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    Dave's Hot Chicken

    4.0 (22 reviews)
    Open 11:00 am - 10:00 pm

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    Steve D.

    My Dave's #4 meal ($10.49) was ready five minutes after I ordered at the counter on opening day. It consisted of a slider on a fresh bun with pickles, sauce and a small amount of slaw, plenty of seasoned, crinkle-cut fries, Dave's sauce and five side pickles, but no drink. Six chicken heat levels were available, including "reaper." I chose medium, which proved to be just mildly spicy. The chicken and the fries were too salty for me - yikes! I found the service at the counter to be efficient and accommodating, with a welcoming and helpful manager present. The dining area was clean and new with an urban graffiti theme and lively background music. I also noticed outside seating. OK overall.

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    Fries always cold bought the bites for my kids and they were cold and hard. Reached out over 10 times for my missing double points and their customer service doesn't DO ANYTHING!

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    1 month ago

    Great experience! Staff was friendly and the food was fantastic! I will definitely be back soon.

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    Brett G.

    We aim to impress! Thank you! Come back again soon!

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    2 months ago

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    4 months ago

    I never have had a bad experience at Dave's Hot Chicken it's always tasty, is not overpriced, the sauce is good the fries are good.

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    Brett G.

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    1 year ago

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    Brett G.

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    Brett G.

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    8 months ago

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    Brett G.

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    10 months ago

    Food was good. Ordered the hot and was a nice heat level. Fries were crunchy. Ordered on door dash.

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    1 year ago

    Chicken was very good but pricey. Sauce was disgusting and bun was stale. Maybe try tenders without their signature sauce next time.

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    6 months ago

    Great experience, cool atmosphere, nice people, tasty food. We will definitely be back.

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    Brett G.

    Boom! Glad you loved it! Thanks for the awesome review!

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    1 year ago

    Perfect chicken and staff. The vibe was great and the hospitality was impeccable! Highly recommend getting food from here!

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    1 year ago

    The service was good but my food was all room temp / cold. The music and murals are cool also.

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    10 months ago

    the food was amazing and the customer service was excellent I really appreciated how genuine the experience was.

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    I went with Dave's #2 (two sliders + fries) and picked the Hot spice level (two below Reaper).

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    Okay - so I've seen this place and thought to myself - another chicken place. I figured it's just…read moreanother place that covers the chicken in a sauce- but I was pleasantly surprised. Keven greeted me and walked me through their spice levels - so on the side of using good judgement I went for a medium 2 strip dinner. Made fresh to order it took about 8 minutes to get my order but it was a lovely change from the slightly warm chicken generally found at a fast food restaurant. These chicken strips were huge! And they've been crusted with the flavor - not drenched in sauce. The chicken was moist and delicious as were the seasoned fries. This will become a go to spot for chicken - winning out over any of the more well known places for me!

    I dined at Dave's Hot Chicken today and the experience was decent overall. My favorite part of the…read moreexperience is the decor because it's fun, loud and very colorful and makes the space feel energetic as soon as you enter - especially being greeted by Dave the chicken swirling along side a tornado lol saying "there is no place like Dave's!" Overall, it gives the restaurant a modern street style feel with the bold colors and graffiti around. We bought 2 - one tender and one slider combos $14 each along with buffalo style Mac and cheese with three small chicken pieces $7 and the final bill including tip was $42. The tenders were packed with flavor - crispy and juicy chicken. It was perfectly fried and had the right amount of medium level spice on it. However the buffalo style Mac and cheese was cold and underwhelming - three pieces of chicken with hardly any actual Mac and cheese and fries - it was not what I expected. I definitely expected more Mac and cheese haha. Another downside for me was the pricing of the combos/food- it was high because if you look at the combo it's just two tenders with some bread and sauce. Portion wise it didn't really match the pricing for more of a fast food restaurant setup. The restaurant was clean otherwise and the service was decent - nothing amazing as such. Overall, good fast food with high pricing for what you get.

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