The Cheesecake Factory serves its customers in a big way. Oversized portions are the norm at this casual dining restaurant. As of January 2011, the Cheesecake Factory did not publish its own nutritional information. The restaurant's website states that all food is made in-house each day, which can alter the nutritional content of each item. However, an online nutritional database has been created by NutriSoft, a software company staffed with registered dietitians and computer programmers. NutriSoft independently analyzed and published the nutritional content of The Cheesecake Factory menu and is not affiliated with the restaurant.
Cheesecakes
The most decadent cheesecake on The Cheesecake Factory's menu is the Adam's Peanut Butter Cup Fudge Ripple Cheesecake. Just one 1-oz. slice of this cheesecake contains 1,330 calories and 40 g of saturated fat. By comparison, the leanest cheesecake offered is the Low Carb Original Cheesecake with Fresh Strawberries. Sweetened with Splenda, one 1-oz. slice contains 570 calories and 26 g of saturated fat.
Dinner Salads
The Cheesecake Factory is known for its large portions, and salads are no exception. In fact, the Caesar Salad with Chicken and the Grilled Chicken Tostada Salad both clock in with over 1,100 calories and 15 g of saturated fat. The Cheesecake Factory offers a line of Weight Management Salads such as Asian Chicken Salad, Spicy Chicken Salad and Pear and Endive Salad, all with fewer than 590 calories. However, the Seared Tuna Tataki Salad, on the regular salad menu, is prepared with fresh ahi and avocado, and contains just 440 calories.
Appetizers
The Cheesecakes Factory's Fried Macaroni and Cheese serves two to four guests, but even split four ways, this 1,530-calorie dish still contains 380 calories per serving. Splitting a platter of popcorn shrimp four ways provides 200 calories per serving. A quesadilla split into four servings contains just 230 calories and 7.5 g of saturated fat per serving.
Sandwiches
The Cheesecake Factory's Grilled Chicken and Avocado Sandwich contains 1,400 calories, 23 g of saturated fat and 2,100 mg of sodium. However, it is not the most decadent sandwich on the menu. With 1,640 calories and 20 g of saturated fat, the Grilled Shrimp and Bacon Club Sandwich is. The California Cheesesteak seems lean by comparison, with 850 calories and 18 g of saturated fat.
Entrees
The theme of oversize portions continues with The Cheesecake Factory's entree selections. A plate of beef ribs contains 2,300 calories, 74 g of saturated fat and 1,619 mg of sodium. The Pan Seared Albacore contains 1,650 calories, 21 g of saturated fat and 1,880 mg of sodium. The only pasta dish on the dinner menu with fewer than 1,000 calories is the Shrimp and Angel Hair dish, which contains 850 calories.
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