I love the chicken tenders here and the Dave's sauce is amazing. The menu items are limited but everything they make, they make it well. The restaurant is always clean and the staff is incredibly welcoming. Even though it's a fast casual restaurant, the manager checked on me several times this evening to see if I needed anything and made me feel appreciated to be there. A great addition to my neighborhood. read more

This place is new and has a ton of hype currently. I feel like it lives up to its hype! The sauce, portions and price are all great. The only reason that I gave Dave's a 4 instead of a 5 is because I thought the chicken was a little bit on the salty side, not enough to ruin the meal or anything. Probably just a personal palate thing for me. Tips: - I got the mild - this is perfect if you don't want the heat but like the flavor - Get some extra sauce, it is awesome - If you really want to take your slider to a new level, ask for some honey packets and drizzle it on top of the chicken along with the Dave's Sauce. - There is a parking garage behind the building close to the Giant. It was like $3 for an hour, but worth it! Street parking is not very good in that area. Hope this helps! Enjoy read more

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I went during dinner time and it was busy but not overwhelmingly packed. Very straightforward menu with spice level options. I got medium and it was truly medium (spicy enough for a real tingle but nothing crazy). Would come back! I ordered one of the meals (I think #3) and it was a good portion of food. Chicken was not dry, very juicy. Spice flavor was present but not overwhelming so I couldn't actually taste the chicken. There is a cole slaw situation on the sandwich that helps the bread from feeling dry. Fries were crinkle cut and seasoned. Pickles were dependably good. read more

Dave's Hot Chicken - Tender, sandwich, pickles, fries - Chicken Shop Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

cauliflower yum it was so delicious, I ordered three times in a row! and More each time! read more

Really good hot chicken sandwich. I got the combo with the 1 chicken sandwich (I added cheese) and fries. I got medium heat level and it tasted great and not too spicy. Next time I'll try the hot level. Lots of inside seating and service was good. read more

Dave's Hot Chicken - Single Slider and Fries - Chicken Shop Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

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Spicy. Flavorful. Filling. Fire. That's how I would describe Dave's Hot Chicken. It was my first time trying it, so I ordered 1 slider and 1 tender with fries. For spice level, I got hot, which was the 3rd or 4th highest spice level. My spice tolerance is decent, but this was definitely making me sweat especially after I ate the slider. The dry seasoning on the chicken makes it hard to finish, so I recommend getting extra sauce, which I unfortunately didn't do. The chicken was sizable, filling, hot, spicy, crispy, and flavorful. The fries were also good, but the chicken was the star of the show. Overall, a must try that will take you on a hot and sweaty trip to Flavortown. read more

Dave's Hot Chicken - Dave's #3 1 Tender & 1 Slider w/ Fries - Chicken Shop Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

Approved! Always I have had a thing for chicken sandwiches and this is my expertise. Sando: "Flavor-flavor" My medium-level sandwich had a ton of flavors with a little bit of kick that didn't upset my stomach. I'd not say the meat was juicy but it was well-seasoned. The pickles added a layer of textures: it's not sweet or sour but compliments the whole package. The potato bun made it complete! Fries: "Say yes to cheese." I read a ton of reviews before the visit and as suggested ordered cheese fries instead of regular fries which turned out an excellent idea. The fries were rather depressing and the cheese was made all up. Very friendly. The service trainee took my order. Things kept going wrong but he made sure that we felt cared for. (Good luck!) For pricing points, this is definitely a 5-star joint. read more

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Sooo tasty and worth the hype! I like that this dining area is very roomy and kept clean. The food came out pretty fast and was so delicious. We got hot and it was the perfect spice level and not too spicy. The seasoning and juiciness was insane. read more

Dave's Hot Chicken - Chicken Shop Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

First time at a Dave's Hot Chicken. Overall, I recommend you try it. Service was stellar - clearly well trained and all involved making a solid effort to make and keep you happy. The register person recognized that this was my first time and solicited questions on the menu. A chicken sandwich (called a slider) with fries and a small fountain drink with15% tip was a reasonable $15. Ordered hot spice and it was perfect balance of hot and tasty. Love the honey as a condiment - othe chains/foods should consider. Dave's sauce was interesting - but not outstanding. Prefer Chick-fil-A spicy chicken, but only slightly - plumper and juicier. Silver spring MD location was very clean, open and bright. Overall, solid A- read more

For value for money, this place is definitely 5 stars. We stopped here after letting our three children play at magic ground. This place was clean, had extraordinarily friendly staff for fast food/fast casual and the food was delicious for our diverse family which included 2 vegetarians, a baby, a picky eater and some who want spicy and some who do not. We fed our family for 45 dollars and included two orders of no-chicken cauliflower bites, Mac n Cheese, a milk shake that our children split and two orders of chicken tender sandwiches and fries. We even had leftovers. But the best part was the restaurant was very clean and staff were very courteous. read more

the customer service was so sweet the man who took was my was kind and enthusiastic, he made me exited to eat at this spot for the first time and on my way out he made sure everything was okay with my experience. the setting ngl was pretty eerie it was just so big but so empty that it felt like it was missing something but since it used to be a theatre it's alr ig. it just seems to me they should re-design but idk. the 13 dollars for the meal was worth it when i had the first bite. my food did take like 10 minutes though even though it wast busy... read more

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this place is mid at most they have WAY to much seasoning on the chicken the only OK thing they have is the fries and their shakes..still mid. the prices are crazy they need to be stoped they're robbing you out your money don't try its a waste of money. THIS PLACE IS DISGUSTING!! read more

Dave's hot chicken is new in Columbia, and we are so happy they opened it up! The food and service were great. Karla, specifically was super kind and attentive and we will definitely be back! read more

Dave's Hot Chicken - Chicken Shop Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

Great food fresh hot chicken friendly service quick and on point atmosphere is family friendly

Love this place. Best hot chicken I've had since Hattie B's in Nashville but without the crazy line to wait

Great spot for good quality hot fried chicken. I had the hot slider with fries and I enjoyed all of it. The chicken was great, bun was a delicious potato roll type of bread, and the Cole slaw and pickles paired the heat level perfectly. The French fries were great, especially when dipped into the sauce. The dining area was very clean and everything was in order. I noticed the staff working non stop and their effort showed. I was very impressed overall and would highly recommend this spot to anyone in the area in the mood for some hot fried chicken. read more

Wifey suggested we hit this spot after church. Wasn't a bad idea but we made a rookie mistake by get wrong spice level. We thought we could handle the regular hot level, it was just one step above medium. Unfortunately, we sadly were wrong. Nevertheless, I believe Victor was a manager who made our wrong right. I explained to him we thought we could handle the that level but we mis gauged it. He kindly offered us the opportunity to swap our sliders and tenders out for the mild sauce. I truly appreciated that being though we spent more than $150 on our order. In the end the sliders where freshly seasoned and crispy crunchy to our liking. We will be back and we definitely recommend Dave's Hot Chicken! read more

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Such a great addition to Columbia Heights! I ordered from their online website and opted for a slider and tender combo with a side of cheese fries. I also added cheese to my slider. For both the tender and the slider, I went with the lite mild bc I was very afraid of how spicy it would be. It definitely had a kick to it and I'm such a wimp I don't think I could go any higher on the spicy scale haha. The fries were great (love me a crinkle fry) read more

Staff greeted you when you came in, food was incredible. If you like super hot spices, I recommend to start with hot and work your way up. Will be back. Feed our crew after moving our son and girlfriend into their new apartment. A large fry was enough for 6 people. read more

Would I recommend this no if I want to keep my friends this place has fantastic customer service, their place was beautiful. But the food its what u come for how with this much marketing can it be this bad. The chicken tasted like sweet chili, the crust was good and crunchy and the spice was there, But their sauce didn't exactly meet expectations lack of overall flavor. In all the place was great so was the experience, but the food didn't live up to its price and marketing do not recommend. read more

Dave's Hot Chicken - This is there 5$ a piece chicken tenders - Chicken Shop Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

Food was good hot is definitely hot so if your up for the heat get it. I ordered online and glad I did cause line was just about out the door. Nice spot. read more

Dave's was alright. I enjoyed my meal but I wouldn't go out of my way to try it again. The tenders are actually spicy. I recommend sticking with hot. The fries were seasoned nicely, the mac and cheese was basic, but the milkshake was really nice and creamy. Download the app before going to get a free milkshake! The service was good and the ambiance was nice. read more

Dave's Hot Chicken - 2 Tenders (hot and extra hot) w. Fries - Chicken Shop Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

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Top tier chicken. Got two sliders combo and it was great and came with a ton of sauce.

I stopped by this place on my lunch due to me seeing the hype behind this place since it was finally having a location in DC. It's located in Columbia heights in the old movie theater where Z burger used to be but the inside is not decorated to fit the Dave's Hot chicken theme. The employees quickly get you order taken and you wait all of 7-14 mins depending on what you order. The food was a for sure let down for me and I was disappointed, from the presentation of the food to the taste I felt like I could've done better cooking this myself at home. The sliders were ok tasting but the cheese on the cheese fries for some odd reason didn't taste like cheese that's normally on cheese fries, the taste of it was off and I can't describe it really. For the prices of their food I feel they could do so much better. read more

Dave's Hot Chicken - Dave's #2 2 Sliders w/ Fries - Chicken Shop Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

I tried this place today, it's grand opening day. The inside is very big, bright, and an entire vibe. It's inside an old theater so it gives a new and old feeling. There was a line when I got there, but it went by pretty fast. The service was great and they got my order right. I ordered Dave # 3, lite mild and it was really good. I also got their Mac and cheese, which wasn't my favorite. Their fries were delicious and Dave's sauce was good. For being it's first day officially open, I was shocked by the organization, the quality of the food, and the service. I'm excited to try the diffeerent levels of spice. read more

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service was fine and friendly.and wait was average.the chiken tenders were over spiced and got my hands full of red dye.super dry chicken not even with the "Dave's sauce" which is just another typical mayo ketchup sauce.that was super tasty. the ambiance was great had beautiful artwork.overall the rating is low because with two chicken tenders a pice of bread fries and a shake I could have bought two good meals at panera bread. the whole meal was $25 plus tip.we wouldn't revisit after that first low experience.if it was my fist time I would not visit. read more

Dave's Hot Chicken - Chicken Shop Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

I wasn't sure what to expect because this place has been hyped up so much but I really enjoyed the food the chicken was juicy and flavorful and it's not greasy they could add a little more coleslaw and sauce tho there was barely any on my sandwich the fries were tasty as well we went in at 1pm and it was empty so we got our food fast the Cashier was very friendly and nice overall a good experience I would get it again read more

Dave's Hot Chicken - Hot Box - Sliders - Chicken Shop Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

This was my first visit here and the customer service is top tier and the chicken sliders are top tier and I highly recommend this chicken sandwich over the dude that eats "the spinach out the can" read more

Dave's Hot Chicken - #3 slider and tender - Chicken Shop Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

Great food, chicken was fresh and plentiful. Stap was very friendly and accommodating. Great price point

one of my favorite chicken chain restaurant. the chicken came out super hot and juicy. got the spicy level and it had good heat. went for lunch during a weekday and there was no line. the inside is pretty spacious as well. read more

Dave's Hot Chicken - Chicken Shop Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

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Delicious! I got the chicken strips in medium, with slaw instead of fries, and it comes with pickles and regular white bread. The strips was delicious, fresh and juicy! I made a mini sandwich with the tender and slaw, pickles and sauce and holy moly! Very good. The staff was great and friendly and the inside was clean but kinda empty. I wish more people came to visit! Maybe I just walked in during a downtime. Too bad I live too far away. I was only in the DC area because I had came back from a trip. Whenever I'm in the area I'll stop buy and try the sliders. Make more locations in the suburbs! read more

Awesome service with great food. A lot of companys sell great food but forget about the customer service. This store has the best of both worlds!!!!!!! read more

Jason was amazing at his job and the food was amazing and so was the food and the workers had a great personality

I ordered the cauliflower not chicken sandwich with cheese fries and mac and cheese.... BABYYYYY i was not disappointed by far. I ordered takeout and from the way it smelled in the restaurant. I could not wait to taste the mac & cheese. I ate it on my way home. It was a little looser than I liked, but the flavor was really good and I would definitely order it again or for my children the cauliflower chicken sandwich. I added cheese and it was I extra hot and it was just enough spice for me. I will most definitely try the hottest next the cheese fries your traditional cheese sauce and I ordered an extra side of cheese sauce on the side that came very warm. As soon as I walked in, I walked to the gave them my name. My food was in my hand within five minutes. I was in my car wonderful takeout service. I was so surprised to see the cauliflower on the menu because I don't eat meat. That was very surprising although they fry the cauliflower and the chicken in because my stomach is not feeling the best right now, but I still enjoyed the food and I will definitely eat there again read more

Tried this yesterday at the new Kingstown location. I love all things chicken so was happy to have a new option. Service was friendly but the food was a letdown. To me anyway. I guess many people like this but I was not a fan. To greasy and not very flavorful (I got medium heat); kind of a mess to eat. Afraid I will not be a repeat customer. read more

I've gone here a few times and been really impressed. The spice mix is great. The chicken is the main even, but I would like to see some better sides. read more

This experience might be one of the Worst experiences I've had they cashier was rude the food was uncooked and cold and it was the wrong spice level definitely dissatisfied read more

ZERO!! Hair in my food! This is a fail, no quality hazard!!!!!!!!! Location is a homeless hub. The food is greasy & sloppy. The customer service is poor , the "ambiance" is a dirty with smelly people at the door, the staff doesn't even respect the hours. The bathrooms, let's not start on the bathrooms and the hair in the food . 100% DO NOT EAT HERE. THEY WILL PROBABLY PUT HAIR IN YOUR FOOD AFTER THEY OPEN LATE AND ALLOW HOMELESS PEOPLE TO HARASS YOU! read more

In the opening was full of costumers I was impressed! But after I try it it was nothing special! The fries are good though

IT WAS INCREDIBLE!!!! Highly recommendddd. Food was so good n i could taste every flavor. Real seasonnedd chicken n fries AND THE SAUCE IS A MUSTTT!! Service was very good also The art is AMAZINGGG the artists @ r on the wall NOW GO GET SOME CHICKENNN read more

Dave's Hot Chicken - A beautiful historic painting - Chicken Shop Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

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