Our recent dining experience at Famous Dave's this afternoon: We dined in because last time it was a "To-Go" order and the temperature of the food was unacceptable to him. So, the Tuesday Feast for 2 special brought us back. In addition, they have a hamburger special for $6.00 and $10.00 if you would like a side. We particularly enjoyed the mac and cheese, which was as good as I remember, and the brisket was very tasty. Our waitress was friendly and accommodating, even allowing us to substitute mac and cheese instead of fries for both of our meals. Additionally, the ribs were a hit with my family, and the bread pudding had excellent flavor and consistency. I enjoyed it very much, while he thought it was too soggy. However, there were a few areas where we felt the experience could be improved: - The Burger: I ordered my burger medium-well, (as I like no pink, but not burnt) but it arrived heavily charred and blackened, which was quite noticeable and disappointing. - The Sides: The baked beans and coleslaw did not meet their expectations. They were "just ok". Additionally, the corn on the cob was overcooked and soggy. - Portioning: We ordered the "Feast for Two," which is noted to serve 2-3 people, yet it only includes two cornbread muffins. We would suggest including a third muffin to better accommodate the group size mentioned. - Dessert Quality: While we enjoyed the bread pudding and the sauce, the ice cream served with it was freezer-burned with large ice chunks. read more

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Came in Wednesday for lunch and it wasn't as busy. [[HIGHLIGHT]]Restaurant seemed a lil smaller compared to the one i used to go to back in the day.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] Service was a little slow but it seemed like there was only one waitress. She was very sweet and nice so customer service was A1. I ordered the three meat combo with beans and fries for my sides. I chose rib tips, brisket, and catfish. It also came with cornbread. The meat was okay tasted and felt little rubbery. The catfish and the beans were the best tasting ones out of everything I ordered. read more

Famous Dave's BBQ - Beans - Barbeque Near Me - Modesto, California

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Recently, AARP sent me links to many discount coupons for businesses in our area. One of them was Famous Dave's. We thought, it's only 5 bucks, but BBQ?" We are IN. From the moment we approached the place, we noticed that Carino's had shrunk. They seemed to be now in the bar of the old location. Still, we pressed on. We were greeted warmly and seated promptly. Our server, Josh, was on point and at the ready throughout our time there. He began us with a sauce tasting on freshly made chips (we liked all of them; the "hot" shouldn't scare you, as my benchmark is Everett and Jones in the East Bay, with Flint's and Doug's as close seconds back in the day). My wife had a cocktail, which she loved (the Famous Dave's version of a Long Island Ice Tea as I recall). I had the regular tea, and it was just fine. We ordered the "Famous Feast for Two," served (perhaps appropriately for Modesto) on a trash can lid. Still, we found the components to be spot on, tasty, and plenty of them. The St. Louis spareribs were falling off the bone, and the brisket was flavorful and tender. The coleslaw was something special to me. Tasty! GREAT cornbread. Our new "go to" place for BBQ here in Modesto, Gateway to Turlock. read more

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Famous Destiny was an AWESOME waitress!!! Amazing service!!!!!!!!!!! The food was deslicious!!! read more

I placed an online order for a brisket sandwich and 1 side of broccoli. I received 5 pieces of broccoli and my sandwich in a large box. The portion size of the side of broccoli was way too small for a $20 meal. I also ordered another burger but with fries for the side and the whole box was filled. Maybe the portion size is better if you dine in. The food was good but not worth the cost for the portion size. read more

Famous Dave's BBQ - (Online order) TEXAS BEEF BRISKET SANDWICH and broccoli - Barbeque Near Me - Modesto, California

Have not been to Famous Dave's for a bit. We were on our way home from the pharmacy. Luckily we got here at 7:30 since they close at 8:30. So we had our own dedicated waiter. Kyrrel was the best. He was there with the refills and made suggestions. Hubby likes spicy so he brought out the Wilber's revenge sauce. [[HIGHLIGHT]]Low smooth music not too loud. Just relaxing with an open kitchen so you watch them cook.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] Hubby had 3 meat combo (brisket, catfish and wings with greens and beans). I had the country roasted chicken with potato salad and corn. I explained I only eat the breast so Kyrrel was nice enough to get me two breast and no thighs or legs. If you ever are out this way, Modesto Famous Dave's, see if Kyrrel is here and tell him Krysta said to check out his tattoos! I really enjoyed dinner, my hubby's company and 1 of the best waiters I had ever had! Thank you so much Kyrrel read more

Showed up and hour before closing time, and we were the only ones on the famous Dave's side of the carrinos/Dave's mashup building. So it was pretty sweet to have a dedicated waiter for the first time ever. We ordered onion tanglers, country roasted chicken and a 3 meat plate with catfish, brisket and wings. Wings I got plain and asked our waiter Kyrrel what they had that was HOT, he brought out Wilbers Revenge from the kitchen for me. Great on the wings and the brisket. It got me. I love some hot sauce, this one got under the lounge and creeped up for a good 5 minutes. Solid burn. Back to the food, the brisket was tender and as good as I had remembered from previous visits. The catfish fingers were surprisingly good. Solid choice. Collard greens were great and the baked beans were fantastic. Wife really enjoyed the chicken. We were the only ones left on the famous Dave's side so it was really nice, had time to chat with our waiter Kyrrel, and get recommendations and just chat a little while waiting for food. Great guy, great food. [[HIGHLIGHT]]The look and feel of this location is very much what you'd expect from a full scale famous Dave's just on the cozy side. Nice look and comfortable seating.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] Hoping that Kyrrel is our waiter for our next visit as well. Singing that guy's praises. He did an excellent job this evening. read more

The food was okay. I've been to Famous Dave's in the Bay Area before, and for some reason the quality there felt better. Service was pretty standard--nothing special, but it's Famous Dave's, so I wasn't expecting anything too high-end lol. We did have an issue with our order--it took about 45-50 minutes because it wasn't put in at first, so they had to flag it. waitress offered free dessert but we kindly said no thank you. [[HIGHLIGHT]]The ambiance could definitely be improved.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] [[HIGHLIGHT]]We sat in a booth, and the table was oddly high--almost chest level while sitting (and I'm 5'6 lol).[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] ( I ordered rib eye so imagine cutting steak uncomfortable elbows up) we didn't want to move tables since my kids were already settled. Always room for growth. Letssss gooo Modestooooo ! read more

Famous Dave's BBQ - sad Burnt burger, we had to wait again for a another one. - Barbeque Near Me - Modesto, California

Alicia is one of the most kindest people. I had to order some food for relatives while visiting the area. She answered all of the questions they had and even took the time to explain so they felt included in the conversation. My elder relatives enjoyed the food and felt so seen. Kindness goes a long way and it is appreciated beyond measure. read more

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First time eating here at Famous Dave's. Kind of weird eating at this location where Carinos used to be and I've been coming for years. Josh was our server. Excellent service, quick and very attentive. My husband got the 3 meat platter: Georgia Chopped Pork, Texas Beef Brisket, and Southside Rib Tips with a side of jalapeño Mac &. Cheese, pickles, and cornbread. Hubby said his least favorite was the chopped pork but still overall very good. The jalapeno Mac and cheese was bomb and had bits of corn in it. I had the Southern Fried Shrimp Platter with side of fries, onion strings, and cornbread. Soooo good! only wish I had more shrimp. Cons: wait for food was long... hubby said it's decent BBQ but willing to come back to try other options! We'll be back with the family read more

Famous Dave's BBQ - SOUTHERN FRIED SHRIMP PLATTER - Barbeque Near Me - Modesto, California

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My husband and I visited Famous Dave's BBQ for the first time ever- I know, we're late Lol- but it was SO GOOD!! It was ALL so tasty and well prepared ... juicy bone-in ribs, brisket, catfish fingers, potato salad, baked beans, mac n cheese, fries, yummy cornbread. Great service- our waiter, Kai was on top of it! Great energy and so nice. The manager, Sam stopped at each table to make sure everything was ok. Check it out- we will def be coming back read more

[[HIGHLIGHT]]we frequent Famous Dave's at least three times a week! It's my "Happy Place"...the servers and atmosphere are so heartwarming[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] . A HUGE shout out to Daniel, Norma, Lila, Ashley, and Kai for the BEST SERVICE EVER and making us feel the most welcome....the best place to eat in Modesto due to the amazing service we receive! The ribs and chicken wings are THE BOMB! read more

SO HAPPY!!! When I found out that Famous Dave's was offering dine-in I was ecstatic. I'd been to this location once before and while the food was delicious, it was a bit of a pain to take it all the way back home to Stockton. We went on a Saturday so I was expecting a bit of a wait and there was one, but only about 20 minutes. It still shares a building with Johnny Carino's which is odd but it seems like Famous Dave's has taken over the majority of it. And it was jumpin'! We ordered a rib combo and a 2 meat combo and everything was just as I remembered-the ribs fell off the bone, the brisket was super tender, the beans were sweet with chunks of brisket, the mac and cheese had a little kick to it from the jalapenos and the corn muffin was sweet which is how I like them. It was DELICIOUS. The only hiccup was that the mac and cheese was lukewarm but I let our server know and he brought out a fresh one immediately. We also ordered some dessert to go, banana pudding and bread pudding. I had the bread pudding and it came with a caramel pecan sauce and vanilla ice cream and it was to die for! We had a great first time dine-in experience thanks to our awesome server, Joshua and I know we will definitely return. If you like BBQ this is a MUST try. P.S. Please remodel the bathrooms... read more

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This place was our family's bad time there. There were no steak and ribeyes and no ribs there. what disappointment that is what they are known for. Not going back here any time soon. read more

First of all, I would like to start with the fact that this is my favorite restaurant on the planet and it has been since I was a little girl. My dad and I used to do our date night and drive all the way to the Tracy one or to the Fresno one. On December 10, which is my birthday I had a big group of people be there about 830. I think there's about five of us and yes, they close in 30 minutes but I work at a restaurant also and that's where I want to celebrate my birthday and they were completely rude to me and pretty much telling us they didn't want to service because it was 830 and they close at nine. And the manager sam always picks on my family for some weird reason. He was trying to tell one of my friends that they couldn't sit somewhere or move a table because of ADA. And I told the server anybody with a brain knows to move if they see a wheelchair. And fast forward to Wednesday, the manager comes up to my husband, and I and says well you told my server that if she had half a brain so we can't serve you and you are no longer allowed here. Mind you , my mom and I " with my child" have been in there four times since December 10 2025, and the manager sam never said anything those four times, but wants to try to embarrass me in front of the one other table that was in the whole building. The server completely took my words out of context and now has ruined me going too my favorite restaurant. And I own a restaurant and I normally only eat local, but I love Famous Dave's so great job to the manager SAM at the Modesto location!! read more

Mine and my wife's first time there and it did not disappoint !! The waiter was so awesome and friendly, he was quick to answer and questions that we had even let us sample different types of BBQs. Food was very good and the sides did not disappoint Mac n cheese was on point the corn bread was soft and buttery. [[HIGHLIGHT]]We will definitely come back and dine there again we loved the vibe !![[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] read more

Famous Dave's BBQ - IRIS' FRIED CHICKEN-N-MEAT & COMBO 3 MEAT COMBO - Barbeque Near Me - Modesto, California

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On this take out order almost everything was burnt. My suggestion is examine your takeout order in the restaurant. If I'd done that I would have refused this order. Hard to believe any employee would think this was acceptable to serve this burnt food to a customer read more

Famous Dave's BBQ - Pulled Pork over burnt inedible toast. Served with burnt chicken. - Barbeque Near Me - Modesto, California

Myself and four friends recently ate at the Modesto restaurant and had a very enjoyable time. Our server, Leela, was very personable and attentive, the food and drinks were tasty and served quickly adding to our enjoyment. Good food and service, will visit again. read more

I can't believe they would send food out like this! Bbq chicken not cooked and tasted like boiled chicken no bbq grill hamburger was burnt cold fries never had food this awful from here wasted money read more

Famous Dave's BBQ - Barbeque Near Me - Modesto, California

Our food took 45 mins because the orders never made it towards the kitchen, after receiving our food some things were lukewarm warm and other items were cold and burnt. read more

[[HIGHLIGHT]]Friendly staff, clean environment and very tasty food.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] Love all the options they got. Little pricey for some of the sizes, but it's all tasted fresh and good. read more

Famous Dave's BBQ - Pulled pork sandwich with slaw, potato salad and Wilbur beans. - Barbeque Near Me - Modesto, California

Great food and service! A little pricey. Amazing waiter. Brisket was out but our waiter gave us a free cocktail read more

Famous Dave's BBQ - Barbeque Near Me - Modesto, California

Enjoyed the BBQ. Very flavorful, but maybe a little dry. Loved the choices of extra sauce ranging from sweet & tangy to "burn your tongue"!! Decor was fun with a bar type atmosphere. This place would be great for families with kids as you wouldn't feel the need to keep them quiet. We came on day #2 and there were some "kinks" in the service. We were seated at the high top bar tables and ended up waiting 30 minutes before asking the front manager for help. Sam (one of the managers) saved the day! He was super friendly and we will definitely try again! read more

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We stopped at this location last week to pick up a large order for takeout. It was over a 45-minute wait so we walked around the mall while waiting for our food. I really hate to leave negative reviews and the majority of our experience here was quite negative, so let me say that even though I was shocked when I opened my burnt ends appetizer to see that there were literally four bite size pieces of meat that I had paid $18.99 for, the flavor and texture of the bird ends was definitely our favorite part of the entire meal and if I was rating the burnt ends on taste and quality alone, they would absolutely be five stars. That being said, I think it is a ridiculous portion for the cost of the item. I also opened my burger to find that it was literally small pieces of chopped meat on a plain bun. Please see the photos. We order take out a lot and we completely understand that many places don't want to put the condiments on the burger because it can make the bun soggy... I appreciate that. The problem here was that the bottom of the bun was already incredibly soggy just from the meat and that no condiments, no sauce, no veggies, not even a mayonnaise packet were included in our takeout order. No utensils were included either. We spent well over $100 and we were very disappointed in our meal. The only item besides the burned ends that we enjoyed at all were the nachos. I think whoever is in charge of the kitchen needs to pay better attention to the way that the food leaves the kitchen and the way takeout food is packaged. read more

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Daniel was such a great service & prompt with Our bbq Feast! Highly recommend the chips & the Wilber's revenge on the beans. No diet Sunday Funday! Go 9ers read more

Famous Dave's BBQ - ST LOUIS RIB, Brisket, Cole slaw & Wilber beans are off the chain Bomb! - Barbeque Near Me - Modesto, California

STAY AWAY!!!!! Absolutely the worst service in the Valley!!! Had high hopes for this place to return strong. Service -10 Food 4 out 5 [[HIGHLIGHT]]Cleanliness 3 out 5[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] Attitude of manager -5 read more

We shared the Brisket sandwich with coleslaw and maccaroni and cheese. I had sweet mamma's punch, and my fiance had Dave's smoking tea to drink.. The best part of this meal was the drinks. We were here at 1:40 p.m. on a Saturday. This establishment is way understaffed. Our server did his best, but he was also the bartender. We asked for an extra plate when we ordered. When a server delivered our food, there was no extra plate. I asked her for one. It never came. I ended up using a napkin as my plate. The maccaroni and cheese was flavorless. The coleslaw was good. We will not be back. Go to Texas Road House for better service and food. read more

Famous Dave's BBQ - We shared the Brisket sandwich with coleslaw and maccaroni and cheese. - Barbeque Near Me - Modesto, California

Ordered take out just now. Got there on-time. Ribs and brisket and fries are cold, chicken strips are way over cooked, shorted us on corn muffins. The cold food isn't even room temp, its like they didn't even heat it up. Lame. First and last time eating from here. read more

First visit here, so we took a awhile looking over the menu. Our server checked on us constantly which was very refreshing to see. He also explained a lot of the menu to us which was awesome. [[HIGHLIGHT]]The ambiance did look slightly outdated even though they opened up more recently.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] In regards to the food, it tasted great. My burger was charded nicely. If you dont like that you may not enjoy the food. I ordered an alcoholic drink which also tasted good. I will for sure return. [[HIGHLIGHT]]Only critique would be the ambiance and decor.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] read more

Famous Dave's BBQ - Barbeque Near Me - Modesto, California

I just want to thank Daniel for the great service and for being so attentive. Everything was so delicious, we order the famous feast for our party of 5 . It was plenty of food and also had some left overs to take home. read more

Famous Dave's BBQ - A nice cold 805!! - Barbeque Near Me - Modesto, California

Entered the restaurant and waited about 10 minutes before someone came up and asked if we needed a table. We were finally seated and waited another 20 minutes and still no drink drinks or food orders were taken. [[HIGHLIGHT]]There were at least six tables covered in dirty dishes, but the restaurant itself was pretty empty.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] There were also 4 to 5 employees just standing around talking instead of taking care of the customers.. We ended up just leaving without ordering 30 minutes in. Headed to Texas Roadhouse for hopefully a better experience read more

Hubby's been wanting to check this place out for a while now. Sam, the manager, was welcoming when we first walked in. I was like "WOW" - what an awesome greeting. The food was really good and Caitlyn, our server, was very sweet and accommodating. I got a little annoyed because when you eat barbecue, you have extra napkins and plates and I just got annoyed that some of the other servers didn't bother to pick up our extra plates, which were in the way. Other than that, Hubby and I said we would definitely come back! read more

Stopped in for lunch and had some AMAZING ribs and also some chicken wings. Note to self... Devils Spit is definitely HOT! lol Sat at the bar and Desiree was our bartender and she was AWESOME! Thank you! read more

[[HIGHLIGHT]]Decided to go on a Wednesday around 2pm. It wasn't too busy at all even being right by the mall. We were the only ones sitting there at the time.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] Close to 10 minutes finally placed our drinks in a water and a beer ... took awhile for those to get to us. Placed our order the Sampler and an order of fried pickles. 40 minutes later we get our cold pickles and extra very salty ribs that came part of the sampler. No offer during this time for another drink order. Probably won't go back. That was our experience @famousdaves read more

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Food was good. I ordered a brisket sandwich. And I was going to say " where's the beef !"

Great service from Daniel in Modesto! Ice cold beer. Great food. [[HIGHLIGHT]]Clean reasturant, family friendly!!!![[ENDHIGHLIGHT]]

Delicious tacos and margaritas! Great service . [[HIGHLIGHT]]Clean environment[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] Our Server Kaylin was friendly and attentive read more

Famous Dave's BBQ - Brisket taco and bbq pork taco - Barbeque Near Me - Modesto, California

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Sat at the bar and ordered the brisket and pork tacos along with a house margarita. The bill should have been $7.00 plus tax $2.50 for each taco and $2.00 for the margarita Bill was $16.95 plus tax because the bartender gave me a larger margarita, maybe twice the size of the $2.00 margarita. The food was good but I got the bait and switch from the bartender. She knew what she was doing, paid the tab without complaining But WOW, I'll won't be back read more

Terrible chicken wings not even done right,I gave this place 2 try's never again. Rib tips were day old meat .. friendly staff, but food is trash .. have the nerve to ask for them prices.. l will give this place less than 5yrs..meat dry no flavor only thing was good were the beans. Nice staff but food is not it!! I threw up 3 times today from eating there was only meal l had today. read more

Famous Dave's BBQ - Dry as heck smh never again!!! - Barbeque Near Me - Modesto, California

If I could rate this place 0 stars I would, I had high expectations of this place by reading the high ratings it got and honestly disappointed, I came here with my boyfriend for lunch we were looking for a place with good brisket and according to. Reviews people said it was good so we thought hey why not , we go in hostess seated us told us which page on menu are the drinks and told us our server would be with us soon so me and my boyfriend are looking around talking and our waitress comes up asks us what drinks we'd like and she brought our drinks and took our order which came out 10-15 min after ordering first glance I was like there's no way this is what I ordered , I ordered the 2 meat combo brisket and grilled chicken and my boyfriend ordered the same but brisket and pulled pork , it didn't look appetizing at all the brisket looked like spam just on a toasted bread the chicken felt cold to the touch the inside was warm some what and as I tried to check to see if the chicken was cold in the inside it looked pink PINK and I don't think chicken should look pink as how I had it but more cold than anything the pulled pork was pork fat mush my boyfriend only took one bite and didn't want anymore he ate some of his mash potato and I ate some of my mac and cheese both were good somewhat not the best I've had also to add the brisket was thick and hard to bite very chewy like Rubbery texture we were Dissapointed and disgusted we just wanted the check the server eventually came after like 10 min mind you it was pretty empty probably about 2 other tables she gave us the check we placed the card 5 min later she came to take it over all service wasn't the best either also for small portion of food it was a bit pricey not to much my stomach instantly started feeling queasy and I started feeling nauseous after eating the food read more

Famous Dave's BBQ - The grilled chicken - Barbeque Near Me - Modesto, California