Dave’s Hot Chicken opened its first Santa Clarita location on Sept 25, and yes, it’s the real deal.

Where: 27015 McBean Pkwy, Valencia, in the Promenade shopping center (the old Chop Stop spot).

Hours: 10am to midnight, every day.

Phone: (661) 271-4271

The menu is short and simple: crispy tenders and sandwiches, fries, mac and cheese, kale slaw. You pick the heat, from Not Hot all the way up to Reaper. Start lower than your ego wants you to.

Hot chicken is having a moment in the SCV. Where does Dave’s rank for you? Hit reply and tell us.

Info: https://restaurants.daveshotchicken.com/ca/valencia/27015-mcbean-parkway-1491