Reviews for Dave's Hot Chicken in Santa Ana, CA
Place is clean and the employees were super friendly. The food on the other hand just had no flavor. The fries were pretty good... but the chicken was small and no flavor whatsoever. Had high expectations for this place since they are opening a lot in thearea. Don?t get what the hype is about. Read more
Delicious as always! Another great Dave's Hot Chicken location. The bathrooms were clean, and the employees disinfected tables... after customers left. The food was so yummy, I couldn't stop eating. I demolished everything in that tray!! 10/10 would comeagain Read more
DHC was a surprise since I'm coming from a place where you can't get a good halal spicy chicken sandwich. Sadly I couldn't grab... any food pictures cause the food was good but definitely a place I'd stop by to grab a meal again. The vibe inside during thenight, around 6ish, wasn't bad, it wasn't packed nor empty. Decent chunk were going through the sidewalk window. The perfume ofspicy slaps inside was great. Ordered 2 sandwiches and fries combo which I split with someone. Came with enough of their saucewhich tbh wasn't special, it was some classic spicy mayo. I went with extra hot because too much and you only taste spice andtoo little and it's bland so consider that when ordering. Also eat it as soon as you get it, nobody wanna eat no soggy sandwich.The bun was nice and soft, the chicken wasn't some Chick-fil-A sized garbage, and the mix of lettuce and stuff was nice andcrunchy. The chicken on its own as extra hot was a good ole piece of chicken that actually had a good amount of spice for me.It was cooked well, not dry and I wasn't going to die of salmonella so ????. The rub they used was good aka theseasoning/mix/spice wasn't bland and the mayo helped. In all would stop by for a meal probably a lunch or dinner though I'dimagine it's busy during lunch hours so order it within 5 minutes of your being their and eat it hot or else you won't be ableto enjoy it. Read more
First time visiting this establishment and I had to choose a very busy Friday night ????. A bit of a wait needless to say. I... ordered a two extra-hot tenders meal (see attached photo) and my son ordered a hot sliders meal. Pretty pricy for two meal butthe chicken was bomb! I liked the flavor, heat and juiciness of the tenders. Read more
I have been wanting to come to this place to try out their food and the levels of spicy. Finally tonight my wife I stopped by.... The ambiance is really vibrant and artsy. We ordered combo #3. Slider w/ a chicken tender, chicken sandwich coleslaw andseasoned fries; spicy level Hot. The food was great. Chicken tenders were juicy. The level of spicy was very tolerable. Overallthe food was delicious. Almost forgot to mention we ended our meal with a strawberry shake. Yummy. We have finally found analternative to KFC. Wifey loved it so much that she might dump 3 of her favorite fast food restaurants for this one. My wife didnot get heartburn after her meal. Service was good. Food came out fast and hot a couple of minutes after placing the order.Helps that they are open late nights. Definitely going back. Read more
Had two sliders (mild), and one slider and one chicken tender (spicy). One order of normal fries and one order of cheesy fries.... All very good fast food, make sure to pour the sauce on the burgers and use it as dipping for the fries! Three options for meatspicy-ness: no spice, mild, and spicy. Read more
This is my first time in Dave?s hot chicken eatery. It?s cute and cozy. The menu is beyond simple: only 3 choices: #1. Tenders... with fries, #2. Sliders with fries, and #3. One tender, one slider with fries. You can choose from seven heat levels: reaper,extra hot, hot, medium, mild, lemon pepper, and no spicy ????, Lisly was a great help. They advised me to try no. 3 with mixspices: one hot, the other lemon ???? pepper. It was delicious Read more
Second time trying this place and it's becoming one of my favorite fast food places. The food is great and I love that I can... choose the spice level. If you get Dave's #2 you can choose different spice levels for each which works out great if you plan toshare with your kids or simply if you want to try different spice levels. Another big plus is that the spiciness is actuallyspicy, I am used to eating spicy food and usually when I go to restaurants their spicy food is not really spicy in my opion butDave's Hot Chicken definitely delivers. Definitely recommend anyone that wants good food to give this place a try. Read more