MAY 12, 2025 – Talk about hot…in a story posted April 28^th on the ICSC website by Joe Gose, Contributor for Commerce + Communities Today, Dave’s Hot Chicken is on a tear across the U.S., opening up to 150 new units by the end of 2025.  The chain started in L.A. as a pop-up and now has around 300 franchise locations.

 

Gose wrote, “The chain now has around 300 franchise locations across the U.S. and a handful in Canada, the U.K. and the Middle East. By the end of the year, Dave’s expects to have 100 more for about 150 openings on the year, said senior vice president of real estate Dannon Shiff, who has had similar roles at Noodles & Company and Buffalo Wild Wings. He foresees maintaining that pace over the next few years.”  Shiff told Gose, “When I was introduced to Dave’s Hot Chicken, I instantly fell in love with the brand, it was run by a great team of experienced restaurant professionals, and it didn’t have the type of big, complex menu that can be a challenge operationally.”

 

Dave Sheehy of OnSite Retail Group is represented the Dave’s Hot Chicken franchisee expanding in the Greater Cincinnati area.  The ideal size for Dave’s is 2,500 square feet, but Dave’s will consider spaces that are larger or smaller than that number by 500 square feet, typically in existing spaces and in single-tenant buildings, strip centers, neighborhood and regional shopping centers and entertainment centers.  Click here to read the full story: Dave’s Hot Chicken Aims for 150 New Locations a Year