Awards

2007 "Most Popular Restaurant, Southern California & San Francisco"
(Zagat Survey)


2006 Choice in Chains Platinum Award - "Casual Dining"
(Restaurants and Institutions Magazine)

For the third time, consumers gave The Cheesecake Factory the top rating among casual dining concepts.

2005 MenuMasters Hall of Fame Award
(Nation's Restaurant News)

The Cheesecake Factory Founder & CEO, David Overton, was honored with the "Hall of Fame" award for his outstanding contributions to menu design and foodservice research and development.

2003 Choice in Chains Guest Satisfaction Award - "Casual Dining"
(Restaurants and Institutions Magazine)

For the second consecutive year, consumers gave The Cheesecake Factory the top rating among casual dining concepts.

2003 Executive of the Year - David Overton
(Restaurants and Institutions Magazine)


2003 MenuMasters Award
(Nation's Restaurant News)

The Cheesecake Factory Corporate Chef, Robert Okura, was honored with the "Chef Innovator Award" for his outstanding contributions to foodservice research and development.

2003 The NRN 50: R&D Culinarians
(Nation's Restaurant News)

Corporate Chef Robert Okura was awarded the title of "one of the top 50 Research and Development Culinarians" in the country.

2003 Cheers Award for Beverage Excellence - "Best Spirits Program"
(Cheers Magazine)

The Cheesecake Factory and Russell Greene, Vice President of Beverage and Bakery Operations, were honored with the "Best Spirits Program" award, which recognizes outstanding beverage programs, cutting-edge creativity and efforts that set the beverage standards for the rest of the industry.

2003 14th Annual Elliot "Motivator of the Year" Award - Heidi Martin Gilanfar, Vice President of Recruitment
This award was developed to recognize those individuals who are pioneering the way and setting new standards of excellence in the area of Human Resources. This years panel of judges were: Alan Gould, Publisher - Nation's Restuarant News; Pat Dailey, Editor In Chief - Restaurant & Institutions Magazine; Mary Chapman, Editor In Chief - Chain Leader Magazine; Peter Romeo, Editor - Restaurant Business Magazine.