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20-03-2025
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13 Menu Items Are Leaving The Cheesecake Factory - Is Your Favorite On The List?
Whether it's your preferred Sunday brunch spot or a casual Tuesday night happy hour, the Cheesecake Factory has been entertaining guests with its expansive menu and unique decor since the late 1970s. Over four decades since its inception, the eclectic chain has managed to skirt around the fine line of bankruptcy while its fellow casual dining competitors bit the dust. How? By switching up the menu twice per year, just one of the many interesting facts you should know about the Cheesecake Factory. Menu changes mean it's out with the old and in with the new. Just this week, the Cheesecake Factory announced that it will say goodbye to 13 menu items, including Everything Flatbread Pizza Mushroom Burger Seared Ahi Tuna Salad White Chicken Chili Spicy Cashew Chicken Bistro Shrimp Pasta Fried Shrimp Platter Petite Filet Factory Combinations Loaded Mashed Potato Omelette Taco Dorados and Eggs SkinnyLicious Lemon Herb Parmesan Chicken SkinnyLicious Spicy Shrimp Pasta Although many items are getting the axe, over 20 new items will join the Cheesecake Factory's multi-page menu over the next few months. Read more: 13 Steakhouse Chains In The US, Ranked Worst To Best One of our writers here at Tasting Table had the opportunity to try the Cheesecake Factory's 2025 menu update, and he certainly had some thoughts about it. The Avocado Eggrolls, Spicy Tuna, and Chicken Shawarma were among our writer's favorites, with the Mortadella Panino and the Asian Cucumber Salad getting notable mentions. The frequent menu changes keep the restaurant current, according to the Cheesecake Factory's CEO David Overton. He told Nation's Restaurant News in 2018 that "there's nothing that America wants to eat that can't go on the Cheesecake Factory menu." If you're worried about waving farewell to any of those 13 menu items, there's no need to be too upset. There are plenty of similar items able to step in to fill the void left by some of the discontinued items. If you loved the Seared Ahi Tuna Salad, you could try the new Seared Tuna Tataki Salad. The SkinnyLicious Spicy Shrimp Pasta might be swimming back out to sea, but you could always substitute it with the new Skinnylicious Grilled Branzino. The Everything Flatbread Pizza won't be returning, but there are still five other flatbreads to choose from. Sticking with tradition may be fun during holiday gatherings, but the Cheesecake Factory knows that to stay ahead of the competition, sometimes it's alright to change things up. And don't worry, you can still end your meal with one of the Cheesecake Factory's signature cheesecakes. Read the original article on Tasting Table.
Yahoo
20-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
The Cheesecake Factory is eliminating 13 menu items in major makeover
Say your final farewells to the 'Loaded Mashed Potato Omelette,' because it's one of the more than dozen menu items that the Cheesecake Factory has eliminated from its menu as part of a broader shakeup. The Cheesecake Factory's massive, spiral-bound menu, which has more than 250 items, is perhaps the most recognizable trademark of the company, but it undergoes a yearly change to keep diners coming back. That has helped the chain buck overall weakness in the casual dining sector in which only a few have been able to successfully crack the code — notably, Chili's — while others have fallen into bankruptcy or continue to struggle. 'We've changed the menu twice a year, every year, for 40 years,' founder David Overton said in a 2017 interview. 'That's what keeps people interested. And it keeps us current. We don't rest on our laurels. There's nothing that America wants to eat that can't go on the Cheesecake Factory menu.' As part of this shakeup, the chain is ditching 13 menu items: Everything Flatbread Pizza Mushroom Burger Seared Ahi Tuna Salad White Chicken Chili Spicy Cashew Chicken Bistro Shrimp Pasta Fried Shrimp Platter Petite Filet Factory Combinations Loaded Mashed Potato Omelette Taco Dorados and Eggs SkinnyLicious Lemon Herb Parmesan Chicken SkinnyLicious Spicy Shrimp Pasta But shrinkflation isn't eating into its novel-like menu. The Cheesecake Factory is replacing the ousted items with about 20 new foods and cocktails, plus it's getting into the 'mocktail' trend. Some notable new menu items are inspired by TikTok, like the Asian Cucumber Salad that took over people's feeds last year. Others have been pulled from its fast food rivals, like the Double Smash Burger. Keeping the menu fresh has helped the 53-year-old chain avoid the fate of its rivals and its bolstered its bottom line. The Cheesecake Factory's (CAKE) stock is up more than 35% over the past year and its sales at stores open at least a year have fallen only once since the beginning of 2023. The chain has about 200 locations in United States and Canada. A recent report from a consumer analysis firm, said the Cheesecake Factory benefits from its 'ability to harness the power of annual dining milestones,' adding that these days 'can be powerful drivers of foot traffic at restaurants, offering chains a prime opportunity to grow visits – and sales.' Plus, the chain is benefiting from Flower Child, a casual spinoff with about 40 locations that focuses on healthy foods, like sandwiches and salads. Same-store sales jumped 11% in its most recent quarter, according to its earnings report, helping propel the overall company's health. Sign in to access your portfolio
