Just thinking about this place makes me hungry. It’s as if someone entered our dreams and then formed a restaurant based on our most decadent culinary wishes. Everyone should experience this place at least once. But before you go, some advice: skip the previous meal, or at least eat lightly—you’ll need the extra room; avoid wearing tight clothing; go at odd hours, though you may still have a short wait. If you are on a diet, avoid this place at all costs—it will set you weeks back.
As soon as you walk into the Cheesecake Factory, you will realize that this is a most unusual place. High ceilings and swirling décor greet you. (This motif is carried on in the bathrooms, which are worth visiting just to see their unique arrangement.) At the table, you will be confronted with what is surely one of the thickest menus in the world—appetizers, pizza, salads, sandwiches, burgers (the kind that are so wide you can barely squeeze them into your mouth), pastas, breakfast items, oriental cuisine. All of it delicious; all of it in excessively generous portions.
Unless your stomach far defies normal human capacity, I strongly recommend you not order an appetizer with your main dish. Or, better yet, just order an appetizer—it will leave more room for dessert. And, as amazing as the food at this restaurant is, dessert is the true reason for coming here. There’s an almost ridiculous variety of cheesecake, each type rich and mouthwatering. There’s also a fair selection of other kinds of dessert. Bon Appetit!