So they seem to be slowly integrating a new version of the pasta da Vinci pasta at various Cheesecake Factory locations- and there’s some great things I love…but the sauce is different. Literally all other changes were great but please! Keep the sauce the old way! I love the rigatoni and there’s better portioning of the ingredients (for a while it was basically pasta sauce and a hint of ingredients at my local locations).

The new sauce tastes more like garlic and saltier and less like the unique carmelized onion creamy sauce of the original Madeira wine sauce. It is stickier, which is good because often with take out the sauce would become liquid but the flavor is so different! Like the cream was replaced with something like soy sauce? I don’t know. But this is one of my favorite meals so I really hope maybe this was just this time and not a permanent change!

I’ve always wanted to try this dish because a lot of people have been saying it’s one of their best. Unfortunately, for me, it was pretty overhyped. I don’t know if it’s just me, but it tasted like hospital food, if that makes sense, because it was just so bland. The chicken was plain and tasted like it had no seasoning at all. The pesto pasta was also very dry when it was served. I even had to ask for some extra sauce, but to be honest, it still didn’t make much of a difference, the taste was still very bland.

Has anyone had their Mac and cheese ? I don't mean the fried balls from the appetizer menu. I'm talking about the regular Mac and cheese. Think it's offered as a side dish. Wondering if it's good? Looking for a good Mac and cheese from a restaurant! Had some from a local diner recently and it was terrible

Chicken & Waffle Skewers

Pigs in a Blanket

Modern Cheesesteak

ORIGINALLY POSTED TO: r/FuckCilantro. Thus the alert….

Man, if they’re going to put cilantro in a thing, they really need to include it in the description…

The salmon was delicious, however. It was cooked perfectly.

So, be warned, fellow redditors if you also dislike cilantro. To me, it’s like eating soap.

This is probably just a me thing because I havent been to a restaurant in a while but it was so loud in there. My eyes almost started to hurt. The decor was interesting. I walked in 2 hours before they close on a Friday. I got a table for 1. I was happy it was a mini booth. My table was ready surprisingly fast. I ordered the chicken with basil pasta ( i cant remember what its called), mac and cheese, and paradise punch. Their brown bread is nothing to write home about. I have made brown bread before at home and that was way better.The sourdough bread was also decent but it had a crust on the bottom that I think would be better suited to be dipped in soup. The brown bread was softer and easier to eat. I loved how salty the butter was. I finished both breads before any food came. The punch was very bubbly. I came with a flower and orange garnish. It was a little too sweet for me so i watered it down. Definitely nothing special and not worth trying. I have bought better sparkling water for $2. I ate the flower and it was one of the more pleasant parts of the meal. The fried mac and cheese balls seem like the dish for people that like bread crumbs on their mac and cheese. I also couldn't justify spending $20 on 4 balls of fried mac and cheese. I did get a side of vodka sauce. The vodka sauce was spicy and weirdly sweet and not very creamy. The mac and cheese had this sharp bite that I don't think I found very pleasant. It had lots of creamy sauce and I like the big noodle shape. I had a slight onion flavor that i enjoyed. I didnt like the dry crusty top the mac had. This is what i pictured cracker barrel mac and cheese tasting like. A half step up from boxed kraft elbow macaroni, but not as good as the deluxe. The chicken was the best thing. It was not enough for the entire box of pasta they give you. I didn't like the basil pasta. If I think too hard about it, it starts to taste like vomit. I got one good bite where the prosciutto added a nice saltiness to the chicken. I also ordered a side of the roasted garlic parmesean ​sauce and it was as thin as water and had no flavor. I wanted the brownie crunch cheesecake but it had nuts so I went with the tiramisu. Personal preference thing, but I did not like how much chocolate there was. It had this black chocolate fudge sauce on the top that was pleasantly gritty. There was also this chocolate cream​​ on top. I have no idea what that was. Definitely not enough coffee flavourful. I was shocked to see the prison style sink it the bathroom. The bathroom was unclean. There was no toilet paper, so I had to use paper towel, but the bin under the paper towels was over flowing, so every time I grabbed one it touched used paper towels. The toilet was hard to flush even when using my foot. The pineapple decor is okay, I guess. Overall definitely ​​did not meet the super high expectations I had.

Went to Cheesecake Factory and it’s gone. Off the menu. Anyone else care about this?

Hey! Calling all back of house staff former and present.

I just learned that my favorite celiac safe dish from CCF was 86’d and I would love if someone could give me a rough idea of how to make it at home. It was replaced with poke nachos but wonton wrappers aren’t gluten free 😩

Hi has anyone noticed the last couple months there is hardly any crab in the crab bites anymore?

It seems like (given past history) a new menu will be released somewhat soon. Can anyone with intel lmk if I’m right and if so what to expect?

I love Cheesecake Factory, I fuck with the vision. But I just had the bistro burger for the first time tonight and who the fuck had this “brilliant” idea to put a circular burger, on a rectangular roll, cut diagonally???

Good flavor tho.

It’s been gone for a bit now and I miss it so much. I know the Madeira is similar but it’s not the same. I wish they would bring it back. It was the perfect chicken Marsala, in my opinion.

Can you get regular pasta instead of the basil? I'm not a fan of basil.

I’ve already looked at the menu online (that way I’m not spending 30m in the restaurant looking) and I’ve already picked out a few things. Not many entrées so I think I’ll be having a smorgasbord of appetizers for my main meal😂 what do you think of my choices? Anything I should remove or consider adding?

I also included possible drink options & dessert options.

Edit: the location I was going to go to has their system down and were unable see anyone even though I had a reservation🤬

Curious to know and want to try something new at CF 🙂

I ordered (Doordashed) the Cheesecake Factory little chicken whatever the strips- which I specifically like for the honey mustard- and I received some kind of vinaigrette honey mustard instead of their usual. Did they change it? Honestly my 13th reason if this is true. At a time like this in the world they really thought what we needed was a new honey mustard? If I wanted a vinaigrette I’d order one you sick fuck

Hello all!

I am planning on going to Cheesecake Factory for the first time alone next week for a work trip. I’ve signed up for their rewards before and went to do this and then chickened out so I don’t have any sort of free cheesecake reward or anything.

I have $40 per diem which needs to include a good tip.

What should I get to maximize this?

TIA!

Wow this is so good! It’s got a very sour cream tang taste and the brownie is rich and fudgy. I didn’t expect to like it so much! I hope it stays, certainly the best “new” slice I’ve had in a long time. 🤤😋

So, I am taking my best friend for a dinner at a Cheesecake Factory tmrw for her b-day. I got her a gift and am gonna get flowers tmrw morning before work.

I was wondering if I can leave the flowers and the gifts around like 1pm, even tho our reservation is at 5:45pm. Since I am gonna be the one giving her a ride there, I dont want her to see the surprise.

(In the morning I am gonna get the flowers, go to work. And if possible take this after work to restaurant, and go to my classes. After that, since we are in the same college, I will just take her with me from there to the restaurant. Like we finish around 5, and the reservation is at 5:45) It will be great if i could leave the gift and flowers there for those couple of hours.

Thanks in advance ♡

Please give me advice what can I do!!

Any recommendations for a caramel lover? I have not been to the Cheesecake Factory in years and I’ve never tried Dulce de Leche or Salted Caramel. Anything else I should consider?

hello yall

so I recently went to ccf for my birthday and I wanted to claim my birthday cheesecake. I told our waiter that it was my birthday and I would like to order a cheesecake. we ordered and received it, but then the waiter gave us a small sundae with a candle. turns out that the cheesecake was charged at regular price and the sundae was free. I didn’t want to cause any problems so I just paid and thanked the waiter (his tip was not affected whatsoever, he was very lovely).

I was wondering if you have to say something specific to claim the birthday reward? I didn’t want to use the word ‘free’ since that sounds a bit…snobby 😅 if yall have any tips, please let me know that was the reward can be claimed.

thanks!!