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Explore Dave's Hot Chicken menu featuring juicy chicken tenders, spicy buffalo cauliflower bites, loaded fries, and refreshing slushers. Enjoy halal options and bold flavors at 4017 Jack Kultgen Fwy, Waco, TX. Friendly service and vibrant spice levels await you.
Introducing the Menu at Dave's Hot Chicken
Dave’s Hot Chicken in Waco, TX, delivers a fiery yet balanced take on classic American chicken dishes, earning its spot as a must-visit halal chicken restaurant. The menu centers on tender, juicy chicken tenders and sliders, served with signature sides like crispy fries, pickles, and Dave’s special sauce that ties every bite together. Highlight dishes include the Dave’s #1 meal featuring 2 tenders with fries and sliced bread, and the flavorful sliders on soft potato buns topped with kale slaw. For those craving indulgence, the Spicy Buffalo Mac is a creative powerhouse, layering mac & cheese with fries, ranch, buffalo sauce, and bite-sized chicken pieces. Drink options range from classic sodas to refreshing bottled waters, perfectly complementing the bold flavors. Sweet tooth? The creamy chocolate, strawberry, or vanilla shakes offer the perfect finish. The menu strikes a fine balance between familiar comfort and bold spice, making each visit a satisfying experience.
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All tenders are served with sliced bread, pickles and a side of Dave's sauce
Sliders are served on a potato bun with kale slaw, pickles and drizzled with Dave's sauce
Dave's mac & cheese piled high with fries, ranch, spicy buffalo sauce, and Dave's Bites.
Sliders are served on a potato bun with kale slaw, pickles and drizzled with Dave's sauce
Dave's mac & cheese piled high with fries, ranch, spicy buffalo sauce, and Dave's Bites.
Dave's mac & cheese piled high with fries, ranch, spicy buffalo sauce, and Dave's Bites.
Sliders are served on a potato bun with kale slaw, pickles and drizzled with Dave's sauce & all tenders are served with sliced bread, pickles and a side of Dave's sauce.
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Explosive fruit flavors and 100% of the vitamin C your body needs.
Explosive fruit flavors and 100% of the vitamin C your body needs.
White meat chicken tender bites served with a slice of bread, pickles, and side of Dave's sauce.
Fries piled high with cheese sauce, pickles, kale slaw and topped with 10 Dave’s Bites and drizzle of Dave’s sauce.
Fries piled high with cheese sauce, pickles, kale slaw and topped with 3 Dave’s Bites and drizzle of Dave’s sauce.
Fries piled high with cheese sauce, pickles, kale slaw and topped with 6 Dave’s Bites and drizzle of Dave’s sauce.
White meat chicken tender bites served with a side of fries, a slice of bread, pickles, and side of Dave's sauce.
Each combo comes with Dave's sauce, but you can get more!
Your favorite Dave’s pickles, fried to a golden crisp. Served with your choice of Reaper Ranch, classic Ranch, Dave's Sauce or Dave’s Reaper Sauce. Crispy. Spicy. Cool. Craveable.
Sliders are served on a potato bun with kale slaw, pickles and drizzled with Dave's sauce
Your favorite Dave’s pickles, fried to a golden crisp. Served with your choice of Reaper Ranch, classic Ranch, Dave's Sauce or Dave’s Reaper Sauce. Crispy. Spicy. Cool. Craveable.
All tenders are served with sliced bread, pickles, and a side of Dave's sauce
40 pcs. of cauliflower bites served with a slice of bread and side of Dave's sauce.
10 Sliders. Choice of Two Heat Levels (5/Heat Level)
10 Tenders. Choice of Two Heat Levels (5/Heat Level)
10 sliders (4 mild, 5 medium, 1 Reaper®...are you ready?)
18 ounces of our awesomely seasoned and perfectly crispy fries!
10 tenders (4 mild, 5 medium, 1 Reaper®...are you ready?)
40 pcs. of white meat chicken tender bites served with a slice of bread and side of Dave's sauce.
10 Cauliflower Sliders. Choice of Two Heat Levels (5/Heat Level)
18 pc Saucy Bites sampler that's sweet, saucy, and savory.
All-white meat boneless chicken bites tossed in your choice of delicious sauce and served with a side of fries.
All-white meat boneless chicken bites tossed in your choice of sauce.
18 pc Saucy Bites sampler that's sweet, saucy, and savory.
40 pcs. of white meat boneless chicken bites tossed in your choice of sauce.
Dave's mac & cheese piled high with fries, ranch, spicy buffalo sauce, and Dave's Cauli Bites.
All Cauliflower Tenders are served with sliced bread, pickles, and a side of Dave's sauce
Cauliflower Tenders are served with sliced bread, pickles and a side of Dave's sauce.
Fries piled high with cheese sauce, pickles, kale slaw and topped with 10 Dave’s Cauli Bites and drizzle of Dave’s sauce.
Cauliflower Sliders are served on a potato bun with kale slaw, pickles and drizzled with Dave's sauce
Fries piled high with cheese sauce, pickles, kale slaw and topped with 6 Dave’s Cauli Bites and drizzle of Dave’s sauce.
Cauliflower bites served with a slice of bread and side of Dave's sauce
Cauliflower Sliders are served on a potato bun with kale slaw, pickles and drizzled with Dave's sauce
Cauliflower Sliders are served on a potato bun with kale slaw, pickles and drizzled with Dave's sauce & all Cauli Tenders are served with sliced bread, pickles and a side of Dave's sauce.
Cauliflower bites served with a slice of bread and side of Dave's sauce
Dave's mac & cheese piled high with fries, ranch, spicy buffalo sauce, and Dave's Cauli Bites.
Cauliflower Sliders are served on a potato bun with kale slaw, pickles and drizzled with Dave's sauce
Dave's mac & cheese piled high with fries, ranch, spicy buffalo sauce, and Dave's Cauli Bites.
Fries piled high with cheese sauce, pickles, kale slaw and topped with 3 Dave’s Cauli Bites and drizzle of Dave’s sauce.
The same great taste but with zero calories.
The cold, refreshing flavors of lemon and lime, perfectly blended.
The cold, refreshing, sparkling classic that America loves.
A crisp, refreshing taste you know and love with zero calories.
Choose your shake flavor: Chocolate, Vanilla, or Strawberry.
Choose your shake flavor: Chocolate, Vanilla, or Strawberry.
Choose your shake flavor: Chocolate, Vanilla, or Strawberry.
Choose your shake flavor: Chocolate, Vanilla, or Strawberry.
Choose your shake flavor: Chocolate, Vanilla, or Strawberry.
Choose your shake flavor: Chocolate, Vanilla, or Strawberry.
Choose your shake flavor: Chocolate, Vanilla, or Strawberry.
Choose your shake flavor: Chocolate, Vanilla, or Strawberry.
Choose your shake flavor: Chocolate, Vanilla, or Strawberry.
I came midday returning from a work trip. Iwrote this review solely off service. Juan helped us out & took the time to explain the menu as well as his personal experience as this was our first time here. He helped me carry the food to my table as my hands were full. As for our food, I ordered 2 sliders with a side of fries, and a strawberry shake topped with fruit pebbles. The fries were amazing, but the cheese wasn’t it. It’s more of a cheese wiz. If you like that kind of thing, then this is no different. I personally feel it subtracts from the fry. The sliders have a good sweet spice balance(I got medium heat) & a great flavor. When I’m next in town I’ll definitely up the spice level to hot. The shake was mid imo(strawberry flavor only), but my partner loved it. It does elevate with the fruity pebbles to about a 7. My partner ordered 2 tenders & Mac. The Mac & cheese tastes like Church’s & the tender was extremely juicy & crispy. This went perfectly with the included Dave’s sauce. Cons: Milkshake was a little pricey Overall: 8.5/10
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