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<P ALIGN=RIGHT><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2><B>Exhibit 23.1</B> </FONT></P>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF"><FONT SIZE="2"><B>CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS</B></FONT></FONT> </P>
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<P><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2> <FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>We
hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form
S-8 of our report dated February 4, 2000 relating to the consolidated financial
statements of The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated, which appears in The Cheesecake
Factory Incorporated’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December
28, 1999. </FONT> </FONT></P>
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<TD WIDTH=50%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP<BR><BR>
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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Los Angeles, California<BR>January 5, 2001</FONT></P>
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