Chick-fil-A, and Raising Cane’s have both been staples in the fast food community. Both primarily sell chicken products, such as nuggets, tenders, chicken-sandwiches, and the list goes on, and while many enjoy both, which one is truly the better option among people?

Chick-fil-A technically opened on May 23rd, 1946, but it was originally named the Dwarf Grill, a 24-hour diner, but in 1967, the first official Chick-fil-A was opened. During their time being in the market, Chick-fil-A has been able to gain quite the menu, from salads, soups, yogurt, fruit-cups, and even mac-n-cheese. They also do breakfast, yet it’s just similar chicken products that have just been “re-shaped” or breakfast sandwiches that are different versions of one-another.

Raising Canes began on August 26th, 1996, and from some people, they’re almost identical. They only really sell their base chicken at the moment, and the only sides being the Texas Toast, coleslaw, and their crinkle-cut fries, but after that, there’s nothing else, no breakfast options, not even anything besides their standard chicken.

Both restaurants, or franchises, have their ups and downs, as they’re sellers of the same product, in the same region. Chick-fil-A without a doubt takes the win over Raising Cane’s, through the numerous people that were interviewed all of them, or most at least, enjoyed Chick-fil-A more than Raising Cane’s, and it all boiled down to variety, “Honestly, if Raising Cane’s gets more variety, maybe like salads or something other than just chicken, I’d rethink what I said,” said Jasper Norduche.

From a few others, they enjoyed Raising Cane’s, but were still welcome to praise Chick-fil-A for its chicken, and Gideon Spencer gave his opinion on the food topic, “To be fair, the breading Chick-fil-A uses is much better than Raising Cane’s, and the fries give more of a crunch, even if less salty, but the Chick-fil-A sauce just doesn’t suit my preferences, because the Raising Cane’s sauce just tastes richer.”

Two others, Christopher Trupia and Kentaro Carter, gave their own ideas on both franchises, “They have no ads from what I’ve seen, their chicken barely competes, and the variety between them is practically laughable!” said Christopher, and Kentaro went on to reply to his comment with, “The variety in Chick-fil-A isn’t all that massive, I mean yeah, they have breakfast and lots of options, but most of it requires the same things, and while Cane’s isn’t any better with their own variety, they both are decent.”

Everyone that was interviewed usually had the same complaint towards Raising Cane’s, how moist or soggy the fries and bread were, and while they said the chicken was basically above decent, they didn’t enjoy the texture of the fries, yet most people liked the sauce for its taste, even if some said it was mediocre and gets old after a few tries.

Overall, Chick-fil-A crushes Raising Cane’s, for now at least, since they barely have variety and are now beginning to have a bigger presence here in Virginia. This means there’s a lot to improve on, and hopefully they’ll grow big enough to rival Chick-fil-A, as there have not been many competitors to truly stand up against them.