Love Famous Dave's, so much so I buy all their sauces to try and recreate some of the magic at home!

I ordered the beef brisket sassy salad. It's served with a honey mustard dressing, but I got blue cheese and French instead because I don't like sweet salad dressings. It was an ordinary dinner salad with cubes of dry rubbed brisket and potato sticks. It was okay, but the brisket cubes were dry like burnt ends. read more

I was kind of excited to see their new "Ragin' Cajun shrimp Po' Boy. SO disappointed, unfortunately. Neither "Ragin" or particularly "Cajun". 5 smaller (pretty rubbery) shrimp spread across a hoagie bun, shaved tomato and lettuce on top. Odd sauce choice to dress it with - couldn't put my finger on ingredients, but it didn't add flavor to the sandwich. I tried putting one of my own thin onion slices on it, but that didn't kick it up at all either. Ate half and a bit of cole slaw on the side - that was enough for me. Hopefully, it was just an off night for the Po' Boy. It was nice, however, to celebrate Pi Day with a free slice of pie. Apple and tasty. read more

We have lived close to this restaurant for over 20 years. We ate here early on and then stopped, for I don't remember why! We decided to give it a try again. Boy! Are we happy we did. We found the place clean and decorated well. The staff is really friendly. We went for lunch and were pleased to be able to get smaller portions. The food was also very tasty. Our server was Stacy, and she was wonderful. read more

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This is a pretty good place, considering what it is. It is our neighborhood barbeque spot and also a nice place to walk to have a drink - either inside our out on their deck. Sometimes, the service can be a bit slow but I think they are having staffing issues like everyone else. Nothing fancy, nothing really gourmet or anything but pretty solid. I wish they had a better beer selection, but that is pretty minor. We are glad they are in the neighborhood! read more

Thought I'd try Famous Dave's one last time. I think that was indeed my last time. Got a legit question... what animal does the brisket come from? What I was served was NOT beef! Everything is just sooo bad. #shutdowndaves read more

We stopped in for on a (cold) winter Friday for lunch as it was on the way and, despite just "OK" prior visits, decided to give this Famous Dave's another shot. The visit got off to a lousy start. While the restaurant was definitely less than 50% occupied, we waited well more than 5 minutes to be greeted while the "host"...obviously a server pressed into service, seated another couple, processed the check for another table (who, of course, had questions), then disappeared. Eventually, the person who had been assisting two take away customers, cordially seated us at a booth. I ordered the "2 meat with a side" combo (my side was broccoli) from the lunch menu. The food arrived promptly (see photo). While our server refreshed soft drinks, without our asking, she never asked about the food. Too bad. She would have learned that the broccoli was cold...not a bit warm, cold. The chopped pork had obviously been chopped earlier in the day, was dry, barely warm and only had the flavor of the sauce dribbled over it by the kitchen. Disappointing for sure. Our server never returned until we asked for the check which she brought after clearing an adjacent table. Until we left the server generated so much noise moving tables, chairs, banging her broom/dust pan, it was literally impossible to carry on a conversation...the adjacent table of two commented to us on the same issue. The noise generated by the tables and chairs can't be a surprise. How about investing in glides...or don't they care? Look, I've prepped my station for the next shift hundreds of times but was always considerate of guests still at their tables. This employee was either untrained in such things, is not monitored by a supervisor or completely insensitive to the multiple tables/guests in the restaurant during the meal. It's easy to say the restaurant was overwhelmed with customers. It clearly was not. Or that it was short of staff. If so, I would hopefully have seen a manager or some level of urgency. I didn't. Overall, this is a place that is resting on the past reputation of it's brand while doing nothing to enhance it. Take it off your list. We certainly have. read more

Famous Dave's Bar-B-Que - The "Two meat and one side" lunch special. My broccoli was cold while nothing else, especially service, was more than barely "average." - Barbeque Near Me - Minnetonka, Minnesota

Food and service was excellent. Typical BBQ place. The banana cream pie is a must. I took my grandsons for dinner. One of them had ribs and the other one had a burger. I had bbq chicken. read more

Went for lunch and walked in and saw a large table of senior citizens eating as well as a few other tables occupied. Was seated and took a bit for someone to come and get our drink order. Got drinks and placed order. Food came out in somewhat decent time. Waitress seemed very busy but filled our requests for extra items. Needed a refill but she was nowhere and so went without. Took a long time to receive our check and noticed that she was the only wait staff there. There were a few other people there working but didn't seem to interested in helping her out. Good foot, not blaming the waitress as she was overwhelmed with keeping the customers happy read more

great food and great service. Large menu and comfortable atmosphere. Food tastes great and fresh.

Growing up me and my family used to go to Famous Dave's a lot as a kid. As a child I really disliked this restaurant. I didn't like the food or atmosphere and never came back here from being a kid. In recent events, with my wife and I looking for new restaurants to order from for take out, my wife suggested to try Famous Dave's. I just have to say I am so glad my wife suggested to try here again! It is now one of our go to spots for take out and have done it multiple times since the pandemic started. Restaurant: My wife and I have only done take out from this location so I can't judge on the location it self. Just on looks I do like the style of the restaurant. The outside looks nice and I like the look of the patio area. The inside is closed off so I haven't had a chance to look around there at all. Overall looks like a good place to eat meat and have a good time. Food: This is what keeps my wife and I coming back! This location has some great food and it has been great each time we have gotten it. We usually get the pick 3 each combo each time we come and that includes brisket, chicken tenders, and BBQ chicken. The chicken tenders have always been nice and crispy with a really good spice on them. The BBQ chicken is usually a breast/wing with the skin on. Its got a really seasoning on the chicken with a good amount of sauce as well. The meat also just falls off of the bone! Now our favorite is the brisket that comes on top of the toast. The brisket is melt in your mouth and is on a great piece of toast. It hasn't been soggy once for us and the taste has always been on par! We have also gotten the fries and beans from here but we haven't tried the other sides yet. We look forward to trying the rest! Overall: Overall this location has been great to my wife and I and I see us coming back for the long haul. The food has always been great when we have gone and gotten take out. The staff as always been nice to us as well. If you're in the mood for BBQ meat this is the place to go! I totally recommend it for everyone who hasn't tried it or wants to try it again! read more

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We eat here often because it's a convenient place to stop on the way home. Most of the stuff is great, the chopped pork is my husband's absolute fave. I like the brisket, and their country chicken. The sides are just average though. I really wish they'd bring back their potato salad, instead of watery corn on the cob or bland cole slaw. read more

Went for dessert on New Year's Eve at 8:00pm. They now serve bakers square pie and their famous bread pudding. No coffee!!! Who serves desserts without coffee??!! No offer to make any for us so we took it to go so we could make coffee at home and then found a hair in my banana pudding. Too bad:( read more

The space itself is a great space. Well designed, and well kept. Plenty of parking surrounding the establishment. The main entrance is only on one side of the restaurant. Fun stuff all around the restaurant, pies looked great (although I didn't have any) You can learn from the fun items found around the cashier. Food wasn't great at all. It's usually good, but this time it wasn't good. This is my first time eating at this location. I'll come back to see if its a consistent thing with the food. read more

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Finally, Famous Dave's is back with excellent service. They were really understaffed for a while, but now they got their game back together. Julia was great, very attentive, everything was on time. Very enjoyable food and time spent. Thanks! read more

Food was delicious, service was kind and fast, plus the restaurant was very clean! Mains: St. Louis Style ribs rocked! Lots of meat and easy to eat off the bone. Jalapeño Cheddar Sausage was an interesting new food to try, and I was very impressed by the savory flavors of the cheese and meat. Be careful though, because it does have quite a kick! Sides: I won't even mention the muffins because y'all know they are always BOMB. Sweet Potato Soufflé was okay, but basically just mashed sweet potato and too much brown sugar. Cole slaw was classic and a great complement to the hearty meats. Overall, this famous Dave's was on par if not better than the average one. If you're lookin for good, classic American BBQ, this place will do the trick. read more

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we decided to order out for New Years Eve, we love BBQ! Unfortunately it was a lot of money for GARBAGE! My husband and I both had the brisket sandwich and it was DRY AND RUBBERY! THE WORST BRISKET WE'VE 3VER HAD! our dog threw up up! You would think that a restaurant that specializes in BBQ would have much, much higher standards. We will NEVER order from them again! SAVE YOUR TIME AND MONEY! read more

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I am 78, my husband will soon be 82. To save ourselves a lot of work, but also have all of our family close, we ordered a huge order from Famous Daves. Along with ribs, we ordered 3 orders of brisket. Everyone had begged for brisket. The brisket was inedible - - fatty and very tough. We needed a chainsaw to cut it. We finally gave all of it to her our son's three dogs. Beware! $66 for dog food to last a week. I also paid a questionable service charge for $30 ,as my husband picked it up, it was not delivered. Obviously, no one even inspected the brisket, or it would never have gone out. We had very little meat, without the brisket, to feed our guests. This was our Christmas Eve dinner for my family, and I was embarassed, and disappointed. I called Famous Dave's and the manager promised to refund a $100. However, we see no refund on our credit card. Obviously just another empty promise. We are reluctant to stop payment on our credit card. What is the answer? - - Vera Brady read more

Really good all american BBQ. It is not as great as some of the small batch stuff I have tried in the SE US but it is very good for Minnesota. Great space for a large group. We recently had 17 people and the service was amazing. I always eat way to much but thats on me and a tribute to how good the food is. Try all of the sauces at the table until you find your favorite. I love the beans and the coleslaw next up are the ribs and brisket. Make sure to peel the fat half off each slice of brisket so save yourself a heart attack. Really look around the check out the memorabilia in the main rooms and the rest rooms. read more

Famous Dave's Bar-B-Que - Barbeque Near Me - Minnetonka, Minnesota

Stopped in after a long day at work. Ordered the 2 meat combo- ribs and chicken with 2 sides. Chicken was good, ribs were on the dry side. Apples were great, Wilbur beans were good, dessert was great! Even though they have added a few new items to menu, is worthy of stopping in to check out, I will not be ordering ribs again. Waitress was good at filling our glasses and was friendly. 3 's because of dry ribs read more

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I have eaten in this restaurant many times. This is my first, and now last, take out order for two simple salads. I arrived 10 minutes after they said it would be ready. The cashier told me it was not ready. 20 minutes later ... here I am, all by myself, wondering what could be taking so long. Others have come and picked up their orders. I can see two female employees standing back there chatting and otherwise doing nothing. The restaurant is not particularly full. 25 minutes later, one of the females asked if someone is waiting for two salads. "Yes." She just walked away, said nothing. The food is not that great to justify this wait. Finally, after asking for the manager, Morgan, and complaining, they comped the salads and admitted they were out of chicken. They could have just told me. read more

BBQ just calls my name! I seriously crave ribs! There are only 2 places I would go in the TC's for ribs...famous Dave's and the other one that starts with an R. The only issue I have with this location is the consistency. The ribs can be out of this world, but they can also be dry. Minnetonka you need to figure this out... Please! Service is good, and a friendly family atmosphere. I would like to see a step up in wine, but I can always order something else. read more

Very solid BBQ, but not drop dead Wow...it does do the trick when you get that BBQ crave. I just happened to spend quite a bit of time in Memphis and Nashville lately so the BBQ bar has been set pretty high. We went with the St Louis Spareribs and they were quite tasty. I like how they have 6 or 8 sauces available so you can adjust to your tastebuds accordingly. The beans were delicious, cornbread very sweet and the beers were cold. Would I return? Absolutely! Sometimes you get that craving for BBQ and if you're rolling a round the burbs...Famous Dave's fills up,your tummy quite nicely.... read more

Famous Dave's Bar-B-Que - St Louis Style Spareribs....Yum - Barbeque Near Me - Minnetonka, Minnesota

I went there the other day and the food was delicious. Our server Julia F. is wonderful and she made it a great experience! I definitely will be going back. Delicious Food, Prices are Reasonable and Great atmosphere. read more

This $5 chicken sandwich from Famous Dave's is amazing. Not spicy, but still an incredible value. read more

Famous Dave's Bar-B-Que - Chicken sandwich - Barbeque Near Me - Minnetonka, Minnesota

My husband and I stoppef in a week ago to decide on a Family party! Courtney came to help us! After Danae asked ! Danae was most helpful, however I believe she decided we needed more help! We sat with Courtney and planned our family's belated Christmas dinner! Our dinner was tonight.. absolutely everything g was SPOT ON!! My blended family was thrilled with EVERYTHING!' We picked up the apps prior and the food arrived on time with everything!! I feel aweful I did not get the delivery woman's name but she was great , offered to help with serving it, yet my family wanted to wait! The food .. all of the food was 100% Both of us feel we may have tweeked things, yet not for one second we were sold to order more!! My husband wanted leftovers! Not sure when our party will be nnext year, but it will come from here!! Thank you, Courtney. And your crew!! read more

Very disappointing! Ordered off the online menu for pickup - I was charged more than the online price and I did not receive what I ordered. Food was "ok" . read more

My first time at Famous Dave's. I'm impressed after seeing them on TV every year. There had never been one near me till now. The baby back ribs I had were fantastic, fresh, hot and yummy. Service was also right on time and attentive. I'll definitely be coming back for more!! read more

I was robbed! I ordered a "pick two" from this place via Uber Eats and paid over $30.00 for scraps! I only received 4 small rib tips, 4 burnt ends, mash potatoes and undercooked peach cobbler that was an upcharge! Immediately after my order was delivered I called the restaurant and spoke with the manager "SUE " who was very mean, rude and condescending! Sue did not want to hear my concerns and kept over talking me! I will never eat anything or order anything ever again from this place! One more thing there were no napkins, no eating utensils or sauce for my food in the bag! I'm calling corporate early Monday morning! Bad treatment towards customers! read more

Famous Dave's Bar-B-Que - Undercooked cobbler! - Barbeque Near Me - Minnetonka, Minnesota

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Normally, me and my family love the food here but it was not good today. Nothing tasted right or was very enjoyable. The service was one of the worst experiences I've ever had at any restaurant. The server was extremely rude and taking out her bad mood on us. We politely asked something about the rewards app and she answered very very very negatively. We thought famous Dave's would be a pretty reliable place for Father's Day dinner but guess not. The ambiance was casual. read more

gave them another try. prices went, portions smaller and less quality, breadpudding now without raisins.half of the caramwl sauce then before hambuger for my son burnt most restaurants that burnt their ppp s with exotic cars etc now again rise prices, reduce portions and quality will see their business go down hill read more

Epic fail for ribs and mashed potatoes. Potatoes were gray, sticky, and lukewarm. Ribs were barely warm.

The little known tip: try the nachos with pulled pork. Great!!! The two meat platter is large enough for two to split for an inexpensive dinner! We split the rip tips and brisket with two sides. Early dining menu in effect till 5:30p gives lunch pricing on meals you can enjoy for an early dinner at great prices! read more

Stopped here for the very first time. The good: The staff were helpful and friendly. Service was good and food arrived promptly We both loved the cole slaw - if we were ever to go on a family picnic/potluck, we'd definitely stop here and get a quart of it. I got the ribs, which I thought were delicious. She had BBQ chicken which she thought was OK, but nothing special. The not-so-good: We went in the middle of the afternoon, which probably wasn't the best time. We both had sweet corn but it was soggy/mushy. Probably sitting in water for too long. We split opinions on the side of chili. She thought it was overly spicy and thought BBQ sauce was mixed in. I tried it and found it was kind of bland. Despite our different tastes, neither one of us liked it. We'd definitely give them another shot except we'd probably try to go during a meal time instead of in between. read more

I really like the atmosphere but the ribs are tough and there is very little flavor. No wonder they are served standard sauced with extra sweet corn syrup Rich and Sassy. This is not good BBQ food. It was better back in the day. Over priced. read more

After moving to the west coast, I've been really craving a good bbq. While on extended visit here, we ordered All America Feast twice for family get togethers and hosting friends. One one occasion, we needed it ASAP, and FD came through! We placed it online, and when we arrived in 20 min voila - as expected, they had our order waiting for us. On the second occasion, we ordered All American BBQ Feast and BBQ Sandwich Feast for 6 adults/2 kids and we had a lot of leftovers. This place satisfies my cravings every single time. It's one of the best BBQ spots IMO and now a favorite takeout for family get togethers. read more

This was my go-to Dave's for years, but the last four times I've been there the food has been in a serious decline. Most recently I had bone-in wings. Not crisp, no sauce and puny. Another time I had chili. The center was cold. Nuked but not stirred; spare me. read more

Ordered via catering and they never sent my order to the restaurant. When I got there they recognized their error and had my order created on the spot in 15 minutes. Great service! read more

This Famous Dave's never fails, very consistent food quality and service. We order a lot of takeout and they have ur last order in the system which is great as our kids get the same thing over and over. The ribs r good, brisket is great and oddly enough, amazing chicken. We always get a ton of corn muffins too. Can't go wrong for consistent chain restaurant BBQ in the burbs read more

I'm giving this rating because I'm not able to eat at Famous Dave's with family/friends anymore due to there being no Vegan options. My brother loves Famous Daves and I'd love to be able to plan outings here, but they're missing menu items that are inclusive to the various ways people eat. There are a lot of great plant-based meat alternatives at this point that even non-Vegans or vegetarians dabble in (a la "meatless mondays"!). Honestly I think its a big oppty to do a fun play on BBQ plant-based meat alternatives. But it could be vegan anything -- I just don't want to miss out! read more