The Hottest Restaurant in America Does Only One Thing. Its Fans Are Obsessed. Its Secret Is There for All to See.

Photo illustration by Slate. Photos by Michelangelo, Public Domain, and Raising Cane’s. Moneybox The Church of Raising Cane’s The hottest restaurant chain in America is inspiring people to fly 16 hours to try it. I went to find out why—and I saw too much. Aug 24, 20265:40 AM Last November, Cierra Barrera arrived at the restaurant in Grand Rapids, Michigan, at 9 the night before it opened—and she wasn’t the first. More than a dozen people were already set up in front of her. For the next 13 hours, Barrera waited, vlogging her entire experience as temperatures dipped into the 40s and a brief morning rain washed over the crowd. Still, everyone remained. It was worth it. After all, this wasn’t just any restaurant. It was Raising Cane’s. “I’m kind of embarrassed, because I’ve never actually don