Nashville Cheesecake Factory… Many Happy Returns

by Lynnette

Restaurant Reviews, Thai Food

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We went to the Cheesecake Factory in Green Hills (near Nashville) for the first time a few weeks ago.

It was sooooo good that both Jim and I were craving cheesecake for days! So much so, that we searched the local grocery stores for some decent pre-made cheesecakes.

Our Search For Good Cheesecake… Locally

We actually found a full-size “plain” Cheesecake Factory cheesecake in the freezer section of some store — might have been Costco — for something like $9.99.

We ended up getting one from Publix. It was very small, but very rich — with a chocolate crumb crust (my favorite). It was a good substitute for “the real thing” from the Cheesecake Factory, and it satisfied our craving for cheesecake for about a week.

oreo-cookie-cheesecake.jpg A couple weeks later, we found a delicious pre-made (not frozen) cheesecake from Costco. It had the chocolate crumb crust and a full-size Oreo cookie for each of the pre-cut slices in this 12-inch round cheesecake. It was $13.99 from Costco, and it lasted well over 2 weeks in our house!

reservation-desk-cheesecake-factory.jpgAnyhoo…
We went back to the Cheesecake Factory to get a taste of “the real thing” again tonight. It was a Tuesday at 7PM, and Jim’s parents were in town.

This time, there was only a 10-minute wait!

Here’s more about our first trip to the Cheesecake Factory in Green Hills.

Cheesecake Factory: Round 2

On our second visit, we ordered completely different things.

Again, the food was to die for!

bang-bang-thai-coconut-shrimp.jpg Jim got the Bang Bang Thai Shrimp

“…a spicy Thai dish with the flavors of curry, peanut, chile and coconut, sauteed with vegetables and served over rice”

thai-chicken-pasta.jpgI ordered the Thai Chicken Pasta

“…linguini tossed with sauteed chicken, julienne carrots, green onion, roasted peanuts & a spicy hot peanut sauce, topped with fresh bean sprouts”

Of course we all tried a different version of their famous cheesecake. The best this time was Macadamia Nut cheesecake, pictured here. (Notice the two heaping piles of whipped cream???)

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