ITEM 2.02 RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

The following information is intended to be furnished under Item 2.02 of Form 8-K, "Results of Operations and Financial Condition." This information shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date of this report, regardless of any general incorporation language in the filing.

In a press release dated October 22, 2009, The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated (the "Company") announced financial results for the Company's third quarter of fiscal 2009, which ended on September 29, 2009. The full text of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.

ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(d) Exhibits

99.1 Press release dated October 22, 2009 entitled, "The Cheesecake Factory Reports Results for Third Quarter of Fiscal 2009"

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