3 area restaurant openings this year to be excited about

The Dayton area has seen a number of anticipated restaurant openings so far in 2017.

Here are three of them:

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Duck Donuts

A made-to-order doughnut shop has opened its first Dayton-area location — and more are planned.

Duck Donuts at 1200 Brown St., Suite 115, opened Friday, Oct. 27, at 8 a.m. There will be limited hours for the first few days — from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. — and hours are expected to expand starting Monday, Oct. 30.

Duck Donuts serves light vanilla cake donuts that customers can customize by choosing a variety of topping combinations. The stores offer a viewing area where children and adults can watch their donuts being made.

R Taco 

R Taco, a Texas-based chain, opened near the University of Dayton on March 13. The restaurant seats about 80 inside and an additional 25 on the patio.

Raising Cane’s

This Louisiana-based restaurant chain opened its first location in the Dayton area on June 28. The restaurant, which seats 92, will offer its customers chicken fingers, crinkle-cut fries, cole slaw, Texas Toast and sauces that are made in-house every day.

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