How many items are actually on this menu? Cheesecake Factory cuts 13 items but adds 23 more
If you are someone who gets slightly overwhelmed when you are flipping through a menu at Cheesecake Factory, you are not alone. Don't expect that feeling to go away on your next visit to the restaurant, though.
The company announced Thursday it is adding 23 new items to its menu while simultaneously removing 13 items. The new items are available now at all Cheesecake Factory locations, the restaurant chain said.
The new items range from appetizers to cocktails to entrees, and are aimed to "bring even more variety" to the chain's famously, or infamously, large menu. The company told Paste BN Thursday it historically has rolled out new menu items twice a year.
How many items are on the Cheesecake Factory menu?
Cheesecake Factory told Paste BN Thursday it has over 250 items on its menu.
Which items are being removed from the Cheesecake Factory menu?
According to the restaurant chain, the following 13 items were removed from its menu:
- The 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 & Eggs
- SkinnyLicious Lemon Herb Parmesan Chicken
- SkinnyLicious Spicy Shrimp Pasta
Which items are being added to the Cheesecake Factory menu?
According to the company, the following 23 items are being added to its menu:
- Grilled Asparagus
- Honey Roasted Carrots
- Charred Sugar Snap Peas
- Asian Cucumber Salad
- Ahi Tuna & Shrimp Ceviche
- Chicken & Jalapeno Fritters
- Chicken Shawarma
- Mortadella Panino
- Double Smash Cheeseburger
- Thai Stir Fried Noodles
- Thai Stir Fried Noodles with Shrimp
- Seared Tuna Tataki Salad
- Grilled Branzino
- SkinnyLicious Branzino
- Steak Frites
- Spicy Ginger Beef Tenderloin
- Grilled Steak & Eggs
- Kids' Strawberry Shortcake
- Yuzu Crush
- Yuzu and Fresh Lemon
- Yuzu Drop
- Margarita Verde
- Japanese Whisky Sour
'...Menu is a novel...': Consumers have always poked fun at Cheesecake Factory's extensive menu
Cheesecake Factory's menu size has long been a joke among consumers.
"The Cheesecake Factory is eliminating 13 menu items in major makeover. This reduces the number of items on its menu to 463," wrote @JohnStolnis on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter.
"Cheesecake Factory is eliminating 13 menu items which means the new menu will only be 175 pages," wrote X user @impaulmccoy.
Facebook users also got creative on a March 16 post from the restaurant chain that prompted customers to fill in a blank in the comments.
"The ____ Factory," the company posted, asking customers to fill in the blank about what makes the restaurant "so iconic."
"The too many menu choices factory! It takes everyone at least 30 min or more to look at it all!" wrote Facebook user Cheyanne Pisciotta.
"The 'longest menu in history' factory," wrote another user. Other users wrote in the comments "Oversized menu", "8,000 Page Menu Factory" and "...menu is a novel...".
Gabe Hauari is a national trending news reporter at Paste BN. You can follow him on X @GabeHauari or email him at Gdhauari@gannett.com.