The chicken-finger restaurant chain is famous for its hand-battered, cooked-to-order chicken tenders, buttered Texas toast, and special sauce.<\/p>\n
Recent Raising Cane’s that have opened in Florida<\/p>\n
Raising Cane’s has opened several new restaurants over the past months as part of its increased push into Florida, including:<\/p>\n
Ocala, opened in March 2026<\/p>\n
two Orlando locations opened in December 2025<\/p>\n
More new Raising Cane’s restaurants coming to Florida<\/p>\n
There are more Raising Cane’s locations in the works for Florida, including:<\/p>\n
Kissimmee<\/a>: 1200 W. Osceola Parkway. Opening June 29<\/p>\n Pensacola<\/a>: 5110 N. Ninth Ave. Opening June 16<\/p>\n Fort Myers<\/a> will soon see one<\/a> at 13186 S. Cleveland Ave., where a Lone Star Steakhouse has been vacant for 17 years<\/p>\n Largo<\/a>: Raising Cane’s submitted plans in May 2025 for a new location at 10500 Ulmerton Road<\/p>\n Brandon: The chain file plans for a location near the Brandon Exchange Mall in Hillsborough County, according to The Business Journals<\/a><\/p>\n Melbourne may get one<\/a> at the former Bob Evans building at 100 Sheriff Drive, according to a site plan filed with the city.<\/p>\n New Raising Cane’s locations opening in June 2026 across US<\/p>\n Find the full list of June Raising Cane\u2019s openings<\/a> below:<\/p>\n Illinois<\/p>\n Vernon Hills, opened June 2<\/p>\n Maryland<\/p>\n Owings Mills, opening June 3<\/p>\n California<\/p>\n Lemon Grove, opening June 8<\/p>\n Alhambra, opening June 22<\/p>\n Los Angeles, opening June 29<\/p>\n Florida <\/p>\n Pensacola, opening June 16<\/p>\n Kissimmee, opening June 29<\/p>\n Washington<\/p>\n Lynnwood, opening June 23<\/p>\n Raising Cane’s serves only chicken finger meals. ‘It’s our one love’ Raising Cane’s box combo meal.<\/p>\n Raising Cane’s describes itself as “a\u00a0restaurant that only serves chicken fingers<\/a>.” It was a “business plan (that) received the lowest grade in a college class because the professor said it wouldn’t work.”<\/p>\n “Raising Cane\u2019s\u00a0has ONE LOVE \u2014\u00a0quality chicken finger meals<\/a>, and we serve them better than anyone else. Certified bird specialists hand batter<\/a>” the chicken, which is then marinated for 24 hours <\/a>before being cooked to order. No heat lamps are used.<\/p>\n The\u00a0first Raising Cane<\/a>\u00a0opened Aug. 28, 1996, in an old building at the North Gates of Louisiana State University. It’s\u00a0headquarters are located in Baton Rouge,<\/a>\u00a0Louisiana.<\/p>\n What else does Raising Cane’s have on its menu? Raising Cane’s group order.<\/p>\n Raising Cane’s has a variety of combo meals\u00a0on its menu<\/a>, along with “Tailgates” that go up to 100 chicken fingers.<\/p>\n “Extras” include:<\/p>\n A sandwich (chicken, of course)<\/p>\n Where can I find a Raising Cane’s near me?<\/p>\n Florida\u2019s first Raising Cane\u2019s opened in South Beach in 2022. As of June 3, there were 31 locations, with more on the way.<\/p>\n Find the latest list of locations at locations.raisingcanes.com\/fl<\/a>.<\/p>\n Texas, by far, has the most Raising Cane’s<\/a> locations with 201 restaurants, following by California with 137.<\/p>\n It’s Raising Cane’s, not raising Cain<\/p>\n Raising Cane’s<\/a>\u00a0is the chicken-finger-focused restaurant named after the founder’s dog.<\/p>\n Raising Cain is an expression meaning to cause trouble or a commotion.<\/p>\n Contributing: Saleen Martin, USA TODAY; C.A. Bridges, USA TODAY Network-Florida.<\/p>\n Cheryl McCloud is a journalist for the USA TODAY Network-Florida’s service journalism Connect team. You can get all of Florida\u2019s best content directly in your inbox each weekday day by signing up for the free newsletter, Florida TODAY, at https:\/\/floridatoday.com\/newsletters.<\/a><\/p>\n![\"Raising](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/05e1f55efbbe9fc2195074c93691f07e.jpeg\"\/)
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