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Famous Dave's Bar-B-Que

3.3 (83 reviews)
Closed 11:00 am - 8:00 pm
Updated 3 months ago

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John T.

This is one of the better famous Dave's we have been too. The service was great as the decor was updated. There is a good beer selection. I always enjoy getting the pick 2 option and never leave hungry. The prices are more than fair.

Xavier G.

I loved everything except for the corn. I liked the cornbread, I did not like the regular corn, it needed some salt and pepper. And I liked the mashed potatoes, I did not like the red stuff in it. And that's it. -Xavier 6.5 years old

Brian K.

While I usually find the best BBQ at smaller independent places, Famous Dave's provides excellent quality BBQ, even for a chain. On this trip i had ribs and burnt ends. The ribs were large and meaty and the burnt ends smoky and saucy. There are six sauces provided at the table:3 sweet, two hot and a carolina mustard. All are great in their own indivudual ways. My sides were mac n' cheese and cole slaw. They were just OK. I think the sides could use an overhaul both in variety and quality to match the quality of the meat. The decor is Southern Rib Shack with lots of stuff on the walls and pictures and awards from BBQ competitions.

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Ribs were good pork was good mash potatoes good the beans were meh all around ok service was beyond slow

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Pretty decent BBQ. Probably the best overall I have found as of yet here in the quad cities. Haven't eaten in, just take out.

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Thank you Carl! Hope to see you in again real soon.

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John , Thanks for the review. Hope to see you back soon!

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we had too wait forever! we got told 10 minutes and it ended up being an hour. 10/10 NEVER COMING BACK!

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