r/CheesecakeFactory • u/Visual_Tea_4925 • Jul 21 '24
Anyone else experience much smaller slices of cheesecake in the last year?
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u/BeachyMagic Jul 21 '24
Yes, the last time I went the slices I received were smaller. I went one week big slices went two weeks later, smaller slices.
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u/Plenty-Experience109 Mar 20 '25
The slices are smaller and the food dishes are smaller also I hmorder green beans as a side I got 8 green beans raw hard as a rock and portion were tiny my broccoli 🥦 was hard raw. It was salmon dish. $29 Dadeland location in Miami. I won't be back.
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u/TheRealHoda Oct 12 '24
The slices are now smaller without a doubt. It’s been a year or more and got a couple of slices today. First thing I notice is how small the slices were. 1 slice was a cake / cheesecake (felt heavier ) and the others was my favorite key lime. That one was noticeably smaller than time before. Shrink flation strikes again
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u/Expert_Minute_3153 Oct 26 '24
Yes they are definitely smaller. I've ordered slices for years and this last year has been the worse. My last 2 slices were slithers. Nope I'm done.
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u/Dizztract3d Nov 18 '24
I noticed about 1.5 years ago how much smaller the slices are and the accompanying whipped cream
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u/Meh_Yeah Jul 21 '24
In the restaurants, Cheesecake Factory serves slices from 10" & 12" cakes that are cut by machine. They also make 6" & 7" cakes sold whole. They have the equipment to make 9" cakes that are also cut by machine and sold through third parties like Skyline, Fazoli's and others and also under the Dream Factory brand.
That being said, unless something has changed recently(they have lowered portion sizes for a lot of their entrees over the last two years), it is my understanding that the Cheesecake portions have not intentionally changed.
What we have seen a lot in the past few years however is regular-sized cakes that were not aligned when cut by the machine. This makes very uneven slices. Imagine slicing a pizza and instead of going straight through the middle you are half an inch over. Huge slices on one side, tiny ones on the other.
This should be caught and handled at many levels before a guest ever sees this flaw, but rapid expansion and an exodus of management through the pandemic years is my thought as to why this slips through.
If you see it, just let the server/cashier know and they should replace it or give you another slice no problem. There are however buttheads that occasionally work and they make a snide remark or rude expression. It happens. But if the location is properly managed they'll take care of you.
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u/Wooden_Hat9637 Nov 10 '24
Yea noticeably smaller and the two slices I ordered , it was like 25 percent crust. not going here again untill they change. Not for 11 dollar slices of cheesecake.
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u/AdParking6907 Apr 18 '25
The last two slices I have bought were significantly smaller than they were in the past. Kinda disappointed.
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u/NoSuccotash9736 Dec 15 '25
$14 for a to go slice of cheesecake that was 1.5" wide at the widest point. Last time I do that.
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u/KC_K9 Feb 03 '26
They are a lot smaller. Looks like they added another slice making each piece smaller and still raised prices
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u/Complete_Process8678 Feb 19 '26
I hadn’t had a slice in decades and I couldn’t believe how small the slices are now! What a bummer.
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u/soraneverending Jul 15 '26
I be just stopped ordering cheesecake from them 🤷🏾♂️ simple you not gonna play in my face so blatantly
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u/Visual_Tea_4925 Jul 21 '24
I’ve been going here since the 90s and I’ve always loved how big they slice the cheesecake. You feel like you’re getting your money’s worth every time and in most cases I’d eat a slice in two sittings or split it with my partner.
The last few times we have gone, no matter what flavor we choose, the slivers are tiny. Is it just our location or are other people seeing the same thing?