Cuisines: Family Style, American, Take Out, Dessert
Alcohol: Full Bar
Price Range: Average
Salads, burgers, fresh fish and international specialties---you name it and The Cheesecake Factory's kitchen cooks it all reasonably well. Two dilemmas face every customer: what to choose from the massive menu---anything from jambalaya to steak Diane---and how to avoid overeating, as the portions are huge. Whatever you do, pace yourself so you can enjoy one of more than 30 varieties of cheesecake, which are as good as mass-production desserts get. It has become fashionable to discount the quality of this corporate, formula-driven chain, but we have to admit it does an impressive job at quality control, considering the menu offers about 300 options. This location inside the Sherman Oaks Galleria captures a large number of movie-goers and mall dwellers so, like at most every Cheesecake Factory, waiting for a table is part of the experience. Other locations.
