afactoryexperience. the cheesecake factory
when i first got out of my car in the parking lot, i could already tell that the restaurant was going to be full. the parking lot wasn’t exemplary, but then again, the cheesecakefactorydoes share it with the rest of the mall so i wasn’t too surprised. when i first walked in, i was glad i had made reservations, because there seemed to be a lot of people waiting to be seated. the interior of the restaurant was very clean and modern. i then took a look at the menu, although it was well-organized, i felt that it was overwhelming, and the restaurant couldn’t really be categorized as a type of food because of so many different dishes. i ended up settling on a virgin piña colada, and the petite filet mignon. the pi colada was actually pretty good, a bit too much coconut flavor. the filet mignon was cooked perfectly, well done, like i ordered. it came with vegetables which were also as delicious as the steak itself. although the food was very satisfying, it was steaming hot when i first got it so i had to wait a while before i could begin eating. also, the portion for a so called “petite” dish was definitely overwhelming, so much that i could only eat a little over half of the meal. the ambience was great, as the light was dimmed. the background music also consisted of some of my favorite top 40 songs which made me exultant. as for the service provided by the hostess and waitress, it was decent. when we had first arrived there was no hostess at the entrance to look up our reservation, so we did have to stand there for a while, not to mention the fact that she wasn’t very bright so finding the reservation wasn’t as quick as it should be. on the other hand, the waitress was very nice and polite, she took our drink order and returned in literally like 2 minutes to promptly take our meal order. when she brought us our order, it was perfectly on point as it had been ordered. the pina colada with no whipped cream and the well done filet with a crispy crust. overall eating at the cheesecakefactorywas a great experience and i would definitely return.
food: *****
service:***
atmosphere: ****
overall: ****