Nashville Style Chicken Chain Dave's Hot Chicken is coming to Kissimmee in early 2025

Parking-lot sensation turned fast-casual hit, Dave's Hot Chicken will soon be bringing the heat to Kissimmee.

The popular California-based hot chicken brand, Dave's Hot Chicken is opening a new restaurant in Kissimmee, adding to the locations already open in Waterford Lakes, Altamonte Springs and Lake Mary.

Franchisee Scott Strahm who already owns the three Orlando area restaurants, has shared details that the latest Dave's Hot Chicken will open in the former Tijuana Flats location at: 6113 W Irlo Bronson Memorial Hwy, Kissimmee.

Strahm is hoping to debut the new restaurant in January or February 2025.

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Dave's Hot Chicken offers hot chicken tenders and sliders at a variety of heat levels.

The hottest level, the Reaper, can't be sold to customers under the age of 18 and requires guests to sign a waiver before eating it!

They also offer sandwiches, mac and cheese and other cookout sides.

The chicken chain was created by best friends Dave Kopushyan, Arman Oganesyan, and Tommy and Gary Rubenyan, the four friends scrounged up $900 to put a tiny stand in an East Hollywood parking lot.

The menu was simple, and the chicken was the star. Sourced and prepared to be the juiciest and most tender chicken imaginable, each piece is topped with Dave’s signature mix of spices ranging from No Spice to “The Reaper.”

A year later, the boys had the money to open a shop in a hip strip-mall with décor by local street artists, where the crowds continued to grow with wait-times of an hour and more.

From there, the incredibly craveable “Hot and Spicy” varieties have created a cult following with rave reviews across the U.S. and Canada.

For more information: https://daveshotchicken.com.

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