First time visit! The establishment was clean, with ample seating. The lady who assisted us with our order was awesome! She was patient, answered all our questions and gave us suggestions. The restaurant was quite empty when we arrived, but by the time we sat down, it started filling up with the lunch crowd. A dry rub (instead of a sauce) is used for the chicken. You can choose the spice level according to your preference. While the chicken is not for me, I'd still rate this establishment a 10/10 based on customer service. 18 photos should be included, although Yelp doesn't always post them all with my review. read more

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Dave's Hot Chicken is pretty good overall. I do think it's a little overhyped, but the flavor is solid and being able to choose your heat level makes it fun, especially if you like spicy food. The staff was friendly, the place was clean, and the food came out fresh. I'd definitely go back with the kids because they enjoyed it, but if it was just me, it probably wouldn't be a place I'd crave regularly. read more

A pretty decent hot chicken place. They are super fast and efficient. I've been here multiple times but wasn't able to remember to grab a picture of what I got, but this time I got the fries. Overall the fries were pretty good, I really like the cheese sauce And I think the chicken is super crispy and moist and the perfect amount of spice. read more

Dave's Hot Chicken - Regular Top Loaded Fries - Chicken Shop Near Me - Arlington, Texas

Food was deliciously good ,thanks to the employees, I enjoyed the food Nothing wrong with this store I just don't like criticism especially if I'm having a good time with my ontrays.. read more

Dave's Hot Chicken - Chicken bites with fries and some pickles slices - Chicken Shop Near Me - Arlington, Texas

This place is really good. I will definitely be back! Fresh, hot, juicy chicken! The heat level I got was "hot" and it was great! My only complaint is they don't have ranch lol. Other than that, I don't have anything bad to say! Good customer service, pretty clean, reasonably priced. A good place to come if you're craving hot chicken! read more

Dave's Hot Chicken - Dave's #3 1 Tender & 1 Slider w/ Cheese Fries + Side of Dave's Sauce - Chicken Shop Near Me - Arlington, Texas

Amazing food, friendly service, in a super casual atmosphere. The place was busy but clean. Seating wasn't hard to find. We ordered the one slider with fries x 2. Both hot. There is a big jump from medium to hot but it was perfect!! The Dave's sauce is excellent and the fries are crispy. No complaints!! read more

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Just saw yesterday that Dave's has a fruity pebbles milkshake. Since I'm pregnant, I went out of my way to come order it. Within ONE DAY they removed it from the menu. Still have it advertised though. I hate you, Dave. read more

Dave's Hot Chicken - Chicken Shop Near Me - Arlington, Texas

Great location. They go above and beyond to make customers feel welcomed and happy with their orders!

The service was good and I like all of the art/ decor inside. However, the food did not match my expectations. The chicken was very well seasoned, and every bite felt dry as if I had just eaten a spoonful of cinnamon. My friend and I ended up forcing ourselves to finish our food so that we wouldn't waste money. Would not recommend going here for chicken. read more

We used to live in the area and came back to visit, so we had to stop at Dave's. So even though they were a regular in our household, I'd still give them a 4 star every time. It's not because it's not good food, but it's because of the service! The staff really needs some training in how to interact with customers. Back to the food... we always each get a #3: Slider and a tender. This was the first time I noticed how much breading was on the chicken. I'm not on a diet, but I was breaking it up for my 1 y/o and the breading is just too much for him. Anyway... it's probably as much breading as there is chicken on each strip. It doesn't take away from the fact that whomever came up with the combination of everything on those sliders needs some kind of flavor award! Now the restaurant itself has a very unique flare to it on the inside. It's not just paint on the walls; it's art! Like someone created beautiful pieces of artwork all over the restaurant. It's really cool! Otherwise, pretty spacious, clean. And a big plus?! They have - I don't know the official name for it - but it's like small hallway between the outside and the dining area. It keeps the flies out! Such a small detail, but such a major impact. If we're in the area again, you bet we're going back to Dave's! read more

Dave's Hot Chicken - Chicken Shop Near Me - Arlington, Texas

I love love love this place!! It is not chicken on the cheap, but it is great and worth a 15-20% bump over other chicken coops if your budget will bear! Chicken is top notch: Flavorful and juicy? -- check Delicious Kale Slaw? -- check Crispy seasoned fries? -- check Next level customer service and atmosphere? --. check check Keep it up fellas/ladies!! read more

When me and my family got to the place, we had quite high expectations. We tried to order the chicken bites, but it was out. So, we decided to order the chicken tenders. The chicken tenders were mediocre, and I was expecting some much better for the hot flavor. Or server forget one of our slushies and charged us it without giving it to us. Also, the waiting time is very long. Also, the place looks quite disappointing for a restaurant claiming to be the world's best fried chicken. Therefore, the place is not worth it to go if you live in kind of far places like Irving or Dallas. read more

Heard all the hype about this place but I should have listened to the Yelp reviewers as there is a reason this place is rated where it is at. If it was a couple of people saying the place was bad, I'd get it but when MULTIPLE people are saying it, then this place needs to look itself in the mirror. I ordered two tenders and fries. The only thing that was decent was the bread and that was suspect. The chicken was over cooked and had a funny taste to it and the fries did as well. I can't put a name to the taste, it was almost like freezer burn or something like that, though it wasn't, but it was enough for me to just focus on the the pickles. I wish I could give a better review, but I can't. I'm barely giving it two stars and it is getting two stars due to being open at 9pm. This will be a one and done for me. After paying what I did for this meal, I will not be returning here or trying any other location for that matter. read more

I really love Dave's hot chicken even though some days the level of heat fluctuates it's not consistent but I still enjoy it . However , this message is to complain to the owner . I have been coming to Dave's hot chicken since they've opened up . However I was told that nurses will no longer get discounts it'll only be for military and police officers . Very disheartening as we're just as important , and fire fighters see important too . We save lives , we don't take them , and to know we won't get recognized anymore for our hard work is saddening . read more

Improvement is needed on all levels food, service, ambiance and just basic common courtesy. The employees are very rude slow and uninterested in being there. I was a 1st time customer and after a long devastating experience and to then got home and not at all impressed with the food. I listen to employees argue with customer about her order rhat her ticket said and she didn't have served un package. These people working was pathetic. Have they not heard customer always right and in this case customer was definitely right. Even wheb shown these idiots theur mistake they still disputed theur ticket and customer. Had I been theur manager as I was before retirement in a prominent company I would've fire all them on spit and cooked and taken orders myself till found people wirh better customer service skills and meeting once weekly about customer service skills and behavior do and don't The young manger did make sure order immediately completed when ask about my order. I really liked that. I was there so long made friends with others waiting before me. I wouldn't recommend this chicken place to anyone.All said do not go to Dave's Hot Chicken in Arlington,tx on 4908 S.Cooper. Chicken was tasteless now heading to Chicfla to eat something. Chicken ok however service is everytime you visit. read more

We went to store 1039 at around 8:08. The drive thru lady was rude asf and should never be working in customer service. But the chicken!!! Chicken and cold slaw combination was like Steph curry entering the nba. It bright something special to my taste buds and cannot wait to go back. Bad service, great food! Fries was regular but the chicken and sauce is the yeah yeah read more

Not my cup of tea! I prefer for my seasonings to be cooked into I'm the food. Not sprinkled on top. I ordered a #1 which is two chicken strips and Frieda a pickle and sauce. The food was hot and fresh and the sizes are good for as much as you pay. $13.99. No drink. Anyway I returned the food after 1 bite. It's too spicy and I ordered mild and again I don't like my seasoning on top. The fries were good and the service was great. I can scratch Nashville chicken off of my 'things to try list'. read more

Dave's Hot Chicken - Chicken Shop Near Me - Arlington, Texas

This restaurant just opened today. And I paid $38.94 for 3 #1 combos (No drinks). I read very good reviews and they all mentioned how BIG the tenders were and how people raved about their seasoning. So we decided to check it out. The line was around the block, but we waited patiently, service, was fairly fast. We wanted to taste how hot was hot, and we had one person in our group that wanted mild. So we ordered one HOT, one Medium, and one Mild. Our taste buds tells us that their seasoning is a hot garlic flavor. You get two tenders laid, each on a slice of white wheat bread, with fries or one side, (we got the fries on one, and kale slaw on the other two). Fries are seasoned crinkle cut fries (nothing special, simply the bagged frozen potatoes you find in your freezer section), with seasoning added. The Kale Slaw came in a medium size container (larger than the competition), and it was crunchy and fairly good. Meals are served with sliced pickles, ketchup, honey and special dipping spicy mayo. The only disappointment was the size of the two tenders, Yes, they are larger than the competition, but not that much larger, I would say, not longer than their competition, but thicker than the competition. This chain has a lot of competition, from Lisa's Chicken (thinner tenders) to Chicken Express (slightly thinner) to Dave's Chicken & Seafood (six tenders served with ranch dressing and fries). What is going to keep me coming back, probably your seasoning, but what is going to make me question if I should? The size of your tenders. The bottom line, I don't eat white wheat bread, so I didn't eat the bread, so that is why the #1 didn't fill me up. How about adding a 3 or 4 piece combo? .... But that is going to be quite expensive, because your menu says adding (((one tender))) adds a whopping $4.69 that would be $22 dollar for a 4 piece combo?? Seeing all 6 pieces on the 3 combos, some tenders were large, some are half the size of the larger ones. Maybe keeping an even cut on the tenders would help, serving always the larger ones, and giving the customer an extra little one to the order? read more

Dave's Hot Chicken - Drive through menu - Chicken Shop Near Me - Arlington, Texas

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Hands down the best chicken sliders I've had in a very long time. Staff is friendly and attentive. The place has a cool industrial vibe going and you won't be disappointed on the food. read more

I spent $5 on ranch, and the taps were so small and unusable and it broke, I then used my fork and tried opening it, it was so reinforced that it ended up breaking my fork, and then when i finallly got it with the fork it exploded everywhere, please fix them. The food was good without ranch though read more

Took a shot just to try something new. Ever since then, I've given this business a lot of my money over the past few weeks. The chicken is always juicy. The spice is perfect and the Cole Slaw on the hot chicken?? Why didn't I think of that!? Mild was aight... medium is just right... I went one above medium the other day and my mouth was on fire... and they give you plenty of pickles to balance out the heat... AND they open on Sundays... game over. read more

Love Dave's hot chicken!! Good sized portions. Chicken is crispy but never oily. The special sauce is amazing. This place won't disappoint. read more

Dave's Hot Chicken - Chicken Shop Near Me - Arlington, Texas

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They have a long ass line I was in like for 20 minutes and the staff did the drive thru was mad rude. He asked me to hold on for 7 minutes and came back and was like wat u want read more

Dave's Hot Chicken - Chicken Shop Near Me - Arlington, Texas

Either I have a high heat tolerance, or this wasn't spicy....it was fresh, hot, crispy and tasty though. So many chicken joints in Arlington...wanna ck out some more before coming back here. read more

Dave's Hot Chicken - #Dave's #1 2 Tenders w/ Fries - Chicken Shop Near Me - Arlington, Texas

It was fine. Cheese fries were bomb. Chicken was fine. One and done for me. Pickles were also great. read more

Dave's Hot Chicken - Hot Chicken Sandwich Cheese Fries - Chicken Shop Near Me - Arlington, Texas

Very surprised how big the chicken tenders were. Very good taste flavor. Service was fast hot my order in a reasonable time. Did not go inside. Will definitely go back to try different spice levels read more

Dave's Hot Chicken - Two Dave's #2 2 Sliders w/ Fries - Chicken Shop Near Me - Arlington, Texas

Took 45 minutes in line to get 1 nuggets and fries.! Wtf is wrong with this place. The food was good though. read more

Dave's Hot Chicken - Chicken Shop Near Me - Arlington, Texas

Didn't like this location. Employees are great, but food was not. Food was not hot (temperature wise)...was on a time crunch didnt bother to ask them to remake it. I got the flavor "extra hot" but to me who loves spicy did not get a little kick. Seasoning was more sprinkled on top rather than cooked within. read more

The line is long that's 1st which is be expected with a new place. It did go by quickly! I ordered I think the #12 idk lol it was 1 tender medium and 1 slider mild. I asked for kale slaw instead of fries however, Dave wanted me to try their fries because, I didn't try the slaw not even the slaw that the menu says comes on the slider The tender was huge it wasn't the same tender on the slider and that's fine. They both were good the spice was cute !!! Don't come looking for much you get tenders or sliders the end I will go back hopefully the next time I'll get slaw instead of fries read more

Dave's Hot Chicken - Dave's #3 1 tender & 1 slider, pickles and fries - Chicken Shop Near Me - Arlington, Texas

Was excited to try this brand new location of an apparent chain that fizzled for me at ordering. The staff couldn't tell me how hot "hot" was nor were they willing to put it on the side for me to figure it out myself. I'm shocked they couldn't accommodate this request being so new or atleast have a description of the spice levels. I chose to try hot anyway (which coincidentally wasnt hot enough for my taste, but more on that in a minute). I was ready to get my spicy on and put Ricky's Chicken (down the street) to the test. As of now, Ricky's is still my bar. 2 tenders inside a bun and fries WITHOUT a drink for $14 seems super steep to me. Definitely a price that's too hot for its own good. Adding a drink & mac n cheese made the meal total $20! Oof. The chicken sandwich was decent but small (1 tender inside). With that said, the tenders are decent in size and they gave a good portion of fries so that is a redeeming point. Having a drive thru is also a plus if you don't want to go inside. The flavor was perfectly mediocre. Thr cole slaw was ok. I wasn't blown away but I wasn't disappointed UNTIL I tried the Mac & Cheese. Unless you just really dig that imitation cheese flavor, just skip the "cheese adjacent" Mac. It wasnt even a full container of it, lol. Chick Fil A has far better Mac with actual cheese. I've sadly had worse but it's not worth the extra cost. It was colorful and modern inside with graffiti art, which totally vibes with me and there were a ton of employees there getting it done. I'm curious how long that will last after the "new new" dies down. The service was fast, food was hot, but it's not a place I'll rush back to. There's far better too close by with standout flavors, options, and better prices (or similar prices for more food). As always try it for yourself but please, just trust me.... skip the Mac....and then try Ricky's when they open. read more

Dave's Hot Chicken - Chicken Shop Near Me - Arlington, Texas

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I've seen posts on Instagram about this place & wanted to check it out. The food is pretty good, I rate it a 8 out 10. I got medium sauce for my sandwich with no seasoned fries since I don't really like my fries seasoned. The place itself is different, I didn't take pics from the inside but it's cool. I would definitely come back & try a spicy sandwich. read more

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Saw this place on TikTok. Went with some friends to check it out. As soon as you walk in the place is kinda warm but in its defense it was packed inside. Line went fast mostly people ordering to go. Place is not big inside so seating is limited. I Ordered the mild tender basket with fries buddies all ordered medium and hot chicken sandwiches an tender. I was pleased with the size of the tender they were pretty big. The fries were on point hit and crunchy perfectly cooked the tenders had a great flavor not over powering heat like the medium and hot tried those and nope for me. I like to enjoy my food not have to worry about my guts exploding. All in all probably would come back the owner came by our table and asked if we wanted to try the hotter stuff my party said yes and they regretted it right after if you like hot hot this is your place read more

At first, I wasn't expecting much from a chain restaurant, and I've also tried a lot of hot chickens. The flavor of the chicken caught me by surprise as the seasoning is very much different than others, which I like! I also have a preference for crinkle fries, so that's also a plus. The Dave's sauce paired well with the fries. The price isn't bad for what you get & the spice is alright as I have a high spice tolerance. read more

Dave's Hot Chicken - Combo #3 1 Tender & 1 Slider w/ Fries & Drink - Chicken Shop Near Me - Arlington, Texas

Expensive, super loud, slow service. It's just very spicy chicken with crappy service.

Not that good 6/10 definitely recommend luckys chicken in Dallas! Chicken had no flavor itself you have to add a lot for it to be just okay read more

Joselyn was more than helpful when picking up our order! Even let us put in a extra for a milkshake

I ordered online and I got my food once I got in the restaurant.It was blazing hot but delicious.i would recommend this place

Had lunch there the other and I was impressed with the service, food and staff. The fries are great and there are large portions along with pickles! The decor is done in graffiti art and is make you feel really relaxed. I am going back again for the great food! read more

Went here for dinner. Ordered the slider combo. Instead of serving me the regular portion they gave me a toddler ckn tender. Felt like I was being pranked. Misleading..pictures of what you should get..dont match what they serve. $10+ for a babymeal look how small that bun is. The tender dont even cover the bun. smh read more

Dave's Hot Chicken - The tiny ckn tender. You know how small their slider buns already are. That damn tender was for a toddler. - Chicken Shop Near Me - Arlington, Texas

Bad and very weird taste! Overpriced Mac and cheese was horrible!!!! Don't waste your money on this toxic stuff!