The Raising Cane’s restaurant chain objects to the rules placed on a plot of land it wants to build.
The fast-food chain known for its chicken fingers will stand before the Prince William Board of County Supervisors to request the proffers placed on about two acres of land on Liberia Avenue just outside Manassas be changed to allow a drive-through restaurant.
Raising Cane’s purchased the property in May 2021 and plans to demolish a building that once housed an Applebee’s restaurant and later a Bar Louie, which closed in Feby. In its place, the company plans to build a 2,900-square-foot property with a drive-through lane.
If approved, it will be Raising Cane’s first regional location. The chain has three locations in Virginia — Charlottesville, Richmond, and Norfolk.
The restaurant will sit on the Manassas city limits in Prince William County and join nearby Texas Roadhouse, which plans to open at the corner of Liberia Avenue and Prince William Parkway in the county this fall.
Across the line in Manassas, another chicken joint called Hangry Joe’s opened last month. Some menu items are so spicy that customers have to sign a waiver to be served.
