The salad and the beyond meat burger are delicious . It's a meat place, but I'm vegetarian so I was very happy with the my beyond burger and the drinks!! Thank you Jasmin for the best drinks ever and good energy. read more

Came here on night one of a work conference trip and it was ok. Had the bbq pulled chicken sandwich, the chicken was dry and it over dressed with bbq sauce. I had a side of mashed potatoes and it was alright. My friend got a burger with fries and enjoyed it. It's a chain restaurant and the food was indicative of this. Staff was nice though and our server was great. It was Monday night so the football game was on the tvs which was appreciated! read more

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Meats, man, a ton of meats. My guy and I wanted to check-out Famous Dave's, but knew we needed to earn it. And so we worked out for 2.5 hours prior. Was hungry AF after, and felt worthy of the Dave's. Got there, ordered two platters, enjoyed, but slowed down, and then hit a wall. Meats, man. A lot of meats. Hashtag, meat sweats afterwards. read more

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After my previous review on Yelp, Famous Dave's sent me an email with a $15 credit to get me to try them again. Unfortunately I wasted my time by going back and giving them another shot. We were there for lunch around 1:30 pm and there was absolutely no customers in the bar or restaurant areas (which should have been a sign!). The bartender did greet us right away this time (probably because we were the only people in the place). We sat at the bar, ordered a vodka/soda/lime and some food. The bartender brought over literally a glass with just vodka, soda and a lime. No ice.... I looked at him with confusion and he then said "oh, those come with ice don't they?...I'll remake it for you." What kind of bartender doesn't put ice with vodka, soda and lime? It's pretty basic.... Then our food came out. Asked the server for plates so we could share and also utensils. It took them 15 minutes to get us plates and forks - keep in mind, there isn't anyone else in the entire place! After eating, I showed the bartender the $15 credit from the email which says "show this screen to staff" and he was completely confused and perplexed. He said he wanted to take a picture of it from my phone to go show his manager. About 30 minutes later, the "manager" came out and wanted to know where I got it from, never saw anything like it before and he didn't know anything about this code. So then he went and got the "general manager" who came out, messed around at the register and then explained that she had never seen such a code either and where did I get it. I proceeded to show her the same email, picture of the code and she eventually with derogatory attitude said "ok, I'll give this to you this time" - like she was doing us some sort of favor and totally put out for having to do this. Instead of being friendly because we obviously had an issue the last time, we got a bad attitude instead from the manager and general manager. How can they not know about this email and credit from Famous Dave's, how to apply it or simply be nice since they are the one's who don't understand? Someone from corporate really needs to do a surprise or secret shopper visit there and see what's happening at this location. All of these issues could be easily solved from having even semi-competent management. It's a shame because this restaurant has an awesome location right by the water in the marina (Shoreline Village area), lot's of tourists and foot traffic, and so much potential. read more

Absolute waste of 1 hour of my life! I came here hungry asking for a table for 1. Willy, the guy that told me the wait time would be 15-20 mins. That's not a problem. As time goes by, I notice at least 2 or 3 parties get seated before me when I've been there first. About 30 minutes goes by, another host asked if she could help me. WTH? Turns out, Willy left already without letting others know I'm waiting for a table. I finally get seated after this thinking okay sure, mistakes happen, whatever. I end up waiting for about another 15 minutes with no one coming to take my order..... not even my drink order. I just got up and left...... It's ridiculous how much time I wasted there. Terrible experience read more

I came for lunch on a weekday and it was practically empty, so no wait! I got their Burnt Ends and 6 St Louis Style Ribs with Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes and Mac n Cheese. Their Burnt Ends aren't really burnt ends as much as they are chopped up pieces of brisket smothered in their zesty sauce. I was really missing out on any burnt or charred flavors. The burnt ends are served with onion strings and pickled red onions, which may have been my favorite part of the whole meal. The St Louis Style Ribs were fine. They were not tough, but they were also definitely not tender. All of their ribs come with the Rich & Sassy flavor, so they leave their other spicier sauces on the table for you. I love their Devil's Spit sauce. I have a bottle at home. Their Wilbur's Revenge is also no joke. It is spicy but addictive! The mashed potatoes are made with red potatoes and they leave the skin on, which I grew up with so I loved. They also did mention that their mac n cheese was spicy because it contains jalapeno flavors, but I didn't think it was spicy at all, and could still be a palate cleanser for those who can't eat spicy food. Famous Dave's is one of the chain restaurants located on The Pike next to the Aquarium, so it is definitely catered more for tourists. It's fun if you want to play tourist for a day after a visit to the aquarium, but definitely not a local staple. read more

Famous Daves - 6 St Louis Ribs with Mashed Potatos and Mac n Cheese - Barbeque Near Me - Long Beach, California

Niki is amazing! She made our family dinner experience top notch. Great service and a great personality. Food was delicious.

I think something is seriously wrong at this location. Visited on a Saturday close to opening time for lunch before attending a huge country Festival nearby. We ordered lunch combinations and happy hour drinks. We didn't get any silverware we had to ask for it. The waiter seemed new but he tried really hard. But he would disappear for long times and someone else would come. The rib tips were very salty. The best thing was the corn muffin and the waiter heated up the butter so that was a huge Plus. We both got brisket and it was tough on mine and my dinner companion said his was okay. The chicken was good. The rib tips were old chewy and dry alike beef jerky. My dinner companion is convinced that the ribs were reheated from the night before. We weren't expecting an extravagant meal but we were expecting the food to be much better. The happy hour was great and for some reason we plan to come back again after the festival later at night to get a snack. Well we returned and are questioning to ourselves why we did so after the first experience. We ordered loaded chips that were inedible. They had grated cheese, cheese sauce and lettuce and tomato on top of overly salted barbecue chips. The cheese sauce was cold. I don't know who serves a dish with cheese sauce and serves it cold. We ordered wings and something was off about those, we didn't even finish eating them. The soda didn't taste like Diet Pepsi it tasted like Dr Pepper. The first glass came with ice the second glass came with four cubes of ice that quickly melted and the soda was flat. The bathroom was a disaster area. I didn't take a picture of the can it's a serving can that they put tje chips came in. When I removed the paper the chips were on and lifted it out, the inside of the container was red rusted and smelled like lemon cleaner. I didn't take a picture of it but I still can't believe that they have something that looks like that using as a serving platter. People were not eating their food. Plates were going back half full. The reviews are accurate. The best thing eaten was the banana pudding which was too sweet and clearly not homemade, and the corn muffins which probably come frozen and are reheated. We're not going back. read more

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Jorge was amazing great service very well mannered. the food excellent great flavor ambiance was great . Jesus great food . Will be back !!!! Lupita helped us out I didn't fit in the booth and with out asking she asked if everything was ok moved us to another booth . read more

There was low staff and a long wait time to even get a table. The food was not good, and the chicken was so dry. The giant moose head was a nice sight to look at though. read more

Ordered the full rack of st. Louis ribs. A little drier than ribs from Lucilles but it might be St. louis style. The ribs had a great wood fire smoke taste that Lucille's does not have. The sauces (4 total) were good to lather. The devil's spit is Really spicy. Like actually burns your tongue to the point you can enjoy the ribs. And I love spicy. The mac n cheese was good and the criss cut fries were a pleasant surprise. Not many places served their fries cris-cut except chick fil a. Ordered bonesless wings with buffalo sauce. I would pass on the wings. Save ordering wings from BWW. read more

Famous Daves - Full rack of ST LOUIS STYLE SPARERIBS - Barbeque Near Me - Long Beach, California

So ordered drops at 7:00 came at 8:00 wasn't ready like it said. Fine but!! nobody is in the front. nobody at the to go counter. literally had to go BEHIND the counter myself to get plates...ghetto. like i've never been so embarrassed for a company. read more

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Feast for 2 -good portion ! Smoked tender ribs. Smoked tender chicken. Smoked tender brisket. The food is really good. There was more than enough fries. Love the corn bread The sauce with the ghost pepper and habanero is so dam good but soo dam spicy. Service was okay. Micheal was cool. Parking is close by and can get validated for a discounted fee. Small little bbq joint Tip: explore area and then go eat and get validated read more

Famous Daves - Barbeque Near Me - Long Beach, California

If I could give them a NEGATIVE ZERO, I would!! This location is TRASH, TRASH, TRASH! I spent 65.00 and paid for high AZZ delivery and this is what they sent me... HARD to death old rib ends, 1 dried out chicken finger, 1 1/2 catfish fingers, soggy "crispy fried onions" greasy celery and pickles underneath all of the food and 4 teeny, tiny wings for 35.00!! WTH?? Here let me show you! Then, the Manager tried to blame the driver! The Driver didn't cook it! Gimme a break! I will NEVER waste my money here again!!! The fact that the " Kraft Mac and cheese was the best item out everything I ordered says a lot... I mean, it's Kraft sold at Dave's FAMOUS barbecue. Gimme a break. Ordering delivery is a good way for this place to get rid of old food!! They didn't even bother to seal the bag so the driver could have been in my bag for all I know! Which goes to show the low level of professionalism at this GARBAGE location! They don't care what they serve or how they send it out. You don't have to tell me twice. I got it! read more

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Wanted to try this restaurant for a while and my experience was okay. Went on a Sunday afternoon around 3pm waiting time was about 25mins for a table. They have lots of tvs playing sports and music in the background. The restaurant didn't look pack but the time between the waiter passing by was long. Once we were seated it took 10 mins before the server finally came to get us drinks and by that time we were already ready to place our order as well. I got a strawberry margarita and a Dr Pepper, the drinks took just as long to come out, but they were good. As far as the food I order from the lunch menu which came with choice of 3 meats and a side (ribs, brisket, chicken wings, & mac and cheese). The food was good, I enjoyed the different barbecue flavors, I thought the Mac and cheese was strange because it has corn in it and it tasted just like the corn bread they serve with your meal. I don't think I would come back to this location due the services. read more

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Short staff came a half an hour before closing. I wasn't able to get everything we wanted.

The service was good...lol she kind of sounded like a robot. I ate in the bar, which only only had one person, so service was slow. Had the wings pretty good for the price of $.69 each minimum 10. Had the Mac and cheese with corn and jalapenos. It tasted good except for the taste of mustard. I didn't really like the tequila sunrise drink. It didn't have enough grenadine. It basically was spite orange juice. read more

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After watching BBQ showdown on TV, we decided to go get some BBQ. And what better place than Famous Dave's. It was a nice day so we sat out in the patio. We had the 59. Cent wings, and we got the 3 meat lunch combo. Combined we had BBQ chicken, St Luis pork ribs, burnt ends and sweet water catfish. As for our sides we had corn on the cob and baked beans. The star of the meal was the sweet water catfish ( it was GOOD) the wings were the next favorite. ( and for 59 cents?!? You can't beat that) Everything else was also good, the brisket was tender along with the burnt ends( however the burnt ends had alittle to much salt but with a dash of sauce fixed that right up) the waitress was good no complaints she was as very busy and told us she was relatively new. read more

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Would not recommend to anyone. Our waiter was nice but got 3 of our orders wrong & one of us was left without food until everyone was basically done eating. There was a change in the environment with how the other waiters/waitresses were acting towards us after that. Cherry on top was we waited awhile to get our parking tickets validated & all 3 of us went to pay our passes & they didn't validate any of them so we all had to pay full price. I tried calling before this review & no one answered the phone. Terrible customer service. Waitresses had a terrible attitude too. In response to management: I appreciate the prompt response. I do want to make it clear that our waiter corrected the mistakes when they were addressed with regard to the orders. The change in atmosphere & then the waitresses (hostesses) at the front were what really pushed us to review. We could deal with a few missteps but changing how we were treated because of errors your other colleagues made is absolutely wrong. After getting our parking tickets "validated" & then walking all the way back to the garage & finding out they weren't was horrible. My mother has a hard time walking and we had all our small children there as well. I hope this truly is addressed with the team. Thank you read more

I ordered online and walked over to pick it up from my hotel. The location is nice, right on the Long Beach waterfront near the convention center. The service wasn't good, I stood at the front for at least five minutes before anyone noticed me. When I finally got service, they got my food, dropped it on the podium, said have a nice day and walked away. Very little effort to build rapport with a customer. I've never eaten at Famous Dave's before so I got a pulled chicken sandwich with fries, a side of "Texas Brisket," and a side of their mac and cheese. The chicken sandwich was ok, and the barbecue sauce was decent. I actually liked that portion, although the bun was.....weird? It almost had an odd texture like it was frozen and then just dethawed. It was soft, but it wasn't hard either. The "Texas Brisket" was an abomination. No flavor, didn't seem like it had ever seen a smoker. It tasted like it was baked and looked about the same. I ate one piece and threw the rest away. The mac n cheese had corn in it which was odd. It was almost as if they used cream of corn and threw macaroni in. It wasn't good either and I threw it away as well. Overall, extremely disappointed with the meal here and I wouldn't recommend or be back. read more

Our server was friendly and attentive. Enjoyed the decor and ambiance with country music playing in the background. Took off a star because the salad was a bit over dressed and chicken was on the dry side. Aside from that, we really enjoyed the bbq ribs and their sauce selection. Will be back ! read more

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Was going to give it 4 stars but the restroom area smells sooooo bad!!! Smells like a portable potty!! Waiter was really nice and welcoming she explained on the menu since all 4 menus had pages missing. Muffins 8/10 Brisket was 0/10 looked like Spam and was soggy and chewy Sides were just ok 4/10 Fried chicken was 10/10 Will be coming bak for their!! read more

The worst service I've received in years. Our first server, Nikki, was rude from the start: short, irritated, and clearly unhappy to take our order. She messed it up while entering it, then had to come back twice to confirm. Shortly after, she went on break and left us with Sebastian. At first he seemed helpful, but that quickly changed. There were only three tables seated in the entire restaurant, maybe 10 customers total, yet our food took 40 minutes to arrive--and when it finally did, everything was cold. The corn, beans, brisket and mashed potatoes... not hot, not warm--completely cold. How does that even happen with so few customers? We told Sebastian, and while he offered to replace the sides, we were already starving and didn't want to wait another 40 minutes. When the manager came over, his attitude made us feel like we were complaining for no reason. He offered a discount, which I appreciated, but that wasn't the point. The entire experience was awful - cold food, long waits, and staff who clearly don't care. All three employees we interacted with should not be working in customer service. Before posting this, I read several other 1 star reviews that said the exact same thing: cold food. This isn't a one off it's a pattern. Shame on Famous Dave's. Get it together. read more

Went there for my birthday in January party of 4 everything was excellent just some friendly advice to go a little easy with the salt & I guarantee more customers will be back read more

I got the combo. It was a decent price, but the portions seems small. They portions look bigger than they are because they might sit on slice of bread. But once you take the bread away the protein portion was on the small side. The turkey was flavorful. The chicken was good, better than I would have expected at a BBQ place. The server suggested the mac and cheese. And it was very good. I am not a huge mac and cheese fan, but this macaroni and cheese had some excellent flavor. I was very disappointed in the ribs. They were not "fall off the bone" meat. The ribs definitely hugged the bone. After eating one, I was not excited to eat the second one. read more

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This is one of my favorite "chain" stops in LB. Love the location, the restaurant squirrel couple (IYKYK), the food. The staff is friendly and attentive. It feels like a community place. If you get to sit outside in the grass - do it! It added to the ambiance. read more

Ribs & chicken were not fresh. Tasted like they were leftovers from the day before. Service was awful & the place was empty.

3rd day in after recently opening again. Background, Famous Dave's closed down pre-COVID. Another BBQ place open in its place and closed post-COVID. Now November 2022, Famous Dave's is BACK! They are planning on a Grand Re-opening January 2023 (the restaurant is open now). My coworker and I walked in for lunch, the inside looked as if Famous Dave's never closed down. Same BBQ decor, same yummy BBQ and awesome service. Our waiter "Famous Tay" was super good. Checked on us a lot and always had our beverages full. The managers and other wait staff also checked on us a lot. Lunch menu available. Definitely adding Famous Dave's at the Pike back onto our lunch rotation. read more

We got seated promptly today (Sat afternoon). Dishes we had were BBQ chicken salad,beef brisket sandwiches with fries and coleslaw.I just thought my salad was OK.I wouldn't order it again.Husband liked his sandwich and fries but unfortunately was lukewarm. Fantastic server and we'd come again read more

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We had lunch here today and were pleasantly surprised. Our waitress was great. She was prompt without being overbearing. The food was good. My husband had the smoked prime rib with the St Louis Ribs. It was beyond good. His sides were Cole slaw and some sort of homemade potato chips. To me they were just ok. The meat though, I was totally jealous I had the Korean chicken strips. They were ok, but nothing I would order again. My sides were corn and fries. The corn was those frozen half cobs and the fries were ok, nothing special. Next time I'm in Long Beach, I'll be back for what my husband ordered. read more

Do not come here! We came in Sunday early evening with a party of 3. The place was EMPTY! We had to wait 20 mins just to be seated at a booth that was empty the entire time. Once we finally got seated we had zero service for another 20 mins! We walked out. This place obviously does not care about their customers. Go somewhere else instead read more

Service was so terrible. I would have understood if they were busy, but that wasn't the case. Wouldn't come back for the food. Just an overall waste of time and money. There was one positive... the banana pudding. read more

We were fans of Famous Dave's before it became Q's Smokehouse, now it's Famous Dave's again. Well then! We've always enjoyed whenever we dine at this location. Good eats at surprisingly reasonable prices, given their location. My son and I shared the Founder's Feast combo, definitely enough for the both of us. The chicken was the standout, very tasty and moist. The three ribs were also really good, good flavor that was tender, but still had some texture. My son enjoyed the pulled pork, I was distracted by the white bread toast but that's my bias against white bread. The sides were quite good, we were especially pleased with the baked beans. They were delayed with the cornbread muffins, so they gave us an extra muffin to thank us for our patience. Very nice of them, and very good muffins! Not the place to keep your cardiologist happy, but it's good to have a meal at Famous Dave's again. Well worth a post-Aquarium visit! read more

Famous Daves - The Founder's Feast combo, minus the cornbread muffin, quite enough for two. - Barbeque Near Me - Long Beach, California

Incredibly slow service, we were the only ones in there besides one other party of two older men. The waitress barely checked in on us. Needed different sauces and even that took forever. The food was okay, good even, but just incredibly slow service. read more

Ribs were nice and tender , that is what I came for Side salad could use some work but the corn muffin made up for it. Love the variety of sauces at the table with your own paper towel roll. Situation gets sticky fast read more

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The food was decent for the price. I wouldn't say it's what I consider to be actual barbecue but for the location it wasn't terrible.

Great food and delicious appetizers. The server Mario was exceptional and served us with a lot of passion. Will definitely recommend this establish. Must try their fish sticks and spicy mac and cheese. read more

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I made the mistake of thinking this was a stand alone restaurant, but it must be a franchise. Our server was awesome, but the pulled pork and the brisket were dry. The potatoes salad tasted like it was from Costco, and for me the most disappointing thing was the mac and cheese. The flavor was good because it had spicy peppers in it, but it was a bit cold. We really liked the sweet corn bread though. read more

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We went here for 69 cents a wing special and we ordered 2 wings per sauce for all different kinds of sauces they offered. Overall, I think their spicy sauce takes the cake (it's Uber spicy fyi) but I would spare the sauce.. better yet, order naked one and dip the sauce yourself! I would come back again read more

Famous Daves - 69 cents a wing special - Barbeque Near Me - Long Beach, California

First let me say thank you to the manager for comping half our meal. The food was old cold and nasty! No one got what they ordered, my daughter didn't get her chicken sandwich until we were almost about to leave and it was dry and stale. Then as we were walking away from the restaurant one of the RACIST servers tells another customer we sat by as he was busting the table we sat at "of course they didn't give us a tip but wanted all their meals comp." My sister ordered a salad that had a live bug in her lettuce, my wife ordered brisket and received all fat pieces that were not edible. I ordered brisket also that never came out. The kids ordered cheese burgers that didn't come out with cheese. I ordered cat fish strips that came out cold and dry. The rib tips tasted days old like they microwaved it and served us them. read more