Message: | I realize my chowhound cred is minimal at this point (spam musubi!), but...
I thought I could just let this slip by. But I can't keep my mouth shut. I must spread the word.
Had to run an errand at the Beverly Center 2 nights ago and peeked in out of curiosity. Was starving, and a table was free (although it amazed me how packed it was - every table was full - considering that they had only been open 1 day) so the boyfriend and I had a seat.
The host and waiter declared it an "upscale" cheesecake factory, but I really couldn't decipher the difference. At all. The odd thing is, once you're inside you feel like you're in Vegas. A big, bustling, air conditioned, pre fab pomo faux environment. It makes you want to put everything on 22. Black 22.
The thing that bugged me most of all is the huge, hideous red lettering of their sign on the side of the already ugly Bev Center. It looks so cheap and loud.
They do some made to order desserts - the molten chocolate souffle, fresh beignets, etc. But the portions are so freakishly large (why? why? why?), we didn't make it that far.
Suffice it to say that if you like the cheesecake factoire, you'll probably like it.
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