Dave's Hot Chicken

Dave's Hot Chicken is a fully halal Nashville-style hot chicken spot on Macleod Trail SE in Willow Park, with the same halal chicken as the chain's East Hills store. Tenders and sliders come at seven heat levels, up to Reaper. What to order The sliders are the pick, and mild or medium is the best place to start if you are new to the heat. A Dave's #3, one tender, one slider and fries, fills most people up. The mac and cheese is only mildly spicy and a good balance. Skip the cheese sticks, which are very powdery. What to know Prices run high for what you get, especially the bites and fries, which are small for the money. The heat levels are clearly different from one another, so you can step up gradually. Before you go Parking requires registering your plate, so have a phone handy.

Dave's Hot Chicken

Dave's Hot Chicken is a fully halal Nashville-style hot chicken spot on Macleod Trail SE in Willow Park, with the same halal chicken as the chain's East Hills store. Tenders and sliders come at seven heat levels, up to Reaper. What to order The sliders are the pick, and mild or medium is the best place to start if you are new to the heat. A Dave's #3, one tender, one slider and fries, fills most people up. The mac and cheese is only mildly spicy and a good balance. Skip the cheese sticks, which are very powdery. What to know Prices run high for what you get, especially the bites and fries, which are small for the money. The heat levels are clearly different from one another, so you can step up gradually. Before you go Parking requires registering your plate, so have a phone handy.

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Dave's Hot Chicken
★ 4.4 (849 ratings) · $20–30
10640 Macleod Trl SE, Calgary, AB T2J 0P8, Canada · (825) 540-2708
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Dine-in Takeout Delivery Open now · Closes at 12 a.m.

Reviews of Dave's Hot Chicken

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4.4 849 Ratings

Complexity in this review. Overall the food was good. My policy if am between a 3 and 4 star I provide a 4. The different heats of chicken seem to have a different graininess to them. Hot was in fact hot but the coating was powdery and a little unpleasant. However the mild and medium coatings seemed fine. I personally thought the mild and medium also tasted better as the hot overpowered the other flavours. The top-loaded fries were food. Now on to the things that were a challenge. The air conditioning vents blow straight down at every table and this makes the place too cold and also destroys the temp of the food so quickly. The food when cold tastes significantly less food. The tables have this red paint that looks like blood marks like the guy painting the other red things spilled and was too lazy to fix it. With the wooden fork you could remove some. So a good convent cleaner would remove it but it looks like they have not tried. There are many tables with this issue. The bathrooms have the most silly way to get in by using a handicap button to open the door (if no one is using it). Once inside you have to hit another button to lock and there is no indicators it’s locked. High risk of it not working and someone catching you in the middle of your business. I found this place a n interesting mix of some things done well and other shortcuts that really detract from what is otherwise a pretty decent experience. Also, it’s not cheap or budget food/quality. They charge a premium but don’t earn the premium price fully do to the grainy coatings on some versions of chicken, and missing diffusers on the air con vents and the sketchy bathroom locking procedures, lack of removing the red paint from tables. Overall place seems like gave up on the lap of the race to be great. It’s correctable, but that’s means they have to be aware and decide they want to polish up the edges of the experience. Last note, for dropping n for a quick fast food meal and mandatory plate registration is little much, especially if you don’t have a cell phone as there seems to be other way to register and no reminder at counter to register or alternate registration methods.

Tim 2 months ago Read on Google

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Had an awesome experience at Dave's Hot Chicken! The chicken was incredibly fresh, juicy, and cooked perfectly. My two friends decided to take on the Reaper spice level, and watching their reactions was almost as entertaining as the meal itself—it was absolutely insane 😂 On top of the amazing food, the service was impeccable. The staff were friendly, attentive, and made sure we had everything we needed. Overall, a fantastic experience, and we'll definitely be back. Highly recommend if you're craving great hot chicken 2nd pic was the aftermath of the reaper

Jeloe 2 months ago Read on Google

I tried dave's hot chicken for the first time and it was really good. We ordered dave's #3 (1 tender and 1 slider with fries) The serving was big and we felt full. The chicken was juicy and freshly cooked. The cashier (rey or ray, not sure of spelling) was friendly and very accommodating. He welcomed us with a smile and got our order quickly. Service was fast even though it was busy that time. They provided excellent customer service. Worth the price. Tasty and recommended. We will come back again 👌

Jinalyn Torres 6 months ago Read on Google

I enjoyed our quick dinner at Dave's. The young man that took our order was enthusiastic and accommodating. I love their "free" drink tactic they use, it really does feel like they are giving you something on the house. The food was cooked very well although we found it to be quite salty. There is a clear definition between the levels of spice, which is great. Overall, I will likely be back.

Tyrell Scott 2 months ago Read on Google

Sorry guys, i was so stoked to try such a reputable organization such as dave'$$$$ As most say i definitely overpayed for my food. 36$ for what is pictued. This was their 18pc flight of chicken "bites" and a order of fries($5) The flavor was there i feel, truthfully wonderful fries. But the portion, ohhhh the portion. FRIES. for 5$ id expect more than a small fry compared to every other fast food place. But tasty Chicken 29.99$ it felt like i got 2 chicken tenders sliced up and tossed in sauce. Flavor was there but it was pretty depressing when we opened the boxes and saw the amount for the amount$$$$ Would not return

John S 8 months ago Read on Google

I woke up wanting to try the cheese sticks. I don’t think I’m a fan of the flavour, we ordered mild and it was too much powder. Like a nacho flavour. The sliders were amazing!! We ordered medium and mild. We also ordered the Mac n cheese and that was a lil spicy, but a good balance! We were served by Kaidan, very helpful, great at sales and very knowledgeable and ready with suggestions. His service alone would be a reason we would go back! We tipped 20% and would tip higher if the option was there. The cheese pull was amazing, just not MY flavour!!! 💕 Awkward to get to the parking but worth it.

Tricia Lee Goonaki 2 months ago Read on Google

About Dave's Hot Chicken

Dave's Hot Chicken is a fully halal Nashville-style hot chicken spot on Macleod Trail SE in Willow Park, with the same halal chicken as the chain's East Hills store. Tenders and sliders come at seven heat levels, up to Reaper.

What to order

The sliders are the pick, and mild or medium is the best place to start if you are new to the heat. A Dave's #3, one tender, one slider and fries, fills most people up. The mac and cheese is only mildly spicy and a good balance. Skip the cheese sticks, which are very powdery.

What to know

Prices run high for what you get, especially the bites and fries, which are small for the money. The heat levels are clearly different from one another, so you can step up gradually.

Before you go

Parking requires registering your plate, so have a phone handy.

Hours:
Sunday11 a.m.–12 a.m.
Monday11 a.m.–12 a.m.
Tuesday11 a.m.–12 a.m.
Wednesday11 a.m.–12 a.m.
Thursday11 a.m.–12 a.m.
Friday11 a.m.–12 a.m.
Saturday11 a.m.–12 a.m.
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