Dave's Hot Chicken

Washington, DC · Chicken restaurant

Rating
4.6/5
★★★★★ 4.6
Reviews
20
Rank in Washington
#526
of 2672 restaurants
City Percentile
74%
rating percentile

Dave's Hot Chicken is a restaurant located in Washington, DC. It is one of 2,672 restaurants listed in Washington. Its 4.6-star rating is above the Washington city average of 4.2 stars. There are 10 photos associated with this location.

About Dave's Hot Chicken

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... More

Hours

Friday10 AM–

Customer Reviews

★★★★☆ 4.0 Kevin Sarmiento · Oct 2025

The line for the yearly free slider was long but moved very quickly. Service was prompt and helpful where the order was received within 10 minutes. Overall the food was savory and they were accommodating of removing or adding certain sauces or toppings. Overall great experience!

★★★★★ 5.0 Bob Vrees · Oct 2025

Wow. I'm from Europe and tried quite a few fastfood chains in the USA, but Dave's Hot Chicken is one to remember! The chicken breast is breaded perfectly and fried until golden brown. The seasoning I ordered was a match for me (medium) and the taste was superb. I also really liked their signature sauce that I also ordered on the side. Shout out to the staff of this location, they were so accommodating and friendly. It realy changed the atmosphere inside! I'll be back whenever I find another branch of Dave's!

★★☆☆☆ 2.0 GG · Nov 2025

Really disappointed in my recent order. I order DoorDash from here all the time and although pricey I can at least say the tenders are big enough to where you can get full and feel like you got your money worth. This time however my tenders were not big and juicy at all. Which is crazy because I literally just ordered from them last night! Totally different experience and the thing is DoorDash isn’t going to refund me or fix it because it’s DoorDash and nothings missing I just don’t like the size of the tenders. Literally last night they were so big I couldn’t eat it all in one sitting. Today it’s like hmmm will I even be full. I wouldn’t pay 16$ plus a delivery and service fee for this. & I tried to call and couldn’t reach anyone

★★★★★ 5.0 natanem abebe · Aug 2025

The app wasn’t working right, but they still gave me a free milkshake. The food is tuff — I never even liked slaw before but it goes insane with the sandwich. The Reaper is hotter than the sun. And the employees are actually even nicer than Chick-fil-A, which say a lot. The place itself has a really cool vibe too. plays lots of 80s and 90s classics. the mac and cheese with honey and bits of chicken is a lil secret special

★★★★★ 5.0 Joel Ibbs · Oct 2025

Service is always personable, chicken is always great. They have different spice levels to satisfy what you’re after.

Accessibility & Amenities

✓ Wheelchair Accessible Entrance ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Restroom ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Seating

Services

Chicken restaurantHalal restaurant

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