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Dave's Hot Chicken

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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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22208 Michigan Avenue, Dearborn, MI, 48124, United States

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WeekdayScheduleStatus
Mon11:00 a.m. to Midnight
Tue11:00 a.m. to Midnight
Wed11:00 a.m. to Midnight
Thu11:00 a.m. to Midnight
Fri11:00 a.m. to Midnight
Sat11:00 a.m. to Midnight
Sun11:00 a.m. to Midnight
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Mary J. 
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3 years ago

My family and I are in love! Dave's Hot Chicken is simply amazing! Don't be discouraged if it's a bit crowded when you arrive. Order online and you'll be out in a flash. We love how the spice level can be adjusted to each of our individual liking. Whichever heat level you choose, the spice blend on their chicken is phenomenal ensuring delicious and flavorful chicken! The Dave's sauce is the perfect topping. I also loved that I could see the care and thought in how my food was packaged. This ensured that all components got to... read more

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Kai C. 
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3 years ago

Placed my order online. It was easy to do. $12 was a bit expensive for this meal in my opinion, but all in all it was pretty good. The fries were perfect. I am not a fan of crinkle fries but when they are crisp on the outside and soft on the inside, I'm a fan! The slices of bread was a new twist & I'm here for it. I will definitely come back again. 

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Jason C. 
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3 years ago

We got four orders of #1 - two Med and the other two we got hot. We placed our order online, then headed over. We would highly recommend that you order online for pickup, there was a long line of folks waiting for their order and the dining room was full. We were disappointed with their hot version as it was not hot as we expected. The tenders were fried well, but would not go out of my way to Dearborn to get the tenders. I wish they had more offering then just three items. 

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Vale S. 
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3 years ago

The chicken was good. We got the mild. We definitely want to try everything with NO spices. The fries were very salty. Plus it just opened in Dearborn and the lines were crazy. Will try again once the wait isn't so long. 

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Joseph H. 
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3 years ago

service: 3 food quality: 5 drink quality: 5 order time: 3 aesthetics: 3 noise level: 3 menu selection: 2 overall experience: 3.42 Chose this restaurant because it was close to the museum and had good reviews. We arrived, and had to stand in a line that was out the door, and all the way to the street. We decided to wait since it was obvious that the chicken must be good after reading other reviews and they all said the line is always long. The menu is tenders or sliders. They have a couple sides, and 5 spice levels to choos... read more

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Luayy A. 
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3 years ago

So my opinion I've had the best hot chicken in the country this is alright for Michigan I'll give you that was not the best in the country I've been in Nashville I've had every spot they have tried, If I can compare Dave hot chicken to party foul it dont came near but it's good hot chicken but to really hot go to nashville thats where it started. I can tell you about pepper fire that place is really good but my opinion is that is really good at Michigan has a Place like this I was really juicy tender water flavour 

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Karim J. 
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3 years ago

Nashville hot chicken is a food fad that hasn't died yet and likely will not for awhile. I am grateful there is a Dave's nearby now as it is supposedly a popular franchise. The menu is very simple and easy to read. The food is a bit expensive but very satisfying and the tenders are actually a decent size compared to other places offering similar food. The "Hot" level was the perfect balance of spicy and flavorful for my tasted, and their famous sauce is a wonderful creamy complement to it. They even give honey packets which ... read more

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Zanita W. 
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3 years ago

Major tip: Go right when they open! I actually had pleasant experience here. Since we got there pretty much around 11:15am when they opened, we were able to order and get our food in around 10 minutes. I got the chicken tender & slider combo with cheese and I would just get the sliders, the tenders are kind of pointless. I got my heat set as medium and since I don't eat spicy food that definitely is enough spiciness for me! They make sure they put HEAVY seasoning on their chicken where it sticks to the back of your throat. W... read more

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Khalil A. 
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3 years ago

Food was ok. slaw and sauce compliments the chicken on the slider pretty well. Overall the chicken is overly salty and the seasoning on it is extra heavy (kind of tastes like taco seasoning.) Fries were not so good, cold/soggy, standard frozen crinkle cut. Chicken tender by itself is seasoned heavily and super salty. I'd be willing to give it another try, but I'd rather drive down to Eureka eatery (coming soon to Dearborn) in Monroe for the best chicken sandwich in the state. 

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Dave's Hot Chicken has a 4.8 star rating with 1,884 reviews. 

When is Dave's Hot Chicken open?

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