

The investment group behind the franchise development deal includes Bill Phelps, co-founder of the Wetzel’s Pretzels chain who is now CEO of Dave's Hot Chicken, as well as former California First Lady Maria Shriver, actor Samuel L. In late 2019, Dave's Hot Chicken partnered with the original investor group behind Blaze Pizza to take the concept across the country, including up to 12 total San Diego locations.

Dave's Hot Chicken now has locations dotted around Los Angeles with franchisees expanding the concept around the country. Dave's quickly became extremely popular with lines around the block and over 100k followers on Instagram.

Originally founded in 2017 as a pop-up in a Los Angeles parking lot by Chef Dave Kopushyan (who trained in Thomas Keller’s Bouchon restaurant), Arman Oganesyan, and brothers Tom and Gary Rubenyan, Dave’s Hot Chicken opened its first brick-and-mortar location in East Hollywood in 2018. If you want to upgrade your side of Fries, you can choose from Mac & Cheese, Kale Slaw, Cheese Fries, Single Slider or Single Tender.įor more information about Dave’s Hot Chicken, visit fifth San Diego branch of Los Angeles' hit Nashville-style fried chicken eatery Dave's Hot Chicken will open in Oceanside. We went with Medium, which added a nice kick.

When ordering, you select either No Spice, Lite Mild, Mild, Medium, Hot, Extra Hot and Reaper. What sets Dave’s Hot Chicken apart from its competitors is the spice and seasoning, which you can taste in every bite. We ordered a Combo #2 (2 Sliders W/ Fries) and a Combo #3 (1 Tender + 1 Slider W/ Mac & Cheese). Inside Look: Dave’s Hot Chicken is Now Open in Denver, CO We were invited to try out the menu for ourselves during the new location’s media preview, and we were thoroughly impressed. 12. Dave’s Hot Chicken, which specializes in hot chicken sliders and tenders, has 32 locations across the U.S. Located at 1615 Platte St., the popular chicken restaurant celebrated its grand opening Friday, Nov. Dave’s Hot Chicken‘s latest location is officially open in Denver, Colorado.
