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 39 reviews)); "Work can be fun and good money" ((in 24 reviews)); "The staff was great." ((in 12 reviews)); "Great food and culture at store level" ((in 11 reviews)); "Good work environment and fun job" ((in 8 reviews))

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

"some stores have bad management" ((in 54 reviews)); "The managers would go from happy and nice to rude and disrespectful in heartbeat." ((in 28 reviews)); "Hours were long and inconsistent." ((in 18 reviews)); "low pay and not so great hours" ((in 14 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).

Reviews by job title

582 reviews

1.0

Nov 13, 2016

Experience

Hostess

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

none, very terrible management

Cons

unprofessional management made working there a nightmare, minimum wage, no chance to move up, always hiring because they cannot keep workers, no discount on food, did not allow you to take breaks or use the bathroom, management will yell at you in front of customers dining

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.

4.0

Apr 30, 2015

It was the best of times. It was the worst of times.

Server/bartender

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fun atmosphere most of the time.

Cons

They don't put automatic gratuity for parties of 6 or more

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

It was the best of times. It was the worst of times.

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