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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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      582 reviews
      2.0
      Aug 15, 2015

      It's not the worst.... but by far not the best

      Host/togo
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The best part for me is my coworkers, the only reason I look forward to working, is to show up and see my support system. Almost all of them I would consider a friend. So it's a really friendly environment. For Togo, you get decent pay, minimum wage plus whatever you make in tips. But, most people don't know to tip the togo person, but it works out and you usually leave with about $10-$50 in your pocket.

      Cons

      TERRIBLE MANAGEMENT. The managers never communicate so it's nearly impossible to get a straight answer about anything. Also, there are NO benefits to working here. Besides the 50% off up to $7 and only on certain things that they decide if you should get a discount or not.

      3.0
      Aug 13, 2015

      Good job but...

      Cashier/foh
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      A few of the Managers, co-workers, and possible income from working in multiple departments. The pay was OK. The culture was different than other chain stores where I have worked, was inclusive and a little kooky, the dress code was relaxed where you could wear jeans to work, and the training program was excellent. Hi Fives and acting skills are mandatory.

      Cons

      While I was working there we had high turnover with new people hired after the 1st mass hiring event. There were no pay increases now matter how long you worked there.Your laundry bill will go up and have to invest $$ into extra shirts, jeans, and laundry detergent because no matter how hard you try you will get BBQ sauce on your clothes every shift. Management was very demanding and unreasonable unless you fit into an approved personality box -it was very small. Not allowed to wear gloves while handling sanitation chemicals which was recommended by the MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet) because of possible customer perceptions issues. Moving to new positions or management would take forever with slim chance of it happening at all. The culture and your compliance to it was heavy handed and mandatory.

      2.0
      Aug 7, 2015

      So-so

      Server/bartender
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The food is good and sells itself. Great happy hour and management is there to help make you better.

      Cons

      Not very busy at my store. Servers aren't required to tip bartenders out (usually never do) you have to run around like a maniac just to make a hundred bucks.

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