Dave’s Hot Chicken, the Los Angeles-based street food sensation turned breakthrough fast-casual brand, on Wednesday said it signed a lease for its first location in New Jersey.
Amit Patel is the experienced multiunit operator who is the first to bring the brand to Wayne in Passaic County.
The restaurant will be found in the bustling West Belt Plaza shopping center at 57 Route 23, easily accessible from the main thoroughfares and strategically located near the popular Willowbrook Mall. An opening date has been tentatively set for winter 2022.
“It’s exciting to get the ball rolling on Dave’s Hot Chicken’s entrance into New Jersey. This is an ideal site for us to establish our presence and draw customers in,” Patel said, whose previous experience includes multiunit ownership of several Buffalo Wild Wings and Blaze Pizza franchises throughout New Jersey. “Dave’s Hot Chicken is unlike anything else found in the area, and I think this location gives us a great opportunity to introduce our craveable food to the people of New Jersey.”
CBRE’s Jay Miller and Nicole Nannola exclusively represent Dave’s Hot Chicken in its central and northern New Jersey expansion plans.
