Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):

May 8, 2008

THE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INCORPORATED

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware		0-20574		51-0340466
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

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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SECTION 8 – OTHER EVENTS

ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS

In a press release dated May 9, 2008, The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated announced the opening of its 141^st Cheesecake Factory restaurant at the Westfield Galleria at Roseville in Roseville, California, a suburb of Sacramento, on May 8, 2008. The restaurant contains approximately 10,100 square feet and 290 seats.

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

SECTION 9 – FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(d) Exhibits

99.1 Press release dated May 9, 2008 entitled, “The Cheesecake Factory Opens in Roseville, California”

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:	May 13, 2008	THE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INCORPORATED


		By:	/s/ MICHAEL J. DIXON
			Michael J. Dixon
			Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit		Description
99.1		Press release dated May 9, 2008 entitled, “The Cheesecake Factory Opens in Roseville, California”

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934