Came in on a Saturday and was pleasantly surprised. This place has only been open for about three months, so not many people know about it yet. It's a dine-in spot, very clean, and the customer service is excellent. Highly recommend stopping by--the food is delicious. read more

Food was terrible, bbq was terrible, the Mac and cheese had jalapeños and corn, I don't know who thought of that but it was a terrible idea. Ordered from the lunch menu and couldn't even add the bake potato as a side, they charge me as a whole meal for the baked potato. To top it off NO APPLE PAY. Would not recommend, zero stars. read more

jose was great and showed good customer service, food was good as well but i wouldn't recommend the brisket had me n my granny fighting for our lives read more

Speakers to loud , hard to speak to others . Will not lower volume. Chicken was dry .cokes taste watered down .

Food was delicious and service was excellent!! Staff wee very accommodating and attentive.

Jose M was a great server. Very attentive. And would VERY be happy he would be ore server again

Service was great Jose was very attentive and helpful with suggestions. Brisket burnt ends are very good

Easily the worst brisket I ever had. Flavor sucked and it was super tough. Ribs were good though

We came for lunch on a rainy Saturday so it was pretty empty. We ordered the 3 meat combo and the burnt ends as an appetizer. The 3 meat combo was PITIFUL. Everything was cold, the ribs were tiny, and these aren't burnt ends. Tasted like just cut up meat tossed in bbq sauce. Our server was nice but we will not be back. Food is not good AT ALL. read more

Jose was the best server at this restaurant. He was so attentive to me and my family. He checked on us constantly. The food was very hot and well cooked. It was such a fun time, and he made the experience even better. read more

This was my first time at Famous Dave's and I went with both of my parents. The food was delicious, I even ate all of my leftovers the next day. The service was very good, especially our waiter named Grettel. The place itself was very country (I love county), the music was good, and they played the American football game between the LA Rams and Philadelphia Eagles. I would go again whenever I'm craving BBQ! read more

Service was horrible as all the waiters were slow, we had to ask several times to check on our food. Salad came about 45 mins later & in the smallest portion that even the hostess was surprised. Do not waste your money here, try a different bbq spot. read more

Very disappointed had ribs tri tip mashed potatoes all the food was cold. Appetizers we had chicken strips tasted like they were from the frozen food isle at the market and the nachos were I have no idea what they were I will pay for a good meal. I usually go to Chris and pitts but wanted to try something new. never ever going back here!!! read more

Jose was very nice and attentive to our table. Servers like him are so rare now. He made our time and money worth the visit. Thank you!

I will definitely come back with my family. Jessica was an amazing server was always on top of the food and made sure everything came out on time. read more

First time trying Famous Dave's and it did not disappoint thanks to our server Jessica! The food was great and came out efficiently!

I had enjoyed Famous Dave s in the past. I was so sad when they closed. This was the first time I had a chance to see the food was as good as my memories. It was !!! My rib tips were good and tender. My sides were awesome. My family enjoyed their selections as well. Our waitress was very attentive friendly as well as helpful. I will definitely return. read more

Good food and service I really enjoyed it and definitely recommend am definitely gonna go again soon!! Corn bread was amazing too!

Food and service was amazing! My server jossie was super sweet and kept checking up on us. 10/10 most definitely coming back!

Derek is the best bartender I've ever met. The night I met him, I was struggling. I'm a veteran myself, and Derek treated me like family, listened without judgment, and reminded me what I fought for: the good, decent people who make this country worth defending. He touched my heart and made my whole life better. He's the kind of man whose strength shows through kindness, and I'll always remember that night. read more

Jose was the best. Great flavor and amazing feast. Everything was delicious. I don't even like time but these were amazing

Ambiance needs improving. I went to watch game 6 of the Dodgers vs Bluejays World Series. The service and food were satisfying. Cruz was very attentive and polite. However, if the restaurant owners want more of energetic and lively environment, they should strongly consider turning on the television audio on so that paying customers can listen to the play by play commentary and have a much better experience. read more

So nasty. My family ordered the family feast last night and it had magnets. Took the tray back ask for the manager and he wouldn't look at it. He kept saying he didn't see anything. Then he accused us of putting them there till my son cut the meat to show hom they were inside..there's no way we could put them inside the meat. He continue to say he didn't see anything and walked away. They gave us a refund and walked away..he didn't care at all. We all ate it not knowing till after..so disgusted..and the way they handled it made it all worse! The manager is a horrible person that obviously dont care about the customer..customer service was awful. I'm definitely gonna take this further. Its not fair to people to pay so much for a meal that is only gonna make you sick..zero stars​ read more

I wanna say the owners rushed this opening. I went in and tried to order muffins was told there was a 25min wait. What the hell is going on the plates of the customers dining in. Then I tried to order greens was told there not in stock!!at a Bar B que place unheard of. I ask for a receipt they had to go somewhere else to get it. I watched the servers come up with change together to give me change not in the cash drawer. There are bar code stickers on damn near everything in there.The place looks mickey moused. The metal sheets on the wall are an accident waiting to happen for a child or a person to cut their finger. I dont know who did a before open walk through but no!!! I dont blame the servers but the manager and OWNERS should be ashame of themselves they weren't ready to open. Because the servers are left to deal with the stress and half ass job of the people with the money. Servers are still being trained and you can tell .Save the headache drive to long beach a whole different experience. read more

I would like to say that the customer service at this location is phenomenal! Thank you so much Jario and Alejandra for your amazing service and patience with me when I lost my glasses . They went above and beyond to help me recover them and did everything they could to make sure my experience was perfect, which it was , so my family and I think you guys so much.!! Ps. Food is on point !! Amazing !! read more

Jayden gave an amazing service, she was kind, patience, gave great recommendations and was very accommodating. Food was great! Would recommend. read more

They refused service because of a problem with the bathroom and were rude about the problem. My name was removed from the list after 20 minutes without warning. I was disappointed because i'm a fan of Famous dave's but this location was a big let down read more

The ribs tasted old.. The wings was dry. Never Going back..I spent to much money For this nasty food. read more

I remember a time when Famous Dave's had decent bbq, sadly those days seem to be done. I ordered the founder's feast and I am going to break down each item. First, the ribs might have been from a rack of st. louis style ribs but they were definitely the short/less than meaty end of the rack which were overdone, didn't taste like they'd ever even been near smoke or a fire and most likely were par boiled. This goes for the chopped pork as well which without the sauce would have been flavorless as there seemed to be no seasoning and the pork was bone white with not even a hint of a smoke ring I would expect from bbq/smoked pork. The chicken was bone dry and flavorless as well save for the sauce. In fact the sauce was the only thing saving any of the meat meaning this was bad bbq. The only good parts? Dave's fries, the beans and the cornbread muffins and...again the sauce since it was the only flavor on the meat. I cannot speak to the service or the ambience as I ordered for delivery. Delivery was at least on time. I cannot recommend this place anymore. read more

This review might take a few minutes. I hope it's not too long. I bought a heavily discounted $50 gift card for Famous Dave's from one of those marketplaces when I thought I was buying one for Dave's Hot Chicken. I even tried to use it at Dave's Hot Chicken! So now I needed to find a Famous Dave's and eat there. The closest ones to my house were in Downey and Long Beach. Also, both are getting a cool 2.5 stars on Yelp, which makes me regret my gift card purchase even more. I piled my family in the car and headed towards Downey. It took forever to find famous Dave's in Downey. There is zero signage but that's because it's located inside a Carino's. Even once you're inside Carino's you can't tell that it shares a dining room with a Famous Dave's. No customers were inside at 6:30pm on a Friday night so the waitress sat us down and handed us three Carina's menus. I explained about my gift card and she said Famous Dave's does not accept gift cards at this location for dine in. She was very nice about it and recommended Famous Dave's in Long Beach. We headed for Long Beach. The Long Beach location is in the shoreline area in between all the busy restaurants. We expected to have a hard time getting a table, but once we were inside, once again, it was completely dead. Another promise that we were about to be diaappointed. Only one table was occupied and no one came to us in the waiting area for several minutes. It also smelled like bathroom freshener very strongly. We almost turned around and gave up when a young man came by and offered to show us to a table. It was then that we noticed one other family dining for a total of two in this giant restaurant. He sat us by the bathrooms. A waitress stopped by and gave us menus but disappeared for a very long time. She eventually came back and I decided to be upfront about the gift card because the only way to ruin an already terrible situation would be if we ate at the 2 star restaurant that smelled like bathroom and then had to pay full price. This is when our whole experience changed. Our waitress offered to take our order and charge the gift card immediately to make sure it worked. We ordered a sampler platter that feeds 2-3 for $55. Perfect. During the next 20 minutes of waiting we helped people who didn't know the code to the bathroom about twenty times. Then the food came out and again our mood shifted. The food was actually.......really good! We had baby backs better than Lucille's. We had brisket that was super tender. The fried chicken was hot and juicy with a crunchy cornmeal crust. The jalapeño Mac and cheese was fresh and so was the cole slaw. The beans were perfectly cooked and had meat floating in it just like Texas (but way too sweet). The corn muffins were similarly too sweet but impossible to set down once you have had a bite. The waitress brought the bill before the food came (for a good reason) and it was $12 after my gift card was applied. She saved the day by providing excellent service even though her job was obviously challenging and in a failing restaurant. Her name is Nyasha. She (and the cook, to be fair) made all the difference that night. We entered grumpy and hungry and left full and happy. Thanks Nyasha! read more

This review is based on an Uber Eats delivery order for this location. Ordered the family feast for my in laws Anniversary. Followed my order from 'preparing' status to 'delivery' status. Thankfully, There did not appear to be a long wait as many have stated. I'm always reluctant with the quality of food when you're getting it delivered-however, there weren't any issues. The food arrived and was just as described. My in laws said the food was delicious and really enjoyed it. I would definitely order delivery from their restaurant again. read more

Located inside Johnny Carinos in case you get lost. Multiple restaurants inside. I chose the pork sandwich that was bbq tasty. From the fresh bread to fresh tender pork and really yummy bbq sauce. Had a side of Mac n cheese that is so southern different delicious because it cooked with pieces of corn and jalapeño pieces. Its one of best Mac n cheese I've had in a long time. I would absolutely visit again. Plenty of free parking near Chili's. I did take out but I cannot tell if you can dine in or not? No matter what thank you Famous Daves for a wonderful Southern lunch. read more

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Best BBQ in downey. I've had Lucille's, and other bbqss, and they fall short. The beans are delish with meat. The sweetness and a bit of spicy kick are a great addition. The ribs were great tasting the chicken tender and full of flavor. And Bret brisket were good. The potato salad took me back to homee barbecue. The mac and cheesee was very creamy. The only thing that I didn't like was the coleslaw. I am a person who doesn't want my BBQ slathered in sauce, I still like to taste the meat with sauce, not sauce with meat. The pick up place is inside of casinos. This place will be out to go to for BBQ. No more Lucille's. The price is fair. read more

I ordered 12 bones yesterday and once I opened my order I discovered they had only put 9 inside yet I paid for 12. I didn't open it till hours later so next time I will check my order before I leave. read more

So after ordering delivery for my birthday because I love the comfort of my home we are very disappointed they do not allow you to change the sides online even though when you go sit down they do the ribs were overcooked the brisket was very dry the corn seemed like they microwaved the coleslaw tasted old and like refrigerator gross I will not be ordering to go from here again read more

Eh .. disappointing. I would not eat here again. Ordered from Uber Eats , paid a lot of money for less then mediocre food. read more

Did a phone order and food was ready fast. Always clean. Ordered the 12 bone combo with mac n cheese and baked beans. Everything was delicious. My fave is the cornbread muffin I always order extra. Elizabeth was very friendly and had great customer service skills. Thank you Elizabeth for making the pickup experience amazing. read more

Famous Dave's - Barbeque Near Me - Downey, California

The service is always good in the bar area. The food is scrumptious and always consistent.

This location isn't a Famous Dave's restaurant. It's for catering and takeout only. The food tasted old and it gave me the runs. I'm never going there again. read more

Go somewhere else. Order was not ready at the time promised (12:30). It's 12:45 and the girl said "they are working on it right now ". No call or email stating that they would be late. read more

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