Wow.
This is the…read morefirst time eating Dave's Hot Chicken (from the St. Paul Ford Parkway, Mn location). I don't know why it took this long to try it out, but I'm glad I did!
I told my wife and 11 year old daughter today that this was going to be dinner, so text me what they wanted from Dave's Hot Chicken.
The wife wanted the two slider (hot) meal with fries, no drink.
The daughter wanted the 10 piece bites (mild) with fries and the Powerade slushy.
I miss-ordered, this resulting in a large bill. First time error, but shame on me. I ordered 5 Ala Cart extra hot chicken fingers.
The final bill was about $85.00!!!! I paid it, and was handed a receipt, and an electronic pager (yes, these still exist!).
Seeing as everything is made to order unless you order online ahead of time, I expected a wait since I ordered in person.
The Highland location wasn't too busy, so I got my food in about 12 minutes. I requested extra Dave's sauce, and they accommodated with about 6 extra packs at no charge. Just be aware, that sauce packets cost extra, so they did me a solid.
Since I got 2 extra orders of fries, I punched a hole in the fry containers with a knife since it would take about 10 minutes to get home. I may have ate "some" of the fries while enroute.
Fantastic. Crispy, hot, and well seasoned.
When I arrived home, I was admonished by my wife and child that I got way too much food.
But the accolades after they tried the food were amazing. They loved it. I loved it, and the dog, much to her chagrin, did not love it because it was a bit spicy for her. She got none.
My daughter's meal was great. No spice (mild), and she loved the chicken bites and fries.
My wife only ate one slider (hot) because the slider totally eclipsed the bun. She said it was very good.
I tried all their food and then my extra hot tender. It was pretty spicy, but I may have to order the Reaper next time.
Side note: The bill, as mentioned earlier was about $85.00. That's way too expensive for a fast casual meal for 3 people.
That fault was mine. I accidentally ordered 5 Ala Cart extra hot chicken tender meals. I should have prepared better, and the cost would have hovered around $40.00. Still a bit spendy, but well worth it for the food quality.
Lesson learned.
Anyway, this was a great meal, and we will have it again in the near future.
The only major downside was the Powerade slushy my daughter ordered. It was way too sweet.
The attached picture was after we ate!