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    Dave's Hot Chicken

    4.0 (53 reviews)
    Closed • 10:30 am - 12:00 AM (Next day)
    Updated 1 month ago

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    Alisa B.

    Might be a hot take, but the sides here are better than the chicken itself LOL I love how perfectly crispy the crinkle cut fries are. They are well seasoned and have the best mashed potato filling texture. The mac & cheese is also so scrumptious! Cheesy and smooth. A lot of rich flavor. The chicken tenders itself are heavy on the salty side, but definitely seasoned. A little greasy, but has the guilty fried chicken texture I like. Overall, it's decent and the sauce is yummy!

    Marc T.

    Had a great time eating here with a friend! It's a great new addition to the cottle plaza, adding a new flavor to the many restaurants around the area. It replaced the Blaze Pizza, and it has lots of personality with its vivid wall murals, spacious indoor/outdoor seating. We arrived on a Wednesday afternoon around 3:30 pm and no wait since it was a lull period with some diners already there. I got their chicken sliders combo of two chicken tender sliders and fries. I got the mild and it arrived after 7-10 minutes. It was massive! It definitely beat my expectations in terms of portion, flavor, and texture. It was so crispy and flavorful, so juicy and tender as well. The fries were seasoned perfectly, especially with the Cajun spices. Great dining experience!

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    Jessica M.

    The food was pretty good but the service not so much. Staff were not friendly, not rude, just seemed like they didn't want to be there and don't care about customer service. We ordered the chicken sandwich and mac and cheese. If you like spice, go medium or above. Anything below that has no spice. The chicken was really good, crunchy and moist. The coleslaw they use is really good but they don't put enough in the sandwich for my taste. The fries are delicious. They are seasoned pretty well so if you like plain fries, these are not for you. I also like their sauce. I say skip the mac and cheese. It was watery and lacked flavor. Meals don't come with drink which is weird. Overall the food is good.

    Dave's #1 2 Tenders w/ Fries
    John L.

    Finally, I had the much hyped Dave's Hot Chicken and the hype is not real. Full disclosure, I ordered this off of Door Dash. I got the 2 Tenders at medium heat with fries. Medium heat was not hot at all, but had good spice. I thought that heat level was perfect. The flavor was simply just ok. I have had much better tasting chicken at other hot chicken spots. The tenders were huge, so I will give them a star on that. The French fries were tasty. Dave's sauce was also lacking in flavor as well. I will definitely give Dave's Hot Chicken another try in the future, probably when I get a chance to heat in the restaurant. When it comes to taste and price, Chikin Drip is a much better in my opinion.

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    Diane W.

    We decided to stop by a new location for Dave's Hot chicken. It was really nice and big inside and busy. We placed our order at the front register. I noticed they didn't have any kiosks to order from, like some of the other locations. We were given a little remote buzzer and found a table. There is a lot of seating inside. It's probably one of the largest Dave's I've ever been to. Our buzzer went off and we got our food. The chicken was hot and juicy. It was perfectly cooked. We were both impressed with how well they executed our meal. I also want to mention that it is very clean inside and they have excellent customer service. A great experience all around.

    Truc T.

    YAY. They opened a location soo close to home! It's located in Village Oaks shopping center, same as Five Below and Marshall's, right next door to Chipotle off Cottle Road. Getting close parking kinda sucks during lunch and dinner hours. Parking spots are kinda narrow too. My husband and I came around 12:20pm on a Friday and they were busyyyy. There was a bunch of staff welcoming and directing people where to order. We placed our order with the cashier and we were given a buzzer for when our food is ready. We found out that we actually came grand opening day and we were given a 2 chicken pins and a shrilling chicken toy. Lol The restaurant had high ceilings and walls covered in graffiti. They offer indoor and outdoor seating but we opted to sit indoors since the outdoor area was not shaded and it was a hot day. It took about 10 minutes to get our food. We ordered.. DAVES #2 $17.49 -2 sliders with fries. Served with kale slaw, pickles and dave's sauce. We got this "medium" hot. The crinkle fries were amazing as always! They perfected the crispy exterior to the soft potato-y interior. They were perfectly seasoned too. The sliders were pretty good. Good ratio of slaw, pickles and bun but the chicken tender was a bit dry. "Medium" hot felt more like "mild," so I didn't get that kick. Definitely needed that dave's sauce and I also added a drizzle of honey. 4/5* SINGLE TENDER $5.99 -we got this "medium" hot. The tender came on piece of white bread. It also came with a few slices of cool crunchy pickles and dave's sauce. The chicken tender wasn't juicy enough for me and I definitely needed to dip it into dave's sauce for some flavor. I also added some honey for that sweetness too. Altogether it was good. 4/5* MAC N CHEESE $4.99 -the macaroni was cooked well, not mushy. The cheese sauce was more on the soupy side. Pretty good, just not my preference. 3/5* All the workers were very friendly. They checked up on all the tables and provided togo boxes, wet wipes or napkins, if needed. Even bussed a few tables too. I like how they open until midnight, so I can get a late night snack if I'm craving! Can't wait to go back and try their "hot" and possibly "extra hot."

    Tina K.

    Standard fast food chicken - with a variety of spice levels to choose from. This location has a good amount of seating inside, very clean inside, and extremely friendly employees.

    Combo 1 of 2 tenders and fries
    Rita V.

    Dave's hot chicken just opened up. I tried the combo with 2 tenders. For the spice level, I ordered mild and lite mild. I was surprised that it was a dry rub seasoning. The mild tender was not spicy at all. The chicken was crispy and juicy. The fries were decent with some seasoning on it. The combo came with 2 sandwich bread slices and slices of pickles. Overall, service was good here. There are plenty of tables inside, too.

    Juicy white meat fried chicken bites on loaded fries
    Alice C.

    I came in for some chicken tenders but ended up ordering loaded fries. Oh my, the spices are addicting the fries are topped with nacho cheese, pickles, and juicy chicken bites. It's the perfect savory combo, fried goodness, spiced, creamy, and pickles for that tarty finish. I think the slushies are new on the menu, I ordered a punch I thought it was the perfect compliment to the fried chicken. They have fried cauliflower at other locations, I wish they add that to the menu at this location.

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    21 days ago

    I was convinced to try again after two orders wrong. Third order wrong too. Not going back. It's too hard on my mental state.

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    Lupe was quick and efficient, very kind and provided everything I needed for my meal love it here.

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    Some of my chicken was cold! I ate it in the store not even 2 minutes after the beeper was called. Service was mediocre.

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    Amazing service from staff especially from an employee named Jay would most definitely recommend.

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