Raising Cane’s, the Baton Rouge, Louisiana-based brand fast-food chicken finger chain, will be adding six new restaurants to its footprint in the Valley over the next few months.

The first in the batch of new stores opened Tuesday in Mesa at 1127 N. Dobson Road.

Meanwhile, the company has already started construction on the other locations. Before the end of the year Cane’s expects to open at 5959 West Thunderbird in Glendale and 1877 N. Arizona Ave. in Chandler. Then in early 2023 it will open stores at 1525 N. 51st Ave. in Phoenix, 1250 S. Alma School Road in Mesa and 1220 N. Dysart Road in Goodyear.

To accommodate the new stores, Raising Cane’s said it needs to hire at least 750 new employees in the Valley.

“We’re excited to grow throughout the Phoenix area, giving local ‘Caniacs’ more ways to enjoy our delicious chicken fingers,” Sara Roth, the regional leader of restaurants for Raising Cane’s, said in a statement. “The Phoenix area has welcomed us with open arms, so we’re thrilled to be adding six new locations and bringing over 750 great jobs to the area.”

Once these new locations are open, Cane’s will have 29 locations across the Valley and 35 across the entire state of Arizona.

Quick-service restaurants with drive-thrus have been major hits with consumer, developers and real estate investors since the Covid-19 pandemic. Still, there is some pushback in the market as 2022 comes to a close, with the city of Mesa considering putting some curbs on drive-thru development.