Restaurant clean. Customer service was good. The window employee answered all my questions without sounding frustrated or annoyed, so that's always a good experience. Drive thru was fast. Food tasted as expected, and price was more than fair compared to KFC and Popeyes. In fact, I choose Dave's over those other places for my chicken tenders and sandwiches. Better quality food, service, and price. read more

Telling you every time I come here I always leave satisfied the food is amazing and the service is very friendly. Alexandra helped us with the reward app today and they play really good music here and the environment is modern still can't understand why it's three stars it should be more read more

Dave's Hot Chicken - This is the slider combo really bomb. I got the hot. Let me tell you this thing is hot. - Chicken Shop Near Me - Cathedral City, California

Everything was good! Staff were good as well! The only problem was I had to wait for my food for way too long! That's the only reason that I hesitate in going the timing to get food is ridiculously long! read more

Dave's Hot Chicken - HIC slushee - Chicken Shop Near Me - Cathedral City, California

Ordered online and wasn't given a call that their gas wasn't functioning so they couldn't cook anything. When I walked in and asked for my refund they said they'll refund it I two to three business days without proof. read more

Love all the decor in the store! The food was very deliciously spicy. The workers were very nice. Very clean too!

2nd trip there and frankly less impressed. My portion was significantly less than my brother's and we ordered the same thing. What I noticed was that the side door was locked despite our telling the staff who seemed surprised. They didn't open it despite most customers trying to enter that way. A blahhh experience read more

Dave's Hot Chicken - Door to be open at all time - Chicken Shop Near Me - Cathedral City, California

As we walked up to the register, we noticed a sign that said, "Check in with Yelp and get a free soda." My wife ordered two meals and an extra strip for $32. While she was ordering, I completed the check-in process on Yelp, answered about 15 questions, and showed the cashier. However, he responded, "That's not how it works. You need to leave a five-star review." I pointed out that the sign clearly said "check in with Yelp" for the drink, and I asked, "How can I leave a five-star review without trying the food first?" He repeated, "You have to leave a five-star review." The flyer didn't mention anything about reviews, but we ate anyway. The food was hot and fresh, so I decided to leave a review--but not five stars, because of the false advertising. When I went to take a picture of the sign for proof, it was gone. The manager, who was walking around cleaning, admitted with a laugh, "It wasn't supposed to be there." If the promotion wasn't real, don't mislead customers or try to pressure them into leaving fake reviews in exchange for a free drink. read more

Dave's Hot Chicken - Hot Strips - Chicken Shop Near Me - Cathedral City, California

Just ordered one tender, hot. And it was just too spicy for me. Got the mild and it was very good and juicy. Not so good to justify the crazy amount of calories though. Small sign by cashier stated free drink with Yelp check-in. Asked cashier about it and she said it was only valid when one gives the place a 5-star review. Place was fairly empty- employees less than enthusiastic. Just had to try since I love and can tolerate hot Nashville chicken. I might try Dave's again at a different location. read more

Good service, great food, clean location! Would come again! Lots of food options in this plaza.

...and we're back! My son got the go ahead to go back to a regular diet after radiation. He requested Dave's! Mom and all three sons are enjoying various levels of spice on our chicken selections. Thanks Alexandra and crew! We also appreciate you reloading the Fanta dispenser. Wokka wokka! (That's the rubber chicken sound) read more

Dave's Hot Chicken - Medium #Dave's #4 1 Slider with Fries medium - Chicken Shop Near Me - Cathedral City, California

The chicken in the sandwich was served hot and fresh, which immediately won me over. Service was fine, pretty standard. The wall and ceiling design is pretty cool tho, love the graffiti look. I will warn people that "no spice" means no seasoning whatsoever, no smoky flavor, nothing even if it's not spicy, just completely plain. "Mild" has seasonings, but no spice whatsoever so I was kinda disappointed, but maybe I'm just used to Asian standard of spice levels. read more

Service was great, ordered the #3. Chicken is bomb! Crispy spicy and delicious! Will definitely be coming back. read more

Dave's Hot Chicken - #Dave's #3 1 Tender & 1 Slider w/ Fries. Already ate the tender - Chicken Shop Near Me - Cathedral City, California

Very nice dining room and atmosphere. The staff is very nice and helpful. It's 102° in Cat City at 11am, but nice and cool inside Dave's. The menu has sliders, tenders, and lots of sides from fries, slaw, and mac & cheese. I got a combo with a slider, a tender, and fries. Extra pickles. The fries were crispy, and well seasoned. The slider was large. Soft bun with a large piece of fried chicken and slaw and pickles. I got mild spice on all my chicken. Really tender and juicy chicken. The seasoning was indeed mild, but so was the flavor. Very subtle seasoning. The tender was also huge, and on a slice of white bread with some dipping sauce on the side. Again, tender and juicy chicken, very subtle flavor in the batter/seasoning. The dipping sauce was basically mayo, with a little of the mild spice mixed in. Pretty bland. The pickles were amazing and really offset all the fried and rich flood. I liked Dave's for the atmosphere, the friendly help, and the large portions. The chicken was good but not craveable. Maybe ordering hot seasoning is the draw? read more

Dave's Hot Chicken - Chicken Shop Near Me - Cathedral City, California

My food was brought to me by hubby and nephew. I got the chicken strips/fingers and it was okay...nothing to make me go running back for more. It wasn't bad, but there are so many chicken options, this one just doesn't stand out for me, sorry. The chicken and spices just didn't have much flavor. I can't speak of staff or store for this one, but my nephew loves it. read more

I really don't even know where to start, this specific location takes upwards to 20 minutes per order. It feels like I'm waiting eons just for someone to take my order and make my food. By the time I get home my food is already cold. This isn't even counting in how many times this place has forgotten certain items I ordered. DO BETTER! read more

Very good however the customer service felt very iffy they gave lots of attitude however the place itself is incredibly clean and spacious

I have been wanting to try Dave's hot chicken for years now and I finally decided to go today. Upon arriving, I immediately noticed the super cool art on the walls and the hip vibes the place was giving off. The girl taking my order was really nice and sweet. As I look at the menu I am a little disappointed by the pricing cause it seems to be a bit high. So I order the number 2 with two sliders, and as the food comes out, I NOW KNOW WHY IT IS $14.99 because the portion is huge and as I start to take my first bite, I NOW KNOW EVEN MORE WHY IT WAS $14.99!! It so juicy on the inside and so crispy on the outside, and the fries are cooked to perfection, just wish I got the hot choice instead of medium cause there was not much heat at all. Don't let these losers in the reviews deter you from having an amazing crispy chicken sandwich experience because of loud music, don't know how someone can deduct stars from a place when the food experience is great, we come to Yelp to know how the food is. Not how your ear drums are affected. read more

Dave's Hot Chicken - number 2 - Chicken Shop Near Me - Cathedral City, California

food took a while. expensive af tho don't go here there's way better places for cheaper

Have gone here for about 6 months and were delighted-until today. My husband loves the cauliflower bites. Today on the 10 pack of Cauliflower bites, no sauce, no pickles and the bites not drained so almost too greasy to eat! I asked about the sauce and the counter guy said only if you get fries!! That makes no sense as it is part of their signature chicken. Love Dave's but visit another location besides Cathedral City- we will be! read more

Julius was absolutely wonderful Great food great service! We love Dave's hot chicken and they are consistently good read more

Never going back 3 strikes, and you are out. Less and less food, first it was the fries, now it's the chicken and bread for the minis. The presentation was not the same, and whatever hot seasoning they placed on the chicken was gritty. Low budget here, and straight up horrible all the way around. Not to mention the second visit we got to our destination with the wrong order. Either get new staff, train them, or shut the place down. You decide. People don't eat at this location. DON'T DO IT! read more

Every time I come here, the weight is about 20 minutes. It's definitely not fast food timing. The food is great, if you're in to hot, spicy fried chicken. I am still unsure what the soggy bread is for at the bottom. It's also pretty expensive for fried chicken. For 3 tenders and fries it came out to almost $30. The best part is the honey. Don't forget to get extra, honey. read more

Do not waste your time going through the drive-through. I did this twice already and ended up waiting in drive-through for 35 minutes. No joke, no exaggeration! I was beyond livid, and unfortunately, I couldn't exit the driveway because people were in front of me and behind me. In fact, two other cars in front of me drove off as they approached the window and it was their time to pick up their food, whoever owns this franchise Should read my post and hopefully they take it into consideration because clearly they have not hired a lot of help. Or maybe it's a cathedral city thing, where the people working there are incompetent and not fast. And I say this because of person experience, every time I'm in cathedral city whether it's Starbucks, panda express, elsewhere the workers can care less about providing any customer service. They all act like they were forced to come to work. I live in the city next to cathedral city, in Rancho, Mirage, and it honestly feels like I'm in a different world, an amazing respectful world! Where people have respect and consideration for one another, including the employees that work in retail. They are all super nice and sweet. So can someone explain to me why there's a direct correlation between poor cities and its level of service at retail Stores/restaurants?? read more

Well I'm still in drive- thru going on 6 minutes now and I'm totally disgusted. After 9:23 I got my order. I wanted to leave but couldn't escape. They told me they had five orders ahead of me and I must have forgotten that this is a FF restaurant! The was food hot, guys lighten up on the salt (if you have hypertension, stay away). Well this visit was a travesty and all I got was a sorry for the delay...blah Guys get your act together work on the logistics (that's management) read more

The food is terrible but the people working there are really nice but our order took over 15 minutes to make for just one order

I dont understand people's hype about this place. It has thousands of reviews and 5 stars in LA. I spent 17$ to get 2 chicken strips and some fries and plain white bread. Like... The COGS on all that is probably 3-4$ at most. Meaning they got 13-14$ extra for free profit. This 2 strip combo should be 7.99$ lol. It's just never worth it to go out and buy fast food anymore. It's all corporate greed profiteering. Anyway, the chicken was whatever. All I really tasted was breaded chicken and salt. As for the fries. I mean anyone can get some oreida krinkle cuts and toss em into a fryer then splash seasoned salt. And uhh, yeah plain white bread lol. I could never personally see myself torching hard earned money on this again. IMO, its just a scam. At least when I go to raising canes and get a 17$ caniac combo I also get a large drink and a huge box filled of food and the chicken is seasoned and tastes good. If I want anything spicy I can splash hot sauce on it. It blows this place away. I hope this franchise eventually goes the way of the Dodo personally. Any fast food restaurant gouging for profit milking right now is corrupt, and disgusting. read more

OMG, this place is THE BEST! I loved to go to Cane's, but I never imagined that there would be a chicken sandwich place that would beat Cane's. Every bite of chicken sandwich, there's a lot of taste going on in my mouth. Pricey, but worth it! read more

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Seriously my favorite restaurant now! After a junk experience at raising canes I wanted to try Dave's. Ever since I have loved it, the food is absolutely delicious! The workers are very friendly and will strike up a conversation, and the inside is very welcoming and well decorated and painted. Definitely worth stopping by! The drive through can be slow, but who cares, it's because they are making your food fresh! read more

Dave's chicken is going to give Ca-e's finger chicken a run for the money. Delicious, moist, and crispy . Pricey..but you get a lot of food. Wish soda was included. read more

Awesome experience at this Dave's hot chicken! You should come and visit! The service was great! Really cool ambiance, pretty chill! read more

Came here late night the service was good Julius kindly took our order when we dined in and the food was hot and tasted as good as usual

Great place! Great food! And free drink when you review :p great great great! Thankyou Dave's hot!

Both restrooms out of order at the same time. Unacceptable. And probably illegal. Order super slow as well. If the food weren't good this place would sink fast. read more

I waited 10 min for my order which is ok but then it comes out wrong I ordered it with no sauce and guess what's on there. I then send it back and i don't know if they were being lazy but they didn't remove the bottom bread which had sauce on it. If it was pickles I would have removed them but the sauce I can't do yuck. read more

Such a nice clean environment with helpful assistance! Thank you to all he workers here they did a very nice job at bringing the food out at a reasonable time. read more

They were good sandwiches! I think I'd recommend eating there over delivery though. But nice hot flavor.

I love Dave's but this location is the sloooooooowesr one I've ever been to. I was first in line in the drive thru and it still took 30 minutes to fulfill my order. You all understand you're in the fast food category, right? And you make one item (chicken) right? Your food is great but it's not above fast food. So it should be less than a 30 minute wait after you ordered. read more

Dined here with my family tonight, and the experience was terrible. First of all they messed up my order not once twice. The first time they fixed it was okay but the second time they gave us attitude didn't correct the mistake and told us that we were wrong. Finally the food was just cold read more

I love Dave's !!! Thank you Mataus food is awesome favorite place after big leauge drama

Decided to pass by to this new location and right off the bat I was greeted as came in the store. Great customer service. Jacob was very friendly and cordial. Will be coming back read more