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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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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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Bryan A. 
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a year ago

Roscal was a very good worker and very helpful definitely will come back and try the honey with the dave sauce fireee 

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H W. 
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a year ago

Really really delicious! Price for the amount of food you get is actually pretty good comparatively. Shout out to Tyler for being super helpful! We will defiantly be back. 

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Cristina B. 
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a year ago

SO HAPPY THEY HAVE A LOCATION IN MISSION VALLEY! Was thrilled to hear Dave's finally came to SD and ecstatic when they opened the location in Mission Valley! The parking lot is so odd, but there are a lot of spaces. The location itself is also small, but I don't care because the chicken is so good! Have been here twice in 2 weeks and I can't wait to come back again and again! 

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Shannon B. 
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a year ago

They finally dropped a vegetarian-friendly option and it is AMAZING. The cauliflower was the perfect texture-- not mushy at all. A little bit on the pricey side (it's actually more expensive than the chicken.) 

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Sunya M. 
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a year ago

Absolutely delicious and juicy chicken, literally every time. They've been very busy since recently opening and so orders have been produced slowly probably due to high orders and not enough staff to meet demand I'd assume, but I have enjoyed my meal every single time we've ordered and although busy, the quality doesn't lack. This location is small inside, but they offer some outdoor seating in the back. The service is good and they provide additional sauce/honey/utensils etc when serving your meal. Order ahead if in a r... read more

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Ahmed M. 
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a year ago

The boys Devon and Roscoe showed true love. Took care of myself and my people. Can't ask for better customer service than that! If y'all ever want to be taken care of ask for these two, truly amazing souls. 

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Glenn M. 
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a year ago

It's a great spot to indulge in fried chicken sliders. I sampled the #3 (one tender, one slider, plus fries). My go-to is the Crack Shack in Little Italy, where I cannot compare it to Dave's, but this definitely hit the spot! I'll most likely come back again and try the Not Chicken Slider and Tender option (read: vegan). 

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Blaine E. 
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a year ago

Food was sooooo good!!!! Devon recommended mixing Dave's sauce with honey and wow great idea!!!! Service was obviously great first time and they took time to recommend and go through levels of heat and equivalents. Atmosphere was nice good music and lively crew! 10/10 will be back! 

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Raymond C. 
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a year ago

I've never heard of this place before but my 12 year old grandson wanted to try since we were looking for a Popeyes.It was very busy today and customers were standing outside and inside.We ordered two #2 and they weren't cheap!$14.99 +a drink each!It took nearly 30 minutes for our order so we were pretty hungry by then.We were sitting outside on their metal table and stools but it was to cold there in the shade ,so we went over to Rubios patio which had many tables and chairs and there wasn't anyone using them plus it was in... read more

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How is Dave's Hot Chicken rated?

Dave's Hot Chicken has a 4.9 star rating with 903 reviews. 

When is Dave's Hot Chicken open?

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