The Cheesecake Factory at the
Irvine Spectrum has a perfect location on Fortune Drive with the Edwards Irvine
Spectrum 21 & IMAX Theatre only a short walk away. Whether you are shopping
or looking for a place to eat before or after a movie, The Cheesecake Factory
has what you are craving. Their menu is so large and diverse, there should be a
menu choice to please just about everyone. You can’t leave at the end of your
meal without checking out the fabulous selection of the restaurant’s namesake
desserts.
Let’s take a look at some of the menu items that I
have tried:
Hibachi Steak is certified Angus beef hanger steak
with shiitake mushrooms, onions, and bean sprouts served with wasabi mashed
potatoes and tempura asparagus. The steak was a great cut, but I think it would
have been better served as whole with the shiitake, onion, and bean sprout
mixture on top. The sauce that everything was tossed in was overpowering whole
plate. It would have been better as a marinade for the steak and let it
caramelize on the grill. The wasabi mashed potatoes did not quite match. This
would have paired better with fish like miso-glazed salmon. The tempura
asparagus were cooked perfectly with a crispy, light batter while retaining the
green flavor of the asparagus. Rating: 2/5
Grilled Rib-Eye Steak is served with French fries.
I think a couple of tempura onion rings snuck onto my plate as well. The ribeye
was grilled to a perfect rare. The meat was beautifully marbled for a juicy,
tender steak. The fries were fried perfectly with a golden brown crispy outside
and tender on the inside. The tempura onion rings were fantastic! The batter
was light and crispy on the outside and the onion was sweet and tender inside.
Rating: 5/5
Kobe Burger is an American style Kobe beef burger
topped with sautéed mushrooms and onions. I can’t eat a burger without cheese
so I added a slice of cheddar. One of my friends had ordered it on a prior visit
and she loved it. I love Wagyu beef so I knew the next time, I had to try it.
It was cooked to a perfect medium rare, blending the grilled flavor on the
outside and taste the sweet, buttery flavor of the meat inside. This burger was
onolicious! It’s one of the best burgers I’ve ever had. The mushrooms and
onions were the perfect topping. I am glad that I went with a green salad instead
of fries. This was a burger to finish in one sitting. Reheating it would not do
it justice. Rating: 5/5
Chicken Madeira is sautéed chicken breast topped
with fresh asparagus, melted mozzarella, mushroom Madeira sauce, and served
with mashed potatoes. This is my hubby’s favorite dish of all time! He has been
ordering it since we started dating back in the early 1990s. The flavor is
always consistent and he always orders it for dinner. The chicken was tender
and soaked up the addictive Madeira sauce. The mushrooms acted like sponges and
absorbed the sauce as well. The mashed potatoes were creamy and had just enough
lumpy texture of potato and red potato skin. Rating: 5/5
Cappuccino is double espresso and foamy steamed
milk. I’m not sure what kind of beans that they use or if I’m just used to
coffee in Europe, but the espresso used was very bitter and acidic. Even with
sugar, the bitter bite just hits you like a freight train. Rating: 2/5
Chocolate Chip Cookie-Dough Cheesecake is creamy
cheesecake loaded with chocolate chip cookie-dough and walnuts. The cheesecake was
creamy and silky. The cookie-dough added a granular sugar texture and flavor.
The chocolate chips can be hard as they were in the refrigerator but melt down
pretty quickly on the palate. I also loved the whipped cream dollops sprinkled
with even more chocolate chips. Rating: 5/5
Adam’s Peanut Butter Cup Fudge Ripple is creamy
cheesecake swirled with caramel, peanut butter, Butterfinger and Reese’s Peanut
Butter Cups. This is also my hubby’s favorite cheesecake. He orders this
cheesecake probably 90% of the time. It has all of his favorite flavors in it:
chocolate, caramel, and peanut butter. It was very rich and decadent. He will
usually take it home and will take two to three sittings to finish it. It goes
great with a hot cup of coffee. Rating: 5/5
After your meal, don’t forget to take a slice of
The Cheesecake Factory home with you.
Atmosphere: 5 out of 5 stars
Service: 5 out of 5 stars
Décor: 5 out of 5 stars
Food: 4 out of 5 stars
For more information:
71 Fortune Dr
Irvine, CA 92618
+1.949.788.9998
Hours: Monday through
Thursday from 11am to 11pm, Friday and Saturday from 11am to 12:30am, Sunday
from 10am to 11pm
Parking: Free mall parking
lots and garages, valet parking also available for a fee
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