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?

"Good people to work with" ((in 34 reviews)); "Work can be fun and good money" ((in 27 reviews)); "The staff was great." ((in 11 reviews)); "Good work environment and fun job" ((in 9 reviews)); "The food is good and sells itself." ((in 9 reviews))

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

"some stores have bad management" ((in 53 reviews)); "Had like 4 different managers in 3 months...." ((in 31 reviews)); "Hours were long and inconsistent." ((in 20 reviews)); "low pay and not so great hours" ((in 13 reviews)); "They picked favorites and were not flexible with your schedule." ((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

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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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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582 reviews

4.0

Mar 24, 2016

Not the best; not the worst

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Business Outlook

Pros

I love the food! I like most of my coworkers and it feels like we're a family.

Cons

Tips can be bad sometimes. Also, someone got fired on only an accusation by one of the hostesses that the server was being racist. There was no effort to find out what happened, the server was just fired bY the owner. It's ridiculous that he wouldn't even hear her side of what happened. I feel 0% loyal to the company after that.

3.0

Mar 1, 2016

Mixed messages

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Business Outlook

Pros

Strong culture. Focused on having fun while working. Strong training programs for new AMs. Strong sense of history.

Cons

Turmoil at the senior leader level. Financial instability. Long hours.

3.0

Feb 28, 2016

Good Place

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

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Famous Dave's is great place to work. They take great care of their people.

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Long hours put in at Famous Daves.

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