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

Ratings by category

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.3

Work/Life balance

3.2

Culture & values

3.1

Senior management

3.1

Career opportunities

2.8

Compensation and benefits

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).

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Reviews by job title

582 reviews

4.0

Jul 20, 2016

Line Cook, Prep Cook, and Dishwasher

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There is always something to do, no sitting around and waiting They pay well Great people to work with Managers are awesome

Cons

The GM is terrible and has no passion for the company. Not much room for growth A lot to learn VERY stressful

3.0

Jul 18, 2016

It's okay

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Sometime good money, had good management. Free food for your break

Cons

Host have to buss tables think it would be a lot easier to hire bus boys.

2.0

Jul 15, 2016

General manager

Restaurant general manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Company was the best place to work. It rewarded the employees for executing. Great product, lots of opportunities outside the 4 walls.

Cons

They took away all incentive to excel. Investor groups who were not operationally aware create an environment that made it hard to want to go to work. No thought given to ideas just thrown out to do. No money to reward the hard working staff. No money for repairs or remodeling outdated restaurants. They made the simple tasks major projects, and micromanaged all aspects of the business. The company grew because people were rewarded for bringing sales into the company and innovative thinking. The systems were simple and gave time to focus on the guest and driving business. New people were put in charge of different departments that had no clue of operations. One year without a marketing department.

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