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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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7007 Sligo Drive, Madison, WI, 53717, 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 11:00 p.m.
Fri10:30 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Sat10:30 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Sun10:30 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.
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Giselle A. 
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6 months ago

I come here all the time with friends and get the 2 sliders with the included fries for around 15$. It's a cheap, delicious meal for 2. I've yet to have a bad meal here! Service is always quick and usually friendly. Chicken is more flavorful than Chick-fil-A and great if you love spicy. We love the seasoned fries and always ask for extra Dave's sauce! 

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Josh B. 
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7 months ago

Dawn was awesome!!! Great food as always!! She was super nice !!! Got a couple number 4s! Always great 

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W P. 
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11 months ago

Always love the chicken sandwiches here. Staff is always friendly. The place is always clean whenever we have been here. We love that u can customize the spicy level here- we always do level 2 and 3 

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Kristine M H. 
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a year ago

We did a fundraiser last night and the staff was great! Dawn was so helpful and the girl serving the food delivered it with a genuine smile! My whole family ate there and every single one said it was really good. My son even mentioned that they sure know how to present their food. Great place, great staff, great food! 

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Jordan B. 
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a year ago

I've a few Dave's Hot Chicken locations and it always hits! I am personally a fan of the hot level - I think that is a good heat without being unbearable. I would definitely recommend a sandwich over just the tenders. The bun, slaw, sauce, and pickles make it. I wish I remembered the name of the cashier when we went, but he was super sweet! :) I'll be back! 

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Anthony V. 
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a year ago

This is a different kind of chicken place. They use a dry-spice coating, unlike other places. This is not Nashville-hot or buffalo-wing type sauces. Word of warning: I found the 'medium' to even be a bit spicy. When you read the menu of chicken sandwich 'sliders', these are big sandwiches! Get ready to have a filling meal. At the time aware of how hot their spices are, I will order the next chicken sandwich, meal a further down on the 'heat list '. I also think the person taking our order, when asked about the heat, scale an... read more

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Tucker's S. 
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a year ago

food is always hot, the chicken is juicy, sauce is unmatched, and everything is seasoned perfectly. This place is bussin, respectfully 

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Mark R. 
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a year ago

Stopped there with my daughter for takeout the other day. Good service, hearty serving portions, and tasty chicken. The tenders are very generously sized so a meal of two tenders was plenty enough for my 200 pound frame. Located kind of on a outdoor food court setting with a few other restaurants. Nice idea. 

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Stephen V. 
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a year ago

For first time in ages I have experienced a pretty claimed hot sauce that is indeed about as hot as advertised. I chose the second from the top, since I'm more about the flavor profile than anything he ability to maim. The top hot sauces at most of the places is indeed at a level that's more about being lava than anything else. A few weeks ago I had wings at Wing Stop and the second hottest was pale. Mostly an overly sweet burn. My blood sugar levels were doubled to nearly 200 the following day, which truly made my decisio... read more

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How is Dave's Hot Chicken rated?

Dave's Hot Chicken has a 4.9 star rating with 933 reviews. 

When is Dave's Hot Chicken open?

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