8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):

November 29, 2007

THE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INCORPORATED

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware	0-20574	51-0340466
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
of incorporation)
26901 Malibu Hills Road
Calabasas Hills, California 91301
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
(818) 871-3000
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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o  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14.d-2(b))
o  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

SECTION 8 — OTHER EVENTS

ITEM 8.01  OTHER EVENTS

In a press release dated November 30, 2007, The Cheesecake Factory announced the opening of its 138^th Cheesecake Factory restaurant at the Walt Whitman Mall in Huntington, New York on Long Island.  The restaurant opened on November 29, 2007, and contains approximately 10,200 square feet and 300 seats.

The Company also announced the opening of its 12^th Grand Lux Cafe at the Park Meadows Mall in Littleton, Colorado, a suburb of Denver, also on November 29, 2007.  The restaurant contains approximately 11,500 square feet and 330 seats.

The openings mark the Company’s 18^th and 19^th respective new restaurants opened in fiscal 2007.

The full text of this press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is herein incorporated by reference.

SECTION 9 — FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

ITEM 9.01  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(d)Exhibits

99.1Press release dated November 30, 2007 entitled, “The Cheesecake Factory Announces New Restaurant Openings”

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SIGNATURES

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date:	December 3, 2007	THE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INCORPORATED
		By:	/s/ MICHAEL J. DIXON
				Michael J. Dixon Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit	Description
99.1	Press release dated November 30, 2007 entitled, “The Cheesecake Factory Announces New Restaurant Openings”

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

PRESS RELEASE

THE CHEESECAKE FACTORY ANNOUNCES

NEW RESTAURANT OPENINGS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE	CONTACT:    JILL PETERS
	(818) 871-3000

Calabasas Hills, CA — November 30, 2007 — The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated (Nasdaq: CAKE) today announced the opening of its 138th Cheesecake Factory restaurant at the Walt Whitman Mall in Huntington, New York on Long Island.  The restaurant opened on November 29, 2007, and contains approximately 10,200 square feet and 300 seats.

The Company also announced the opening of its 12th Grand Lux Cafe at the Park Meadows Mall in Littleton, Colorado, a suburb of Denver, also on November 29, 2007.  The restaurant contains approximately 11,500 square feet and 330 seats.

The openings mark the Company’s 18th and 19th respective new restaurants opened in fiscal 2007.

About The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated

The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated created the upscale casual dining segment in 1978 with the introduction of its namesake concept and continues to define it today with the two highest productivity concepts in the industry.  The Company operates 138 restaurants throughout the U.S. under The Cheesecake Factory® name with an extensive menu of more than 200 items and average annual unit sales of approximately $10.6 million.  Grand Lux Cafe®, the Company’s second concept, has 12 units in operation across the U.S. offering a broad menu of more than 150 items and average annual unit sales of approximately $12.6 million.  The Company also operates two bakery production facilities in Calabasas Hills, CA and Rocky Mount, NC that produce over 50 varieties of quality cheesecakes and other baked products.  Additionally, the Company operates one self-service, limited menu express foodservice operation and licenses two bakery cafe outlets to another foodservice operator.  For more information, please visit thecheesecakefactory.com.

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The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated

26901 Malibu Hills Road, Calabasas Hills, CA 91301 · Telephone (818) 871-3000 · Fax (818) 871-3100