Dave's Hot Chicken

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10832 Warner Ave
Fountain Valley, CA 92708
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. THE JOURNEY After 6 months of running the pop-up with long lines, the team took the plunge and opened their first physical store in January 2018 in a sleepy strip center in East Hollywood.

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4.0799 reviews
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Justina T.
11/25/2025

The chicken sliders are a-okay! Maybe my expectations were too high, but I'm not understanding the hype about Dave's. It's fine as far as hot chicken goes... though I'd never go out of my way to...

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John S.
9/25/2025

Cluck cluck! I've tried a lot of hot chicken spots, and Dave's is one of the few that nails it every time. Fresh, juicy chicken with great flavor and just the right spice kick. The Chicken Sando...

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Nick H.
8/8/2025

Dave's is good. The first three levels are pretty much the same, and then the jump to hot is WILD, and I love spice. Also, they don't have hot sauce. This makes no sense. Dave's hot chicken, but...

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El Chido Y.
11/28/2025

Not that great but not bad. Just alright hot chicken. Cashier is friendly that always helps. Decent sized chicken slider

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Michelle H.
11/22/2025

Ordered online and it was a fast and easy process. Eddie greeted me at the door and the food was amazing. Lots of seating inside. A bit cold inside the restaurant

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