Article: BEST PLACE TO INDULGE YOUR SWEET TOOTH: THE CHEESECAKE FACTORY

"THIS PLACE LOOKS like Vegas!" exclaims my dining companion, as we struggle to open the Cheesecake Factory doors, which are easily twice our size.

She isn't too far off the mark. Designed to resemble a Tuscan villa -- from the oversized marble façade pillars to the faux frescoed walls -- the palatial interior of the Cheesecake Factory is more reminiscent of, yes, the Venetian Hotel in Vegas than a pastoral country home in Italy. And just like in the Sin City, everything about the Cheesecake Factory's Southside Works location is excessive. But then what would you expect when patronizing a dining establishment named after an indulgent dessert?

The bakery spans the east half of the lobby; the ...

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