Good place to come for your BBQ fix. Lunch service was quick and friendly. I had the lunch combo with chili and Caesar salad. You also can choose a loaded baked potato as an option. My daughter had the lunch platter with beef brisket and rib tips. We were both happy. read more

Famous Dave's Bar-B-Que - Caesar salad and Dave's chili. - Barbeque Near Me - El Centro, California

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I can't comment on the food as I didn't make it that far. I tried to place a phone order for takeout and the poor girl's English was so bad that I couldn't understand her very well. I understood her say I couldn't get ribs for dinner, I could only get them for lunch. I asked what the difference was and she tried to explain but I couldn't understand what she was saying. I had to pass on bbq. read more

I did not know this was a chain restaurant when I ordered online. I was staying at a hotel for work. I prefer to support locally owned places. The service was good (food delivered on time/early end). Food was OK, but nothing special. A substitution was made because they were out of one of the sides. I wouldn't order again, but if you gotta have some BBQ, it will do. read more

This is a not so famous BBQ. My second meal at this location and the two meals were underwhelming to say that best. Servers and the manager kept bothering to ask if I needed anything-well yes I wanted a good fall off the bone order of tender ribs. I ordered the 6 bone bbq rib dinner and what I got was jerky with a lot of fat attached to it. Of the six bones, I could only eat 2 1/2 before giving up! I've been to other Famous Dave's near my home, but I would avoid this one if you can. I think I need to go barf now!! read more

We had dinner there last night. We had to wait quite awhile for our food. They only had one cook so the food was slow getting to us. The waitress came apology to us. Which we appreciated. We finally got our food and it was delicious. Our waitress brought us a free dessert for being so patient. That was very nice. read more

We ordered to-go walked IMO the restaurant for pick up, when I gave them our name, they had no knowledge. Moments later a manager came out & told us it would be a fee minutes. While we waited they brought us water & assisted with our order, which took less time than anticipated! Great service is you ask me... read more

I have eaten here a few times already and my family and I have had great food every time we have been here. We always order their All American family feast to share. It's a $70 meal but it feeds our family of five easily, so it turns out to be the best deal there. Getting four stars because every time I've been in I can't seem to get my drink refilled. They do need to work on that part. read more

When we were passing through El Centro, we wanted to stop somewhere for dinner. I remember going to Famous Dave's as a kid and thought I'd give it a try. Everything about our experience was just not good. The waitress persistently asked about a good five times if we wanted to order a cocktail. The food was extremely overpriced for what it was. The portion was small and the flavor was average. The waitress asked if we wanted more cornbread with our meal and we said yes but it would have been appreciated if she told us there was an additional charge for each piece. At the end of our meal, the waitress had disappeared... it took 20 minutes to get our check after I got up and went and asked to speak to a manager. Overall, I will not go back and do not recommend this place. read more

If you love Montana's you'll love Famous Dave's even more. The portions were plentiful and reasonably priced. The baked potato should be listed as a meal, not a side dish. It was stupidly big. Everything tasted great (brisket, grilled pineapple, potato salad and pulled pork). Lots of beers to choose from (with Modelo on tap!!) and several specialty cocktails. Didn't like my meal served on a metal baking tray but that seems to be a growing trend unfortunately. It's funky but not in a good way when you end up cutting up the paper liner with your food! This is a solidly good, casual family dining place that's confortable for couples too. read more

Famous Dave's Bar-B-Que - Barbeque Near Me - El Centro, California

I have been to Famous Dave's several times....I keep coming back even though the service is soo crappy, because of the food. Fair Prices Crappy Slow Service Good Food read more

Great food! Great service! Great place! Famous Cindy in the bar area is a Great Server. Always makes you feel welcomed. read more

if you are looking for yummy food, excellent service and a friendly atmosphere Famous Dave's has it all. I absolutely love love LOVE this restaurant!!! Best ribs, wings, cornbread, salads, sandwiches, brisket burgers, mac-n-cheese . . . ok ok do I need to keep going? One of my favorite sandwiches is the Cajun Chicken -- it's DELICIOUS! if you do order this make sure to ask for extra remoulade sauce on the side (it's addictive). Portions are very generous, so I would ask for a box in the beginning just to make sure that there is enough room for their Famous Bread Pudding which is served warm with praline sauce, ice cream and whipping cream :P . . . (p.s forget about the diet) Melisa is my absolute favorite server! she is very friendly and smart!!! Also, Cindy J, Jocelyn and Michelle are all AWESOME! . . . (if you are in a mood for a beverage but don't know what to order, ask Michelle -- she is very knowledgeable in mixology) . . . Anyways, I'm sure that the success of this restaurant is all because of their outstanding management team! Thank you Famous Dave's for bringing great food, ambiance and customer service to the Imperial Valley!!!!! read more

Been here 3 x and everytime we leave with a full stomach and a smile. The food is so tasty the waiters are extremely nice. Great family restaurant. read more

Traveling through town and had to order delivery due to the stay home order. I ordered through door dash. The food was so incredibly disappointing. One of the thing I ordered was a side of Mac and cheese for nearly $5.00. The container was so small,It was a condiment container!! It was gross. I think I'd prefer kraft Mac and cheese from a box. The Georgia chopped pork alone, without sauce, tasted good but my husband's chopped pork combo plate had sauce all over it that tasted terrible. The hot link was more like a braut or kielbasa, again just not good. The food just was overall bad, not impressed at all. The kicker tho is there was not one napkin, not one plastic fork or knife- anything to eat our food with. I ordered BBQ. I ordered it delivered...to a hotel, are you freaking kidding me? Famous Dave's will linger in our minds forever as famously awful! read more

I always come here when I'm in town visiting family and I've never left unhappy. Food: awesome, several types of BBQ sauce. Catfish fingers were amazing. And the feast for two with beef was great. Only thing was the brisket was way too smokey for my liking. Sweet tea was delicious. And it's cool they bring u chips to tatse the sauces. Service: waitresses were very polite and check in with you often. Although they did forget my refill. Price. Was perfect for the amount of food We got. Overall experience: great. Good ambiance and will come back :) read more

Horrible service we had to wait 20 minutes just for water and our waiter kept ignoring us every time he passed by never coming back here

one start for having the guts to do business in the valley and another star for the very nice manager there. Honestly this terrible review has more to do with the Imperial Valley's genuine LACK of customer appreciation or care for customer service... we were visiting Family here in the Valley and came from San Diego I realized a trend of "I don't give an F about my job" type attitude from most places we went to... if people showed they cared more about something then I can almost guarantee you that business would be booming in the valley... instead we get these people with horrible attitudes who make US as visitors feel UNWELCOME and UNAPPRECIATED and therefore make us think twice about ever returning to give places like the valley any $$ I walked in to order something to go since I was staying at a "Marriot" wannabe hotel nearby who are a new review.. follow my reviews for maximum hilarity in my terrible experiences HAHAHA anyway this girl that seemed to be in training told me to have a seat and she would take my order (since I told her it would be to go) I sat there for nearly 10 minutes before I decided to walk to a register in the next room where the manager was ringing up a phone order, that girl wasn't even doing anything she was talking to I guess her buddy who was supposed to be training her and I guess she forgot about me... when she saw me go over to the next room to order she immediately ran over there to pretend she hadn't forgotten but the manager greeted me kindly and told me that he would ring me up right there. He had the girl stand there and observe how to ring people up and ask the proper questions, I will spare some details... anyway after they rang me up they told me it would be a few minutes.... it wasn't until the guy who came up AFTER me and ordered that I realized my mistake.. he asked "How long?" and I didn't so they gave him a time quote of about 10-15 minutes and he left to later return... he returned about 20 minutes later and it was at that point that I realized I didn't have my food yet... anyway people scrambled people were not paying attention to foods so I heard them frantically trying to put the guys order together in the kitchen and then the manager sees me and rushes my order to get completed also... he threw in some extra corn bread whiiich uhm.. I guess is a nice gesture but unfortunately I wasn't going to eat it because I was trying to watch my carbs and I know my order already had some carbs in it... The food though... was pretty good for the valley I guess. I personally am not a fan of Hot Wings or Boneless HOT wings with sugar added to the sauce... if I am on a diet I am avoiding sugars and even the spiciest of their hot sauces had sugar in it... I guess it wasn't a hot wing but more of a BBQ wing soo I have no right to complain about it, if I weren't watching my sugar content I would say the food was pretty good, so I am glad they are open for business there but I personally recommend they have a meeting their all their employees and emphasize the importance of customer service and at least PRETENDING they are like their job, to make the guest feel more welcome.... cuz at the rate of my experiences here, the reason why business in the valley is starting to SUCK is because people who are passing by (from San Diego on their way to Yuma or vice versus) experience terrible customer service and so they decide NOT to give them any business. Just saying... read more

The mini burger platter was awesome! You get a little of everything and their BBQ sauces are to die for! Been there twice in the last 2 days so good! Service is awesome, food comes out pretty quick, and the food is priced right for the amount and quality of food. read more

The ribs were really good. I liked the fact that the ribs weren't full of fat. I didn't feel gross after eating it. I also liked how they give you different BBQ sauces on the table for you to try. I can't wait to go there this weekend! read more

Great food and big portions! Service is lacking, but that is the trend in Imperial Valley. I don't understand how people can keep their jobs with these terrible attitudes. read more

The food is tasty, but a bit more expensive than most BBQ restaurants. Service was good enough here. It was just hard to find menu items one could call "affordable." read more

Came with a group of 5 people on a Monday night at 7:30. We order a sampler platter as an appetizer that came out at the same time as our meal. Worst part of all they were out of corn bread! Our server didn't apologize just informed us we had to chose a 3 side to replace the bread! Very disappointing. read more

Amazing! Finger licking delicious BBQ, Excellent Food, Huge portions, Superb Service! There are five different kinds of BBQ sauces. I Love Devil's Spit! Its probably my favorite because its super spicy. The Texas Mustard or whatever it was called was also hella-good. So I went to have lunch here with my Dad yesterday. This was probably the second or third time we have been to this place. They have this new great deal called "Q 4 2" (as in bbq get it?) only $25 Even though its for two, actually four people could eat out of this enormous platter that includes, ribs, half a chicken, beef brisket, corn on the cob, corn bread, garlic mash potatoes, sweet delicious chili beans, and 2 more sides. Note the also have "Q 4 4". I'd imagine 8 people are required to finish it.. To drink I ordered a Raspberry Iced Tea because its super delicious and plus its prepared in house. A funny thing happened. While I was eating I grabbed the sweet and sour bbq bottle, and started to squeeze. At first only a few drops came out "What gives?!" So I squeezed a little harder and managed to get a little spot of sweet and sour on my plate, but I needed more, much more, so I squeezed the bottle harder. Suddenly POP! The container cap flies in the air, and so does the sweet and sour bbq all over the place. My plate was flooded, and so was my table. It was all over the place. The sauce was moving slowly towards the edge of the table just like those little drops of mercury in terminator 2. Except this was the Q1000 with a mission to stain my clothes. This was an emergency so I cried out "Help". The server time traveled to the past and "Saved Me" from a certain hot sweet and sour BBQ disaster. She quickly grabbed my plated that still had a chicken drumstick I was trying to put sweet and sour on; and I was like, "Noooo!! My drumstick!!". The waitress was super cool, she said I'll be right back, and just like the terminator she was back and she brought with her another half chicken on a new plate for me. Sweet! *Advise. Make sure the bbq bottle caps are tightly sealed before you squeeze em with your super human strength. Finger licking GOOD! read more

Famous Christina was my server and she was very friendly and provided great service. The food was just as great we ordered the All American feast which was perfect for my family and I, definitely coming back soon! read more

Food was ok, not as much flavor as I remember. Food was a little cold, too bad Wilbur's Revenge is not available anymore read more

Famous Dave's Bar-B-Que - Barbeque Near Me - El Centro, California

The pulled pork was great and tried the famous chips for the first time. The chips were fresh and warm! The server was very friendly and provided great service. We would come back to this location for sure. read more

The only reason for the 2 stars is that the girl who was bartending was nice and got us 2 seats at the bar. The food was just awful. Took them over an hour to bring our food. No apologies no nothing. When it showed up my combo of Ribs and Brisket were all fatty and gristle. The ribs were so tough that pulling them apart was impossible. The brisket was all fatty and the sides were ice cold. We waited so long it wasn't worth complaining. Actually there was no one to complain to anyway. We had to get up to get a roll of paper towels and the bbq sauces that they forgot to off us. No apologies, no discounts offered not even a free desert. Lucille's and Joeys both have superior food in every way. Don't waste your time and money at this place, its probably getting good reviews because its something new in this far off place. read more

Don't waste your time, the BBQ is not very good, and the side dishes are terrrible. They serve the worst mac & cheese I have ever had, it has no flavor whatsoever so they put jalapenos in it. This is the first time I have ever eaten at a Famous Daves and after this experience, I don't plan on trying other restaurants in the chain. I don't know how Dave became famous, but it certainly wasn't for good food. read more

Came to daves. They did not have traditional wings. Just boneless. We drove all the way from brawley to eat. No ranch either just blue cheese. If your going to advertise wing wed then you should be able to produce them. Not happy with the service either slow very slow. At one point there was not a server in sight. Had to get up go find the manager if that is what he is to get drinks. How dissapointing. Was one of my favorite places. Not now. read more

got here right when it opened and we had the place all to ourselves. The waitress was very attentive. I always get the burnt ends appetizer as a meal. I have tried other things on the menu, and they are good, but the burnt ends you can't get anywhere else. I also think the bbq chips are awesome. When will they open up a location near me?!?! read more

Doesn't compare to Phil's BBQ in San Diego, but it's not in San Diego. It's pretty tasty, the ambiance is good and the waitress was really friendly. I'll stop here again on my way to Phx in the future... read more

TTP (to the point) Ordered the ribs and chicken combo. The chicken and ribs were both good (much better then my last visit). Mashed potatoes were OK at best. Green beans were OK as well. Service is always courteous and prompt. Business traveler warning: They do not take AMEX read more

Had the crispy chicken salad off the lunch menu. It was sweet and a bit heavy.

The food is decent, good enough to enjoy and not be disappointed. The 5 stars are for the great service. We were greeted by the host with a big smile and our server Fernie was super nice and fast. They made me want to start coming here more often! Very nice workers :) read more

the 2 stars are for the food ..always get the chicken tender meal and it's always good! the service however is never good..you wait forever for everything..i got my check thrown at me once by one of the servers and haven't gone back since then read more

We ate lunch here a few weeks ago, It was about 2PM. There was a few customers, we sat in the bar area at a booth. I ordered the chicken tenders; they came burnt to a crisp, black uneatable. The waitress disappeared, no drink refills. Bar area nicely decorated with license plates from all states. read more

Ate at Famous Dave's and the food came out hot and correct. My server Melisa took care of everything and never let me drink go empty

Slow service and little to no air conditioning. Food was ok but overall not good.

We love the El Centro Famous Dave's... great food, great atmosphere, and great service, especially when Lorena is our waitress! She is so nice and happy all the time and does a great job! As for the food, we like the loaded baked potatoes, beans, and the Georgia chopped pork sandwich with some rich 'n sassy sauce. Also, you get a good amount of food for the price. Love this place! read more

I can honestly say famous Dave's is one of the best places to get BBQ. You can't go wrong by ordering feast for two. It has a little bit of everything on it. Beside the delicious food, when you come into famous Dave's, the staff is very friendly and excited to have you at their door. Best experience I have had. read more