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Link to interview with interior decorator: https://www.eater.com/2017/6/21/15835074/cheesecake-factory-interior-design
He also has a video game coming out soon: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Mq6TnHmnw9c
I do not know this guy, but I do know The Cheesecake Factory.
May I suggest the chicken piccata?
prepboomer
Yup, it’s a wacky decor alright. The “Prairie Bread” is good, tho. Esp hot from the oven. And the “Comfort Food” is excellent.
BitterJive
I once ordered a sandwich on frybread called "The Navajo," which I'm pretty sure was an affront to every Native American culture ever.
HereticsAllOfYou
It's everything a basic bitch could want to feel like she's at somewhere special.
HelloToe
Fun fact: the only thing The Cheesecake Factory doesn't make fresh in the store? The cheesecakes. They're shipped in from 1 of 2 factories.
ironbatsuperspiderman
Is this the same restaurant that fired Brad's wife on his birthday?
MrUnFunKyle
I love this
PinkBelly
That place gave me food poisoning once. I pooped my pants in an airport which was somehow worse that anywhere else.
Khrome
NodYourHeadToThis
Used to work for *CCF. In one of the ceiling murals in each store is the store number artistically included within the mural. Truth.
Gayforbae
Is it the same ceiling mural tho?
NodYourHeadToThis
Designs vary by location and the number isn't always over the central dining room.
CNNBRFIINF
It’s gaudy but it’s actually pretty good food (huge portions, huge selection so anyone can find something to enjoy). Their cheesecake is YUM
CNNBRFIINF
I have 3 favorite entrees and 3 favorite cheesecakes that I rotate through so I don’t even bother with their book-sized menu anymore
zamielvanweber
I hated TCF. It was expensive, generic, and mediocre. Never going back TBH.
ajason
i like how the menus also have ads for stores in the mall or surrounding areas. its crazy
littlegingerone
Essentially how america looks...
EatinButtsAndBustinNuts
COME GET YA MANS
SomethingSomethingTraLaLa
So, what you're saying is Chessecake Factory is the Trump of restaurants. Unchecked flash, no substance, and took much makes you sick.
WellWellWellLookWhoItIs
"Wealth run wild...an obsession with appearance of luxury..." Sounds like the Trump of restaurants to me.
snipekill1997
Not quite, their food tastes good. Meanwhile Trump's ... https://static.deathandtaxesmag.com/uploads/2015/12/trumpreviews-640x400.jpg
d0o0o0d
Trump's aesthetics are basically '80s boom'. Cheesecake Factory seems more '90s dotcom bubble' to me.
SomethingSomethingTraLaLa
The first 4-5 years of the 90s were still the the 80s, if we're honest.
lesterlipshitzm
Sorry. Food had no taste. Tables too close together. Very expensive. And the noise level was like a 757 at takeoff power.
ResoluteDuck
I feel like sometimes people think way too hard about stupid shit.
myr14d
Architecturally the Chesscake factory is what happens when you let players in an MMO design their own housing.
Counterfit
It's like a MySpace page in 3D
JustSayingYouHaventSeenMeAndBatmanInTheSameRoomBefore
Past experience with DAoC and FFXIV have shown me the accuracy of this statement.
BluePaladin42
Honestly, at least it isn't boring. It's insane, but I would rather effort for insanity, than lazy boring-ness.
aselleus
I thought their food was always terrible. They have way too many menu items that make it impossible to specialize in anything.
d0o0o0d
There are plenty of things to criticize about the chain, but the food is generally decent-to-good.
aselleus
I mean, the cheesecake was really good. But for me personally I thought their food was ok *shrug*
shimmernshine
Chef David Chang (Momofuku) says it's his favorite place to eat. "They consistently make more people happy than any other restaurant."
briham
I've always wanted to go to the Cheesecake Factory. I imagine it's like Las Vegas: shallow, tacky, fake, excessive, but somehow charming.
eadanke
It's just a long list of nearly fulfilled desires. It will give your soul blueballs
ChunningTantum
Is that the TCF in vegas premium outlets or do they all look the same? I've only been to just the one
sarahsaurroar
Soon as I read 'particle board' I sang 'particle man! particle man' before I knew what I was doing.
GreetingsTimTheEnchanter
What's he like? It's not important.
fartharder
Doing the things that a particle can.
talkimgurtome
DUDE! I heard this song as a kid ONCE and ever since the tune pops into my head occasionally but I could never figure out what it was
KarenFromBehind
They Might Be Giants. It was in an episode of Tiny Toons I think for some reason.
sarahsaurroar
That's actually where I first heard it. That and Istanbul Not Constaniople' Tiny Toons was AWESOME.
AndrewNevoraski
Is he a dot or is he a speck? When he's under water does he get wet?
sf111
As someone who studied a little about postmodernism, this is awesome. The disorientation, eclecticism, appropriation.. it's all there.
skirmisher24
Modernists fought tooth and nail to get rid of decorative appropriation, then Robert Venturi busts through the door shouting "VEGAS BABY!!!"
Gayforbae
QuietScreaming
Have you not already lost it
ManOfIce
"Appropriation" oh lort
Mugz
"Appropriation" leaves a bad taste in the mouth since tumblr ironically appropriated it, but it's 1/2
Mugz
pretty apt when you look at white exoticism as a design philosophy. Cafes full of eclectic foreign bullshit that looked cool on pinterest.
Gayforbae
Why does it matter if it looked cool?
Mugz
I think "It looked cool" is the best reason to randomly nick shit from other cultures. It only really rustles my jimmies when hippie 1/2
ilgar
And that's why postmodern architecture was dead before the turn of the century
soulmercenary
If I owned a whorehouse I’d name it the Cheesecake Factory and copy their decor.
fartharder
soulmercenary
And I would “copy” their menu as well.. wink - wink
IW42
I don't think I want to know what the "Mac and Cheese Burger" is in your world.
joboo
Sleazecake Factory
BitterSwedeLP
Fucktory
ASolitudeGuard
Sleazecuck Fucktory
abundantbadgers
This is the best ad for TCF I've ever seen! SOLD!
Rotflol
Im in bro! Huge portions of comfort food. It truly is the best america has to offer.
Qualtagh
Yeah, I suddenly want to go.
getridofTheSeaword
I agree, I was avoiding it because it’s so “American consumer/Costco/Prom night destination”, and now I want to go to observe the 1
getridofTheSeaword
Ridiculousness an over the top absurd cheapness of it all.
BluePaladin42
It's so over the top it's actually kinda fun. I think that is it's charm.
Gayforbae
I read it entirely in the voice of Billy Eichner/Craig Middlebrooks, from parks and rec, during one of his meltdowns.
FragileReality
I never found the appeal, and then I went, and i still couldn’t find it.
abundantbadgers
Lots of decent food of different styles. And decent cheesecake.
FragileReality
I’ll admit firsthand that I am biased for small, local joints, so there’s that.
RisingPhoenix92
Dude I just wanted Cheesecake and to have my parking slip validated for a $5 slice in the middle of the city
Myfirstgirlfriendturnedintothemoon
Cheese cake factory cheese cake is not $5. It's EXPENSIVE
RisingPhoenix92
Dude Im sorry about your girlfriend but I just double checked their menu. 6.95 for a slice of just a normal cheesecake.
Myfirstgirlfriendturnedintothemoon
thanks man, but who gets normal cheesecake?
napsmear
TCF is my go-to whenever i have an urge for 3,200 calories in a single sitting.
ThatTransformersDude
I mean they're one of those places you can order whatever you want and they don't disappoint.
Imthedroidyouwerelookingfor
SparklingCockWaffle
Forgot what its called, maybe Monte cristo(?) Brunch sandwich is amazing. Place is overpriced though
OhMyGodTheyKilledBrianYouBastards
#mylifeisacheatday
Ryebread91
3200? That must not be counting the cheesecake. I've gotten aps that have 1200.
Sashi55
It took me until reading your comment that tfc actually stands for the cheesecake factory and isn't just scrambled letters. Thanks, i guess
shadowex3
My brain keeps autocorrecting to TFC. That's what happens when you spent 10 years playing Team Fortress Classic.
IW42
I mean, it is when you write it.
Counterfit
3200? Pff, try the cheese fries at Outback. Over 3000 in a single *dish*
SomethingsShadow
Taco Bell's salad used to be 3200
Dociousaliexpilisticfragicalirepus
D:
zsufolt
i read that as "in a single shitting."
JudgementalMan
And it still works
jmuije
I have never met a soul who could pass a Cheesecake Factory meal in a single shitting.
IUpvoteScience
I thought the second paragraph was about Trump for a second
basicwhitelich
TCF and trump tower obviously have the same decorator
Gayforbae
I mean..... If the shoe fits....
ohnoyoudid
Exactly what I thought! "hmmm sounds familiar... TRUMP!"
TheSuperJay
Trump is basically a Cheesecake Factory personified, so it fits. Gaudy excess, *appearance* of wealth/luxury, but still cheap and shitty.
BlackMask686
Basically is
Tunisia
There is no chance he could use half those words in a sentence.
BreastInspector
Wish I could find a more concise clip, but start at 2min 50sec - https://youtu.be/1ZAPwfrtAFY
BreastInspector
Until at least the 5 minute mark... But it all is super funny and scary, so you might as well watch the whole thing
SteveMND
The shorter sub-segment at 3:11 is one of my favorites. But remember:
BreastInspector
And the best memory... Unless it's about something he or someone associated with him did that is shameful.
botlaw
Are you the type of person where trump permeates every aspect of your life?
Klingon00
Trump lives rent free. I'd love to see the psychological study on why Trump is sexualized by the very people who claim to hate him.
IUpvoteScience
No, it's just so easy to make jokes about him. Don't take it too hard though, it's not a dick.
Ronelyn
Speak for yourself. I'm transgender. Turning on the radio in the morning now is a fuckin' adventure.
rabbiebabbie
Heyoooo
VelociraptorStalin
Man that menu makes no sense. There are 44 different "specialty" menu items. Chinese, Italian, American, and Mexican dishes all in one place
WorkerLurker
I hate their giant meatballs? Waiter pull your pants back up, geese.
IstoppedlikingmyusernameSoIchangedIt
MFW I saw that menu...
xBrightEyed
I believe there’s also 200+ menu items, if I’m not mistaken. It’s unreal.
gforce1616
distances
Never eat in a place that serves multiple cuisines
Begotten
When Babu tried this format on Seinfeld the business went under in a week
Snarknado
Or Dave with Pangea on Happy Endings
VigorousButtstuff
I once went to a TGI Friday's as a child with family. They served Chocolate Mint, Mint Chocolate, and Mint Chocolate Chip icecream.
Counterfit
Chocolate mint is probably chocolate ice cream with mint flavoring, or mint creme like a York patty. But then, so could Mint chocolate.
Counterfit
Mint chocolate chip, OTOH, is pretty well established as mint ice cream with chocolate pieces
VigorousButtstuff
And no, the clerk had no idea why they were all different things.
LubeIsFlamable
It does, and damn, I've been to that exact location before
HD2composer
Tell us where so we can join you. Imgur TCF gathering.
TheUpdootist
The weirdest thing is: I make sure to get something different everytime I go. It has never been terrible for me. It doesnt even make sense 1
TheUpdootist
I stay away from crazy shit, but still. I have no idea what sort of magic they perform to be so consistent with a goddamn novel menu. 2
TheUpdootist
Everything is at least okay when in reality the cooks should be like "What the fuck is happening, I just cooked a fucking chile relleno 3
TheUpdootist
And now I'm cooking a hamburger with fucking mac and cheese nuggets on it." That place is whack. 4
darkdragonempress
They probably have cooks that do specific menus or something.
FBKatB3TAdotcom
Gordon Ramsey would shit his lungs out with that menu.
EroticWalrus
I said this very same thing long before I made it to the menu segment. He'd have puked bricks over the decor alone.
michonnedisapproves
Are you hiding the fucking lamb sauce
devilsgolfcourse
Oh yes he would. I would love to see their food costs with having so many completely different things on the menu. They can't reuse much...
Cheetothieves
Like a up-classed Golden Corral!
ThatOneFriendWhoTriesTooHard
willi828
Without the class
thepurpletwitch
Mid-classed?
Counterfit
From what I've heard about Golden Corral, there's a pretty wide gulf between it and TCF
TwokN
Up. I lived in a place for a while where the locals honestly thought of Olive Garden as high dining. Perspective is an absolute whore.
thepurpletwitch
Oh dear. Oh no no no. You poor thing, you need to taste good tomato sauce at least once in your life
TwokN
Oh dear gods no, I moved there to escape my life for a while, I'm back in reality now.