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Sizzling Rooster in Sunnyvale

Dave’s Very hot Hen, the late-night time pop-up turned spicy franchise results, was set to open its newest cafe Aug. 26 at 118 El Camino True in Sunnyvale. The cafe features plenty of indoor seating and custom made artwork.

Dave’s Warm Chicken specializes in sizzling hen tenders and sliders, provided at seven spice levels ranging from zero to Reaper, which necessitates a signed waiver for individuals who dare. Sides contain household-designed kale slaw, creamy mac n’ cheese and crispy French fries.

Arman Oganesyan and chef Dave Kopushyan, along with brothers Tommy and Gary Rubenyan, released Dave’s Scorching Chicken in a parking good deal pop-up in 2017. Dave’s Sizzling Rooster immediately took off, opening its 1st brick-and-mortar cafe in East Hollywood. In 2019, the crew struck a offer with Wetzel’s Pretzels co-founder and former CEO, Bill Phelps, and movie producer John Davis to start franchising the Dave’s Sizzling Hen concept. The enterprise has sold the rights to far more than 700 franchise locations in the U.S. and Canada and will open an extra 25 areas this calendar year.

“Our founders started out Dave’s as a parking ton pop-up cafe in Hollywood with a transportable fryer and picnic tables from their again yards just 5 shorter many years ago,” said Phelps, Dave’s Sizzling Chicken’s CEO, in a statement. “We’re thrilled to be opening our 1st cafe in Sunnyvale.”

The new cafe will be open Sunday-Thursday, 11 a.m.-11 p.m., and Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m.-midnight.