Dave’s Hot Chicken, the Los Angeles-based street food sensation turned breakthrough fast-casual brand, has announced a signed agreement to expand into Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas. Adding a fiery option to one of the country’s busiest travel hubs, this venture marks Dave’s Hot Chicken’s first non-traditional development deal. The new restaurant is set […]

QSR Automations, a global leader in kitchen automation and guest management services, announced its strategic partnership with Dave’s Hot Chicken. Since its start, Dave’s Hot Chicken has gone from scrappy, late-night pop-up to one of the fastest-growing restaurant chains in the nation. The collaboration will see Dave’s Hot Chicken implement QSR Automations’ ConnectSmart Kitchen across its rapidly expanding […]

Dave’s Hot Chicken, the Los Angeles-based street food sensation turned breakthrough fast-casual brand, announced that it has signed a multi-unit agreement to open ten locations over the next five years across Pittsburgh. The ten-unit deal is with established entrepreneurs and business partners, Danny Costa, Michael Costa, and Jonathan Wise along with Raj Patel, who already […]

After 100 percent sales growth in 2023, Dave’s Hot Chicken is cementing its position as a leader in the fast-casual dining sector throughout 2024. “This year, we’ve been dialed in on growth and innovation, making our mark as the hottest concept in the Nashville-style hot chicken segment to date,” says Bill Phelps, CEO of Dave’s […]

For a limited time, Dave’s Hot Chicken, the scrappy late-night pop-up turned hot chicken sensation, is giving guests a bit of nostalgia and a chance to make their shakes a bit more decadent, with the introduction of a childhood favorite, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, as a new Top-Loaded Shake option. Starting now and for a limited time, […]

Dave’s Hot Chicken, the wildly popular Nashville-style hot chicken sensation that started out seven years ago in an East Hollywood parking lot pop-up, announced that Entertainment Icon USHER is investing in restaurants across Atlanta in the coming years. USHER will be partnering with Lawrence Kourie and Andrew Feghali, whose company is the longest-tenured Dave’s Hot […]

The International Franchise Association (IFA) named Andrew Feghali and Lawrence Kourie, owners of Dave’s Hot Chicken in New Mexico, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, and Virginia, as the 2023 Franchisee of the Year.  As the pioneering franchisee group for Dave’s Hot Chicken, Feghali and Kourie embarked on their journey with a shared passion for introducing authentic Nashville-style hot […]

Dave’s Hot Chicken has gone from scrappy, late-night pop-up to become the fastest growing restaurant chain in the nation. Starting January 8, the brand will be hand seasoning and frying up its first new core menu item since the original parking lot pop-up nearly seven years ago, making Dave’s the first national fast casual restaurant […]

Dave’s Hot Chicken, the Los Angeles-based street food sensation turned breakthrough fast-casual brand, has secured a new location in Greensboro situated at 1949 Battleground Ave. Husband and wife, Nick and Nicole Colon Smith will spearhead the new site alongside their business partner, Jordan Washburn. This marks the opening of their fourth Dave’s Hot Chicken location […]

Dave’s Hot Chicken announced that it has locked-in a multi-unit franchise agreement for both North and South Dakota. The six locations will be owned and operated by Dusty Jensen and Myron Thompson, reaching communities in various cities throughout the region.  “Bringing Dave’s to my home market has been a goal of mine ever since I […]

Dave’s Hot Chicken, the wildly popular Nashville-style hot chicken sensation that started out six years ago in an East Hollywood parking lot and has since become the Fastest-Growing Restaurant Chain in America, announced that guests across Southern California and Michigan are in for a treat, as the company is elevating its popular, large group order […]

Dave’s Hot Chicken, a Nashville-style hot chicken restaurant from Southern California, is set to open its second location in Phoenix this week, and has plans to open several more in the coming months. Dave’s Hot Chicken has gone from a scrappy, late-night pop-up to being the fastest growing restaurant chain in the nation. Come this Friday, November 17, Phoenix residents […]

From a 2017 East Hollywood parking lot pop-up to becoming the Fastest Growing Restaurant Chain in America, Dave’s Hot Chicken has come a long way in a short time. While the company’s recipe for creating some of the most flavorful, crispiest and juiciest chicken around may not have changed, Dave’s Hot Chicken continues to explore ways of […]

Bikky, a customer data platform built exclusively for multi-unit restaurants, announced a partnership with America’s fastest growing chain— Dave’s Hot Chicken, the popular Nashville-style hot chicken franchise. By leveraging Bikky’s customer analytics capabilities across almost 150 locations, Dave’s Hot Chicken is gaining a better understanding of how decisions made in the boardroom directly impact customer […]

Dave’s Hot Chicken, the Los Angeles-based Street food sensation turned breakthrough fast-casual brand, announced that it has locked in a new franchise agreement with the brand’s original franchisees. This group includes business partners Deryl Pangelinan, Andrew Voss, Chris Cook, Andrew Feghali and Lawrence Kourie. After being the first to franchise with Dave’s Hot Chicken in 2020, […]