Raising Cane's Files Permits for First Brevard County Location in Melbourne
Updated: 3 days ago
A Raising Cane's restaurant is planned for the former Bob Evans at 100 Sheriff Drive, near Wickham Road and Interstate 95, according to a Brevard County Planning and Zoning site plan obtained by the Viera Voice. The plan was created on January 13, 2026 and shows two drive-thru lanes. It would be the first Raising Cane's in Brevard County; the chain had 28 restaurants open in Florida at the time of the report.
What the Raising Cane's Site Plan Shows
The site sits across the street from a Chick-fil-A. Space Coast Daily reported on February 25, 2026 that the restaurant is expected to offer dine-in service with drive-thru access, that no opening date had been announced, and that the proposal did not say when construction would begin. USA TODAY Network Florida reported on April 1, 2026 that Melbourne may get the restaurant at the former Bob Evans building at 100 Sheriff Drive, citing a site plan.
Raising Cane's had more than 900 locations by mid-2025, up from just over 500 in 2020, and its restaurants had an average unit volume of $6.6 million in 2024, CNBC reported on June 30, 2025.
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Sources
Viera Voice, February 23, 2026: Raising Cane's permit pulled for Viera: the site plan, its January 13 date, the address, the two drive-thru lanes, the Chick-fil-A across the street, and the first-in-Brevard count.
Space Coast Daily, February 25, 2026: dine-in and drive-thru, no opening date announced, no construction start given.
USA TODAY Network Florida via Yahoo, April 1, 2026: the former Bob Evans building at 100 Sheriff Drive.
CNBC via NBC Boston, June 30, 2025: the location count and the 2024 average unit volume.
Written by Cassandra Hartford, founder and CEO of Reach Commercial Real Estate. She has worked in Brevard County commercial real estate for 17 years, representing buyers, sellers, landlords, and tenants across Florida's Space Coast.
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