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title: "Dave’s Hot Chicken Brings the Heat to Sunnyvale with Opening of City’s First Location"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/6f61d4f2-b156-4d8a-9f8a-0f69699d6acc
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20220823_daves_hot_chicken_brings_the_heat_to_sunnyvale_with_opening_of_citys_first_.html
category: "Chicken"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Chicken"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2022-08-23T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T01:10:13.830Z
image: https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1504674900247-0877df9cc836?w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop
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# Dave’s Hot Chicken Brings the Heat to Sunnyvale with Opening of City’s First Location

**TL;DR:** Dave's Hot Chicken has opened its first location in Sunnyvale, offering hot chicken tenders and sliders. The brand, which began as a parking lot pop-up, specializes in hot chicken tenders and sliders with seven spice levels.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2022-08-23. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20220823_daves_hot_chicken_brings_the_heat_to_sunnyvale_with_opening_of_citys_first_.html).*

## Story

Dave Hot Chicken’s newest Sunnyvale location features plentiful indoor seating and custom artwork throughout the restaurant.

Dave’s Hot Chicken specializes in Hot Chicken Tenders and Sliders, along with sides of house-made Kale Slaw, creamy Mac n’ Cheese and crispy French Fries. Offered at seven spice levels ranging from No Spice to Reaper™ (which requires a signed waiver for those who dare), each piece of juicy, hand-breaded chicken is spiced to order, using a spice blend crafted specifically for its heat level. The brand began a few years ago as a parking lot pop-up and drew lines around the block, with rave reviews by its fanatic Instagram followers.

“Dave’s Hot Chicken will blow your mind! Every Tender is hot, juicy and spicy,” said Bill Phelps, Dave’s Hot Chicken’s CEO. “Our founders started Dave’s as a parking lot pop-up restaurant in Hollywood with a portable fryer and picnic tables from their backyards just five short years ago. We’re thrilled to be opening our first restaurant in Sunnyvale.”

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- location expansion (topic)
- restaurant opening (topic)
- menu offerings (topic)
- Dave's Hot Chicken (company)
- Bill Phelps (person)
- Sunnyvale (location)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20220823_daves_hot_chicken_brings_the_heat_to_sunnyvale_with_opening_of_citys_first_.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/6f61d4f2-b156-4d8a-9f8a-0f69699d6acc).