Generally, I'm not a HUGE chain person. But, there arent a lot of Mom and Pop BBQ places, so Famous Daves is it! Service can be hit or miss depending on how busy they are, but the kitchen is usually pretty good and consistent with food quality. I know Famous Daves isnt gourmet- but it can be good. For a party of two, I like the Family meal. It's a good variety of items and is always plenty of food to eat and have for lunch lol. Burnt Ends and the Brisket are always a favorite of mine. Corn muffins- so sweet and soft and delicious. My most recent visit was during lunch time, and they have a great lunch menu with variety and prices. LUNCH IS FROM 11-5PM! Those are crazy long lunch hours. There are sandwiches, lunch plates, and salads. If you want to give FD a try again, go for lunch. read more

Jenn was amazing! The food was great and the service was even better. Best server ever made our family experience the best we've had here. Thanks Jenn! read more

Consistent in flavor and service. Good ribs and brisket. A favorite downriver! Best cornbread! read more

Jenn our server and waitress was Wonderful! very attentive and she checked on us to see if we needed another drink or how the food was. She was so friendly and knew the menus very well. The food was absolutely delicious. Kudos to the cook. Their collard greens are out of this world Yummmmm read more

We called day of for our party of 50 (13 families) that were in town for the Juniors World Series and they accommodated us wonderfully. Whitney set it all up a large are for us and Jenn and Bethany served us kindly, organized, and quick. We were able to enjoy a meal all together and truly appreciated their hospitality. read more

Kim was the absolute best. And she went over and beyond by remaking the tea. I will be back and I will be requesting Kim.

Dined here for the first time in years, most of our locations closed in Southern California. Overall, I was quite impressed with my experience. The service was excellent, with our server Kimberly being friendly and attentive throughout the meal. The food was as delicious, love the burnt ends and roasted chicken. read more

My family and I had dinner at famous Dave's on Saturday the 9th of April. My daughter ordered ribs and I ordered the sassy salad I haven't been there for a while. My daughter's ribs did not come of the bone at all they were tough, she had to use her knife to scrape the rib meat off the bone. Pretty much inedible. When I told the waitress this she said well you know these aren't baby backs. She also said they don't have baby backs anymore. I ordered brisket on my salad it was cold and it looked like processed meat. Also the salad dressing was not what the used to serve wi this salad,np where was good. I have to say the corn bread was excellent. But the rest of the meal was way under par. Service was slow . read more

Adam was very knowledgeable with the menu, and very attentive with our table . Please value him as a great employee.

Famous Adam was great! 10/10 completely satisfied with the service and experience. Food was great. Service was better

Fast service, friendly waitress. The pork was very tender. Chicken was good but not my favorite. The ribs are always my favorite at famous Dave's (because they discontinued drunken apples). Their cornbread muffins are really good and I usually end up trying to eat them though when I'm stuffed and should definitely stop eating. Coleslaw was very good as well, not overly sweet and good crunch. Beans are pretty salty, but not terrible. Black and blue mule is really sweet, little too sweet for me. The ribs are worth coming back for read more

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Destiny was a great server. The food was great. Enjoyed my visit. read more

Famous Dave's Bar-B-Que - Feast for 2 - Barbeque Near Me - Taylor, Michigan

Great food and excellent service, (thank you again Ms. Whitney!). The restaurant was very clean, covid safe, the food reminded us of when we lived in Texas (where hubby is from), and the service we received went above and beyond. We're looking forward to our next meal here! read more

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After much deliberation, we decided to give it another try and we were very pleasantly surprised. The food was very good and the service was a lot better as well. It seems like maybe they got different staff. read more

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This places door says they are open till 10pm on weekdays but they are closed before 9:30pm screw them and their crappy lazy staff! It's called the service industry for a reason serve people! Closing at 10pm doesn't mean you get off work at 10pm. You will get none of my money ever. It's ok I'm at primanti bros down the road and they are apparently open till 11pm and they are serving me! You all can miso out on my money! read more

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Service is always great. Never seen a rude server or host. The waiting time is normally 10-20 min Ribs and pork are always my fav. Their corn on the cob is always juicy . We love their wavy fries but this time they had some weird fries that we did not like so the server was nice enough to get us the pineapples and those were yummy. Corn bread with lots of butter is my dessert. I love their sassy sauce and ranch. We got the dinner for two and omg that was enough for Four people. The feast for one is good for two people. Obviously is in the cheap side. It was a pleasant visit just wished we could have seen our server more instead of waiting for 8 min for ranch. read more

I was there last weekend. Food was good. Our server, Gibby, was excellent. Very friendly. Great service.

I ordered some rib tips online at Famous Dave's in Taylor last Saturday. They were extremely dry. I tried to moisten them but it did not work. I called to the restaurant to tell them how dry the ribs were and the young lady who answered the phone said I'll tell the cooks with a very dismissive tone. I asked to speak with a manager and she said the manager was busy. I waited to speak with the manager and she was dismissive as well. She said you can bring them back and we will exchange which was a solution but not a solution for me since I didn't want to drive 20 minutes to replace food I already paid for. I asked her name so I could include it in my complaint and she said "I can put your name on a list when you return." Normally this would have been fine but both employees were so dismissive, I won't be back. They also charge for barbecue sauce now and give you very little. There are many places out there that sell barbecue and give larger side portions and don't charge for extra barbecue sauce. read more

Since today was so super hot, and nobody in my family wanted to cook. We decided to get some BBQ from Famous Dave's. It was super crowded, so other people had the same sentiments as well. The wait was only 10 minutes to be seated, although it was very crowded. The food was good. I had no complaints. I've tried this restaurant only once before years ago, but I remember that I didn't too much like the food. We ordered the Feast for 2; ribs; brisket, roasted chicken, corn on cob, baked beans; coleslaw, fries and two corn muffins. It fed 3 people, and we still had food leftover to go. I would recommend this restaurant and location for those looking for some decent BBQ! read more

Famous Dave's Bar-B-Que - Barbeque Near Me - Taylor, Michigan

Fantastic Celebration week specials for 25 years on the cheap. Had one of everything offered Ribs, Chopped Pork Sandwich, Loaded Fries, Pepsi and Bread Pudding OMG. Just look at the prices we ate for a little over 20 bucks. Dissatisfied they wouldn't let me set by the windows excuse not enough servers WTF almost walked out. We had Famous Adam who did a super job talking care of us. The Ribs Wonderful, Pork Sandwich and Loaded Fries not so much. The hit was Bread Pudding with Ice Cream 2 bucks WOWED. Chain came along way haven't been in years just not my style. Supporting local businesses be my thing would let me sit by the windows for my photos. WTF @famousdavesdetroit @famousdaves #famousdaves #breadpudding #stlouisribs #bbq #downriverfriendseat #motorcitymunchers read more

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OK so this was my second time there, I was giving them the benefit of the doubt but was disappointed this time as well here is why. We as Americans have gotten use to large portions, you don't have to worry about that at Famous Dave's I ordered chicken fingers(fingers, really) there was 4, MY fingers were bigger than these strips, boneless wings and soup, there are real people who want to eat somewhat healthy. Not at famous Dave's. Anyway I loved the flavor and spices and sauces but for 4 small chicken strips 8 wings and a cup of soup to come to $20 I will definitely pass. FYI as I mentioned earlier the sauces, flavor, spices were really good and so was the staff. If you eat healthy don't go there, if you're on a budget or are money conscience don't go there, but if you're not then you will really like this place. The burgers are really good I just don't like the prices. read more

Service was slow and terrible! I gave it 3 tries. Off my list for good. Order was messed up, wrong sides, had to asked for it all to be fixed. Food was tolerable. Gnats all over. If would give a zero read more

Came to Famous Dave BBQ and the food was absolutely delicious and our server was great. I would recommend my friends to come here. read more

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I love the ultimate burger. So much good stuff in one place. Delicious. I even love that they ship thru door dash in cardboard instead of Styrofoam. It keeps the fries crispy. Which they were. Only problems I had, was I didn't get my hellfire pickles, and the half dozen of corn bread muffins (which were delicious) Only contained 4 muffins. So did Famous Daves mess up? Or did my Doordash person steal 2 of my muffins, and my pickles? I don't know which. So I give 3 stars. read more

Table was sticky. Service was so cold. Food was warm to cold. I requested steamy hot ribs and fries extra crispy. I got ribs which were so dried on the edge they were hard. I requested a box and the server did not even ask about how my food was. This was the second time eating in, they proved me right. Cold. read more

This chain has gone down the toilet and has taken the quality of food with it. I don't give this place 5 years here. Too bad, with being the only BBQ chain in the area they could be killing it. Now, it's hardly busy, and we know why. read more

Whitney was our wonderful waitress! Would give her 5 stars!!! Food was very good and just as we ordered.

This location has one good waitress, the others are nice enough but not good. The food is all over the place one time everything will be great and the next it will be stale buns and we'll done meat. Sending your food back at this location isn't an option because it takes so long to come back out that everyone is done and waiting for you to get your food. It only gets a three because of the one cool waitress. read more

Visited today 05/08/2022. The regular great meal I usually enjoy was lost possibly due to today volume. The ribs were tough, greens too salty, Mac and cheese was tasteless and the beans were runny. The trash can ate more of this meal than me. read more

I would rather find a place that is not a chain that is close by and that I enjoy as much. The staff inside have always been friendly and the food has been tasty. I like everything that I have tried from here and since covid i have ordered carryout for the first time. Guess what the big family order was correct and ready for pickup when they said it would be. The cashier was friendly. Keep up the great work and I will continue to patronize your restaurant and leave your servers big tips. I appreciate and salute you! read more

The waitress was rude she gets the stuff wrong and it my fault!! The food was gross and dry as hell . Done paying for junk food couse I'm nice!! Wasn't busy but you couldn't even get out what you wanted before she was walking away from the table!! read more

I order $35.00 worth of ribs. Traveled 1/2 hour, only to be told that I didnt have an order. And there would be another half hour wait before I could be served. On the way home the server called me and asked me to return. So the next day I tried again, same order. Disappointed, dry out ribs and rib tip that were ineatible. That was my last trip to Famos Dave's read more

Usually tasty burnt ends were fatty and tough. Waitress offered an extra muffin as compensation. Should have asked for manager.

This is my second carry-out. The first time they forgot the corn muffin and offered six corn muffins on a future visit. No big deal; it's just a muffin. Rib tips were salty but sides were good. Second carry out was better but the ribs were tough. The sides and banana pudding were really good. I will try them again but maybe not carry-out to see if the ribs or tips are better. read more

Well, my sister had to give it another try. She had a coupon for a free appetizer and must have forgot how sick she was last time because she decided to eat here after Xmas shopping. It's a basic chain restaurant with a fishing/hunting/Bubba therme. If your boyfriend proposes to go here, it's not to give you a ring...but you might get to romp in the bed of his truck for dessert. Paper towels on the table, flat screens on the wall, very hard wooden chairs tell you to "Eat and leave!" Mullets and mohawks, Christmas sweats and baseball caps are the fashion choices. A six pack of barbecue sauces on the table is the main focus. The bottles are grimy from the previous guests. Choices range from Rich and Sassy to Devil's Spit. Taste before dousing your meat so you don't get surprised. We ordered the sampler platter which had onion strings and pickled veggies, pork, chicken tenders, catfish fingers and dipping sauces. I ordered a stuffed potato with cheddar cheese, sour cream, butter and bacon. It came with a side of coleslaw and a corn muffin. There was about a tablespoon of toppings for a large baked potato. I had to add salt and some of the blue cheese dressing to make it taste like something. My sister had a similar problem with her drink. She added sugar to balance the flavors. Throughout the meal, we were doctoring and fiddling with things to get them to taste good. The service was fast and competent. We were seated by a work station and heard all about the call-offs and problems they were plagued with but they kept things rolling. The staff did seem that they were just treading water until their shifts ended. They weren't having fun and their attitude extended to the customers as well. We didn't finish our meal or order dessert. We did take the remains home and will see what we can do with them. Did we get sick this time? No, the food was fine. But I didn't feel that I'd have to come back. read more

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Famous Dave's is famous for its ribs. It even mentions Memphis style ribs. To this day, a rib dinner at Corky's in Memphis has been the single best rib dinner I've ever had. It's a high I had been chasing for years. Here was Famous Dave's, 5 miles from the Detroit Metro Airport, which mentioned Memphis and ribs on the same entree. I had to go. I ordered the full slab of baby backs. The ribs had great flavor. The outside had that Memphis-style dry rub. You could get 2 sides and the wedge fries were nice and crispy outside, mealy inside. The cole slaw was great -- the best taste and crunch. There was a fairly good selection of beers on tap -- I had a lemony summer shandy. Nice and lemony, great with the meal. Never had that before. Service was excellent -- super efficient and attentive to my every need. But it's all about the ribs, right? I covered the best of it but let's be fair. Famous Dave was NOT able to supply the true Memphis rib experience that I remembered. The ribs I remember at Corky's were juicy, with lots of meat and really was falling-of- the-bone soft. Though Famous Dave was able to get really good flavor, they just plain fell down on the falling-of-the-bone part. These ribs were dry. And a little tough. Pulling them off the bone took a bit of effort. I knew there was going to be a lot of flossing later. Again, it was tasty, but Dave, could you just tell it straight? Famous Dave's menu says "pit-smoked for 3-4 hours till it's fallin'- off-the-bone tender." That's just wrong! Maybe, I'm not being fair. Maybe I should have known better. How can a chain (Famous Dave's operates restaurants across the country and there are several in the Detroit area) compete with a local specialty restaurant that's been making ribs the same way for the same people for generations? But wait. Corky's BBQ is a chain. I suggest Famous Dave get back to basics. If it really is all about the ribs, as the paraphernalia hanging on the lobby suggests, and as the t-shirt on the wait staff say ("we dig the pig") then select some better ribs, really have a pit boss, slow cook the ribs just right. I'm not saying a chain can't make good food, but Famous Dave seems to have fallen victim to a strategy at overpromises with marketing and underdelivers on the rib experience. read more

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Good value for the price. Taylor restaurant on eureka is very clean with very good waitresses and staff.....no complaints........make sure you tip the waitresses.......!! read more

Went Super Bowl Sunday, waitress Destiny, was very nice only reason getting 2 stars. I order the feast with 2 meats brisket (cost extra) and the fried chicken, they brought me brisket and rib tips. My sister ordered that and husband ordered the brisket meal. They took my order back when I told them it was wrong, scraped off the rib tips and brought back to me, was told the chicken would take 10 minutes, not so. I finally told them to forget the chicken. The brisket was tough as were sisters ribs, couldn't cut any of it with the butter knife they gave us. Oh and I was charged for a brisket meal instead of the 2 feast meal, but I only had 1/2 the brisket my husband had even though I was charged the full price for the meal. The meal was just horrible. We went there because my husband kept telling us how great they were, he was totally disappointed and felt like a jerk for taking us there!!! Waste of $95+ for the meal plus the tip we left which was generous because wasn't the waitresses fault. The margarita sister had she didn't like and the washington apple I had, didn't taste like the ones I have had before. Should have ordered the bottle beer like hubby! They could also do with a good wipe down of the tables, seats and the decor on the wall (pic covered with glass) had food splattered all over. Won't be going back read more

I have been to this location multiple times. Some of the best chain BBQ I have ever had. Burnt Ends - flavorful and tender Ribs - were cooked to perfection, not overcooked fall of the bone, or undercooked and to chewy. I always order them naked. Mac & Cheese- avg Fries- avg Corn Bread Muffin - Star of the show, could easily eat a dozen. Service - friendly and prompt. Sauces are all very good, with Texas Pit being my favorite, I always have a bottle at home in my fridge. P.S. I am sort of a BBQ snob, and do own 2 smokers at home. Ate at Corky's in Memphis last summer, and prefer Famous Daves anytime. read more

Famous Dave's Bar-B-Que - Rib and burnt end dinner - Barbeque Near Me - Taylor, Michigan

Food is always great and Destiny's service was wonderful. She was right on top on everything.