Excellent food. Clean restaurant. Employees were polite and attentive. Yes, I tried the hottest chicken. Yes the waiver thing is real. And yes, it was very hot! read more

Employees that practice proper safe food handling and don't eat while preparing food. read more

Dave's Hot Chicken - Dave's Hot Chicken, where you wait 25 minutes for chicken while employees eat where your food is being prepared. - Sandwiches Near Me - Warrensville Heights, Ohio

I absolutely love Dave's Hot Chicken. I saw there was one along the way home and had to stop at this location. The food was amazing, but very dirty in the restrooms and they had no napkins stocked in the dispensers. My wife asked me to check the men's restroom for toilet paper because there was none in the women's room. I checked and there was trash all over the floor, one empty toilet paper roll and barley any on the other. It was very slow in there so I'm not sure what happened? read more

Dave's Hot Chicken - Sandwiches Near Me - Warrensville Heights, Ohio

Pros- Food is good. Sufficient portions. Cons- Long wait with few customers. The red chairs are narrow and uncomfortable. Sauces taste great but are excessively fatty, would be nice if they had a leaner option. #3 was 2,000 calories with all the sauce provided. read more

The girl at the front did a great job, but I blame management for being grossly understaffed. You need two more workers 1 at the counter and 1 in the back cooking. HORRIBLE!!!!! read more

WOW what a shame!! Have been to many dave's hot chicken locations and have NEVER had an experience like this. Workers were very disrespectful, not caring and both wearing headphones. Went in around 6:45 only to be told take out only? Mind you they're open until 11. Make their own rules around here. They were serving customers with their dirty mop/chemical gloves on. Left their chemicals on the counter and deep scrubbing with full restaurant full of people. Choose a different location, this one's full of fake good reviews, all for a free milkshake. read more

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Very good food but the bun came out cold. the service was alright not the greatest. overall just here to get full not to enjoy

Great food great chicken love it. Very crispy and brined chicken. Convenient as well.

The customer service was pretty good, place was clean. I thought the food was okay.... Would I eat here again, maybe but I wouldn't go out my way to get it. read more

Dave's Hot Chicken - Two medium and one mild tender - Sandwiches Near Me - Warrensville Heights, Ohio

Food was okay, not at all what everyone made it out to be. We definitely won't be going out of our way to try it again. It definitely needs a deep cleaning, not sure if it's because of the weather. Staff is friendly and helpful with menu. Loved the graffiti theme they have going on. read more

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had an extremely disappointing experience at Dave's Hot Chicken that I feel needs to be shared. From the moment I walked in, things were clearly not running as they should. First, the wait time for our order was absolutely incredulous. What should have been a quick meal turned into an unnecessarily long and frustrating wait, with little to no communication from the staff about what was causing the delay. Customers around me were just as confused and irritated. Even more concerning was the behavior of the assistant manager on shift. It was very apparent that they were not in a professional state to be working--appearing intoxicated and acting in a way that was completely inappropriate for someone in a leadership role. This created an uncomfortable environment and clearly contributed to the lack of organization and efficiency in the restaurant. Overall, the combination of extremely poor service, excessive wait times, and unprofessional management made this one of the worst dining experiences I've had. I hope this location seriously addresses these issues, because this was far below acceptable standards. read more

The food is mediocre for the high price. The customer service takes it down a few more notches. And for the dining area, it looked like it had not been cleaned all day. We watched the cashier mumble a ticket number then slam the food on the counter, wondering what that customer did wrong. When our number was called we checked the box before leaving to see that they had forgotten the extra pickles. After yelling "excuse me" a few times over the four people in the kitchen, the gentleman looked up from preparing his black and mild cigar (yes I said in the kitchen) to ask what I needed, so I am assuming he may have been the manager or crew lead. Yall need to get it together, service is way too slow for one main item on the menu... I mean don't you know what everyone will order... chicken! Cashiers need a better attitude or go home or find a new job. We won't be back. read more

Dave's Hot Chicken - Receipt - Sandwiches Near Me - Warrensville Heights, Ohio

Food amazing Service after ordering. Slow. Lethargic. And just plain pathetic Franchisee this is the slowest turn of making a Dave's I've ever seen. You need to train your staff and realize you're losing customers who just walk out during normally busy times Maybe worth the cost to adequately staff. Good luck. read more

Yes the young lady at the register was very pleasant for food was good received reasonably fast

I had to try the hidden menu turn viral sensation top loaded fries. The portion size is enough to feed two adult people. I went with spice level hot mix with the honey and the days signature sauce. What a combo. The coleslaw added good acidity the fries were crispy and so was the chicken. read more

Dave's Hot Chicken - Large Top Loaded Fries - Sandwiches Near Me - Warrensville Heights, Ohio

Good food they just don't pay attention to the details with the online orders. The service was good overall they just didn't give me everything I asked for. read more

Very nice and polite and welcoming! Food looks good. Nice environment. Can't wait to try everything. After trying the food it wasn't very good. The fries were okay and the tenders didn't really have a flavor. The strawberry lemonade slush was cool but very sour. read more

Stopped in here just use the bathroom but decided to buy 10 nuggets to go. Waited half an hour during which time not a single thing came out of the kitchen for anyone. A restaurant full of people standing around waiting, and they start telling customers that are coming in that they won't even take orders for 10 or 15 minutes. Kitchen staff said it takes a long time to make the chicken because they're making everything fresh. But when I finally got my nuggets, they were room temperature. Never coming back to this location again. read more

Wow. This place does not disappoint. I ordered the extra hot and the reaper ckickies. The extra hot is not that hot. The reaper, well that was pretty efn spicy but multitudes of the extra hot. Like I was pounding some water. It's doable. read more

Dave's Hot Chicken - a mural in the hallway - Sandwiches Near Me - Warrensville Heights, Ohio

Love Dave's Hot Chicken (the food) but I showed up at 9:35 pm and was told they were taking no more orders. Well it says you close at 10:00pm, maybe say you close at 9:30 pm instead. Extremely poor service. They did not acknowledge me. Every employee ignored me, until another customer said they were not taking orders. After standing there for a few mins finally a female employee said " we're not taking anymore orders." I get it if I am came in at 9:50, but damn 9:35 pm. WOW. I won't be coming back here regardless of how good the food is. Oh btw I was about to cater my entire sales team to your food this week, but we'll take our business elsewhere.:) Thank you. read more

I had a combo. It was a sandwich with some sauce on it. Two tenders. There was some sauce and some fries. I chose medium. It was too highly seasoned extremely highly seasoned. You couldn't even taste the actual chicken. I took the breading off. The chicken was not dry, but I really couldn't taste the chicken. I ended up throwing it away. The french fries were excellent. The bun on the sandwich was good and so with the pickles, I really did not enjoy it at all. It was a waste of money and I will not be going back. It was like an overkill with the seasonings and I chose Medium. I sent my son in. He had been there before and he enjoys the food and he said no one seemed interested in waiting on him so he waited until they were done goofing around and being on the cell phone and then they took his order and I understand the way things are these days could help. It's hard to find I get it but like I said, my son might come back for himself, but I had a bad experience I will not be back, but like I said, the fries were really phenomenal. The chicken not so. thank you, but I had to have my say this is how I feel but once again the chicken was not dry. It was not dry at all. It was just over coated with whatever it is you put on it. It was like a overkill like I said before. read more

Dave's Hot Chicken - Chicken combo not so good - Sandwiches Near Me - Warrensville Heights, Ohio

This place has been all over tik tok so I decided to try them out. I've always been a fan of chicken tenders, especially when they are made spicy. So when I saw that you had the option to choose how spicy you wanted the tenders to be I knew I had to try them. Since i wasn't sure how spicy their "mild" flavor was I just chose it to be on the safe side. Lol Mainly cuz I still want to taste the flavor not just the spices.Iykyk. Lol Overall, the chicken tenders were juicy and flavorful. The Dave's sauce tasted sweet to me and the fries were nice and crispy. The prices were a little steep for just 2 tenders and fries @11.99. I would have been fine if it came with a drink but it didn't. If I had to choose between Raising Canes, I'd choose Raising Canes not only for the price point, but I just love how much more food you get with your meal and Raising Canes was a lot cleaner as well. read more

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This was a bad eating experience on many levels. When my brother and I walked in there were no other customers. We ordered and waited about fifteen minutes for our food. No problem. I ordered a #4; a sandwich with fries. My brother ordered a piece of chicken and fries. Our fries were cold. My brother was missing his pickles which he had ordered. So he went back to ask for hot fries and his pickles. The person who took our order rolled her eyes at his request and asked "really?" Meanwhile, I decided to eat my cold fries, which had a distinctly bitter aftertaste, so I stopped eating them. My sandwich looked like it had been thrown into its container with sauce spilling over the sides. I struggled to get it into my hands but it was a total mess. It seemed like there was no care put into making it easy to handle. I took a bite and thought right away that a mistake had been made. It tasted and had a strange rubber texture. I thought that I had been given the wrong order because it resembled undercooked fish. By then, my brother was back. I told him about my sandwich and he smiled and said "they don't serve fish". With that, I tossed out all of my food. When I did so, I noticed that the floor was full of crumbs and old pieces of chicken. It made me kind of queasy. We both agreed that we wouldn't be going back. Chick-fil-A was on the other side of the parking lot and calling to us. It's cleaner, food is better and the workers don't roll their eyes. They say, "my pleasure". It's no brainer. read more

Fantastic restaurant. I believe it has the best chicken for a chain restaurant. You will wait a little as orders are made to order but you can't rush perfection. I would recommend the sliders over just the tenders read more

Food: Was fresh, seasoned well and not as oily as the last time I made a visit to this location. Service: When I walked in it was pretty slow and about 4 employees walked right past the front counter not even acknowledging me or saying someone else would assist me. Waited about 5 mins before the actual front counter person came. He was very nice and did assist once he was there. Ambiance: although the murals are nice it would've been good to see someone cleaning the font of house especially the drink area considering how slow it was. I noticed that the reason most issues probably happen here is because everyone was in a daze on their phones in back. Overall service did not match food quality and vise versa. read more

My son and friend waited for 15 minutes and no one took their order. There is no excuse for that.

We received cold sandwiches, so I politely asked them if they could remake them and I could tell they were mad. We were supposed to have medium and hot spice, but tgey put reaper on for bringing them back. We could not eat them. read more

Terrible service. Women at the counter and cooks are talking to each other instead of doing their jobs. They are telling everyone that the point of sale systems are down but they can take mobile orders. We placed our mobile order 30 minutes ago and it's still not out. Very irritating waiting for our food while the cooks talk to the women working at the counter. The women working is also being very disrespectful to customers. Won't be coming here again. read more

One of the worst ran food establishments I have ever had the unfortunate opportunity to indulge at. Have fun waiting an hour for some s****y chicken. read more

Food was good. I didn't think it was really good. I loved the hand painted interior and the music. However, it took a good deal of time to receive my food, much longer than I expected considering there wasn't a line when I arrived and it seemed like a fast food setup. I didn't time it but would guess 15 minutes maybe more. While waiting with about three or four others who were there before me, I noticed that three women in the kitchen were grouped next to the window looking down at their phones. They stayed this way practically the entire time in plain view from the dining room. That bothered me so I asked the person taking orders, "what's going on with the other employees", and was told they are waiting for the chicken to cook. All together, including the price which was higher than I expected, I don't think I'll go back. read more

I really love the chicken, so I'd give that a five. But the place is filthy. We walked in and three employees were playing with their phones while the floor, tables, etc., were in bad need of cleaning. The trash in the bathroom was full and there were no paper towels. Yet we saw an employee use the bathroom then go right back to work, leaving me wondering how he washed his hands with no paper towels available. I'll come again, but you better start cleaning the place. Had it been clean, you'd have five stars. read more

no longer able to order in person. had to place online order. waited 45 min for fast food AFTER my order was placed. horrible customer service. read more

Cashier Brooklyne was very sweet and helpful. The chicken was a bit too sweet for my taste, I think due to the sauce and slaw the sliders are dressed in. It was crispy,hot, juicy chicken; just not what I had expected. Fries were not hot though, rather cold. read more

They always mess up my order when I order online for to go! Paid extra for Dave's Hot sauce and got none! Ordered $60 worth of food and they forget to give me the sauce!This is not the first time either. read more

We love Dave's Hot Chicken so much but will be sticking with the Lakewood location from here on out. The employees at Warrensville (especially the one woman who may or may not have been a manager) was acting out emotionally, telling other employees to shut up, making a scene when someone asked for napkins and then announced loudly that the whole restaurant was out of napkins. She dropped a stack of cups on the floor and then proceeded to put them up for customer use. They all touched the floor! Another employee threatened to beat her up after they argued back and forth. It was the total opposite of any experience you'd want to have at a restaurant. It made us feel very uncomfortable. My fiancée and I took one look at each other and walked right out of without placing our order and drove to the Lakewood location. We will never come back here again and with rude and unprofessional employees this location won't last very long. read more

This is the worst, chicken I have ever had it is bland no seasoning, and the chicken was small my mom spent 70 dollars on this and it was terrible. The service was ok the register man was pretty funny. The vibe was terrible the tables werent cleaned the floors were dirty and the music taste is terrible needa better ambiance. They need to step up they game because this is not it. This location should be restricted because it has absolutely no right tasting like this. This wouldve been a 0 if the register man wasnt so funny and nice, there is a 5 guys right next to this and I would MUCH MUCH rather that than this terrible chicken. Everbody in the kitchen was colored like me and my family and we were behooved. This is the worst chicken i have ever tasted. Step it up Dave. read more

We tried opening the door 20 minutes after they opened for lunch and it was locked. All the employees looked at us through the glass and went back to talking. Can't get a score higher than a 1 when you refuse to open. read more

The young lady that claims to be the owner Tisha or something like that was extremely rude and need to go to Customer Service training. They forgot my order and ptold me things like this will happen. I would not go back to this place and will be telling everyone I know about my experience. Looko g for the real owner to reach out to me read more