Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 13 May, 2018 11:52 am |

The US’s most highly acclaimed chicken restaurant celebrated its Grand Opening at Riyadh Gallery Mall on Wednesday, April 18 followed by a ribbon cutting with the company’s founder and CEO Todd Graves. Graves traveled from the U.S. to participate in the Grand Opening celebration and to soak in the Saudi Arabian culture.

Since opening the first restaurant in Riyadh in 2017, Raising Cane’s has quickly been gaining a loyal allegiance of fans, known as “Caniacs”. The company was recently named the fastest growing Restaurant in the USA, and has been spreading its “ONE LOVE”—quality chicken finger meals in the U.S. since Graves opened his first restaurant in Baton Rouge, Louisiana in 1996.

 

Graves visit to Riyadh included touring local landmarks and experiencing the rich local culture. In addition to touring Kingdom Centre Tower and more, Graves joined Mansor Ash, a popular Saudi influencer and comedian, for a culinary tour of Riyadh, enjoying local fare at Dajh Village.

 

Graves treasures the Middle Eastern culture and continues to travel to the region often. 

 “My family and I have been visiting the Middle East for years and quickly fell in love with the people and the culture,” said Graves. 

 

Less than ten days after the grand opening at Riyadh Gallery, Raising Cane’s made history by opening its first drive thru restaurant in the Middle East at Sidra near Granada Center. This iconic Restaurant features the largest Raising Cane’s logo murals in the world, and marks the 6thRaising Cane’s in Saudi Arabia and the 13thin the Middle East. 

 

“I’m so happy to visit our Riyadh restaurants and see our Crew. The people of Riyadh have embraced Raising Cane’s and we know they will love being able to get their ONE LOVE fix through our newest restaurants, especially through our new Drive Thru which just opened at Sidra” says Graves. “I’ve enjoyed my time here in Riyadh, touring the city, experiencing the local culture and of course savoring the local cuisine.

 

Known for their focused menu, Raising Cane’s features premium chicken tenderloins marinated for 24 hours, hand breaded and cooked fresh when you order.  Their famous chicken fingers are served with Raising Cane’s secret recipe, Cane’s sauce, which is prepared fresh every day, premium crinkle cut french fries, grilled garlic butter texas toast, and freshly made creamy coleslaw. Raising Cane’s lemonade is fresh-squeezed daily while their sweet tea is freshly brewed throughout the day and sweetened with pure cane sugar. Both are served ice-cold over Cane’s signature crushed ice.

 

In addition to serving quality chicken finger meals, Raising Cane’s is also actively involved in the Riyadh community. Just recently they were awarded a plaque by King Faisal Hospital for their contribution to the International Conference in Pediatric Emergency Medicine.

 

Raising Cane’s has been ranked the top chicken restaurant in the U.S. 9 years in a row.    The restaurant company is also ranked #1 in taste and quality of food and is recognized as one of the top 5 brands for overall satisfaction – awarded 10 years in a row. Raising Cane’s was also named as the best fast food restaurant in the U.S. and America’s favorite chicken. Raising Cane’s is also consistently recognized by industry publications for exceptional Customer service and their ability to quickly serve high quality meals.  

 

For more information about Raising Cane’s, visit its Middle East Facebook page RaisingCanesME and on Instagram raisingcanesme.