Cheesecake Factory Happy Hour: Times, Exceptions and What to Order
The restaurant's own location listings show a surprisingly uniform happy hour: nearly every restaurant uses the same two-hour window. The exceptions are worth knowing before you drive.
Short answer
213 of 214 US Cheesecake Factory restaurants list a happy hour, and 212 of those run it from 4:00 to 6:00 PM. The restaurant's own Los Angeles page gives the days as Monday to Friday. What's discounted isn't published chain-wide, so ask at the table.
I expected happy hour to vary city by city, the way it does at most chains. The listings say otherwise. It's close to a national schedule, published one restaurant at a time.
The happy hour window, restaurant by restaurant
Find your restaurant and its listed hours
What to order
Small plates are the section built for this time of day. These are their full list prices, so you can see what any discount actually takes off.
Think twice about the Factory Nachos. At $16.95 – $20.95 and 2,670 calories, it's the heaviest item on the entire menu, and it's a plate for four, not a snack for one.
If you miss the window
- Lunch Favorites. Most dishes on it cost less than the same dish at dinner, in a smaller portion. The flatbreads are the exception.
- Cheesecake Rewards, which gives members a free birthday slice with any purchase.
- Two small plates instead of one entrée. Compare the two prices on your restaurant's menu, and you get more variety either way.
What lunch pricing saves, dish by dish
Brunch is a separate programme
214 restaurants list a weekend brunch window, most commonly 10:00 AM-2:00 PM. It has its own menu and its own prices, and it's the programme to look at for a Saturday.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does The Cheesecake Factory have happy hour?
- Almost everywhere. 213 of 214 US restaurants list a happy hour window in their location details.
- What time is Cheesecake Factory happy hour?
- 212 restaurants list 4:00 to 6:00 PM. The exception: Honolulu, HI (3:00 PM - 5:00 PM).
- Which days is happy hour?
- The listings we collect give the time, not the days. The Los Angeles restaurant's own page lists Monday to Friday, so plan on weekdays and check your restaurant's page before a weekend visit.
- What's discounted at happy hour?
- The Los Angeles page describes select food and drink specials without listing them, and no chain-wide happy hour menu is published. Ask your server what's included before you order.
- Is there happy hour on weekends?
- Weekends are brunch territory instead. 214 restaurants list a weekend brunch window, most commonly 10:00 AM-2:00 PM.