tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69293472011-04-21T22:19:55.178-05:00Restaurants, food and the occasional detour, in and around Charlotte, NC.Hungryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09403380752175534853noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6929347.post-1084201746714468002004-05-10T09:39:00.000-05:002004-05-10T10:09:06.713-05:00My brother and I were in the South Park area last week and had to stop in at the mall, a place I enjoy as much as root canal. Since it was lunch time we decided that the shortest distance between hunger and satiation was a straight line and headed toward The Cheesecake Factory. Upon entering we were met by a gaggle of smiling hostesses, one of whom promptly led us to a comfortable booth, seated us and placed menus on the table. Opening the menu, I was discouraged to see that every other page consisted of advertising. <br /> <br />While sitting through commercials when watching television or listening to the radio is not my favorite activity, I realize that the commercials are paying for the programming. I'm far less inclined to put up with it when I'm paying for the product myself. I discussed the ad-laden bill of fare with my brother and he agreed that it was an extremely obnoxious practice. <br /> <br />The waiter, showed up and seemed a bit surprised when I told him that I thought the advertising was completely inappropriate. He asked for our drink orders and I asked for an iced tea. He replied that the tea was a Mango-Something or other and was that OK? "No." I replied. While I'm sure that some people enjoy fruit-teas, you should always offer an iced tea that's brewed from, well, TEA!!! <br /> <br />Noting my growing displeasure with the Cheesecake Factory, my brother laughed and asked if I would like to leave in a huff. I thought that was a fine idea, slapped a couple of dollars down as a tip to the waiter, who I'm sure was relieved to see me go, and exited the Cheesecake Factory never to return. <br /> <br />Cheesecake Factory, for an obnoxious ad-laden menu and for the lack of real iced tea I award you a 3 out of a possible 10 score. Those 3 points were earned by your friendly staff. Lose the advertising.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6929347-108420174671446800?l=eats.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Hungryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09403380752175534853noreply@blogger.com4