Famous Dave’s

The burnt ends are the best thing on the menu. Also, the sweet tea was spot on. Service was great, waitress attentive. The portions were so so. I was expecting a little more food but we are not in the south. Typical Yankee BBQ portions.

My favorite place for ribs and catfish fingers glad they bought them back and hope they keep them on the menu, the ribs need no sauce, they are great as is, nice place to stop in after movie at mall. Have been going there over 8 years.

Stopped on our way to the airport after a week of traveling. My ribs were perfectly done and the glaze caramelized to perfection. My husband had the «feast for one» and boy, was it a feast! Only complaint was the beer menu. No dark beers on draft or in the bottle. An entire genre of beers taken off for summer wheat beers. Boo hoo. Otherwise, Great stop and great service.

When my husband and I went to eat at the Famous Daves in Annapolis today, I have to say I was impressed with everything! When we entered the staff was very attentive and the Manager Mike came around to see how everyone was doing, which was very nice! The service was outstanding! (Dave, was an excellent server/​bartender). The food comes put so mouthwatering on a platter! Everything from their corn on the cob to the pulled pork was fabulous! Thanks Famous Daves, Mike, and Staff for overall 5 stars on our dining experience today and having us want to come back!

I have been going to Famous Dave’s for a few years now and each time I’ve gone back the value and quality keeps slipping. This last time was a deal breaker and we will b seeking new bbq places. My rib tips were a mix of dry leather and overly chewy with zero smoky flavor and oh also missing, the menu’s promised spicy pickles and onions on the side. My wife’s St. Louis ribs were far better but overall just not worth it. Several items r no longer on the menu and when we first went to Dave’s they had early specials, mix and match for cheap along with a couple beers made Dave’s a tasty and good deal. Thx Dave for the memories we will be exploring new bbq choices now.

In MD for business and stopped by because of the pictures I saw on here of their ultimate burger. Unfortunately they didn’t have it, not sure why. I settled for the chicken tenders plate with baked beans, corn, and cornbread with a side of Mac and cheese. Everything was fresh and really good. They even got the sweet tea right, being from NC where it runs in our veins, although I was skeptical being further north. Service was good, drink stayed full, overall a a good experience.

Was just at this Famous Dave’s on March 13^th. Service was no problem. Our party of 5 was seated quickly which was surprising for a Friday night. I think something has changed. The salads came out differently than usual. It might be the new plastic asymmetric salad bowls (not a fan) but the salad looked smaller. No more cornbread muffins: instead it was square-​cut cornbread. Ok, but didn’t quite taste the same. I just heard from other family members that went back since and they said the place has really been changed: some of the dishes don’t taste the same (bread pudding) and some were removed (drunken apples, green beans) from the menu. All the unique décor that gives the place personality is gone — it’s all been removed. The restaurant now only puts 2 sauces on the table. The others are upon request. The restaurant doesn’t provide hand wipes on the tables anymore.
Even the big carved bear is gone. A lot of small and large changes that add up. My family is horribly disappointed in the changes. I don’t think we’ll be back which is a shame since the place always seemed so busy before. No longer.

We came here for the first time with some family yesterday. I would describe our overall experience as average at best.
We got the Georgia Pork sandwich for lunch and our family got the big family style platter of several different meats and sides. The pulled pork was okay but definitely more dry than I’m used to. It even looked as if the sides were just throw on the plate. The overall service was okay at best. It didn’t feel welcoming coming in first impression.
I would highly recommend passing on this pass and taking my business across the street to Mission BBQ where the quality of food is much higher and the service is throw the roof!

We were at the bowling alley for a birthday party and decided to stop in. I’ve eaten at a few other Famous Dave’s (Laurel, Waldorf, Alexandria) and I am usually satisfied. Yesterday, not so much.
Since it was covered in ice outside, I wasn’t expecting a long wait and I was right. We were seated right away. It took the waitress, Meghan, about 10 minutes to come to our table. She took our drink orders and my daughter asked her for crayons since she did not get any with her menu. Meghan stated she would get her some.
After another long wait, we finally got our appetizer, a wing basket. Still no crayons. They came after we finished our wings.
Shortly after we finished our wings, the food came (a feast for two). Nothing was hot. Some of it wasn’t even warm. It seemed as if it was sitting on the shelf waiting. The food was not as flavorful as others FD’s that I have been to. The corn looked disgusting, but I did not make a big deal because we are not big corn eaters. The onion strings were half ok, half burnt. The country roasted chicken was really good, I just wish I had the option of getting BBQ chicken. The ribs were half ok, half burnt. Two of them weren’t even edible they were so hard. The broccoli was just ok. The brisket, which is usually my favorite, was way too fatty for my liking. The only reason I did not send the food back was because we had already been there for about an hour. With the weather potentially getting worse, I just wanted to go home.
Also, the service was extremely slow and mediocre. I expected a little faster service since the place was so empty, but I guess I was expecting too much. We spent about 90 minutes in the place. However, Meghan was pleasant.
I will not return to this Famous Dave’s for two reasons: 1) I don’t live close and have no reasons to really visit Annapolis and 2) It just isn’t worth coming back to.

Having eaten at another Famous Dave’s recently that was absolutely fantastic, I found myself unpleasantly surprised at the food and service at this location. Don’t get me wrong — the food was decent — very edible — but it lacked some of the flavor that you’d typically get by going to another location. Further the service was sub-​par. Following delivery of the meals, the server came back ONLY to deliver the check. The other two times he was at the table before then was due to the fact that we stopped him as he hastily rushed by to go somewhere else. (And the place wasn’t even busy.) At the end of the day, this wasn’t the best OR the worst experience i’ve had at a restaurant, so I’d go back — but I wouldn’t have high hopes.

We ate here because our hotel was in the same parking lot and we had just driven hours and just wanted to get some food. With that said the staff was really nice. The food was ok and the prices were average. Nothing really stood out good or bad.

My review will mostly focus on the service. For all I know, the food could be great, especially for dine-​in customers. Regardless, wild horses could not drag me into this establishment again.
My experience started with an online carry-​out order. I live nearby and figured I’d try it out in advance as I have some business associates coming to town next week and heard that they are big barbecue fans. I merely ordered a sandwich and fries and arrived 2 minutes early to pick up my order, which was supposed to be ready in 15 minutes. Unbelievably, I was still there waiting for the order a half hour later. Another customer who came in to actually place his order just after I checked in (so 15 minutes after I had ordered) wound up getting his food and leaving while I was still waiting (he ordered about $ 50 worth of food so I guess it made sense to prioritize him?).
The carry-​out system seems incredibly inefficient. The hosts apparently have to periodically check the kitchen to find out whether the orders are ready, in between cleaning up, seating customers, and taking other orders. There’s no communication from the kitchen and no one brings the order out when it’s ready, apparently.
In any case, despite two different hosts checking the kitchen for the status of my order a number of times, it turned out that my order had somehow been erased from the receipt and the kitchen was not aware of what exactly I had ordered. I’m not really sure how that happened over and over without anyone in the kitchen saying «not only is the order not ready, but we don’t even now what the order is so we haven’t started it,» but apparently they just kept saying «no» or «not ready yet.»
Finally, one of the hosts wrote down the order on a receipt and told me that a manager was making it personally. I have no idea whether that was or wasn’t true, but the manager never emerged from the kitchen with the order (and an apology/​explanation), instead one of the hosts finally emerged with it a full 35 minutes from when I arrived at the take-​out counter and 50 minutes from the time I placed the order online (again, just a sandwich and fries).
As for the caliber of the food, it seemed like it might have been okay when it was hot or even warm. Sadly, it was somewhere between lukewarm and cold instead. Given that I live less that two minutes away, this could only mean that in spite of the extended delay and «manager attention,» it obviously spent some time sitting around in the kitchen while I was sitting around waiting for it at the take-​out counter.
Needless to say, one of my most disappointing take-​out experiences in a long time. I realize things can sometimes go wrong, but it wasn’t that busy and it seems like this could have been avoided or resolved with just a modicum of effort. Oh well.

Before yesterday, I had only had famous Dave’s catering which has always been great. Their ribs are delicious and literally fall off the bone.
Yesterday, I ordered take out for the first time and I got burnt ends and the ultimate burger (which is a burger topped with bacon and pulled pork). Everything was absolutely amazing. The burger was HUGE (although it wasn’t medium like I asked but that’s not a huge deal to me) and it was super tasty, as well as the burnt ends which also came with some onion strips. Service was pretty good, the girl seemed newer but didn’t hesitate to ask for help so she could make sure she got everything right and she was very sweet.
I would definitely go back, but order less food bc I barely touched my burnt ends and didn’t get to eat my fries since the burger was so big.

We ordered the feast for two and it was TONS of food! The ribs were awesome and tender, and I really liked the corn bread.
We ordered our food to go, and I was diss appointed when I got home and there was no butter for the bread, no ketchup for the fries and no moist hand wipes.
Other than that it was great

They finally brought the catfish back on the menu. Nonetheless the food is always good, especially the corn muffin, it’s to die for

This place has great BBQ for a chain and the sides are pretty delicious too.
If you’re going to get something, get the brisket and cornbread above all else.
The mac-​n-​cheese is probably my least favourite, as they make it with jalapenos — That won’t keep me away though!

Bad… l bordering terrible. Ive been twice in the past week and thought i simply had a bad experience the first time. There’s nothing as tasty as lukewarm barbecue. The chicken was tough… Beans cold… Potato salad warm.

After having the pleasure of having some of the best BBQ, in the state of Tn, Famous Dave’s had a lot to live up to.
Walking into Famous Dave’s is like going into Bass Pro Shop, and some type of L.L.Bean roadhouse. Décor representing the outdoors and some excellent music from Earl King was playing when I entered.
The menu offered a lot of barbecue options, I went with the pulled pork (Georgia Chopped pork). This slow cooked favorite is served on a piece of toast, covered in sweet and sassy sauce (there are also sauces on the table, sweet sassy, devil’s spit, Wilbur’s revenge, etc.), served with two sides of your choice. I went with the redskin mashed potato’s and steamed broccoli.
My first bite into the pork was some what disappointing, though good, it wasn’t the best I’ve ever had. I ended up being bold and dowsing the entire plate of pork in their hottest sauce, Wilbur’s Revenge XXX (totally hot but good, reminded me a little too much of Quaker Steak and Lube Atomic wing sauce). The sides were okay, flavorless broccoli and okay mashed potato’s.
The meal was okay at best, I did try my gf’s rib tips, they were… OK.
Overall a halfway decent meal, i did trow in a extra star for the cornbread muffins :-). But this place is more 2 stars at the end of the day.
On a side note service was quick, the place wasn’t too busy, but our sever was friendly and fast.
— Take out is available
— Sauces are sold individually
— Catering (location specific)

This is a decent main stream chain to hit up if you are in the mood for BBQ. We went for lunch on a weekday and it was pretty quiet. I don’t eat much meat if any, so I got a salad and potato which was delicious and included this awesomely tasty corn bread muffin. Loved it.
The salad was a decent size and the potato came how you like it. loaded. Hubby ate his half rack of meat and looked like he just enjoyed every finger licking bite. They also gave him a free birthday sundae as it was his birthday — very sweet.
Service was ok — a girl Joradan served us and she was bubbly, a bit artificial but served us well for the most part. We will probably go back!

Really Really Good BBQ!!! I loved it and I’m not a rib person. The ribs here are so good, they really do fall off the bone, and the brisket was so tender and soft, I could have eaten all of it. We got the platter for 2 that you share though so I couldn’t be hogging it all. I didn’t care too much for the beans, but that just gave me more room for the corn, biscuts, ribs, chicken and brisket. Everything exceeded my expectation.
As far as being «dirty» I think the restaurant is made to look this way. Nothing was actually dirty, it’s just a wierd ambiance, they have dirty looking road signs and tin basins stuck to the walls