Got to get away from this thread-its making me hungry.

That was supposed to be Garlic Bread? Wow.

I think it's actually just supposed to be toast. People keep calling it garlic bread, which is why I posted what I did.

Oh. Well....

People think that is Garlic Bread? Wow.

I was told when it was served it was garlic bread. I did not ask more details. I have had a stuffy head do my taste buds are off.

Regardless, the bread was delicious.

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The food was really good but I am a bit surprised at the pricing. $10 for how it was served at media day with the sauce and bread would be fair and would be very profitable for them as well. $15-16 for all of that plus a drink and you are going to be up to $20 for chicken tenders...wow.

Make the individual meal price high enough and you drive the day-long meal plan participation, and to some extent the season long meal plan for passholders, which may be the intent - overall they make more money because some will be set against purchasing the daily meal plan and will thus pay more after two meals than if they bought the plan.

I've been craving Cane's forever now. The one on Tylersville can't come soon enough!

I agree! Waiting anxiously (still)...

Mrs. Gator & GatorGirl got to have Cane's on Monday when they drove back through Lexington. They were nice enough to bring me a cup of the sauce back. I have to wait until June when I drive through Louisville for my Cane's fix though... but I plan on having it twice that weekend, once on the way to IL and again on the return trip.

I had Chicken Shack during Media day and thought it was pretty good. I described it like this: Just like Hank's Burrito Shack is a pretty good imitation of Chipotle, The Chicken Shack is a pretty good imitation of Raising Cane's. They're both not quite as flavorful as the originals they're trying to emulate, but it's close enough to not make me want to go outside the park to either of those restaurants (that is, if Cane's was closer to the park). I have yet to make my decision on The Chicken Shack's prices, but Hank's prices (as of last year) were fine with me.

I described it like this: Just like Hank's Burrito Shack is a pretty good imitation of Chipotle, The Chicken Shack is a pretty good imitation of Raising Cane's. They're both not quite as flavorful as the originals they're trying to emulate, but it's close enough to not make me want to go outside the park to either of those restaurants

Both locations are spins on popular concepts, but they aren't necessarily trying to clone the food of those specific chains.

^They are..the bread at Chicken Shack is an exact copy basically. Sauce basically right there.

Taken directly from Raising Caines website..

Stuff looks pretty similar to me

There's also Zaxby's, for that matter, using basically the same concept.

(source: zaxbys.com)

The chicken I was served Thursday had a breading that appeared much lighter than the chicken in the website pictures above. Kings Island was apparently going for a more "home cooked" taste, and I heard that they got positive reviews. I've never tried either chain, so I really can't compare.

Chicken Shack resembles Raising Caines more, including the look of the bread & whatnot.

I will say though technically Zaxby's is the first being founded in 1990 and Raising Caines in 1996.

The Chicken Shack also has chicken salads, which are nowhere to be found on Raising Cane's menu. KI's dining page also mentions wraps and wings, though I didn't see those last weekend.

Original post removed because the tone of it was the result of the second of two bad days at work.

Please proceed.... there's nothing to see here.

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Raising Canes is awesome chicken, bread, fries and slaw. Zaxby's is aw-something else, in my opinion. I would drive and have driven many miles out of the way to eat at Raising Canes. I'd gladly drive the same distance not to eat at Zaxby's.

Terp, who lived for too long too close to Zaxby's, and who hasn't yet lived close enough to Canes.

Zaxby's opened one location in Columbus, which was already saturated with Raising Cane's locations.

It closed in about six months.

I was going to try the Chicken Shack on Opening Day, but then I saw the prices and walked out.

The Chicken Shack also has chicken salads, which are nowhere to be found on Raising Cane's menu. KI's dining page also mentions wraps and wings, though I didn't see those last weekend.

I agree all the TV screens were playing just for the 3 or 4 pcs. tenders meals, but after 3 1/2 hours waiting in line for Banshee, I was not ready to discuss menu options, I was hungry and thirsty.

I love Canes. Having an older brother who goes to OSU, I always ask him to bring some Canes home for me whenever he comes home.

I suspect that I'll be trying more menu items at KI this year, thanks to the new dining plan option. I'm looking forward to tasting wraps from The Chicken Shack and gluten-free pizza from the Festhaus.

By the way, looking at Raising Cane's website, I noticed that they (finally) switched to a trans fat-free cooking oil. They were one of the holdouts sticking with liquid shortening in their fryers.

I hadn't heard of Cane's before but you all seem so impressed with it! I'm driving through Columbus on my way to the Cleveland area this weekend. Will I be near any?

^ Yes, there are several of them in Columbus.

Assuming that you'll take I-71 straight through, the easiest location to get to would be on Polaris Pkwy just east of I-71. (Take exit 121, keep right at the exit, turn right onto Polaris Pkwy, and continue about one half mile. It will be on the right, near a Huntington Bank branch. If you get to United Dairy Farmers, you went too far.)

I'm surprised that chugh43 hasn't chimed in here yet.

I have to detour to the American Girl store too.

^ That would still be the best location to get to, but you'd want to stop there after you're done at Easton. Take I-270 N to I-71 N from Easton Way or Morse Rd, then Polaris Pkwy is the first exit after you merge onto I-71.

Wow, it is amazing that people have talked about The "Chick"en Shack for 5 pages now......oh wait.......

What a fowl comment!

Here is a pic of the chicken, fries and delicious garlic bread from Chicken Shack.

That was delicious on Media Day, but I recall looking at it and thinking, "Man, it's going to be a little pricey for the standard $8 meal". I didn't imagine it would be $13 -- which is a shame. The entire meal was very, very good - but I can't see folks shelling out that much for that plate of food.

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I wonder if Cane's knows.... O never mind.

DiamondAceExpress, the one that the Gatorettes and I go to when driving through Columbus is just south of downtown in Grove City, at 1944 Stringtown Rd. From 71-North, take exit 100, turn left, and it will be about a half mile down on the right. I find it funny that it's right next to KFC. We go to this one because we can't wait the extra time it takes to get up to Polaris for our Cane's fix.

They will be opening one at the former Five Guys location on Tylersville eventually. A little birdy (not Jr for Birdy, and not a chicken... nor a NoChicken for that matter) told me recently that it's been delayed a little while, so I'll keep waiting and it will remain a roadtrip fixture for now.

Grove City is the easiest to get to.

Easy off, easy on.

Welcome to my neck of the woods.

And I gotta get back

to the

Chicken Shack.....

Terp, of a certain age.

Grove City is the easiest to get to.

Easy off, easy on.

Welcome to my neck of the woods.

There's a Cane's on the Grove City exit?! I pass that exit on my way home from college quite regularly. I will have to stop and try it out on Wednesday.