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title: "Dave’s Hot Chicken Brings Eight Units to Oklahoma With New Development Deal"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/eec724f7-8288-4618-b297-c8d694dab5af
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20210507_daves_hot_chicken_brings_eight_units_to_oklahoma_with_new_development_deal.html
category: "Chicken"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Chicken"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2021-05-07T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:27:58.629Z
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# Dave’s Hot Chicken Brings Eight Units to Oklahoma With New Development Deal

**TL;DR:** Dave's Hot Chicken partners with a new development team to bring eight units to Oklahoma, seeking 2,000 to 3,000 square feet endcaps and freestanding locations. The team, which includes Kory Allen and Bogert, has a wealth of restaurant experience, including operating Fuzzy's Taco Shop and CycleBar locations.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2021-05-07. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20210507_daves_hot_chicken_brings_eight_units_to_oklahoma_with_new_development_deal.html).*

## Story

“Kory, Kelly, Brian, Cole and Courtney are the perfect fit to introduce Dave’s Hot Chicken to Oklahoma. Their knowledge of the market and operations experience will be invaluable.”

Dave’s Hot Chicken works well in a variety of floor plans. The team is seeking 2,000 to 3,000 square feet endcaps and freestanding locations, with drive-thru infrastructure a plus.

“As we were looking for a new concept to get involved with, Dave’s Hot Chicken instantly stood out. The quality of the food, simple menu and operations truly can’t be beat,” said Kory Allen. “Dave’s Hot Chicken will be a great addition to help elevate the already fantastic and diverse dining scene in Oklahoma City.”

With this new deal, the group brings a wealth of restaurant experience with them to Dave’s Hot Chicken. Bogert founded The Social Order restaurant group in 2002, that includes brands such as Fuzzy’s Taco Shop, Seven47, SPARK, Texadelphia and The Jones Assembly. The Allens have operated three Alfredo’s Mexican Café locations in the Oklahoma City metro area, as well as a CycleBar Classen Curve location.

The Allens and Bogert have been partners in three Fuzzy’s Taco Shop locations since 2015. Lipscomb has been with Bogert for the openings of Fuzzy’s Taco Shop metro locations and Texadelphia, most recently serving as the operations manager. Mankin has served as president of The Social Order since 2014 and before that worked in sales and operations for a hotel brand based in Dallas-Fort Worth.

Founded by classically-trained chef Dave Kopushyan and three friends in early 2017, Dave’s Hot Chicken initially opened as a parking lot pop-up, with lines quickly wrapping around the block. Since then, the brand has exploded in popularity and now has multiple brick-and-mortar locations open in Southern California.

Specializing in hot chicken tenders and sliders, with spice levels ranging from “No Spice” to “Reaper,” each restaurant also serves sides of house-made Kale Slaw, creamy Mac & Cheese and crispy Fries or Cheese Fries.

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- unit expansion (topic)
- restaurant operations (topic)
- Oklahoma (location)
- Dave's Hot Chicken (company)
- Fuzzy's Taco Shop (company)
- CycleBar (company)
- Dave Kopushyan (person)
- development deal (topic)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20210507_daves_hot_chicken_brings_eight_units_to_oklahoma_with_new_development_deal.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/eec724f7-8288-4618-b297-c8d694dab5af).