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

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

2.0

Jun 20, 2011

The hours are too much to handle.

Server

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Coworkers were friendly and fun to work with, decent tips made on busy nights, casual uniform dress, employee food discount

Cons

Long hours with no breaks, unnecessary large amounts of side work, double shifts are very common and you;ll work to close to 40 hours a week with part time benefits. The Managers are nice, but not very helpful. They spend more time in the back of the house than they do in the front helping the servers run food.

1.0

Aug 20, 2010

Sucks

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

the employees are great there, the guests are nice, the servers know what they are doing there, and its not open too late.

Cons

the managers suck and the food isn't great, the bar is too small, location is crappy, not many ppl know where famous dave's is located.

3.0

Jun 11, 2026

Good Enough

Server

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay, not much work (outside of the rush),

Cons

Most staff is fine, but there's always that one guy.

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