This is how they are disposing their used grease in the alley. It's disgusting and extremely unsanitary. It's leading to a huge rat problem and I know because I live in the neighborhood. This is an unnecessary problem that can 100% be avoided read more

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I placed a order on grub hub waited about an hour for my food to get here. I check to see if it's correct and they forgot to add cheese fries typical. As I begin to enjoy the slider I ordered, I bite into the chicken come to find out there is a curly stringy hair in my food . Make sure to check your food!!! read more

Dave's Hot Chicken - Hair in my food - Chicken Shop Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

I got it today for the first and last time. The dry rub on the chicken I got wasn't really hot, just very unpleasant tasting. And the rub is this fluorescent red color that gets all over everything - I had to wash my hands five times while eating it. The chicken itself was tender and juicy, but the rub just ruined it. And I'm still burping and tasting it three hours later. read more

Dave's is BY FAR the best chicken fast casual/food restaurant chain in Chicago! I love the flavors of all the items on the menu. The chicken is incredible as well as the fries. Mac and Cheese was great, wasn't the best I've ever had but was still up there. I expect Dave's to expand to more locations soon. read more

Dave's Hot Chicken - Chicken Shop Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Fries were mid. Chicken sandwich looked unhealthy ash, price weren't it for it too. You're better off going to wingstop sandwhich

This was a fun one! We stopped here for a quick dinner after hearing that they serve great chicken finger sliders. Had to try them. The place looks different. It felt like it was more geared to highschoolers and kids. That's not to say that it wasn't nice and clean. It was, but the graffiti artwork was more on the boys, bathroom tagging, then than on serious graffiti side. Putting aside, there was art to be found in that place. The artistry of their chicken tender sandwiches is beautiful. These sandwiches were huge! And with a bunch of different spice levels to choose from you can't go wrong. Unless you choose the super hot ones, because believe me, they feel like lava. I ordered the two slider meal with fries and Max and I took one slider home. That's how big the sliders are. The people be on the corner were great, friendly and upbeat. Service was definitely great. read more

Got this tonight off DD...it was SO GOOD!! (mild slider and fries) Everything was fresh, I even liked the coleslaw on the sandwich. Thanks! Great food/service! read more

Wanted to try it so made the 40-minute trek up north today. Didn't realize it was a dry rub-- was expecting a hot sauce. Not really my cup of tea. Makes me think I'm eating chalk. Fries get zero stars. If they had salt and mustard they could've gotten a bump to a star or two, but without it just dry, flavorless, mediocrity. The slider was the best part because the slaw and sauce and pickles helped balance the dry, powdery rub. The tenders are just dry. I also got a slushy thing which was awful. The "ice cream" was pure liquid-- I assume the machine was not working, but they didn't want to sound like a McDonald's so they made the slush thing anyway. With ice cream it may have been good; with basically semi-thick milk it was just gross. So one star because the slider, though I'd never want one again, was ok, and one star because the staff was friendly. read more

Ate here the other week. Normally don't like non mustard sauces on my Sandwiches but it was pretty interesting the sauce. The chicken was fried, tasty, savory. Crinkle fries are special and the pop balance for Coke is well calibrated. read more

Dave's Hot Chicken - Chicken Shop Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Wanted to give this place a try. Had the slider and tender combo. Extra hot. It was good. Not overly spicy so if you like heat this won't be a shock to your system. Think I'll try the reaper seasoning next time. The chicken was cooked nicely. Juicy but cooked throughout. They have more things on the menu that I'd like to try, but can't eat it all in one sitting. Would go back. read more

Dave's Hot Chicken - Chicken Shop Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

I didn't physically come to the location, but a sandwich was brought to me. I sure do love me some hot chicken, but unfortunately my buddy brought me a very mild in spice tasting sandwich. The chicken itself was very tender and juicy, and although my wimpy friend bought some mild sandwiches the flavor was still definitely there. I will definitely be returning to order something spicer. The fries were also very tasty and they seem to have very decent specials. read more

Dave's Hot Chicken - Hot Chicken Sandwich - Chicken Shop Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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When I saw that Dave's Hot Chicken had just opened a Chicago location, I was so excited to finally try it, as I had heard about it my whole life. However, it saddens me to say that my expectations were quickly dashed upon my first bite. I've tried a lot of hot chicken in my life, so I think I know what I'm talking about when I saw Dave's Hot Chicken is not at the top of the list by a long shot. I'll start off by saying I got takeout, and takeout is never as good as dining in, so I'm sure that played a role in the averageness of the meal. While the chicken itself was not bad and had a good heat to it along with tasty spices, the sauce is where it all went wrong. Something about the sauce was just not sealing the deal for me. Maybe it was because it was too Dijon mustard-y? I can't put my finger on it, but it wasn't for me. And the thing about hot chicken is you can't fully enjoy it without an amazing sauce, so I had to knock off major points for that. The fries were good, but again, without the sauce, just eh. Sad to say that I have yet to find a hot chicken place in Chicago that makes me cry of happiness (and maybe a little bit from spice). read more

Dave's Hot Chicken - Dave's #3 1 Tender & 1 Slider w/ Fries - Chicken Shop Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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A great chicken spot to hit up with friends! I say with friends, because, first off, the serving sizes here are huge! When you first glance at the menu, there looks to only be 3 meal options. Dave's #1 comes with two tenders, Dave's #2 comes with two chicken sliders, and Dave's #3 comes with a tender and a slider. I ordered Dave's #2, but these were definitely more like full-on chicken sandwiches than sliders. The serving sizes here are huge and definitely seem meant to be shared with at least two people. I was able to finish one of the sliders and had to take the rest to go. They have a pile of to-go boxes sitting on the counter, which made things easy. The chicken sliders are super good! It came with a spicy mayo sauce and pickles on the side. You can also choose your spice levels for the chicken as well. The buns were super buttery as well. The fries that came with it were generously seasonsed and crispy. My meal was in total $19 which is more than I expected from a fast-casual restaurant. But I easily had two meals worth of food, so I think it is worth the cost. The service at Dave's was great as well! Everyone was extremely friendly and our food came out pretty quickly. Definitely hit this place up if you are in the Lakeview West area! Definitely bring a friend or two to help you with the large portion sizes! read more

Dave's Hot Chicken - Dave's #2 - two chicken sliders and fries! - Chicken Shop Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Food and service was the awesome! The manager Alejandro, came out and checked how everything was and it was much appreciated. Food is prepared to order and was steaming when it came out. So fresh, so tasty. We will be back! read more

Food was great along with the new milkshake we ordered. Was greedy very nicely by the male manager in the front companied with classic music in the background. When we went to order the female at the registered seemed off got our order sorta wrong. When we asked her for Dave's sauce in the packets she rudely replied that "it comes in containers now can't you see" threw my girlfriend and I off but we continue to enjoy our meal. hopefully you don't experience this poor customer service. read more

Love the food and service is great but why is music so loud on dinning room . can't ever hear each other talk . Or maybe I'm an old man now

Holy heck this chicken is good! The 5 star reviews aren't lying. I got 2 sliders, one medium and one mild. I preferred the medium but both were delicious. The fries were really good too. The order also comes with pickles and sauce which is a nice touch. Portions were huge and the price was good. I would recommend Dave's! read more

Hello, i come to daves a lot but the guy who served us Jordan he gave us great service and he has made my order very simple and delicious at the same time i will continue to come here read more

Mac and Cheese... Soup. Would not recommend. Chicken tenders were ok. I got one medium and one hot; I couldn't tell which was which. read more

Dave's Hot Chicken - Mac & Cheese - Chicken Shop Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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I wasn't really impressed with food or service. I placed an order online and the email said to go to the pickup area and let them know I was here. So I got there a couple minutes after the "ASAP" time I was given and the place was packed. No idea where to go; people were just standing around, and some were in a order line. I asked some other customers if they were picking up since I could see some people clearly placing orders at a register. When I went to what was ostensibly the pickup area, after asking a couple guys who were standing around if they were in like or anything, the staff member standing at the counter didn't pay attention to me until I said I was there for a pickup order. She said she thought mine was one of the ones coming up. Mine did come up, so luckily it hadn't been just sitting there getting cold. The guy who I can only assume was the MoD apologized and said that they had a bunch of orders come in all at the same time. (My order was ready about 15 minutes later than it had said it would be.) I was not so bothered by the fact that it took longer than expected, but that it was so disorganized. There was no line or sign for pickup vs. ordering there, so just a bunch of people standing around. There isn't a lot of space in there, so there wasn't a lot of space for people to order, sit, wait, etc. The confirmation email says that your will be ready at whatever time (in my case it was 10 minutes), but they have no way of checking on your order status--which in a pandemic and with a small restaurant alone would make sense, but even without those it would be really useful. I'd much rather have waited an extra 15 minutes in my car and pop in when it was done than have no clue when my order would be done so just have to wait. I know this isn't the fault of the employee at this restaurant, but I hope their corporate overlords will make some changes to the pickup process. Oh, and one of the staff was not wearing their mask properly. This was the person who was putting the orders into bags and stuff. It was far under his nose and at times barely over his upper lip. I mean come on, it's been nearly two years... there's no reason for anyone not to know how to wear a mask at this point, and to be able to do it properly. At least he didn't adjust it whilst messing with people's food, but... that's a pretty low bar. The food was ok. I got one medium and one hot tender, and the combo came with fries, which were pretty good too. The hot water too hot for me. I was able to eat a couple bites without issue, but after that it was a bit harder and I wasn't able to eat the whole one (that's ok; they were large). The medium was more palatable. I was surprised because I did read a few reviews, which is why I got one of each heat level, but I get Chinese and Thai food spicy, I add heat to Mexican food and toss lots of crushed red pepper into my pasta aglio e olio... but the "hot" level was beyond me. I am very glad they allow you to have multiple heat levels (in fact, you must specify for each when ordering). I wouldn't throw over The Roost (Lake View), Hattie B's (Nashville, TN), or Fry the Coop (Elmhurst) for this place, but it's ok. Review #603 - November 26, 2021 read more

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I actually really liked my chicken there. I got the original hot tenders that were excellent and spicy enough. The chicken was very crunchy and flavorful as well. I have had Hot Chicken like this before and this was the real deal. The only downside is that the menu was a little confusing/misleading to me. I know that sounds a bit counter intuitive, but your real choices are either two tenders or two sandwiches (or one of each). They will sell you an additional tender or sandwich, but they were on the expensive side. Knowing there were only two, I ordered an extra tender. With my drink and all, it came out to about $20 for one person. That is alot for a fast food joint. Also, two tenders is WAY enough as I ended up taking that extra one home. If I would offer any suggestions, make sure the customers are aware with the size of the tenders. I also make this suggestion because the service there was actually pretty good! Hopefully those higher costs are used to treat those workers well. I have a special place in my heart for good customer service and this was some of the best I have seen in a fast food place! All in all, this place was pretty good. I would say its like an upscale fast food place. Food was excellent, but the prices are a little high for this kind of place. I would go back, but it would not be a normal stop for me! read more

Wow, step aside Gus, step aside Fry The Coop, we are entering Hermosa territory here and they are turning these things out by the hundreds! Dave's Hot Chicken Slider is a contender, starts with a perfectly simple toasted bun and keeps building from there, a fantastic sandwich. I tried medium and hot heat levels, medium is perfect for me. Very good spicy French fries, nice pickles, ok milk shake. Service was very good, quite efficient, got a free shot glass, my understanding is they recently opened this location. Maybe a little expensive for fast food but no matter this is going to be one of my favorite places, got to try the Kale Slaw, coming back real soon. (FDV Approved 4.5 - Food, 4.7; Design, 4.4; Value, 4.4). read more

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Love this place. I've been here multiple times and the food is Hot and Made Fresh to Order! The employees always have a great attitude and the place is clean. Lots of pride here. I'm very happy that it has come to our local community. Highly recommend the Hot or Extra Hot spices. The Mac and cheese is pretty good as well! read more

Friendly service Erika is always friendly and smiling and making sure you have what you need Great food Hot & Fresh Great music i drive a bit away to come here. Its worth the service and food read more

Dave's Hot Chicken - Slider /Tender combo always fresh Great pickles Great price - Chicken Shop Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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They were very busy when we walked in, there seemed to be a rush. Our cashier was pleasant. We waited a while for our food but our fault cause we missed our number. I am more of a fan of wet and saucy hot wings, I got the extra hot. The wings were more powder based spicy, was not the biggest fan but that's just my preference. read more

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One of my favorite hot chicken spots in Chicago. The heat was up there which I absolutely admire and it did not lack in the flavor department at all because of it. The texture of the chicken the seasoning the breading all of it was phenomenal. The staff was also exceptional They were very helpful. generally the place was fun to go out with friends. Will definitely come back read more

Great service, always quick pick up and shout out to Vivian! Great and nice service from her

Met a friend here for lunch. The chicken sandwich and fry combo was A-grade; super tasty, crunchy and saucy. Def casual though, walk up and order. I'll be back. read more

My friends were dying to come to this place ever since they heard about it so I decided to try it out with them and my parents. I wanted to see the infamous reaper spiced chicken and also got a mild one just to look for flavor. I also got Mac and cheese cuz I'm a Mac and cheese lover. So first off, the lady up front was really nice and friendly. She gave me a waiver when I ordered the reaper which was a lil scary haha. So I tried the mild chicken, pretty good. Nicely spiced, tender and juicy and not at all spicy so it was pretty decent. The fries I think was my favorite part honestly haha. I've had a lot of French fries in my life but these were amazing. Crisp and fluffy and not too salty. Sooooo delicious. Mac and cheese was seasoned really well and really cheesy. But oh boy the reaper was the main devil of the meal. I ate a small bite and I was SWEATING. I saw the light after a minute of the first bite. It brought me down to tears and I was swallowing ice like my life depends on it. God it hurt soooo much but I get what I get haha. Pretty cozy spot. Would get it again but the reaper this time :p read more

Dave's Hot Chicken - Mild chicken with French fries - Chicken Shop Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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They just recently opened and the food was good! The chicken tenders were very moist and flavorful. I got the mild and that had a good spice to it. The fries have seasonings added to it too. I didn't even feel like I waited long for my order. Maybe 7-10 minutes? The staff was very friendly and so was the manager. Parking can get packed. read more

Dave's Hot Chicken - Meant to take a before picture, but I saved a bit to snap this lol - Chicken Shop Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

I'd heard a lot of great thing from friends about Dave's Hot Chicken and was excited to try it out. I got there and it was super busy, but the service was still quick and friendly and I had my food in about five minutes. I got the #3, a slider and a tender with fries. For the slider I got the Reaper spice level and I went with Extra Hot on the tender. Both were great. I'm not usually a fan of slaw on sandwiches but their worked really well. The pickles and sauce were also really good. Spice level. I love spicy foods and typically the hottest wing sauce at wing places, vindaloo at Indian restaurants, and so on. As long as it tastes good I want the food to melt my face off. This had a good spice level and tasted great. I've had hotter but for most this is probably a very intense level of spice. But if you're a spice lover I think you'll enjoy it. Lastly, huge shoutout to Alejandro. The man was so kind and made the whole visit worthwhile. Give that man a raise! Thank you, Alejandro! read more

The chicken is amazing and the service is incredible every time. I used to order from Dave's on doordash a lot, and have now gone in person several times. The decor and music creates a fun and lighthearted atmosphere that is only amplified by the exceptionally kind and attentive staff. I am always served promptly and with a smile. It seems like the employees genuinely enjoy working here and I hope that is the case. My go to order is the medium heat tenders and fries. Their milkshakes are great as well. read more

I'll keep coming back, The reaper flavor truly has the heat your looking for. Great spot read more

Dave's Hot Chicken - Great stuff. Good heat and good meat! - Chicken Shop Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

It took 9 months for me to finally get back to this awesome establishment. Again, it was the best chicken that I ever had!!!! Same great staff, still super clean! I shouldn't have waited so long to come back. read more

I stopped in to try the new Cauliflower chicken. It was really good. Erika took my order at the counter and she was very friendly and helpful. I will definitely return. read more

Excellent, fresh fried chicken. You can actually watch them breading the raw chicken in the back. Such a rarity in an age of frozen food. The heat levels come from zero to reaper, so you can sort of choose your own adventure. They aren't messing around though, so be prepared if you choose the reaper! You'll need water, milk, napkins, tissues and possibly a bathroom about an hour later! The portions are pretty generous; I usually get the sliders and it probably has about twice the amount of chicken you'd expect in each one. And the sauce is really good. The focus here is the chicken, so I'd say the only drawback is the assortment of sides is pretty limited. The staff was super friendly and it's a big place so lots of space to dine in or take it to go. We've become regulars; gluttons for the pain : ) read more

Great chicken and good service and stuff and its honestly pretty clean and the food is pretty alright

Service was amazing! John was very helping with our first time ordering, was efficient and fast. Food was deliciou. We will be back!

The food was hot and tastey. The establishment was clean and orderly. Jay was nice and professional. I will bring my wife next time. Victor

When I moved to Chicago I started the journey of finding Nashville-style hot chicken to satisfy my craving, and just as I was about to give up, I came across Dave's. The restaurant has a laidback feel with fun colors and decor, although it is louder than I would like, making it difficult to comfortably have a conversation at the table. The staff I've encountered have always been patient and kind, and they make me feel very welcome. Even when it's busy, I've never seen them be rude. I also feel like they go the small extra step to make sure your experience is a positive one. Now for arguably the most important thing: Chicken: Dave's is by far the best hot chicken in Chicago. So many other places either aren't hot enough, are saucy rather than using a spice rub, are overly greasy, or simply flavorless. Dave's is fresh, flavorful, not too greasy, and has heat levels to satisfy most anyone. French fries: The fries are seasoned with what I believe is similar to the seasoning on the chicken, and they are delicious. I am picky when it comes to fries and these are always fresh and hot with the perfect texture. Do not skip on these. Mac and cheese: This looks fairly good and the texture isn't bad, but the flavor is severely lacking. It's a little soupy but not bad. The problem I had was it tasted more milky than it did cheesy, and there was nothing special about it. I couldn't even bring myself to finish it because it took away from the chicken. Vanilla Milkshake: I'm not sure there's a lot to say about this because it's hard to screw up, but I am always tempted to get one when I visit, because they did it really well. Good consistency and had a true vanilla flavor. Frozen/Icee drinks: I had the Gatorade flavor and it had good enough flavor but it quickly became flavorless ice and the drink was just not enjoyable. Not worth the price. read more