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Dave's Hot Chicken

4.3 (367 reviews)
Open • 10:00 am - 12:00 AM (Next day)
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Steven A.

Food is good. Spice level isn't as bad as you think. Dave sauce and ranch perfect 1-2a tried their mozzarella stick as well. Overall good spot and open late

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Bienvenido A.

Beautiful wall murals, red colored seats and wide open space creates that feeling of awake and ready for good eats. Service good. Ordered Dave's #2. Flavorful tender chicken on soft sweet bun was delicious but a little too spicy for me. Fries ok and tasted seasoned like the chicken. Will come back for sure.

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Nancy S.

Yummy yum yum! Best hot chicken I've had! Love the crispy fries and the sauce. A friend brought us here and wow! I can't wait to be back. I had the tenders, the loaded fries, and a kale slaw. Everything was delicious and perfectly seasoned.

#Dave's #3 1 Tender & 1 Slider w/ Fries
Denny T.

Took off a star this time because they gave me someone else's order. Luckily I checked before I was too far away and I went back and grabbed my order. Also, I know extra Dave's sauce is $0.25, but I thought they still give you one with your order. Not sure if they forgot it in my order or if they don't give it to you anymore, but that kind of sucks if they don't. Besides that, food is still really good.

My food at this location is always a 10/10 plus the staff here is always going above and beyond. I've always noticed how clean this location is and how fast my food is made.

David W.

Dave's Hot Chicken open until midnight. They have my favorite Cheese Fries with Mac and Cheese. Restroom available for customers, and fast food service out the door.

Clubben C.

Never disappoints. Great place for large groups. Ambiance is good for all ages. The staff is always friendly and helpful. The food can be spicy from the medium level and up. For someone who lives spicy food. Hot spice is as high as ill go .

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Ian A.

I purchased the Dave's #3 (1 chicken tender, 1 slider, and fries). It cost $13.99, and I waited 8 minutes and 48 seconds. The cashier (Nelly) is cordial and professional. Dave's Hot Chicken (West Covina) is a huge disappointment. The chicken tastes watery and mushy. The fries have the flavor and texture of a powdery potato chip. The entire meal tasted defrosted and reheated. This meal screams shortcuts. Dave's Hot Chicken (West Covina) serves wet, spongey chicken. The spice became an afterthought. Dave's Hot Chicken (West Covina) is decorated beautifully. It's located at a busy plaza, and it's very visible. Yet, a bad cook ruins it. I arrived on a Saturday (10:30AM). The ambiance is mixed. The location's interior is magnetic; the chicken artwork is lovely. 70s music (Song: Ain't No Mountain High Enough) played on the speaker. However, beneath the shiny veneer, it's not significant. Several tables were wobbly. And a couple were sticky. The interior is large and somewhat cold. Important Note: [Dave's Hot Chicken (West Covina) does not accept cash. This location only accepts card and contactless payments.] Overall, I regret coming. Bad value and mediocre ingredients. There are many better alternatives. The prepackaged Dave's Sauce and sliced pickles were the highlight of this meal. I hope this place improves. 2/5

Lt. is fire chicken sandwich & rt. is regular (no spice) sandwich. Sandwiches have big chicken strips with coleslaw.
KC U.

This was a hype place for chicken down SoCal. So I had to try it. Service was fast. Place is alright. Smells like fried oil because of all the fried things that they cook. Check out my pics. Overall food was delish.

Vanessa M.

I am so disappointed and disgusted with my experience. I spent $46 for my family to eat all to find a piece of a metal seal in my sandwich the piece was pretty big so I do not know how somebody missed this being in my sandwich. The worst part is I wasn't able to eat my food right away, so I warmed my food up, not knowing the metal piece was inside of my sandwich. Thought it was lettuce when I bit down, but when it did not crunch or break, I pulled it out and to my surprise was super disgusted knowing I was eating a sandwich with metal in it and I just warmed it up wow. and when I called to complain, the phone just tells you to go to the website and leave a review not happy at all.. and I'm not want to complain but I'm sorry this was unacceptable

Jessica J.

Tried this for the first time. Given the hype I was a little disappointed. The ambiance was really cool and the decor was very nice and vibrant. There's a self serve order or you can ask the cashier what you want. Since it was our first time, we spoke to Jaime who really broke items of the menu for us. There's no real benefit if you wanna order Dave's #1-4. I opted for #3 so I can try with and without the bun. I got Mild for the tender, and Medium for the slider. They offered extra sauce packets on the side. I thought the Medium spicy was less spicy than the mild maybe cuz of the burger ingredients made it less spicy?? The tender is pretty big. The spice is dry spice that is patted on to the tender. The plain tender came with a plain white bread. If you want a wet spice, you have to order Lite Spice so the powdered spice is mixed with oil. I didn't try this but that's what Jaime said. My boyfriend go the Reaper. He had to sign a waiver. He said it was spicy but not like how he imagined. It's just more powder spice than other level spices. It's basically packed with more dry powder spice on the chicken. It's not a lingering spice you typically would experience. It's spicy but it goes away quickly. The fries that came with the combo is too salty. Way too salty. Doesn't taste good at all, I drank so much water just to get rid of the seasoned salt that covered the fries. I like the Canes fries better. In addition, all the combo doesn't include any drink. You'll have to buy drinks separately. We also got a Strawberry Milkshake. It was good. You can get any size you want.

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Absolutely great environment very helpful and humble .Jose at the front desk was seriously such a sweetheart

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Jose did a great job with us very kind and the food was great. The location is clean and spacious as well.

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This cajun chicken sandwich is just as good as Howling Ray's for a lot cheaper price. I totally woud recommend their chicken sandwich

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