Harford County’s first Raising Cane’s is set to open in Bel Air next week, offering customers the chance to win free Cane’s for a year and other prizes.

Known for its chicken, fries, Texas toast and signature Cane’s Sauce, the Bel Air Raising Cane’s will be located at 336 Baltimore Pike in the same lot as the former Pete’s Cycle location.

Raising Cane’s is the fourth national fast-food chicken eatery along Baltimore Pike, joining a Popeyes, Chick-fil-A and KFC — all within a mile of each other on the same side of the roadway.

The line of chicken-based eateries, unofficially known as the “chicken strip,” will welcome Raising Cane’s with a grand opening event set for Tuesday morning.

Festivities will begin at 8 a.m. when entries open for the “Lucky 20” — free Cane’s for a year drawings for 20 customers. The entry window will be open from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. Customers must be 13 years old or older to enter and must be present at the time of the drawing to win.

The drawing will be held shortly after 9 a.m., before the start of the restaurant’s ribbon-cutting ceremony, which is also scheduled for 9 a.m.

After the ceremony, Raising Cane’s will present a check to the Harford County Humane Society and to the Brandon Tolson Foundation, a local organization dedicated to supporting families who have experienced the loss of a child.

Once the restaurant officially opens at 10 a.m., the first customer in line will receive a one-of-a-kind gift basket. The first 100 dine-in customers will also receive a commemorative hat and a free voucher for Cane’s Box Combo menu item.

The Bel Air Raising Cane’s will feature two drive-thru lanes and a spacious indoor dining area decorated with local high school and college memorabilia and other hometown touches.

Harford County’s Raising Cane’s is the restaurant’s eighth Maryland location, joining the Bowie, Columbia, Forestville, Gambrills, Glen Burnie, Towson, Waldorf, and Westminster locations.

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