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 27 reviews)); "Great coworkers and great food" ((in 18 reviews)); "The staff was great." ((in 12 reviews)); "Great food and culture at store level" ((in 9 reviews))

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

"The managers would go from happy and nice to rude and disrespectful in heartbeat." ((in 26 reviews)); "Hours were long and inconsistent." ((in 18 reviews)); "low pay and not so great hours" ((in 14 reviews)); "Poor leadership." ((in 6 reviews)); "They had major favoritism going on." ((in 6 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

1.0

Sep 1, 2013

the worst company ever-good for naïve 20yr olds who like being harassed by creepy mgrs

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

always someone new to deal with since mgr turnover is high-have gone through appx.20 of em in 8 yrs

Cons

confusing way of doing your job when every new mgr wants to "reinvent the wheel" even though "corporate" has a specific way to do it.New district mgr is a jerk-NO HR dept to call for employee rights

2.0

Sep 5, 2012

I hated it.

Hostess

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There isn't a single one.

Cons

Rude managers, Horrible smell, Rude Employees

3.0

Oct 24, 2011

From "great!" to "horrible" and everything in between

Corporate (support center) employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Awesome atmosphere and great culture. Very inclusive in approach, everyone is apart of the "Famous Family". Great brand recognition, it's fun to answer the question, "so where do you work?". Coworkers are great, everyone is very friendly and open. They have a good vision for how they want the culture to be. Great food :) (keep in mind when reading these reviews that most of the restaurants are owned by franchisees, so experiences can vary drastically from restaurant to restaurant, similarly my review is based only on my experience a the corporate office of FDA)

Cons

Way too high of expectations. They are trying to run every department with way too few employees and still expect above and beyond what a fully staffed organization would expect. Having high expectations isn't a bad thing, but it gets to the point where you end up accomplishing nothing (or nothing you want to put your name to) because there is so much that needs to be done that everything gets half done. When something gets close to being done, you have to stop and move to the next thing and then (surprise, surprise) what you've left as "kind of done" blows up in your face. A trend on the executive team seems to be: disorganized, crazy (seriously), unrealistic, and working for the "board" not for the guests or even for the employees.

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Jobs at Famous Dave's

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