![]() ![]() Dave’s Hot Chicken quickly took off, opening its first brick-and-mortar restaurant in East Hollywood. In a modern-day American dream story, Arman Oganesyan and best friend Chef Dave Kopushyan, along with brothers Tommy and Gary Rubenyan, launched Dave’s Hot Chicken in a parking lot pop-up in 2017. Offered at seven various spice levels ranging from No Spice to Reaper™ (which requires a signed waiver for those who dare), each piece of juicy, hand-breaded chicken is spiced to order. Highest Instagram followers per restaurant of any national Fast Casual brandĭave’s Hot Chicken specializes in Hot Chicken Tenders and Sliders, along with sides of house-made Kale Slaw, creamy Mac n’ Cheese and crispy French Fries. More than 700 locations in the development pipeline, with restaurants currently open in major DMAs across North America, including Los Angeles, San Diego, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Houston, Detroit, Toronto, Portland, Milwaukee and moreģ1-plus million views of organic, user-generated TikTok content with the Dave’s Hot Chicken hashtag Additional growth and company milestones include:Ģ62% total 2021 sales growth compared to 2020Ĥ71% total 2021 open unit count growth compared to 2020 ![]() From Usher, who recently posted an Instagram video eating the company’s Reaper™ spice-level slider, to Billboard’s Artist of the Decade, Drake, who invested in the company after trying the product, Dave’s Hot Chicken continues to cultivate fans across North America.ĭave Hot Chicken’s growth is also driven by the company’s cult following, demonstrated by people driving across state lines to get a taste of the food, including a couple that trekked 10 hours to be at the first Denver location. That combination of good friends working hard, a proprietary hot chicken recipe, and social media savvy marketing has today powered Dave’s Hot Chicken to become the fastest-growing restaurant in America*. LOS ANGELES, Calif., (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - In May 2017 four friends scraped together $900 to purchase a fryer, and serve up the best-tasting hot chicken tenders around to those willing to venture to their East Hollywood parking lot pop up. The Dave's Hot Chicken model works well in a variety of floor plans, Phelps said, and the team is seeking 2,000- to 2,700-square-foot endcaps and freestanding locations with or without drive-thru capacity.įounded by Arman Oganesyan, chef Dave Kopushyan and brothers Tommy and Gary Rubenyan in early 2017, Dave's Hot Chicken has over 60 locations open in the United States and Canada.Original East Hollywood Parking Lot Pop Up Our team is thrilled to work with Dave's Hot Chicken and deliver an exceptional restaurant option to our area." "From the early stages of exploring the opportunity with Dave's Hot Chicken we knew it was exactly what we were looking for. ![]() "When we began our search for a brand to add to our portfolio, we knew that we wanted to be involved with a brand that offered the highest-end product, incredible corporate leadership and unmatched consumer excitement," John Froccaro said in the release. The brothers are second-generation restaurant owners who, along with business partner Harry Braunstein, have been in the industry for over 40 years and own 41 Qdoba Mexican Eats and Burger King locations. We are excited to see the growth of the brand in the Queens and Long Island markets, made possible by the Froccaros." "Their ambition and knowledge, combined with the support and guidance from Dave's Hot Chicken is the perfect recipe for success. "John and Jeff bring incredible experience and industry expertise to the table, and we could not be more thrilled to work with them," Bill Phelps, CEO of Dave's Hot Chicken, said in a company press release. Seven will be in Queens and seven will open across Long Island's Nassau and Suffolk Counties. Dave's Hot Chicken, a Los Angeles-based street food brand, has inked a franchise agreement with restaurant industry entrepreneurs and brothers John and Jeff Froccaro to open 14 restaurants in New York over the next five years. ![]()
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