Is Famous Dave's a good company to work for?

Famous Dave's has an overall rating of 3.5 out of 5, based on over 597 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months. 46% of employees would recommend working at Famous Dave's to a friend and 33% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Famous Dave's have been left by employees working as Bartender , Server/Waiter and Line Cook .

Does Famous Dave's pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Famous Dave's employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Famous Dave's. This rating has decreased by 7% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Famous Dave's?

46% of Famous Dave's employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Famous Dave's 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.2 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Famous Dave's?

Server (97) , Hostess (32) , Server/Bartender (26) , Server/Waiter (24) , Line Cook (21) , Host (20) , Assistant Manager (17) , Manager (17) , Bartender (15) , Waitress (10) , Server/Waitress (9) , Food Server (8) , General Manager (8) , Host/ToGo (8) , Host/Hostess (6)

What are the pros of working at Famous Dave's according to real employee reviews?

"The people I worked with were great!" ((in 38 reviews)); "Work can be fun and good money" ((in 24 reviews)); "cool coworkers" ((in 20 reviews)); "The staff was great." ((in 11 reviews)); "The food is good and sells itself." ((in 10 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Famous Dave's according to real employee reviews?

"some stores have bad management" ((in 52 reviews)); "Had like 4 different managers in 3 months...." ((in 30 reviews)); "Hours were long and inconsistent." ((in 19 reviews)); "low pay and not so great hours" ((in 13 reviews)); "They had major favoritism going on." ((in 7 reviews))

What are the top reviewed Famous Dave's locations?

El Paso , Minneapolis , Mesa , Orland Park , Oakton , Missoula , Aurora , Las Vegas , Novi , Minnetonka , Mountainside , Springfield , Westbury , Tucson , Bozeman , Fort Myers , Thornton , Algonquin , Rockford , Woodbridge , New York , Eau Claire , Peoria , Phoenix , Roseville , Flint , Omaha , San Jose , Reno , Silverdale

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Famous Dave's reviews

3.5

46% would recommend to a friend

(582 total reviews)

Jeffery Crivello

65% approve of CEO

33% positive business outlook

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Ratings trend for the last 6 months (582 reviews)

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Famous Dave's has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 582 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Famous Dave's employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Restaurants & Food Service industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

582 reviews

1.0

Sep 12, 2016

Great if ethics were better...

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great kitchen staff, good food, easy job overall. My store manager was wonderful as was the entire server/bar/kitchen staff.

Cons

Person in management (assistant) are unethical and protected from discipline from area manager. That problem/drama made puts others in a difficult and uncomfortable situation. The sole reason I left.

5.0

Sep 7, 2016

Fun work environment

General manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Internal promotions. Great work environment that fosters growth and knowledge building

Cons

Bad upper management decision making leads to poor trickle down

3.0

Aug 19, 2016

Bartender

Server/bartender

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good food, good trainers, nice happy hour specials

Cons

Management is unorganized and unfair

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