First I hate when people call it \""Cheesecake\"" as in, \""I am sacrificing a meal tonight and eating at Cheesecake.\""  Please...\n\nAnyways...\nI have pretty good memories of this restaurant from childhood because back then I guess I didn't realize that it was a chain.  When I was a youngster in Michigan, it was always special to go to The Cheesecake Factory in Chicago and wait your 2 hours for a table and la te da.  \n\nNow, I realize that it is just one of the billions of chains on 83rd that is just sub par.   The last time I was there we ate an okay meal but had to wave our waiter down for water refills and earlier in the meal when he was taking our order, he actually sat down next to me while my boyfriend and I were ordering.  BIZARRE!  The guy clearly couldn't read body language.\n\nHuge Menu\nHuge place\nLoud\nFood that is just okay\n\nI know you can do better...