So I'm in Tallahassee meeting with some professors, and I drove by one of these Zaxby's; since I've heard that this place is similar to Cane's, I decided to stop in just to compare.

Price: Cane's. Cane's Box w/drink comes to about $7.00 w/ tax. Zaxby's Plate w/drink was $8.00. Now, you do get 5 chicken strips with Zaxby's whereas with Cane's you only get 4, BUT, you can get an extra strip from Cane's for like $.60, so even with that 5th strip Cane's is cheaper.

Restaurant atmosphere/uniqueness: Cane's. I like that when you go to different college towns, the Cane's there really 'does it up' with that school's periphenalia. There was none of that at Zaxby's - it honestly looked like the inside of a Cracker Barrel. They did have a signed Derrick Brooks FSU jersey, so I guess that's something, but they had it tucked away near the bathroom - you wouldnt know its there unless you drank too much of your drink, which leads me to the next category:

Sweet Tea: Cane's. Quite simply, Zaxby's didn't have any 'sweet' tea, which is a BIG mistake in my book.

Texas Toast: Cane's - and it aint even close. Zaxby's version of Texas Toast was a slightly buttered, over-toasted piece of bunny bread. It was turrible.

Cole Slaw: Zaxby's. I like my cole slaw creamy - like at Popeye's. Cane's cole slaw is too dry - I always end up substituting an extra piece of Toast in its place. At Zaxby's it was nice and creamy.....in the end though, who really goes to one of these places for the slaw?

Fries: Zaxby's. Don't get me wrong, I like Cane's crinkle fries, but Zaxby's were seasoned crinkle fries, so they get the nod for the extra effort.

Sauce: Cane's. Zaxby's sauce was just basically 1000 island, and generic bland Albertson's 1000 at that. Cane's sauce can sometimes be a little too rich (you're basiclaly drinking liquid lard), but at least its tasty lard.

Service: Push. It took the Zaxby's people about 10 minutes to get my order, much longer than it has ever taken me at Cane's, but the order was right, and the staff was extremely courteous - we're talking Chick Fil-A Friendly. You don't always get that at Cane's. You do, though, get your food sooner at Cane's.

Variety: Zaxby's - Cane's motto is 'One Love', but guys - there's more than just one way to do the chicken. Zaxby's has the chicken strips, wings, and *gasp* a chicken salad. They also had onion rings, which I may go tomorrow just to try by themselves. A minus, of course for not having sweet tea, but overall its nice to know you can go there and not have to always order the exact same thing.

Now for the Chicken:

'Fresh, Never Frozen' really and honestly does go a long way. I mean, this Zaxby's chicken is obviously frozen, and its obviously 'particle' chicken - it breaks apart too clean, a sign that its rib meat (with probably some lips and asses thrown in there) and not breast meat. Zaxby's also season's their breading with so much salt and black pepper that you can't even taste the chicken meat. Oh, and like Church's chicken - Zaxby's must bleach their chicken, because it's whiter than the 'pretty fly for a white guy' guy from that Offspring video. Idk if Cane's bleaches theirs or not cuz you can't see it from the meat color, but you can def see it from Zaxby's.

Overall: Cane's. Better value, better chicken. Zaxby's has some better of the peripheral meal items and better variety, but if I'm going to a chicken strips place - I want the chicken strips to be the best part of the meal and it is with Cane's, and not with Zaxby's.

....and I could give a rat's arse that Cane's is moving to Dallas, thats business baby. If we would have voted for Foster Campbell, he would have repealed the state tax and maybe Cane's would have stayed so I don't wanna hear any yammering about that 'Canes is a sellout to Louisiana' crapola.