Raising Cane’s, with its focused menu of chicken fingers, crinkle-cut fries, and signature Cane’s sauce, is establishing one of its first restaurants in King County.
Raising Cane’s signed a long-term ground lease for a 1.3-acre site on the 27200 block of Covington Way Southeast in Covington, according to filings in King County last week obtained by The Puget Sound Business Journal.
The ground lease is active for 15 years, with four five-year renewal options, the filings revealed. The lease also bars any competitors, including Chick-fil-A and Buffalo Wild Wings, from leasing any property within a one-mile radius of the location.
Raising Cane’s expanding into WA
The fried chicken eatery already had plans of expanding throughout the Puget Sound region, including locations in Seattle, Lynnwood, and Silverdale. The Seattle location is expected to be on University Way Northeast in Seattle’s University District, and will officially open in “late Spring.” The Lynnwood location will be at 1232 164th St. SW…