Drake Just Invested In Dave's Hot Chicken & Maybe We Can Call Him Spicy Papi Now

Drake's Hot Chicken...? 🍗

Toronto Associate Editor

Maybe it's the best (chicken) he's ever had? Drake just bought into the well-loved chicken restaurant chain, Dave's Hot Chicken.

Drizzy invested some major dough into the fast-food chain, as Bloomberg reports he will own less than 50% of the company. So far, there are two locations in the 6ix — one in midtown on Yonge Street, and another on Queen Street West.

"I tried the food and it was amazing. After meeting the founders and hearing their story, I jumped at the opportunity to invest," Drake said in a statement, Bloomberg reports.

Dave's Hot Chicken serves up chicken, sandwiches, and crinkle-cut fries and is known for its wild spice levels, which range at seven different temperatures from mild to "the reaper."

When the L.A.-based chain first opened up in Toronto in January at the start of this year, there were some wickedly long lines to get a hot chicken sandwich.

A third branch is set to open on October 1 in Leslieville at 1130 Queen Street East, and the chain hopes to open 30 new locations here in the Great White North.

  • Toronto Associate EditorAlex Arsenych (she/her) was a Calgary-based Associate Editor at Narcity Canada, covering everything from what's trending across the country to what's happening near you. On top of her Bachelor of Journalism, Alex graduated with a history degree from the University of Toronto. She's passionate about past and present events and how they shape our world. Alex has been published at Now Magazine, Much, MTV, and MTV Canada.

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