# Family flees Cheesecake Factory birthday celebration after spotting rodent staring down at them from ceiling

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/family-flees-cheesecake-factory-birthday-celebration-after-spotting-rodent-staring-down-at-them-from-ceiling/
- Published: 2026-10-28T14:05:59+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-28T14:18:43+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16245537/family-flees-cheesecake-factory-birthday-rodent-ceiling.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Business, Celebrity, Culture, Entertainment, Food, Markets, Research, Science, World

## Key points

- Family spotted a rodent above their birthday dinner.
- The group left for a nearby restaurant.
- They were not charged for the meal.

## Summary

A family celebrating their mother’s birthday at a Cheesecake Factory in Clackamas, Oregon, spotted what appeared to be a rodent moving across the ceiling and looking down towards their food. The incident interrupted their meal and was filmed by 19-year-old Maria Hernandez, then shared on TikTok.

The server offered Hernandez and her 12 relatives another table and freshly prepared food, but they chose to eat at a nearby Mexican restaurant instead. Hernandez said the restaurant did not charge them for the meal; the article reports that the company was contacted for comment.

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