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 36 reviews)); "Work can be fun and good money" ((in 27 reviews)); "cool coworkers" ((in 21 reviews)); "The staff was great." ((in 12 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 53 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 14 reviews)); "Required to work ALL holidays without holiday pay, bad managment, work load doesn't match pay, awful customers, when MN put sick pay into law they removed PTO, they will threaten your job and severely cut your hours if you can't find someone to cover your shift even when you are really sick, favoritism is a huge problem." ((in 8 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

2.0

Jul 9, 2024

My Time at Dave's

Takeout specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You can gain quality experience in the food industry from this position.

Cons

You will not grow within this company. I have worked for this company for over 8 years and have only gotten raises after putting my two weeks in. They will pay you as little as possible for as long as possible. You are nothing but a body to fill a position for this company.

3.0

Jul 2, 2024

Review

Server/waiter

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great team work and helpful

Cons

Doesn’t give enough shifts to servers

3.0

May 30, 2024

Pros/cons

Server

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The do try to work with your schedule

Cons

Sometimes we are working with the bare minimum, including staff, and product but we get it done. Also clientele is not great, we often get stiffed or get 5 bucks on over $100 dollar tabs. And they refuse to do automatic gratuity even though we have to tip out based on our sales.

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