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Dave's Hot Chicken

4.5

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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8397 Leesburg Pike Ste. 35, Vienna, VA, 22182, 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 Midnight
Sat10:30 a.m. to Midnight
Sun10:30 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.
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Kimberly L. 
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5 months ago

Dave's vs Joe's - Dave's won for us as far as chicken tenders go. We got the 10 piece for $40, great value IMO bc we got 3 meals out of it essentially. The tenders were huge and flavorful. The mild was not spicy at all but the hot was pretty spicy so I'll go for medium next time. 

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Tom C. 
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6 months ago

If you like turmeric, you will like Dave's hot chicken. I'm not the biggest fan of this place because I'm not a big fan of turmeric. Solid, price point for the quality of chicken you get. Fries and drink options can make you want more. Parking sucks since it's a busy corner. Waiting for your food while everyone else is trying to grab it makes the entire scenario uneasy. Overall solid but not my cup of tumeric. 

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John P. 
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6 months ago

Been twice and it hit the spot both times. Chicken tenders are a good size and were piping hot with just the right amount of spice, friendly service in a clean comfortable environment. Great value. 

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Jeff T. 
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7 months ago

Wow. Enough said. Done. Seriously, this place rocks. The sandwiches are made from tenders that are huge. Sometimes you will get a tender a bit bigger than another time it any time, they sizes of the tender is great. The breading and sauce are out of this world. They have no sauce, mild, medium, hot, extra hot and reaper, which for the reaper you need to sign a form. I have not tried the reaper. I usually do mild and sometimes get medium. The medium has a nice kick to it but what I like about the heat is it does not li... read more

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Jasmine B. 
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7 months ago

You could say Dave's Hot Chicken is egg-cellent for a casual bite! I ordered Dave's #1, which came with two tenders, toast, pickles, and french fries. The chicken was very fresh and juicy, and I really enjoyed that aspect of it. The tenders were only two pieces, but they were quite large, so it felt like a good portion. I also appreciated that they offer varying spice levels--I ordered a medium, which had a nice kick but wasn't too spicy at all. However, I found the coating on the tenders a bit too powdery--it lingered in m... read more

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Christa B. 
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8 months ago

Wow. First timer at DHC and I had no idea what I was missing! I placed an order online for the slider/fries combo and even though this was a to go order, everything was still hot, crispy (even the fries), and tasted fresh at pickup. I got the mild flavor bc I'm not big on spicy food and it still had tons of flavor. Everything was so delicious and exceeded expectations. Can't wait to go back. 

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Winteriza W. 
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8 months ago

lowkey w location would recommend 2 sliders with mac at mild and free milkshakes are tuff 

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A K. 
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9 months ago

Great chicken and fries taste like nowhere else. Feels home-made. The place is clean, staff welcoming, I just have a request to owners, while the batter still tastes great, did you change red pepper or spice contractor, it was just magical when you opened up, it is still great but not compares to earlier one. 

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Julie S. 
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9 months ago

I had a great meal here at Dave's Hot Chicken. It's a fast food chain that opened within the last year in the Tyson's Corner location. The set up is like any regular fast food restaurant-- you order at the the counter and given a number and wait until your number gets called to collect your food. The food didn't take long either. I ordered the Dave's #4 which is 1 chicken slider, fries and a drink. They call it a slider but the sandwich was on the bigger size. The sandwich had pickles, coleslaw, a type of sauce and the mos... read more

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How is Dave's Hot Chicken rated?

Dave's Hot Chicken has a 4.5 star rating with 633 reviews. 

When is Dave's Hot Chicken open?

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