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    Dave's Hot Chicken

    4.3 (235 reviews)
    Open 11:00 am - 9:45 pm

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    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Outdoor seating
    Good for groups

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    Blue Powerade Slush
    Mackenzie S.

    First time and Hannah was so helpful with options to order, taste test of the slushies and suggestions. Clean and great atmosphere, but Hannah's exceptional customer service made it. Will be back next weekend!

    Spicy chicken Daves Mini Sliders
    Teri S.

    The service was great here. It was first time eating here and I enjoyed how fresh and warm food came out. The chicken part was spicy and crispy. Slushy next time I will pass on.

    I cut the chicken to show its raw, you can see the color difference.
    Dro E.

    BAD experience! I go to CSULB so every m-w and i stop by between my classes to get my usual order which is 3 chicken tenders with fries. I go daves hot chicken a lot in general and maybe out of every 50-60 chicken, one end up being either undercooked or not up to the quality that we expect from daves. I ordered here and second chicken tenders had raw portion in it in the middle, so i was very polite and told the cashier that hey this is nat cooked can you change it, he said no since youve ate half of it we cant change it anymore and i threw it in the trash can and bought a new one. A $4 chicken wasnt worth losing a customer who always comes here....

    You tell me.
    Terry M.

    Stopped by here to feed my son, this is one of his faves. Food: Consistent. If you like hot chicken then this is the standard. Service: Always quick and friendly. Ambiance: Clean indoor and outdoor seating. My son will ensure that we're back here soon. :P

    Strawberry lemonade smoothie & fruit punch smoothie
    Jeanna E.

    Great service casual fun vibe great chicken but the hot is fire!! Thanks for the rubber chicken

    Naomi M.

    Love the food! Hasir gave the best service! Best food around! Recommend highly best service! Come down!

    raw, frozen, uncooked chicken.

    I don't recommend coming here unless you want raw, frozen, uncooked chicken for dinner! Emailed customer service who never responded to my email or issued me a refund.

    REPLACE YOUR TRASH CANS PLEASE
    Jet O.

    PLEASE CLEAN AND WIPE YOUR TABLES. It's gross having eat on dirty tables and seeing trash all over the floor. Even the trash cans were filled to the brim and clearly needed to be changed. The tables were sticky and had a ton of crumbs. Keep in mind I came in during non busy hours and no one really came in for the next hour while I was there. The workers easily could have cleaned up the mess during these non busy times. Luckily the food was decent! I ordered these items below and will rate them 1-10 (5 being average). - daves not chicken combo with fries: the fries had a good crisp although they did need more seasoning! For the sandwich is was decent but again in needs more seasoning as i always felt the need to add packets of their dave's sauce. (6.5/10) - daves combo with one tender and one slider: the chicken here is better than their cauliflower counterpart but just like before they needed to add more seasoning! (7/10) - mac n cheese: the mac n cheese wasn't anything spectacular and tasted like any other mac n cheese i would usually get at other spots. I personally think it needed some salt and more cheese. (6/10) Overall this place could use some work to those who own this location or managing the place because dave's use to be GREAT back in the day before they become so franchised. I will also be posting photos of the mess that i mentioned earlier. DAVES DO BETTER! Please don't get offended with my review im just being HONEST.

    Timmy S.

    Right now there are hot chicken places popping up all over and Dave's seems to be leading the way in establishing storefronts. I visited this location for lunch. It's located in a large plaza so there is plenty of parking. I ordered their #4 - a single chicken slider (I added cheese) which comes with fries. You can choose your level of spiciness and I went with "mild". I also added a chocolate milkshake. You might assume a "slider" is small but what you get at Dave's is a full-size chicken sandwich. The chicken was tender & juicy, the fresh bun perfectly sized, the pickles absolutely delicious, and their sauce is outstanding. Definitely my favorite out of all the Nashville hot chicken sandwiches I've tried. The krinkle fries had great seasoning and were crisp outside and soft & hot inside just as a perfect fry should be. The chocolate shake (made from real ice cream) was very good. It was thick but still suckable through a straw. What made this a strong five stars was the service. At the date of this review the country still has a labor shortage especially in the food industry. When I arrived at this fast casual restaurant there was only one person working. My receipt says her name is Karla. She was working the register and also preparing the food back in the kitchen. When I walked in I was the only customer but over the next ten minutes six or seven people trickled in. I sat and watched as she kept calm and was able to take orders and make the food, dashing back and forth, always with a smile on her face and being polite to each person who came through the door. I have a high level of respect for a worker like that. Amazing.

    super cool & clean spot for some yummy chicken!

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    The spiciness is not flavorful. It's just hot to me, but I think I'll try something else. Another time. The service was great.

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    Oh how bad it really was. I ordered hot that was in in the mid range of hot. Over dry spice it just awful!!!

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    11 months ago

    Food not so good and customer service was bad too. Please do better they used to be good.

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    Some like it hot and spicy well here you go, the slaw was a nice tasty addition. Friendly staff, straight up fast food seating

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    Vert good food and very good service does have a wait everytime but thats normal ambience is very average but is a little ways out

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    It's great place with friendly staff. I love number 2 on the menu with medium spice. Highly recommended!

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    We stopped in for a bite on Sunday morning while riding bikes along the beach. It was our first…read moretime trying this place; I got the s'mores and my husband got the chicken and waffle. I guess I should've realized but the s'mores was basically dessert. It was good and I liked the crispiness of the waffle, but just very sweet for the morning. It came with a side of syrup which I don't use. The chicken was really good- crispy on the outside, juicy on the inside and well seasoned. It was clean, there was lots of seating and the employees were very nice.

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