In Popular Culture
A fictional version of The Cheesecake Factory is used as a setting in the U.S. sitcom The Big Bang Theory. According to the company, it "does not have any sort of arrangements with the show. The Cheesecake Factory is really pleased to be featured in such a funny and wildly popular show".
In the Nickelodeon TV show iCarly, the Cheesecake Factory is often parodied as "The Cheesecake Warehouse".
In an episode of Family Guy, Stewie reads one of Joe Swanson's Facebook statuses: "Hitting The Cheesecake Factory again. So amped."
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