With the first bite, I immediately think this the best fried chicken tenders in the world! I wasn't a big fan of fried chicken until I tried Dave's Chicken sliders. And not just their crispy outside, juicy and tender inside chicken tenders, their potato buns, kale slaw, and the taste of those pickles, all were so so so good. Can't wait to go back for more. read more

Dave's Hot Chicken - DAVE'S Daves Mini Sliders - Chicken Shop Near Me - San Leandro, California

We tried the San Leandro location. The place was clean, with plenty of indoor seating, and the service was good. The chicken sandwich was just okay. I'm honestly not sure why it's so popular -- the bread didn't feel like the right match for the chicken. That said, the sauce was good and added flavor. Overall, a decent experience, but it didn't quite live up to the hype for me. read more

Great tasting tender juicy chicken sandwich without all the wasted produce. The fries have a great crunchy outer shell with a warm soft inside. The extra special sauce and honey can be added to enhance the flavor. The fresh pickles are a great side snack. This location is big inside with plenty of seating for small to large parties. Very clean and welcoming front entrance. The staff is friendly and professional. Definitely returning for lunch again soon read more

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Sooooo much better than Cane's!!! I feel like Dave's is kind of that intersection between fast food vs cook to order food (kind of in the way Chipotle and El Pollo Loco are). Their chicken was super juicy and fresh, it was clear it was fried to order. Their fries aren't as crispy as I would like, but the seasoning on it is delicious. Dipping sauce was read more

Dave's Hot Chicken - Dave's #1: 2 Tenders w/ Fries - Chicken Shop Near Me - San Leandro, California

Good flavor, and lots of level to the spiciness. Easy to order, but takes a while to come out (I guess it's fresh). Staff is courteous especially the manager who I've seen on a couple of occasions and he's always chipper. Intimate space if you eat in with nice art that makes the place lively. read more

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Our regular Tuesday golf group of eight been talking about coming to give Dave's a try. Yesterday we made it. Hubby found metered street parking across the street. We entered and quickly scanned the limited menu - chicken tenders or chicken sliders. We both ordered #4 - chicken slider with crinkled fries. And we each ordered a milkshake - strawberry for him & chocolate me. Hubby ordered, paid, and receipt issued with order #. Pros: * the milkshakes were thick & creamy *plenty of dill pickles in sandwich & extra sliced pickles on the side * soft potato bun * mild or spicy options * fries were hot Cons: * my chicken slider was coated with the spices but some of it was powdery on it. Plenty of tables. We sat at two tables of four. The manager approached our table to ask how everything was. Cleared our trays. read more

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We have lived in the area for a little over a year and somehow I had not made it to Daves Hot Chicken until now. I am a big fan of Nashville style hot chicken with Hattie Bs and World Famous Hot Boys being my favorites when I am craving spicy chicken, so I was excited to finally give this spot a try. I was not in the mood for chicken that day so I went with the cauliflower slider combo number four at the hot spice level. I actually wanted extra hot but for some reason it was not an option on the app. I have a pretty high heat tolerance so I was curious to see how it stacked up. The cauliflower slider surprised me. It was super light, nicely battered, and not greasy at all. Honestly I would order it again because it did not leave me feeling heavy afterwards. The crinkle cut fries were also better than expected. Normally crinkle fries remind me of soggy cafeteria food but these had a nice crisp to them. The only downside was the seasoning. It tasted good but there was so much of it that the fries ended up a bit too salty to finish. The dipping sauce was solid too, kind of like a sweeter Thousand Island, and it paired well with everything. Overall I would come back for sure and next time I will go for the chicken, hopefully at extra hot. My only gripe is that the cauliflower costs more than chicken which feels odd since cauliflower is usually cheap at the store. read more

Dave's Hot Chicken - Cauli slider (hot) - Chicken Shop Near Me - San Leandro, California

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First time trying Dave's Hot Chicken and overall it was fine but didn't wow me. Service was good and friendly, they even asked if I needed extra sauce when I picked up my order, which was nice. The sauce is almost like In N Outs spread and comes in similar packets. My partner got the cauliflower combo with fries and loved it. The app was acting weird tho, we picked extra hot but in the cart it only showed hot. We troubleshooted but no luck. He was still happy with the spice level it came with. I got the new mini sliders and honestly wouldn't order again. The bun to chicken ratio felt off cause the bread was kinda thick. I ended up eating the other half of the sliders chicken only like nuggets. The biggest issue tho was the spice. I ordered medium and it tasted like nothing, not even mild. Tried a bite of my partner's hot and that one actually had a really good kick, but mine was bland considering it was first level down from my partner, and it tasted like 2-3 levels down. The chicken was juicy at least but flavor wise it was missing something, maybe salt or msg, plus spice...it just didn't hit. Fries are crinkle cut which I don't really like but these were ok, the seasoning it came with elevated it. The cheese side I'd skip. Thought it would be like Taco Bell nacho cheese but instead it had a weird chemical aftertaste. Overall I'd try it again since my partner really liked his meal, but my food just didn't land. Not bad, not great, just kinda meh for me. And I really wanted to love this place. read more

Dave's Hot Chicken - Daves Mini Sliders w/ Fries - Chicken Shop Near Me - San Leandro, California

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Dave's Hot Chicken | San Leandro 1. Dave's #3 -- tender & 1 sliders with fries If you haven't heard of Dave's Hot Chicken, it's one of the few fast food spots that specialize in Nashville-style hot chicken. If I remember correctly, they originated in Los Angeles, California, and have expanded ever since. The best way to sample most of the menu is by ordering the #3, which includes a tender, a slider, and fries. The sliders come on a soft potato bun, topped with kale slaw, pickles, and drizzled with Dave's sauce. You also get to choose your spice level, ranging from no spice to extra hot. For the price point and how fast the food came out, I'd say it was solid overall. I'm a firm believer that good Nashville hot chicken is hard to come by. read more

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

I would give this a 3-1/2 Star. The Manager and Cashier were very friendly. This is our first time trying this chicken place after a round a golf nearby. Nice clean atmosphere with a couple of eat in tables. The Cashier was describing the sliders with fries to us. He said there are 4 sliders and they were about 2 bites each. We decided to give it a try anyway. He was right on... did not expect it to be that small but we were warned. Asked for crispy fries and can't complain because he described the sliders to the tee! Got lots of pickles and overall the chicken sliders were tasty; we ordered medium spice. The fries came out crispy as requested. The picture of the regular size chicken sandwich is to show it's probably a better meal size that you can split 1/2 with another person and you would get more than the mini sliders. We were okay with the small bites because we were warned! Overall the restaurant is a good place to get a quick bite with great service and clean atmosphere. read more

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I was wondering what the hype was about, and I finally got an opportunity to try this. It's a pretty decent chicken sandwich, but nothing too crazy. read more

Dave's Hot Chicken - Hot chicken with side of fries - Chicken Shop Near Me - San Leandro, California

The manager and cashier were extremely friendly and welcoming. They greeted hs when we came in and were soeedy with the food. We got a few sliders and fries. Everything was crispy and fresh. As we were leaving, they also gave us a friendly salutation and surely know how to have a high energy environment. read more

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

First time at this location and it was better than I expected! I came here on a Saturday to order takeout for dinner. I ordered the #4 in medium spice. and it came out within 5 minutes. Customer service was nice and asked if I wanted ketchup and honey (some places don't offer anything unless you ask). There are couple of tables and chairs if you wanted to eat there. The place was pretty clean too. The slider was smaller than I thought haha but no worries, the food was just enough to make me full. The pickles and fries were delicious. Next time, I'll get the hot spice and probably will get a tender too to try. Location is street parking or you can park in the parking lot (near Safeway, Fieldwork Brewery etc). Dave's Hot Chicken is connected to Fieldwork Brewery and is across from Chipotle. I would come back here again if I'm ever craving Dave's Hot Chicken. read more

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The workers were being really rude and when I told them to keep the change they said I was being rude and told me to say please like I'm giving you money and that's rude? The chicken they served us was also chewy as if they didn't cook it long enough read more

Love the chicken from there it's amazing good service and has the best out of everything

Chicken tender really fresh really hot but not burn your tongue hot. The skin is almost as crispy as a chip. Seasoning as usual amazing seasoning, completely lathered in flavor. Moist juicy interior as usual too. Some good tender. I learned my mistake from last time and ordered medium spice. Medium spice still has a lot of flavor. Chicken slider, just as juicy and tender as the tender. Very reminiscent of chik fil a sandwiches but with more seasoning. When ordering, they will ask if u want cheese, its meant for the sliders. You can replace fries with cheesy fries but they dont ask about that. Fries, nice and hot, subtle crispiness, subtle flavor Daves sauce, like a creamier smoother thousand island. Also not much sauce in each packet. Guy gave me 2 packets Extra Chill cashier and music They ask if u want sauce when you get your order Comfy long chairs with cushions, nice tables. No self order but very easy simple menu to order from Nice interior as always, small cups, A few parties at a time, currently 3 parties, dine in, other people be ordering takeout. Still lots of seats to take tho at 1:14pm on tuesday Reporting at 1:21, suddenly lots of people ordering, like idek how many parties Next to the drink dispensers, utensils, napkins etc are self serve. Delicious flavorful fresh juicy food, what more could u ask for? 5/5 read more

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The food is incredible, and the fries are absolutely mouthwatering! Can't wait to try it again! read more

Dave's Hot Chicken - 10 pc. Dave's Bites w/ Fries - Chicken Shop Near Me - San Leandro, California

I love me some Dave's hot chicken and I swear I eat there every week. I only go to the San Leandro location because the employees are super cool. Quincy "THE MAN" who manages the store always has a smile on his face and goes the extra mile to make sure his customers are well taken care of! I read more

Rachel was so kind, professional, and advised me on what food to get varying on my spice level. I will be back to try what she recommended (the hotter the better) and for the overall clean storefront. read more

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

Service is great and vibe good with music playing in the restaurant.. There space to eat here with the family or friends!! Food is always great and chicken tenders are big and good kick spice to it.. Sandwich chicken is awesome is good to get and as well as the seasoning fries .. read more

I LOVE this place! Dave's Hot Chicken never disappoints, the food is always fresh, hot, and packed with flavor! The service is on point every time.. super friendly and fast. I recently tried the new Mini Slider Box with fries and let me tell you... my brother ate that dowwnnn. It's the perfect portion and still hits just like the regular sliders. Big love to the San Leandro location, you all keep it consistent and I'll keep coming back! read more

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I tried Dave's before and it was too spicy for me. I did not enjoy it. But then I tried the medium heat #3 combo, I really enjoyed it. The tenderness and crispness, really good. Customer service was perfect. She was friendly. Cool graffiti design inside. read more

Dave's Hot Chicken - Out of this world - Chicken Shop Near Me - San Leandro, California

Having never been to a Dave's Hot Chicken before, I was optimistic. I've heard great things about the chain but didn't think it would be much different than other fast food chicken joints. Now having eaten there, I can say the food is average. It's higher quality than other chicken spots, obviously KFC, Popeyes, but I found it around the same realm as Chick-filet-A. A different standard of average but overall nothing special. What was somewhat annoying was at this location my wife and I had no idea it was extra to add cheese on our sliders. I get that most patrons would know that in advance if they ate here before but we didn't and were surprised it cost a bit more than without. After eating it, we both agreed that the sandwiches wouldn't have tasted as good without it but common courtesy from a cashier who obviously realized we hasn't eaten at a location before should've informed this of the price increase. In addition to this, it took 20 minutes for us to receive our meal. The place wasn't slammed but from what we could assume was short staffed so orders were coming out in spurts of 1-3 at a time depending on the amount per order. It's also worth noting that only one bathroom was available. For a place as busy as it was, only having one bathroom working was a major inconvenience when multiple people had to use it at the same time. At most the line's were super short, but this issue needs to be fixed asap. The energy of the place was chill except for a few drunk customers coming in and trying to strike up conversation with us and believing they knew my wife when she had never encountered them before till that night. For me, this place gets a 3/5. The food was good and in my opinion worthy of take-out. read more

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Stopped by this location of Dave's Hot Chicken located in downtown San Leandro for dinner this past Saturday. We had a pretty late dinner so luckily it wasn't too busy. However, they do get a lot of to go orders. The staff were welcoming and the restaurant was very clean, which I appreciated. We got an order with 2 tenders with fries and 2 sliders with fries, both medium spice. We completely forgot how filling the food is that my husband and I ended up taking one of the orders to go. I found that the chicken here was also better than other locations we've been to - it was juicy and evenly seasoned. We'll definitely back! read more

Dave's Hot Chicken - 2 sliders with fries - Chicken Shop Near Me - San Leandro, California

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food was so pricey , for it to not be good! The new mozzarella sticks are extremely greasy ! It was 70$ for an order of mozzarella sticks, bites, and 3 small shakes! Also the customer service was so weird ! read more

Dave's Hot Chicken - mozzarella stick - Chicken Shop Near Me - San Leandro, California

I wanted to try Dave's hot chicken. There's one in San Leandro on East 14th street. It said on the website yesterday they would be open at 10:30 AM this morning, Saturday. So I got there about 11AM. There was a woman in there she looked at me and she walked toward the back and then I went again to their website and it said they're open so they were not open, even after 11 AM. So I will never go back to Dave's hot chicken in San Leandro again because if the employees are going to treat their customers like that and the Internet says they're open and they're not open I don't wanna eat their food so it's thumbs down. read more

The food here is always on point!!! Extremely high quality and delicious. Bursting with flavor. Crispy chicken (but juicy inside). The establishment is so clean even the bathrooms. And the service and staff is great. Great place all around 10/10. read more

Dave's Hot Chicken - Chicken sandwich - Chicken Shop Near Me - San Leandro, California

This spot fell off at first you could get a chicken sandwich and taste all chicken in every bite this is the 2nd time I've came and i could taste the breading in every bite not the chicken smh they always say once a place becomes established then you see the real product. read more

Dave's Hot Chicken - The breading for the chicken - Chicken Shop Near Me - San Leandro, California

Always so good SLIDER with medium spice - always the prefect amount of spice/ sweet / tang with a juicy piece of chicken. The sauce is good and the bread speaks up all that goodness. You gotta eat it while fresh and hot I always order online and pickup, the meal is always ready prior The guys at the counter are friendly, the facility looks relatively clean Overall one of my go to's when I'm craving a spicy chicken sandwich read more

Dave's Hot Chicken - Medium sliders - Chicken Shop Near Me - San Leandro, California

I enjoyed the chicken sandwiches. The sauce is really good. The buns are small but the chicken is big. Service was super fast and staff members were super nice and helpful. Place was really clean. It got busy shortly after we arrived. read more

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Way too salty..could easily 1/2 the salt on both the fries and the chicken. Couldn't eat it. I got the one slider combo and I tossed it. Why is this level of sodium even acceptable? https://daveshotchickenmenu.us/nutrition/#google_vignette All these meals are way in excess of daily sodium of 2300. Some of these are 3500+ Insane ... "Yes, \(3500\) mg of sodium is a lot, exceeding the daily recommendation of no more than \(2300\) mg for most adults and the ideal intake of less than \(1500\) mg for those with high blood pressure. The average American consumes around \(3400\) mg per day, largely from processed and restaurant foods. " Also, after reading about people finding hair in their food, I wouldn't doubt it. One of the workers kept patting her head and smoothing her hair..she wasn't directly involved with food prep but she did open my box to check it. Front staff presentation should be more in keeping with ServSafe standards required of food handlers. Don't touch your face or hair out in the front or in the kitchen .... Brett G. Not sure how you'd make things better since nothing has changed with other reviews mentioning salt level. The levels in all your food is so very unhealthy..I'll take the loss. read more

Been meaning to try this place for awhile now. Everyone raves about it and they open one close by. I wanted to wait til the hyped died down. Easy to order, cashiers were nice. Got the slider and tenders. Quick service, store was clean. Went on a weekend and surprisingly wasn't busy yet. Chicken is super juicy! I got the medium spice and it was perfect, not too spicy. The sauce is sooo good, reminds me of raising canes sauce. My favorite though was the fries! Perfectly cooked and seasoned. Def would come back here.they open late and have an option to order online which is a plus! read more

Dave's Hot Chicken - Chicken Shop Near Me - San Leandro, California

Winner winner chicken dinner. Came here for the "drake's birthday" special and enjoyed a chicken sandwich medium spice. The chicken was perfectly seasoned, had a crunchy exterior and was moist. I enjoyed the meal and I've got to say I actually like Dave's hot chicken over Raising Cane's. read more

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First time visiting Dave's Hot Chicken. My wife and I are seniors and were confused with menu and what to order. Jessica took her time explaining each option and different items. Our order was received exactly as ordered. The chicken was also very good, juicy, and still warm when we got it home. Just want to point out that this place was clean, and other team members were taking care of other customers who didn't require our extra attention. Thanks for being patient with us boomers! read more

Good food. Better service. It's upscale fast food. Not as spicy as I expected. I had medium

A decent fried chicken sandwich place in the busy San Leandro plaza area, it's between the chipotle and the brewery. There's plenty of parking but the parking is always kind of full so you'll either have to park far or wait for someone to leave on the weekends. Should be easier to find parking on the weekdays. You can order ahead for pick up, which is what I did. I can't eat spicy at all so I got the no spice slider with fries. The fries got soggy a lot faster in the take out container than other fast food and take out places which was a bummer but a quick trip in the air fryer crisps them up a bit. The seasoning in the fries weren't really even though. I personally think the special sauce here is a bit...average? It just kind of tastes like spicy mayo? I think the special sauce at raising canes is a lot better. I also don't think the chicken sandwich was anything really to rave about. The slaw wasn't super crunchy and refreshing, the bun was decent, and the fry was fine. I do like that they give you extra pickles on the side. In conclusion, not bad but not super good either. Kind of a basic, average, typical fried chicken burger. read more

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

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I got the #4 slider and fries. It came with lots of extra pickles. They have speakers outside where you can hear the numbers they call, so you can wait outside for your order. Medium is do able for people who think takis or hot Cheetos is spicy. Mild barely tastes spicy. The slider was pretty good and if you dip it in sauce or honey, it's a whole different thing Stick to the soft drinks/sodas, the milkshake wasn't good. You're better off with an in n out one or McDonald's McFlurry read more

Dave's Hot Chicken - #Dave's #4 1 Slider with Fries Mild is very manageable - Chicken Shop Near Me - San Leandro, California

Update 1-27-2025 10pm. Same issue. I'm paying $5 for cole slaw and they can't even fill the cup. When I asks the staff for help, they look at me like I'm crazy. read more

Dave's Hot Chicken - Chicken Shop Near Me - San Leandro, California

Ordered online. Order was made on time and no wait to pick up. Very organized system! Food was hot and fresh!

First timer and I had to go to find out what was the hype about this place..well..it's all that and a bag of hot Dave's chicken. I ordered 2 pieces of chicken one hot and the other mild with side of kale slaw. This chicken was fire well cooked juicy and so much flavor. Oh and btw..that sauce was superior. The service was amazing and the ambience was lit. read more

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