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Wednesday, October 28

Raising Cane's Sets Walker Opening Weeks After Grandville

The chicken finger chain's second west-side location is on the way, giving Walker, Grandville and Wyoming residents another quick-service stop along the Alpine corridor.

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Raising Cane's has announced an opening date for its new Walker restaurant, coming just weeks after the Grandville location debuted. The move puts a second west-side Cane's within easy reach of residents along the Alpine Avenue retail corridor.

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Raising Cane's Sets Walker Opening Weeks After Grandville

Raising Cane's has set an opening date for its new Walker restaurant, according to WOOD TV 8, landing just weeks after the chain opened in Grandville. Exact address, hours and confirmed date are still being verified with the station and city permits, but the site is expected along the Alpine Avenue corridor — the retail strip that keeps absorbing new national tenants.

For anyone who drove to Grandville, or farther, for Cane's before, this shortens the trip considerably. Walker, Grandville and Wyoming residents now have a second quick-service chicken option in the northwest corner of the county, and the back-to-back openings signal the Alpine corridor isn't done growing. Watch for hiring announcements as the date approaches — chain openings of this size usually bring a local staffing push.

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The Grandville location is the one to watch for context: if it drew lines in its first weeks, Walker should expect the same, at least early. Worth noting this is one of a cluster of new food options opening across the northwest side this year, so the corridor is becoming a genuine destination rather than a pass-through.

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