Very solid chicken sliders!! I recommend ordering ahead to save on wait time. Lots of tables to dine in and you can check for your order on the iPad in front. My bf and I each got the 2 slider combo and Mac & cheese. The tenders in the sliders were ultra crispy and delicious, fries were crunchy - could be a tad bit crispier. Mac and cheese was solid - nothing special, it's on the runnier side for Mac. Each combo came with Dave's sauce plus extra honey and more Dave sauce packets on the side. We got a side of ranch too but it was kinda annoying that it wasn't resealable for us to take to-go. The wait took a while but I appreciate the fresh food! Little to no interaction with the staff in store since we ordered on the kiosk; the tables were also dirty when we came so we had to wipe it down ourselves. With the lack of customer service - thats the -1 star for me. Food was great though, can't complain! read more

Dave's Hot Chicken - Dave's #2 2 Sliders w/ Fries - Chicken Shop Near Me - Fountain Valley, California

I haven't even received my food yet but already know it ain't gone slap like I'd want it too. For such a limited menu , sure takes a long time for the food to come out despite having 4 workers in the back. Whole lotta people doing nothing lol Lots of door dash orders, etc. honestly these places shouldn't take up valuable real estate. read more

I ordered online the mozzarella sticks and the cauliflower slider. I drove about 10 minutes to get there, arrived early, and still waited about 20 minutes for my order. I honestly didn't mind waiting as long as the food was good when I got it. But after the drive and the wait, everything was cold. The slider (both the bun and the cauliflower patty) and the mozzarella sticks were cold. Even the cheese on the patty was cold and not melted, which was really disappointing. Also, this was on a Saturday night and they only had one cashier up front, which felt very unprofessional. It seemed like they were trying to save on labor, but it definitely affected the service and overall experience. read more

The chicken sliders are a-okay! Maybe my expectations were too high, but I'm not understanding the hype about Dave's. It's fine as far as hot chicken goes... though I'd never go out of my way to eat it (again). On the free chicken slider day, I happened to be in the area and stopped by during early linner time. Seems about 20 other people had the same idea, and we all lined up outside the store, waiting to enter and place our order(s). Although I ultimately thought the food was just okay, it's the service that really stands out here. Despite the ever-growing line of customers, the associates kept their composure and remained cordial and professional. They were pretty chill despite the super busy store and seemingly endless number of customers. And it seemed the orders were accurate, too, since I didn't see many people complain about missing/wrong items. When it was my turn to receive my food, the associate was friendly and efficient, which I appreciated. I've eaten Dave's in the past, and I remember not being too impressed by the fries. They were basic and kinda dry, and I didn't enjoy eating them. And I didn't love the sauce either. I think I'm just not a fan of creamy sauces for chicken. Regardless, the chicken itself was seasoned and cooked well, with the appropriate amount of spice, so that's at least one W that I can offer. read more

Walked in and was immediately greeted by Eddie. He took our order and was very helpful and offered to come see him if we needed anything. The food came out promptly and was hot! Make sure to order the honey packets!! read more

I went for Father's Day since my dad loves Dave's. The chicken slider and tenders ordered in my meal tasted like chicken that was fried hours before and heated in the microwave once ordered. Zero crisp to the skin yet burnt in some spots and completely bland and flavorless throughout. Also they gave us a tsp of slaw in the slider lol. We were super disappointed, so we'll have to take a break from dave's. read more

Dave's Hot Chicken - Chicken Shop Near Me - Fountain Valley, California

Look, I dont know if its because I am a black man in a Asian community or what. I walked in with my wife after getting 2 orders canceled over sauces that they clearly had upon arrival. Uber eats stated my order was ready at 8:26pm. We arrived at 8:29pm. When I walked in the lady clearly said "order ready for Justin" I walked up to the counter and showed her my phone with the complete order so she would know that the order was legit and valid. Another guy came up next to me asian decent and she took his word for it and gave him my order in my face and told me that she was working on my order. We literally watched 6 other orders go before us. We waited so long that even another customer looked at us and was astounded that his order came before mine. The lady then asked the young man in the back about the order and he then told her that she messed up and gave out the wrong order after I told her that she gave out the wrong order. So 30 mins after my pick up time we then got our order. This totally put a bad taste on my overall experience after spending over $70.00 on this order. Whoever is the order checker needs to be restrained ASAP. I literally showed her my paid for order. She by passed the order and gave my order to someone else based on their word and gave them the wrong order. Will I be a return customer. Highly unlikely. Will I post this on Google and Yelp. Highly likely. People need to do better and do their job correctly instead of by way of bias read more

Cluck cluck! I've tried a lot of hot chicken spots, and Dave's is one of the few that nails it every time. Fresh, juicy chicken with great flavor and just the right spice kick. The Chicken Sando was solid, the fries with that spicy dust are addictive, and the pickles - yum! Prices feel fair compared to a lot of places these days. Consistent, tasty, and worth the stop. read more

Dave's Hot Chicken - Able to eat a outside during CV! - Chicken Shop Near Me - Fountain Valley, California

+ Yummy spicy chicken food. + The fries & sauce are succulent. - Bread felt generic. - Slow service. I waited at the counter while the staff continued chit-chatting in the back. + Good amount of indoor seating and outdoor parking. + Aesthetic interior and exterior decor. . I have a large spice tolerance, so extra hot wasn't much for me. Better try reaper next time. read more

I love this daves location. They're very consistent and the service is great. Especially Jackie! She was so accomplishments and I love how clean this location is. The food is good as well and consistent. read more

This place is a hit or miss. Sometimes their chicken is big, sometimes is sooo small. Food takes a really long time to come out.

Of all the Dave's locations I have been to this one is the most unwelcoming. Their restrooms are covered in graffiti (that is not part of the theme), their handwashing area is not very conducive to being used at full capacity, and just overall was dirty both inside the stall and out. The times I've been to this location in the past the staff has been lukewarm and today it was more of a cold interaction. The food itself was good as always so I recommend taking to go but not to eat in the restaurant read more

Heads up for those considering ahead of time! Make sure you call to confirm.. I placed an order for pick up 4:30. I order two of the 18 flight wings with 3 flavors (which are preselected I don't get to pick). I got there around 5:10 to pick them up. The team then informed me that they were out of the third flavor "I picked" Then the girl in the front helping me said she can show me the list of flavors, she then proceeded to tell me the only flavors you can get are "the two you already have"... Consider calling to confirm so you don't face a similar inconvenience. read more

You know, I love Dave's Hot Chicken. Upon arriving here, I felt that this place needs a little bit of attention from the owners. The employees seem to be pretty disconnected from what they're supposed to be doing because I stood the counter for a while and then finally someone came up and said I'll be with you in a second and then finally said do you have a pick up? I told him no I wanted to order so I ordered in that point forward. Young man was actually very friendly and helpful. It did take about 15 minutes to get my food which in my opinion is a little too long. But once I receive my food, the food was fresh tasty as usual and frankly put I was happy with my food. The decor the place is different than the other Dave's Hot Chicken's in Ventura County that I'm used to which is it's cleaner it's nicer. It's well organized this one seem like it's missing furniture and just has open space and it kind of feels not like it's typical it felt like it was you know a warehouse kind of feel I'm still gonna give this a high rating because I love Dave's Hot Chicken and it's excellent food. I just think that this place needs a little more attention from the owners. read more

The fries were cold and soggy, not crispy. The sliders were sad. The extra condiments and utensils specially requested on the app weren't present. By the way, all these happened as I watched the box get packed, so the food wasn't left out to get cold, it was straight up cold out the bat. What a miserable establishment to go to after rush hour traffic. Go to a different Dave's, trust me, they are way better than this joke of a Dave's. Just had to edit my message: I ordered a medium and an extra hot for people with two different spice tolerances. The sticker indicated which side they were on and guess what, they were flipped. read more

got the loaded chicken fries and it was well made /fresh, took a while for it to come out but worth it having fresh fried chicken and fries. i got extra dave's sauce on the side bc they didn't put much on top drizzled, they didn't put a lot cheese either haha but it's okay, still super good! worker was nice read more

Was so excited to try Dave's since I've seen it on social media before, however the food was so underwhelming and flavorless. I tried 3 different spice levels (lite mild, mild, and medium) and they all tasted the same, no spice at all despite the color difference on each tender. read more

Dave's Hot Chicken - Dave's #3 1 Tender & 1 Slider w/ Fries - Chicken Shop Near Me - Fountain Valley, California

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Ordered online and it was a fast and easy process. Eddie greeted me at the door and the food was amazing. Lots of seating inside. A bit cold inside the restaurant read more

Solid folks, friendly and informative. Thanks for the tips. Saucy bites on the next visit!

I used the kiosk machine and all i wanted was cole slaw instead of bread and I specifically put no bread but i ended up still getting bread in my order, I didnt know you couldnt do that so they replaced my fries with coleslaw?? I wouldve traded my coleslaw for fries but they straight up denied any solutions. It was an honest mistake on my part, very disappointed in the kitchen service, the cashier girl was at least willing to do something about it and ask. Do better read more

Always a great place for a quick bite! Employees have urgency and food is great! Spice levels are on point. Chicken sandwiches are always on my radar, but this place just hits the spot. They had kiosks to order and were pretty straight forward, so I really only had to deal with one employee, Eddie, who was friendly and aware of everything going on around him. read more

Dave's Hot Chicken - Daves #Cauli Dave's #3 1 Cauli Tender & 1 Cauli Slider w/ Fries both in medium. - Chicken Shop Near Me - Fountain Valley, California

I came on a sunday night and the girl working at the cashier was so sweet - she was very kind, exceptional service. The nuggs are probably my new favorite and with Dave's there's always quite a little wait but overall I'd come back. The sauce is pretty good and the medium spice level is very mild I'd recommend the next level up:) read more

Dave's Hot Chicken - Chicken Shop Near Me - Fountain Valley, California

Amazing place to eat everytime. Staff is super friendly and the food is always so good. I go here all the time. Good music as well read more

Dave's Hot Chicken - Chicken Shop Near Me - Fountain Valley, California

Adrian G is amazing. I occasionally come here to get lunch for drop off to my children at a school nearby. This young man always gave out great energy and enthusiasm, something I rarely see in fast foods workers. Great hire by the company! read more

Not that great but not bad. Just alright hot chicken. Cashier is friendly that always helps. Decent sized chicken slider read more

Dave's Hot Chicken - Spicy level-Hot - Chicken Shop Near Me - Fountain Valley, California

I don't like leaving negative feedback.But I waited 30 mins for shakes.Looks like he left the ticket on the side and forgot about the order.

helped out by Eddie! he was amazing and the service never fails to amaze me here love the vibe and how clean it is here, the food is fresh and amazing! read more

Dave's Hot Chicken hits every time. I usually get the slider or slider/tender combo - quality and taste has always been consistent for me. Great customer service as well, I wouldn't hesitate to ask for anything, the workers are very helpful! read more

Haven't had hot chicken for a long time! The chicken was moist and perfectly spiced to my taste! Friendly team at this place!

I love dave's hot chicken and I usually get the Dave's #2 medium and hot spice. The cheese fries are fresh and crunchy and the chicken is soooo gooood. The food came out in like 8-10 minutes and didn't take long. Alejandra and Eric were exceptional! They were nice and understanding when I forgot to ask if my fries were well done once I was served my food. They gave amazing customer service. Music doesn't play too loud and the noise level is crazy so it was nice. I would come back here again, I love chicken sandwiches read more

Great spot for chicken tenders! Best spot in fountain valley and was met with great service from Destiny!

Self ordered using the kiosk. Ordered the two slider meal with fries. Service was friendly, when they gave me my order. My fries were cold and my chicken sandwich was warm. Didn't taste fresh what so ever. I've had other locations before, but I'm pretty disappointed in my meal. read more

I come here most Friday nights after hanging out with friends and it's a great place to chill. The food is always on point and in my most recent visit the I had a longer conversation with one of the employees. Definitely highly recommended, super fast and friendly even at 11pm read more

Always great here! Eddie was especially awesome! Wonderful food and service. Come here all the time

My five star review is for Destiny G. I have not tried the food out yet, but her service was excellent and friendly. Give that girl a raise!!! read more

Dave's is good. The first three levels are pretty much the same, and then the jump to hot is WILD, and I love spice. Also, they don't have hot sauce. This makes no sense. Dave's hot chicken, but they don't have HOT sauce. :/ kinda lame but fries are good. read more

Dave's Hot Chicken set the standard for hot chicken in Fountain Valley. Service is fast, ambiance is clean and tidy when not super busy. If you've got smaller kiddos, get the 10 piece chicken nugget meal and split it! It's a great value!! read more

I've had Dave's multiple times at other locations and never had a complaint, but this was my first time at this location and I was extremely disappointed. The chicken severely lacked spices to the point where it was very bland. I usually get medium spice and at other locations, it's always a deep red color from all the spices unlike my experience here. The coleslaw also just tasted like I was eating plain kale and cabbage. No flavor at all. Will not be coming back to this location. read more

Dave's Hot Chicken review If you want one place that hits that sweet spot between fast-casual and straight-up crave food, Dave's Hot Chicken is it. It's not trying to be "authentic Nashville" in a museum way. It's more like "we know exactly why you came here" and then it delivers that whole spicy, crunchy, messy, feel-good meal vibe every single time. First thing: the menu is simple, which is honestly a flex. You're basically choosing tenders, sliders, fries, and how brave you feel. That's it. No giant confusing list, no weird gimmicks. And because they focus on a few things, the chicken is usually super consistent. The tenders are thick, actually juicy, and the breading is loud in the best way: crunchy, seasoned, and it holds up even when you're drowning it in sauce or breathing fire from the spice. The sliders are the main character. The chicken inside is basically a tender-sized piece, and it comes on a soft bun with pickles, slaw, and their sauce. Seeing slaw on a hot chicken slider sounds like it might ruin the moment, but it does the opposite. It cools things down a bit and adds that fresh crunch so it's not just heat + grease. The pickles are clutch too, especially once you go up to the hotter spice levels. Like, you don't realize how much you need that tang until your mouth is getting cooked. Now the spice levels. Dave's makes it a whole experience. Mild is flavorful, not fake spicy. Medium and Hot are where most people should live if you actually want the heat to feel like part of the meal instead of a dare. Extra Hot is legit, like it builds up and stays with you. And the top level (Reaper) is basically not a "meal" anymore, it's an event. If you're doing Reaper, be real with yourself: you're read more

They trick you on a tip. At the end of the third acceptance if you don't want to tip someone 18% for doing their own basic job then click left. It's not like they served you or did anything above their basic job. I uber and nobody tips me and people almost kill me on the road everyday. These people put chicken in a box.... read more