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Dave's Hot Chicken

4.9

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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131 S Central Ave., Los Angeles, CA, 90012, United States

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WeekdayScheduleStatus
Mon10:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m.
Tue10:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m.
Wed10:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m.
Thu10:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m.
Fri10:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m.
Sat10:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m.
Sun10:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m.
4.9971 reviews
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Arash A. 
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2 years ago

Staff is awesome! Prices are super reasonable. Excellent for a pre museum outing snack. Love me some hot chicken! 

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Thelma T. 
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2 years ago

New place just opened; across from Hakata Ramen; friendly service and convenient eating spot 

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Eleonor M. 
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2 years ago

Great service, yummy food!!!! Order online for easy and quick pick up. James was wonderful and professional employee. 

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Janene P. 
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2 years ago

Placed my order on line. Walked over from work and my food was ready on time.Delicious food served on time.....Thank you James!!!!! 

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Kelli W. 
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2 years ago

Dave's is the bomb! Friendly service. Employee of the year is James. Food is fabulous. Chicken was fresh & hot!!! 

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Hubert L. 
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2 years ago

I had to do rate this place with a 5 stars for a free drink but hopefully the food is great since there are options for spiciness. Dave should be what I expected it to be and that is a juicy burger. 

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Kelsey M. 
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2 years ago

I've had Dave's plenty of times, but haven't ever given a review. We were running behind on time and decided to order pick up via Doordash at this new Dave's location. As always the chicken was delicious! We ordered 3 mild and 2 medium. We ended up getting 3 medium and 2 mild, but that's okay. We love that the chicken comes with the Dave's dipping sauce, and we always order extra honey packets. The service / staff was friendly as soon as we walked in. Parking isn't super easy in this area. We weren't sure if they valid... read more

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Innas I. 
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2 years ago

Crazy to see Dave's Hot Chicken at every corner of LA now. I'm glad this location opened up in Little Tokyo side of downtown. Downtown needed more affordable food options. This location offers free drink or milkshake with a Yelp Checkin. This review is mainly for the customer service. The cashier today during lunch was hustling all by himself and was able to hold down the restaurant by himself in an efficient manner. Really appreciated his great customer service. 

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Vanessa M. 
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2 years ago

I got the 1 slider with fries (hot). It was my first time at this location-order was fast and efficient! The employee was very friendly and my food was so hot I had to wait to take a bite. They were very generous with the portions. Chicken was so perfect inside! Juicy, tender and perfect texture on the outside. Fries were hot and crispy. The sauce is sooo damn good. Very satisfied with this meal, location and the customer service. I parked a block away to avoid congestion. Great meal for $11! 

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How is Dave's Hot Chicken rated?

Dave's Hot Chicken has a 4.9 star rating with 971 reviews. 

When is Dave's Hot Chicken open?

Dave's Hot Chicken is open now. It will close tomorrow at 2:00 a.m.