The votes are in, and the winners have been selected for OnMilwaukee's Best Dining 2008. The results of this readers' poll, including an editors' pick, are available in this series of articles that run all October long during Dining Month on OnMilwaukee.com.

October is Dining Month on OnMilwaukee.com. All month, we're stuffed with restaurant reviews, special features, chef profiles and unique articles on everything food. Bon appetit!

It's no secret that Milwaukeeans' like a "healthy" serving size and The Cheesecake Factory has some of the heartiest. Portions last diners at least two meals and the sheer size of the menu requires a spiral bound book giving diners option after option of salads, pastas, pizzas, steaks and seafood.

Still crafting the Overton family cheesecake recipe, The Cheesecake Factory rotates over fifty flavors of cheesecake including their "original"; creamy plain cheesecake with a graham cracker crust and sour cream topping. Adorned with whimsical chandeliers and fairytale murals, the Cheesecake Factory staff complete the magical world wearing baker's white from head to toe.

Named the best chain in town by OnMilwaukee.com readers, The Cheesecake Factory claims over 200 menu items served just the same at each and every one of their cross country locations.

Originating in Detroit, the restaurant carried family recipes to Los Angeles, in the mid-1970s and since expanded to offer service in 37 states. In Milwaukee, The Cheesecake Factory arrived at the malls; Mayfair Mall's location opened in 2003 followed by a Bayshore Mall location in 2006.

OnMilwaukee.com editor's choice: Qdoba Mexican Grille

Runners-up:
2. PF Chang's
3. Rock Bottom Brewery
4. Capital Grille
5. Maggiano's
6. Qdoba Mexican Grille
7. Buca di Beppo
8. Bar Louie
9. Noodles and Company
10. Bravo! Cucina
11. McCormick & Schmick's
12. Devon's Seafood Grill
15. Bonefish Grill
16. Fleming's Steakhouse