Famous Dave's Bar-B-Que

Wisconsin Dells, 435 Broadway, Wisconsin Dells, WI 53965, United States | ★ 3.8 (1098 Review)

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One of "Famous" Dave's award-winning BBQ restaurants. Located in the heart of Downtown Wisconsin Dells. Join us for house-smoked meats, burgers and sandwiches, and much more. Sit down and dine in, order to go, or have us cater your event!

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Luke

★ 1

Moldy food, said they were out of cups for drinks, wrote something insulting for customer name on the receipt

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j30n99uk

★ 4

cheese curd inanılmaz iyi onun haricinde ortalama bir yer bence kötü diyemem ama bir daha gitmezdim şahsen biraz pahalı bence

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Dana Wood

★ 3

Famous Dave’s Bar-B-Que in Wisconsin Dells was fine for a quick meal, but nothing that stood out. I went with a mixed platter to try a little bit of everything, and while it covered the basics, the flavors leaned more toward fast food style barbecue than the kind of smoke and depth I’ve gotten used to living in Texas. That might just be me holding the bar high, but it’s worth pointing out if you’re expecting competition-level barbecue.

The ribs had a decent char but lacked that slow-smoked tenderness you get when they’re cooked low and slow. Pulled pork was serviceable, a bit on the dry side, and the chicken was pretty average. Sauces were the strongest part of the meal, offering some sweetness and tang to make up for the meat not standing out. The sides were also straightforward — nothing bad, but nothing memorable either.

Service was quick and polite, and the atmosphere felt more like a themed chain restaurant than a local smokehouse. That isn’t necessarily a bad thing; it’s just a different experience. If you walk in looking for a casual sit-down meal with predictable barbecue flavors, it does the job.

For me, it scratched the hunger but didn’t wow. In a pinch, it’s fine, but if you’re spoiled on Texas barbecue like I am, it’s going to feel more like a fill-in meal than a destination stop.

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Wesley Rowe

★ 4

Great place for some barbecue. There food never disappoints.

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Josh Holmes

★ 5

Famous Dave's is usually a consistent spot for a barbecue fix. I ordered the two-meat combo with brisket and pulled pork. The pulled pork was fantastic: moist, flavorful, and perfect with their Devil's Spit sauce for a kick. The highlight, as always, was the sweet, cake-like cornbread muffin. The brisket, however, was disappointing on this visit. While it had good flavor and a smoke ring, the meat was dry and not very tender. The sides were decent; the coleslaw was crisp and fresh, but the mac and cheese was just standard. Service was quick and efficient, perfect for a lunch break. It was still a good meal and I would return, but I’ll stick to their pulled pork or ribs, which they consistently get right.

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Yenni paola Pirajan Morales

★ 5

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Jorge Castaneda

★ 5

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Danielle Moussette

★ 1

Food was absolutely disgusting I ordered Mac n cheese was super cold when it came out I had to send it back in. The lighting is super dark

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Eduardo Hernandez

★ 1

NEVER COMING BACK HERE AGAIN! TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR RECEIPT AND SPECIFY MORE THAN ONCE WHAT YOU WANT TO ORDER. Our family with only 3 adults ordered the feast for 2 which was more than enough. We let our server know exactly what we wanted and when the food came it was delicious. But once we got our bill the bill had the All American BBQ feast which fed 4-6 people. We knew that was a lot of food to begin with that is why we specified the feast for 2 and still got charged the all American bbq feast. They discounted our receipt but the left overs that we had the restaurant forced us to give them back the left overs we packaged up. Like what was the restaurant going to do with the left overs ? Give them to other people? It’s not our fault we got charged for the wrong meal ?

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Bryan Robles

★ 4

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Amy

★ 3

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W M

★ 1

I am writing to express my extreme dissatisfaction with the service I received. I experienced a significant delay of over 45 minutes for my order, which was subsequently prepared incorrectly on two separate occasions. Upon finally receiving my meal, I discovered hair in the food. This is unacceptable.

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Ben Johnson

★ 2

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oscar rivera

★ 1

Wait time was horrible. 3 different ppl took our orders. Was basically an over priced school lunch and they don't know what their out of unless you order it, then they realize.

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Kimberly Beedle

★ 1

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Luis Sandoval

★ 1

All I have to say is the food was terrible and how do you sell smoke brisket with no small of a smoker coming from the back.

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Matra Mystic

★ 5

We asked to be served quickly, since we had plans, and were in fact helped quickly. The food was good.

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Gerald Snow

★ 1

The brisket was very salty, service was very slow and the restaurant was not busy at all. We ask to see the manager but he was in a meeting and the hostess was texting on her phone. We will not be back!

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YOAV AGAMI

★ 5

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Mccaulley Rice

★ 1

BLACK MOLD!!! I would NOT dine in at this place, the table we were sat at was just covered in black mold!! We had asked to switch to a new table but as we were all looking around at the empty tables they all had it!! We had mentioned it to the workers and they definitely did not seem to care whatsoever!! Don’t give ur money to people who don’t care about ur health especially when there prices are that high!! NASTY!!!

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Crystal Godlove

★ 5

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Stuart Stevenson

★ 5

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drew nydawg

★ 1

I have nothing negative to say about the staff, but the food was horrendous. If you just have to go here, stay away from the brisket. It tasted old and super salty. 🗑

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Latoya

★ 1

I would advise against visiting this establishment. My daughter's birthday party dined here between 2:00pm-3:00pm and the food was unremarkable. I am requesting a $192 refund. Notably, the macaroni bowls served to my daughter and her friend were excessively soupy. The manager maintained that this was the intended preparation method. However, I contradicted them, citing my own experience with macaroni in Milwaukee and issues with Famous Dave's. The manager permitted my daughter to select an alternative meal, but I was still charged for the original dish. Conversely, her friend, who did not eat, was charged for the bowl, albeit with a 50% discount. Moreover, my food and the other girls' meals were served cold.

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Steph H

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Fred Neve

★ 5

Visited downtown Wisconsin Dells location. Service was good. Their beef brisket was delicious and not dry. It's a little pricey, but they give generous portions.
Only negitive: This location was a little cramped. We were put at a table for 4 up against the staircase, and with all the stuff on the table, there wasn't a lot of room.

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Charles Wasik

★ 4

This Famous Dave's is located in Downtown WI Dells. During the summer tourist season, many of the tourist destinations and restaurants are operated by international students. The concept is great, but imagine managing a restaurant where an entire staff speaks a different language! We asked a server for ketchup, butter, and napkins. We got a bottle of ketchup because I gave her an empty, nothing more. I asked a 2nd server for butter. We got a glass of water. When the water arrived, I spelled out the word B U T T E R. It finally came. Unfortunately, by then, the corn on the cob was cold. We still walked out full, wishing our server all the best in her studies in her home country.

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Christi Woods

★ 3

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Ric Woods

★ 4

Good food, good portions.
A little pricey, but that's the economy.. polite staff, although she was quiet..

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Adam Pyne

★ 2

Service staff are nice but the food is largely disappointing and overpriced.

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Maria Rosholt

★ 4

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Karen Faulkner

★ 2

We had the 3 meat pick your own
Rib tips were very fatty,and the chicken was overcooked the fish was not good at all. Service was good and he brought out replacement ,I wouldn't order the rib ties or fish.

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Steven Haubrich

★ 2

Somewhat okay barbecue at obnoxious prices I don't blame the staff they just work with what they have

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Bill Wertheimer

★ 3

Good food but waaaay overpriced.
Glass of iced tea was $5!

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Joel Fugere

★ 5

The meat was delicious! I will 100% be going back!!

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Joe Kolodziej

★ 5

My must go to rib place in the dells

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Matt Mathena

★ 1

Last weekend Saturday my 2 sons and I were going for dinner at 845. We looked at the web site said they close at 10. We got there at 905 they said they were closed for the holiday. Memorial Day was on Monday not Saturday. The staff was extremely rude. If you are going to change your hours you should update your website so people don’t drive 20 miles out farther to find out you are closed, by rude staff and managers.

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Dominique Pickett

★ 5

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Nan Tong

★ 1

This place is expensive. $6 for a soda FYI with tip. Terrible food too. Don’t eat here.

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alfredo navarro

★ 5

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Steve Bono

★ 4

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Debbie Heale

★ 4

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Laura Ngeh

★ 5

Worker was great

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Mary

★ 1

Went there on a Wed afternoon. No one at host desk for 5 min, then shown to our table, given menus and then no one ever came back to take our order for at least 15-20 min!! The restaurant was empty!! No other patrons. 2 girls stood at desk. Never came back to take our order. Until we got up to leave, then someone came out of the back wondering why we were leaving. We left anyway. Very disappointed in service when restaurant was empty!!

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Orlando Breakcliffe

★ 5

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Brett Meier

★ 5

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Lane woltz

★ 2

Servers are to busy on their phones or being cute with their partner to attend to guest. With a nearly empty restaurant and 8 staff on hand youd think someone could get us water or take our bill but no, worst service ive had in a long time.

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Kyle Burkwald

★ 5

Brought a 12U hockey team here for lunch in between games. The staff was excellent and handled our large party with no problems.

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Anita Gouveia

★ 5

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C My Journey

★ 2

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Rev. Dr. Gregory S Hardaway

★ 3

Flavorful, BUT, NO MEAT ON THE BONES
Regretted going here. Go here every year visiting the Dells
They missed it big time
BIG TIME

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Evan Towery

★ 1

Don’t get anything besides the manhandle for a meal. I ordered the catfish finger meal and there was only 10 little sticks that had more breading then fish for $22!

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richard swan

★ 1

Walked in at 7:20 sat at bar the host did not acknowledgeme until i asked him if they were serving, was only 1 at bar... about a dozen tables i at there for 10 minutes and was never spoke to so after 15 min at 7:35 I walked out was not spoken to.... horrible staff

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Life With Kicks

★ 5

Not a big place, small restaurant but good food and staff was nice.

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Joseph Evers

★ 1

Definitely not consistent with other locations. Rushed and unappreciated. We expect better from a restaurant not busy on a Sunday night.
Super annoying to be told to sit and wait for 10 minutes when there’s plenty of tables open .

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Timothy Kirby

★ 4

Having worked in the restaurant industry for 30+ years I cannot believe what I'm about to tell you. You should probably plan to eat here when it's busy, you'll get better service. We walked into a near empty restaurant (only one other table) were given menus, then proceeded to wait at least 10 minutes for our server to show up. Then she disappeared again after we got our drinks and another few minutes went by before she took our order. Very pleasant young lady, mind you. During the time we were there, two other parties came in, both 6 tops. By the time we were finished with our lunch, they had only been served their drinks & were still waiting for their food when we left. I felt bad for the kids, sitting there with absolutely nothing for that length of time. We've only ever been here when it was busy, on at least 5 other occasions, where it all came together & was an enjoyable experience every time. Love the food here, that's why we return. But perhaps you might want to train your servers to pick up the pace a bit.

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David Champion

★ 5

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Steve VK

★ 4

Just had cheese curds and a Spotted Cow. Mainly stopped in for the pig hats.

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Jacquelyn Vance

★ 3

The service was incredibly slow. There were not enough staff food was pretty decent. I had the barbecue nachos and the brisket mac & cheese I would definitely order it again. The layout of the restaurant is very cramped in the lower level I feel like the waitress only came back to our table only once or twice.

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Nick Mack

★ 5

I was happy with the brisket and tips. The corn bread muffin was tasty! The pickled onions with the few pickle slices was a nice touch. It added flavor. I think my favorite sauce (they have 3 BBQ sauces on the tables) was rich and sassy. Overall, I had a good experience here. The food was tasty!

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T Vergara

★ 4

Been coming here for years as part of our yearly Wis Dells trip.
Food is always yummy. Love the atmosphere.
Not sure what happened with our server but he didn't seem like he wanted to be there. Very flat responses and not very customer friendly.
Still had a good time at Dave's.

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Tim Sable

★ 5

Good food , a little pricey meat tender . Make sure you pickup barbecue sauce before you leave with pick meat comes naked . Garlic mash potatoes 10 out of 10

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Jesse Keene

★ 5

Amazing so yummy the service was great I loved it

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Everett Benson

★ 5

I like the location being in downtown Wisconsin dells. Feeling surprised we had was paying for parking but it was inexpensive and you could use a card to pay for it. The restaurant was a little small but accommodated enough people and we didn't have to wait too long. We were greeted immediately and sat down within 5 to 10 minutes. The waitress was amazing and gave us great service and recommendations. They only had beer and wine available which was slightly disappointing as a mixed drink is my preference. The food came out pretty quickly the temperature was perfect and it tasted delicious. We had baby back and St Louis style ribs. If you're getting ribs get the St Louis style ribs as they have more meat. The baby back ribs did taste good and I'm thinking it was the best they had which was lacking meat on the bones wish I had that other restaurants that carry baby back ribs. Lastly, the prices were surprisingly good. I would definitely recommend this particular location as the other Famous Daves near the Kalahari resort doesn't have near as good of service.

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Randy Hughes

★ 1

I was in the Dells one night trying to get food for my family and all of our kids so I came in a lil earlier than 10pm because they stopped answering the phone. I ordered 2 chili cheese fries and 20 wings, cost me like $67 I tipped them before I even got my food so it was $71 I gave them for 20 wings n 2 fries. They told me 15-20 mins I said ok I’ll be back. I ordered pizza for the kids from pizza pub they told me 15-20 mins when I got there I had to wait. So I got the pizza and when I got back to Famous Dave’s it was 10:45 they closed at 10:30. But you know like any other restaurant I’m under the impression that they’re gonna at least wait 30 mins before they throw my food out. So I get there they’re eating my food the guy at the counter is laughing. So I ask for the manager. He says I can get a refund but I have to wait til Monday. I call back Monday and I speak to them; they say they don’t recall any of this and then they turn off their phones. But I’m going to get my money back. Terrible service worst experience I’ve ever had while on vacation we had to share pizza with our kids.

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Maira Delgado

★ 5

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Ron Casper

★ 5

Another outstanding experience at a Famous Dave's restaurant. This location was outstanding in both it's food and services. Just wish parking was easier. During season, parking around the location can be difficult.

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Brett Fox

★ 5

Expensive but delicious. Fun place to eat!

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Curtis Gibeaut Sr

★ 1

Will never go in this place again. Very poor service, Being a amputee I was directed to go up stairs, even while saying I wanting to remain downstairs. This place sucked. And we walked out.

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Megan Ehret

★ 5

All around a delicious experience! We love famous Dave's products here in St Louis so we had to pop in and sample the real deal while we were local to Wisconsin and it definitely did not disappoint!

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Tim Clow

★ 5

We love Famous Dave’s whenever we get close or find one it is one of our stops for sure.

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Sylvia M

★ 1

Don’t go there! I don’t know what happened but this place is terrible. We were told there was no chicken left, but after a few minutes the server says they still have some left. They had no fries either. The place is tiny and the food is definitely not the same. Our food was warm not hot. We sat by the stairs and one of the workers was sweeping the stairs, we were right under them. We had to ask her stop sweeping. They looked at us like it was no big deal, no apology nothing. Food does not taste good. On our way out workers and manager talking and the broom was on the floor where people are passing. We will never go there again.

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Matthew Goodness

★ 5

Great decor and atmosphere, service is always on point, and the food is *chef's kiss*

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Ivan V Pearson

★ 5

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Sally May

★ 5

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David Stell

★ 5

Food was excellent 👍

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Josean

★ 3

Los precios son más altos que otras locaciones. Imagino que por ser un sitio turístico. El personal es muy amable y amigable. Mucha gente bonita. Nos atendió Karen, muy acertada en sus recomendaciones.

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Peter Bivol

★ 3

this location went down a lot with the way the food is cooked , they are saying that got different rub , different sauces , but its not , i have tried different locations and no one compares to this location

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malenny carolina fernandez calderon

★ 5

Excellent everything good 👍🏻

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Tammie Brookins

★ 3

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Gary Manke

★ 5

Food was delicious and Scott is a fantastic server

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Lita G

★ 1

Food still nasty after 3years the food was horrible 🤢🤢🤢

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Steven Diete

★ 4

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Damir Muharemovic

★ 1

Driest ribs I’ve tried in a long time. Was expecting service to be better since it was very slow inside but even if it was the food was just not very good overall. Used to love Famous Dave’s hope it gets better.

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Jennifer Gehri

★ 5

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Eliceo Diaz

★ 5

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Manelle Hesler

★ 4

My wife has the nacho app with chicken and said they were the best nachos she’s ever had!

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Dorothy Ann Stuhlmacher

★ 4

I got the 3 meat platter. I got brisket, pulled pork, and something else. I can't remember what. But I didn't care for the brisket, sadly. =( but the corn bread is AMAZING!

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Brian Rivera

★ 1

The brisket tasted microwaved. The opposite of what they claim to have been smoked 9 hours. The menu was filthy.

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Jessica Montaño

★ 5

Service was great and food was perfectly served.

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Stewart Akeroyd

★ 3

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Jorge Morales

★ 4

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Marla Nurczyk

★ 5

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MOHAMMED

★ 5

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N Allan

★ 1

Absolutely the worst bbq we have ever had. 45mins eating in an empty restaurant for our meal, only to be served with cold disgusting food. Our group would recommend nothing served to us. Super disappointing as it used to be a better place to dine

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Bob Meltesen

★ 2

The food was mediocre at best. Probably the worst I've ever had at a Famous Daves

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S S

★ 5

My son enjoyed their ribs! The server was super nice. Only if I could give 7 stars!

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Malinda Guye

★ 5

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BA

★ 1

How unfortunate to go to a reputable, name as FAMOUS DAVE'S BBQ, the owner should be aware of his manager in the kitchen serving meat that looks, taste like it's days old, the manager proceeded to take my dislike of service, as if I was asking for too much, we just want great food that is expected at a FAMOUS DAVE'S, John said he has years of experience,who knew.

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james hill

★ 2

Worst BBQ I have ever tasted. Ordered the burnt ends which were not burnt,due to the fact that all of your meat being boiled. How can you burn the end on boiled meat? The sauce was burned and you could taste it. No grill marks on none of the meat. I believe thay should let everyone know that the meat we expect to be bbq'ed is actually boiled and baked then covered with sauce.

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Emma Nachtigal

★ 1

I got the boneless wings it was dry and not good very over done and the service was okay but food came very late took a long time I don’t think i would ever come here again food is overpriced and not even good for the price 👎 I also had to add a lot of sauce but still didn’t help

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Nick Shininger

★ 5

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Mathers McHone

★ 1

Says it's open on Google maps, but we went there and it wasn't

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rejina anaya

★ 1

Google said it was opened and it wasnt.

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KERRY MARTIN TRUNEWS

★ 5

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Patricia Mathias

★ 3

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Jeff B

★ 1

They're closed

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Samp Hudson Jr

★ 3

The bad- The barbecue was obviously not fresh and was served atop a slice of bread to give the appearance of a hearty serving but it wasn't so much. Several
at our table got the stuffed potato and almost complained that it was cold. This Famous Dave's has lost something along the way. The good - The to-go cheesecake, although ridiculously priced, was very good.

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CINDY BALLENGER

★ 5

Great $10 lunch menu!

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Dina Corrion

★ 5

Visited on Nov. 20th. Late in the evening. It was very busy. Hostess cleared table so we could sit. Our waiter Simeon was very prompt and really friendly as was the hostess. Food was great. One of the best eating experiences while in the dell. Would highly recomend.

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JUST ME

★ 5

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Silvia Berkmann

★ 5

Wunder schön

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Marc A.

★ 1

Times for this location are wrong. Came here at 8pm and it was closed

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Ann Weeks

★ 2

We were a party of six for dinner at 4pm, when we arrived there was only one table seated. After bringing the drinks we waited quite a long time for the server to take our order. During this several tables were seated. Looking at the menu noticed that meals were quite expensive for a BBQ. Never the less we ordered appetizers and meals for everyone. Again waited quite a long time before anything was brought to the table. Noticed that a couple tables that were seated after us were served. Then our food came out appetizers and meals. Completely underwhelming my almost 20$ chicken sandwich with fries tasted as if it was reheated. Could of had leftovers at home. Other meals were equally underwhelming. Needless to say won't be returning ever. Also the garbage outside the front door was overflowing, this should have been my warning that things might not be rite.👎

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Ray Angus

★ 5

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Carolina Ocotl

★ 5

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Mary Zaleski

★ 2

Outrageous prices for the serving size. Items were missing from our order. Would not go there again

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Chelsea Kaminski

★ 4

The funnest looking famous Dave's I'd seen. Very decorated. We just got takeout for the picky kid who just wanted wings.

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Nikki Rose

★ 5

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Tim Grimes

★ 5

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Alicia Garcia

★ 1

Didn’t want to serve party of 23 Latinos after we waited over 1 hour, waitress was rude and took out her anger out on us since she got into a car accident before clocking in her attitude towards the customer was unacceptable she called us out of our names

Disappointed in the service, this was our first time to the restaurant and we were discriminated against

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Marcin Krawczyk

★ 5

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William Fowler

★ 5

Ribs were delicious!!

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Hailey

★ 5

First time being there and definitely was not disappointed.

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Eileen Richards

★ 5

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John Bartelme

★ 2

Waiter Kile was very friendly and did a fine job. I ordered a burnt ends/ribs combo. The ribs were truly 4 bones; hardly any meat on them. The burnt ends were dry and tough. The famous sundae was vanilla ice cream with Hershey syrup drizzled on it. The meal was a let down and not worth $30.

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Coralee Peterson

★ 5

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John Jimenez

★ 1

We wanted to order something for carry out. We couldn’t get a call to go through, so we decided to walk in. There were people eating inside, but the door was locked and the open sign was turned off at 8:45, even though the website said they were open until 9:30.

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N. P.

★ 5

It was cool that they had a variety of sauces. The Ribs were okay but, a little tough. The Brisket was decent. I did like the setting though.

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Brandon Telle

★ 1

Lists online ordering and to-go options, but is apparently dine-in only. The phone number on Google and FD's website goes to a voice mailbox that hasn't been set up. Trying to order on the website is absolutely broken; selecting the menu and order now just takes you to the restaurant to choose, which only has the location and phone number that doesn't work, despite saying ordering online and to-go are both options.

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Matthew Senn

★ 3

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Dana Cervantes

★ 1

The waitress was rude as heck, super short with us, not friendly, we asked questions and she acted like she didn’t want to answer the question and gave the shortest answers. Didn’t check on us at all. 4 out of 7 of the meals were cold, all of the meat was chewy and nasty, dry French fries, coleslaw was flavorless, my bun was soggy and not even edible and did I mention the meat was cold and nasty? Looked like it was from a frozen meal. The restaurant wasn’t even busy, and there was a ton of staff on hand so there was no reason for our food to be like this. The cheese curds were the only good thing however they were over priced for the amount you get. Only 2 people actually ate their meals out of the whole table. Wish I could get my money back.. my husband also got sick from the food he did consume (and he didn’t even finish his $30 plate!) If I could give 0 ⭐️ I would!

Horrible food, bad service and horrible experience.

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Barb Schuett

★ 4

We have always loved Famous Dave's food! Haven't been to this one in years. Our waiter was amazing. The food was not as good as it could be. For $58 my ribs were tough and my red skin potatoes were cold. My husband and I were not really impressed this time. We can make better ribs than what we ate.

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Corky Thompson

★ 4

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MoonlightQueen468 (vampireprincess)

★ 4

Food was delicious and the waiters were very nice to us. We had a large amount of people and everything was handled perfectly for us. They cooked the food the way we wanted despite the fact that we had a big order. The servers were very good with explaining the dishes to us so we would know what we were expecting before eating.

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Milenko “Chain Smoker”

★ 5

Absolutely delicious.. 10/10 fat kids would eat here again

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Mandi B

★ 3

Waitstaff was wonderful and on beat with service. Food was basic. It used to be better but isn’t the same. Also, the woman’s bathroom spelt like cat spray.

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don thompson

★ 5

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Xion DarkBlade

★ 5

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Jim

★ 1

The host took over10 mins to show up, horrible service

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Pam Hord

★ 2

Service was great but food was terrible

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Amanda Ziebarth

★ 4

Super yummy! We shared a selection of 3 meats and it was more than enough for the two of us.

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Jeff Atwater

★ 4

Great ribs and sides!

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Brandi johnson

★ 1

First off, we got sat at a dirty and sticky table. There was reminisces of old food from the previous people who sat at that table. Me and my fiancé had to wait a while to order. I got the chicken fingers with the cob and fries and he got the Texas Brisket with the fries and mash potatoes. My fingers where insanely hard to bite into, both our fries where freezing cold, and his mashed potatoes felt as if it sat out for along time before being served to someone. It was incredibly cold. Then lastly his meat was very tough, cold, and looked like it was heated up in a microwave. Told the server about what happened to my fiancés food, and was only willing to take 50% off. He only had three bites of his food. Very disappointed as this was my first time and last time visiting.
Update: Just called the restaurant and they are willing to comp his food.

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Felicia Coston-Jackson

★ 3

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Eric Doolittle

★ 4

Famous Dave's still produces solid BBQ despite their growth and distribution. It's not life changing, but it's good.

This location, like so much of the Dells, is starting to show its age. It could use a facelift.

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Lupe Sierra

★ 5

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Chad Klostermann

★ 5

Yum

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Green Moon

★ 4

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Gram Gram 7

★ 5

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Katie Stempel

★ 5

Our server was wonderful.

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Brittany Shugars

★ 1

We visited this places because we loved it in Elkhart before it closed. Food was overpriced! My boys got chicken stripes that were 19.99 and they were horrible. They tasted like banquet chicken! We could have easily ate elsewhere for half the price. The waiter was rude and hardly checked on us. My husband gor the wrong food and he had to literally walk up to our waiter.

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Tasha Pointer

★ 5

Love the catfish fingers I have not been able to find them anywhere and the all you can eat rib tips are yummy you get your mouth worth. Enjoy.

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Reina Rodriguez

★ 4

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zoila chungata

★ 5

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Mariana Reyes

★ 4

This place has delicious food. We waited a little bit for the food to arrive but it was worth it. I really recommend it.

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Goodrich Family

★ 5

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Natasha P

★ 5

Been there a couple times now and service has been great every time. Food is very good and fulfilling. Recommend the combination platter (ribs, brisket, chicken, corn, baked beans, coleslaw, fries and cornbread muffins). Very yummy!

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Beth Nastali

★ 5

Sure miss one of these where we live. So had to stop in.
So glad we did! Friendly staff, great food!
Don't forget the fried onion rings!

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MrMagnificent1ne

★ 4

The food was great, but using Payment Vouchers from Bluegreen Vacation Resort was cumbersome. The Gift Certificates work best...

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Antonieta

★ 5

excelente

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Bekah

★ 4

This place is amazing. Some of the options are pretty pricey but worth it. Great place. The decorations were entertaining.

The only drawback was that the lady's restroom smelled like a dozen used tampons that were left in a box in the sun all day. It was rank. Great food, but don't go into the restroom if you can help it.

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Russell Wooten

★ 5

That all American feast. All 4 could rest and enough for lunch tomorrow. True BBQ. Taste, atmosphere, service. All first rate. Chicken falls of the bones. Ribs make you want to chew the bone. The brisket practically melts in your mouth.

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Sasha Walton

★ 1

Food was terrible server was rude and didn’t have good patience had attitude didn’t specify if I could exchange my food and just took it and never came back with anything kept serving and and didn’t ask if everything was ok. Services was horrible. Never will come here again. Server was named Alex

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Antoine Madison

★ 4

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Red Star

★ 2

Came to Wisconsin Dells last week with my family for an "Beginning of summer" trip. Our first night in town we chose to eat at this Famous Dave's location. We had a part of 10. 5 children and 5 adults.

1st, they didn't have a table to accommodate our party. We looked past that, sat at 2 different tables and ordered our drinks. After we received our drinks, we ordered our food. 25 minutes after ordering our food, the server comes back and tells us it's going to be an even longer wait due to a party of 25 (that apparently had been there for 2 hours) choosing to order "to go" meals at the same time we ordered. *I'm a server myself and when there is a large party, I always make sure to tell my tables before they even order a drink*

Anyways at this point we are all hungry, our children (ages 1-7) are getting impatient and fussy but we still chose to stay because it had already been almost a half an hour since ordering our meals.

25 mins later our food comes out and my brother is livid. He asked to speak to the manager because our server was rude, untrained and lacked customer service skills majorly. The apparent manager Oscar, who didn't in any way shape or form stand out as a manager on duty, was very rude, he didn't try to accommodate us in any way shape or form. The only explanation he gave us was "the staff aren't trained" and walked away after telling my brother his name. I mean at the very least he could've offered our children dessert! 🤷🏽‍♀️

We were treated like we were a bother, when in all actuality we are normal people who wanted to have a nice meal as a family after a long day at the water park!!

The food was also not up to par. The ribs were so hard, my daughter couldn't bite into them, and the catfish bites were cold and tasted old.

Where I'm from, Famous Dave's is amazing, a good place that treats its customers great. I was excited to come to this location, but this experience will always make think twice about coming back when I come back to town!

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Lois Hall

★ 1

Got really sick after eating here

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Gary Couch

★ 5

Always great BBQ from Famous Dave's and this location delivered the same consist delicious good food!

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Patricia Koran

★ 3

Eh.....

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Joshua Holdread

★ 3

Not fresh and a little expense

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Kidrolla

★ 2

The chicken was the best thing, if your looking for good BBQ id recommend going somewhere else.

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Christine Voss

★ 5

Service was amazing. He helped us figure out what to order. So many things to read and see on the walls waiting for the food. A must visit every time we are here.

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Codias Raygor

★ 4

Food was really dry and over cooked when it got to us, but the server was nice.

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man gMan

★ 1

On 29May 2023 my family of 6 dine in an was very unhappy with the food and the service. Food was cold and the waiter (Alex) was very disrespectful and need training especially when dealing with the public. supervisor John was no better with dealing with the issue. And should be retrained.Please stay way from this location.The tables were dirty and also the utensils. We were disappointed because we have visited this location for several years now but this establishment is now being poorly run and supervised.

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Jovani Reyes

★ 4

They have a good Georgia chopped pork

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Alfonso Alcantara Castillo

★ 5

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Marco Trujillo

★ 1

We showed up in front for seating, it's 6:45 exactly at may of 27. Just in case the manager wants to watch the Camara. We ask the Chinese guy and the lady if we can sit upstairs. They said yes, they sat us downstairs, they sat the people in the back of us upstairs with the same amount of people. I came here since I was little and love the place, but those kids working their ruined it. I even try to talk to a manager and they said he was not available the man with the neck tattoo said. Ruined a little part of my Vacation and I was hoping to eat here today. Thanks young kids! At least act like you care!

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midwest mogger

★ 4

Excellent food , great service , clean

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Robin Mateer

★ 1

We did not stay to eat. We were the first customers of the day at 11 am when they unlocked. The table was dirty so they reseated us to an almost clean table. The high chair was dirty. When they handed us sticky, dirty menus( all of them) we left. The staff was nice and understanding.

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Lauren Schatzberg

★ 2

Maybe it’s because we go to famous Dave’s primarily in Oklahoma, but this was quite the disappointment.
Service wasn’t horrible, but the food was and definitely wasn’t Famous Dave’s food like we love.
Waiter was nice and understanding and took percentage off for unhappiness on the food which we appreciated. Just disappointed!

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ricardo samano

★ 5

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Christine Lucero

★ 4

Family and I came here for lunch. I love bbq and we don't have a famous Dave's near us in illinois. Service left something to be desired but the food was good and the restaurant was definitely decked out in bbq decor. Pigs everywhere!!

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Matt Wicko

★ 1

Horrible service. If I could give this place zero stars I would. We were seated and then totally ignored by the servers. People that came after us were served before us. Noone has ever came up to us for the 30 minutes we were there so we left.

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Timothy Davis

★ 3

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Michael Wess

★ 5

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Liz Wiesman

★ 2

The only reason it's getting 2 stars is because the food was decent.
If I hadn't been with a group that wanted to eat here, I would have turned around as soon as we got to the table. They sat us at a dirty table, and then when they moved us to another one that one was dirty too. Service was mediocre, waitress was the most unenthusiastic, gave no cares I've ever had.
It's a big chain restaurant but they could have real silverware. Will not eat at another famous Dave's again

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Cassie Vinder

★ 5

Rib tips were perfection!

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Jason Cains

★ 4

A little expensive but good food the wings were good, the catfish was good everything was pretty good.

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Jaime Liebe

★ 5

Great food and service.

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diana olivares

★ 3

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Brenda Salas

★ 4

Very friendly workers food really good

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Myme Xiong

★ 4

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Regina A. Morgan

★ 1

Very poor customer service!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Midwest Tech

★ 3

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O C

★ 1

Walked out

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Amber Mason

★ 4

Food was ok,and the place isn't very disability friendly, unless your on the 1st level

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One Sunny Day

★ 2

This place has really gone down hill

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ALR RC 2010

★ 5

We got the dinner for two. Alot of it. Would return if we were in The Dells again.

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Rustin Lancaster

★ 5

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Stephanie Cook

★ 5

Never disappoints ! See you next year!

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