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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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3948 Rivermark Plaza, Santa Clara, CA, 95054, United States

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Jeremy M. 
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a year ago

1 slider and fries is enough to fill me up, even though it doesn't look like it. That being said, I always order 2 sliders. I don't normally do super spicy but hot and extra hot are totally fine for a kick. I think hot is my sweet spot but once I made the horrible mistake with ordering the reaper. It was so hot I had to wash the chicken to even make it edible. I felt like I was dying. As long as I don't get reaper, I'm coming back for more. Oh! If you take it to-go, vent the box because the fries get soggy. 

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Amanda N. 
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a year ago

So Dave's Hot Chicken made it to Santa Clara! honestly, I'm surprised. There's a lot of restaurants here but how many Hot Chicken spots? Not many! Maybe outside of SC so yes, it's surprising! The first location I've been to was the one in Sunnyvale and I've been ordering the same thing since. 2 tenders medium combo - flavor and crispiness never disappoints. I'm glad it's pretty consistent from different visits and city. It's odd that their combo doesn't come with a drink and only fries. I like spicy but medium spice lev... read more

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Rich M. 
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a year ago

Recently gave this place a try for the first time. Ordered the #3 Combo with No Spice for my mom and brother and their #4 Combo with Medium Spice for myself. Both my mother and brother noted how juicy the chicken was. Needless to say, they loved it. The medium spice was just right for my taste and loved how soft the bun was. The fries were well seasoned and the pickles were good too. Definitely coming back again. 

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Iram A. 
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a year ago

Dave's is my go to comfort food. Love their variations for tenders and family size boxes 

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Sabrina P. 
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a year ago

I was curious and decided to try this place out after the gym and the interior is colorful and vibrant, which caught my attention as I walked in. When it comes to service, the workers are very quick. The lady (I'm assuming the manager) is really polite as well since she came to my table to check up how I'm doing. I also got my food pretty fast, which is about less than 5 minutes even though I ordered a tender and slider along with fries (#3) and asked them to make it mild. I like how there's some sweetness in my meal along w... read more

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Jawad A. 
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2 years ago

Good service good quality chicken they I liked it. This is my 1st time am happy I came and will be back 

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Christina L. 
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2 years ago

hot girl hotties eat hot chicken @daveshotchicken meanwhile i'm eating lite mild lol. @daveshotchicken has some solid hot chicken. the chicken is super juicy and their mac and cheese is DANK. this is also the only place i enjoy crinkle cut fries lol. what we ordered: lite mild chicken tender #4 , hot chicken slider with fries mac and cheese 

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Sydney G. 
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2 years ago

They mess up my order almost every time so check your bag but this is very good chicken - check it out! 

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Elaine G. 
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2 years ago

Visited on a Thursday night, arriving quite late. The service we received was outstanding! The guy working there was very attentive and checked in to ensure everything was going well. Despite our arrival during the final 30-45 minutes of their operating hours, they went above and beyond to create a wonderful dining experience (I apologize for the timing, but thank you immensely for your outstanding service)! Ordered #2 (2 Sliders With Fries)The food a hot/fresh. Chicken was perfectly battered, crispy, and seasoned. The fries... read more

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Dave's Hot Chicken has a 4.2 star rating with 310 reviews. 

When is Dave's Hot Chicken open?

Dave's Hot Chicken is open now. It will close tomorrow at 12:00 a.m.