so a cheesecake factory just opened nearby. i've never been to one before. i have a brief selection of comments.
one, i now fully appreciate restaurants with limited selections. i've never had a 20 page menu before, so it was a bit of a shock to me. they've actually had to get sponsors to take out ads to fund their menus. they have over 200 items, and for some reason, they're proud of this. i finally settled on some blackened chicken pasta thing, and it was huge. when we were little, mom used to bring a plate of pasta to the table to serve all four of us...and we usually had leftovers. the pasta in this dish alone was at least as much, then they covered it with chicken and vegetables.
two, with over 45 desserts (35-40 of them were just different flavors of cheesecake), I really wish they made the poor bastards haul out a dessert tray. i tried asking them to, but the guy just stared at me like i'd sprouted a second head. i've gotten that alot lately, ever since i sprouted that second head.
three, they had an excellent martini there. it's called the red square martini, although they served it in the standard inverted-cone type of glass, which is definitely more round than square. anyway, it had a red jalapeño pepper for garnish connected to the glass in a way that i'd be better off photographing then describing, then it was vodka with a red jalapeño infused simple syrup mix. amazingly tasty martini. even the wife liked it, and she is not exactly what one would call a martini fan. apparently, however, i was the first brave sole ever to order this particular drink in the entire history of the restaurant (okay, so this particular branch of the chain has only been open for 5 days, so it isn't quite as impressive), because everyone who saw it -- patron, bartender (except the one who made it), server, etc -- asked what it was and thought it looked pretty interesting.
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