Raising Cane's is Coming to the OU Dorms

Raising Cane’s may not have been everyone’s first decision, but many will welcome the latest addition to the Adams Tower.

            Every year rumor spreads throughout the University of Oklahoma campus that Burger King will be shut down and a new fast food restaurant will move in its place.  This past summer the OU Board of Regents finally agreed that Raising Cane’s was the best decision for the OU campus.  Burger King was located in Adams Tower for fifteen years, but the past couple of years the restaurant has not done as well as before.  Burger King’s contract was up this past June allowing for a new business to come in.  They are still in the process of constructing the newly renovated area, but with hopes to have Raising Cane’s running this fall.

            There were a total of nine fast food restaurants that tried to take the place in the Adams Tower, but Burger King, Raising Cane’s and Denny’s were the final three.  Each restaurant chain had to give a presentation to the OU Board of Regents on why their restaurant was the best fit for the OU campus.  Raising Cane’s was the winner because of their involvement in OU affairs and their community involvement.  Raising Cane’s will allow students to use their meal plans at their restaurant.  Also, students can use their meal exchanges and points at Cane’s.  Certain meal exchanges will match up with a meal combo and points can be used for extra additions.

            Many students are excited for the new addition, however, some do not feel that it is the healthiest of options.  “I do love Cane’s, but I wish we could have Subway or some type of healthier option,” said Kate Andrews, a freshman at OU.  Raising Cane’s serves chicken fingers, french fries, coleslaw, Texas toast and special Cane’s sauce.  The options are not the most nutritious, but they are a very fresh meal for a fast-food restaurant.  The chicken is one hundred percent premium chicken that is never frozen.  Raising Cane’s is not the healthiest option on campus, but the Student Union offers many other great options such as the Laughing Tomato and Quiznos.  Couch cafeteria has a great salad bar that students can get a nutritional meal too.  However, Chick-fil-A is inside the cafeteria, which also offers a chicken based menu, so hopefully their revenue does not decrease because of Raising Cane’s.  

  

            Many students, who no longer live in the dorms, are excited for Raising Cane’s to be on campus.  “I lived in Adams Tower last year and only ate at Burger King one time.  I love Cane’s and wish it would have been there last year,” said Carley Tayar, a sophomore at OU.  Students who do not live at the dorms will find the Raising Cane’s location at the dorms a closer and more convenient location than the one on Alameda Street.  Also, the opening of a new restaurant may attract students to seek a job at Cane’s, which provides more job opportunities for students.

            The anticipation for Raising Cane’s is coming to an end as the final pieces are being put together in hopes for opening this fall.  Cane’s will be a great attraction to many students because of its growing popularity in Norman.  “I love chicken,” said Andrews, “and I have a feeling that Cane’s will be a weekly stop for me.”