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Dave's Hot Chicken

4.5

About this business

TO LIVE AND FRY IN L.A. In 2017, four childhood friends came up with a simple concept — take Nashville Hot Chicken and make it better than anyone else in America. With only a couple thousand dollars to their name, they boot-strapped a pop-up concept in a parking lot in East Hollywood serving a simple menu of tenders, sliders, fries, and kale slaw — they created a viral cult following with lines consistently over an hour long. 

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3643 N. Western Ave, Chicago, IL, 60618, United States

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WeekdayScheduleStatus
Mon10:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Tue10:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Wed10:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Thu10:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Fri10:00 a.m. to Midnight
Sat10:00 a.m. to Midnight
Sun10:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.
4.52,028 reviews
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Jessie R. 
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a year ago

I placed a order on grub hub waited about an hour for my food to get here. I check to see if it's correct and they forgot to add cheese fries typical. As I begin to enjoy the slider I ordered, I bite into the chicken come to find out there is a curly stringy hair in my food . Make sure to check your food!!! 

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nixx _. 
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2 years ago

fries decent, overpriced chicken had enough layers of spice on it to dry my mouth for the next four years. there was not enough water in the world to erase the taste the spices coated my tongue with. not saying it was spicy- im saying that the spices tasted like an abomination of death in my poor mouth. i can still see visions of the overseasoning flash in my mind as my body quivers in fear from the thought. 

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B C. 
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2 years ago

Over priced, Over seasoned, overly slow, like took forever, and Overly filthy. Bathrooms were vile, Trashcans overflowing. Generally just very dirty. They don't clean too much here. 

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Angel C. 
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2 years ago

Overrated. The chicken is tender, but the meat itself is not seasoned. It's covered in dry spices that don't really have a good taste. I asked for cheese, and they put this tiny slice of cheese on the bottom of this massive piece of chicken. I also got the mac and cheese instead of the fries - big mistake! They completely overcooked the pasta to the point it was mushy, and the cheese sauce had zero flavor. There is no reason to eat here because there are so many other options in this city for chicken/chicken sandwiches. 

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Alex R. 
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2 years ago

I was very excited to eat Dave's Hot Chicken at this location because I liked it so much after getting Uber Eats from the Melrose location. We walked in and were super excited to order and we were greeted by the woman cashier. I said we just had to look at the menu real quick and all of a sudden she just said, "One more hour of this and I can leave". I understand how hard it is working in food service. Those are my sentiments exactly when I work but I don't think we needed to hear it when all we were trying to do was look at... read more

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Scott S. 
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2 years ago

First time trying daves hot chicken. Wow thats a huge tender, but what was not so appetizing was how salty the chicken was. Probably won't try again. 

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Ray O. 
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2 years ago

come here out of my way get here before they close to get told they stop taking orders at 11:45 they close at 12 but stop taking orders at 11:45 smh so mad 

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H P. 
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3 years ago

Took my family there for the first time. Kids were starving. Not impressed! Way to much salt! Spice levels are all out of whack. Lite mild was too spicy. Needless to say no one finished their food. And disappointed. All went in the garbage. Was pretty pricey too! I had to apologize to my kids and ended up going somewhere else. Maybe it was an off night but not going back! 

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Cynthia T. 
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3 years ago

I was so excited to try Dave's Hot Chicken as this location in Chicago is fairly new. I live in the West Side of Chicago and drove 30mins up North to try it. I placed my order ahead of time so I wouldn't have to wait. When I got to the restaurant, the employees only asked for my name but I had my order number and email ready to show. When I gave them my order name they said it had already been picked up and looked at me as if I had already gotten the order. When I explained to them that I came from the West Side and they mus... read more

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How is Dave's Hot Chicken rated?

Dave's Hot Chicken has a 4.5 star rating with 2,028 reviews. 

When is Dave's Hot Chicken open?

Dave's Hot Chicken is open now. It will close at 11:00 p.m.