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    Famous Dave's Bar-B-Que

    3.5 (237 reviews)
    Open 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

    Rum runner
    Jeremy N.

    Pretty good BBQ food and drinks. Our food had a bit too much grissle. Met a couple friends here for a quick bite to eat. Always have had good experiences at Famous Dave's locations but this time it fell a bit short due to the grissley steak tips. Most of the tips were wasted because we couldn't chew them. The BBQ chicken though was really good and the drinks were really good and strong too. I had multiple rum runners which were all really good and what I would expect. The service was a little slow too. There weren't too many of us in the restaurant and it seemed like our server forgot about that section of the building a few times because we didn't see her for 15 minutes or more walking around anywhere.

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    3 months ago

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

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    10 months ago

    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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    9 months ago

    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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    10 months ago

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

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    Twon was a great server! He was very nice and kept checking on us!! The food was also very good and their corn bread never disappoints :)

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    Consistent food. Fun atmosphere. Great for a large gathering. Friendly staff. We've celebrated birthdays here several times

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