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restaurant is located on 48th between Vine and O St. It is the home
of Raising Cane’s. A place that says there one love is fried chicken, although
it’s famous for its chicken and Cane’s sauce. The place is seems like it is
always packed. I have seen the line go out the door and along the building for
a bit. You have to fight to actually find a place to sit and trying to find
parking is nearly as bad. If you think you will just go through drive thru then
you must be mistaking because the line for that circles the store. They are
even opening a new restaurant downtown because they are so busy. I can only
imagine that restaurant will be just as busy as the current one. I do not see
an additional store giving relief to the crowd at the store. Cane’s is a
fast-food restaurant so what makes it so popular that cause the people come in
masses. The food could do it itself. If you like chicken strips this is the
place to go. They only serve chicken, fries, toast, cole slaw, and Cane’s
Sauce. The food is extremely simple
however it is better than any fast-food place out there. However I think it is
more than that. They are extremely visible in the community. They frequently do
fundraising events for the area. They do nights where if you mention a certain
cause the will give a dollar to the charity for each meal you buy. The Boy
Scouts had one of these nights. They also do cell phones for the troops events
and coat donation events. The picture shows an ad for a campaign that is called
STUFF THE BUS which gives underprivileged children school supplies for the
school year. All of the fundraisers are for the local community so everything
stays local and you can see a direct effect on the community. No other
restaurant does these kinds of events and if they do they do not do nearly as
many because it seems Cane’s is doing something all of the time. The food at
Cane’s is delicious however they impact they make on our local community is
also important.
I hear you loud and clear about Cane's. I went there for the first time with my dad when I first moved here, and I fell in love immediately. Even without the sauce, the chicken is like no other fried chicken you can get anywhere in the world. I was pretty pleased to hear they were opening a store downtown, and I'm not at all ashamed to say I ate lunch there every day for that first week. And you are completely right when you say the new store doesn't provide any relief from the mass of customers, as I've been across the street at Jake's at midnight on a Monday and that place is as packed as it is during the lunch rush. Can you blame them though? When you want Raisin' Cane's, no other chicken strips will suffice. My only issue is I'm worried about the fate of my checking account if I continue to eat there at the rate I have been, to say nothing of the heart disease that will probably kill me in twenty years. I introduced my boyfriend to Cane's when the downtown location opened, and he was as enamored as I was the first time I ate there. There really isn't a comparable chicken place in town, and I'm including Lee's and KFC in that analysis (everyone loves Lee's, but I used to serve their catering all the time and could tell you horror stories). I can totally tell in this blog entry that your love for Cane's chicken knows no bounds, and I like that you mention all the good the owners do for the community, like coat drives in the winter.
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