Alright. If you read my reviews you'll know I don't like chicken - but I LOVE hot chicken. Crazi hot was the go to spot but they closed down. A friend had tried Dave's and said it was a 10/10. Decided to give it a try. The restaurant is clean - plenty of sitting. I ordered the 1. Dave's hot bot (10 tenders) - half hot half extra hot 2. Order of cheese fries 3. Small chocolate shake 4. Mac and cheese 5. Slaw 6. Regular fries 7. Side of pickles I asked for ranch and they don't have ranch..just "Dave's sauce" so -2 points. The tenders were not at at all - which is why you don't need ranch the x-tra hot was a medium. We didn't think the quality of the chicken was that great - we ate 4 tenders and threw the rest in the trash. The Mac and cheese/slaw/ cheese fries all taste like it was bagged from restaurant depot. The sauce was also terrible. We did like the chocolate shake. RIP CRAZI HOT CHICKEN - YOU ARE MISSED. read more

Me and my girlfriend come here at least 2-3 times a week minimum the app has a great reward system and the staff is always so nice and accommodating. The food here is elite I feel like they have the best chicken sandwiches with their Dave's sauce is amazing. Definitely need to check out the place and the restaurant is amazing as well with the light up Dave's mascot. Great food place read more

They don't like to give sauce when that's their whole restaurant model ha ha ha hahahahahaha

Ordered from Uber Eats on Friday. Had not eaten anything since 9 am. Got home from work and started having food poisoning symptoms. Currently Sunday and still feeling the effects. Thanks Dave's read more

Tried the new Dave's bites and these were 10 for $6.99. I got the Mac and cheese this time and it was pretty good, nice and cheesy. The bires were medium, but wasn't spicy at all. Still nobody to grab your phone order though. read more

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Medium heat wasn't very spicy. Gonna try hot next time. Very busy for a Sunday evening. read more

Dave's Hot Chicken - Slider and Dave's #3 1 Tender & 1 Slider w/ Fries - Halal Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

Everyone always suggests this place to me since my favorite hot chicken place closed down.. so was excited to try it out. I feel like people that haven't had really good hot chicken may like it but for my husband and I it was a complete confusing miss. Was super excited to try this place but so disappointed with our food. For one, our food was cold, even when we started eating it right away. Secondly, it had this overbearing weird sweet taste to it that was just plain bad. We both just kept looking at each other like "What is that taste?!" The chicken wasn't hot, just weird tasting and sweet and odd. It did not taste like any hot chicken I've ever had. The fries also had no flavor and almost seemed soggy. They give you these huge (Way too big) tenders with the smallest little tub of sauce. The sauce they give you is probably enough for one tender and a half, but then there's none left for the other tender and fries. If you want more sauce your only option is to spend almost 4$ for a large sauce. Are you really that cheap? Unacceptable to only give one small sauce for a full meal. Also, if chicken is hot people usually also want a cooling sauce like ranch or blue cheese, you really should have another sauce option. (Even if just for some variety) The sauce that came with the chicken was also just sad and not flavorful or craveable at all. This is one of the closest hot chicken joints by us and we won't go because our experience was so bad. We now only go get hot chicken when we travel closer to other restaurants in Phoenix or Tempe. We crave hot chicken like once a week and constantly want it so this was a huge bummer for us. read more

We ordered online and picked up in store. The wait was more than desirable but the food was soo good. We were visiting family and this was on the kiddos bucket list we we got a tender meal and some extras to try. Flavors were so much better than I expected. I really with I had one of these at home. read more

Service was excellent. food was amazing like always! no wait time!! I love the flavors. And the store was very clean! read more

Absolutely delicious food. Crispy and juicy as hell. Good heat, delicious sauce. Nice bun that doesn't fall apart. Crispy crinkle cut fries that tasted great. Looks really neat inside, the rubber chicken makes me LOL. The service was exemplary, they're very helpful and very friendly. Gavin helped me initially and was pretty chill. Enjoyed my visit! read more

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One of my FAVORITE PLACES!!! After hearing about Dave's Hot Chicken, I had to try it out. My first experience was not a good one. Food order was not right... I did not get fries, chicken sandwich came on actual bread instead of the bun. Staff did not inform me of them being out of any product. I decided to give it another try to see if maybe it was just an off night. OH BOY! Am I glad I decided to give it another try. So delicious, staff is always friendly and food is always hot when served. If you have not tried their food... you need to! Now!! read more

Excellent Nashville style hot chicken! First time at Dave's, went to a Phoenix, AZ location on Bell Rd. I ordered the Hot (three below the hottest), and it was definitely the hottest I could handle. I sucked down two large ice teas during the meal to keep from bursting into flames. It was also very tender a juicy. I've had Nashville hot chicken in various restaurants in Nashville, and this was definitely on par. The ONLY hot chicken I've had as good as Nashville's. The staff were very friendly, and the service was excellent! Great job guys, keep it going. I'll be back! read more

Overall, a pleasant visit without major issues. The restaurant was clean, and the staff were courteous. The meal was satisfying and matched the price. It's a reliable place for a simple and comfortable dining experience read more

Great experience ordering a lot of food here. Came out fast and correctly. Chicken was juicy and tender. Fries were good, probably would have been better instore as opposed for takeout. Service was fast and friendly. Generous with the sauces to go. Store was clean. Seemed like plenty of happy customers inside. I will be back. read more

Jose was a great cashier and food was great and great customer service he the workers gave me a great experience while being here and the bathrooms were clean read more

psa, if you order from the new kiosks, they make you pay for sauce but if you order from the person at the counter its free. super deceitful and extremely lame. struggling for $ much? good lord... mind you, if you don't ask for extra sauce, this is the sauce that comes with it... cup is barley filled. Wtf is in this sauce??? Diamonds? read more

Dave's Hot Chicken - Halal Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

This chicken was tender and delicious!! The service was great and the sandwich was OK, we preferred the tenders! The restaurant seems like there's enough room for seating, however we took our food to go. I gave them 4 stars because we like hot food but the reaper flavor is just a gimmick, it's not actually something that's edible. To have to sign a form because of how hot it is, and your mouth burns for 30 min after trying it. Wouldn't recommend that high heat level, but the other levels were fine. The Dave's special sauce is pretty good too! read more

Very unimpressed with both the chicken itself, and their use of fake heat for the supposed reaper sauce. It's the only chicken sandwich that my wife said she'd never eat again, and she loves fried chicken sandwiches. She said she'd rather have the one from McD. The coating is very dense, like dried mud, not the crispy/crunchy that you get from Cain's or KFC. She said it felt like a rock in her gut. I had no reaction like that, but definitely didn't like the texture. I tried the supposed "reaper" only to learn that it was not Carolina Reaper, just distilled capsaicin (pepper spray) with some garlic and paprika. Just junk, not good. It's a stupid "heat challenge" thing and not meant to be good food apparently. I love Carolina Reapers and love very hot things--the heat wasn't the issue. It was the pepper spray heat instead of actual real peppers with flavor. Their fries are fantastic, some of the best ever. read more

Danue was friendly to us as soon as we entered! The food was delicious I swear they do something to this chicken lol so juicy and thick chicken my fav meal is Daves #3 has 1 slider and 1finger both of best word when we arrived it wasn't so busy but they definitely do get busy! Still they are pretty quick I'd like to say ‍ this location has no drive thru! Only dine in and have outside seating too. Overall the customer service was great thank you Danue! read more

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The one and few consistently delicious hot chicken spots, hands down! I've been to both Dave's hot chicken locations here in Az and with this location being the closest, I can say the service is always great. The chicken is always moist and seasoned to perfection. Most places hit or miss on the fries but Dave's always gets them right by never being soggy or unseasoned. If you want great hot chicken for a fair price, definitely come to Dave's! read more

Dave's Hot Chicken - Dave's #3 1 Tender & 1 Slider w/ Fries Extra Hot - Halal Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

Did not expect to find myself wanting to try a place with chicken in the title as someone who doesn't even eat chicken! I also don't really like fake meat, but this place has a ton of cauliflower selections! I ordered online today and it was ready on time! Got Mac n cheese, cauliflower slider with fries. And kale slaw. The slider was amazing. For some reason I expected it to be really small but it wasn't. I got mild spice and I could've gone spicier! The fries are also perfectly spiced, though they were a touch soggy. The Mac n cheese was super creamy and also had a touch of spice, and kale slaw was deliciously crunchy! I loved the pickles with the slider too, and I can be picky about pickles. A little on the pricer side, but I got a lot of food! Will be coming back and bringing my husband! read more

i've eaten here twice now and both times did not disappoint, first time i got medium spicy which wasn't spicy at all and second time i got the extra hot which was way too spicy it was hard to taste anything else on the slider and i couldn't finish it but i wanted to see if i could handle it so i wasn't upset, the customer service here has been lovely every time and the place is clean, the chicken is so crispy alongside the fries, the pickles are some of the best i've had and the mac n cheese is pretty good too, i wasn't too fond of the dave sauce, it just tastes like in n outs but a tad bit more tangy overall the food has been fresh and tasty and it's one of my favorite places to eat now, the prices are reasonable too, 12/10 recommend! read more

Dave's Hot Chicken - Halal Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

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Due to its popularity, we had to stop and try this place. This was our first time trying the Dave's Hot Chicken chain. We arrived around noon on a Saturday and the line was out the door. Once inside, the atmosphere was vibrant with every wall covered in bright colored murals. It was cool. I liked that they had indoor and outdoor seating. This is a true chicken place. Your options are chicken tenders or a chicken slider. Then there's the spice options, which are... no spice, lite mild, mild, medium, hot, extra hot and reaper. The prices seem pretty standard to other chicken places except the fact that the combo's don't come with a drink. That makes no sense to me. So make sure you factor that into the prices. Okay so for the food... the chicken was good and the fries were nice and salty. I order the #3 one tender and slider combo, medium. They do give you a pretty big piece of chicken. I was full after eating the slider and took the tender home. The slider had very little slaw on it and even less sauce. As far as the spice (heat) factor.... my medium tasted like it should've been mild. It only had a slight kick to it. To be honest, I don't understand what all the hype it's. Was it bad, no, but was it the best chicken I've had, no. Would I go back, maybe, but not a place I would go out of my way for and not a place I would rant and rave about to all my friends. read more

Dave's Hot Chicken - we like it hot sign - Halal Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

Edgar was nice and helpful. Food is halal and we appreciate that and they halal certificate too. Ambiance is great. We hope to see more Dave's location in the valley as they serve Halal. read more

Juicy, crunchy, & hot with a little spice kick. I can see why the place gets packed real quick. Aside from the star of the show- The Tender, their fries are really good too! Can't forget about sauce! I can't wait to go back. read more

Dave's Hot Chicken - Cheese Fries, Dave's #3 1 Tender & 1 Slider w/ Fries - Halal Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

Food is good but do not order online here or you will have to wait due to walk ins are first and you will get rude attitude if you ask were your order is. Its poorly managed at this location should be first order in first order out plus they make you wait off to the side to receive your order online order from a door that they can't see anybody standing at. I think they do that on purpose so they don't have to look at you standing there. Just don't order online here. read more

Selfishly, I almost didn't want to write this review. Why? Because the more people who know how BOMB this place is, the longer the wait times will be for me to pick up my go-to order! No need to make the road trip to Los Angeles now that we have a Dave's of our very own! This spot does not disappoint (unless you don't like chicken!) Came here for the first time shortly after it opened, and we have been back several times since then! The staff are friendly, it's always kept very clean, and even with longer lines, the wait has never been too long. If you like HOT chicken, you gotta try this spot! They do have non-spicy, but truly, this is some of the hottest chicken and best quantity chicken I've had in Phoenix (or almost anywhere!) read more

I've never tried any of the hot chicken places so I didn't know what to expect. I ordered the number 3 - medium. Our food came out in about 10-15 mins. It was good. The flavor wasn't too hot and the fries were good too. The atmosphere is nice and casual with good music. I don't know if I'll be back but I'm glad I can say I tried it! read more

Dave's Hot Chicken - Dave's #3 1 Tender & 1 Slider w/ Fries - Medium Heat - Halal Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

Im giving it a one star because -Are you serious you can only order a meal with TWO chicken strips. Thats the only chicken strip meal to order. They have no 3 pce, 4 pce etc. AND if you want to add an extra chicken strip it cost almost 5$ for to add ONE strip! Almost $20 to make a three piece chicken strip meal! And she was going to charge me more for a drink! Drinks not included! What a damn rip off. Id be a fool to come waste my money here again. I purchased the meal this once to see what hype is & the only thing they are good for is robbing people. Most people live pay check to check and have at least a family of 4 to feed and no way im spending about $100 to feed my family of 4 for this food. Absolutely insane. Not the only place that sells hot chicken. Im so dissapointed read more

Nice place. Clean Food is ok. Service good Would have been great if sauce has more flavor. It was very light read more

Taste is better than canes but fifteen dollars for this is not worth it. Maybe it was one bad order I don't know. Service was great though. read more

Dave's Hot Chicken - Come on man... - Halal Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

The service is reasonably quick, it was my husbands first time, environment is designed in a more modern 90's feel. The chicken is very moist and well seasoned, with well cooked fries. The fry seasoning is not overpowering and the spice levels are excellent, and flavorful. Really enjoyed will be adding this in our chicken dish rotation. read more

We always get take out from Dave's and are always satisfied. Out of the hot chicken places I've tried in the valley, this one is my favorite hands down!! We always get the two sandwhiches with fries. I plan on getting the Mac n cheese in the future. Great service and it's good quality take out style too! read more

Dave's Hot Chicken - I dream about this photo - Halal Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

So I had heard of this spot over across town . Then I heard that today was the grand opening of the Phoenix location on Bell rd and 7th st . Came in right before the rush came in and thankfully I did it was packed within a few min . Super cool spot from decorating to the staff . Food had lots of taste and flavors. Well served portion wise . Looks just like the pics as well . Can't wait to come back !!! By the way the Reaper peppers heat level on point . read more

This place is an absolute mess. They lost orders, are rude and extremely slow. The place is way too small and ill equipped to handle the any type of rush. Definitely not a do again on my list read more

- Cheese tastes like they microwaved it for 20 seconds and slapped it on there. - Food was cold - Chicken was cold - Chicken seasoning tasting like taco seasoning - Caused my daughter to vomit for like 20 seconds read more

I've been to many Dave's hit chicken they are all great don't get me wrong but this one was the one . The food was perfect the spices the fries all the above . The service was great wish I knew everyone's name everyone was chill and super helpful. The vibe was greay everyone who worked there was super cool !!! read more

Food was amazing for my first time being here the service was fast the cashier was very kind.

The food was really yummy! I got the hot chicken and it was the perfect spice.aPlus halal. Gavin was super nice and sweet. read more

Dave's Hot Chicken - Halal Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

The service and food is really good here, they were quick and made sure our order was correct. They're character is amazing here. Place is clean and neat. read more