Food & DrinkSaturday, November 7
Dave's Hot Chicken is set to open Nov. 20 in the old Hardee's on Madison Avenue
The Daily Mankato team
If you've watched the flashy paint job go up at the former Hardee's on Madison Avenue, here's your date: Dave's Hot Chicken is set to open Friday, Nov. 20. The chain serves Nashville-style hot chicken tenders, bites and sliders. Aluminum souvenir cups go to the first guests, too.
Dave's brings seven heat levels to Madison Avenue
- 12th
- Dave's Hot Chicken in Minnesota
- 7
- levels of heat, from no-spice to "Reaper"
- 100
- first customers get free slider cards
Sources: Mankato Free Press, keyc.com
Two other local comebacks are in final prep. A combined Jimmy John's and Baskin Robbins is preparing to open on Webster Avenue near Highway 169 in North Mankato. And Sol Mexican Restaurant & Grill, at 2041 Blazing Star Drive, where Los dos Primos closed this summer, goes before the Mankato City Council on Monday for a liquor license.
- Dave's sneak peek: Wed., Nov. 18, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 5 to 8 p.m.
- Sol's liquor license: $4,960, plus a $500 investigation fee
- Nearest Baskin Robbins now: Owatonna, 45 miles away
Three dates to know for the new restaurants
- Nov. 9Mankato City Council has Sol Mexican's liquor license application before it.
- Nov. 18Dave's Hot Chicken holds a sneak peek event.
- Nov. 20Dave's Hot Chicken is set to open on Madison Avenue.
Sources: Mankato Free Press, keyc.com
Sources: Mankato Free Press, keyc.com