Dave's Hot Chicken

Dave's Hot Chicken is an American fast casual restaurant chain specializing in Nashville-style hot chicken.
==History==
The first Dave's Hot Chicken was opened in May 2017 by Armenian-American childhood friends Dave Kopushyan, Arman Oganeshyan, Tommy Rubenyan and Gary Rubenyan. https://daveshotchicken.com/our-story/ They were inspired by the no frills approach of In N Out Burger as well as the growing demand for fried chicken in Los Angeles. https://www.timeoutdubai.com/food-drink/food-news/daves-hot-chicken-opens-in-dubai Kopushyan was a professional chef trained by restaurateur Thomas Keller at three-Michelin-star restaurant The French Laundry. https://www.azcentral.com/story/entertainment/dining/2022/10/10/daves-hot-chicken-opens-arizona-restuarant/8235368001/ Drawing from this experience, Kopushyan developed the chain's signature hot chicken recipe. The four friends scraped together $900 to set up a small shop.
The original location consisted of nothing more than a small street food stand with a portable fryer, a few picnic tables, and a limited menu, and was located in a parking lot in the East Hollywood neighborhood of Los Angeles. Initially the stand sold only one item: a hot chicken combo plate. Following a feature on the food blog Eater Los Angeles the stand's popularity grew substantially, with lines that reportedly at times stretched an entire block.
By late 2018, the stand was closed and a restaurant was opened in a nearby strip mall on Western Avenue. https://www.daveshotchicken.com/our-story 
In fall 2019, the founders formed an agreement with an investment group including former Wetzel's Pretzels CEO and co-founder Bill Phelps as well as movie producer John Davis to franchise the restaurant. https://www.nrn.com/news/dave-s-hot-chicken-wins-major-investment-launch-franchising The deal saw Phelps named as the chain's new CEO.
Dave's Hot Chicken has a number of celebrity investors including rapper and actor Drake, actor Samuel L. Jackson, former First Lady of California Maria Shriver, athlete and TV personality Michael Strahan and Boston Red Sox owner Tom Werner. https://www.restaurantnews.com/daves-hot-chicken-named-americas-fastest-growing-restaurant-051322/https://www.daveshotchicken.com/menuhttps://hypebeast.com/2021/9/drake-invest-daves-hot-chicken-chain
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