Raising Cane’s: popular American fast-food chain is taking over an iconic old Angus Steakhouse for its first London location

It seems somewhat fitting that the new residents at what was the Piccadilly Circus branch of Angus Steakhouse, which closed in 2021, will be US import Raising Cane’s.

The fast food joint, which specialises in chicken fingers, was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana in 1996, and now has over 900 locations in the US. The West End opening at 21-22 Coventry Street will be Raising Cane’s first European opening, but by no means the last - there are plans for more London diners this year, as well as drive-thru restaurants in Greater London. 

The menu includes Crispy Chicken Fingers, which come with its house mayo-based dipping sauce ‘Cane’s Sauce®’, as well as buttered and griddled toast, coleslaw and crinkle-cut fries. 

Speaking about the new opening, Raising Cane’s founder, Todd Graves, commented: ‘We receive more requests to come to the UK than anywhere else in the world, so I started looking at real estate with the team a few years ago and began identifying top locations to open Raising Cane’s across London and the UK.’ He added that he’s also been looking at locations in the Strand, Oxford Circus, Paddington and South Bank.’ The chain is named after a labrador Graves once owned.

Earlier this year, Angus Steakhouse closed one of its other few remaining central London locations. There are now only three London locations remaining of the once-thriving, omnipresent and oft-mocked Angus Steakhouse chain, including Leicester Square and Paddington branches.

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