Lava Hot Chicken Rowlett — Restaurant in Rowlett

Yo! Deja’ Vu or should I say Deja’ Chew!!

Food was pretty bomb!! I will say I am unsure of the sauce. It’s like a honey mustard, it wasn’t bad, I think I was just expecting something different. But overall, the chicken was amazing, everything was fresh and I really enjoyed it.

As for the service, this is where I think there is room for improvement. Not that it was bad, but I purposely checked the closing time before driving to the restaurant. I showed up 30 minutes prior to close and understand that isn’t always the kind thing to do, but figured since it was fast food it shouldn’t be much of an issue. However, upon finalizing my order I was told I could not eat inside the restaurant. I received my food at 38 mins after the hour which left me with 22 mins to eat. After paying $30 for my one meal I would hope that I could take a few minutes to enjoy my food away from the humidity and without the bugs. To me that type of customer service is what separates a good restaurant from an OK restaurant. Therefore, if I’m ever feeling like a big back late in the evening this will not be the place that I choose to absolutely destroy my fitness goals and collapse off the cliff of self destructive binge eating.

As for the atmosphere, it’s as if Dave’s Hot Chicken and the local taqueria had a Temu Baby! Like for real, I’ll be back but I’m genuinely scared you’re going...

Opening day! Lava chicken is an eatery offering chicken tenders, lava chunks (nuggets), and sliders at the spice level you choose including no spice at all. You can order individual items or meals or even loaded fries. Being brand new, naturally, everything was crisp and clean inside the restaurant. They have a self order tablet and a cashier. A few things I noticed when ordering using the self ordering system is that it automatically populates extra pickles, coleslaw, and sauce sides so be wary to deselect those options if you don’t want them and there weren’t any descriptions of the items in the computer so you’ll have to refer to the overhead menu when ordering. After making my selections and paying I was offered a complimentary treat, their “lazy cake.” It’s a mix of a dense brownie, breadsticks, and is chocolate dipped. Today, I ordered their loaded nachos (hot), tenders (hot), and Mac n cheese. The tenders came with sauce, pickles, coleslaw and toast. Their Mac n cheese is your basic Mac n cheese. Their loaded fries is massive. Fries covered with Mac n cheese covered with chicken and pickles and their lava sauce. Yum. I love spicy food but picked hot (medium heat) to get a bar to set. I’d say the heat is medium heat. I...

Run, don’t walk to this place. Sam, the owner, was extremely kind and welcoming. They had an artist come in from Austin to paint the interior walls and it is a bold statement, creating a cool ambiance. The food is fried in beef tallow, which enhances the flavor of the chicken instead of giving a greasy flavoring. It’s lightly battered which, I love. The french fries are so good! Crispy and lightly dusted with their seasoning. That lava sauce…. OMG, it pairs perfectly with everything. I would’ve liked more coleslaw on the sliders and I think I may advance to hot next time. Mild is perfect, but I think I can go a little hotter. The seasoning makes the chicken so I wouldn’t recommend no seasoning. The desserts (Oreo and espresso) are light and not too sweet. The Oreo is the better of the two but they’re both pretty good. We enjoyed it all and will definitely go back. My son said it’s way better than Dave’s hot chicken! Sam, you’ve got a gem...