Credit: Photo via Dave's Hot Chicken/Facebook
Last summer, Dave’s Hot Chicken opened its first Tampa location near the University of South Florida, and now the popular West Coast poultry chain is ready to double down on the area.

Dave’s second Tampa location will debut this Friday, Feb. 2,  at 2961 N Dale Mabry Hwy. The new outpost will be open Sunday-Thursday from 11 a.m.-11 p.m, and Friday and Saturday from 11 a.m.-midnight.

For the unfamiliar,  the main event at Dave’s are the hot chicken tenders—which range from “no spice” to the fiery red “reaper” level. The menu also includes  fries, kale slaw, mac and cheese, and a variety of milkshakes.

Outside of Tampa, there are just three other Dave’s Hot Chicken locations in Florida, with spots in Orlando, Lake Mary and  Altamonte Springs. 

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This article appears in Jan 25-31, 2024.

Colin Wolf has been working with weekly newspapers since 2007 and has been the Digital Editor for Creative Loafing Tampa since 2019. He is also the Director of Digital Content Strategy for CL's parent...