Utah County will get its first Cheesecake Factory, with University Place officially announcing Tuesday that the restaurant chain will begin construction immediately to move into the shopping mall.

The Cheesecake Factory will move into the space soon to be vacated by Los Hermanos, which has been at Orem’s mall since 2019.

“The Cheesecake Factory is very pleased to be opening a restaurant at University Place, allowing us to serve Utah County families and visitors,” said David Overton, founder and CEO of The Cheesecake Factory Inc., in a press release. “The Cheesecake Factory has enjoyed being part of the greater Salt Lake City area since first opening there in 2007, and we look forward to being part of the community.”

Currently, there are two Cheesecake Factory locations in Utah, both located in Salt Lake County.

Aside from its namesake dessert, The Cheesecake Factory offers a voluminous, multicultural menu featuring salads, sandwiches, pasta, seafood and steaks.

“When we ask customers at University Place what new restaurant they most want, Cheesecake Factory always tops the list,” said Danny Woodbury, senior vice president of leasing at Woodbury Corp. “Woodbury Corp. is thrilled to bring this dynamic restaurant to Utah County and believes it is the perfect complement to our lineup of entertainment, dining and shopping options.”

Los Hermanos announced last Friday on Facebook that it will be returning to downtown Provo and hopes to reopen in early February. The restaurant’s last open day in Orem is on Wednesday.

The local Mexican restaurant spent 30 years serving customers in Provo before a fire in 2019 caused the business to move from Provo’s Center Street to University Place.

“The decision whether to move to a different spot at University Place weighed heavily on the owners, however after some time, the opportunity to move into the iconic Knight Block building on the corner of University Ave. and Center Street in Historic Downtown Provo presented itself, and we couldn’t pass up the opportunity to return to our roots,” Los Hermanos said on Facebook.

According to The Cheesecake Factory’s press release, construction will begin immediately. The company later told the Daily Herald it is anticipating opening the restaurant closer to fall.

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