A woman says her date took the SkinnyLicious menu from her at Cheesecake Factory, and the restaurant replied ‘Do not let him go’
She wrote that her date is ‘the type of man to do stuff like this lol.’
A woman says her date took away the SkinnyLicious menu during dinner at The Cheesecake Factory, telling her, “you don’t need that.” According to Knewz, the creator, who posts as lovelymortal2, shared a video of about 17 seconds on TikTok with the hashtags #greenflag and #couplegoals. Green flag is dating slang for a sign of a healthy partner, and couple goals is shorthand for a relationship that others admire.
In the clip, the man sits opposite her, reading a regular menu, while a smaller one stands near the booth. According to her description, he took the little menu before she noticed which section it came from. Small gestures at the table can shape how a date goes, as a woman leaving Texas Roadhouse date showed.
He then asked, “Do you want to do the Factory Nachos for an appetizer?” Her caption also addresses his outfit, a black Toy Story T-shirt with Buzz Lightyear, worn for his birthday. The caption explains that the two were celebrating, and that she values small gestures such as the menu moment over his clothing. “I genuinely don’t care that he wore a Toy Story shirt because he’s the type of man to do stuff like this lol,” it reads. He “can literally wear what he wants,” she added.
The Cheesecake Factory weighs in on the date
The Cheesecake Factory replied to the video, writing, “Do not let him go.” Food choices on a date can draw strong reactions, as a boyfriend bringing back one noodle showed. SkinnyLicious is the chain’s lower-calorie menu, and the label means only that “the dishes are lower calorie.” Main courses on it are capped at 590 calories, while small plates, appetizers and flatbreads are capped at 490. Its choices include salads, grilled salmon, sandwiches, tacos and pasta dishes.
The SkinnyLicious Chicken Pasta is listed at 590 calories, compared with 1,720 calories for the regular Tomato Basil Pasta, which has 88 grams of fat against 13 grams in the lighter version. The lighter dishes can still carry plenty of sodium. The American Heart Association sets an optimal goal of no more than 1,500 milligrams a day for most adults, and none of the SkinnyLicious burgers, sandwiches, tacos or specialty plates fall under 1,000 milligrams.
Calorie counts appear on menus at chains because of an FDA menu labeling rule that covers restaurants with 20 or more locations operating under the same name. The rule applies to standard items on menus and menu boards, and calories for self-service and displayed foods must be listed nearby.
Restaurants had to comply starting May 7, 2018. Menus must also carry a statement that 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice, and diners can ask for written nutrition information that includes fat, sodium, carbohydrates, sugars, fiber and protein.
The SkinnyLicious section started in 2011 with about 50 dishes and drinks and now has around 30 items.
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