Why does the Cheesecake Factory gotta have yuppie prices?

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edited October 2008 in All Encompassing Trip
The banana cream cheesecake is the bomb
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  • MyHandsBound
    MyHandsBound Posts: 698
    shrimp scampi..........mmmmmm...mmmmmm....mmmmmmm I'd spend $17 anytime
  • Left Porch
    Left Porch Posts: 846
    They have a really good burrito there. It's like 2 feet long, fucking amazing.
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  • norm
    norm Posts: 31,146
    avocado eggrolls.....you'll thank me later ;):)
  • DrHeidi41
    DrHeidi41 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.
  • CHANGEinWAVES
    CHANGEinWAVES 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 Porch
    Left 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!)

    What did you get to eat?
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  • CHANGEinWAVES
    CHANGEinWAVES 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 Summer
    Indian Summer Posts: 2,296
    they have yuppie prices, because its a yuppie "restaurant"
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  • mickeyrat
    mickeyrat Posts: 45,624
    Indian Summer wrote:
    they have yuppie prices, because its a yuppie "restaurant"
    DAMN I waited too LONG!!!!
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  • CServant
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    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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  • decides2dream
    decides2dream 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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  • angie76
    angie76 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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  • Stelly
    Stelly 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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  • comebackwoman
    comebackwoman 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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  • angie76
    angie76 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 Champ
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    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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  • Motown322
    Motown322 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.
  • angie76
    angie76 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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  • blondieblue227
    blondieblue227 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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  • CHANGEinWAVES
    CHANGEinWAVES 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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