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Why does the Cheesecake Factory gotta have yuppie prices?

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The banana cream cheesecake is the bomb
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  • MyHandsBoundMyHandsBound Posts: 698
    shrimp scampi..........mmmmmm...mmmmmm....mmmmmmm I'd spend $17 anytime
  • Left PorchLeft Porch Posts: 846
    They have a really good burrito there. It's like 2 feet long, fucking amazing.
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  • normnorm Posts: 31,146
    avocado eggrolls.....you'll thank me later ;):)
  • DrHeidi41DrHeidi41 Posts: 106
    Is it weird that, despite how much I love cheesecake, Cheesecake Factory cheesecake grosses me out? I can only eat the regular cheesecake with a little bit of raspberry sauce on it. The highly flavored ones make me shudder, haha.
  • CHANGEinWAVESCHANGEinWAVES Posts: 10,169
    true story:
    after 2 months of marriage counseling...my now soon to be ex husband came over and asked for a divorce, THEN took me out to eat at the Cheesecake Factory for dinner after I stopped hysterically crying. I think I agreed to go cause I was in shock still... I haven't been back since. That might have been the weirdest day of my life. *divorce request, dinner, coffee, shopping, and a movie:eek: now that's a WTF kinda day! (only sex could of made it weirder!)
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  • Left PorchLeft Porch Posts: 846
    CHANGEinWAVES wrote:
    true story:
    after 2 months of marriage counseling...my now soon to be ex husband came over and asked for a divorce, THEN took me out to eat at the Cheesecake Factory for dinner after I stopped hysterically crying. I think I agreed to go cause I was in shock still... I haven't been back since. That might have been the weirdest day of my life. *divorce request, dinner, coffee, shopping, and a movie:eek: now that's a WTF kinda day! (only sex could of made it weirder!)

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  • CHANGEinWAVESCHANGEinWAVES Posts: 10,169
    Left Porch wrote:
    What did you get to eat?
    I got the Thai lettuce wraps...but I think I just sat there looking at them...I didn't eat for a month basically after that!
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  • Indian SummerIndian Summer Posts: 2,296
    they have yuppie prices, because its a yuppie "restaurant"
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  • mickeyratmickeyrat Posts: 41,991
    Indian Summer wrote:
    they have yuppie prices, because its a yuppie "restaurant"
    DAMN I waited too LONG!!!!
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  • CServantCServant DCO Posts: 1,182
    CHANGEinWAVES wrote:
    true story:
    after 2 months of marriage counseling...my now soon to be ex husband came over and asked for a divorce, THEN took me out to eat at the Cheesecake Factory for dinner after I stopped hysterically crying. I think I agreed to go cause I was in shock still... I haven't been back since. That might have been the weirdest day of my life. *divorce request, dinner, coffee, shopping, and a movie:eek: now that's a WTF kinda day! (only sex could of made it weirder!)

    Now that's a different way to call it off! I'm use to the ol' "It's not you, it's me..." speech. Never got dinner out of that deal!
    It sounds like he was trying to let you down easy, if there is such way...
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  • decides2dreamdecides2dream Posts: 14,977
    Indian Summer wrote:
    they have yuppie prices, because its a yuppie "restaurant"




    exactly.


    their thai lettuce wraps are fantastic though!
    and their cheesecake is unreal! their seasonal pumpkin cheesecake.....YUMMM! hubby and i *just* got some over the weekend, soooo good!



    cutback - i shall make a note of that for the future. ;) we really don't go there much. i think i've eaten there 3-5 times at most. before i tried their lettuce wraps, sure, had decent food each time...but nothing that 'wowe'd me. i usually am a repeat customer to restaurants that have at least 1-2 dishes that wow me. so yea, we'd occasionally stop by when the mood for takeout cheesecake struck. :p


    and yes, they do have yuppie prices for their menu.
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  • angie76angie76 Posts: 646
    yeah they are kind of pricey but damn that cheesecake is out of this world. I love the raspberry truffle..I think that's what it is.
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  • StellyStelly Posts: 170
    I really don't think it's that expensive, considering what you get. Sure, it's more expensive than the middle of the road chains (Friday's, Applebees, etc.), but the food is better, the restaurants are nicer, and the portions you get are HUGE. When my wife and I go we usually split an appetizer, and one of their dinner salads. The 2 of us cannot finish the salad! We end up with a second meal out of it.

    The most outrageously priced items on their menu is the damn cheesecake!
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  • comebackwomancomebackwoman Posts: 7,271
    CHANGEinWAVES wrote:
    true story:
    after 2 months of marriage counseling...my now soon to be ex husband came over and asked for a divorce, THEN took me out to eat at the Cheesecake Factory for dinner after I stopped hysterically crying. I think I agreed to go cause I was in shock still... I haven't been back since. That might have been the weirdest day of my life. *divorce request, dinner, coffee, shopping, and a movie:eek: now that's a WTF kinda day! (only sex could of made it weirder!)
    My ex and I ended our marriage over the course of several dinners at the Cheesecake Factory. I wonder what it is about that place :confused: They saw me cry so many times, I don't think I'm allowed back. Which is a shame, because I loooove craig's crazy carrot cake cheesecake - mmmmmmmmmmm :)
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  • angie76angie76 Posts: 646
    Stelly wrote:
    I really don't think it's that expensive, considering what you get. Sure, it's more expensive than the middle of the road chains (Friday's, Applebees, etc.), but the food is better, the restaurants are nicer, and the portions you get are HUGE. When my wife and I go we usually split an appetizer, and one of their dinner salads. The 2 of us cannot finish the salad! We end up with a second meal out of it.

    The most outrageously priced items on their menu is the damn cheesecake!

    I don't know..the food is just okay. The best thing is the cheescake. The one by me has shitty service too. I rather go to Friday's or Chilis.
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  • The ChampThe Champ Posts: 4,063
    MyHandsBound wrote:
    shrimp scampi..........mmmmmm...mmmmmm....mmmmmmm I'd spend $17 anytime

    That's my favorite as well!! The calamari is kick ass too..
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  • Motown322Motown322 Posts: 465
    angie76 wrote:
    I don't know..the food is just okay.

    Right. It falls into my theory of "the more extensive the menu is, the more underwhelming the food is".

    Can't be everything to everyone. They should stick with the desserts and be done with it.
  • angie76angie76 Posts: 646
    Motown322 wrote:
    Right. It falls into my theory of "the more extensive the menu is, the more underwhelming the food is".

    Can't be everything to everyone. They should stick with the desserts and be done with it.

    exactly..sometimes I just go there for the cheescake anyway
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  • blondieblue227blondieblue227 Va, USA Posts: 4,509
    last time i was there the food sucked and at those prices i'm not going back.
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  • CHANGEinWAVESCHANGEinWAVES Posts: 10,169
    comebackgirl wrote:
    My ex and I ended our marriage over the course of several dinners at the Cheesecake Factory. I wonder what it is about that place :confused: They saw me cry so many times, I don't think I'm allowed back. Which is a shame, because I loooove craig's crazy carrot cake cheesecake - mmmmmmmmmmm :)
    Yeah i think the waiter wondered WHAT the HELL was going on...each time he came over i was crying and didn't eat anything.... I'm sure he thought I was crazy...
    I wonder if it was the one at KOP for u too??
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  • decides2dreamdecides2dream Posts: 14,977
    this place is pure evil. :p


    after this thread yesterday i soooo got in the mood for their thai lettuce wraps. on the way home, asked hubby if he wanted to go.....he is sick, so a no-go. :( so then, i called my mom and she and i are going there tonight. :) haha. definitely having my lettuce wraps, and probably as per cutback's suggestion, trying those avocado egg rolls. may bring home a slice of cheesecake for the ill hubby. :D



    btw - isn't it amazing how much utter shite, both good and bad, goes down in restaurants? :p
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  • comebackwomancomebackwoman Posts: 7,271
    CHANGEinWAVES wrote:
    Yeah i think the waiter wondered WHAT the HELL was going on...each time he came over i was crying and didn't eat anything.... I'm sure he thought I was crazy...
    I wonder if it was the one at KOP for u too??
    oh I kept eating - even amongst the tears :o:p Nope - it was the one in Cherry Hill. haha imagine if it was the same one and the same waiter :p
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  • stickfig13stickfig13 Posts: 1,532
    What exactly are yuppie prices?

    Does McDonalds have "Bum" prices?

    Subway "Hippie" prices?

    Applebees "Liberal" prices?

    Outback "Conservative" prices?

    Dennys "White Trash" prices?
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  • TrixieCatTrixieCat Posts: 5,756
    I have never been there.
    I have a weird issue about eating at places with weird names, especially chain restaurants.
    The Cheesecake Factory. Ok, I don't care too much for any cheesecake besides Junior's in Bkln and the place down the street from me. Also, the whole place is named for cheesecake. I would never think they had good food.
    Also, the Macaroni Grill. WtH is that? I have never gone there. It just doesn't make sense. Macaroni and grill don't go together. :confused:
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  • decides2dreamdecides2dream Posts: 14,977
    Motown322 wrote:
    Right. It falls into my theory of "the more extensive the menu is, the more underwhelming the food is".

    Can't be everything to everyone. They should stick with the desserts and be done with it.


    very true!
    it seems to me this is the case with most chain restuarants. i mean really, how great a meal do you expect to get from a restuarant usually located in or near a MALL, with outlets all over the country? :p i think they try and appeal to all, and it works to a certain extent b/c many people really don't like too many foods, and many people have no clue what 'real' ethnic foods taste like. that said, i've had hit or miss experiences with cheesecake factory and other chains, and i have hit up a few b/c sure...sometimes at the mall you decide to grab a bite. genius eh? ;) i do find some of these restaurants DO get a few dishes *just right*...and make it worthwhile. such as the lettuce wraps, they really ARE that good! and sure...the cheesecake is unreal. and i know what great cheesecake tastes like, and my own mom makes some kick-ass cheesecake. i also like pf changs, and neither of these places 'feel' like chains as most chain places due...perhaps due to their yuppiness. :D hahaha. seeing how unbelievably crowded these places are, and admittedly a lot of the chains with not-so-great food...they must be doing something right, and sure...most people must have low standards. :p
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  • angie76angie76 Posts: 646
    TrixieCat wrote:
    I have never been there.
    I have a weird issue about eating at places with weird names, especially chain restaurants.
    The Cheesecake Factory. Ok, I don't care too much for any cheesecake besides Junior's in Bkln and the place down the street from me. Also, the whole place is named for cheesecake. I would never think they had good food.
    Also, the Macaroni Grill. WtH is that? I have never gone there. It just doesn't make sense. Macaroni and grill don't go together. :confused:

    The food is just okay but the cheesecake is awesome. You should try it at least one time :).

    I never went to the Macaroni Grill either. lol..you have a point, I guess the name doesn't make sense.
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  • mickeyratmickeyrat Posts: 41,991
    well I won't eat at the one here because the Manager called my work looking for a CERTAIN cream cheese that I know we've never carried. if we did it was as a fill in only, one time deal.Insulting my intelligence and basically calling me a liar.
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  • decides2dreamdecides2dream Posts: 14,977
    angie76 wrote:
    The food is just okay but the cheesecake is awesome. You should try it at least one time :).

    I never went to the Macaroni Grill either. lol..you have a point, I guess the name doesn't make sense.



    what i don't understand, and my husband and i continually laugh about it...sure, while scratching our heads over it is: people who travel to new places, and then go and eat at the exact same chain restaurants as they have at home.


    :confused:


    honestly, i do know the 'whys' of it...i just don't understand it. why bother to travel if not to experience the food, customs, atmosphere, etc? eh well....some only like to check out the theme-park attractions and be 'safe'...but yea. sure, chain restaurants are ok, sometimes good....when you are in the mood for something particular that they actually make well, when you need a quick bite at the mall, when you meet up with a group with diverse and/or unadventurous food tastes, etc. there's a time and place for anything, but yea...i fi go travel, no way would i be eating in chain restaurants! :p
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  • TrixieCatTrixieCat Posts: 5,756
    decides2dream wrote:
    what i don't understand, and my husband and i continually laugh about it...sure, while scratching our heads over it is: people who travel to new places, and then go and eat at the exact same chain restaurants as they have at home.


    :confused:


    honestly, i do know the 'whys' of it...i just don't understand it. why bother to travel if not to experience the food, customs, atmosphere, etc? eh well....some only like to check out the theme-park attractions and be 'safe'...but yea. sure, chain restaurants are ok, sometimes good....when you are in the mood for something particular that they actually make well, when you need a quick bite at the mall, when you meet up with a group with diverse and/or unadventurous food tastes, etc. there's a time and place for anything, but yea...i fi go travel, no way would i be eating in chain restaurants! :p
    I have reached a mental understanding with those kinds of people. I think they are just more comfortable. Does that make sense? I don't really like to go to a new or different gas station. Can't explain. I am just used to feeling so confused by how the pumps work. I have a fear of not knowing how to use the pump. :o
    I think people are used to something and knowing that they are familiar with the place and the menu, it makes them feel more comfortable in their skin and in their surroundings.
    Or I could be full of shit. lol

    edited to add that I never go to a familiar place to eat if I can help it. :)
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  • decides2dreamdecides2dream Posts: 14,977
    the accidental tourist explains it beautifully...


    however, it still makes no 'sense.'



    and i LOVE to go to my fave, local, familar restaurants. we're kinda like norm from cheers in a couple places :p...been going for years. i have certain placesi go for FAVE particular dishes. i also LOVE trying new places....it's all about balance. :)
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