Anonymous wrote:OP, glad you enjoyed and I don’t think you sound like a jerk at all.

Thank you on both counts!

Anonymous wrote:Give the gift card to a teacher or a daycare worker, a crossing guard, or leave it with a note for your mail carrier. Turn your derision into something really nice for someone else.

+1. It’s really gross to read threads like this during the holidays, when people who work hard but don’t have a lot of money would truly enjoy a meal or two at the Cheesecake Factory or a similar restaurant.

I am truly grateful that I grew up at a time and in a place that will always make me genuinely grateful for what I have, and never entitled or snobby. When I think about how one of our former daycare workers always listed Cheesecake Factory as her favorite restaurant, and cried when we gave her a generous gift card there, and sent us a picture of how she treated her mom there for Mother’s Day…that warms my heart, and DCUM just floors me sometimes.

Anonymous wrote:The Santa Fe salad is one of my all time favorite feel good meals. Thanks for the reminder— I haven’t had one in years! Now have a new year’s resolution.

Also a huge fan of the Santa Fe salad.

The Santa Fe salad is one of my all time favorite feel good meals. Thanks for the reminder— I haven’t had one in years! Now have a new year’s resolution.

I love their cheesecake.

OP, glad you enjoyed and I don’t think you sound like a jerk at all.

Anonymous wrote:I would save the gift card and get cheesecake to go once a month for the whole year.

Oh maybe this is what I should have done…

Thanks again for your input. I ordered takeout of the dishes many of you recommended and for some reason this whole experience was just so fun to me! I loved all the food. I still cannot fathom how they stick so many calories into these dishes? Maybe I just eat way more calories than I realize on a day to day basis.

For those who said it’s great for picky eaters when traveling, I can definitely see how that’s the case and that’s what I will be doing post-pandemic.

Anonymous wrote:OP, also, you sound like such an entitled jerk.

Okay

OP, also, you sound like such an entitled jerk.

They have a "skinny" menu that has slimmed down versions of their regular dishes. Their food is not gourmet, but you get a lot for your money and it's great for kids. I like their egg roll appetizers, turkey burger, and of course the cheesecake.

I would save the gift card and get cheesecake to go once a month for the whole year.

I like their skinny menu!

Give the gift card to a teacher or a daycare worker, a crossing guard, or leave it with a note for your mail carrier. Turn your derision into something really nice for someone else.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:why you gotta fight with me at cheesecake, you know i love to go there

this a place with families that drive camrys

I'm here for this reference

and go to disney