

American chain restaurant offering sizable portions from a vast menu including signature cheesecake
Address and Contact Information
Address: 2851 SW 35th Dr Suite 70, Gainesville, FL 32608
Phone: (352) 377-7572
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Reservations: thecheesecakefactory.com
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Reviews
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.
I’m going to start by saying, I know large parties can be a pain and my family can be kooky and somewhat distracted but I’ve never received such terrible service even considering the size of our group.
There seemed to be a disorganization from the beginning as we didn’t receive drinks until almost 30 minutes after our sitting. When placing orders, it was not orderly and I was skipped. Finally, after putting orders in and receiving meals, was when it was evident that there was something wrong behind the scene.
I ordered the spicy rigatoni without pancetta and add shrimp. When I got a few bites into my meal, I realized there was pork on my plate and I had eaten some. My brother ordered a burger that comes with grilled onion and there were none in sight. Other’s including my aunt ordered a meal that was listed as spicy but came without any kick to it. When hers was addressed, the waiter commented “maybe your tolerance is up today” which sounds insane and nervy as hell. Not a “can I get you some peppers or give you some extra sauce with more spice?”. My brother’s fix was a side of grilled onion that were FROZEN. Is this a prank? My meal was replaced and before being brought out, was confirmed with a manager that it was supposed to have NO pork and I was asked if I received the shrimp. I said YES that I received the shrimp because it came with the entree I had originally ordered as an addition but not realizing her question was if I placed it to the side SO the second attempt came with NO shrimp. I placed the original shrimp to the side because it cost 8.50 for FOUR pieces and thought that someone can eat it. She should have asked about the shrimp I placed to the side OR just brought the shrimp out with the entree how it was intended to come out originally if she was avoiding any confrontation..especially after telling her I don’t eat pork for religious reasons. I was not able to eat this shrimp because it was touching the pork… (also, was brought a bowl of shrimp to go with my new entree that I’m almost 100% certain weren’t the “correct” shrimp because it looked smaller like for the fried kind and not the bigger shrimp that originally came out with tails).
After these issues, what made me more upset was that I felt perceived and eyeballed by the staff. They “checked” on my meal after I’m sure they were educated by the manager that it was not correct and just rolled their eyes. I mean, I felt completely judged.
I haven’t eaten pork in 5 years and I’m writing this 7 hours later because I’m so distraught and cannot get over this event.
My mother asked for a comp on our meals and was asked for the burger back in order to get comped. I get policies but quit being a robot and let’s take a step back here. This whole visit was more than 3 hours long, unintentionally, and he hadn’t eaten anything before this. So shocked.
The service I remember was supposed to take the reins and OFFER a compromise instead of waiting on the customers suggestion and then it backfiring making it look like we were attempting to hustle free food. Absolute MESS!!!
After eating bread, the appetizer, and having my drink, I really wasn’t that hungry anymore and simply asked to order a kids meal so I wouldn’t waste food. The waitress told me they would not allow it because it was “against policy.”
Honestly, that was surprising and disappointing. Our table had already spent a good amount of money, and it seemed unnecessary to refuse selling a simple kids meal. If I had called in a to-go order, they likely would have sold it to me without hesitation.
It just didn’t make sense. Many people try not to waste food, and sometimes a smaller portion is all someone wants. It seems like an odd hill for a restaurant to stand on, especially when it could leave a customer walking away feeling frustrated over something so small.
Overall, the experience left me wondering why a restaurant would risk a negative review over something as simple as allowing a customer to purchase a kids meal.
However, the wait time was extremely long. We were quoted an hour and a half for a party of 9 adults. While we understand larger parties may require more time, the wait felt excessive. Once we were finally seated, we made it easy for our server by having all of our drink and food orders ready, hoping to help move things along.
One suggestion I would offer is for the website to provide more reservation options for parties larger than 6. It would also be helpful if additional staff were scheduled to better accommodate larger groups, especially during busy times.
Overall, the food and service from our waiter were great, but the long wait time was very upsetting and something that definitely needs improvement.