The Cheesecake Factory

Probably an isolated case but still putting it out there for the gluten intolerant, allergic, or with celiac’s disease: they do not have an allergies menu or their menu marked GF or other allergens. Last night, my bf asked the waitress for gluten free safe dishes and she recommended the Tuscan Chicken from the skinny menu. It was delicious, but my bf spend the whole night and the whole of today puking his guts out. He looked up the ingredients, and that dish is made with farro rice which is a type of wheat. Obviously not the waitress fault, but then the manager today was trying to argue with my boyfriend that farro doesn’t have gluten. Then why is he puking even what is not in his stomach? Not returning even if is the last place open in Marin.

My Star Scale: 1 Star = Do not recommend 2 Star = Do not recommend but there were positive aspects of the experience. 3 Star = Would recommend 4 Star = Would recommend ++service OR ++ food OR ++ ambiance (2 of 3) 5 Star = Would recommend ++service AND ++ food AND ++ambiance (3 of 3) The food was the standard Cheesecake Factory massive portion high sodium and calorie meal. But it's a fun place to go if you can split a meal and appetizer. Full bar and a great selection of signature drinks to be had. Gluten free options are available and are conviniently labeled on the menu as "GF". We opted for the Mexican Lettuce Wraps and the Shepard's Pie. From a service standpoint it was pretty good. Kid friendly and high chairs available which were very clean I would like to point out. Appetizers came late, took about 25 minutes from time of order and waitress definitely avoided our table the entire time. Main course came by around 10 minutes after that. But service was as expected from a chain restaurant like this. The vast options on the menu and low calorie and gluten free options plus the ambiance of a large open restaurant balance out the average service and "big box" persona. 3 star.