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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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1268 E. Auto Parkway, Escondido, CA, 92029, United States

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WeekdayScheduleStatus
Mon11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Tue11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Wed11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Thu11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Fri11:00 a.m. to Midnight
Sat11:00 a.m. to Midnight
Sun11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.
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David C. 
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a year ago

I would like to say that I just left Dave's Hot Chicken right now speechless! Martin P was my cashier and he made myself and my family feel like we were family. His customer service is beyond excellent! Thank you Dave's Hot Chicken for having a great leader like Martin P! 

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David C. 
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a year ago

I would like to say that I just left Dave's Hot Chicken right now speechless! Martin P was my cashier and he made myself and my family feel like we were family. His customer service is beyond excellent! Thank you Dave's Hot Chicken for having a great leader like Martin P! 

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Summi D. 
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a year ago

I am fan of their sliders but I am here to review their reaper which I tried for the first time. Well I love spicy food and have eaten super spicy food before, so I thought of giving reaper a try. The lady at the counter was very pleasant ( I forgot to ask her name) and asked me to sign a waiver ( you have to sign weaver for reaper). With my experience the chicken was super spicy due to the fact that the hot pepper they use was dry but if you eat it with lot of their in-house sauce, it is bearable. I would say I would defini... read more

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Summi D. 
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a year ago

I am fan of their sliders but I am here to review their reaper which I tried for the first time. Well I love spicy food and have eaten super spicy food before, so I thought of giving reaper a try. The lady at the counter was very pleasant ( I forgot to ask her name) and asked me to sign a waiver ( you have to sign weaver for reaper). With my experience the chicken was super spicy due to the fact that the hot pepper they use was dry but if you eat it with lot of their in-house sauce, it is bearable. I would say I would defini... read more

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John M. 
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a year ago

With a name like Dave's Hot Chicken, I don't think it's a mystery what type of food is served here. But what wasn't obvious to a serious hothead, such as myself, was: how truly hot is the chicken here? It is all relative, after all. While some may actually consider McCormick Paprika to be spicy, there are those for whom the One Chip Challenge is just another Dorito. With my daily spicy intake right around the Ghost Pepper level, I am definitely more the latter. So, naturally, I ordered as hot as it comes. In the case of Dav... read more

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John M. 
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a year ago

With a name like Dave's Hot Chicken, I don't think it's a mystery what type of food is served here. But what wasn't obvious to a serious hothead, such as myself, was: how truly hot is the chicken here? It is all relative, after all. While some may actually consider McCormick Paprika to be spicy, there are those for whom the One Chip Challenge is just another Dorito. With my daily spicy intake right around the Ghost Pepper level, I am definitely more the latter. So, naturally, I ordered as hot as it comes. In the case of Dav... read more

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Mike G. 
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a year ago

We enjoyed our oder at Dave's using DoorDash. I thought the slider would be smaller but they are normal size chicken sandwiches. I thought it seemed pricy until I received our order. 2 slider is a lot for one person but I did eat both. Little stuffed after and probably will just do one next time. Probably better not to call them sliders lol little confusing. Got medium and will probably go hotter next time. Probably should receive two of Dave's sauce when you have two sliders cause I used one for one sandwich. 

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Mike G. 
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a year ago

We enjoyed our oder at Dave's using DoorDash. I thought the slider would be smaller but they are normal size chicken sandwiches. I thought it seemed pricy until I received our order. 2 slider is a lot for one person but I did eat both. Little stuffed after and probably will just do one next time. Probably better not to call them sliders lol little confusing. Got medium and will probably go hotter next time. Probably should receive two of Dave's sauce when you have two sliders cause I used one for one sandwich. 

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Delphine E. 
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a year ago

Food was good Ambiance was good Service was fast. Less than 10 mins wait Chicken was juicy 

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Dave's Hot Chicken has a 4.6 star rating with 712 reviews. 

When is Dave's Hot Chicken open?

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