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Dave's Hot Chicken

4.7

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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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2540 E. Fowler Ave, Tampa, FL, 33612, United States

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WeekdayScheduleStatus
Mon11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Tue11:00 a.m. to Midnight
Wed11:00 a.m. to Midnight
Thu11:00 a.m. to Midnight
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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Amelia D. 
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a year ago

My husband picked up the food cannot speak to the service or the ambiance but the food OMG NO FLAVOR ON THE CHICKEN UNLESS OIL IS A NEW FLAVOR, Mac n cheese tast like they boiled the noodles and put some velveta cheese on it smh I will not be back 

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Rodney R. 
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a year ago

Ordered online, was told order would be ready in 15 minutes. Less than a minute later, the wife called and said she was bringing home lunch, so I called in to cancel the order. After waiting what felt like an eternity for the pre-recorded marketing spiel to end, I was able to actually dial in to the store. 5 minutes without response later, I get a curt answer that the order is bagged and done already, and that no refund can be made, even though only 6 of the 15 minutes have passed since I placed the order, and hung up befor... read more

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Brooks B. 
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a year ago

Food is great but here's the thing: my friend ordered a shake and 20 minutes later we found out that if you left a review you could get a free shake. So obviously the 10 of us went to go do so and get a free shake. Magically, the machine is down. Tell me that ain't sum bs 

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Sean D. 
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2 years ago

Came to Dave's for the first time and the restaurant itself was very cool, loved the art and set up. The service here was awesome, very friendly staff and quick with our order. I really enjoyed the vibe. As for the food everything tasted good although the chicken itself I thought was kinda huge for the buns. If it was up to me I'd use thighs for the sandwiches that way it matched up with the buns a bit better. Overall I really enjoyed the experience and the food. Made me feel like I was eating at a spiced up chic fil a. 

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Anthony A. 
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2 years ago

Jessica is a liar! Mac and cheese is so mid. Everything else was gas. The chicken sandwich was amazing. 

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Joseph M. 
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2 years ago

The bun was good, I liked the addition of the kale slaw as well as the pickles to balance it out. But the fact that the portion for a chicken sandwich is one chicken tender doesn't go over well. Think about it, there's bread bites with no chicken because it's a slim piece of chicken down the middle of a bun. The chicken is just dusted with cayenne pepper mixed with a little sugar. Nothing special as far as flavor development. I didn't think the place was bad but it did nothing for me and I wouldn't go back. 

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Brianna L. 
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2 years ago

I was very disappointed I was hearing all these great things about this restaurant and honestly the food was not good at all. The fries were OK but the chicken had no seasoning. Maybe that was my fault I don't like heat so I went with mild. I didn't know the levels of heat was also the levels of seasoning, in my opinion you should always season your meat. The sauce that they gave me was the only saving grace. I honestly won't be back very put off by the experience, everybody was nice, but to stand in line that long and get t... read more

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Jessica G. 
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2 years ago

We heard about this place and were excited to try it but had a less than desirable experience. We were ordering and asked our cashier Khaleel what was in the Dave's sauce as I have allergies and Jessica rudely chimed in saying it's a secret and like chic fil a sauce. She was incredibly rude about us asking about ingredients for allergy purposes. We got our food to go and when we ate our chicken, one of the tenders has all of the gross chicken pieces and was practically inedible due to the amount of fat on the piece. 

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How is Dave's Hot Chicken rated?

Dave's Hot Chicken has a 4.7 star rating with 2,606 reviews. 

When is Dave's Hot Chicken open?

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