Famous Dave’s BBQ

Wow, some of the best ribs, great sides and good portions! The wife and I split a full rack of St. Louis ribs, with a huge baked potato and a couple of sides. We had enough for a nice snack the next day.

Always great tasting barbecue & great size portions too! I inhaled the pulled pork. So damn good! Had a signature drink & banana pudding for dessert! Will be back!

This Famous Dave’s is better than others that I normally eat at. Our waiter Eric (or Rick) was the best. Eric made our dining experience (4 star food /​5 star service) We will definitely return.

For a chain, it’s pretty decent BBQ. There’s always more food than you can eat too, so prepare for a doggie bag (does anyone call it that anymore?) The meat combos are the way to go if you want to try a variety. If you know what you like you can narrow that down to your fave. If you have an ass made of steel, try the Wilbur’s Revenge sauce… you’ll feel that the next day, I guarantee it. Personally I mix the Texax Pit and Sweet Zesty, nice smokey sweet kick. Give it a try and give me credit ;)

So happy hour wings and fries basket $ 4.99.
Let the portion tell u if this is worthy for $ 4.99. I should have rather go to wingstop pay regular price because the wings would be twice size as these. And fries? 9 pieces? Really famous daves??? Your reputation is going down the gutter… You just lost 3 customers. Your a disappointment. And when asked your server. Portion matters if it happy hour. He said happy hour always small portion. Ive eaten here before and this portion is not small its NOT worthy of $ 4.99! Thats just as saying if you go to a bar for happy hour for a beer they will give you half a bottle because its happy hour??? Rip off!

The place was pretty much empty on a Thursday night at 830pm which struck me as kind of weird. It had a certain sticky feel to it. The service was fine.
The ribs were very good. The spicy mac and cheese side was awesome, and both the coleslaw and the potato salad were very good. The hot link was a bit large and a bit coarsely ground for my taste. The portions were, in general, ridiculous. The selection of sauces was great and I loved the Devil’s Spit sauce.
Overall, I’d say solid and I’d come again for the ribs, the sauce, and potato salad.

Where to start?
The hostess was polite she sat us down.
Mind you, this restaurant wasn’t even busy. It was a family before us.
Back to the story.
Our server was Marina, seemed scared to even talk to us. We ordered from the Happy Hour; Nachos and Rib Tips. My sister and I can’t eat onion. We asked her does anything have onions, she said no.
A couple comes in and they are sat down as well two tables down from us. The first family, my sister and I are just seating down looking at one another confused what’s taking so long. Well, our server and another server are just at that third table that got sat down. 20 – 30 min pass by we can’t even get attention. Thank god for the hostess, she tells her, hey I think your food is ready… Our server yeah yeah yeah I’ll get it soon. Hostess brings out the food and goes to the server, doesn’t even move or grab the plates just pointes at the our table. Hostess gives us our food, sees I need a refill, server then comes ask is everything ok. Doesn’t even let us answer sees I need a refill just leaves. So now the hostess and server bring me two cups. Its ok I’ll drink it I don’t care at this point. So rib tips are good up until my sister finds a hair. We get to the nachos looks like throw up. We go through it find onions. Im like wtf at this point. Servers are at this third table talking talking and talking. I want to leave at this point. So our server walks by I raise my hand and tell her can we have our bill please. This is were she acts nice oh please take your time. I’m just like really? Anyways I know bad service when I see it! Actually you can feel it. It was wack, just because we ordered Happy Hour and water doesn’t give you the right to treat us like nothing. What happened to customer service? Doesn’t that matter nowadays? Overall i wouldn’t even give this place a star, but thanks to the hostess!

Aaron is a great server and the food is really good! The brisket is a Lille dry but the pulled pork is so good! Great mashed potatoes and great Mac n cheese! Will be back. (:

I have been to this location numerous times. I usually ask for Drew or Debra — They are the best! They are very friendly and attentive to my needs.
I love their St. Louis-​Style Spareribs with the Wilbur beans and garlic red-​skin mashed potatoes! They have several choices of sauces. But, I enjoy the Texas Pit sauce. If you don’t specify your rib sauce in advance of the order, your ribs will come coated in the Rich & Sassy sauce. You can alway apply your own sauces after, but it may have a mixture of flavors.
I enjoy their sweet tea too!

We love Famous Dave’s. All around best BBQ on our side of town. We usually dine but this time we ordered to-​go for my mom’s birthday dinner, we were able to feed 8 people plus leftovers for $ 100.not bad. Food is always good and the to-​go staff was so nice, the woman working at the counter even noticed my military I.d. In my wallet and offered a discount. Great experience all around

First time to have bbq in Las Vegas, I think. Not the best choice but it was the closest. It was just OK. If I were wasted, it probably would have tasted amazing.
The ribs were by no means what-​so-​ever falling off of the bone. In fact, some effort needed to be applied to tearing it off. Sides were just okay. However, it is pretty much what I expected it to be and that is Mediocre.
To Go service was pleasant and fast.
I’m glad I didn’t spend more than $ 20 on this.
I doubt I will be back.

We had a birthday party of 12 and had a wonderful meal. Our server Travis was amazing. We ordered 2 feasts and some appetizers and drinks. We had 4 kids meals which were huge portions. Everything was delicious. We also enjoyed the staff singing Happy Birthday. There will definitely be a return visit in the near future.

Went back again tonight and had a full rack of St. Louis style spare ribs with garlic mashed potatoes and corn bread. Drew was our server and he was very attentive, friendly and extremely well mannered.
Debra is our usual server and recognized us and made friendly conversation, as she always does making us feel very welcome here at this Famous Daves.
I told the manager on the way out that he was lucky to have Drew and Debra working for him as they each are a classic example of how all good servers should be.

We’ve been in here a few times and their service and barbecue is really good… but, that’s about it for me. Their sides just don’t do it for me and when it comes to barbecue, sides matter.
I have ordered the mac & cheese, baked beans, french fries and side salad during my two visits. The side salad is about the only side that I have enjoyed. Perhaps it’s just my personal preference, but I didn’t enjoy the jalapeños in the macaroni, I didn’t enjoy how runny the baked beans were and the french fries could have used a little seasoning.
The barbecue chicken sandwich I ordered, however, was awesome! They have various barbecue sauces at the table that you can add as well. My lunch date had the ribs and I got to try those too… also really good. Oh! I almost forgot, the cornbread is pretty good too.
I’m not sure what I was expecting… when I think barbecue I think of a fusion of southern and soul food. I had never tried macaroni with jalapeños, and was open to it… but once I actually had them I realized why no one that I know had made them.
So! In conclusion… rhe service is great and the barbecue is bomb — which is why you’d be visiting Famous Daves anyhow… just have an appetite for some interesting spins on the side dishes.

Very good BBQ! I usually get a slab of ribs with one of their excellent cocktails. Try the shiners punch! Its got a real kick and will get you happy quick. They have six different sauces so there are plenty of options to go with the diverse menu filled with a multitude of delicious BBQ entrees. The wait is a little bit, they are usually busy which you’ll understand why after you try the food. They also have to go, which I always use if I have a party at the house. Excellent choice if you need a BBQ fix.

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We have been to Famous Dave’s several times and I’ve always enjoyed their food. It’s far from being the best BBQ but certainly not the worst either. Our last visit prior to yesterdays lunch was last September. My husband swears their burnt end appetizer is half the portion size they were before. Honestly, I don’t remember but it certainly wasn’t up to par to the $ 8.99 price tag. We usually order their BBQ feast that comes with a little bit of everything: Ribs, Brisket, Chicken, fries, coleslaw, corn, beans, and corn bread. It’s plenty of food for 3 people to share. Normally I really enjoy the ribs and brisket but this past visit the brisket was really dry and unappetizing. The flavor was there but it sorely lacked the moisture and juices. The ribs and everything else were good though so I enjoyed that. The banana pudding is huge and definitely satiates.

Fun and delicious barbecue!
It’s been a really long time since I’ve been here, months actually. Tonight was dead but I didn’t mind that because I didn’t remember the food being as tasty as it was!
They offer a 3 course meal that is super cheap and the portions are fairly small which is perfect. It ended up being the perfect amount of food with the best little sweet bite at the end, a kahlua brownie bite with vanilla ice cream.
I love the fact that they have 6 different sauces to choose from at your table and you can try them all! From super sweet brown sugar to intensely spicy.
The atmosphere is very casual and on a cold evening there’s a large fire place in the middle of the room which was the perfect touch.
They have several great specials and a daily happy hour so I took a pic of the current ones.

I am not the biggest fan of BBQ, but I do have a hankering from time to time. We were recently in the area and decided to give this place a try.
They have a number of lunch specials, as well as day of the week deals. My mom opted for the full rack of spare ribs for $ 18,99 that comes with two sides and a corn muffin. For sides we chose grilled pineapple and garlic mashed potatoes. While we waited our server brought out their freshly made BBQ chips so we could sample all their sauces. She went over all the flavors and we sampled them all.
Our meals arrived and the food was good. This is one of the better chains around and I would have no reservations about returning here for another meal if I’m in the mood for more BBQ, which is usually a rare occasion.

I am not experienced with BBQ so take that into account when you read this review. I came here yesterday for take out. I got two dinner combos – a Georgia chopped pork with the sides of Wilbur beans and garlic red skin mashed potatoes. The other combo was a Texas beef brisket with sides of potato salad and Dave’s cheesy mac and cheese. Both came with a corn bread muffin.
We enjoyed the dinner, perhaps because it was a different kind of meal for us. It was quick. I didn’t call the order in but went there and ordered at their To Go section. The wait was about 5 minutes. Customer service was very good and I was soon on my way.
The only thing I regret is all the plastic used for take out. Some recyclable, some not. I think another time, I’d just go and eat there rather than bring home so much that will end in the landfill.
I’ll be back but I need to try some of the other BBQ places in town including one recommended highly by Nelson Q. He never steers me wrong.

Mmmmm yummy, my hubby Chris loves taking me here to get our fix of American barbecue in all of its glory!
No matter what we order it is always consistently good every single time as well as the great service!
We took advantage of there BBQ for two limited time promotion which included an appetizer two entrees and dessert!
The food here is very good, tasty, cooked well, generous with a lot of variety as well!
We are never let down when we come here to eat.
We like their selection of BBQ sauces on the table as well as their spicy sweet pickles!
The bread pudding is delicious as well as the brisket or pulled pork nachos!
I am spoiled by my husband and Mr. Famous Dave himself! Thank you! :)