5 Restaurant Chains With the Best Meatloaf, According to Diners

The Cheesecake Factory’s Comfort Classic

The Cheesecake Factory’s Famous Factory Meatloaf is described as a hearty, country-style dish. It comes with mashed potatoes, mushroom gravy, grilled onions and buttered corn. One Reddit user said the dish was enjoyable despite not usually liking meatloaf, noting it was not dry and had no ketchup topping. The diner found it somewhat sweet.

Two Glazed Diner Favorites

At Black Bear Diner, diners praise a thick-cut glazed meatloaf. One described a mixture of ground beef, seasoned sausage, carrot slivers and diced onions, with a crisp exterior and tender inside.

Cracker Barrel serves its glazed baked meatloaf with a blend of beef, onions, bell peppers and tomatoes. The menu pairs it with two or three sides and either buttermilk biscuits or corn muffins; a Yelper said the meatloaf was a favorite.

Claim Jumper’s Generous Portions

Claim Jumper’s meatloaf is thick-sliced and glazed, and customers describe it as flavorful and tender, with carrots and celery. One diner also praised the mashed potatoes and said the meal could feed two. Another customer called it the best meatloaf they had tasted and described the portion as large enough for three meals, though they kept eating because they enjoyed it.

Metro Diner Gets Television Attention

Metro Diner’s Iron City Meatloaf is presented as a hearty take on the classic comfort food. Guy Fieri endorsed the meal, which appeared on his Food Network show Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives in 2010. A Facebook user praised the dish and said its gravy had a suitable consistency and enough seasoning to complement the meal.