8-K

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                    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):
                                 October 6, 2003


                       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
      of incorporation)                                    Identification No.)

                                26950 Agoura Road
                        Calabasas Hills, California 91301
                    (Address of principal executive offices)

               Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
                                 (818) 871-3000

                                 Not Applicable
          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)






ITEM 5.    OTHER EVENTS

     On October 6, 2003, The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated issued a press
release entitled "The Cheesecake Factory Opens Second Restaurant in the San
Jose, California Market." A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit
99.1.




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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:    October 6, 2003               THE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INCORPORATED



                                       By:  /s/ GERALD W. DEITCHLE
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                                           Gerald W. Deitchle
                                           President and Chief Financial Officer
                                           (Principal Financial Officer)




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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

      Exhibit        Description
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        99.1         Press Release dated October 6, 2003 entitled "The
                     Cheesecake Factory Opens Second Restaurant in the
                     San Jose, California Market."





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EX-99

                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.1

( BW)(CA-CHEESECAKE-FACTORY)(CAKE) The Cheesecake Factory Opens Second
Restaurant in the San Jose, California, Market


    CALABASAS HILLS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 6, 2003--The
Cheesecake Factory Incorporated (Nasdaq:CAKE) announced the opening of
its newest restaurant at Westfield Shoppingtown Oakridge in San Jose,
California, on October 3, 2003. The uniquely designed restaurant
contains approximately 12,600 square feet and 360 seats.
    "Initial sales have been very strong at our new San Jose
restaurant," said David Overton, Chairman and CEO. "We currently plan
to open additional restaurants in the Northern California market
during the next few years."
    The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated operates 67 upscale, casual
dining restaurants under The Cheesecake Factory(R) name that offer an
extensive menu of more than 200 items with an average check of
approximately $15.78. The Company also operates a bakery production
facility that produces over 50 varieties of quality cheesecakes and
other baked products for the Company's restaurants and for other
leading foodservice operators, retailers and distributors.
Additionally, the Company operates three upscale casual dining
restaurants under the Grand Lux Cafe(R) name in Los Angeles, Chicago
and Las Vegas; one self-service, limited menu "express" foodservice
operation under The Cheesecake Factory Express(R) mark inside the
DisneyQuest(R) family entertainment center in Orlando, Florida; and
licenses three bakery cafe outlets to another foodservice operator
under The Cheesecake Factory Bakery Cafe(R) name.

    This press release contains forward-looking statements within the
meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks,
uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results,
performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different
from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or
implied by forward-looking statements. Investors are cautioned that
forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance
and that undue reliance should not be placed on such statements. In
particular, forward-looking statements regarding the Company's
restaurant sales trends are subject to risks and uncertainties due to
national and regional economic and public safety conditions that
impact consumer confidence and spending, as well as weather and other
factors outside of the Company's control. Additionally,
forward-looking statements regarding the number and timing of the
Company's planned new restaurant openings are subject to risks and
uncertainties due to factors outside of the Company's control,
including factors that are under the control of government agencies,
landlords and others.
    Forward-looking statements speak only as of the dates on which
they were made. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly
update or revise any forward-looking statements or to make any other
forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise unless required to do so by the securities
laws. Investors are referred to the full discussion of risks and
uncertainties associated with forward-looking statements contained in
the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

    CONTACT: The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated
             Jane Vallaire, 818-871-3000