Server/ Trainer - Server Famous Dave's Employee Review

4.0
Oct 23, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

This company has a great atmosphere and laid back demeanor. Serving mostly families is a benefit because of bigger checks and bigger tips. Easy menu to learn and master, not too many specials or changes throughout the year to worry about. The culture of the company is a lot of fun to get behind, calling yourself "famous" and serving dinners on trashcan lids is exciting and makes for a fun work environment,

Cons

Management staff is under qualified and under trained. Everything must be to spec, so any sort of creativity of innovative ideas for a particular store are shot down immediately. My store did not care that I was graduating in hospitality management and had no plans to promote me after graduating and more or less told me to find a job else where.

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5.0
May 22, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Served great food. Fun place to work

Cons

Smell gets to be too much.

3.0
Jun 2, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible hours, evenings and weekends to work around f/t day job, variety, fairly easy. Earn tips. Not as much as a server, but helpful considering the wage.

Cons

One of the managers in particular has a fragile ego/insecurities and tends to go on power trips. He takes out his mood on employees. There are also favorites, and if you are not one of them he does not treat you well. Yelling, condescension, snide comments, etc. Some employees have worked there for MANY years and still make the same wage they did when they were hired. Experience, leadership & training needs to be recognized and rewarded.

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