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Hot chicken fans across the Charlotte area are in luck. A popular restaurant that specializes in spicy tenders and sliders is expanding to five new locations, doubling the number of spots where you can grab a bite.<\/p>\n

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Dave\u2019s Hot Chicken\u2019s<\/a> new Steele Creek restaurant soft opens first on Thursday, May 28, with a grand opening the next day. The location on Rigsby Road near Charlotte Premium Outlets<\/a> is among several new locations opening nationwide. And a Gastonia location just opened in April.<\/p>\n

The fast-growing chain that got its start in East Hollywood offers a lineup of meals with chicken tenders and sliders with fries.<\/p>\n

Other options include Dave\u2019s Not Chicken tenders and sliders \u2014 made with cauliflower but seasoned like the chicken \u2014 and new Hot Mozz mozzarella sticks, along with mac and cheese, spicy Loaded Buffalo Mac and kale slaw to cool things back down.<\/p>\n

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\u201cEveryone loves it \u2014 it\u2019s an amazing, very fun brand,\u201d Nick Smith, who co-owns the franchise for the area<\/a> with his wife, Nicole, told CharlotteFive.<\/p>\n

Each location is personalized to the area, with a team from Los Angeles coming in to decorate the restaurants with graffiti. The new Steele Creek location\u2019s artwork pay homages to nearby Carowinds, featuring a roller coaster.<\/p>\n

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Locations coming up next include:<\/p>\n

Location: 13415 Rigsby Road, Suite C, Charlotte NC 28273<\/a> (opens May 28)<\/p>\n

Location: 2230 E Franklin Blvd suite 140, Gastonia, NC 28054<\/a><\/p>\n

Location: 1300 The Plaza, Charlotte, NC 28205<\/a><\/p>\n

Location: 9711 Northlake Centre Pkwy Suite A, Charlotte, NC 28216<\/a><\/p>\n

Location: 8932 J M Keynes Dr #100, Charlotte, NC 28262<\/a><\/p>\n

Location: 2476 Cherry Rd, Rock Hill, SC 29730<\/a><\/p>\n

Menu<\/a><\/p>\n

Cuisine: Nashville-style hot chicken<\/p>\n

Instagram: @daveshotchicken<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A fast-growing Dave\u2019s Hot Chicken will open in Steele Creek and add locations in Pineville, High Point, Mooresville and Indian Land with spicy tenders and sides.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":706,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-722","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-read-todays-edition"],"yoast_head":"\nA popular hot chicken restaurant is coming to 5 new spots in the Charlotte area - \u0421harlotte Relocation Guide<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/charlotterelocationguide.com\/?p=722\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"A popular hot chicken restaurant is coming to 5 new spots in the Charlotte area - 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