecake Factory
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Outdoor Seating: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
PokéStop Nearby: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
8 reviews
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After few hours of shopping in the menlo mall, my friends and I wanted something cheesy. We ended up visiting cheesecake factory to grab some fancy pizza and some spaghetti.
Although it was Friday night, we were seated fairly quickly. Unfortunately, there wasn't anyhing in particular to recall about the service.
Just as any other Cheesecake Factory Restaurants: various selection of food choices are available. They have a huge portion, so dont over-order! We ordered one pan of pizza, spaghetti, and a avocado -containing appetizer. Overall the foods tasted great. Giant in portion, and a great flavor! However, I wish the foods were served bit warmer. The foods didn't seem like it was cooked/served right away. Maybe our foods were placed in the kitchen for a while? Other than foods not being served "warm," we had a decent dinner.
Decided to come here instead of a non chain restaurant 1-because those were all booked because of mothers day weekend and 2- because we figured it was alot more kid friendly since it is a chain lol
We sat outside because it was alot shorter of a wait and plus they had heating lamps at every table which worked really well to keep us warm
The menu is Ginormous with ALOOOTTTT of options from apps to desserts and everything in between , drink menu is also full of great creative options .
Food was very good and considering the portion size the prices a very fair too .
Service was nice and prompt considering how busy they were and the waiter was very patient and helpful
I would definitely come back , the wife , my mom, the kids and i all enjoyed our meals and were stuffed .
I don't quite think The Cheesecake Factory deserves a 3 but I also don't think it deserves a 4. It is a 3.5 in my book!! I don't mind coming here when I am in town on business. The bartenders are super friendly and I'm surprised how great the cocktails are. They have a great selection of spirits and when I am staying away from alcohol I really enjoy the strawberry lemonade! YUM! For a chain restaurant they are extremely consistent. I ordered off the skinnylicious menu. I had the shrimp summer rolls along with the Asian chicken tacos. I enjoyed both! With a lot of restaurants on Route 1 this one is a go to where I can be sure to have a good meal.
This place gets 2 stars for quality of food on my latest visit. I got the kale and quinoa salad and it didn't have any quinoa in it at all. I had to ask for quinoa. It was also underdressed so I asked for more dressing. Luckily I was there for awhile meeting with a friend, but if I was in a rush I wouldn't have been happy with the service at all. Also for almost $11 the salad wasn't worth it. It didn't have a whole lot going on in terms of ingredients, and it wasn't too filling. Imagine if I didn't ask for the quinoa! Honestly I would've been better off going to Saladworks for a better and bigger salad.
It's time for a revamp, and my rating will stay the same.
We came on a Saturday night, which was Halloween. Initially, we had plans for dinner somewhere else with a reservation. However, after hearing that there was a 10-15 minute for tables that night only, we decided to cancel our reservation somewhere else and dine here instead. We did that because this place never takes reservations, and waiting times can reach 60 minutes or more on a Saturday night, just like my previous experience back in 2013.
After a 13 minute wait, we were seated at a booth. 5 minutes later, our friendly server approached us to take our drink orders. We all ordered water, but I also ordered a "Flying Gorilla" (go ahead – laugh) for my specialty drink craving. After a 10 minute wait, our drinks came, along with a bread basket filled with miniature loaves of Honey Wheat Bread and one mini baguette loaf.
The "Flying Gorilla" was a chocolate-banana milkshake SPIKED with a REASONABLE AMOUNT of Dark Chocolate and Banana Liqueur. I was much more impressed with this shake than the one at Bill's Bar and Burger of Harrah's AC. The shake wasn't too thick, the sweet flavor was great, and the liquor sensation was STRONG. But if that wasn't enough, a mound of whipped cream was placed on top along with some chocolate chips. Be sure to scoop out and eat the chocolate chips when you're finished with this tasty treat. Hey Bill, THIS is a PROPERLY SPIKED milkshake, unlike yours. Highly recommended.
The Honey Wheat Bread was topped off with oat pieces. The honey flavor was sweet, and it tasted hot and fresh. The baguette also tasted hot and fresh too. Butter was included with the basket, which enhanced the taste of the breads.
Five minutes after we finished our bread, our entrees came out. I had the Chicken Madeira. This was a sauteed chicken breast that was topped with melted Mozzarella cheese and covered with a mushroom Madeira sauce. Also placed on top was asparagus. Mashed Potatoes was served on the side.
I could see and taste why this was one of their popular entrees. The sauteed chicken itself tasted great with the seasoning, and the melted cheese and mushroom Madeira sauce only enhanced the flavor. The mashed potatoes had a unique flavor, and it was good. The asparagus tasted fresh. An older woman approached our table and asked me what I ordered. After I told her what it was, she thanked me and said that looks good. I said that it was worth trying.
My dad ordered the Spicy Orange Chicken entree. This consisted of fried pieces of chicken breasts smothered in a sweet and spicy orange sauce. This was served with a side mound of white rice with seasoning on top, and vegetables (snow peas, carrots, etc.) mixed with the sauce. He liked his entree. I tasted the chicken, and it was quite good!
My mom had the Hibachi Steak entree. This steak came with Shiitake Mushrooms, onions, Wasabi flavored mashed Potatoes, and fried asparagus. She ordered her steak cooked medium. She enjoyed her entree. I had a taste too, and the sauce that was utilized for the steak was tasty.
Of course, this outing wouldn't be complete without, well, cheesecake! We ordered two slices to share. The first one was the seasonal Toasted Marshmallow S'mores Galore. This consisted of Hershey's Creamy CHOCOLATE Cheesecake (without the chocolate cake layers) topped off with a chocolate GANACHE.
On top of that slice was a melted toasted marshmallow, a graham cracker, and whipped cream. An additional mound of whipped cream was added on the side. The flavor was really rich! I recommend this flavor to chocolate lovers.
The other slice was the White Chocolate Caramel Macadamia Nut Cheesecake. This cheesecake contained white chocolate and macadamia nut chunks, and on top of that was a swirl of caramel syrup and more macadamia nuts. Whipped cream was also placed on top of the slice and on the side. This was good, but a little too sweet.
As what another C.J. Yelper posted in her classic review, eating this by yourself in one sitting can be overwhelming, since the slices are quite big. It's best to share the slices with your friends or family members. If you're alone, just take the unfinished portion home for early future consumption. I keep the rating the same due to the service being on the sluggish side. Maybe you can't rush perfection on spiked milkshakes and entrees, but a 12 minute wait on the cheesecake slices was puzzling.
Overall, this was a very good dining experience. Our server was pleasantly kind throughout the evening. We may consider eating here sometime later on in the future. Even if we don't come back to eat, we'll still grab some slices to go later on.
I cannot comprehend all the love for the Cheesecake Factory, especially this particular outpost, which fails in almost all categories relative to its peers in other cities.
In general, the Cheesecake Factory is a glorified diner, only more fancy-looking and expensive. You can definitely get a decent meal here, but the food is hardly anything to jump up and down about. I generally only come here because its convenient when we get the kids together with their grandparents. I can't think of any diners that can fit 8-10 people in a single booth.
Maybe it's because I don't like cheesecake. Maybe it's because I don't care for the decor. Maybe's it's because, despite having a 20-page menu, I can never find anything to order that sounds appealing. I can tell you what it was on my trip here the other day: this location's complete inability to deliver on what I would normally say would be a 3-star experience at best.
First off, the place feels worn down relative to other locations. Secondly, all of the food we ordered was served cold. Thirdly, the food we ordered was just not good. This was probably the first time anyone in our party ever ordered a flatbread pizza here, but the margarita version was terrible. Served cold and on a cracker-like bread, the fontina cheese blend was broiled until it was crunchy, and the fresh mozzarella was sprinkled on cold. And ironically we were told that's how the recipe calls for it. Awful. Skip it.
I had the spicy chicken soft tacos, which were neither spicy nor were they served even close to warm. And even the sauces and accouterments couldn't save this dreadfully dry and bland dish. The pickled vegetable salad on the side was so bad it was offensive. I could go on, but I will spare you the grief.
I try to avoid one and two star reviews as much as possible, but this is just one of those restaurants I've been forced to endure for years and I still don't get why everyone loves it so much. Your best bet here is to order something really unhealthy that comes out of the fryer. In my experiences, this has always been the highlight of their incredibly mediocre offering. Or better yet, skip this chain restaurant and go eat some real food somewhere! I am soooooo done with this place!!
You can never go wrong eating here. I ordered the Spicy Chicken Chipotle pasta which is always amazing! Creamy sauce full of flavor and not spicy at all, which is great. My husband ordered the Pasta Carbonara. His pasta had a strong garlic flavor so if you love garlic, this is the dish for you. Afterwards, we were too full to fit cheesecake so we just ordered 2 slices to go. The Tuxedo chocolate cheesecake is one of my favorites. It was our first time ordering the smores cheesecake but it did not disappoint.
I had been super excited about Cheesecake Factory since my first visit at the San Fran outlet and tried their wonderful red velvet cheesecake. Since then I have also brought my parents to Cheesecake Factory. My dad really liked their pork chops, and their pasta is also great. More importantly my mum loves cheesecake so this is the place to take them.
I was in town recently and stopped by Menlo Park Mall just for some cheesecake. We had wanted dinner here too but they were always busy and on that occasion we didn't have much time to wait. After looking at the shelf I decided on the vanilla bean cheesecake. For some reason the 'wow' feeling is no longer there. The whipped cream was still good, I'd always love their whipped cream, they have a generous swirl with every order of cheesecake.
The worst part was that I got sick after that, and only got better 2 days later. That was the only food I had that my bf didn't for our trip thus far. When some time has passed I would be ready to go back again, probably to try their chocolate cheesecakes. Even though those are really rich, I think they are also better.