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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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2075 Camino De La Reina, Suite B, San Diego, CA, 92108, United States

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WeekdayScheduleStatus
Mon11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Tue11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Wed11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Thu11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.
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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Mauricio R. 
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19 hours ago

Went in a little before they were closing I work late otherwise I wouldn't go somewhere right before closing, but the guys up front Leonardo and Emiliano both were super positive and helpful and made sure I felt taken care of. I come to this Dave's a lot and it's nice to see good dudes working here. The food always hits and the Mac n cheese is top tier! 

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Elizabeth H. 
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6 days ago

The service and food is great at the Pacific Beach location! Hector is very kind and friendly and always gives the best service. I highly recommend coming here! 

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Phuong H. 
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a week ago

Dave's Hot Chicken has been on my list for a min so glad I finally tried it. I don't eat meat so thought it was cool they had a cauliflower option. The crispiness and flavor were there but I got mild and should've gone for medium so the extra spice would've made it better. The sandwich size was pretty small for the price so I recommend getting their 2 sliders deal if you're super hungry or getting tenders on the side. 

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Asia T. 
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2 weeks ago

Brought my son Dragon here to get sum late nite grub. 10pm and the line was still outside the door! We waited about 20 mins and ended up eating our food in the car cuz we couldn't wait to get back to the tellie :) It was bomb. Had I known I woulda got watevers the hottest of hot was cuz the hot was just aiiite. But it was cool to experience it even tho we got one in Georgia that I still haven't been to. 

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J B. 
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2 weeks ago

Great service, super knowledgeable, Destiny and Angelo were very helpful. Food was quick and everything tasted great. 

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Amir A. 
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3 weeks ago

Had a great experience at Dave's Hot Chicken! The food was as always, and the service made it even better. Yesenia was super friendly and helpful--she made sure everything came out perfect and had a great attitude the whole time. Shoutout to her for making the visit awesome! Will definitely be back. Had a great experience at Dave's Hot Chicken! The food was as always, and the service made it even better. Yesenia was super friendly and helpful she made sure everything came out perfect and had a great attitude the whole time... read more

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Frank L. 
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a month ago

The food is great can't complain the service was great the people who worked there are cool. It's a just a small place for the area should Be a little bigger more seating everyone just crowds the area so we have people stands in front of you with little room to eat 

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Frank L. 
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a month ago

This food is the best . The people who work there have the best customer service quick respectful all the above shout out to all of them . The ambience is great love the atmosphere there . I go about every weekend food gets better and better. 

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Nathaniel G. 
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a month ago

I got the #2 with medium heat and cheese fries. I saw another review that suggested to start with medium. That is a good place to start if you are scared to try hot chicken. If that is too low of heat for you, you can go one step up each visit until you find your personal level of heat. If you have experience eating indian and thai food, maybe start with hot level of heat. The sliders meal comes with two sliders (very generous size sliders) that have some daves sauce on them with cole slaw and pickles. They also put extra pi... read more

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How is Dave's Hot Chicken rated?

Dave's Hot Chicken has a 4.9 star rating with 887 reviews. 

When is Dave's Hot Chicken open?

Dave's Hot Chicken is open now. It will close at 11:00 p.m.