The Cheesecake Factory

The server accidentally spilled a drink on the table, brought out a raw hamburger, and the avocados were brown instead of the expected bright green. The manager didn't do much to address these problems. I would not recommend this restaurant.

Factory Turkey Burger juicy and delicious with side salad (with vinaigrette. Perfect.

After a long day, I decided to visit the Cheesecake Factory. To be honest, this isn't my first time there, but for some strange reason, they were out of several appetizers. My husband opted for a hot fudge sundae since it was scorching hot in Iowa, and who wouldn't want to indulge in ice cream? I chose the lunch special fettuccine Alfredo but substituted it with Louisiana chicken. While the pasta was decent, I was disappointed with the chicken, which I wished had more flavor. However, we ordered the chicken taquitos, and those were consistently delicious. The restaurant is located near the mall, providing plenty of parking. Our server, Mary, was fantastic—she was incredibly sweet and regularly checked on us.

Cheesecake Factory is normally good and our waiter was trying his best, but slow service, out of many items (normal ice tea and even ice! made dinner a trying experience. We will try again the next time we come through town in our travels, but tonight was a huge miss!

Had a $25 gift card, so I took my daughter and granddaughter to lunch. Even with the gift card and my granddaughter ordering from the kid's menu, I had to shell out a lot to make up the total. I ordered from the lite menu, and they aren't kidding when they say lite. It was a flauta, as in one tortilla stuffed with chicken, cut into 4 pieces, and decorated rather nicely so you don't notice how little actual food is on the tiny plate. That's not lunch, folks, that's a snack. I would have been left somewhat hungry, but my daughter and I split a piece of the supposedly low carb cheesecake, that I found out later really wasn't. It was tasty and filling and, again, pricey. It took a long time to get our drinks, longer to order and then longer to get our food. I think my food sat for a bit before it was brought to our table, because it was just warm, not hot. The server was very nice, but she must have had too many tables or something because everything took so long. The place was packed, so obviously a lot of people enjoy eating there. I'll pass.