It is June 18th 2026, and the Athens location is currently closed for an unknown length of time due to construction. We only found out about it when we went to the restaurant last night and found it closed. That's too bad, as their chicken is a food group to our kids. read more

This was our second time at a Raising Cane's. This location was ridiculously busy but we managed to find a seat because a group was leaving as soon as we got our food. We ordered four box combos and a cup of cane sauce. The food was good, no complaints. I wish the restaurant was bigger so it can accommodate the crowd. read more

Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers - Fast Food Near Me - Athens, Georgia

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The best chicken finger place in the country. Sauce is incredible and sweet tea is off the chain!!! They are quick too!!! read more

Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers - Fast Food Near Me - Athens, Georgia

I just don't love Cane's and don't think it's worth the hype. The chicken is so so greasy and smells like lard. It's tasty and their sauce is good but there are better options like Zaxby's. Not to mention, this place has 0 menu diversity. read more

Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers - Fast Food Near Me - Athens, Georgia

Could not be more disappointed. Ordered a caniac combo to share with my father. Unsweet tea was sweet and 6 tenders were 4.... No slaw. I called to inquire about the mistakes... no answer. I won't be going back. What happened to this place?! read more

Great food & service! Just need to turn down the music ! Can't hear you call names !!! read more

Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers - Great food anytime of the day or year. Hot fresh good ! - Fast Food Near Me - Athens, Georgia

I might get some flak for this but it was just "so-so". Visiting Athens today I had to try Raising Canes. Everyone has raved about this chain. I tell them of a different premium tenderloin chicken chain that I love and everyone said I had to try this one; so I did. This location has a horrible parking lot design. If you park you will have a very tough time leaving due to the drive thru lane blocks all the parking spaces. (-1). If you choose to eat here, do yourself a favor and find yourself a parking spot nearby and walk. Enter into the establishment and it was clean and welcoming. Cashier was friendly. I asked a few questions which she answered and placed my order. Now, right off the bat I do not like the mayo/thousand island looking sauces that every chicken chain has. Most chains have 6-10 different flavors but not here. You get their version of "thousand island" called cane sauce or honey mustard. That is it! (-1) Food arrived. Looked good. Fries were a crinkle cut, almost shoestring, style. No seasoning at all; just plain fries (-1). Coleslaw was good. Toast was great. Honestly, the best part of the meal. Chicken was ok. It had no real flavor and that's where a good dip would come into play. Unfortunately, they lack any variety of dips so it's basically just fried chicken tenders. Overall, I'm not impressed and will not revisit Raising Canes. IMO, there are so many better options to choose from. read more

Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers - The Box Combo - 4 Chicken Fingers - Fast Food Near Me - Athens, Georgia

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Hello my name is Christopher Kilcoyne and I love this place. The staff is super nice, they made the chicken good and the place was fun. The food was delicious as ever with the iconic sauce. The place was nice with other people chatting and I was hanging with my friend. Best place and will recommend to my other friends and family and love them. read more

10 years ago this place was great. You actually got a true chicken tender (especially in SIZE). Now, you get about 1/3 the size of what you used to get but it costs a lot more. Only go to Cane's for a family member, otherwise I don't. read more

The food here is excellent, their canes sauce is so delicious. Their service here is amazing. I have never seen any rude management. Ambiance is good. read more

I don't think I have ever done a review on fast food. I have to say that a Raising Canes, like a chick fila, is a license to print money. From open to close the location on Baxter is busy. I go in for a gallon of sweet tea for football games. I went in today abs like usual, they are busy. I did not get the name of the manager, a lovely woman in a black shirt that said cashier and cook. She was so sweet to me, even remembering to put some lemonade at the top of my tea. She leads her shift. She encourage a cashier to watch his floors with the ice under the counter. She is constantly moving! There is also another younger girl kind of little but man can she run a kitchen and counter!!! This is such a great spot to go to. Even though there are lines, the leadership and staff are excellent and so friendly ! read more

Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers - Liquid Caramel - Fast Food Near Me - Athens, Georgia

The employees were so nice and friendly. The restaurant was so clean. The music was a bit loud for me.

There were no drinks. They gave us cups with no drinks to be able to fill them with. Never told us that they didn't have drinks until after we paid. Poor service read more

Tender chicken and amazing sauce. Am liking the self serve ordering machine and how fast food came out when the place was packed to a standing room only read more

First things first, I want to say I think it's worth a try. The food is really good, and when I say good I mean like it's GOOD. The chickens crispy like no other places I've tried and their Canes sauce is good too. The only thing I didn't like about it was the wait time and how little seating there is. It seems like it'll get full easy at the busiest hours. Also, if you want to go through the drive thru, the line sometimes goes out on the road. And parking is very minimal, so if possible park somewhere else or walk. Overall, it's a good restaurant and worth a try. read more

Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers - Top: The Caniac Combo - 6 Chicken Fingers Bottom: The Box Combo - 4 Chicken Fingers - Fast Food Near Me - Athens, Georgia

Chicken nice and hot and crispy ... fries hot and crispy Arnold Palmer fire !!!! The line was long but the people inside did a great job at moving it along and were very friendly !!! read more

Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers - Arnold Palmer - Fast Food Near Me - Athens, Georgia

Don't understand the hoopla ??? Line was long as all get up. After leaving and getting lost. We ending up coming back as the cars seemed to be moving faster than expected. I see why....not much to choose from. Lol. No room to be indecisive. Either you want 3, 4 or 6 chicken strips. (Eyes wide) or feed a large family or group. Well the best thing going is the hot crinkle cut fries and the bread. Chicken strips were ok. At least 2 of the 3 were. Lol. Cane's sauce ...disappointing and well, they c ould have kept that. I was tickled a little by the cardboard Xmas decor and I guess its a Griswold type of season. Lemonade..not what I was expecting. Not impressed at all bt any of it Well I've made my visit and not in a rush to try another one. Just glad I didn't solely drive to Athens for this. Apparently it's the hottest late night thing in Athens, GA read more

Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers - 12/2/2022 let's see what this about.... - Fast Food Near Me - Athens, Georgia

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As long as I've lived in the area I've never thought to stop by so we decided to one day for lunch. Sat in the parking lot trying to figure out if the dining room was open. Called and no one picked up even though we saw people walking around.. there were no signs. We finally just went into drivethru and ordered 4 meals and I was honestly a little shook when I saw our total. The menu is extremely limited so therefore I figured the food has to be just THAT good. It really isn't. The tenders were actually tenders I give them that but that's about it. No seasoning on anything. Not even salt. The sauce was barely helping. The disappointment.. Ya'll hyping this place up why? We dropped by Zaxbys on the way home because I just couldn't. LOL read more

Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers - Fast Food Near Me - Athens, Georgia

Went through Drive Thru and purchased a Combo. Wait time wasn't bad. Chicken fingers was very good and fresh. Fries could have been warmer and more quantity. Lemonade was great. read more

Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers - Drive Thru Menu - Fast Food Near Me - Athens, Georgia

I drove to athens to try this really late one night. For $30 I got two 4 piece plates and upgraded to the post Malone cup for both combos. I didn't ask for any additional sauces mostly bc I didn't see a list of choices. Next time I will bc I'm that 1 in a million that doesn't enjoy sauce like that. The line was fast and the food was hot and yummy! Would reccomend! read more

Had been wanting to try Cane's for a while so I finally made the trip to Athens! When we got to Cane's, the line was INSANELY LONG so be prepared. It took us at least 30 minutes to get through the drive thru line (which went onto the street) at dinnertime on a Friday. The food itself was super yummy. It had a pretty simple menu, similar to Zaxby's just smaller. I got the 3 piece combo. The chicken was so delicious, super tender and flavorful. The fries were crinklecut and salted perfect. The Texas toast was good, but not my favorite. Overall, I would definitely go again, I just wish there were more locations and the line was shorter!! read more

Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers - The 3 Finger Combo - 3 Chicken Fingers - Fast Food Near Me - Athens, Georgia

Great food! Music too loud! Can't eat there unless you want a headache! Not a relaxing environment at all!

Great food always... Service is friendly and fast usually with a smile! Bathroom and Dining room always clean!

So here it goes. In general, I love the chicken tenders from this restaurant. It is juicy and delicious, and the fries are mouthwatering. The slaw is not sweet, but not vinegary, rather a nice balance for the fried chicken and fries. Yeah yeah, we love Canes. My most egregious criticism is for the parking lot. If there are cars in line, you literally cannot back up and leave, if you parked and went inside. When I parked and went inside the line for the drive thru started at the end of the building. When I exited a few minutes later, the cars in the drive thru extended the parking lot and into the street. I was unable to back my car and had to wait until someone noticed I needed to back. It's the worst, and I mean worst fast food parking lot design that I've ever seen. That makes it incredibly frustrating and inconvenient (especially for fast food). read more

Food's alright. As good as Zaxby's, but I mean. It's chicken fingers. That's all. Well, fries too. Service was good. They smiled and took our order. It was cold inside, but their decor was trendy. The seating is fine there are some tables for 2, 4, and then there's some booths for 4. My little brother made us drive out here because "they have THE BEST chicken" and he kept calling it a restaurant, so we definitely weren't expecting fast food. It took us 1.5 hours to get there from our hours and another 2 hours to get home (due to traffic). I was less than satisfied with my journey. If I lived in Athena, nearby, maybe I'd visit them. However, I'm 100% positive there are better places to eat with better food and better accommodations. Again, I'm not saying they are bad. They are as good as Zaxby's- I just am not interested. read more

I really wanted to know what all the hype about Raising Cane's was - isn't Zaxby's good enough?! Turns out, there's actually a huge debate about who does it best, which I had no idea about. This location is the closest to Atlanta so I had to check it out while passing through! Since we had already eaten dinner... I just ordered the 3 finger combo, which comes with fries and a drink. Overall, it was super tasty, crispy and delicious. But some things to point out... I definitely liked Raising Cane's fries better. They are thinner than Zaxby's crinkle fries and I realized now that prefer it thinner. The fingers are not as good to me (although now, I'm thinking I'm going to have to do a side by side taste test to be sure) - the breading is a little too thick for me. But it was still crispy! I also prefer Zaxby's Zax Sauce to Cane's sauce. While Cane's sauce is good, it seems to be missing something that I just can't put my finger on. Overall, when in Athens, I would definitely stop at Raising Cane's again over Zaxby's, just because I can't get it in Atlanta. However, to claim that Raising Cane's is BETTER? Eh. read more

Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers - The 3 Finger Combo - 3 Chicken Fingers (IG: @tiffhuangry) - Fast Food Near Me - Athens, Georgia

I love me some chicken tenders, strips or whatever you wanna call them. I just wanna dip/eat with no bones in the way. I had Canes a while back and decided to finally try them again. The menu is pretty simple. I had extra fries cause i enjoy good crispy not flimsy crinkle cut fries and canes fries didnt disappoint. The tenders were juicy but needed a kick to them like some spicy sauce or something. I did have the sauce which was just ok, it was a must to make the chicken taste better. Maybe they will come out with spicy tenders, i bet that would be real gooood! read more

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Hands down my favorite chicken finger on earth! Made fresh to order, canes chicken tenders are pipping hot when you take your first bite. The Tendies are extremely tender and juicy, and the batter and breading has a crisp crunch that leave an imprint you won't soon forget. And let me just add this, I live over an hour and forty minutes from this location ( the only one in Georgia as of now), and I drove to Athens for the sole purpose of getting these tenders as well as Texas toast today. It's that good! read more

Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers - The Caniac Combo - 6 Chicken Fingers - Fast Food Near Me - Athens, Georgia

THE ONLY CANES IN GEORGIA!!! ive been wanting to try canes for awhile now since everyone talks about it. i believe this is the only one in Georgia :( so i had to go and try it myself! the line was RIDIDICULOUS... onto the street and took about 30-40 mins to get thru it. we wanted to order inside since the line was long but they locked the doors and i guess are only taking drive thru right now. the menu isn't very extensive and i got the 3 finger combo which comes with 3 chicken tenders, a drink, fries, toast, and canes sauce. it was reasonably priced for the amount of food given. the tenders are so tender and crispy!! i really enjoyed them, especially with the canes sauce. i now understand the hype over them! the fries were pretty good. they're crinkle cut without any seasoning (just salt). they don't give a big amount of fries though. AND OF COURSE THE TOAST IS FIRREEE. so soft, thick, and buttery. overall the line was extremely long and slow. however, once you ordered it was pretty fast getting your food. I'm glad i tried canes and would love to get it again if it didn't take forever. read more

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The food is fresh and hot. The service is good and friendly. They are proud of their sauce there is a charge for an extra. The breading is light and crunchy and the tenders are juicy and your food comes out hot. Their fries are simple but crispy on the outside and cooked to a nice bite. Their slaw is fresh and not overly mixed with mayonnaise.The restaurant is clean and well kept. Personally and not to offend the cult followers but the food is better than the Z brand and the Jesus chicken. My opinion only... read more

Food is great! My ONLY complaint is the lack of accessibility with the long drive thru line. Please give us another location in Athens!

This is a busy store at times since it is in a college town and young folks love chicken fingers. I find through the week if you arrive at the bottom of the hour up to a quarter of, the crowd wanes as a lot of classes end at the top of the hour and the students flood in. The chicken is cooked to perfection. Moist, crispy outside with just the right amount of salt. No salty seasoning making these sodium bombs as the other well known chicken place serves. The pieces are plump and ample size. The fries are crinkle cut but of a smaller variety. They were also hot and cooked on point. Then there is the toast. Perfectly buttered and toasted. This morsel of heaven has a slight crust on the outside and a cloud like softness on the fresh bread inside. A pure Joy. This location is clean and well kept and the ambience is young and exciting as the patrons. Parking can be tricky depending on when you arrive, "see above" as the drive through gets backed up during the lunch rush. Trust me, it's worth the wait. read more

Fresh, delicious, I love Canes. Will ruin you for Zaxby's. Wish they'd open another location or two in Athens, away from campus. They gotta realize they're losing customers every lunch break with the lines running into the streets...I've gone somewhere else on more than one occasion cause I didn't have the time to wait in line. read more

I love Cane's! It's a staple of my trips back to Athens. If you're in Athens and have a little time, roll on in to the line (the only downside of Cane's) and ask for some of the yummiest chicken you can still get on a Sunday! I wouldn't suggest going on game day unless you're just wanting to kill an hour or so in line. read more

the workers should wear hairnets.. i love eating here and i love the food but i wonder if the cooks wear hairnets. i know the cashiers don't i haven't really seen any of them wearing them but yeah. sad i found a hair in my chicken. read more

Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers - found a hair in my chicken The Box Combo - 4 Chicken Fingers - Fast Food Near Me - Athens, Georgia

Went opening week. Line was ridiculously long and the tenders were...eh. Not any options for sauce or anything other than...tenders. Do not recommend. read more

Good Food means nutritious food that is healthy, tasty, produced in a nature-friendly way by farmers, fishers folks or food producers who got a decent price for their product." read more

Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers - So good - Fast Food Near Me - Athens, Georgia

Some of the best chicken fingers and french fries you can get in the Athens area. On game day it is extremely crowded. We did find that if you leave the game a little early and go by, you can get in and out just a few minutes. The personnel working last Saturday was very pleasant and quite enjoyable to talk to. Highly recommend this place for a good order of chicken fingers. read more

Good chicken strips!! Drive through service is always quick and mindful of customer's time..

Amazing chicken and sauce!!! These were probably the best chicken tenders I've ever had. They were way better than Zaxby's, and I think the slaw was too. The fries could have used a bit of seasoning, but the value was great. The drive thru was also very easy. I'm giving 4 stars because I asked for unsweet tea twice and then confirmed again at the second window, but I was still given sweet tea. I'd love to see another option on the menu for people who don't drink soda. read more

Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers - The Box Combo - 4 Chicken Fingers Excuse the half eaten toast - Fast Food Near Me - Athens, Georgia