The Cheesecake Factory is known for its extensive menu. With over 250 menu items, it can be challenging to choose the right dish. Most Americans have a hard time deciding between the Factor’s famed Fettuccine Alfredo and Four Cheese Pasta. And, who can blame them?
If you are one of the many anxious customers of the Cheesecake factory, this article about the best Cheesecake Factory dishes is for you.
Below are the top 22 Cheesecake Factory Dishes that you must try at least once. The list has been created after hours of taste-testing and research for you to have the culinary experience of your life.
Top 22 Cheesecake Factory Dishes
1. Hot Spinach and Cheese Dip
Menu Description: “Spinach, Artichoke Hearts, Shallots, Garlic and a Mixture of Cheeses. Served Bubbly Hot with Tortilla Chips and Salsa. Enough for Two.”
This dish will make you drool for more. Made of an ample amount of hot cheese and fresh spinach, this dish is a classic on the menu.
2. Pumpkin Cheesecake
Menu Description: “World Famous! Available From September.”
With a crispy crust, this seasonal slice is definitely going to remind you of the holidays. It is one of the best dishes on the menu. The consistent and creamy pumpkin flavor will remain with you long after you have eaten the cheesecake. It tastes similar to a pumpkin pie. In fact, you can replace your Thanksgiving pumpkin pie with this delicious pumpkin cheesecake.
3. Warm Crab and Artichoke Dip
Menu Description: “A Delicious Blend of Crab, Artichokes and Cheese Served Warm.”
This will easily become your favorite appetizer. Made from a delicious blend of cheese, crab, and artichokes, this dish has come straight from the Gods. Whether it is your weekend brunch or post-work happy hour, this dip on the side of the legendary and will make your day.
4. Buffalo Blasts
Menu Description: “Chicken, Cheese and Our Spicy Buffalo Sauce all Stuffed in a Spiced Wrapper and Fried until Crisp. Served with Celery Sticks and Blue Cheese Dressing.”
Buffalo Blasts is one of the best dishes encapsulating a wide range of snack flavors popular in American Bar, all in a single and deep-fried bite. It includes cheese, chicken, and spicy buffalo sauce stuffed in a spiced wrapper that is fried until it gets crisp. Many say that it is the central force of the culinary innovation of the restaurant and we agree.
5. Lemon Raspberry Cream Cheesecake
Menu Description: “Raspberry-Vanilla Cake, Creamy Lemon Cheesecake, Raspberry Lady Fingers and Lemon Mousse.”
The Lemon Raspberry Cream Cheesecake is creamy, smooth, refreshing, fruity, and everything else that you want your cheesecake to be. The lemon-flavored cheesecake and lemon mousse gives the dish just enough tartness. Thanks to the raspberry flavor, there is a lightness to the dish that makes the slice feel airy. The balance of textures and flavor makes this a knock-out dessert and must-have.
6. Dulce de Leche Caramel Cheesecake
Menu Description: “Caramel Cheesecake Topped with Caramel Mousse and Almond Brickle on a Vanilla Crust.”
If you love caramel-based desserts, the Dulce de Leche Caramel Cheesecake is among the best caramel options available. The best part is that, unlike most caramel-flavored cheesecake, this does not have an overwhelming amount of caramel. The caramel mousse, sweet and crunchy almond brickle, and vanilla-flavored crust gives a nice balance to the cheesecake.
7. Godiva Chocolate Cheesecake
Menu Description: “Layers of Flourless Godiva Chocolate Cake, Godiva Chocolate Cheesecake and Chocolate Mousse.”
This dessert is a chocolate lover’s dream. Every layer of this cake is filled with a different variety of chocolate which will satisfy all of your desserts cravings.
8. Crispy Fried Cheese
Menu Description: “Mozzarella and Fontina Cheeses with Marinara Sauce.”
Fontina and Mozzarella Cheeses with Marinara Sauce; nothing can go wrong with that. Just stick your fork and have the complete sensory experience – the smell of fried mozzarella, the crispy crackling, and the infinite string-pull gathered with your every bite.
9. Chicken Taquitos
Menu Description: “Crispy Corn Tortillas Filled with Grilled Chicken, Green Chile, Corn, Onion, Cilantro and Cheese. Served with Avocado Cream and Salsa Verde.”
Chicken Taquitos features the flavorful and spiced shredded chicken that is baked in crispy tortillas. It is the perfect appetizer for people who want stress-free entertainment. Taquito is a Mexican cuisine in which a tortilla is filled with shredded meat (chicken or beef) and cheese.
10. Fettuccini Alfredo
Menu Description: “A Rich Parmesan Cream Sauce. Available with Chicken.”
The popular pasta dish, Fettuccini Alfredo, might be extremely common. But it’s flavor is completely irresistible and definitely a must-have from the Cheesecake Factory. It is extra cheesy and different from the usual tomato-based recipes.
11. Americana Cheeseburger
Menu Description: “American and Cheddar Cheese, Crunchy Potato Crisps, Lettuce, Tomato, Grilled Onions, Pickles and Secret Sauce.”
Even though The Cheesecake Factory serves a wide range of dishes, sometimes you want a simple Americana Cheeseburger.
12. Fried Macaroni and Cheese
Menu Description: “Crispy Crumb Coated Macaroni and Cheese Balls. Served over a Creamy Marinara Sauce.”
Macaroni and cheese is delicious in all its forms. There is something about the fried ball of goodness that makes it oddly satisfying. The hint of saltiness from the zip of marinara sauce and parmesan cheese add to the satisfaction with each bite. Needless to say, this dish is one that will hit all the high notes and leave you wanting more.
13. Four Cheese Pasta
Menu Description: “Penne Pasta, Mozzarella, Ricotta, Romano and Parmesan Cheeses, Marinara Sauce and Fresh Basil. Also served with Chicken.”
Too much cheese? What is that?
This pasta is great. It has four different cheeses that I love. But the large number of different flavors makes it hard for me to buy this pasta over and over again.
14. Chicken Bellagio
Menu Description: “Crispy Coated Chicken Breast over Basil Pasta and Parmesan Cream Sauce Topped with Prosciutto and Arugula Salad”
One of the most decadent crispy chicken dishes at The Cheesecake Factory is the Chicken Bellagio. Crispy and coated chicken breast with parmesan cream sauce and basil pasta topped with Arugula and Prosciutto Salad. The bed of parmesan cream sauce supports the smothered basil pasta well. You can consider it like pesto, but much more creamy and gluttonous.
15. Fish Tacos
Menu Description: “Soft Corn Tortillas Filled with Grilled or Crispy Beer Battered Fish, Avocado, Tomato, Chipotle Sauce, Marinated Onions and Cilantro. Served with Rice and Beans.”
One of the most popular fish dishes is the Fish Tacos in which you can either get crispy or grilled Tempura fish inside a soft corn tortilla along with avocado, onions, tomato, and cilantro. Served with rice and black beans, it is definitely among the best.
16. Cajun Jambalaya Pasta
Menu Description: “Shrimp and Chicken Sautéed with Onions, Tomato and Peppers in a Very Spicy Cajun Sauce. All on Top of Fresh Linguini. Also available over Rice.”
The Cajun jambalaya pasta has so many things in it that even someone who has a big appetite can easily get two or three meals out of it. It normally comes with chicken and shrimp sautéed with tomato, peppers, and onion in the hot and spicy Cajun sauce. Usually, the jambalaya is served over fresh linguini, but you can have it with mashed potatoes or rice.
17. Shepherd’s Pie
Menu Description: “Ground Beef, Carrots, Peas, Zucchini and Onions in a Delicious Mushroom Gravy Covered with a Mashed Potato-Parmesan Cheese Crust.”
The dish is covered with a Parmesan cheese-mashed potatoes cheese crust. This is a simple yet flavorful item, the taste of which you will remember for months.
18. Almond-crusted Salmon Salad
Menu Description: “Pan Seared and Served Over Mixed Greens, Kale, Shaved Brussels Sprouts, Avocado, Tomato, Quinoa, Cranberries and Radishes. Tossed with Our Vinaigrette”
This is a leafy salad featuring yummy pan-seared salmon served over kale, arugula, shaved brussels sprouts, quinoa, radishes, avocado, and cranberries. It comes with a lemon olive oil dressing and browned almond crust tossed with their vinaigrette.
19. Reese’s Peanut Butter Chocolate Cake Cheesecake
Menu Description: “Chunks of Reese’s® Peanut Butter Cups in our Original Cheesecake with Layers of Delicious Fudge Cake and Caramel.”
Going to The Cheesecake Factory and not having a dessert is like going to a movie theatre and not watching the movies. The Reese’ Peanut Butter Chocolate Cheesecake is the perfect dessert for your cravings. It is a thick cheesecake with layers of caramel, rich fudge cake, peanut butter cups, and cheesecake. This is definitely one of the dishes that offers a tasty ride of creaminess and texture that is dipped in the heaven of peanut butter. The placement of the different layers provides a unique taste and visual perspective.
20. Buffalo Wings
Menu Description: “Fried Wings Covered in Hot Sauce and Served with Blue Cheese Dressing and Celery Sticks. Buffalo Chicken Strips also available.”
If you want to get a taste of American bar snack flavors, one single bite of the deep-fried buffalo wings will be able to do the trick. Served with blue cheese dressing and celery sticks, this is the perfect dish for experiencing the innovation of American culinary.
21. Chicken Pot Stickers
Menu Description: “Asian Dumplings Pan-Fried in the Classic Tradition. Served with Our Soy-Ginger Sesame Sauce.”
Pan-friend oriental dumplings with wonton wrappers that are nicely seared and crisped. It is served with the faux-Asian condiment, soy-ginger sesame sauce, that is able to provide a pleasantly sweet taste without being cloying that makes it one of the favorites.
22. Chocolate, Vanilla, and Strawberry Milkshake
Menu Description: “Our Classic Creamy Shakes”
This classic creamy milkshake is delicious, refreshing, and definitely worth every penny.
