
Founded just five years ago, in 2017, the chain now boasts 104 locations, and Hypebeast calls it America's fastest-growing restaurant business, with a plan for a total of 700 locations. The hot-chicken chain got its start in Los Angeles, and it's the brainchild of Thomas Keller Group/French Laundry alum Dave Kopushyan. There are also Dave's Hot Chicken locations in San Jose, Santa Rosa, and Union City. Hoodline reported on Dave's Hot Chicken's arrival in Sunnyvale last summer, and another location has opened since then in San Leandro, in November. The new Dave's Hot Chicken is just a short walk from BART's 12th Street/City Center Station. The other restaurants are in Sunnyvale and Union City.Uber-popular chicken tenders specialists Dave's Hot Chicken keep multiplying, and as of this week there will be a Dave's Hot Chicken in Oakland just a hop and a few skips from a BART stop.Īs KRON4 reports, the newest location, the chain's sixth in the Bay Area, will be opening Friday morning, January 20, at 2228 Broadway in Oakland - right next to Jack London Square in the former Old Brooklyn Cafe and Bakery space. This is the third Bay Area location of Dave’s Hot Chicken, which was started in 2017 by Thomas Keller-trained chef Dave Kopushyan and friends Arman Oganesyan and Tommy and Gary Rubenyan. Also look for sides, including kale slaw, crinkle-cut fries, macaroni and cheese.

You can peruse the fiery menu at The Nashville-style hot chicken tenders and sliders come in seven different spice levels - none at all, lite mild, mild, medium, hot, extra hot and reaper, which requires customers to sign a waiver releasing Dave’s of liability.

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The new fast-casual restaurant, which opens Nov. The restaurant started by four Los Angeles friends announced the grand opening of its latest Bay Area restaurant at 1085 E. Dave’s Hot Chicken, the late-night-pop-up turned hot chicken chain, is continuing its spicy takeover of the Bay Area.
