Will There Be a Cheesecake Factory on King Street?
By Mark A. Leon
Now that I have your attention….
- An unnamed source has indicated that there is discussion to potentially open a Cheesecake Factory in the old King Street Grille on King Street
- Whole Foods has resumed discussions to occupy the Morris Sokol Building
- By this time next year, we can be walking down the East Coast version of Rodeo Drive, Miracle Mile or New York’s 5th Avenue which will include: Williams-Sonoma, Forever 21, Apple Store, Urban Outfitters, 5 Guys Burgers, Chipotle, H&M, Moe’s Southwestern, Starbucks, Louis Vitton, Sperry, Victoria’s Secret, Cynthia Rowley, West Elm, Godiva as well as a number of hospitality groups that own a cluster of restaurants controlling the pricing.
- Huber Street has a new housing development and Palmetto Brewery will soon become future homes.
- Across from Joe Riley Stadium will house a new self sustaining mini-city
- With the new Home team BBQ and Lewis BBQ in Upper Charleston East Side, some have deemed this the new Avondale
Times are changing in Charleston…..
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Let us not lose where we came from. Embrace and conserve the beauty.
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We would love to see a city where we focus on cleansing the city parks and streets, increasing our emphasis on the environment with stronger recycling practices, a mass transit program that citizens can embrace and affordable housing that creates a city of balance.
This city is showing tremendous signs of a thriving technology sector, continuing growth in the entrepreneurial space (Food Trucks) and indications of an expansion of culture with our arts, writing and design skills.
Something has been happening and if this continues, we will increases in the areas we don’t want to see (violence, traffic, quality, infrastructure and prices). We have a civic responsibility as citizens to be heard. Take the time and show how much you care for Charleston.
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I so hope The Cheesecake Factory comes here! I am originally from NYC. I go to one every time I go out to Los Angeles. Went to the very first one on Rodeo Drive 30 years ago. Love that place and have been e-mailing them since I moved here 9 years ago to open one down here. We need them here!!! I just don’t think that space is big enough. But I’ll take it. Personally, I think the California Dreaming spot would be perfect. They should just buy them out of their lease. Their food is God awful! That spot for The Cheesecake Factory would be a gold mine for them:)
Currently, if you live in Charleston, SC and want to go to The Cheesecake Factory, you have to drive to Charlotte, NC or Greenville, SC which is 3-4 hours away inland.
Charlotte, NC or Greenville, SC are the nearest locations to Charleston which is 3-4 hours away. Charleston really needs a location.
I know that this is just a comment. I am a burned and raised Charleston native(James Island). If this speculation or discussion will come to surface. It’ll be grand to have such a restaurant here. The location of King Street is a no no. West Ashley is a perfeat landmark for it because the congestiveness of traffic. Please take a great look at it. Charlotte is too far to get a carrot cake cheesecake
Yes it will happen.