Raising Cane’s opens first restaurant in Clovis — and some customers waited overnight
The highly-anticipated first Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers in the Fresno-Clovis area opened Thursday morning to much fanfare at 1055 Shaw Ave. in Clovis .
The ribbon-cutting ceremony kicked off at 8 a.m. for the popular fast food restaurant specializing in chicken fingers. Some fans had been waiting since midnight for it to open.
The new spot has two drive-thrus, a patio and indoor dining, and be open until 3:30 a.m. on weekends.
It was built on the site of the former Pier 1, which was torn down to make way for the restaurant.
Raising Cane’s is open Sundays through Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to 1:30 a.m., and Thursdays through Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 3:30 a.m.
The Clovis restaurant will employ more than 180 people. It is the 51st location in California.
The company has also opened locations in Hanford, Visalia and Tulare, but this is the first to open in town.
What is Raising Cane’s?
The restaurant specializes in one type of food: chicken fingers. You can get meals that come with two, three, four or six chicken fingers. All come with french fries, Texas toast and coleslaw.
Or, you can get three chicken fingers in sandwich form.
Raising Cane is the name of the founder’s dog — a friendly yellow Labrador featured in the restaurant’s marketing.
The restaurant is also known for donating to nonprofit causes.
Raising Cane’s is building 10 new restaurants in central and northern California.
In Fresno, one is under construction on North Blackstone Avenue, on the site of the former Logan’s Roadhouse, which has been torn down.
Another Raising Cane’s is slated to open in southeast Fresno, in the Kings Canyon Pavilion shopping center at East Kings Canyon Road and South Willow Avenue.
