Famous Dave’s Bar-B-Que

I’ve been waiting 15 mins for a BBQ chicken sandwich. There’s no one in this place and it’s taking forever!!! Horrible waiting time.

Great food! I tried almost all of their meals and it’s really good! Especially their sauce! Great staff too as well! We would love to come back soon! Thanks Famous Dave’s ;)

Potions of beef brisket dinner very small for 18 dollars, got dinner to go forgot our side of mashed potatoes

I have eaten at at least 5 different «Famous Dave’s.»
The quality and quantity of food, system wide, is universally better than average.
I object to the higher than normal, prices… but, this is the Dells, so… what else is new!
I highly recommend the «Burnt Ends,» appetizer. Beautifully charred, yet tender and flavorful.
The ribs are excellent. This is their signature dish, and they do them extremly well. (I prefer the St Louis variety)
Though the pulled pork, is an excellent choice… I really urge you to try the Bbq‘d beef brisket. It has a deep smoke ring, that carries the bulk of the bbq flavor.
The whole chicken is quite tasty, but, if you go to a bbq joint… you get ribs, right?
I find all the side dishes, delicious, though not worth the prices.
Universally, the hostesses, and the wait-​staff, have been well trained, and this is true in everyone of their restaurants, I have visited.
For the dinners, that are just discovering the allure of true barbeque… you can’t go wrong here.
But if your bbq taste-​buds, are more sophisticated, there are other restaurants, where you can satiate your desire for old time southern bbq.
But not in the Dells. Famous Dave, is the MAN, here.

I have probably eaten at a dozen different Famous Dave’s I always find the food to be tasty and consistent and this location was no exception. We had the all-​american feast and everything we ate was tasty with the exception of the corn it was just a little overdone.

We visited Wisconsin Dells and choose Famous Dave’s Friday night. We were set at a table between 2 doors that people were in and out of 9 times. The rib tops were great. BBQ ribs were not. My husband got the BBQ chicken and it was rubbery. My daughter got the wings and the breading was way to thick.

Food was very good. A little pricey for what you get. The cornbread muffins and baked potato soup beers the best!!! Service could have been a little better but it wasn’t awful. Would definitely eat there again.

Great choice. Good food. Fun and cheerful atmosphere. Excellent waitstaff, Thanks Andrew.

Always great food at Famous Dave’s and this time was no exception. First time I visited this FD’s in Wisconsin but it’s as good as the other ones I’ve visited. I really enjoyed the ribs although they could of been just a little more tender but the Macaroni and Cheese was awesome.

We came here, because we were here about 13 – 15 years ago. We couldn’t find it, we thought they’ve moved, but I do remember it too well, it was by the sign Welcome to Wiscon-​Dell, and that was the first time we even heard of that ‘name’. We parked our car, in front of their restaurant, and we sat on a booth by the windows. I was told by our server, it must have been in the Downtown area, when we were here last, but never mind about that. .. he must have been in diapers STILL. LOL
I remember the onion rings! I remember how great, it was THE BEST BBQ ribs I ever have eaten in my life! Back then, but this time I ordered the BBQ chicken, and side dish of Onion rings. I tasted hubby’s flanked grilled salmon, he said it was delicious, but I like my chicken better, except we have enough to last for 2 more meals!
Our server was very, very helpful, when I told him I needed foil instead of a box, because we have a cooler, and he understood.
We’ve already checked in our Holiday Inn Express, but decided to go out & have dinner. What we didn’t know, was, once we got inside our hotel, there was a page for 10% off @ Dave’s, and we didn’t use it. My question: would it be too late to ask our 10% off NOW, and not wait 15 years from now to use it, when we do our Road Trip to the Mid-​America area again? Let me know!

So, every time we go to the Dells we hit Famous Dave’s. Sure, it’s not the best bbq in the world, but we still usually like it. We’ve had a couple of hit & miss visits, but even the best places have off days. Unfortunately I’ve found more misses than hits lately. This past Saturday we stopped in for lunch & got the feast for 2. This is what we normally order since we usually get at least 2 meals each out of it & it’s a great variety of food. First of all there were a couple of large families with small children running around the restaurant. I’m sorry, but the staff needs to tell these people that their kids can’t be running around screaming at the top of their lungs. Of course the parents were looking at their children like they’re the most adorable things ever. Clearly you’re the only people on earth, so it’s not like your kids are bothering other patrons or anything. So then we get our food. Dammit, the brisket, which is pretty much my favorite thing was really tough. Normally I’ll ask for a substitute, but frankly I just wanted to eat & get out of there. The server was ok, but she wasn’t great. We were both out of soda for awhile before she came to ask if we wanted a refill. I don’t blame her though, I wouldn’t want to hang out in that noisy dining room either. I think we might break with tradition next time & skip this place.

The hostess wasn’t very happy when we asked for a booth! Then she put us at the booth at the very top of the stairs. We had 3 kids– including an 18 month old sitting in a high chair. Then she never gave us silverware when we sat down. Our food came and realized no silverware after our waitress left. So we asked another worker and she went up to the hostess and came back and told us the hostess would be bringing it. Yeah right! Our waitress came back and she got us some! Our waitress did a good job!
The food was good BQ but pricey!
Even another customer asked my husband– «Who would put you at the top of the stairs?» My husband explained to her that it was already an ordeal to sit here. We weren’t gonna ask for a different place. We just made the Best of it!

Loved Famous Dave’s! This is a smaller venue than the one in Baraboo, but it’s got character and the food is phenomenal. Great sandwich options for lunch. Filled me up for the better part of the day. The kids menu is definitely a great option! Can’t beat the Oreo cookie as a small dessert for the kids!

Absolutely wonderful experience. I came in with my wife’s family. There were 13 of us. 5 were kids the staff did an amazing job seating us and making sure everyone enjoyed the food. Great bbq. Thanks crew!

Getting a good meal in the Dells is legitimate challenge. They just don’t have skilled operators around here and getting and keeping good skilled employees in a challenge is such a seasonal location.
Famous Dave’s on the 3 visits we’ve had had spit out some pretty solid BBQ, and i mean that even compared to some overhyped bbq places in Chi Town.
a.) convenient back of building parking and street parking.
b.) phenomenal kids menu with prices between 5.29−6.29 with side, drink, cookie.
c.) we bitched that the A/​C vent was freezing us. It was lowered within minutes.
d.) Dinu, an eastern european server, a Dells staple, was effecient, fast, and warm enough.
Burnt Ends with the pickles and pickled red onions were dyamite. Rib Tips were on the large side. Im not a fan. But were tender and not fatty. Wings were medium size and cooked well done as i asked. Their hot sauce rocked and i added some of Dave’s house sauces to it which are phenom. Carrots plus celery is great. Their BBQ salad was legitimate. Fresh and tasty with your choice of meat.
Their sides are real deal. Beans, Slaw, Corn Bread, and Fried Potato Wedges are 4 or 4.5 out of 5 stars.
This may be The Dells and the Licensed Operators here may be Israeli businessmen, but Famous Dave’s on the end of the Strip in the DELLS is a must for LUNCH OR DINNER.

you cannot beat their $ 10.49 lunch combo with 2 meats, a side and a corn bread muffin. If you try Wilburs revenge start with a small amount.

Not too fond of this place. Hubby and visited WI Dells and figured famous Dave’s is usually really good so we came here. The place was nearly empty and our service wasn’t too great. Our server spoke extremely quietly and quickly. I felt very rushed from the moment I walked in the door. The food was mediocre but our ribs weren’t even close to great. They were dry and definitely not «famous Dave’s fall off the bone» ribs. The only reason I put 2 stars was because they were willing to take some off of our bill with no question. Still not worth the $ 40 we paid.

The food was ok. Nothing exceptional. We got the meal that served 2 – 3 and 4 of us had plenty with it. The pork ribs were not all that tender. The beef brisket was very good. Chicken was ok. Potato wedges were hot & crispy — very good. Coleslaw no one liked. Service was very good. Seated fast & food came out quickly. We liked the sweet & zesty sauce best.

My boyfriend loved this place. I think I was more excited about all of the differant bar b que sauces. They have family meals that are huge (and a bit pricey, but compared to the amount of food you get kind of worth it). The food really taste good. The services was ok. Nothing to really say either way.
I will caution however that you always get the 2 meat dinner instead of the one meat dinner. I made the mistake of getting the one meat dinner (8.99) instead of the two meat dinner (9.99) thinking oh im not that hungry. I recived one leg quater and a spon full of mac and cheese. While everyboddy else has 5 – 6 wings and rib tips and a bunch of fries. They had food to take home while I had to order extra stuff to feel full.
NEwho it still taste good. oh

We don’t have a Famous Daves in Chicago. I think there’s some in the burbs but since I don’t venture out to said burbs very often, I’ve never been. When I saw there was one in the Dells I figured it would be something fun to try so we went on in.
The food was surprisingly awesome! I had the Memphis style babybacks and they were YUM! Far better than I was expecting. I also had the green beans and mac and cheese. My little dude was a big fan of both of those too.
Our waitress was awesome (I think her name was Asia?). When my dude changed his mind about his sides, she hustled on down and was able to make the switch for us. She was super nice, we were big fans.