cheesecake factory

[Syed H. Qadri]

So i was at cheesecake factory,
found out that all their cheesecake have gelatin in them
thought i'd inform y'all

[Saqib Shafi]

Some of Cheesecake Factory's cheesecakes have gelatin of two types.

Some are gelatin from beef. Others are from pork. If you're zabiha only, you would want to avoid both. If you eat beef and chicken outside, well, you do the math.

Here's an actual Email a Muslim sister got from their customer service two years back:

From: GuestRe...@TheCheesecakeFactory.com

To: use...@hotmail.com

Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2008 19:31:45 -0400

Subject: Greetings! Case# 141157

 

Dear Ms. Khan:

Thank you for your email. Our cheesecakes are not kosher and are not

Vegan. Not all of our cheesecakes contain gelatin. Several of our

cheesecakes contain a beef based gelatin and soy lecithin. A few of

our cheesecakes contain a pork based gelatin. The following

cheesecakes do contain gelatin:

Pork based Gelatin

Lemoncello Cream Torte from The Cheesecake Factory

Lemoncello Cream Torte from Costco

Italian Cream Cake from Sam's Club

Beef based Gelatin

Tiramisu Cheesecake

Original Cheesecake

Brownie Sundae Cheesecake

Godiva Cheesecake

Vanilla Bean Cheesecake

Kahlua Cocoa Coffee Cheesecake

Key Lime Cheesecake

Dulce De Leche Caramel Cheesecake

6-Carb Original Cheesecake

Dutch Apple Caramel Streusel

7in" Godiva Brownie

Grand Selection from Costco

In addition, all of our cheesecakes contain eggs.

Thank you again for contacting us.

 

Sincerely,

 

Whitney Dunn

Consumer Response Representative

I think I know where the confusion may come in.

Their Original Cheesecake flavor, which is just cheesecake by itself, has beef based gelatin in it.

Reason probably is they wanna make the stand alone cheesecake (which is the real way to enjoy cheesecake if you ask me) have some more oomph to it in relation to the super flavors out there. Or maybe stablization purposes like Jell-O. Who knows?

Some of their flavors are a basic flavor, which would just be the Original with some topping on it (cherry, banana, etc.) If those flavors are using the Original as a base, you'd want to watch out for those, too. Not sure which ones are like that, just saying.

Rule of thumb when you go:

1. Take this list with you. I do when I go.
2. When in doubt, ask them if the flavor your using is unique or just the Original with a topping on it.
3. Don't fart in front of the waitress, you may embarrass yourself.
   

And don't be a wuss by being afraid to ask. It's your right as an American and your responsibility as a cheesecake lover. I mean, Muslim.


Saqib Shafi
630-803-2737

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[Jibran Syed]

No more cheeeeesecake

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