How Dave’s Hot Chicken Is Becoming America’s Spiciest Restaurant
America’s love for chicken continues heating up. The chicken sandwich has become a staple of fast food menus, but now, hot chicken is the new craze.
If you’re familiar with Nashville’s cuisine, this might not be news to you — the dish has been a staple of the city for decades. In other parts of the country (or the world), the dish might be a change, but get ready to see more restaurants spicing up their menus soon.
Dave’s Hot Chicken might be the buzziest restaurant specializing in hot chicken. The chain started in 2017 in a parking lot in East Hollywood. Five years later, it was traveling the country. Not because it was a food truck, rather, it was opening new locations in cities across the nation.
That was just the start. Now, the company has plans to take over the world and become the face of Nashville hot chicken, even though it was born thousands of miles away from the city.
The spicy start
Being in LA, there wasn’t a lot of restaurants selling Nashville hot chicken. The market wasn’t devoid of competition — in fact, the restaurant is said to be inspired by Howlin’ Rays in Chinatown. Still, Hollywood wasn’t known for its chicken scene but if there’s a line in Tinsel Town, people are going to pay attention. Plus, the…
