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| - This is my first review and it might as well be on the ever-so-hyped Cheesecake Factory that just newly opened up in Toronto. We got there at 5pm on a Wednesday and were lucky enough to get seated just before falling victim to the infamous wait time..noice!
I love the physical appeal of the restaurant inside; it almost makes me feel like something out of Alice in Wonderland. The establishment does a great job of taking warm colours and still managing to create a cool-dim and relaxed atmosphere.
Our Order:
Bang-Bang Chicken and Shrimp
Supposed to be a spicy Thai curry dish with flavours of peanut and coconut on a bed of rice. I'm a lover of sweet-savoury but what we got was way too sweet and coconutty. Couldn't tell there was even curry because it wasn't spicy at all and we found a couple un-dissolved jelly like chunks of something that was giving the dish it's overwhelming sweet taste. Desert was supposed to be cheesecake, not this.
Cajun Jambalaya Pasta
Ordered this based the pictures, sautéed chicken and shrimp, with onions, tomato and peppers with spicy Cajun sauce on top of linguini. Unfortunately it looks better than it tastes, this dish seriously lacked some flavour. This had literally NO SPICE, it was topped with paprika and Cajun powder but it tasted so bland, even the tomatoes didn't stand out. I know what you're thinking, "brown guy saying it's lacking spice .. what else is new?" but oh no my friend you are mistaken. I actually prefer my spice level at mild so trust me when I say that your whitest friend's grandmother who grew up eating mashed potatoes and broccoli would say that this was a sad excuse for pasta sauce.
Oreo Dream Extreme Cheesecake
The signature classic go-to cheesecake, nuff said. At least the restaurant didn't screw up what they're famous for. Loved every bit of it, but it was so decadent that I was glad I was sharing it, less guilt in split calories!
Our server's name was Marc-Anthony who was actually a really cool guy. He told us he was new and actually asked us how our day was and had a great conversation throughout our time at TCF. His service really made up for the poor quality of food. The staff are generally very friendly here. I would come back for the desert but the food is definitely not worth the price tag. At the very least I'd come back with my own hot sauce because all they had as an excuse for seasoning was chilli flakes.
Food: 6.5/10
Desert: 10/10
Atmosphere: 9/10
Overall Value: 7/10
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