Dave's Hot Chicken is your go-to for Nashville-style hot chicken tenders and sliders, served with sides of creamy mac and cheese and kale slaw, all at the perfect level of spice.
"Dave’s Hot Chicken, known for its fast-casual hot chicken tenders and sliders, offers seven spice levels from No Spice to Reaper, which requires a signed waiver. The new location features murals by Splatterhaus and Dehmq, a drive-thru, and a patio. Founded by Arman Oganesyan, Dave Kopushyan, Tommy and Gary Rubenyan, it began as a pop-up in Los Angeles and has expanded to multiple locations." - Susan Stapleton
"Dave’s Hot Chicken opens its first restaurant with a drive-thru at 9040 W. Sahara Ave. in an easy-to-spot location across Fort Apache Road from Village Square. The draw here is a roster of fast-casual hot chicken tenders and sliders, along with sides of house-made kale slaw, creamy mac n’ cheese, and crispy French fries. Dave’s offers seven various spice levels ranging from No Spice to Reaper, which requires a signed waiver for those who dare. Each heat level uses a different spice blend. The restaurant plans to be open daily from 10 a.m. to 1 a.m." - Susan Stapleton
"Dave’s Hot Chicken brings fast-casual hot chicken tenders and sliders, along with sides of house-made kale slaw, creamy mac n’ cheese, and crispy French fries." - Susan Stapleton
"Las Vegas won’t be the first out-of-state expansion site for California's Dave’s Hot Chicken, but the wildly popular fast-casual brand has updated it will be arriving on the westide sooner than expected. Home of brined, fried, and spiced chicken tenders and sliders overseen by former Bouchon chef Dave Kopushyan, Dave’s Hot Chicken is sharing on social media it will only be a “couple more months” before it debuts at the Canyon Lakes Plaza retail center. An exact date has yet to be announced. Easy to spot across Fort Apache Road from Village Square, the restaurant replaces a 3,200-square-foot former Carl’s Jr. on Sahara Avenue and will keep the existing drive-thru lane and window. Construction has been ongoing since July, adding new ceiling and floor finishes, electrical work, altering the interior floor plan, and making back of house improvements. Expanding to Toronto later this month, Dave’s Hot Chicken launched in 2007 and now operates seven Southern California outposts, all serving from lunch until late evening. On the purposely short menu, tenders are served with sliced bread and pickles, with sliders accompanied by kale slaw. Sides include mac and cheese, regular, or cheese fries, plus Dave’s house sauces ranging in spice levels from zero, all the way up to the fiery “reaper.”" - Bradley Martin
"One of the most anticipated debuts on the horizon has now confirmed it is expanding to the westside, but fans of Dave’s Hot Chicken won’t be able to sample its cult Nashville hot recipe until next year. Taking over a 3,200-square-foot former Carl’s Jr. at the Canyon Lakes Plaza retail center, the rapidly growing brand was created in Los Angeles by former Bouchon chef Dave Kopushyan and is promising it will be a “few more months” before the restaurant and drive-thru land on Sahara Avenue. Once in place, diners can look forward to deep fried, spiced chicken prepared “in a proprietary brine,” served as sliders and tenders, plus sides of mac and cheese, kale slaw, and cheese fries." - Bradley Martin
