As 2025 draws to a close, chicken-finger favorite Raising Cane’s is ramping up its growth with new openings across the country — and California is getting a big slice of the action.

The fast-food chain announced it will debut 11 new restaurants between Nov. 4 and Nov. 18, including four in California and its first-ever location in Idaho. The expansion is part of Raising Cane’s ambitious plan to operate more than 1,600 locations nationwide and break into the top 10 U.S. restaurant brands by the end of the decade, according to the company.

The chain is known for its chicken fingers and Cane Sauce, which it calls a "top-secret recipe" made of a special blend of spices. In 1996, co-founder Todd Graves named the company after his dog, a yellow Labrador retriever named Raising Cane (later know

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