The Cheesecake Factory

Cheesecake factory is kind of a guilty pleasure. They violate a lot of rules I have about restaurants, but they somehow pull it off. Their menu is too big, but most things are good if not great. There isn't any theme to their food, but somehow they pull it off. They are good for people with Celiacs or Gluten intolerance and their waiters seem be given training in helping people with allergy issues, so you don't have to worry when dining with large parties. In this last visit, I had just come from another restaurant, whose service was so bad I had to get up and leave. Despite being really busy our server was fantastic. He handled our order, knew everything on the menu, handled concerns in our party and was the epitome of perfect customer service. I think his name was Paul... I honestly feel bad not remembering. I went with the fish tacos because, I wanted something lighter, so I could have cheesecake. Unfortunately, they were, subpar to average. The tortillas tasted like they dunked the in cold oil and fish was flavorless without any sauce to brighten the flavor. Everyone else seem to enjoy their meals, so I will only ding a star for my meal. The cheesecake, was spot on, although I had to take it to go because the oiled tacos left a deep water horizon slick in my mouth.

Wait was an hour when they had plenty of tables and booths available inside on Memorial Day. I'm guessing they didn't schedule enough people for the Holiday? And then we ordered 3 Filet Mignons and mine looked almost like a flank steak while my wife and son's looked like Filets. The waiter apologized and took care of it and said dessert was on him as consolation. We said we can't eat gluten or sugar so he said they have a gluten free Cheesecake. He brought it out for us to share and it was delicious and super decadent, come to find out HE LIED TO US as it was 1400 calories and nothing but SUGAR!! WE'RE NEVER COMING BACK!! NOT WORTH IT!!