Pauline L.
Yelp
In Aggieland, two chicken finger places dominate: Layne's and Raising Cane's. Layne's is a local and historic institution in College Station, whereas Raising Cane's is from Louisiana. They essentially sell the same thing, with slightly different packaging and sides, but they have developed quite the opposing fan groups. Most people in College Station adhere adamantly to Layne's while some few people feel brave enough to say they like Raising Cane's better. Having always merely heard about the rivalry and only had Layne's so far, I had been curious to try Raising Cane's and see for myself.
I ordered the biggest combo meal, which included 6 fingers, wavy fries, one slice of bread, two Cane's sauces, coleslaw and a drink (~$10). The girl at the register misunderstood me and thought I wanted an extra Honey Mustard on the side, so charge me another 25 cents, bringing up the price after tax to ~$11. I thought this was overpriced for chicken fingers, but then brushed it off.
Drinks: The sweet tea was standard. I mixed half sweet, half unsweet, and it was still rather sweet. It was nice that the tea was cold. They even have Fanta and Hi-C here but other than, standard stuff.
Sides: soft wavy fries. Standard cafeteria stuff. Really oily. Bread was soft and had some sesame seeds on top, shaped nice, but lacked any flavor and did not add to the meal (other than tasteless, textureless, empty carbs). Coleslaw was all right; kind of like
Sauce: the standard sauce that comes with the combo leaned too much on the mayonnaise side and lacked flavor. I admit I was first put off by the heavy black pepper taste in Layne's sauce but that was only because I didn't expect it. Thinking back now, I think I would prefer Layne's sauce. Also, the honey mustard was not good. Not worth the extra 25cents. Wait to get honey mustard from Chick Fil'A.
Chicken fingers: I did like these chicken fingers. They were tender and tasted good on their own. I admit I have not had Layne's in a long time