"There is inherently offensive about the Sherman Oaks Cheesecake Factory. It merely commits the cardinal sin of the Cheesecake empire: being exceptionally boring. The mall it’s located in is generic enough already (sorry Sherman Oaks Galleria fans, whoever you are), but after trying desperately to find anything unique or silly about this place, we simply couldn’t. It’s just a Cheesecake Factory with four beige walls, a confusing parking situation, and an open-air patio that looks out at the always-congested intersection where Ventura meets Sepulveda." - Brant Cox