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    The Cheesecake Factory

    3.4 (320 reviews)
    Closed 10:00 am - 10:00 pm

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    THE CHEESECAKE FACTORY ATMOSPHERE

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    Moderate noise
    Happy hour specials
    Outdoor seating
    Good for groups

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    Fried Zucchini
    Vivian S.

    The Cheesecake Factory never disappoints. Huge menu, generous portions, and consistently good food make it a go-to for any craving. The atmosphere is lively, service is solid, and of course, the cheesecake is always worth it. A reliable spot when you want variety and value all in one place. We never hardly make it off the appetizer menu with the options.

    Side of Green Beans**
    Kerri G.

    Good time and fun experience at this relatively new restaurant. Our waitress gets a 20/10, her service was stellar and she was easy to talk to while at our table. The ambiance was vibrant and loud with fun music playing. The food was superb- the side order of green beans were crunchy not overcooked and with thin slivers of lemon rind. The ginger steak was the star of the night with the well seasoned meat that was perfectly cooked. The chicken and Parmesan was good paired with broccoli and fries for variation in textures. The cheesecake was phenomenal!!

    Crispy Chicken Costoletta
    Helen N.

    It's been forever since I've been to Cheesecake Factory, but after seeing a bunch of TikToks, I started craving it and went for dinner. I knew it would be busy, so I made a reservation and didn't have to wait long. Loved checking out all the cheesecakes in the display case. The space inside was way bigger than I expected, and I was really glad we got indoor seating since it was cold out. The menu is huge, so it took a minute to decide. Bread came out first and the brown bread is definitely the best. So soft and perfect with butter. We shared the fried mac and cheese balls, and they were delicious. Super crispy, hot inside, and the creamy marinara sauce was good even though it was more room temp. The portion was great too. I definitely filled up faster than planned after the bread and two mac and cheese balls. For my entrée, I got the crispy chicken costoletta and swapped the mashed potatoes for angel hair pasta with extra lemon sauce. The dish came out piping hot. The chicken was juicy and crispy, the lemon sauce was amazing on both the chicken and pasta, and the portion was huge. They forgot my asparagus at first, but it came out a few minutes later. It was honestly pretty plain on its own, but way better dipped in the lemon sauce. I ate about half the plate so I could still have dessert. For dessert, I got the Peach Perfect cheesecake. It had raspberry sauce on top and peach pieces throughout. So good and very peach-forward, which I loved. Tried my friend's celebration cheesecake too and hers was a little more frozen. Mine was super soft; I kinda wish it was a bit colder, but still delicious.

    Fried Macaroni and Cheese
    Alyana S.

    We came here on a Friday and it was about a 40 minute wait. We got in about 30 minutes. Overall our server was wonderful. We got the Mac and cheese bites and amazing! Then I got the chicken Madeira and I thought it was cooked well. They have a variety of cheesecakes you can take home too. Overall it was nice and clean.

    Gregg P.

    Had been a while since we've eaten here. Wife received a gift card for her birthday. Wife made online reservations for us after work. We got there early. Had a little bit of a wait even though there was seating. We order drinks and appetizers. The complimentary bread was ok. Drinks are a little over price, to be honest. Appetizers were good. We ordered our main course. My salmon was average. Wife ended up not finishing her steak. brought it home. Was your average dinner. The restaurant was very loud Had to talk a little bit loud to have a conversation. We ordered a couple pieces of cheesecake to bring home, They look a lot better than they tasted. Overall, basic dinner experience.

    Mayra B.

    The past few times I have gone to Cheesecake Factory I have been thoroughly been satisfied with my experience. Bread comes out pipping hot. I usually get the roadside sliders or the smokehouse bbq burger. This recent time I got the roadside sliders and the manager on duty came to us to apologize regarding the wait time for our food . Granted, we didn't complain or anything just waited patiently and felt like they were taking longer than usual but just stayed to ourselves. She let us know that our sliders turned out bigger in patty size and that it would be on the house. She asked us if that was ok and we didn't care we were just hungry and appreciative of her coming over to let us know. I didn't take a picture of the "sliders" , they were more like the French dip burger and realized they formed then a little bigger. We did not complain once and were presently surprised . Bill came out and it was $0. I wasn't expecting them to comp it . Truly such a nice gesture from the manager. We tipped the server well and she was so sweet with us the whole night. If you can, ask for Jessica M. , she had a great attitude even though it was such a busy Friday night and came by to check up on us periodically. Would 100 come back and give them my business again. Just fyi, photos I added were of previous visits and not the current one.

    We had the worst meal and experience at the one in Gainesville. Cassie the manager said she would make it right and take the nasty sour clam chowder and salads off or bill and She did not. She took 4.00 off each meal that we couldn't even eat and nothing off for the nasty chicken taquitoes. We had gone for lunch after a long drive to Shands Hospital for treatment and expected a nice meal like we had 2 weeks before, but this was not good at all... we were so hungry on our 2 hour drive home after that and had to stop at another restaurant to eat and that was less than 2 hours later... we won't go there again.

    Celebration cheesecake
    Brandi P.

    I came to Cheesecake factory a few months ago and had a really bad experience. I didn't want to come back. I asked my son where he wanted to go for his birthday lunch with just me and him and he said to my surprise The Cheesecake factory! I asked him why and he said the cheesecake of corse lol. I said okay and was prepared for not a great experience but I was happily wrong. I got the shepherds pie and it was delicious! My son got the kids cheeseburgers and this time he thought they were really good! He got his celebration cheesecake to go but he tried a bite before we left and he loved it! He also loved the bread that was warm this time not hard and cold like last time. The only sad part was he wanted something special because it was his birthday and I told the waiter a few times that it was and asked if they could sing him happy birthday but he said no. That made him sad. They didn't do anything for him to feel special on his special day so minus a star for that!

    Don't know what happened to this place, used yo be decent, the food was terrible, ordered a Filet Mignon and they served 2 pieces of burned thin steaks, saggy french fries who knows how many days ago they were prepared and stored, the service was awful, the waitress who took the order forgot about my drink, had to request it several times, a disaster, will never go there again

    Oreo Dream Extreme Cheesecake $11.95
    Emily Z.

    We went on Friday afternoon to celebrate my birthday, we sat at the bar while we waited for the rest of my party to get there for our reservation. We enjoyed they're happy hour at the bar, they had select drinks for $8.50 and I got a skinny style mojito, really good cocktail! We tried the buffalo blasts, roadside sliders and egg rolls. All were priced at $10 for happy hour.Everything was delicious, really enjoyed my birthday here!

    Egg roll sampler.
    David J.

    To celebrate my wife's birthday, we got everyone together at Cheesecake Factory in Gainesville. Even without reservations, we got a table for 8 right away. Even though we could have ordered brunch, everyone basically had lunch orders. Two salads, three Cubans, Evelyn's Favorite (pasta), steak tacos and a Thai chicken dish. Only got a few pictures. Our server, Luca, did a fantastic job and made the meal a great success. Having only eaten dinners at, it was nice to see how it looks in the daylight. Wasn't too loud, wasn't too crazy - great atmosphere.

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    Liz was great and had some amazing recommendations. Definitely the reason I had a great first experience thanks lizzz

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    slow but, mid food. this review needs to be 85 characters so I'm extending it your welcome.

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    Excellent food and service. You might have to wait a bit but it's worth it . Spicy chicken sandwich is a favorite with sweet potato fries.

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