Raising Cane's Reveals Joliet Grand Opening

JOLIET, IL — One of America's fastest growing fast-food restaurants is just days away from its grand opening in Joliet at 3000 Plainfield Road. On Friday, Raising Cane's posted on Facebook that the Raising Cane's opening is on March 8, which is a Tuesday.

Customers who visit the new Raising Cane's between 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 8 have a chance to be one of 20 people to win free Raising Cane's food for an entire year.

The first 100 dine-in customers to purchase a combo meal will get a free custom T-shirt.

Joliet's Raising Cane's was built on the property that formerly served as the Diamand's Family Restaurant for about 30 years. Diamand's closed during the worldwide pandemic and never reopened. Last summer, it was torn down.

The new Raising Cane's will feature a double-drive thru. It becomes the latest big-name restaurant to open in Joliet. Pop's Italian Beef opened at 1866 West Jefferson St. in late January and Portillo's opened its triple drive-thru at 1444 North Larkin Ave. on Feb. 1.

Joliet also got its first Chick-fil-A restaurant in January 2021, also on Plainfield Road, at the site of the former Lone Star Steakhouse.

Shorewood Getting Raising Cane's

Raising Cane's is also expected to open a new restaurant in Shorewood along Route 59. Raising Cane's plans to tear down the vacant bank near the Chili's restaurant and build its new restaurant there, with a targeted opening of Aug. 23.

So far, demolition of the former bank has not begun, yet.