The two looked up at the blinged-out ancient Egyptian edifice of the Cheesecake Factory at the Spectrum in Irvine, its signage emblazoned with red neon bulbs. A gilded monument to overpriced mediocre food, a confused mess of architecture and interior design that was equal parts sarcophagus and Mordor. A hideous calorie-laden monument to man’s hubris. Kaveh kind of loved it. Tacky as it was, it had been his family’s’ “special occasion” restaurant when he was growing up, so he couldn’t help but have some nostalgia for it.
Lindsay Ellis on-brand. We don't have a Cheesecake Factory in Spokane, but the local chain grocery stores sell gift cards. And honestly...FOMO?
