About Me
OUR STORY An excellent cook, Evelyn Overton and her husband, Oscar, dreamed of having a successful family business. Evelyn's passion for baking soon led to the creation of her original cheesecake, a hit with everyone who tried it. By the early 1950s, while raising their two young children, David and Renee, Evelyn converted their basement into a professional bakery and supplied the original cheesecakes to the best local restaurants in Detroit. With their children grown, Evelyn and Oscar decided to move their business westward. With the last of their savings, they opened a small bakery in Los Angeles to sell their original cheesecakes. It was 1971. They called the bakery The Cheesecake Factory®. The original cheesecake led to an original restaurant, unique to this day, and in 1978 The Cheesecake Factory restaurant opened in Beverly Hills, California. With little knowledge of how to run a full scale restaurant but lots of intuition into what makes a great dining experience, their son David set out to offer their guests an experience they wouldn't soon forget - generous portions with unlimited, inventive menu selections. All were made with the freshest quality ingredients and served in a warm and casually comfortable setting. The restaurant was an immediate success! Today, The Cheesecake Factory continues to be led and inspired by the Overtons' spirit of innovation, quality, passion and commitment to excellence. Now more people than ever enjoy The Cheesecake Factory's original food and desserts, coast to coast.
