Dave's Hot Chicken Opens First Chicago Location, More Planned

CHICAGO — A Los Angeles-based fast-food restaurant backed by actor Samuel L. Jackson, rapper Drake and other celebrity investors is set to open its first Chicago location, Eater Chicago reports.

Dave’s Hot Chicken serves (halal-certified) Nashville-style hot chicken and all the accouterments — macaroni and cheese, fries, slaw and milkshakes. According to the magazine, its new 2,500-square-foot location at 3643 N. Western Avenue in North Center was originally a pop-up, but now the second of 16 permanent locations planned for the Chicago area. The restaurant will offer 40 indoor seats.

Diners can opt for the following spice levels at Dave's Hot Chicken:

• No spice
• Lite mild
• Mild
• Medium
• Hot
• Extra hot
• Reaper

Dave's first Chicagoland location opened over the summer in Naperville. A second suburban location is planned for Melrose Park by the end of January, according to Eater. The chain, which launched in LA in 2017, now has more than a dozen locations in California, Colorado, Nevada, Texas, Canada and Illinois.

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The restaurant is open 9:15 a.m. to 10 p.m., Monday to Thursday, 9:15 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Sunday.

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