LAKEWOOD, Ohio -- Raising Cane's is eyeing Lakewood for its next chicken joint in the region.

The news comes from Lakewood councilperson Tristan Rader, who posted on Facebook over the weekend that a Raising Cane's franchisee has submitted a proposal to tear down the Bob Evans restaurant at 14115 Detroit and build a fast-food establishment in its place.

According to a portion of the proposal posted by Rader, the new restaurant would include a drive through as well as a dining room with a capacity of 76 diners with another 26 seats outside on a covered patio.

A proposal has been submitted to the City of Lakewood to convert Bob Evans (on Detroit) into a drive-through Raising... Posted by Councilperson Tristan Rader on Saturday, August 25, 2018

The matter will now go to the Lakewood planning commission and architectural board for permitting and design review. A traffic study will also need to be done, according to the councilperson.

The project could face pushback from city council. Rader said he and some of his fellow council members are looking at limiting the number of new fast-food restaurants in Lakewood.

"Our goal should be to promote the health of the community," he wrote on Facebook. "The vibrancy of our city as a whole; and local, homegrown businesses... More fast-food and more drive-through chains do NOT fit that vision, in my humble opinion."

The Bob Evans in Lakewood opened in 2014, about three years before Bob Evans Farms got out of the restaurant business and sold the division to Golden Gate Capital.

The first Raising Cane's in Cuyahoga County opened to long lines and heavy traffic earlier this month in Strongsville. Besides its signature chicken fingers, the chain is known for its sauce, a condiment so secretive only managers know the recipe.

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