Famous Dave’s

I agree with another reviewer, The Applebees of Barbecue! It’s o.k., but not outstanding. It’s a little less expensive than other bbq joints, so I guess that’s something. If you’re looking for great bbq though, there are many other choices you should check out.

It was like BBQ jail, worst waitress, poor service, long, long wait, and a feud between manager and staff. Food was good, but not worth the hassle.

This place does not deserve the poor reviews. It does an outstanding Q for 2 and the food is wonderful. Even the corn goes down well. Famous Dave’s gets a big thumbs up from my side of the table. The wait staff is amiable as can be and they are quick to respond when we need refills. My friends from London, Italy, and New York always insist we make at least one stop at Rainbow’s Famous Dave’s. I’m happy to take them! Keep it up, Dave!

I recently put a not so good review on famous Daves but felt I needed to update and give them props for there smoked cheddar hamburger. This suckered was bug and flavorful. Have to try one if you visit

Enjoyed eating here with my family. The ribs is great and the place looks really clean. Brenda C our server is Amazing! She took care of us really good. Definitely will come back here.

Food is sooo good. We shared the feast for two. Plenty of food. Corn was perfect. Chicken so moist. The waitress was attentive and helpful. I will come back for sure.
The only negative is the hostess she was more about doing her side work than sitting people. She was almost to a point of being rude.

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Big Slab Tuesday! $ 5 off a big slab of St Louis ribs with some of the hottest bbq sauce Wilburs Revenge hit a home run with me. Love the selection of sauces at the table. On a side note the ranch for my salad was probably the best I’ve had. We will definitely be back

I will never go here again. Only been here 3xs. 1^st time ok. 2^nd time, fatty brisket & this time small portion for the money! I paid $ 16.50 for chicken & brisket!!!

Came in last Wednesday with my family. Food was great, reasonably priced, and full of flavor.
Mary was an awesome server. Very attentive and full of personality.
Past experiences have been average at best. Keep it up FD’s!

Okay so before I jump into this review I just want to say something. Why the hell do people tear into this place in the reviews? It’s a chain bbq place. It’s the Applebee’s of barbecue. I wouldn’t go into a ⁷⁄₁₁ and be angry that it wasn’t as nice as the convenience store in the Four Seasons.
Anyways:
Service: my server Lindsey was the bomb. Checked up on us just enough, was super nice and dealt with all my weird questions. And it was Valentine’s Day! Shout out to you for being cheery even though you were working on a holiday. You go girl. Thoroughly pleased by her and if this was based on her alone I would give it five stars.
Food: it’s good, but just like I said before it’s the Applebee’s of BBQ. My green beans were super over cooked and I hated that the food was served on wheat bread and not Texas toast. I loved the Georgia chopped pork my valentine got! I had Texas brisket and it was to par. Everything was super tender and my Mac and cheese was definitely the type I know and love from growing up in the south. The real winner at this place is the cornbread. Get extra. Food score was like ³⁄₅. Okay but I see potential to improve for sure!
Small things: the bathrooms could be cleaner but it was a busy day, there was just paper towels on the floor. I also feel like some smaller touches — like putting the alcohol warning in the women’s restroom in a frame and not a binder sleeve and stuff would make this place a little nicer. Still ⁴⁄₅ for nit picky stuff like that!
Thank you so much Lindsey!
*****updated 4÷1÷16
We got the all American feast for two for take out. It offers any meat added on for 3.99. We chose to add catfish and Georgia chopped pork. The feast itself was awesome and everything was cooked great… But the amount of meat we got as an add on was really weird. It was very small? I wouldn’t ever order add ons again because I feel like this was a sad sad amount of catfish. Pictures attached.

Wow used to love eating here! me and my husband ordered beef brisket, the entire piece of meat on both of our plates was all fat, the whole thing. It was really disgusting, not to mention everything else on our plates was cold! Dont think we will be coming back.

Famous Daves… Famous Daves…
Yes, I know a few.
David Lynch
David Cassidy
David Boreanaz
David Duchovny
Michelangelo’s David
David The Invincible
Hal David
David Copperfield — The Dickens character, not the magician.
David Copperfield — His greatest trick was getting Claudia Schiffer to marry him. Well done.
Dave the Barbarian
Dave Clark
David Caruso
Dave Matthews
David Banner
Dave Chappelle
David Archuleta
David Cook
Larry David
David the Gnome
Dave Mustaine
David Cross
David Attenborough
David Bowie
David Hasselhoff
Craig David
David Suzuki
Dave Brubeck
Dave Coulier
David Mamet
Dave Lister
David Ben-​Gurion
Dave Foley
Dave Gahan
Dave Barry
David Simon
David Mitchell — QI’s greatest panel guest, not the author.
David Mitchell — The guy who wrote Cloud Atlas, not the comedian.
Dave Stewart
David Hume
David Lee Roth
David Sedaris
David Gest
David Niven
David Beckham
David Schwimmer
David Foster Wallace
David Frost
Davy Jones — The short guy from the Monkees.
Davy Jones — The mythical pirate whose «locker» you go to when you drown at sea. Not the Monkees guy.
Dwight David Eisenhower
David Gilmour
David Byrne
David Letterman
David Paich
Dave Eggers
David Fincher
Dave Grohl
David Soul
David Clayton Thomas
Dave Thomas
Dave Thomas
David Cameron
David Spade
David Tennant
David Coverdale
David Thewlis
David Ogden Stiers
David Wain
Dave Edmunds
David Robinson
David Cronenberg
Dave Van Ronk
Davy Crockett
So, that’s my review of Famous Dave’s…
What? You meant THAT Famous Dave’s ?
Sure I can review that one too.
My daughters, ages 7 and 9 love to go eat at «The Pig» as they call it. I always go for the two meat combo. Beef Briskit and a second meat of choice. The service is always decent, the price could be a lot worse. So from David Lynch to Davy Crockett, Famous Dave’s is always a fine choice.

We came here today on Valentine’s Day with my girlfriend at around 2:30. Only had to wait maybe 5 minutes for a table, which was awesome. We were served by Lindsey, who was very nice and personable. I got the Georgia Chopped Pork, because that’s what I always get — it’s killer. Their sweet tea isn’t too over-​sweet, which is nice because it doesn’t take away from the flavor of the food. The cornbread muffins are my favorite, hands down. My girlfriend got the Texas Brisket. I tried it and liked it, it tasted like my grandma’s. All in all, this visit was no different than any of the other times I have eaten here. I’ve never had a bad meal or bad service!

Famous daves food is always great and they have that rustic feel when you go there and this location held up their reputation. The server was funny and personable. The only complaint I have is the drinks came out really slow. But all and all I was happy with the overall experience.

Sunday afternoon not a bad time to go. Not busy at all. And we got r food so fast. Great place to eat and and great staff.

Came here for lunch there lunch special, what I got was not bad for the price. Two meat special and ordered St. Louis spare ribs and rib tips and a side of Loaded bake potato soup is hearty, chunks of potato and bacon with cheese on top. Can’t complain about it at all!!!

We’ve eaten here several times. I want to like, I really do. I don’t like it though.
The meat is dry, all of it. It’s tough, and adding extra sauce doesn’t help.
I got the burnt ends and thought that since it was covered in sauce it would be flavorful, I had to add more sauce and it was still dry as bat balls.
The cornbread is ok, the mashed potatoes taste good but they’re always cold. All the other sides, well, they suck. They are not good. I tried different ones each time, never found one I liked.
The servers are all ok, but just barely. They aren’t really friendly, they never remember any special requests, and seem almost afraid. of us. We are very scary, but they can fake liking us like every other server in town has to!
I really can’t imagine going back again.

Visited for a late lunch, around 2pm on a wed. The food was delish, as per usual (pulled pork, ribs, chicken), except for the burnt ends appetizer. About half of the pieces were just chunks of fat. the pieces that were actually meat were very tasty. Would have let the server know, if she had ever come back to check on us.
This visit, the service was pretty poor :-(. Server never came back to check on us, and when she flew by to drop drinks at the table, was extremely rushed, and didn’t say a word before she sped off. Had to flag her down or ask another server to grab her for us a couple of times. There were only 3 other tables at the time, so maybe they had her doing something in the kitchen?
Hoping it was just an off day, and will most likely be back.

I usually don’t write reviews of chain restaurants, but we went there for a late lunch the other day, and really enjoyed our meal, so wanted to at least give them a mention.
They have a lunch menu till 5pm, which is great! 2 meat combo for less than $ 10, you can’t beat that. Comes with a side and cornbread muffin. I wasn’t a fan of the rib tips, but the brisket, pulled pork, & ribs were all great.

A Friend decided to go here for a business lunch. We walked in and waited what seemed like forever at the hostess stand. I thought it was seat yourself but then someone approached and said «the host was in the potty». We were seated and our beverage order taken shortly after. One thing I feel that was lacking at this place was service. We are not regulars at this location and now after this experience I am sure I will never be back. When we asked what our options were for side items. The response was «if you open the menu and look on the bottom right hand side» instead of telling us the options. A recommendation would have been good sales technique even if you were lying.
Now to the food, it came out within a reasonable time but was not very hot. I love good TEXAS BBQ but this just did not fit the bill. Too bad!
Now back to the service, we were discussing some important business and were sitting there for a while. The place was not busy at all so they didn’t need the table for sure. Sheila the server came to the table and said. You guys can stay as long as you need but I am being cut on the floor so you need to pay this. WOW! I expect this kind of crappy service from one of the hotels on the strip. Unbelievable to have someone approach the table in that way. I view this as Shelia saying you better pay me so the next bitch does not get my tip. Thanks for the great experience and allowing me to never come back.