Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers

We loved this newish location! The inside is decorated immaculately. It was clean and well taken care of. The service was helpful and friendly.The food is what you expect - hot, fresh, delicious.Parking is tough in this part of town - street parking is hard to come by.

I mean if you're looking for chicken tenders that's what you'll find. Even the chicken sandwich is tenders in a bun. Absolutely loved the sweat tea. It's self-serve fast food that fits the bill for a quick meal. Being a college town and right next to the university you can expect a noisy crowd.

4.5 stars. Raising Cane's restaurant chain has several hundred locations across the U.S. and other countries, but this Pittsburgh location only recently opened. The menu includes Combos (i.e., different combinations of chicken fingers, crinkle-cut fries, Texas toast, coleslaw, sauce, and fountain drinks), Tailgates (i.e., 25-300 chicken fingers for larger groups), Extras (i.e., a la carte foods), and drinks (e.g., lemonade, teas, and sodas). On a Monday afternoon, I waited in a long line of customers to place my order. The cashiers promptly took orders. I had to wait a while to receive my food, and three employees separately asked me why I was waiting. I only partially filled my cups so that I would not spill the contents when I was walking outside, so I wonder if the restaurant has cup holders/carriers.At home, my husband and I ate our Box Combos. We agreed that the chicken fingers were large, had juicy meat, and had crispy breading. I do not like other businesses' crinkle fries, but I did like the taste of the Raising Cane's crinkle fries. In contrast, my husband said that the crinkle fries were limp and should have been cooked longer. We agreed that the Texas toast was thick and was covered in the right amount of butter. The coleslaw, sauce, and sodas also tasted good.

Nicely fried chicken fingers, not too dry. And the best part is their dipping sauce for the chicken fingers. It's like a special take on thousand island dressing- creamy garlicky and ketchupy. The fries were crispy and the bread was ridiculously good.In terms of the service, it gets really packed and the line can reach the entrance of the store. I've seen so many people drop out of the line, mainly college students because of how close UPitt is. But otherwise, the staff moves relatively quickly and the store has plenty of seating. Overall great place to grab a midnight snack.

Raising Canes was the last place to try of my chicken tender trifecta in Oakland. Five stars for the atmosphere, space, and service. Three stars for the chicken tenders - here is the reason....the chicken tenders have zero seasoning, legit zero seasoning. They come perfectly crispy and tender, but that is it. You need that delicious sauce to get the flavor. If you were to order the tenders without the sauce, it will be one bland meal. The Box Combo is the perfect amount too - 4 tenders, Crinkle cut fries, coleslaw, Texas toast, and Cane's sauce. But there needs to be some seasoning on these tenders. I definitely enjoyed my meal, but Raising Canes ranks last, only because the tenders itself lack seasoning and flavor.

Excellent chicken tenders! We ordered ahead and ate inside. It was really busy on a Saturday afternoon around 4pm. Not a ton of seating, so glad we got a table. It was very loud and busy.The food was all hot and fresh. They have the best tenders around. Crunchy outside and juicy inside. The fires were nothing special, typical crinkle cut.I didn't like the sauce. It had way too much pepper in it. They should have other seasonings or sauces to the menu. Come for the chicken, skip the rest

We had to see what all the buzz was about so while out and about in Oakland, we decided to stop. This particular location is on fifth Avenue near all the construction. Also, very little parking close by. Unless you're on foot accessing Oakland restaurants can be a bit of a challenge locating parking. We circled around and ended up finding parking on Forbes and walked up.The store was clean and very spacious. We ordered the chicken sandwich and got the extra side of the cain sauce. The chicken and fries were good, but didn't really knock my socks off. I don't get the chicken finger thing. I guess it makes it easier for folks to eat? We love a good chicken sandwich, but chicken tenders on a bun was difficult to eat. We ended up just eating just chicken tenders and throwing the bun away. I've heard the cain sauce was so popular thought it was ok. I love coleslaw with my chicken tenders, so I ordered a side of it. It was so small like the size of a little side of ketchup.The chicken, fries & cole slaw were good, but not to make me return again because it was just average.

A little torn on this one. After the hype was maybe expecting more. Chicken was tender but could use more flavor... but I don't generally use sauces and people seem to rave about out the sauce so maybe that's my problem. I enjoy a good crinkle cut fry, so that was a positive. Fountain soda they give you a cup packed to the brim with ice so it was kind of like drinking a slushy...Texas toast was thick but kind of meh for me. Lines were long but with such a limited menu it actually moved very fast. The real problem here is finding parking. We ended up parking two blocks away in a garage. Probably wouldn't do that again, but we wanted to try something new.

We were excited for Raising Canes to open. My cousins in OH always rave about it. Now I see why. I'll start with the service and cleanliness of the restaurant. For only being open a few weeks, they're super efficient. There was a long line but it went fast. The ladies at the counter let you know they're open and to come down. They're patient when you're new explaining options and make ordering efficient. You also don't wait a crazy long time considering all the people waiting. They also have multiple people watching for people to finish and have wet wipes to wipe down the tables and chairs. Fantastic service!The food was really good. It was well seasoned and flavorful. They were big pieces of chicken too. We all really enjoyed it and will be back again.

It is so good it's my favorite fast food place it's clean and the service is decent highly recommend 5 stars