You can pig out here, and they won't squeal. How do I know? That's what their t-shirts say. But, if you don't want to feast on the pig, you have other options, too, like beef, chicken and fish. The decor is fun, especially if you're among a hard-to-please crowd that is a mix of a) those who like to try new things and b) those who like the tried and true. I'm told what makes Famous Dave's so famous is their BBQ sauce. Honestly, I wasn't impressed with any of their sauces, although it was fun for our waiter to explain each one, then draw the first letter of the sauce's name on a plate - easy for us to sample! I flipped through their beer menu and was really happy to see they have Alaskan Amber Ale on tap, as well as Sam Adams. In the bottle, they have other varieties, like Red Stripe. I have to admit, for being a franchise, this place offers up a beer selection that's hard to beat (for your Average Joe destination). The Alaskan Amber was the highlight of my day, for it was served ice cold in a chilled glass. Perfection! It went really well with the salmon I ordered, along with one of the best cornbread muffins I've had! While I didn't finish my entree - I found the green beans to be too cold and bland and the salmon to be just "meh" - I did find delight in 3 things. 1. Alaskan Amber Ale on tap 2. Cornbread Muffin 2. Warm apple chutney on the side Would I go back here? Yes, I definitely would, even if it's in Mesa RiverHell Marketplace. Famous Dave's is a sure compromise for my family. I can drink the beer. They can eat the BBQ. My dad even said he'd give this place a 5-star rating. So, in summary: This place is a family-pleaser, and I can't refuse any invitation to partake of the 3 aforementioned treats! read more

Great meal and especially great server named Zach. Family enjoyed everything we had (Ribs and Brisket, Pulled Pork and some to-die-for Mac and Cheese). Zach went out of his way to make sure our dinner was enjoyable and brought drink refills without needing to be asked. We don't live near this location but will drive the extra miles to support the good service. read more

I was right across the street at Riverview Toyota getting my car serviced so I decided to stop in for a bite. They have happy hour all day with $2 off beer $3 well drinks half off all appetizers. I decided sided to get there nachos with BBQ brisket and a will drink. The nachos taste fantastic in the presentation was very well. The only thing I didn't like was how long the lettuce trip sperm it was hard to eat them I had to cut them up with a knife which is hard to do with nachos. My waiter was very attentive and friendly overall I had a pretty good experience. My only suggestion would be to Tropic the lettuce that you put on the nachos that way it makes it a lot easier to eat read more

Famous Dave's Bar-B-Que - BBQ brisket nachos tasted fantastic and only 499 with her happy hour - Barbeque Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

I have been here three times.It is located outside of River walk shopping center and down the street from the Cubs field. I have tried a few of their options. And I think the reason Dave's is Famous, is because they are good. The Mesa location is great. We always sit at the bar with ROCK STAR bartenders. ( Cole is great). They remember your face drink and treat you like gold. Place is clean. This past week I tried the hot wings. they were NOT Buffalo wings, they were smoky. But they were good. I will warn you NOT to get the hottest sauce. It hurts. For days. The rib dinners are good, They offer the smoky style and the saucy style. Burnt ends are a smoky treat and really great with beer. Shoestring onion rings awesome, coleslaw is my fave, Anyhow, go here, Say hi to the bartenders and tell them they are legends. because they make good recommendations and will keep you entertained while you watch games on the numerous TVs above the bar. Try the wings, too, And GREAT Happy Hour prices... read more

3.5 stars Pretty good bbq for a chain restaurant. It definitely is a lot better than Rudy's. i wish they had given a little more meat (we ordered the larger family meal); my husband and his sister both said that it seemed like they give less now. read more

Great service from Tom and Darryl tonight. We sat in the Bar area and these guys were really attentive. Food was excellent and plentiful. Highly recommend tips, brisket, pork and chicken. Ribs were kinda average. All the sides were very good. Coleslaw super. We will be back. read more

Famous Dave's Bar-B-Que - Barbeque Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

What I remember most of the 3 times I've been here is that it's cold. Like the AC blasts constantly at 65. I bring sweaters. Yes, plural. Sweaters. The food is tepid/lukewarm. Doesn't that constitute a health code violation? This is a 2 star review that gets bumped up to 3 because the service was that good, girlfriend. Of the 3 different times I've been here, I've always been extremely happy with the friendliness, courtesy and swiftness of their servers. Even at prime dinner time, food came out fast. I just wish it had been warm/hot. Parking was starting to become an issue thanks to the new Toby Keith bar/grill that opened. Service is good, but to be honest the food isn't that great. read more

I never write reviews for restaurants because I've worked in one so I get how it goes, but literally everything about this time around was just all bad. DO NOT BOTHER COMING HERE AT ALL UNLESS YOU WANNA WAIT 2 HOURS FOR FOOD AND RECEIVE SHITTY SERVICE!!!!!!!! A couple months ago, I call to ask how long the wait is for 2 people so they tell me 30 minutes. I decided I will just order over the phone and just pick it up. They told me 15 minutes it will be ready so I come to the restaurant roughly 25 minutes after I placed my order. You know, I gave them a little extra time to have it ready and what not. I get there and they say it isn't ready and it will be 15 minutes so I go outside the door to just stand and wait since already 2 people were inside waiting. I come back after 15 minutes and they are just barely putting my food into the container. Tonight, we went to have dinner around 540pm. We were greeted by 3 lovely people, they sat us down right away. Waited roughly 10 minutes for our waiter, she eventually comes takes our drink order then never comes back for 15 minutes. She comes back, gives our drinks and asks if we're ready so we order. 30 minutes after we ordered a couple walks in and gets seated behind us. We have the same waiter so after a while they order. They got their food 15 minutes after ordering. So we noticed, but didn't say anything. I mean how hard is it to toss a salad together and throw some brisket pieces on it and then to put some pulled pork on a sandwich bun. It honestly isn't that hard because we didn't even order anything complex to make. So the couple who came 30 minutes after us is already done with their food and our food is barely coming to us. We get the wrong order... my bf ordered the Georgia pork sandwich and he gets a brisket sandwich, but he's like whatever I'm not going to wait again for my right order I waited long enough so I'll just eat it. So he takes a bit and it is really salty so he didn't bother with it anymore. He was already pissed so I just said let's go, take the sandwich and our dog can eat it. We can get dinner somewhere else. Our waiter never came to check if we needed refills.. never even came to make sure our food was good. I ask the one of the hostess for a to-go box and my check so she comes back with the box and said she has to go find my waiter to get my check so that's fine. 20 minutes go by and she comes with it. I look at the check and instead of putting a pulled pork sandwich she puts brisket so that's how we ended up with the wrong order. We didn't have a big party of 10, there was only 2 of us.. she didn't bother writing our order down and just decided to memorize it but she fucked up on remembering what he had ordered. So you would think by now she knows we're ready in a couple minutes she will come back and get my card to swipe and whatever.. nope.... definitely did not come back. My bf is already out the door, furious at the service we received. I didn't wanna pay for our meal, not because I wanted to be rude and get free food. She never came back so I threw a $20 under my receipt and left. Literally, everything was so bad. When we came everyone around us was eating and probably more than half the restaurant was empty. I should have known from not to come back when I ordered my food to go and they said 15 minutes but it took longer. read more

Service was bad, server was rude. Told her we wanted extra chicken strips, so we ordered the "pick 3 meats" and did al chicken strips, what she didn't tell us was that the more you choose (1,2 or 3) the less you get. So we ended up with "6" instead of the 5 if you did the "pick 1". So we ended up paying $4 extra for literally no reason. When I asked to clarify about it she was abrasive and talked down to us like we were children. And the chicken was mediocre at BEST. Would not recommend. read more

Received email from FD loyalty rewards for free delivery. Ordered and delivery was expected about an hour and a half. After 2 hours I called restaurant - I was told order was picked up 20 minutes ago. Waited 20 more minutes and called restaurant again - which took 3 times before they picked up. Then I was told there was nothing they could do - I ordered through door dash and had to deal with them. So finally got in touch with door dash - ummm -- no one picked up any order from FD tonight. Shortly after this I received email "delivery cancelled". Called restaurant again, two times before they picked up this time - well, they can offer me some coupons but there's nothing else they can do. Called to talk to manager next day and got same guy I talked to the night before. Told him I expected a full refund since I did not receive my order.. He started to say well you have to deal with door dash and I informed him they never picked up any order and my payment went to FD and I ordered through FD and I expect a full refund. Then he asked for some information and said well, he was pretty sure he could probably find the order in their system so he could probably take care of requesting a refund. Still waiting on that - Way to go FD!! Guess where we will never eat again.............. read more

In my quest to find the ultimate barbeque I tried Famous Dave's. It's not the ultimate. It's chain restaurant quality. OK, but not great. I hate the way they use so much sugar in all the side dishes and cornbread. Way too sweet for me. Dumping lots of sugar in food is a cheap and easy way to make food sell. The meats were all good, if not great. The five different sauces were OK. If you want great babeque search for a barbeque book on Amazon and make it yourself at home. read more

Love this place. Tailan, Chyna, and Ashley are wonderful. Always great company to talk with, and great service Good food too. We have had a lot on their menu and always so yummy and hot. We love coming here. And will continue too read more

Some friends and I ate here Friday night. The food is pretty good at Famous Dave's, but it's far from the best. The Place is cliche family barbecue chain. You get a lot to eat for a decent price. Most meals come with two sides, corn, and a cornbread muffin. And like any family chain restaurant you have to look very deep into its massive menu to find something healthy. The best part is the sauce. Famous Dave's leaves six types on the table. All of them are good. I personally love the Devil's Spit. It's perfectly spicy, but still very flavorful. The staff was nice, but service was a little slow. In all fairness to the server, it was late and the kitchen was probably trying to clean up before we even got there. Famous Daves is a place I'd go back to if some one wants to hit it up, but I don't think I'd go out of my way to eat there again. read more

Decent BBQ at a decent price with decent portion sizes. Probably some of the best in the immediate area. I went here Friday night with a party of 6. The place wasn't too crowded and we were seated right away. We got there at about 8:30ish but didn't get our food until almost 9:30. I have no idea why they were so slow. Anyway, I love their sauces. I also like that they put all 6 or so of them on every table. I don't like having to ask for more or having to get up to get some like at some other places. read more

Famous Daves knows BBQ. The problem is it's usually kind of expensive. Here's a tip: Go during their happy hour. If you do that, you'll get the same amazing food and a much better price, or dare I say it, "for cheap"? The inside of the restaurant has a bunch of junk hanging everywhere, but that's their shtick, and I dig it. The outdoor patio is nice if you have little ones as it's completely enclosed. The service was good and our waitress went above and beyond. I'll definitely be returning. read more

Just left the Famous Daves in Mesa, AZ by Bass Pro. It was not too busy at all. We were seated within a few minutes and waited for 40+ minutes without service. We asked what was going on and we were told they didn't know who our waiter was. After 10 more minutes still no one came, so we left. Would have liked to try it, but poor service. read more

So far, NOT so good. Our waiter ignored us and we had to snag another who just happened to catch my eye and asked if he could help. Hopefully the food will be worth the frustration. Well they redeimed themselves. The food was great and our new waiter was the best! You gotta try the banana pudding. It rocked. read more

5 Stars for this Famous Dave's franchise. Worth the trip for the smokey tasting Brisket and St Louis Ribs Both the Chandler & San Village locations brisket tastes likes it steamed ... not smoked! The St Louis Ribs are always so smokey tasting and tender, even beats Haps ribs on an off day ... and I love Haps BBQ ribs. Famous Dave's is one of the better franchise's in the USA, very consistent and always a great experience. I always eat in the bar because thats how I roll, I have never been disappointed at any location. However this particular Dave's deserves and extra star for doing a better job smoking the meats. While I live closer to San Tan, I usually drive the extra distance to get my fix here Only downside to Dave's is the corporate selection of beer, local microbrew's would have be visiting more often. read more

Great place and nice service. I forgot the drink's name, but it tastes great! Shrines something...maybe....... The traditional wings with sassy sauce.... Wanna eat again, haha read more

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I ordered the chicken fingers and fries from them through Uber eats. I paid 16$ total with delivery. They gave me 13 fries, and 2 chicken strips. I have ate here before and that is just unacceptable. The manager then said that it was Uber eats fault. I won't be ordering here again as they did not offer anything on their part. Bad experience overall. read more

Famous Dave's Bar-B-Que - Barbeque Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

My party of 6 had a reservation for 6:15 and didn't get got seated around 6:30. The staff was very unorganized and after ordering we waiting a full hour before our food arrived. The food was marginal and the salmon was so dry it was barely edible. Overall a very poor dining experience. read more

Amazing!!! First of all the food was so damn good! Best BBQ I've ever had. And our server Dave was one of the best we've had in a long time. Ask for him if you ever go! read more

I just want to do shout out to the hosts and our server. We had a surprise birthday party for our friend. They made it go perfect and our frend Greg was surprised we did feel pressure to leave. We had a great time great food with great friends. Thank you. read more

We are not in Memphis, Texas, Alabama, Georgia or Kansas City..... we are in Phoenix, Tempe, Mesa...... so the expectations are simply cleanliness, friendliness, value, and halfway decent BBQ..... (and this is a chain restaurant in a giant shopping center)... ok, having said all that: I had the pulled pork sandwich with a couple of sides, slaw & mac/cheese.... The pork was good, the sauce was good, the bun was good, the sides we about what I expected....... the place is clean & the service was quick & friendly.......... what else can you say...except this place is 10x better than Lucille's will be back ...Duke... read more

Famous Dave's has been a family favorite dinner place since I moved to the Mesa Riverview area. We have enjoyed everything from a casual dinner to birthdays here. We always order the family platter, which is a massive amount of food! Their pork, brisket and ribs are the best! The cornbread is also great. For around $70, you can feed 6 people and still have food to take home! The BBQ sauces are also tasty with the chips they bring out before the food. I like the sweet and tangy sauce the best. The best part about Dave's BBQ is that they do FREE dinners for anyone named David or Dave on their anniversary. That's been a benefit for me since my dad is David and a good friend is Dave. Only thing I've ever had here that I wouldn't order again is the chocolate brownie dessert. The flavor of the brownie was off and I didn't enjoy it. Good food, fun vibe and friendly staff here. Would recommend! read more

Came back years after the total disaster, hard as a rock rib experience ... hoping this place had gone under. Will check back in another 4 1/2 years with the same intent. Yes, the meal was THAT bad. read more

One of our favorite spots in our neighborhood. Typically we sit in the bar and have excellent service. I wish this had been the case today I've never experienced such terrible service. It was after 8pm, so not a super busy rush. We were seated and it was a full 15 min before our server, Mack, came to get our drink order. We both ordered bar drinks and I also got an iced tea. Ten min later, she brings the tea and another 10 min later, our bar drinks. My husband asked about the typically provided chips, and she snapped back, "they aren't bottomless". Not that it was an issue, but kinda rude. She came back after stopping at 4 different tables to chat, drop off drinks and chat....to bring the chips. We placed our order and off she went. Our food came out fast but no offer for drink refills...and we never saw her again for another 15 min. Still no offer for drink refills....and my husband is a big beer drinker but only had one this evening because Mack was busy working the room. She came to clean up the plates....still no refill...and dropped off the check. I immediately put my card in the folder and sat it at the end of the table. She walked by 4 times and never took it. Flitting around to other tables and gossiping with the hostess. Everyone around us had been served and left and it was a whole new group. She finally returned 15 min later after walking around the restaurant with my card and turned on the "big tip charm"...sadly she had already burned the tip bridge. I don't know if she was just over worked , preoccupied or just plain lazy but I was super disappointed and will be hesitant to return. I left 10% and a sad face. Mack needs customer service training and basic server skills. read more

I went for a work lunch, and while the food was delicious, as always, the service was fairly poor. I ordered a two meat lunch platter with chopped pork and barbecue chicken. When my meal was served, it was chopped pork and roasted chicken. I mentioned it to the server and she said that it was barbecue chicken and that she would put some more sauce on it. Not what I wanted as the barbecue chicken is chopped and the roasted chicken is served on the bone. She brought my same plate back with barbecue sauce all over the chicken. A few minutes later, she approached the table and said that the server who took the order put it in the computer wrong and then walked away. She made no attempts to make my order correct or offer to bring the correct meal out. I am extremely disappointed in this level of service. read more

I never knew I loved pickles as much as I do until I came here. You are say with a plate of chips and BBQ sauces to start and it only gets tastier after. My wife and I always split our meals because they come so big. We go with the two meat dinner and sides. I love their chicken and the brisket is really smokey and moist. I missed fried okra from when I was in Texas so I like that whenever I go. The desserts are a must... Especially if you like bread pudding. read more

So we walk in and are greeted, sat at a 6 top (there's 3 of us) all booths are dirty. So I ask when you have a clean one can we move. Our server tells the hostess who then throws a fit about It while I'm watching. The server tells her well now they want to move. The hostess walks past me angry that she has to clean the table and so I said well if it's a big deal we won't move. She laughed at me and ignored my comment. I'm so annoyed that I promise you this will be my last visit. Server is very professional, but when she initially saw she had another table she was annoyed. Sorry you have to do your JOB!!! read more

Excellent bbq meats at a reasonable price. Good location, near Cubs stadium and the freeway.

Been there once. The Q was ok but nothing to rave about.

We went for dinner last night and the service was great. The food was delicious, hot and the beer came in an ice cold glass. We had a great time. Will becoming here again. read more

So, while I'm not really a fan of chains or anything, I have to give Famous Dave's props for making what was turning out to be a birthday outing disaster a pretty damn good success! The evening was supposed to start out with a trip to BW3s in Mesa (Buffalo Wild Wings for you non midwesterners). However, due to a special event we had to make a last minute decision to head to Famous Daves. At first we were told there would be an hour wait, which was sad. No more than 5 minutes after we seated ourselves at the bar though, our table was ready!! Success!! Our server was pretty polite and I appreciated his razzing me for only having water (I had already downed 10 cocktails earlier that day) and was very good with taking our orders and the quirky ways we wanted to change things. Our food came out fast and prompt and everyone seemed very pleased with the change in venue. Some things that put them above being a typical barbecue chain? ** At one point someone at the table was telling a story and the pig decided to sit down at the fireplace behind her and imitate her for about 5 minutes before she noticed. It was HILAROUS. You creeped me out at first pig, but I heart you now. ** Dynamite looking sparklers on free birthday treats??? ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL. We were all jealous of that dessert. What started off as a tragedy was saved by Famous Daves. I was unable to eat my food that night as I wasn't feeling well, but I can tell you that it's pretty good reheated the next day. Yay for the mac and cheese side dish!! read more

mmmmmmmmmeat! When I'm in the mood to pig out, and don't want to drive all the way to Bobby Q, I head to Famous Dave's. You get a lot of BBQ bang for your buck at this place. I don't think I've ever left there without leftovers. This weekend the boyfriend and I decided we were craving some good all-american pig out food so we headed over to FDs to get our glutton on. I ordered the brisket meal and he ordered the chicken wings. Each platter comes with two sides (and corn and cornbread - told you you'd be pigging out) so I chose the mac and cheese and the fries. They changed their mac and cheese recently and I have to admit I wasn't that thrilled with it. It used to be standard, old-school mac and cheese. Now it has corn and jalapenos in it. It was okay but I like the simple stuff with BBQ. The rest of the food was great. I tried the Dr. Pepper glaze on the brisket which was good, not too sweet. We had a really nice server and the whole experience was just easy and fast - which is just what you want on a Friday night after a long, busy work week. We left there stuffed, satisfied and with a box full of leftovers for later. We'll be back! read more

For our birthdays, my parents treated me and my husband out to Famous Dave's. Our waitress, Brenda, was really good and friendly and I could have sworn she'd been a waiter for a long time but she told us that it was her first week. Nevertheless, she knew the entire menu and answered my mom's questions about the garbage can platter. Let me say that the ribs are seriously meaty!!! About an inch thick from the bone. I love all the choices in the barbeque sauces. Their coleslaw is super creamy (I don't think it has onions in it, hey, not everyone can eat onions). The pork and beans were warm and not from a can. Afterwards, they brought out ice cream for us on account of our birthdays and the cool part is they bring it out with a sparkling Roman candle on the plate; it's quite a sight. Only dinged them one star for a few MINOR reasons. The platter is just too much meat. It's almost nothing BUT meat. It'd be great if they mixed it up and replaced those huge chicken breasts with more of those carrot sticks (we only got two for four people), and maybe with onion rings or mustard potato salad. The corn muffins are NOT good at all. They taste like cardboard. On a quick note, the little drawing that the waitress is forced to draw on the plate is useless. It's trivial and the plate just takes up more room on an already cramped table. read more

The only thing that was good was the corn bread which was delicious. The brisket was harder than the soles in my boots. Seriously next time I'll drive a few more miles and go to another location. Extremely dissatisfied and disappointed. read more

Visited 12/15/13. Still very much a fan. I always seem to get a good meal when I need a fix for BBQ. One thing I did not on last meal... Ordered Burnt Ends and Rib combo. Unfortunately, these were not Burnt Ends. Too soft and a little fatty. It was still good, but not what I was expecting. Really wanted that "burnt" end taste. Otherwise, will continue to come back when in the area. read more

My family and friends love going to Famous Dave's. I'm not the biggest barbecue fan, but this place has won over my taste buds forever! The Brisket is absolutely delicious. Tender and flavorful. The ribs, Wilbur's Beans, and the absolutely amazing, moist and fluffy cornbread muffins are the best I've ever had. The touch of sweetness really puts them ahead of the game! The hosts and servers are always very friendly, prompt, and knowledgeable. This place can get pretty busy, but service never lacks because of it. Also, you have to sample all their BBQ Sauces. Devils Spit, Sweet and Zesty, Rich and Sassy! You just can't go wrong with any of them. You'll leave this place stuffed to the brim and wondering when you'll get to come back for more. read more

We started with the small order of nachos!! We got the pork on it... Delicious! Our kids loved it too. Kids ordered chicken fingers it includes drinks always a good deal. I ordered the lunch special- 2 item combo with a side. Got the st louis ribs and hot links. Side grilled pinapple. Yummy!! Husband ordered the pork and hot sausage. Delicious. Overall great lunch. Bill was $40 and with tip $48. Not bad for a sunday lunch. read more