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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-18-015570
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20180301
ITEM INFORMATION:		Changes in Registrant's Certifying Accountant
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20180307
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20180307

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000887596
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	RETAIL-EATING PLACES [5812]
		IRS NUMBER:				510340466
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1230

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-20574
		FILM NUMBER:		18673557

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		26901 MALIBU HILLS RD
		CITY:			CALABASAS HILLS
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			91301
		BUSINESS PHONE:		818-871-3000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		26901 MALIBU HILLS RD
		CITY:			CALABASAS HILLS
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			91301

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	CHEESECAKE FACTORY INCORPORATED
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19930328
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;">Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):<b> March&nbsp;1, 2018</b></font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;text-align:justify;text-indent:.25in;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;">On March&nbsp;1, 2018, the Audit Committee (the &#147;Audit Committee&#148;) of the Board of Directors (the &#147;Board&#148;) of The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated (the &#147;Company&#148;) dismissed</font> PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (&#147;PwC&#148;) <font color="black" style="color:black;">as the Company&#146;s independent registered public accounting firm and provided PwC with notice of such dismissal.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;text-align:justify;text-indent:.25in;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;">The audit reports of PwC on the Company&#146;s consolidated financial statements for each of the two most recent fiscal years ended January&nbsp;2, 2018 and January&nbsp;3, 2017 did not contain an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion and were not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;text-align:justify;text-indent:.25in;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;">During the Company&#146;s two most recent fiscal years ended January&nbsp;2, 2018 and January&nbsp;3, 2017, and during the subsequent interim period through March&nbsp;1, 2018, (i)&nbsp;there were no disagreements with PwC on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreement(s), if not&nbsp;resolved to PwC&#146;s satisfaction, would have caused PwC to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreement(s)&nbsp;in&nbsp;connection with its reports, and (ii)&nbsp;there were no &#147;reportable events&#148; as that term is defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v)&nbsp;of Regulation S-K.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;text-align:justify;text-indent:.25in;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;">The Company provided PwC with a copy of the disclosures in this Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K (this &#147;Report&#148;) prior to filing this Report with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;SEC&#148;). The Company requested that PwC furnish it with a letter addressed to the SEC stating whether PwC agrees with the statements made by the Company regarding PwC in this Report and, if not, stating the respects in which it does not agree. A copy of PwC&#146;s letter dated March&nbsp;7, 2018 to the SEC, stating that it agrees with the statements made in this Report, is filed as Exhibit&nbsp;16.1 to this Report.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;text-align:justify;text-indent:.25in;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;">On March&nbsp;2, 2018, the Company engaged KPMG LLP (&#147;KPMG&#148;) as the Company&#146;s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending January&nbsp;1, 2019, which engagement was approved by the Audit Committee.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;text-align:justify;text-indent:.25in;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;">During the Company&#146;s two most recent fiscal years ended January&nbsp;2, 2018 and January&nbsp;3, 2017, and during the subsequent interim period through March&nbsp;1, 2018, neither the Company, nor anyone on its behalf, consulted KPMG regarding either (i)&nbsp;the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Company&#146;s consolidated financial statements, and neither a written report nor oral advice was provided to the Company that KPMG concluded was an important factor considered by the Company in reaching a decision as to any accounting, auditing, or financial reporting issue, or (ii)&nbsp;any matter that was either the subject of a &#147;disagreement&#148; (as defined in Regulation S-K Item 304(a)(1)(iv)) or a &#147;reportable event&#148; (as defined in Regulation S-K Item 304(a)(1)(v)).</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">March<b>&nbsp;7</b>, 2018</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;">Securities and Exchange Commission</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;">We have read the statements made by The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated (copy attached), which we understand will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, pursuant to Item 4.01 of Form&nbsp;8-K of The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated dated </font>March&nbsp;1, 2018<font color="black" style="color:black;">.&#160; We agree with the statements concerning our Firm contained therein.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;">Very truly yours,</font></p>
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