THE CHEESECAKE FACTORY
Multiple locations
Las Vegas
, NV
The name says it: When a restaurant is all about cheesecake, you know it takes its desserts seriously, a point that's clearly not lost on our readers, who repeatedly endorse The Cheesecake Factory in this category. And little wonder with a Godiva chocolate cheesecake, white chocolate raspberry cheesecake, fresh banana cream cheesecake -- plus tortes and cakes and fresh apple dumplings, for those who can't cut the cheesecake. Marie Callender's is a distant second.
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How good can a cupcake be? We asked ourselves that when the cupcake trend began sweeping the nation, and when The Cupcakery opened its doors. And then we found out -- moist but impossibly light cake, ultra creamy icing, and flavors that include red velvet, chocolate mint, carrot, chocolate peanut butter and more, including an always-intriguing flavor of the month. There's even a breakfast cupcake, proving that we're not the only ones who can rationalize anything. more...