Cane's has some awesome chicken fingers. And Cane's sauce is pretty good. My wife tells me the sweet tea is great (I rarely drink sugary drinks). Where Cane's fails is that they have no other options for sauce. They are basically sauce fascists. I prefer a variety of sauces like Zaxby's or Slim Chickens (admittedly, the chicken isn't as good at those places though). They are much more democratic when it comes to sauce.
Having said all that - Canes is ridiculously popular. They are the only place where anyone has ever threatened me in a drive through. Seriously. Before they put one in my town, my kids wanted it so I drove 20 minutes to get there and the line was about 30 cars deep. No joke. Keep in mind that this was during the height of the Covid pandemic when restaurants were take out only. They had a method for everyone to follow with cones set up and signs. Everyone was decent and patient. Except this one dude. I watched him leave the parking lot and reenter in through the exit and sit at a spot where he thought he could sneak into the line. He chose to make his move in front of me. I sped up and cut him off and then laid on the horn and flipped him the bird. Unrolled my window and told him to get to the back of the line. He puts the car in park and gets out and circles back behind his truck, which was so close to my car that he couldn't fit in between. My son was with me. I looked at him and said "you've never seen me do this before, but I can't let this guy bully us. So I got out of my car, while everyone in the lot was looking on. I was in the right so I was sure that someone would come to my aid if I needed it. Well, turns out I didn't need it. When he reappeared from behind his truck he was about 5'2" and wearing cowboy boots, a cowboy hat and a giant belt buckle. And all of about 120 lbs. The boots and belt buckle probably weighed more than he did. Keep in mind, I'm 6'3" & 225 and was in ok shape at that point because I was working out a ton out of covid boredom. I started to laugh when I saw him. Literally. I didn't want to because it could inflame the situation, but I couldn't help myself. He said something to the effect of "go ahead and hit me" to which I just continued to laugh. Then in between laughter, I told him that there was a line and a process and it was rude of him to try to push his way in. Said I wouldn't fight him because it wasn't worth it, but I would defend myself if he tried to fight me. And reminded him that he is the one who got out of his car first. I also let him know there was a parking lot full of witnesses that he just tried to cut in front of. He backed down. Went back to his truck, backed up and pulled into a parking spot. He sat there for a few minutes. He then proceeded to get out. I hadn't even noticed but he had his wife and 2 small kids in the car. They all got out and started to walk to the restaurant. I was very close to the entrance doors at that point (the drive thru line went right by them shortly before the ordering area). I just looked at my son and said "watch this". He gets his whole family to door and starts pulling on it. It is locked because of covid. Only the drive thru was open. My son and I started laughing uncontrollably again. I was tempted to unroll my window and razz him, but thought better of it. Didn't want to see him further embarrassed in front of his family.
To this day, when I go to Canes and come home with the food, my son asks me "were there any angry little cowboys there?"
Honestly, wasn't my proudest moment. I was kind of ashamed that I flipped him the bird and then got out of my car. I am pretty much the opposite of confrontational and a pacifist when it comes to interpersonal interactions. But it was a stressful period for everyone and I wasn't going to put up with it. And I'm sure his kids had badgered him to go to Cane's and he was frustrated by the wait.
