Second Connecticut Raising Canes location opens in Simsbury NBC Connecticut [Video]

On Tuesday, Raising Cane’s in Simsbury opened its door to eager customers at 546 Bushy Hill Road.

College student Shawn Coon was the first in line arriving at 2:55 a.m.

“I saw on TikTok this place gets pretty packed,” he said. “I was just trying to beat the line. I was trying to be number one.”

This is the second location opening in the state, which comes after the flagship opened in Enfield last February. The opening in Enfield saw heavy crowds and long lines.

Glenn McCrystal was at the opening in Enfield where he won free Cane’s for a year. On Tuesday. he returned with his family for the opening in Simsbury hoping to get lucky again.

“It expires in February,” said his son Cameron McCrystal. “We’re hoping to win one, or two maybe even three more today.”

The group traveled from Vernon and were number two, three and …