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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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2228 Broadway, Oakland, CA, 94612, United States

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WeekdayScheduleStatus
Mon10:00 a.m. to 11:45 p.m.
Tue10:00 a.m. to 11:45 p.m.
Wed10:00 a.m. to 11:45 p.m.
Thu10:00 a.m. to 11:45 p.m.
Fri10:00 a.m. to 11:45 p.m.
Sat10:00 a.m. to 11:45 p.m.
Sun10:00 a.m. to 11:45 p.m.
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Gloria V. 
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2 years ago

I have not been to one of the other chains and went in just knowing they serve chicken. I put a mobile in online an hour prior to opening time and my order was ready upon pickup. I ordered one medium hot chicken slider with cheese fries. The slider was pretty much a chicken tender sandwiched with slaw, sauce, and pickles. The chicken had a soft exterior texture with chicken breast type texture. It had a Smokey taste with not any heat on the spice scale even though I ordered medium hot. Pretty okay taste wise. The efficiency... read more

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Candace R. 
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2 years ago

I saw this location when I was in the area before it opened so I've had it on my radar to try out in my everlasting search for a quality hot chicken sandwich in the Bay. I have to say, it didn't disappoint! I arrived just before the second lunch rush around 12:45 and after asking the guy at the counter, settled on a "hot" slider and fries combo. There was about a 10 minute wait but my food was hot when it was ready and I decided to grab a window seat and dine in. "Hot" was described to me as "like a hot Cheeto". For my tas... read more

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Roy A. 
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2 years ago

So many fried chicken options now in Downtown Oakland, DHC just opened on the corner of Broadway and Grand Ave. The inside is simple with colorful paint and plenty of tables and bar seating along the windows. The menu is very basic, choice of spicy (Reaper, Xtra Hot, Hot, Med, Mild, lite, and no spice) then pick either slider (tender with one slice of white bread0 or slider ( hamburger bun with a bigger piece of chicken). They also have fries. I picked the hot spicy combo. The taste was good, hot but not overwhelming, and th... read more

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Zachary H. 
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2 years ago

Walked into this place after a concert, and didn't regret it at all. Ordered: 2 slider w/ fries set - This set had two generous sliders and a good amount of fries. It was Nashville hot chicken, so it had a good lingering dry spice, even at hot which was 3 levels from the top. The sliders were generously portioned, and this meal fed me and my friend satisfyingly. Also, the employees there were super nice, with good recommendations on portions and were super nice! Definitely recommend this place, provides good competiti... read more

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Daniel H. 
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4 weeks ago

I ordered the mini sliders and was very disappointed. They should be called tiny chicken nuggets. It's hard to understand how they charge $7.49 for almost nothing. The box was almost weightless. I would eat it again if it was free but I would never order that again. It was a waste of time and money but I learned my lesson. 

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Lala M. 
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2 months ago

We waited forever for 2 Not chicken bites and they cleared the whole restaurant of everyone and their orders and we got the food after 30-35 min... no one in there tho...Horrible service! 

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Mari D. 
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4 months ago

The chicken sandwich is abnormally huge. I'm sure it's GMO. The flavor of the chicken sandwich was bland. The chicken was just coated with an unnatural color red seasoning that had zero flavor. And it was not hot at all. The sandwich is edible, but not good. Also don't care for their fries. Won't be returning. 

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Monie B. 
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4 months ago

Nasty. Looked good on the commercials, though. They are popular so good thing everyone's taste buds are different. 

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Gage P. 
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4 months ago

​this place is illegally doing business. They said they don't take cash@!! Legal currency!!!! That's illegal!! And on top of that the drink is sold separately from. The combo wtf!!!​ 

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How is Dave's Hot Chicken rated?

Dave's Hot Chicken has a 4.4 star rating with 615 reviews. 

When is Dave's Hot Chicken open?

Dave's Hot Chicken is closed now. It will open at 10:00 a.m.