The Cheesecake Factory

The Cheesecake Factory is an upscale, modern American fare restaurant and bar featuring an extensive menu with over 250 food options ranging from desserts, including their signature variety of cheesecakes, pasta dishes, steaks, chops, fish and seafood, flatbread pizzas, and other specialty options. This Cheesecake Factory restaurant is located on the grounds of Ross Park Mall in Ross Township. The busiest times are typically around 6 pm and the locals like the friendly staff, intimate yet vibrant atmosphere, and the variety of food options.  

About The Cheesecake Factory Restaurant In Ross Township

Ross Park Mall's Cheesecake Factory restaurant opened its doors in 2006 along with the Nordstrom department store that opened its 144,000 square foot addition, adjacent to the restaurant. 

This Cheesecake Factory was the second in the area for the California chain coming after its SouthSide Works restaurant that opened on East Carson Street over two years before the one in Ross Township.

The Cheesecake Factory story begins in Detroit, Michigan in the 1940s. Evelyn Overton found a recipe in the local newspaper that would inspire her “Original” Cheesecake. Everyone loved her recipe so much that she decided to open a small Cheesecake shop, but she eventually gave up her dream of owning her own business in order to raise her two small children, David and Renee. She moved her baking equipment to a kitchen in her basement and continued to supply cakes to several of the best restaurants in town while raising her family.

In 1972, with their children grown, Evelyn and her husband Oscar decided to pack up all of their belongings and move to Los Angeles to make one last attempt at owning their own business. With the last of their savings, they opened The Cheesecake Factory Bakery and began selling Evelyn’s cheesecakes to restaurants throughout Los Angeles. Through hard work and determination, their business grew to a modest size and Evelyn was soon baking more than 20 varieties of cheesecakes and other desserts.

With great foresight and intuition, their son David decided to open a restaurant to showcase his mother’s selection of cheesecakes. Somehow he just knew that guests would enjoy a restaurant with an extensive dessert menu. It was 1978 and he opened the first The Cheesecake Factory restaurant in Beverly Hills, CA.

The restaurant was an immediate success and today there are more than 200 The Cheesecake Factory restaurants around the world that share the Overton’s commitment to quality and spirit of innovation and hard work.

The Cheesecake Factory at Ross Park Mall in Ross Township continues that tradition. However, be prepared when you go, because the waits can be long, sometimes upwards of two hours. Your best bet is to get on the books and then take care of some shopping while you wait. They will text you when your table is ready. 

Information Sources

• The Cheesecake Factory - About Us