Welcome to Dave's Hot Chicken, your go-to Chicken Restaurant in Lexington, KY, where great flavor and friendly service come together. With a 4.80-star rating from 2479 reviews, we’re proud to offer great service and quality and accessible facilities for a better dining experience.
Popular Items
Frequently ordered and highly recommended items at Dave's Hot Chicken
Our Story
Welcome to a place where great food meets warm hospitality. We believe dining is more than just a meal - it's an experience to be savored and shared.
Our kitchen is dedicated to creating dishes that bring people together, using recipes that honor tradition while embracing innovation.
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A glimpse of our restaurant experience
Food & Drinks
3 golden fried, mozzarella planks. Crispy, cheese-pully, delicious! Comes with fries!
5 golden fried, mozzarella planks. Crispy, cheese-pully, delicious! Comes with fries.
Single golden fried, mozzarella plank. Crispy, cheese-pully, delicious!
3 golden fried, mozzarella planks. Crispy, cheese-pully, delicious!
5 golden fried, mozzarella planks. Crispy, cheese-pully, delicious!
served on a potato bun with kale slaw, pickles, and drizzled with Dave’s sauce.
served on a potato bun with kale slaw, pickles, and drizzled with Dave’s sauce.
20 golden fried, mozzarella planks. Crispy, cheese-pully, delicious!
All tenders are served with sliced bread, pickles and a side of Dave's sauce
Sliders are served on a potato bun with kale slaw, pickles and drizzled with Dave's sauce
Sliders are served on a potato bun with kale slaw, pickles and drizzled with Dave's sauce & all tenders are served with sliced bread, pickles and a side of Dave's sauce.
Sliders are served on a potato bun with kale slaw, pickles and drizzled with Dave's sauce
Dave's mac & cheese piled high with fries, ranch, spicy buffalo sauce, and Dave's Bites.
Dave's mac & cheese piled high with fries, ranch, spicy buffalo sauce, and Dave's Bites.
Dave's mac & cheese piled high with fries, ranch, spicy buffalo sauce, and Dave's Bites.
Cauliflower Tenders are served with sliced bread, pickles and a side of Dave's sauce.
Cauliflower Sliders are served on a potato bun with kale slaw, pickles and drizzled with Dave's sauce
Cauliflower Sliders are served on a potato bun with kale slaw, pickles and drizzled with Dave's sauce & all Cauli Tenders are served with sliced bread, pickles and a side of Dave's sauce.
Cauliflower Sliders are served on a potato bun with kale slaw, pickles and drizzled with Dave's sauce
All Cauliflower Tenders are served with sliced bread, pickles, and a side of Dave's sauce
Cauliflower Sliders are served on a potato bun with kale slaw, pickles and drizzled with Dave's sauce
Cauliflower bites served with a slice of bread and side of Dave's sauce
Cauliflower bites served with a slice of bread and side of Dave's sauce
Fries piled high with cheese sauce, pickles, kale slaw and topped with 3 Dave’s Cauli Bites and drizzle of Dave’s sauce.
Fries piled high with cheese sauce, pickles, kale slaw and topped with 6 Dave’s Cauli Bites and drizzle of Dave’s sauce.
Fries piled high with cheese sauce, pickles, kale slaw and topped with 10 Dave’s Cauli Bites and drizzle of Dave’s sauce.
Dave's mac & cheese piled high with fries, ranch, spicy buffalo sauce, and Dave's Cauli Bites.
Dave's mac & cheese piled high with fries, ranch, spicy buffalo sauce, and Dave's Cauli Bites.
Dave's mac & cheese piled high with fries, ranch, spicy buffalo sauce, and Dave's Cauli Bites.
18 pc Saucy Bites sampler that's sweet, saucy, and savory.
18 pc Saucy Bites sampler that's sweet, saucy, and savory.
All-white meat boneless chicken bites tossed in your choice of sauce.
All-white meat boneless chicken bites tossed in your choice of delicious sauce and served with a side of fries.
10 Sliders. Choice of Two Heat Levels (5/Heat Level)
10 Tenders. Choice of Two Heat Levels (5/Heat Level)
40 pcs. of white meat chicken tender bites served with a slice of bread and side of Dave's sauce.
10 sliders (4 mild, 5 medium, 1 Reaper®...are you ready?) **DAVE'S HOT CHICKEN® REAPER® WAIVER By ordering and eating the REAPER®, you acknowledge its extreme heat and potential risks, including injury, property damage, distress, or death. You release and hold Dave's Hot Chicken, its affiliates, and employees harmless from any claims related to consuming the REAPER®, including HOT BOX ROULETTE®. By ordering, you confirm you are 18+ and legally capable of accepting this waiver. Eat at your own risk!
10 tenders (4 mild, 5 medium, 1 Reaper®...are you ready?) **DAVE'S HOT CHICKEN® REAPER® WAIVER By ordering and eating the REAPER®, you acknowledge its extreme heat and potential risks, including injury, property damage, distress, or death. You release and hold Dave's Hot Chicken, its affiliates, and employees harmless from any claims related to consuming the REAPER®, including HOT BOX ROULETTE®. By ordering, you confirm you are 18+ and legally capable of accepting this waiver. Eat at your own risk!
10 Cauliflower Sliders. Choice of Two Heat Levels (5/Heat Level)
40 pcs. of cauliflower bites served with a slice of bread and side of Dave's sauce.
18 ounces of our awesomely seasoned and perfectly crispy fries!
White meat chicken tender bites served with a slice of bread, pickles, and side of Dave's sauce.
White meat chicken tender bites served with a side of fries, a slice of bread, pickles, and side of Dave's sauce.
Fries piled high with cheese sauce, pickles, kale slaw and topped with 3 Dave’s Bites and drizzle of Dave’s sauce.
Fries piled high with cheese sauce, pickles, kale slaw and topped with 6 Dave’s Bites and drizzle of Dave’s sauce.
Fries piled high with cheese sauce, pickles, kale slaw and topped with 10 Dave’s Bites and drizzle of Dave’s sauce.
All tenders are served with sliced bread, pickles, and a side of Dave's sauce
Sliders are served on a potato bun with kale slaw, pickles and drizzled with Dave's sauce
Each combo comes with Dave's sauce, but you can get more!
Take yourself home a 1/2 Pint of Pickles!
One extra slice of American Cheese
One extra slice of white bread
One extra potato roll
Choose your shake flavor: Chocolate, Vanilla, or Strawberry.
Choose your shake flavor: Chocolate, Vanilla, or Strawberry.
Choose your shake flavor: Chocolate, Vanilla, or Strawberry.
Choose your shake flavor: Chocolate, Vanilla, or Strawberry.
Choose your shake flavor: Chocolate, Vanilla, or Strawberry.
Choose your shake flavor: Chocolate, Vanilla, or Strawberry.
Choose your shake flavor: Chocolate, Vanilla, or Strawberry.
Choose your shake flavor: Chocolate, Vanilla, or Strawberry.
Choose your shake flavor: Chocolate, Vanilla, or Strawberry.
Choose your shake flavor: Chocolate, Vanilla, or Strawberry.
Choose your shake flavor: Chocolate, Vanilla, or Strawberry.
Choose your shake flavor: Chocolate, Vanilla, or Strawberry.
Hear from our valued guests
First time eating here and it is fantastic!!! Juicy, hot chicken with amazing honey sauce! Sweet tea is also amazing! Definitely gonna be coming here again.
The chicken is always on point. Some of the best fried chicken you can get anywhere. Elizabeth was so friendly and gave great service.
The chicken was crispy, juicy, and seasoned really well. The bun was soft and fresh, and the toppings were simple but worked perfectly together. Service was fast and friendly, and the place was clean. Overall, great spot if you’re craving a quality chicken.
I have dined in, at the Lex - Richmond Rd. location and picked up an order to-go. Dine In - The restaurant was clean, well-kept, and a great atmosphere, also (important to me when eating spicy food) the temp was perfect was not getting uncomfortable when hot & spicy makes you sweat a little. Picking up - My order was ready, packed well, and they were so kind & pleasant to me. The food - it was incredibly fresh, the chicken had a great crust, even after being spiced and covered in Dave’s sauce, the texture was amazing. After driving home almost 3 hours with a pickup order, it was still delicious - and that’s hard to do. For a family of 5, it’s hard to find anything that we try that everyone picks (and we can afford)… DHC is a unanimous pick, every single time!
Where do I even start with Dave's hot chicken. Ever since I heard that we were getting a Daves in Lexington I was dying to try it, and it did not disappoint. Dave's is famously known for their tender chicken and range of flavors and spice levels. I personally do not enjoy spice so I was pleasantly surprised when they had many mild and non-spicy flavors. I decided to order the sliders and did not regret it. They were tender and juicy and they came with pickles so that's another win in my book. Although the food is not the only thing that caught my eye as soon as I stepped in, the whole place was decorated in graffiti. These murals really give the space a fun and inviting vibe to them. The whole place is covered, even the bathrooms. In addition they have outside seating and pretty fast serving time considering how fresh the food is.
I absolutely love Dave’s hot chicken! I’d always wanted to go to one, but they didn’t Have a location in Alabama where I grew up. When I moved to Lexington, this is one of the first places I went and it definitely did not disappoint! I don’t know if he’s a manager or what but there’s a man named Justin who works there He is always super friendly, very willing to help and always checks up on the customers even though he doesn’t have to. The chicken quality is always perfect and the tenders are very huge! Everything on the menu is very good. I always go with the classic two tenders and fries. I usually opt for the medium or hot Flavoring on the Chicken and the Dave’s sauce they give you is GREAT!
I loved my experience, food was great annd very fresh and the cashier ann was really nice as well, answered all questions perfectly!.
Great food and atmosphere! Employees always making sure you’re taking care of and asking if you need anything else. Would recommend any day. Justin the gm is wonderful! Bree and Simon were extremely helpful also
The foods was hot and amazing! The special Dave’s sauce is the best! The manager came to our table and greeted us and was very friendly and helpful. He explained how the fryer system is cleaned regularly and that is how their chicken is so crispy and fresh!
Great atmosphere! I went during 12 pm, and it wasn’t too busy. It was my first time and let’s say i will be coming back and also shoutout to Ann who was very nice and helpful!
Common questions about Dave's Hot Chicken
Dave's Hot Chicken is located at 2630 Richmond Rd, Lexington, KY 40509, United States, Lexington, KY, United States.
You can reach Dave's Hot Chicken by calling +1 859-300-6230.
Dave's Hot Chicken has a rating of 4.8 out of 5 based on 2479 customer reviews.
Dave's Hot Chicken features the following accessibility: Wheelchair-accessible car park, Wheelchair-accessible entrance, Wheelchair-accessible seating, Wheelchair-accessible toilet.
Dave's Hot Chicken features the following service options: Outdoor seating, No-contact delivery, Delivery, On-site services, Takeaway, Dine-in.
Dave's Hot Chicken features the following popular for: Lunch, Dinner, Solo dining.
Dave's Hot Chicken features the following offerings: Comfort food, Late-night food, Quick bite, Small plates.
Dave's Hot Chicken features the following dining options: Lunch, Dinner, Catering, Counter service, Dessert, Seating, Table service.
Dave's Hot Chicken features the following amenities: Restroom.
Dave's Hot Chicken features the following atmosphere: Casual, Trendy.
Dave's Hot Chicken features the following crowd: Groups, Tourists, University students.
Dave's Hot Chicken features the following planning: Accepts reservations.
Dave's Hot Chicken features the following payments: Credit cards, Debit cards, NFC mobile payments.
Dave's Hot Chicken features the following children: Good for kids, High chairs, Kids' menu.
Dave's Hot Chicken features the following parking: Free parking lot, Free street parking, Paid parking lot, Plenty of parking.
Dave's Hot Chicken features the following pets: Dogs allowed outside.
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