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 37 reviews)); "Work can be fun and good money" ((in 26 reviews)); "cool coworkers" ((in 18 reviews)); "Good pay, well structured, discount for takeout" ((in 13 reviews)); "The staff was great." ((in 12 reviews))

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

"Had like 4 different managers in 3 months...." ((in 25 reviews)); "Hours were long and inconsistent." ((in 17 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)); "Poor leadership." ((in 6 reviews)); "Some people work hard and long hours." ((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).

Reviews by job title

582 reviews

5.0

Sep 27, 2020

Decent job

Server

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work not too hard and decent tips

Cons

Weird hours and if it’s slow you make nothing

5.0

Sep 20, 2020

Great Place to Work

Server/waiter

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Supportive management, friendly staff, and attention to quality and detail. The Alexandria, VA, location prides itself on customer service and professional development. The staff operates as a team and everyone is goal oriented. The managers did a great job of staffing on a particular day, making appropriate cuts, and making sure that their staff had an opportunity to make money. I really enjoyed working here, and I was only disappointed that I had to move out of the area.

Cons

This isn’t really a “con” per say, but I worked against the backdrop of phase 3 reopening from COVID. It was challenging because the restaurant was somewhat short staffed. Not necessarily on a given shift, but overall, to where the employees that do work there were working almost every day of the week. Anyone in the service industry knows that can be extremely draining. At the same time, many servers enjoy working every day because serving is their livelihood.

2.0

Sep 20, 2020

great food

Server

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good food at the storew

Cons

bad hours and staff there

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