The Cheesecake Factory is closing locations: See a list of shuttered locations for 2026

The Cheesecake Factory closed a number of restaurants at the start of this year. The decision comes even as the chain pushes forward with its most aggressive growth year yet. The company currently operates 218 Cheesecake Factory-branded restaurants in the U.S. California has the largest number of locations, with 38, followed by Florida, with 24, and Texas, with 20. On January 24, the company did a sweeping overhaul and closed two long-standing locations at once: a 29-year-old waterfront spot in…