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Dave's Hot Chicken

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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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154 E. Orangethorpe Ave, #3020, Fullerton, CA, 92832, United States

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WeekdayScheduleStatus
Mon10:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m.
Tue10:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m.
Wed10:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m.
Thu10:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m.
Fri10:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m.
Sat10:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m.
Sun10:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m.
4.2649 reviews
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Peter F. 
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3 years ago

Came here as soon as they opened at 11:15 am . Placed an order for a #2 at 11:20 am and watched as they handed out postmate order after order until finally receiving my order (after getting up and asking what was taking so long) at 11:46 after I presumed they forgot or handed out my order ? This is my third time at this location and have had this same exact experience whenever coming here but I figured I'd give it another try since the location is brand new . If you're thinking about coming here save yourself some time and o... read more

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Ovilie V. 
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3 years ago

Ordered to go 2 #1 and a #3. Gave us all #1. Double check your order before leaving. But should the staff be responsible for making sure they give the right order? And it was not busy - place almost empty with just 1 table occupied. Not sure if we'll give them a second chance. 

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Manuel R. 
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3 years ago

Very very salty couldn't handle the saltiness i was eager to try the food out but when I took the first bite the salt overwhelmed everything very disappointing 

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Valerie G. 
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3 years ago

Was disappointed at spice levels , sauce tasted to sweet . Hot flavor wasn't spicy at all Couldn't even hear the guy taking my order or call out my number . Fries were bussin though 

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Christina L. 
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3 years ago

Do not waste your money here. The quality of the food is unbelievably low. To the point where it looks like they tampered with the food or smashed it before sending it out. Everything was cold and soggy. It's inedible. This is quite possibly the worst chicken joint in all of Orange County. The portion is small, the quality is trash, the service is nonexistent because they won't answer the phone. They are well aware of the garbage they send out but will do nothing to fix it. 

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Oscar A. 
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3 years ago

First they need to change open times Second they need to a add more fries to the combo's is to expensive to get only poorly sized of fries, probably back in a year to trying again. 

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Jaiden J. 
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3 years ago

Don't come to this establishment, terrible customer service. How do you cut off orders when customers are waiting in line? You guys seem more worried about closing early rather than serve your customers. Just know this I will never spend a dime here and I'll let people not go to this Dave's hot chicken. 

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Elijah A. 
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3 years ago

Locations small and little hole in the wall it's clean but that's not much. Ordered the Mac and cheese and a 2 tender mild combo. Do not go here the tenders are very powdery. The flavor all comes from the sauce which is like a sub par canes. Service was fine. Chicken was not well flavored. The temperature was fine as well as spice level. The fries had a decent crunch but flavor was overdone by too much salt. Toast with it came cold and very floppy. The Mac and cheese was bland and empty flavored. Taste like watered down Kraf... read more

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Najmia M. 
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3 years ago

I'm a huge DHC fan and have been a loyal customer since the long lines in Korea town were a thing. I've tried many locations now and all have been consistent, but the Fullerton location is just not good. It's the closest to my house, which is disappointing, but I'll drive for good food. I bought tenders to go here about a month ago and they didn't give me any sauce, which I only found out at home. I called back that day and they said to come pick up a free tender (one tender for missing sauce on like 8, but anyway...) cut to... read more

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Dave's Hot Chicken has a 4.2 star rating with 649 reviews. 

When is Dave's Hot Chicken open?

Dave's Hot Chicken is open now. It will close at 2:00 a.m.