Dave's Hot Chicken

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1300 The Plaza
Charlotte, NC 28205
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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Hannah L.
8/24/2025

Dave's is so delicious. It's definitely really heavy so I can only have it every now and then, but their chicken is so good. Dave's sauce is also so good.

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Jane S.
5/12/2025

Chase, the young man at the register, was seriously precious. What a kind, hard working kid. He was a joy. Food was typical of Dave's. Kind of slow to come out, but was hot, fresh, spicy and...

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Curtis Stone - The Realtor ®.
9/12/2025

If you like spicy... like super freaking spicy... this is a great spot for you (as long as you like chicken btw). Dave's hot chicken is an out of state chain but ran locally by the same guy that...

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AshleyMarie O.
7/16/2025

Omg AMAZING. I was in town and we got this as a late night snack between stops and let me tell you - I CANNOT wait to go back in August and eat here again!!!

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Ian N.
9/3/2024

Tenders (4/5): Big pieces of chicken that were lightly breaded and full of seasoning. I wish there was a little more crunchiness, but at the same time I'm glad they weren't over breaded. The spice...

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