The Cheesecake Factory is getting ready for its big move across Route 123.
The chain will close its existing location at Tysons Galleria at the end of November before reopening at Tysons Corner Center on Dec. 5 at 11:30 a.m., according to an announcement posted to its website.
First reported by Northern Virginia Magazine, the impending closure will mark the end of a 21-year run at Tysons Galleria for the Cheesecake Factory, which opened its 13,300-square-foot space at the mall in 2003.
At Tysons Corner Center, the Cheesecake Factory will occupy 11,435 square feet in Suite N013L on the first floor near Coastal Flats, according to Fairfax County permits. The space has been vacant since Gordon Biersch Brewery closed in 2020.
It will eventually be joined in the east end by Maggiano’s, which is also relocating to the bigger mall after roughly three decades at Tysons Galleria. A Maggiano’s employee says the Italian restaurant will close its Galleria location in 2025, but the exact date is currently “unknown.”
The second floor of Tysons Corner Center’s east end is being taken over by the entertainment venue Level 99, which is slated to open next spring in spaces previously filled by Old Navy and Barnes & Noble.
Old Navy has already moved to another location in the mall near Bloomingdale’s. Barnes & Noble closed its two-level store in early May with plans to reopen in a smaller storefront on the first floor near H&M next year.
In addition to the preparations for the new tenants, Tysons Corner Center’s east end has been under construction since July 8 as part of a redevelopment that will add new flooring and ceiling treatments, updated lighting and a hanging art installation. The project is expected to be complete by March 2025.
