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    Famous Dave's Bar-B-Que

    3.5 (244 reviews)
    Closed 11:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    Fat gristle and burnt piece
    Vince W.

    I went to this restaurant on 11/12/25 5:15pm and really sorry i did I've never had so much fat and gristle even had a piece that seemed like it fell into the fire only good thing was the cornbread I'm not able to get the momos site to work for me correctly 313-3031467 Vince

    Pulled pork and spicy sausage -  very good
    Steve Z.

    Still waiting to being contacted for the bad experience we recently had. I filled out the form you suggested but crickets so far. You can find my past review out there.

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    Vikki W.

    The food is always FRESH and well prepared. Service is excellent, even during busy periods and ambiance is also very nice.

    Cristin G.

    6pm on a Tuesday and there are only 3 sets of customers in the building. It's been years since I last visited, back when they had baked potatoes, and I can see that I didn't miss much. My husband ordered the brisket platter with Mac & cheese, and salad. My daughter and I split the chicken tender meal with salad and fries. The portions are plentiful, but the food was not impressive. Somehow the brisket was bouncy. Best part is the meal, of course, was the honey butter corn bread muffins.

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    Ebenezer's Anni L.

    I had eaten at these in 3 states and you can trust the food to be the same. Average to just above average at best, but even picky eaters like my ex first husband to find something to eat. But they have an ace in the hole. The have found a way to bring back some of those famous Baker Square pies. Almost everyone in my dining group came for those. French silk pie is one of the best you can have. One of my group got a whole one to take home. I got a piece of one to eat half there and rest at home. I also got the banana pudding to go and glad I did. It isn't that the ribs were not enjoyed by all, some local BarQ places are better because they do one style of BarQ while this does most. Most of the group said they would come back. I would just to get dessert.

    Meng H.

    Famous Dave's Bar-B-Que Came back for a party. Still good bbq. Still good service. Good chili. Great chicken and ribs. Sweet and zesty is a good sauce! Highly recommended

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    Rocky made the best ribs we have had, Dezzy gave great service and Rich was also wonderful !! They made our 24th anniversary dinner special.

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    4 months ago

    Good bbq restaurant. Love the ribs and pull pork sandwiches. Ike the baked beans and corn bread also.

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    It was OK. Not great. The small town barbecue places have a lot better food. This is clearly mass production stuff.

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    I'm from the south. Where bbq is done right. didn't taste the smoke nor the love put into making proper bbq.

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    Tammy is an amazing worker! she has a smile of gold , the sweetest . She made sure we was good the food was good she did not miss a beat.

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    Great food, fun time and excellent service provided by Dizzy! She was awesome and fast with her service. Gonna sit on her section everytime.

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    great experience and great good. Victoria and Tammy were very nice servers. definitely recommend this place

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