Dave's Hot Chicken Menu

Fast food figured out a long time ago that grown adults will absolutely buy a meal for the toy, and Dave's just aimed that truth squarely at every X-Men fan with a pulse. The X-Meal is a limited-time collab with Marvel Animation's X-Men '97, and it comes with a blind-bag collectible that has already turned a chicken run into a low-key gambling habit. Here's exactly what you get, who you can pull, and whether it's worth the extra few bucks.
The short answer. The Dave's Hot Chicken X-Meal is a $13.99 limited-time X-Men '97 collab: you get a Dave's #4 meal — your choice of a Slider & Fries or Bites & Fries — plus one blind-bag collectible figure (Wolverine, Cyclops, Storm, or Jean Grey). It also unlocks digital pins and comic content in the app. It runs July 1 through August 12, 2026 at participating locations, while supplies last.
That's the deal in a nutshell. Below: what's actually in the box, the four figures, the app perks people miss, the price math, and my honest take on whether to chase it. If you want the collectibles, read the availability part first — these things sell out.
few things people keep asking about the X-Men '97 toys. No, the figures aren't sold separately — the only official way to get one is by buying the X-Meal, one blind-bag figure per meal. To collect all four you'll need at least four meals, and realistically more, since the blind bag guarantees a few duplicates before you complete the set. Fans hunting a specific character (it's almost always Wolverine) tend to trade their doubles or buy singles on resale sites once the promo ramps up — just expect to pay a premium there versus the ~$3 you'd spend pulling one yourself. If any figure will do, a single meal gets you in the game.