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With one location already under construction in Southwest Jacksonville and a second in the works in the Regency area , fast-growing Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers is planning two additional Northeast Florida restaurants.

These, though, are planned in two of the city’s chain restaurant meccas, the Town Center and River City Marketplace.

According to documents filed with JEA on May 13, the popular fried chicken tender chain is proposing a restaurant at 4863 Gate Parkway in the former Pollo Tropical location at Markets at Town Center. The site is located between Zaxby’s, another fried chicken chain, and CVS pharmacy.

Plans show a 2,868-square-foot restaurant with a dual drive-thru.

A second plan also filed on May 13 shows a proposed 2,683-square-foot restaurant with a dual drive-thru at 730 Skymarks Drive — also a former Pollo Tropical — at the sprawling River City Marketplace on the city's Northside. The site is located between VyStar Credit Union and McDonald's.

Miami-based Pollo Tropical closed the Town Center restaurant and locations at River City Marketplace and Mandarin in recent months, leaving Jacksonville to “focus on higher growth markets in Florida,” a company spokesperson said. Pollo Tropical made its Northeast Florida debut at the Town Center in 2010.

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In the coming weeks, Raising Cane’s will make its area debut at 8308 Merchants Way, near Gator’s Dockside at the Epic Theaters-anchored Oakleaf Station in Southwest Jacksonville.

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And in late January, a proposed Raising Cane’s was identified in plans filed with JEA at what is now an outparcel at Regency Square Mall , the 58-year-old shopping mall at 9501 Arlington Expressway that was sold earlier this year and will be redeveloped and renamed The Nexus at Regency .

Founded in 1996 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Raising Cane’s is known for its limited menu of fried chicken fingers and signature Cane’s sauce — a secret recipe known only to its managers. Its combo meals — available with two, three, four or six chicken fingers — come with crinkle-cut fries, Texas toast, and coleslaw. A chicken sandwich made with three chicken fingers is also available.

Raising Cane’s — which made its Florida debut in Miami’s South Beach area in early 2022 — has 20 locations in the Sunshine State, including Gainesville and Daytona Beach, the closest restaurants to Jacksonville, according to the company’s website. Other Raising Cane’s can be found in the Tallahassee, Tampa, Orlando and South Florida areas.