Dave’s Hot Chicken is Bringing the Heat to Somers Point

Here's some hot news. Dave's Hot Chicken is coming to Somers Point.

In less than a decade, this humble fried chicken business started by four friends has gone from a parking lot pop-up pipe dream to the most talked-about fast-food chain in the country.

And it will soon open its first Atlantic County location.

The popular chicken chain, which specializes in Nashville-style hot chicken, is now under construction at Ocean Heights Plaza, 319 Bethel Road, in Somers Point.

Dave's Hot Chicken will share a building with Jersey Mike's Subs and Norman's Hallmark, according to the property owner, Brixmore.

No opening date has been given, but I can give you a little history of Dave's Hot Chicken.

What is Dave's Hot Chicken?

The beauty of it is how simple Dave's menu is. It mostly consists of chicken tenders, sliders, or a combination of the two.

The oversized tenders are served on white bread, while sliders are served on buns with pickles, house-made "kale slaw," and a chipotle mayo sauce they call Dave's Sauce.

But...the tenders are huge. Take a look at that cover photo. That's real. That's not a joke.

Dave's fanatics say they also sell a good milkshake and a few side dishes, but the panic is over the "Nashville-style hot chicken" tenders and sliders.

The Spice is the Secret

Dave's Hot Chicken comes with 7 different spice levels: no spice, lite mild, mild, medium, hot, extra hot, and Reaper. Yes, REAPER!

Those who dare try the palate-scorching Reaper must sign a waiver. About 100,000 risk-takers have signed the chain's waiver.

How Did The Frenzy Over Dave's Hot Chicken Start

How does a start-up food business go from nothing to OMG as quickly as Dave's Hot Chicken? It helps when you have early investment interests from people like Drake, Michael Strahan, Maria Shriver, and Samuel L. Jackson.

This place honestly opened with a portable chicken fryer in an East Hollywood parking lot in 2017, and now they have more than 300 locations globally and another 300 in development.