LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY

      Know  all  by  these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and
appoints  each  of W. Douglas Benn, Debby R. Zurzolo and Cheryl Slomann, signing
singly, the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

   (1) execute  for  and  on  behalf  of  the  undersigned, in the undersigned's
       capacity  as  an  officer  and/or  director  of  The  Cheesecake  Factory
       Incorporated  (the  "Company"),  Form  ID,  and  Forms  3,  4,  and  5 in
       accordance  with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and
       the rules thereunder.

   (2) do  and  perform  any  and  all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned
       which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form
       ID,  and  Forms  3,  4,  and  5,  complete  and  execute any amendment or
       amendments  thereto,  and  timely  file  such form with the United States
       Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  and  any stock exchange or similar
       authority; and

   (3) take  any  other  action  of  any  type whatsoever in connection with the
       foregoing  which,  in  the  opinion  of  such attorney-in-fact, may be of
       benefit  to,  in  the  best  interest  of,  or  legally  required by, the
       undersigned,  it  being  understood  that  the documents executed by such
       attorney-in-fact  on  behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of
       Attorney  shall  be  in  such  form  and  shall  contain  such  terms and
       conditions    as    such    attorney-in-fact    may   approve   in   such
       attorney-in-fact's discretion.

      The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and
authority  to  do  and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite,
necessary,  or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers
herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or
could  do  it personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation,
here  by  ratifying  and  confirming  all  that  such  attorney-in-fact, or such
attorney-in-fact's  substitute  or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be
done  by  virtue  of  this  power  of  attorney and the rights and powers herein
granted.  The  undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in
serving  in  such  capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming,
nor is the Company assuming, and of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply
with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

      This  Power  of  Attorney  shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned  is  no  longer  required  to  file  Form ID, Forms 3, 4, and 5 with
respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transaction in securities issued by
the  Company,  unless  earlier  revoked  by  the undersigned in a signed writing
delivered to the foregoing attorney-in-fact.

IN  WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the  undersigned  has caused this Power of Attorney to be
executed as of this ___ day of December, 2016.


/s/ Edie A. Ames
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Edie A. Ames
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