Childhood friends created Dave’s Hot Chicken with a passion for high-quality, simple hot chicken in Los Angeles, inspired by the Nashville hot chicken trend and the simplicity of restaurants like In-N-Out Burger. Starting as a parking lot pop-up in 2017 with a portable fryer and a limited menu of tenders and sliders, the founders developed unique spice blends and a strategy to focus on perfecting their core product. Their success was fueled by the quality of the chicken, clever social media marketing, a positive review from an Eater LA food writer, and early investment from celebrity figures. It was made on May 2, 2017, and the chain expanded to over 100 locations in four countries by mid-2022. Dave’s Hot Chicken is most known for their Nashville-style hot chicken, which comes with jumbo tenders sliders. You can choose between 7 different spice levels. The worst meal that Dave’s Hot Chicken has is chicken tenders with no spice, with kale slaw. According to Allrecipes, the best meal at
raising canes is chicken fingers, Cane’s Sauce, Texas toast, and crinkle-cut friesRaising Cane’s was founded by Todd Graves to serve high-quality chicken fingers, focusing on a limited menu of “One Love” for quality and customer experience, despite initial skepticism and rejection from professors and bankers. After working arduous jobs in an oil refinery and on a fishing boat to fund the venture, Graves opened the first location near Louisiana State University in 1996, naming it 6after his yellow Labrador, Raising Cane. Raising is known for its signature sauce.
