Dave’s Hot Chicken opened its doors in Cedar Park on Friday, bringing the buzzy Nashville-style fried chicken chain to 1500 E. Whitestone Blvd., Suite 100. The new restaurant serves spicy fried chicken tenders and sandwiches alongside french fries, fried mozzarella, and milkshakes, and it marks the chain’s second location in the Austin metro area.
The opening was first reported by Community Impact, which noted the Cedar Park shop follows the brand’s Austin-area debut in Georgetown, where a location opened at 1039 W. University Ave. on September 18, 2025, inside a former Carl’s Jr. building after a $350,000 renovation. The Cedar Park build-out was smaller in scope but still substantial: public records filed with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation show the project involved an estimated $175,000 interior remodel of the existing 2,372-square-foot space, according to WhatNow.
The new restaurant sits along Whitestone Boulevard, Cedar Park’s primary retail and dining corridor, which has seen steady growth in new dining concepts as Williamson County’s suburban population continues to expand, as previously reported by Hoodline’s coverage of the corridor.
A Regional Rollout, Not a One-Off Store
The Cedar Park opening isn’t a standalone event. Franchisee Brian Cassidy of CW Strong Restaurant Group LLC announced plans last August to expand Dave’s Hot Chicken across the Austin area with seven to 10 locations over three to five years, with future sites eyed in Pflugerville, Central Austin, and South Austin, the same WhatNow report states. CW Strong holds the primary franchise development rights for the region…