Cheesecake Factory Happy Hour: Which Restaurants Run One, and What to Order
Happy hour here is set restaurant by restaurant, not nationally which is why no single page can tell you your times. Here is how to find them, and what to do once you have.
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- Marcus Goodwin
Short answer
213 of 214 US Cheesecake Factory restaurants publish a happy hour, usually on weekday afternoons and usually in the bar area only. Times and what is discounted are set restaurant by restaurant there is no national happy hour menu.
This is the part most pages get wrong. They publish a set of times as though the chain runs one schedule. It does not. Happy hour here is a local programme, which means the useful answer is not a time it is a method for finding your time.
How to check your restaurant in under a minute
- Open the locations page and find your restaurant by state and city.
- Look at the happy hour line on its entry. Where the restaurant publishes a window, it is shown there.
- If no window is shown, that restaurant does not publish one. That is not the same as not having one call and ask.
- Call before you leave if the timing is tight. Windows shift with season and staffing, and the phone is faster than any page.
Find your restaurant and its happy hour
What happy hour usually covers
Where a restaurant runs one, the pattern across the chain is consistent even though the specifics are not: a shortened list of bar snacks and small plates at a reduced price, plus reduced prices on draught beer, house wine and a selection of cocktails.
- It is a shorter list than the full menu, not a discount applied to everything.
- Entrées are almost never included.
- Seating usually has to be in the bar area. Ask when you arrive.
- It ends at a fixed time, and orders placed after it are priced normally.
- It does not stack with other offers.
The small plates worth ordering
The Small Plates & Snacks section is the one happy hour draws from most, and it is good value at full price $8.95 – $16.95 for dishes that are a genuine course rather than a garnish.
| Dish | Price | Calories |
|---|---|---|
| Asian Cucumber Salad | $10.95 – $12.95 | 440 |
| Street Corn | $9.95 – $12.50 | 710 |
| Crab Wontons | $13.95 – $16.50 | 550 |
| Cheeseburger Spring Rolls | $13.95 – $16.95 | 980 |
| Chicken Taquitos | $9.95 – $13.50 | 420 |
| Korean Fried Cauliflower | $11.95 – $14.50 | 1,150 |
| Stuffed Mushrooms | $11.95 – $15.50 | 510 |
| Crispy Crab Bites | $13.50 – $15.95 | 410 |
| Crispy Fried Cheese | $13.95 – $15.95 | 1,070 |
| Beet and Avocado Salad | $12.95 – $15.50 | 290 |
From the main appetiser list, be aware of the scale before you order for the bar. Factory Nachos is $16.95 – $20.95 and 2,670 calories the single highest-calorie item on the entire menu. It is built for four people, not for one.
See every small plate with prices
If your restaurant has no happy hour
There are two other levers, and both are more dependable than a happy hour you have to check for each time.
- Lunch pricing on weekdays. The same dishes at lower prices, in a smaller portion the biggest structural saving on this menu.
- The SkinnyLicious section, priced below the equivalent full-size dishes.
- Two small plates instead of one entrée, which usually costs less and gives you more variety.
What lunch pricing saves, dish by dish
Brunch is a separate thing
214 restaurants publish a weekend brunch window. It is its own menu with its own prices, and happy hour pricing does not apply to it. If you are planning a Saturday, brunch is the programme to look at, not happy hour.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does The Cheesecake Factory have happy hour?
- Most restaurants do. 213 of the 214 US locations publish a happy hour window; 1 do not. It is set locally, so the answer depends on your restaurant rather than on the chain.
- What time is happy hour?
- Late afternoon on weekdays is the common pattern where a restaurant runs one, typically starting in the mid-afternoon and ending in the early evening. Because it is set locally, the exact window varies and the only reliable source is your own restaurant.
- Is there a national happy hour menu?
- No. There is no chain-wide happy hour menu published anywhere, and any page showing you one is showing you a single restaurant's version or an old one. What is discounted is decided locally.
- Does happy hour apply at a table or only at the bar?
- Usually the bar and the bar-adjacent seating, not the main dining room. If you want happy hour pricing, ask to be seated in the bar area when you arrive rather than after you sit down.
- Is happy hour available at weekends?
- Generally not. Weekends run brunch instead 214 restaurants publish a brunch window. The two programmes do not overlap.