I have been wanting to try Dave's Hot Chicken for a long time and it lived up to the hype. I ordered a slider and fries and everything came out hot crisp and perfectly cooked. The chicken is seasoned all the way through not just on the outside. You can tell this is not an afterthought spice situation. If you want flavor without heat you can get it. If you want heat with flavor pick spicy. We did. It is the sweet spot for anyone who knows their way around spice. The tenders taste like they were marinated because the flavor is built in. I am a pickle in every bite kind of person and these pickles understand the assignment. They cut the richness and bring balance to every bite. The bread deserves its own moment. It reminds me of a Hawaiian roll but less sweet and more savory which works beautifully here. Do not skip the honey drizzle. It sounds optional but it is not. The honey with the salty spicy chicken is the move. The space itself is a whole vibe. Bold graffiti art with San Antonio touches gives it local personality. The place was buzzing with energy and groups of teens which tells you it is doing something right. We will definitely be back. read more

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Decided to buy into the hype, the hype is real. The chicken is really flavorful and has a good amount of spice. The cheese fries are superior and their Dave's sauce is super tasty. The staff were friendly and helpful when I asked about their menu. Definitely will comeback and try more flavors! read more

Dave's Hot Chicken - #Dave's #3: 1 Tender & 1 Slider w/ Fries - Chicken Shop Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

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We passed by and decided to try it for lunch. Let's start with the positives. The staff were very friendly. The place is very clean and very bright. We tried the chicken tenders. The tenders are very generous size. The chicken itself was very tender and juicy. The fries were nice and crispy on the outside and moist on the inside and the fry sauce (kind of like a chipotle mayo sauce) was very tasty. My wife ordered a side of Mac n Cheese and for fast food - it was actually decent. The downside. We ordered hot and very hot (reaper is the only hotter available). They use a rub on the chicken and it was grainy and not particularly flavorful. Neither the hot or very hot were hot - I mean you could barely discern any 'heat' whatsoever - very disappointing. If I ever come back I'll try the reaper and see if it has any spiciness to it. Would we come back? Possibly but more than likely we won't if I'm being honest. read more

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

No soap in the restroom - so you know the people preparing food are not washing their hands.

I am very selective on which places I give a five star. My five star reviews are only reserved for those who really knock everything out of the park. Dave's hot chicken was that place! I do not understand the 3 star rating here. On yelp, it has a five star rating on google. The food was hot, delicious and it came out fast. The staff was overly friendly and was willing to help. The staff come from around the counter once they finish taking your order to check on everyone in the restaurant. They make sure customers don't need anything. The restaurant was beautifully decorated and clean. read more

Great chicken! I was surprised that the lite mild - medium wasn't too hot. Service was way quicker than I expected! Location was clean and cool inside even in the hot summer. My cousin was dying trying to eat an extra hot tender though. It was easy to eat in the sandwich but as a lone tender, the heat was harder to endure. I was a bit disappointed in the Dave's sauce. It tastes mostly like plain mayo. I was hoping it'd more like Canes. This place is a chicken place through and through. Other than sides, if you come as a +1 hoping to get something other than chicken, you won't have much other options. But the chicken and crispy fries are tasty! read more

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

Having been to Nashville recently, I was so excited to try Dave's HC. The menu is simple: chicken sandwich and tenders customized by your choice of sauce: heat level. We ordered the the tenders and the sandwich and chose the hot and the medium. The hot is hot but delicious. The medium is also good. I really like the seasoning on the fries and enjoyed the pickle slices. The vanilla milkshake was really good. We will definitely bet back when we're in San Antone. See pics! read more

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I can officially endorse this establishment after TWO tries!! The first time I had mile high hopes and my sister on the phone ready to give this place a go. Restaurant is COLORFUL, lots of street art style murals inside with their mascot as their main subject. Bright, spacious and clean. Meal did take a little while to cook, I can only assume it's because they have high volume online orders. The only real mistake was ordering a Medium spice level slider, because while crunchy and yummy it was lacking any real heat and just missing that something special. Fries were fine, fresh, seasoned, and crinkle cut style. Signature sauce was lovely. However, not completely satisfied, I decided to order DHC again a few days later. This time HOT! Hoping it would really round out the meal and be that missing piece! Well well well... let's just say every bite was bursting with flavor and fire. It was delicious. And painful. I had to suck on ice cubes for a long while after my meal. I decided that I just needed to not take pauses between bites and just let the heat hit me all at once after I was done eating. The spiciness is all seasoning it seems, WHICH I LOVED. All texture and crispness no soggy sauce over here. I'll be back for round 3 (and 4 and so on)! read more

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I don't have any complaints about this place - the chicken is seasoned well and delish, the fries are great and the sauce is tasty! Service is pretty fast every time we go and the workers are nice! Love that they have seating inside and out because it does feel a bit cold inside. My daughter loves this place so give it a try! read more

Dave's Hot Chicken - Dave's #4 1 Slider with Fries - Chicken Shop Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

Dining room clean, friendly staff, quick service, BUT the chicken spices seemed off and overall the tenders were not that good. This is the second time I've been here and won't come back, it's just not tasty. read more

Dave's Hot Chicken - Chicken Shop Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

As soon as I heard Dave's Hot Chicken was coming to San Antonio I was so stoked. I figured they'd be like every other place, & choose that other side of town. Thank goddess they chose right!!!!! Built here on the SE side of town by Brooks City Base. This is the best hot chicken this city has now. I honestly will stop going to any other fast food places that serve chicken tender type/hot chicken food. The first bite was a pinch of the chicken tender, & man oh man was it juicy & tender. It was moist, fresh, hot & tender. It was spicy with fresh spices, & so delicious. That chili powder was pumping. I was going to wait to get home to eat. However, after the nibble, I had to have a proper bite of the sandwich. Once I did that, there was no holding back. I tried. I did. I even began driving. I do not recommend driving & eating. It's not safe. It's just not. But, dang it! I couldn't stop myself. Granted it was after 1500 in the day, & this was my first meal. So, I kinda busted into the container, & took that sandwich out & devoured it. I got the medium level heat. I could go one more level up. But, after that, I don't think I'd be comfortable. I'm sure others would love more. But, I like to taste my food. Medium, IMO is the perfect level of hot, if you like heat, but don't wanna burn your mouth. It's mild enough. (For me. Trust me, my family swears I don't have taste buds. ) The fries are absolutely perfectly cooked. They have that crisp crunch, with that soft inside. You know that perfect fry you hoped for in the lunchroom? This is it. You can devour these quickly if you're a potato bug like me. The milkshake was a little runny. I like mine thicker. But I enjoyed it. I always let the workers pick one thing for me. They work with the food & know best. I pick the size, they pick flavor(s). So, she picked a vanilla M&M milkshake. It was so good. Honestly, I couldn't finish it. It's in my freezer now. It's so packed with little M&Ms in the bottom. Yum! All other chicken places have lost a customer! I'm here to stay! Best hot chicken I've had since Nashville, TN! read more

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Solid!! This place had been on my list of restaurants for a long time! It is absolutely stellar! The service is quick and very friendly, and the portions are very generous! I ordered up the two sandwich combo thinking that I wouldn't fill up with just one... Boy was I wrong! The chicken sandwich is perfectly crispy on the outside and very juicy on the inside. It has a good amount of heat on it and may get your sinuses going. Overall, this place is worth the drive!! read more

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

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So glad DHC came to the South Side. We visited during their soft opening. Everything was perfect. Food was made quickly and correctly. I do feel like my medium wasn't as spicy as it is at the other location, but it was still good. The. Service. Was. Top. Notch. Everyone was happy and smiling. 10/10 read more

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This was my first time ordering from Dave's. The chicken was so good! You can order the spice level to your liking. They only offer tenders and nuggets, so the menu is pretty simple. I don't understand the slice of bread on the bottom though - wondering if that's just a Texas thing. I couldn't give five stars because in our to-go order, they forgot a drink. Otherwise, it would have been perfect! Everyone in my office that ordered loved their food! read more

Dave's Hot Chicken - Nuggets, no spice. - Chicken Shop Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

Was driving up and down Military Dr when we decided we were starving and had to eat right away. We went to Dave's hot chicken since it would be both of our first times trying the food and we both heard so much about the place. This place is extremely clean and taken care of. The employees were very nice and attentive. As far as the food, I would not recommend this place. I got the number one (HOT) and my friend got the number 2 (HOT). Neither one of us were impressed enough to go back. I think with the hype that surrounded this establishment our expectations were high-it's ok to satisfy your hangry state and to say you tried it but Would I return -not at all. Too many other places I can try out. read more

Service was very good, employees were polite and attentive. Place is small but nice and clean. There were a lot of customers while we ate. It was good, im just not a fan of dry seasoning, i prefer saucy. Everything was good just not my preference. read more

Great customer service right out the bat. Place looks busy but still moving fast. Loved the spice choices. Definitely worth the drive from New Braunfels 10/10 read more

I heard it was really good but maybe I just went on a bad day. The strips were tough and although I chose extra hot, it was as if there was no spices on it. Maybe they just got my order wrong. who knows. hopefully next time I'll be able to experience what everyone is talking about. read more

Do NOT order online or through their app. The staff prioritize the people walking in first when it should be both at the same time. I went to the counter and was told it was still being made, cool no problem, let me take a seat and wait a bit. 15 mins later, "hi I wanted to know if my food was ready" they responded with "I already told them, you have to wait" ok, let me sit down. 10 more mins pass, I had to ask to speak to a manager. About 15 people had walked in and got their ordered before me....wtf yo read more

Read the story about the founding of this place. What an incredible story! Maybe the story is better than the food. I give a three as I felt other places serving chicken sandwiches were better. However, the service was superb and the staff interaction reminded me of a more upscale restaurant. The food was great, but not sure if the multi billion dollar purchase was worth it. read more

Exactly 1 customer for 10 employees who are all standing around talking except 2 in the kitchen- I guess that is why it took over 20 minutes for an order of 10 bites. Crazy! Definitely won't be coming back! read more

Lauryn was an amazing cashier! Very knowledgeable on the menu and what she is selling to the customers. Great customer service. Friendly and professional! The design in the store is so cooool! The food ! OMG THE FOOD! Must try is the tender slider! It is not small it's like a regular size burger! I tasted the crunch of the deliciously seasoned perfectly fried chicken tender that was on a bed of sweet coleslaw with the perfect crunch of the kosher pickles! The bread just tied it all in together and of course their delicious seasoning! You gotta try it. I got mild because I'm a scardycat and don't want to have my mouth on fire . We ordered cheesy fries, macaroni and cheese and had extra tenders. The chicken here hands down the best chicken tenders I've ever had! The sides made me want to cry because the slider was a five star and the sides were good buuuut not meeting the wow factor of the slider ..they did not jive..overall everything was delicious but I'm going to stick to their sliders and drinks! It is a must try! read more

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I was so excited to try out another Dave's Hot Chicken in the San Antonio area since I had recently it at the other location on the Westside. Save your money and time and go to the other location. This location has served us cold buns, cold fries, and the worst one yet, COLD CHICKEN! Customer service was lackluster. The young man behind the counter could care less. What seemed to be the manager at the store, was the only one attentive and nice. I am only giving them a 2-stars because I actually enjoy their food and their tenders are like no other. Only plus side was when I said extra pickles and they gave me a decent size cup filled with them. read more

Food was good but not amazing! I expected it to be so much better. My son was so excited to try Daves but we agreed Chic-fil-a & even Popeyes is better for the price! Service was great! Guy at the register was super friendly Overall the place is nice, food was fast . I would recommend everyone try it once read more

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Great service Derek was at the front of the counter and guided us through the menu. Also it was put first time in this location and showed ya n read more

So their marketing is really good, the chicken isn't bad but it's not amazing. It really reminded me of raising canes. With this being Nashville style chicken I just thought it would taste like Hattie Bs but it's not nearly as good! read more

Dave's Hot Chicken - Chicken Strips - Chicken Shop Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

For the first time trying Dave's Hot Chicken , I honestly expected more , but I'm not going to disagree on it , it's good , sauce is a bit sweet; chicken was very seasoned , same with fries , cheese was okay :,) ! I did order through Uber eats , service was good !! If you think it's like canes , I strongly disagree read more

Dave's Hot Chicken - The Mac & cheese , it was okaii. Only ate a few bites - Chicken Shop Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

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The staff was very friendly and got my food pretty quick. The restaurant has a few dirty tables when I went but they were busy. I love a good spicy tender and these were definitely spicy! I was not a fan of the breading. It basically fell off completely with each bites. However I really enjoyed the fries and Dave's sauce. read more

Dave's Hot Chicken - Reaper and extra hot tenders - Chicken Shop Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

This spot right here is awesome and welcoming. The workers in here are nice and amazing. I ordered the reaper sandwich, I had to sign a waiver. After one little bite I took that jawnt right back, it tasted like Satan's big toe. Had my eyes watering and looking Chinese squinting. One of the workers was really nice offered me another sandwich. Food here is amazing and immaculate. Highly recommend eating at this location read more

Dave's Hot Chicken - Chicken Shop Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

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Got the Dave's favorite, the nuggets and got medium. It was like nothing, no heat at all. The dipping sauce was bland. The bathroom was clean but no paper towels. Won't go again. read more

The food was amazing but the staff weren't that polite they gave me attitude and were rude they also had very small soace for me and my family read more

My god. Where to start. So first off the guy got my order wrong and overcharged me & never made it right. Then when we got the order, my sandwich was missing the chicken. Yes, you read that right. The CHICKEN SANDWICH WAS MISSING THE GD CHICKEN!! So after returning my plate and got the actual chicken the HOT tender had almost no heat. The food was average at best. Afterwards I ordered an Oreo milk shake (which was also overpriced). And they took the term MILK shake very literal because let me tell you. It was ALL MILK. Oh they put some stale Oreos on top & charged 2$ extra for that. What can I say, the place sucks. From beginning to the end, absolute garbage. Oh, and they were out of DR.Pepper. If I could give 0 stars I would! Stay away from this Dave's Hot Chicken!!!! read more

Super tasty chicken sandwiches, excellent sauce, great service and atmosphere! Tried on their first night open and was served promptly despite the crowd read more

Dave's Hot Chicken - Mild sliders & fries - Chicken Shop Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

Open another cashier if someone is placing a big order. Stood in line for 10mins waiting for order to be taken. Once done lady walks away, doesn't apologize for wait. Another person shows up and ask if I needed help, and I'm like "of course needing to put in an order". Not the best service read more

Pretty good the chicken was a little bland though. Great customer service and short wait time

Chicken was over seasoned and they did not provide enough sauce..canes is much better. Nice try though Dave's Hot Chicken.

The food was good nothing to complain about and it came out hot in a short time. I wouldn't say it was amazing which I thought for the price it should have been. Maybe other people would not agree but that is how I felt about it. Also they only have Dave's sauce which tasted kind of mustard like but couldn't really pin down the flavor. Anyways I prefer mayo and they don't have any which I thought was odd since they have a slaw that I believe is made there and I thought slaw was made with mayo but there wasn't enough on the slider to really tell. The staff was less than friendly not even smiling or seeming to want to be there so I didn't bother asking. The place was clean and temperature was comfortable but I wasn't a fan of the decor much. What really influenced my rating was the value for the cost I just thought wasn't on line with what I would pay again one slider and fries without a drink was over $10 with tax and the sandwich was not even as large as a typical sandwich from some other places. I will say if you like spicy chicken my son who had eaten they a few times says they are best at the medium spice range and I did make the mistake of getting no spice because I don't like spicy hot but when it says no spice I think it meant none even salt or pepper which again because of staff I wasn't inclined to have it clarified to me while ordering/ read more