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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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8810 Madison Ave., Fair Oaks, CA, 95628, 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 Midnight
Fri10:30 a.m. to 1:00 a.m.
Sat10:30 a.m. to 1:00 a.m.
Sun10:30 a.m. to Midnight
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Andy R. 
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9 months ago

Clean restaurant, extremely clean bathroom, friendly service, fast, hot, delicious food. Nothing earth shattering on flavors, but the flavor was spot on with what I expected and I liked the varying spice levels. Do yourself a favor and try it out, if you're like me you'll definitely want to come back again. 

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Daniel J. 
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9 months ago

Dave's Hot chicken is a great place my family and I go to for a special occasion like a family night. In the last month I've come twice, once in the drive thru and once for dine in. Both times the cashier, Leah has been there and very attentive to our order and kind. If you're looking for a clean place with amazing friendly service and great tasting chicken, give Daves Hot Chicken in Fair Oaks a try! 

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Daniel J. 
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9 months ago

Dave's Hot chicken is a great place my family and I go to for a special occasion like a family night. In the last month I've come twice, once in the drive thru and once for dine in. Both times the cashier, Leah has been there and very attentive to our order and kind. If you're looking for a clean place with amazing friendly service and great tasting chicken, give Daves Hot Chicken in Fair Oaks a try! 

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Annie Y. 
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10 months ago

We have been wanting to try Dave's Hot Chicken. It reminds me of Raising Cane's, but with seven levels of heat level from "No Spice" to "Reaper." If you can tolerate heat, give this place a try. We tried the lite mild chicken sliders, and it was the perfect amount of heat for me. The chicken is juicy, and the slaw and pickles add extra flavoring. I like it! The crinkle cut fries were average. Nothing special. I was surprised that they have cauliflower tender bites. They were very good. It's a great vegetarian option. I had... read more

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Annie Y. 
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10 months ago

We have been wanting to try Dave's Hot Chicken. It reminds me of Raising Cane's, but with seven levels of heat level from "No Spice" to "Reaper." If you can tolerate heat, give this place a try. We tried the lite mild chicken sliders, and it was the perfect amount of heat for me. The chicken is juicy, and the slaw and pickles add extra flavoring. I like it! The crinkle cut fries were average. Nothing special. I was surprised that they have cauliflower tender bites. They were very good. It's a great vegetarian option. I had... read more

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Pam C. 
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10 months ago

Love the sliders and the level of spiciness that you can choose. My favorite chicken place. 

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Pam C. 
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10 months ago

Love the sliders and the level of spiciness that you can choose. My favorite chicken place. 

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Gary F. 
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10 months ago

Hungry late at night, I drove past this place and decided to drop in. I appreciate that some places stay open a bit longer than others since I'm often working late at night. It also happens that I just returned from Nashville... so I still had Nashville hot chicken on my mind. I ducked in pretty close to closing time (15 mins before?). I *try* not to be "that guy" who comes in at the last minute... but I am also of the opinion that the hours on the door should be the hours they're actually serving... and they did well in th... read more

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Gary F. 
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10 months ago

Hungry late at night, I drove past this place and decided to drop in. I appreciate that some places stay open a bit longer than others since I'm often working late at night. It also happens that I just returned from Nashville... so I still had Nashville hot chicken on my mind. I ducked in pretty close to closing time (15 mins before?). I *try* not to be "that guy" who comes in at the last minute... but I am also of the opinion that the hours on the door should be the hours they're actually serving... and they did well in th... read more

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How is Dave's Hot Chicken rated?

Dave's Hot Chicken has a 4.8 star rating with 645 reviews. 

When is Dave's Hot Chicken open?

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