Dave's Hot Chicken is a highly rated restaurant at 2009 S Neil St, Champaign, IL 61820, serving crave-worthy comfort food, quick bites, late-night food, lunch, and dinner in a casual, trendy setting.
With a 4.8-star rating from 1,739 reviews, this Champaign chicken restaurant is known for outdoor seating, counter service, table service, dessert, and convenient dine-in, takeaway, delivery, and no-contact delivery options.
Guests can enjoy accessible dining with wheelchair-accessible parking, entrance, seating, and restroom facilities, plus accepted reservations and flexible payment options including credit cards, debit cards, and NFC mobile payments.
To experience one of the top-rated chicken restaurants in Champaign, IL, visit Dave's Hot Chicken at 2009 S Neil St, Champaign, IL 61820, or call +1 217-689-1940 for more information.
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Frequently ordered and highly recommended items at Dave's Hot Chicken
Our Story
Welcome to a place where great food meets warm hospitality. We believe dining is more than just a meal - it's an experience to be savored and shared.
Our kitchen is dedicated to creating dishes that bring people together, using recipes that honor tradition while embracing innovation.
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A glimpse of our restaurant experience
Food & Drinks
A trio of Hot Mozz, Dave’s Bites, and Mini Sliders, served BIG with your choice of three dipping sauces.
**** They’re BACK!! **** 4 Mini Sliders (sliders are served on a potato bun with kale slaw, pickles, and drizzled with Dave's sauce). Available in No Spice, Medium or Hot
4 Mini Cauli Sliders in your choice of heat level.
**** They’re BACK!! **** 4 Mini Sliders served with fries (sliders are served on a potato bun with kale slaw, pickles, and drizzled with Dave's sauce). Available in No Spice, Medium or Hot
4 Mini Cauli Sliders served with fries, in your choice of heat level.
Top off your favorite slusher with Pop Rocks for a drink that’s crackly, fizzy, poppy, and seriously fun.
Top off your favorite slusher with Pop Rocks for a drink that’s crackly, fizzy, poppy, and seriously fun.
Top off your favorite slusher with Pop Rocks for a drink that’s crackly, fizzy, poppy, and seriously fun.
Top off your favorite slusher with Pop Rocks for a drink that’s crackly, fizzy, poppy, and seriously fun.
3 golden fried, mozzarella planks. Crispy, cheese-pully, delicious! Comes with fries!
5 golden fried, mozzarella planks. Crispy, cheese-pully, delicious! Comes with fries.
Single golden fried, mozzarella plank. Crispy, cheese-pully, delicious!
3 golden fried, mozzarella planks. Crispy, cheese-pully, delicious!
5 golden fried, mozzarella planks. Crispy, cheese-pully, delicious!
served on a potato bun with kale slaw, pickles, and drizzled with Dave’s sauce.
served on a potato bun with kale slaw, pickles, and drizzled with Dave’s sauce.
20 golden fried, mozzarella planks. Crispy, cheese-pully, delicious!
A trio of Hot Mozz, Dave’s Bites, and Mini Sliders, served BIG with your choice of three dipping sauces.
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
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.
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.
Dave's mac & cheese piled high with fries, ranch, spicy buffalo sauce, and Dave's Bites.
4 Mini Sliders (sliders are served on a potato bun with kale slaw, pickles, and drizzled with Dave's sauce). Available in any spice level.
4 Mini Sliders served with fries (sliders are served on a potato bun with kale slaw, pickles, and drizzled with Dave's sauce). Available in No Spice, Medium or Hot
20 Mini Sliders. Available in No Spice, Medium or Hot.. Choice of Two Heat Levels (10/Heat Level) Serves 5
4 Mini Cauli Sliders in your choice of heat level.
4 Mini Cauli Sliders served with fries, in your choice of heat level.
20 Mini Cauliflower Sliders. Available in your choice of heat levels.. Choose Two Heat Levels (10/Heat Level) Serves 5
A trio of Hot Mozz, Dave’s Cauliflower Bites, and Mini Cauliflower Sliders, served BIG with your choice of three dipping sauces.
Cauliflower Tenders are served with sliced bread, pickles and a 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 Sliders are served on a potato bun with kale slaw, pickles and drizzled with Dave's sauce
All Cauliflower Tenders are served with sliced bread, pickles, and a side of Dave's sauce
Cauliflower Sliders are served on a potato bun with kale slaw, pickles and drizzled with Dave's sauce
Cauliflower bites served with a slice of bread and side of Dave's sauce
Cauliflower bites served with a slice of bread and side of Dave's sauce
Fries piled high with cheese sauce, pickles, kale slaw and topped with 3 Dave’s Cauli Bites and drizzle of 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.
Fries piled high with cheese sauce, pickles, kale slaw and topped with 10 Dave’s Cauli Bites and drizzle of Dave’s sauce.
Dave's mac & cheese piled high with fries, ranch, spicy buffalo sauce, and Dave's Cauli Bites.
Dave's mac & cheese piled high with fries, ranch, spicy buffalo sauce, and Dave's Cauli Bites.
Dave's mac & cheese piled high with fries, ranch, spicy buffalo sauce, and Dave's Cauli Bites.
18 pc Saucy Bites sampler that's sweet, saucy, and savory.
18 pc Saucy Bites sampler that's sweet, saucy, and savory.
All-white meat boneless chicken bites tossed in your choice of sauce.
All-white meat boneless chicken bites tossed in your choice of delicious sauce and served with a side of fries.
10 Sliders. Choice of Two Heat Levels (5/Heat Level)
10 Tenders. Choice of Two Heat Levels (5/Heat Level)
40 pcs. of white meat chicken tender bites served with a slice of bread and side of Dave's sauce.
10 sliders (4 mild, 5 medium, 1 Reaper®...are you ready?) **DAVE'S HOT CHICKEN® REAPER® WAIVER By ordering and eating the REAPER®, you acknowledge its extreme heat and potential risks, including injury, property damage, distress, or death. You release and hold Dave's Hot Chicken, its affiliates, and employees harmless from any claims related to consuming the REAPER®, including HOT BOX ROULETTE®. By ordering, you confirm you are 18+ and legally capable of accepting this waiver. Eat at your own risk!
10 tenders (4 mild, 5 medium, 1 Reaper®...are you ready?) **DAVE'S HOT CHICKEN® REAPER® WAIVER By ordering and eating the REAPER®, you acknowledge its extreme heat and potential risks, including injury, property damage, distress, or death. You release and hold Dave's Hot Chicken, its affiliates, and employees harmless from any claims related to consuming the REAPER®, including HOT BOX ROULETTE®. By ordering, you confirm you are 18+ and legally capable of accepting this waiver. Eat at your own risk!
10 Cauliflower Sliders. Choice of Two Heat Levels (5/Heat Level)
40 pcs. of cauliflower bites served with a slice of bread and side of Dave's sauce.
18 ounces of our awesomely seasoned and perfectly crispy fries!
White meat chicken tender bites served with a slice of bread, pickles, and side 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.
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.
Fries piled high with cheese sauce, pickles, kale slaw and topped with 10 Dave’s Bites and drizzle of Dave’s sauce.
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
Each combo comes with Dave's sauce, but you can get more!
Take yourself home a 1/2 Pint of Pickles!
One extra slice of American Cheese
One extra slice of white bread
One extra potato roll
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.
Choose your shake flavor: Chocolate, Vanilla, or Strawberry.
Choose your shake flavor: Chocolate, Vanilla, or Strawberry.
Choose your shake flavor: Chocolate, Vanilla, or Strawberry.
Top off your favorite slusher with Pop Rocks for a drink that’s crackly, fizzy, poppy, and seriously fun.
Top off your favorite slusher with Pop Rocks for a drink that’s crackly, fizzy, poppy, and seriously fun.
Top off your favorite slusher with Pop Rocks for a drink that’s crackly, fizzy, poppy, and seriously fun.
Top off your favorite slusher with Pop Rocks for a drink that’s crackly, fizzy, poppy, and seriously fun.
Hear from our valued guests
Atmosphere is so unique and fun! The service is beyond amazing and everyone is always so kind. The sliders and fries are the absolute BEST.
Great clean place, with friendly inviting vibes. Great price for the portions!
We tried this place for the first time with some friends, and it was AMAZING! I don't like a lot of heat, so I got the non spicy chicken, but I tried my friends mild chicken, and I could've gotten that. My husband on the other hand, really loves spicy, so he got the level right under reaper. He was crying while he ate it, but he still enjoyed the chicken lol. He said next time he'll probably pick one level under the one he got, and it would be perfect for him. My friends and I are definitely coming back every chance we get. The service was also fantastic. I love that they offer you more sauce too when you get your meal. The sauce is really good.
The worker (guy) was incredibly nice. The place was super clean and overall the food was good and fresh.
Chicken was fresh out of the fryer hot. I ordered sliders and they were huge. I ordered hot and lady kinda chuckled, but I managed. Happy I didn't go higher. Son had medium tenders, couldn't finish but ate later.
Tenders are SO CRISPY AND FLAVORFUL. I got a medium hot at Dave’s. The seasoning blends in with the chicken very well and the taste is just VOILA 🤌🏽. The fries are some of the best seasoned fries in the area. The tangy sauce adds a flavorful taste to the sliders. Try adding honey for a sweet and spicy kick. The environment is great and the employees are very friendly. The only caveat I can think of is that it may be a bit overpriced but the taste makes up for those few extra dollars. Overall, a great place to get hot chicken!!
Everything is so good and fresh!!! The customer service really makes you want to keep coming back. I love it ❤️🥰🤞🏾
I love it when chicken is served right out of the fryer- which is what I believe this place tries to do. If that really is the case- it would set it apart from places like Popeyes, chick-fil-a, Wendy’s… My #4 - slider with fries was fantastic. I thought the sandwich itself with the hot chicken, medium sauce, pickles and kale-slaw went together REALLY well.
Yesterday night I had a misunderstanding with my order where my uber driver mismatched my order with one from raising canes. I contacted Dave’s hot chicken and Albert picked up and helped me resolve the issue. I was able to get my order corrected and done promptly. They were extremely generous and understanding with the whole situation. This is a great place to get great food and meet amazing staff members. Thank you kings <3
Food was excellent t. It was ready fast and was hot. It was well packaged and survived a car ride over 20 miles home. It came worn silverware and all the extras and the sauces were packaged well. Delicious and we will for sure be back.
Common questions about Dave's Hot Chicken
Dave's Hot Chicken is located at 2009 S Neil St, Champaign, IL 61820, United States, Champaign, IL, United States.
You can reach Dave's Hot Chicken by calling +1 217-689-1940.
Dave's Hot Chicken has a rating of 4.8 out of 5 based on 1739 customer reviews.
Dave's Hot Chicken features the following accessibility: Wheelchair-accessible car park, Wheelchair-accessible entrance, Wheelchair-accessible seating, Wheelchair-accessible toilet.
Dave's Hot Chicken features the following service options: Outdoor seating, No-contact delivery, Delivery, On-site services, Takeaway, Dine-in.
Dave's Hot Chicken features the following popular for: Lunch, Dinner, Solo dining.
Dave's Hot Chicken features the following offerings: Comfort food, Late-night food, Quick bite.
Dave's Hot Chicken features the following dining options: Lunch, Dinner, Counter service, Dessert, Seating, Table service.
Dave's Hot Chicken features the following amenities: Restroom.
Dave's Hot Chicken features the following atmosphere: Casual, Trendy.
Dave's Hot Chicken features the following crowd: Groups, Tourists, University students.
Dave's Hot Chicken features the following planning: Accepts reservations.
Dave's Hot Chicken features the following payments: Credit cards, Debit cards, NFC mobile payments.
Dave's Hot Chicken features the following children: Good for kids.
Dave's Hot Chicken features the following parking: Free parking lot, Free street parking, Plenty of parking.
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