Cheesecake Factory - Westroads

Post by **Omaha Cowboy** » Sun May 28, 2006 9:43 pm

papiostud wrote:Do they still have plans of moving the Food court to the old Younkers building?

Good question..This coming Saturday, I believe that Jeff Beals/Trenton Magid, hosts of the Grow Omaha radio show which airs at 8AM on 1290 KKAR, will have Jim Sadler of General Growth Properties who is General Manager of Westroads Mall on as a guest. We may find out some info on that this Saturday..

..Ciao..LiO....Peace

Post by **Brad** » Mon May 29, 2006 4:10 pm

Monday 5-29-2006

MTO · Post by **MTO** » Mon May 29, 2006 4:20 pm

K great now that we got that out of the way let's work on the Grand Lux next to the QCO.

Ahrabe · Post by **Ahrabe** » Mon May 29, 2006 8:20 pm

I was sent this link because my name was used in the forum. I'm the markeing manager for Westroads Mall and thought I'd just let you know that construction on cheesecake will begin within the next week. Build out is 100-120 days so Cheesecake should be open by late Sept./early October. Granite City will also be opening in the northwest parking lot in October. Glad to see so much interest in the restaurants.

eomaha · Post by **eomaha** » Mon May 29, 2006 8:33 pm

Thanks for the inside scoop Ahrabe, and welcome to the forum.

MTO · Post by **MTO** » Mon May 29, 2006 8:38 pm

And I hope you stick around.

Post by **Omaha Cowboy** » Tue May 30, 2006 1:33 am

Excellent Ahrabe!..

Thanks for the info and keep us posted on all that is going on at Westroads from time to time..

And again, welcome to the forum..

..Ciao..LiO....Peace

Post by **Omaha Cowboy** » Tue May 30, 2006 2:21 am

And as always..

Thanks for the pic update Brad..

..Ciao..LiO....Peace

Post by **Brad** » Wed May 31, 2006 2:39 pm

The parkig lot is gone!

the1wags · Post by **the1wags** » Wed May 31, 2006 5:01 pm

Yeah good to see they aren't messing around, when they said begin work now they meant NOW!!!

The concrete is all busted out, we'll be eating $7 slices of cheesecake before you know it.

Post by **Omaha Cowboy** » Thu Jun 01, 2006 4:30 am

Jeff Beals piece on Omaha developments including the new Omaha Cheesecake Factory from last week's Omaha City Weekly:

'The Cheesecake Factory

After a long wait, the nation’s most popular restaurant chain is coming to Omaha. An official from General Growth Properties, the real estate investment trust which owns Westroads Mall, confirmed that the Cheesecake Factory has signed a lease for a free-standing restaurant to be located in the Westroads parking lot. The 10,300 square foot building, facing West Dodge Road, will be immediately east of P.F. Chang’s.

Construction will begin immediately and will progress at a rapid pace. The Cheesecake Factory wants to open its Omaha store by November 1.'..

The complete story link:

http://www.omahacityweekly.com/article.php?id=1053

..Ciao..LiO....Peace

icejammer · Post by **icejammer** » Thu Jun 01, 2006 8:02 am

Omaha Cowboy wrote:After a long wait, the nation’s most popular restaurant chain is coming to Omaha. . .

The most popular in the country? I did not know that....

jsheets · Post by **jsheets** » Thu Jun 01, 2006 8:24 am

icejammer wrote:
Omaha Cowboy wrote:After a long wait, the nation’s most popular restaurant chain is coming to Omaha. . .
The most popular in the country? I did not know that....

Not counting Taco Bell, of course :-)

Post by **Omaha Cowboy** » Thu Jun 01, 2006 1:38 pm

FYI-

Jim Sadler of General Growth Properties who is General Manager of Westroads Mall will be a guest on the Grow Omaha radio show on Saturday June 10th..Not this upcoming Saturday..

..Ciao..LiO....Peace

Raraavis · Post by **Raraavis** » Fri Jun 02, 2006 9:25 am

Raraavis wrote:A friend of mine who is a manager at the Westroads said it is a done deal. It will be built in a standalone building near PF Chang's.

That's from June 2004 baby. Do I win a prize for being the first one to report the actual location.

Post by **Omaha Cowboy** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 10:13 am

An interesting story about Cheesecake Factory setting mainstream American dining trends from TIME magazine:

'Is America ready for the melted anchovy? That's the question on the table this afternoon in the gleaming research and development kitchen of the Cheesecake Factory in Calabasas Hills, Calif. Karl Matz, 31, a former chef at Spago with the earnest good looks of an Eagle Scout, has reluctantly removed the salty little fish from his pasta puttanesca, traditionally made with tomatoes, anchovies, olives, capers and dried red chilis, and sets plates of rigatoni cloaked in the sauce onto a black-marble counter. David Overton, Cheesecake's founder, CEO and ultimate tasting authority, picks up one of the half a dozen forks arrayed for this tasting session and takes a bite.

The evolving menus do more than just keep customers coming back. (With more than $1 billion in sales from 105 restaurants in 2005, the Cheesecake Factory is by far the most productive "casual-dining" chain in the country, generating $970 for every square foot of restaurant space.) Like an annual family portrait, every new Cheesecake Factory menu holds up a mirror to the American palate, revealing how it has grown and changed. When Vietnamese summer rolls appear alongside buffalo wings, "it shows the customers that those items are mainstream," says Karen Cathey, incoming chair of the American Institute of Wine and Food. "They've modernized American food," says Clark Wolf, a food and restaurant consultant, and the chain's national reach gives every new dish leverage over millions of American taste buds. With its kitchen-sink menu and gargantuan portions, the Cheesecake Factory is big-tent cuisine at its most expansive. It is a restaurant where everything is included but nothing is authentic, and it is changing the way we think about American food.'

The complete TIME magazine story link:

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/print ... 58,00.html

..Ciao..LiO....Peace

Post by **Omaha Cowboy** » Sun Jul 09, 2006 4:53 pm

Well, I drove by the Cheescake Factory site this past Wednesday and they are moving earth fast..It looks like they will be ready soon to lay the foundation..This looks to be a large restaurant..The opening date is set for the end of October..

Perhaps when our roving Omaha photographer Brad gets some time, he can snap us some pics..

..Ciao..LiO....Peace

Post by **Brad** » Sun Jul 09, 2006 4:57 pm

Omaha Cowboy wrote:Well, I drove by the Cheescake Factory site this past Wednesday and they are moving earth fast..It looks like they will be ready soon to lay the foundation..This looks to be a large restaurant..The opening date is set for the end of October..

Perhaps when our roving Omaha photographer Brad gets some time, he can snap us some pics..

..Ciao..LiO....Peace

I am just getting ready to post some pictures from this afternoon and I was going to take a few more on the way to work tonight, I will add it to the list, along with granite city.

Post by **Omaha Cowboy** » Sun Jul 09, 2006 5:05 pm

Outstanding!..

I really appreciate it Brad..

..Ciao..LiO....Peace

Post by **Brad** » Sun Jul 09, 2006 5:07 pm

However I won't get home from work until about 2:30 am and have to work at my "Real" job at 8 am so I won't post them until monday.

Post by **Omaha Cowboy** » Sun Jul 09, 2006 5:11 pm

That's cool..

Anticipation is half the fun

..

..Ciao..LiO....Peace

Post by **Brad** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 1:19 am

Sunday July 9, 2006

Post by **Omaha Cowboy** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 4:36 am

Brad you were seemingly all over town on Sunday..

As you can see from the 1st pick, it looks like the foundation is about to be layed..

Thanks again for the pics..

..Ciao..LiO....Peace

Post by **Brad** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 2:50 pm

They are putting up the steel frame!

adam186 · Post by **adam186** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 5:48 pm

Hooray Cheescake! Any pics?

Post by **Omaha Cowboy** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 1:23 am

Im sure Brad will be all over this one soon with some updated pics..

..Ciao..LiO....Peace

Post by **Omaha Cowboy** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 9:04 am

Add Boise Idaho and Hartford CT on the list of Cheesecake Factory restaurants opening in the 2nd half of 2006 (along with Omaha, Oklahoma City, Buffalo NY, Albany NY, Lake Grove NY, Dayton OH, Milwaukee, Fairfax VA, Pleasanton CA, and Chula Vista CA)..

From the Cheesecake Factory 2nd quarter report released 7/18/06:

'The Company met its second quarter new restaurant opening target with the opening of The Cheesecake Factory restaurants in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, and Huntington Beach, California, and reiterated its new restaurant opening target for fiscal 2006 of as many as 21 new restaurants, including two to three Grand Lux Cafes. Consistent with prior years, the majority of the new restaurant openings will occur in the second half of the year.'..

The complete report link:

http://investors.thecheesecakefactory.c ... highlight=

..Ciao..LiO....Peace

Post by **Brad** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 8:15 pm

Tuesday 7-25-2006

eomaha · Post by **eomaha** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 9:10 pm

Well it certainly looks like it will be a sturdy Cheesecake Factory.

MTO · Post by **MTO** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 10:22 pm

It's about time. I've been telling people who work in the mall that it was coming for over a year now. I should go collect all those bets. Mwahahahahaaahaa

Swift · Post by **Swift** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 10:45 pm

Oh so this is where all the Slowdown steel went?

MTO · Post by **MTO** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 10:54 pm

It was diverted for a good cause huh. Wait did I say that.

Swift · Post by **Swift** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 11:37 pm

yeah, I like over priced food more than music and movies too.

Post by **Omaha Cowboy** » Wed Jul 26, 2006 7:40 am

Excellent pic update as usual Brad..

As we've previously noted, they are moving quickly on the Cheesecake Factory construction as the open date is set for Oct 31st..From the look of things, perhaps even sooner than that..

..Ciao..LiO....Peace

adam186 · Post by **adam186** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 8:46 pm

As of Today at 6:30

Post by **Coyote** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 10:43 pm

Thanks for your Photos Adam186! This is coming along faster than I thought.

Post by **Brad** » Sat Aug 12, 2006 3:07 pm

I took pictures last weekend but never posted them. Josh pointed out that they already have some framing for a sign on the south side of the building.

the1wags · Post by **the1wags** » Sat Aug 12, 2006 4:03 pm

Yeah and now thats already been covered with the styrofoam sheeting, but the wiring for the sign you can see sticking out. It's going to be a pretty big sign from this size of the base they put on the steel framing.

Post by **Omaha Cowboy** » Sat Aug 12, 2006 4:53 pm

Thanks for the pic update Adam..

I'm telling you, this place looks like it will open 1 month earlier than it's Oct 31 projected date..But another thing to consider is the hiring process has yet to start. And this Cheesecake Factory will employ some 230 workers..So it's possible the October 31st opening date is pretty accurate..

We shall see..

..Ciao..LiO....Peace

Post by **Brad** » Thu Aug 24, 2006 10:21 pm

8-24-2006