Dave's Hot Chicken

We ordered the number 3, which includes one chicken slider, tender, and fries. We selected hot as the level of spice. Each slider contained a hearty piece of chicken and a generous amount of light, crispy breading. The pickles were of excellent quality and had just the proper amount of acidity to go nicely with the chicken's heat. The unique sauce is much more tangy and sweet than others.

When we next visit the area, we will most certainly return :)

I’ve heard a lot of great things about this place, so my expectations were very high.

Reviewing the food:

The food was good. I got 2 pieces of hot chicken with french fries, and Dave’s Special Sauce made the chicken more delicious. However, for the price I paid, it could have been more fulfilling. I’ve gone to a different spicy fried chicken joint where you get more for what your money’s worth. Also, I don’t like that they use styrofoam containers.

Reviewing the service:

This doesn’t have as much to do with the place itself, but it was really misleading for Google to say that the place is “usually not too busy” when I went. I had to wait for almost an hour for my food. And that was after waiting in line for about a half hour to order. When I finally got my food, while it was good, it wasn’t overall very satisfying given how long I had to wait.

For a place this popular, they really need to do a better job with handling a big line, especially on a Friday night when it gets really busy (which is when I went). It also doesn’t seem like they have enough people taking orders; there were just two registers. Maybe next time, I’ll just order online and get something different.

Today I decided to go on a drive to try the famous Dave's Hot Chicken. After trying all the Nashville Hot Chicken places in the Bay Area I can assure you this was the best. The line was well addressed along with fast service. The Food was well placed in the trays and not like other places. Will definitely be making the drive to come more often. The only small issue was the Dave Sauce packets were hard to open.

Was in the area visiting a friend and was looking for a good chicken spot. Saw a Jolibees and pulled in to this center did a quick search to see reviews and saw Dave's Hot Chicken was in the same area with much better reviews. Definitely made the right choice. I got the number 2 which comes with two chicken sliders and fries, I chose hot as my spice level. The chicken had a great amount of light crispy breading and a hearty piece of chicken in each slider. The pickles were high quality and had just the right acidity to blend well with the heat of the chicken! The special sauce is tangy and sweet much better than Cane's special sauce 😋
Definitely coming again next time I'm in the area 🐔

Excellent chicken. Very busy when I went, expect a ~15 to 30 min wait during busy times.

Current menu is also with this post for those who want to see what they offer. They have meals + sides to order.

For those who want a good first time, medium level hot sauce should be a good intro for the hot sauce scales, leaves just a slight burn 🔥.

Chicken was crunchy, fries were delicious. A little pricier than other restaurants, but the quality and flavor is still great for the price. Got the #2, two sliders with Pickles + fries, but ended up getting another order of fries.

10/10 would eat again.

Bonus: restaurant is halal certified too!

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