LA-Based Dave’s Hot Chicken to Open First Chicago-Area Location This Week | Eater Chicago

"Opening at 2736 Showplace Drive, the Naperville outpost marks the brand's entry into the Chicago-area market with a planned Friday, July 30 debut. The operation grew out of a 2017 tented parking-lot pop-up that drew massive late-night lines and has since expanded to multiple cities. The menu centers on fried tenders offered in seven heat levels — from no heat up to a “reaper” level that requires customers to sign a waiver warning of extreme spice — and the local opening is part of a broader expansion plan (about 16 locations across the city and suburbs) backed by a 2019 franchising agreement and high-profile investors including Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Strahan and Maria Shriver." - Ashok Selvam