Alright, where do I start. There's so many Hot Chicken joints popping up in MA recently and you'd just have to do a few trial and error runs to find the perfect joint. I am so happy that I tried Dave's because their chicken is juicy and milkshakes are fun (topped with crushed Oreos, m&ms, or Cinnamon Toast Crunch)! I saw a Dave's Slider Menu Hack and oh my god, it's good! Add some Mac and cheese or the whole thing, who's going to judge you, drizzle some honey and Dave's sauce on it. You will not be able to have another Hot Chicken sandwich the same way, ever, again. Thanks, Dave's, you've ruined me! read more

Went to Daves in Medford again...been watching too many Instagram reels of Chile's and Dave's cheese pulls. It was another let down specifically at this location. The kiosk that I ordered from is suppppper slow. Spinning wheel the whole time. This is the price you pay to avoid interaction with the staff. The chicken was again just slightly warm in our sandwiches. Framingham and Newton chicken is hot in temperature. And again, the spices must be different at this location compared to others. The spicy level is so subdued here when ordering the same levels. The cheese sticks were hot at least, but only 1/3 of them had decent cheese inside. The other 2 not only has no cheese pull, but you bite the corner first and look inside and it looks pretty hollow. The french fries were great, though. Pickles were good, too. Keep in mind Canes Chiken and Wingstop is in the same plaza here. The chicken game needs to be on point. read more

Waited over 30 mins just for loaded fries first time here maybe last not sure why took so long to make fries and few pieces chicken I'm expecting food to b fresh since it took this long wasnt t even warm definitely not worth the price. read more

Dave's Hot Chicken - Chicken Shop Near Me - Medford, Massachusetts

This Dave's is in a very convenient location right off of Wellington Circle in Medford. Swinging off the parkway right into Dave's parking lot, which has ample spaces available is extremely easy. They have a ramp/stairs to get up into the restaurant, a tad strange but it kind of ties in with the whole decor. Once inside it looks like graffiti but well thought out and well placed names, pics etc. Anyway, there's not a lot on the menu but what they do have they make great? I usually opt for the 10 piece nuggets with the fries are usually go medium on the spice which is a perfect blend of seasoning and heat. The fries also spiced. The tenders this time seemed a little bit on the smaller side, but they were seasoned perfectly. The heat was definitely medium, and they were very juicy. Dave's serve the tenders on a piece of white bread I guess to absorb the heat because there doesn't seem to be any grease on these tenders and nuggets. I've also tried the lemonade, which is very good. The girls behind the counter the three or four times I've been in so far have been extremely polite and well mannered. The inside of the restaurant looks clean. A bonus is they have little packets of honey for the chicken, which I find to be the perfect touch. if you're passing by Dave's pop in, give it a try I think you'll like it. read more

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The scene: On my way to the Cape for our yearly vacation. I wanted a Chicken Parm., Bob's was closed. I saw this place and it was PACKED with people. I went in and got in line. I began to observe the people were all VERY angry. I would soon learn why. Order: Chicken Slider plate w/fries Time: 45 minutes Quality/quantity: I received a container stuffed with what appeared to be delicious food, little did I know... Aftereffects: FOOD POISONING!! Comments: Not only will I never be able to smell their food again, let alone go there, but the first 3-days of my vacation were messed up! Cottage...Septic system(thanks for that!) Also, strangely the chicken has the consistancy of a fish stick, which was...off-putting. read more

Great service from the counter staff. Clean restaurant to take out or eat in. The Top Loaded Milkshake with Oreo was literally broken up oreos on top of a watery vanilla make shake. The Top Loaded Fries was ok but somewhat mediocre. Really nothing special. If you are hungry this is fine but totally average chicken. read more

Just ordered two chicken finger plates. Two pieces of chicken and hand full of fries for $18.00 per plate. This wouldn't feed a child. Totally a ripoff. I expect chicken that I will have leftovers for lunch. Stay away for the quantity of food if you are hungry. I would like to do a negative post but it's not available. read more

Dave's Hot Chicken - $18.00 for this. WTF is that? - Chicken Shop Near Me - Medford, Massachusetts

Definitely sooo good! I've ordered online and it was a quick and easy process. There is some seating at the store and looks pretty clean inside for a fast food spot. The chicken is so crisp and I really like their spice options as it gives so much more flavor to the chicken tender. Will recommend if you're craving a chicken sandwich! read more

Dave's Hot Chicken - Chicken Shop Near Me - Medford, Massachusetts

Food was great, this big back Big Mac portion put me down. My partners burger didn't look as big so idk what happened maybe my chicken was just a sigma male. Service was a little slow, took about twenty mins for two orders but they just opened so I'll reevaluate when the hype dies down. Interior was nice and clean no complaints, very fast casual ambiance. read more

Dave's Hot Chicken - Sandwich with Dave's #3 1 Tender & 1 Slider w/ Fries - Chicken Shop Near Me - Medford, Massachusetts

This place was hopping at 8:30pm but the service was pretty quick. The time from ordering to receiving food was 40 minutes which is ridiculous! The fries: needed more time The chicken: lukewarm but a nice kick. Witnessing staff using cellphones...insane. Unless you have an hour for break and can inhale a, I wouldn't suggest this. read more

Dave's Hot Chicken - Funky and casual design - Chicken Shop Near Me - Medford, Massachusetts

Dave's Hot Chicken Medford, MA After that horrific patriots game, I ordered two hot sliders with mac & cheese. GrubHub was $24 and picking it up was $15, and I needed to get out of the house for a second before 7 hours of commercial free football starts so we had a nice little adventure. The fries aren't bad here, but I just prefer the mac and cheese, thats all. Every bite of this was absolutely delicious. The bun, the chicken, the crispiness of it, the spice level, the sauce, the mac and cheese, the cheesiness of it, the gooeyness of it, etc.. There was also a gift of another tender just tossed into the box. 10/10 read more

Dave's Hot Chicken - Chicken Shop Near Me - Medford, Massachusetts

Service was fine, the space is big with a good amount of seating. The chicken however was seriously lacking in flavor. We ordered no spice but we didn't realize that meant no seasoning. read more

Extremely disappointed with the service at this Dave's Hot Chicken location. The staff are more focused on laughing and chatting in the back than doing their jobs, while customers wait over 20 minutes for food that should take 10, max. I always order the same thing: two sliders with fries and an order of Dave's Bites. More than once, I was given the Reaper spice level instead of what I ordered--and both times, it sent me to the hospital. One of those times, a cook looked right at me, laughed, and then made my food. That order was wrong, and it felt deliberately tampered with. That's not just bad service--that's dangerous. This location used to be a Boston Market, and at this rate, it'll meet the same fate. No matter how popular the brand, bad staffing and disregard for customers will run it into the ground. Do better read more

This has to be my favorite Dave's chicken location. The service is always friendly the food is consistently of the best quality. There is plenty of tables of you choose to eat in and they are always playing the best music. Very fun place for a quick and easy meal! read more

good service thank you, i love it so much The food was good and the service too You must try it read more

This is the best Dave's location I have visited in the Boston area hands down. It may be because it's new and it was less busy, but the space was very clean, the chicken tasted crispier, and there is plenty of parking outside and seating inside. Easily the best Dave's Hot Chicken in the broader Boston area. I would definitely visit again and now prefer it to the Newton & Boston Commons location which have little to no parking or seating. Similar to other Dave's locations the chicken is entirely halal. read more

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This gets five big booms. The chicken was crispy and the bun was soft. The fries were really good too. read more

Dave's Hot Chicken - Chicken Shop Near Me - Medford, Massachusetts

Food was fine but the service was pretty bad. We ordered 1 chocolate and 1 vanilla shake, the employee put 2 chocolate shakes in the order screen. We corrected her and she ended up giving us 2 vanilla shakes. It tasted good, so I didn't bother asking for her to make the chocolate that I ordered. Then 20 minutes go by, we're the only ones waiting for an order - the employee who took our order is looking at us, not following up on anything. Then multiple people come in and start ordering. They get their orders before us. Finally we get the attention of a different employee and he looks up our order - the ticket was never printed. He rushes to go make our order which was appreciated because it came out pretty quickly. But then we get home and the order was wrong . Not sure if it was on him or the girl who took our order. Either way, the service was bad enough for me to want to write up a review. read more

Placing order was fast & easy. Nice clean place. Good location in Wellington circle In Medford. I got the hot, sandwiches we're called sliders kinda small with pickles & coleslaw on it. Hot was more spicy than most hot chicken sandwiches. But I might get very hot next time. I love the heat. No drink came with the meal, just fries at about$11.50. Guess the era of 5-6 $ value meals are over! read more

Dave's Hot Chicken - Facade - Chicken Shop Near Me - Medford, Massachusetts

As a massive foodie, if you ever recommend a place where i can eat alot AND SAVE MONEY, i am in. Imagine 2 chicken sandwiches w fries all for just 15ish dollar? Comeon get serious with me . Food is halal so people of all faiths can come and eat which is nice for many muslims who have a very limited number of places in MA they can go eat at. Service so far been nice , and the restaurant is clean which is great for a busy fast food place. read more

Dave's Hot Chicken - Chicken Shop Near Me - Medford, Massachusetts

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Foods decent but place is ran by a bunch of sideways hat wearing unprofessional kids who think it's a place to hang and not a place of feed service, smoking without washing they're hands after and generally unprofessional. Too bad with proper management I would give a better review. read more

Absolutely disgusting service. Delivery driver claimed someone else had picked up our order or it had been given away to someone else. No customer service from the store available on the phone whatsoever. Waited an hour for no food. My kids went to bed hungry. Thanks Dave's Hot Chicken! Never again. The food is great... but don't even bother ordering delivery. read more

So clean !! The food is excellent and ready quick. My son absolutely loves the Mac&cheese.

Really good place for hot chicken. It's always moist and the pieces they give are quite large. Usually i'll do the tender and slider combo and it's enough for two meals. I've had the mild which is not spicy at all so if you want a little kick I recommend medium. Fries are just the right amount of crispy and not floppy. I like the mac and cheese too but it's a bit small. It's always pretty quick but it does get busy around dinner time, so order ahead if you can. Ask for a side of Dave's sauce as you're leaving and the staff are happy to give you some extra! read more

This os a very good place for some hot chiken for a to go. Very happy and good staff. Recomended

Dave's is awesome baby, great spot to grab something before game at gardens... Food amazing plenty of parking ,great friendly service love it !! read more

Super great food and service everything was served hot and ready Mood was great with the rock and roll too read more

One of the juiciest chicken tenders I've had in a long time. Fries were also good. Only one sauce (plus ketchup), but at least it's yummy. Thumbs up! read more

W service from Conk--really nice and helpful. Definitely a 5-star experience, no doubt!

Had a slider with fries--so good, hit the spot. But the service was slow and the vibe was kinda off. Food was great, just wish the rest matched up. read more

The best location for this chain in the area. The staff are amiable and fast. I visit at least a couple of times a week, and they repeatedly fry perfectly. Their fries and chicken are always perfectly crisp read more

I've never ever written a review but am so angry. I ordered through uber eats at 6pm. It's now 8pm and we've had 4 different drivers cancel because the food order wasn't ready. Tried calling the restaurant 5+ times but keep getting a message about all employees being busy. Is this location even here anymore?? Why can't I reach anyone?? I'm so frustrated, dinner and moods have been ruined. Don't go here. read more

Terrible services I had to wait for my launch 30 minutes for chicken bites and fries meal so damn wasted my launch time

Ordered my food over 30 minutes ago, and I'm still waiting. I would not order Uber eats or Doordash from here because there are drivers that have one order and wait another 20 minutes for a second order. It's a simple menu, and they really can't handle it. Wait a few days, Cane's will be open, and maybe you can get food here that is actually hot. read more

Dave's Hot Chicken - Orders that have been on that screen the while time I have been here. Don't bother. - Chicken Shop Near Me - Medford, Massachusetts

Food is always delicious! But even for a new location, service is insanely slow. The staff physically move slow and don't communicate with each other. They prioritize delivery apps over in house customers. 3rd experience, each time has been a 30 minute + wait for only 2 meals- tried at 4pm, 6pm, and 9:30 pm- every time it's the same. Prob would be faster to drive to the Methuen Dave's!! Management is nowhere to be found and obviously haven't done a good job training their new staff. Sucks for everyone. Staff look sad :( 2 stars for food always being great and consistent, otherwise would be 1 star. Praying for the canes down the block to open read more

the workers are very nice and the food was great. alia was very nice especialy the drawing's on the wall were spectacular

There is never a fried chicken place that is ACTUALLY spicy. I saw that not only did they have varied levels of heat, they also had one made with reaper! I ordered the #1 combo and loved that you could pick the spice level for each tender. I was able to try the reaper and the extra hot. They were both soo good and spicy! The meat was very juicy too. While I can handle the reaper, it is definitely not the level I'd choose if I wanted to eat the entire meal. I will stick to the extra hot next time. The meal came with fries and they were crispy and seasoned well. I'm usually a Popeyes fan when it comes to tenders and fries but I am now a Dave's fan. read more

Always a fan of Dave's hot chicken! And I had a customer friendly employee, Lei, to entertain me while I made my order of a reaper level Chicken tender. Now excuse me while I burn my tongue off read more

Had to run an errand at Wellington and went into Dave's on a whim. Was immediately turned off by the wait The staff seemed to be more reactive to mobile orders than the folks standing in line. I got the single slider meal and thought it was a bit pricey given the size of the sandwich. With that said, the sandwich was absolutely amazing! I'd have to say it is probably the best I've had! If they had customer service and speed like chick a filet, I'd be there all the time. read more

My teen son loves Dave's and had me try it. The chicken sandwich was tasty, as were the cheese fries. It's always busy and we enjoy it every time. Make sure you get the app and sign up for the rewards program. My so. Has already earned a free meal! read more