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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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544 E. Ogden Ave. Unit B102, Milwaukee, WI, 53202, United States

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WeekdayScheduleStatus
Mon10:30 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Tue10:30 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Wed10:30 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Thu10:30 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Fri10:30 a.m. to Midnight
Sat10:30 a.m. to Midnight
Sun10:30 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.
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Kushal D. 
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2 years ago

I really enjoy Dave's hot chicken and am really glad they opened a location downtown! We got sliders and tenders, Mac and fries. The chicken at medium was delicious! As we're the sides. I'd do the sliders again but they aren't sliders, they are full blown chicken sandwiches. The food is great but expensive. Two meals was $35 and they made us buy a bottle for water which is kind of frustrating. Solid spot, good service, clean. Will only get the slider next time tho bc woah! So much food. 

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Kim H. 
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2 years ago

Fun music, cool decor, and friendly staff. Today is their grand opening and they were on top of it! I was greeted immediately by the GM and they were fully staffed which was awesome to see post-Covid times. Food was coming out quick and this place is packed. They had a good system down and it didn't take long before I got my food. Obviously this is a well known brand but this location is perfect. A little congested getting in and out of the east point lot but what else do you expect being next to other top brand chain restau... read more

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Viv P. 
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a year ago

Soooo... I'm pretty snotty when it comes to hot (spicy) foods and like to think I can take it all. I know now I can't. PRELUDE: After a friend told me that Dave's hot chickens are really hot, I said, ok, it depends on who said it. Everyone's tolerance and opinion of spicy level is different. But hany and I have a pretty high threshold. Like But-dak ramen doesn't phase us. I don't drop a sweat with level 10 Thai dishes, for the most part. With this long drawn out pride for loving spicy food... I didn't want to get the comb... read more

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Lacrisha L. 
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a year ago

I've drove past this location and the one on Capitol Drive multiple times and after seeing a commercial for them recently I wanted to give them a try. From reading the reviews and seeing pictures of the food I was really looking forward to giving them a try. I was on the east side yesterday and after going over the menu earlier that day I decided I wanted to go with the a slider with medium heat along with a side of mac and cheese. When I arrived it wasn't busy so I was glad to place my order and be on my way home to dive in... read more

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Amani E. 
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a year ago

I got the mild, number 1 and the food came out fast and the workers were nice. But when I started to eat the chicken, it was just hot no flavor, the fries were okay better than the chicken.Would non't try again. 

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The Dead M. 
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a year ago

It took a long time to get my food terrible, Sevice. The food at Dave's hot chicken is so fire. It's an hour away from my home. The prices are so expensive 12 dollars for chicken. Just why? 

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Christina R. 
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2 years ago

Very disappointed. We ordered to go because it was late and we wanted to eat at home. I assumed because it was Dave's hot chicken it would taste the same as the la locations and it was not the same. We are new to milwaukee so I was very excited about my Dave's hot chicken opening here and now i know. The dip tasted like nothing but Mayo. The kale salad was bland and tasted like nothing and both my sliders just looked sad. The fries were sadly the best thing about the meal. 

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Megan S. 
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2 years ago

I give them props on how fast service was considering it was packed on a Wednesday at dinner time. Fully staffed and pretty efficient. Used the online ordering app which was super Easy. The parking lot sucks getting in and out of downtown but it's downtown. Chicken is good, moist and crispy. Here's where the star is lost.... I got extra hot and reaper. I was assumed to sign a disclaimer about the reaper so I expected really hot. I mean I truly expected this to be painful and burn. I got nothing... so I'm not sure if it was ... read more

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How is Dave's Hot Chicken rated?

Dave's Hot Chicken has a 4.8 star rating with 1,312 reviews. 

When is Dave's Hot Chicken open?

Dave's Hot Chicken is closed now. It will open at 10:30 a.m.