Best ribs ever sometimes, other times it's charcoal on a stick. Please stop burning the meat

The food was amazing!!! Probably some of the best bbq I have ever had. The service was awful. Over an 1.5 before we ate plus 40 minutes for a table and it was a slow night. Very disappointing considering how good their food is. The restaurant is cute and themed appropriately for a bbq joint. Definitely a fun family dinner place. read more

Famous Dave's Bar-B-Que - Barbeque Near Me - El Centro, California

This place is a good stop for some quick-ish bbq. It's famous Dave's. Pretty consistent with other locations. The bbq isn't something that'll knock your socks off but it's good. The staff was super friendly and accommodating to small menu tweaks which is why I added an extra star :) I'd come back again next time I'm out here. read more

El servicio fue algo lento desde la llegada hasta que llevaron la comida, pero la comida es muy buena. read more

Famous Dave's Bar-B-Que - Barbeque Near Me - El Centro, California

Food okay. Service super slow. Wait to get menu. Wait to order. Food was not to long of wait but wait to get bill and another long wait to get change. Wasn't busy. Had 5/6 hosts working. Didn't understand why there was such a delay. read more

COLD FOOD!!! COLD FOOD !!! Always, every time I go eat here the food is cold !! The meats are always cold, who's is in charge there , smh read more

It was our first time here. My colleague and I treated the doctor for his birthday today for a late lunch/early dinner meal. We ordered our food and waited for 20 minutes. The service wasn't bad, but the food wasn't as great either. It was average. I ordered the Korean baby back ribs entree with a side of coleslaw and sweet corn that came with a cornbread muffin. The ribs were tasty, but the meat was a little tough to chew. The corn wasn't as sweet as it should be. It was kinda bland. The coleslaw was bland as well. I actually enjoyed the cornbread though. I wasn't impressed at all. I thought the price of what I ordered wasn't worth it. I honestly don't know if I'd come back here again. Maybe you can try it and see for yourselves. read more

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Very poor experience! Myself and some colleagues went to famous Dave's. We booked a table in advance but still arrived to a 15 minute wait even though the place was extremely quiet. Staff were incredibly blunt and rude - arguing with eachother saying they didn't want to serve us and 'that's not going to be my table' as we all sit awkwardly. They got orders wrong, did not offer to refill fountain drinks I personally had to walk up to the bar. The food was horrible. Absolutely horrible, cold and tough sides. Soggy and cold meat. Overall horrendous. Majority of my colleagues were ill and to the toilet straight after eating. Doesn't help they only have one toilet in the building. Never going again, I've never left a review before in my life - I actually downloaded this and made an account just to warn others that's how bad it has been. read more

This location has the best service in my opinion. Everyone is very attentive and nice. The food is always amazing. I love coming here and ordering a box of their delicious corn bread to go. All of their food is flavorful. My ribs seemed to be cooked perfect not falling off the bone but also not chewy they were done just right. read more

Famous Dave's Bar-B-Que - BABY BACK RIBS - Barbeque Near Me - El Centro, California

They cook their meat consistently well over here and the environment is interesting since it's an olde farm style indoor setting. Their BBQ sauces are tasty so make sure to try them out on your meats when eating there. Servers however need to approach their tables more often to offer more food or drinks at least when they can please. read more

May 24 2024 went to Famous Dave's while I was getting new tires on my car at discount tire which is nearby. This Famous Dave's is located by the Imperial Valley Mall just off the Dogwood Exit. I had a great cheeseburger . My wife liked the Cesar Salad . My burger was about $18. Came with steak fries. Big portion and I was pretty stuffed. I'll add a picture. Also I love the pickles they use. Thanks Famous Dave that was a great burger and fries ! read more

Famous Dave's Bar-B-Que - Burger and fries - Barbeque Near Me - El Centro, California

Quiet and sad place! Sorry but this place is way overpriced and overrated. Service was not that great and the food was that of a chain restaurant. Quality was not there. Probably would not eat here again even if it was free. read more

This experience may very well effect my potential future visits to other FD's as well. Kinda smelled off when we walked in but did I leave? No. Probably should have been my first clue to what was to follow. Place was pretty dead and still took our server a while to get to us. Ordered food and took forever to come out to the table. Meat tasted funny, fries tasted like the oil was old. Beans could have been better but they weren't terrible. I will say though that the corn muffin was the star of the meal. I hope they can turn it around here but for now I won't be back. read more

Today was our first day going to eat to this restaurant really good food we of of course didn't knew the menu as a 1 time going there our 1st server named vanesa was really rude we told her it was our 1st time there and we wanted some help she kept on hurrying us up she had no patience to explain the menu she was so annoyed that she had to get another server to help us. When we were ready to order she said another server will be with you!! Then this amazing american woman in her 50 came and helped us with our menu and we had a great food we didn't ask her name but she had good costumer service. That made want to go again and be served by the same lady read more

Famous Dave's Bar-B-Que - ows a tray of ribs and sides - Barbeque Near Me - El Centro, California

The food was so-so ....... My husband had a Texas ribeye meat was chewy and salty. I had hamburger and fries. Meat tastes meh! no seasoning or flavor! The worse part was the service. Server ask if everything was ok as she pass by we would ask for a soda and she pretty much took our order on the go! I need more water, a straw for the soda, extra plate for the baby and I could not find her. She was attending to 2 large tables but that's does not mean we don't count! This was my 2 time going 1st was not a very pleasant experience gave it a 2nd chance and we decide we will not be wasting our time nor money here! read more

Not a big meat eater, but had to give it a try. Cat finger was good, but meat items were so so.

3.76/5 stars Overall BBQ Quality 3.5 Variety 3.5 Service 4.3 I'm not a fan of BBQ-especially really smokey BBQ. So why am I reviewing a Famous Dave's Pit BBQ? Because they have some Pit Master BBQ show on TV that my husband saw and decided he would try to make brisket on his wood pellet BBQ grill and needed to compare it to the only place in town that makes brisket. Yay. However, I found they were prepared for the BBQ lover and people like me. They have soups (chili and broccoli cheese ), salads, baked potatoes, onion strings and chicken wings. I love soups but do not like either choices. I picked the wing basket with Buffalo sauce-which is just wings with carrots and celery. There were 10 wings and a couple pieces of celery. The wings were good sized and tasty and the sauce good-though there could have been more sauce. I ate only 5 wings and the veggies and was very full. The brisket was very tender and had good flavor but was quite smokey. I wasn't a fan but the hubs loved it. He also got burnt ends. The burnt ends were tender, fatty, juicy and over delicious-and not so smokey so even I liked the . For lovers of BBQ, I'm sure Famous Dave's would be ok because it's a chain restaurant. I really appreciate their having selections that aren't BBQ and some that are meatless. It would be great if they had a soup of the day. I would go back because others do like the BBQ and the wings were good. I am a fan of our server, Brianna. She was there quickly, knew the menu well and helped us find great selections and came by often to be sure we had water and that all was good. read more

Famous Dave's Bar-B-Que - Barbeque Near Me - El Centro, California

Made it to famous Dave's for National bbq day! Their bbq ribs available are of pork only, though they are a popular dish. My favorite go-to is their beef brisket, and it was served hot and fresh and was very tender. Our server was very nice and recommended we order the Feast for Two as Can be for up to 2-3 people to share. It did not disappoint! It consisted of chicken, pork bbq ribs, beef brisket, beans, coleslaw (which we traded for grilled pineapple), fries and cornbread all for $49.99. The salad had to be ordered separately as it cannot be switched between coleslaw as we first tried to do. Very good and served fast. Do recommend making a stop and checking it out if in town! read more

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To be honest, I think it's my fault. I do expect too much for this place. Don't take it bad The service was great about the food. Two stars is enough. read more

One guy working the bar. Monday special advertised on menu was NOT being offered. Did not get water or silverware after food was delivered. Had to walk to front desk to request it. Jose E was working his butt off trying to serve 30 ppl in the bar. Half the tv's didnt work, so dont come here to watch sports. Dear top manager, whoever you are, you suck. Hire more ppl. Stop being cheap. read more

Famous Dave's Bar-B-Que - My view for 90% of my time there. Wheres Jose E? Doing three peoples jobs. - Barbeque Near Me - El Centro, California

I paid $14.99 plus a $2 "packaging fee' for THIS. I didn't eat any of it before taking this pic. WHAT THE HECK?! read more

Famous Dave's Bar-B-Que - This is how many burnt ends you get for $14.99 - Barbeque Near Me - El Centro, California

This restaurant is located in the parking lot of a large shopping mall along with a number of other restaurants. I actually first went in one of the other restaurants, but the wait to be seated for dinner was too long, so I decided to go over to Famous Daves instead. There was almost nobody there, so I think that tells you something about this place. The food is actually not bad, but in all fairness I believe they are overpriced for what you get. I think with more moderate prices, this could be a successful restaurant. Not having to wait at all to be seated, however, made it worth it. I had the brisket sandwich, which goes for $13.99, and comes with one side. A soft drink to go with your meal will cost you $3.75. read more

Famous Dave's Bar-B-Que - Almost nobody there at dinner time. - Barbeque Near Me - El Centro, California

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I is as in town for work brought my wife with me went to Dave's for dinner and I'm sorry it was not as we had hoped! If the Manager "Nisa" I believe stopped by and we provided our feed back regarding the baby back ribs. She was such a delight to speak to extremely accommodating and so knowledgeable about the food the preparation of the food the entire business we were so impressed with her that I will go back and give them another chance! Nisa you are a asset to that business!!! read more

Ordered online ahead of time get there to pick up only to find out people are waiting 2 hours for their order most of them elderly all outside in this valley heat (100 degrees that day). Management including the GM Jesus were rude as heck telling people to cancel their orders and that's it's not their fault no one wanted to cook (it was Mother's Day btw). The least they could do was go around passing drinks on the house but no they rather ignore people and tell them to cancel. I have never liked this placed it's highly overpriced for dry old and chewy food but it was mother's request. PS cancelled order wait was getting longer than 2 hours everyone including mother was starving. read more

I ordered about 70$ with of food the meat was super dry the French fries underdone but what really got me was the salad the salad was 6.99. Now my fault for not reading the description but just look at this picture and compare it to what I got....the picture clearly shows cheese at the very least... what i got was nothing close to worth a 7$ salad I mean the ranch wasn't even full. Overall this place is not worth the money!!! I only gave two stars because the muffin was really good read more

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They have lost their damned minds passing this bullshit off as an appetizer! WTF? Raw Onion Strings? I will definitely call my card issuer to have this bullshit credited back to my account. The fact that $17.02 gets you not one fucking burnt end is priceless! read more

Famous Dave's Bar-B-Que - Barbeque Near Me - El Centro, California

I took my parents here and they really enjoyed the food we ordered. The family platter was just the right amount for the 3 us, and a couple extra pieces to take home. Thanks! read more

Not gonna lie, this was a very disappointing trip. I am still giving 5 stars because of our waitress lady who came to our car to bring us the food. (Prolly smart to get her name but she was absolutely gorgeous) I wanted to cry upon arriving because I drove 2 hours from San Diego just for famous Dave's. This is and has been my favorite place for years. I grew up in Las Vegas and on occasion would visit the Temecula one when I left Vegas. This was an very exciting trip I was making just to be sad. I was told u guys didn't have Brisket. I was told you guys didn't have beverages and was told there wasn't any Chips. Chips. I am a big girl who loves y'all chips. When I visit Vegas or come back from Irvine I try to stop and I get a few larges because these chips are fire with the rich and sassy. All 3 things I normally get unavailable. I didn't like that. There wasn't even any bbqs to go in the packets. I am just really upset at how my trip turned out and hope next time this will be better. Again I know this wasn't the persons fault so I'm granting 5 stars. read more

Had the Texas brisket sandwich and it was tasteless, no hickory taste at all except the sauce they put on it. The worst barbecue I have ever had in Texas is better than this place. I tried Dave's years ago and it's gone from I'll try it again to never again. read more

I love bbq... Dave's is a solid bbq joint that has chicken, pork, beef bbq. Fun atmosphere. Would go there with friends and family.

This is the best BBQ ever plus the pork and brisket was bomb and there wading is so nice and cool.

We ate here on a recent trip to El Centro and it was fine but nothing special. They do have a wide variety of BBQ sauces which is nice, but they were very similar in flavor. Best option was the "BBQ buddies" which was 4 sliders each with a different meat (pulled pork, brisket, chicken and sausage). Servers were attentive for beverage refills. As my son said, "What kind of BBQ place doesn't have root beer?" read more

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liked the wings, cornbread muffin and the strawberry lemon-ade wasn't a fan of the "pulled pork" the only small issue i had is when i wanted 2 of the same sides with my meal, server informed me i was not allowed to do that. she claimed she got yelled at for doing it in the past.as for the server not sure if she was working a bunch of tables but it took several minutes to get some butter that my sister had asked for and when the butter did finally arrive my sister more or less said f' it and had already ate her cornbread muffin without the butter like i said not sure what the servers situation was .went on a monday so it was really quiet. read more

Slowest service known to man!!! Never go back!! And the food wasn't that good. But then I again you can't beat real text BBQ. God bless Texas!!! read more

Rip off. Does this look like $23 worth of food to you? I really cannot believe that they charge this much for this little food! 2 measly slices of brisket and a handful or tips? Shame on you! To add insult to injury, the tips were tough and the brisket dry. What a JOKE. read more

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Not a famous Dave's any more. It's still Ok. But nowhere near Famous Dave's. Ask any local or uber driver, they'll confirm it if they've been to Dave's before. And know of this franchise history. read more

The best part of this join were the sides, delicious corn bread. I had the brisket it was just a piece of broiled lard. The spare rib tips were horrible, tasted staled, don't waste your money here. read more

I was sadden to learn that there isn't a corporate number we could call anymore to commend the employees of their efforts and service. I even tried writing them directly through the website but it didn't work so I believe leaving this review is equivalent and will suffice...A few hours ago my family and I sat down and dinned in at the El Centro's Famous Dave's location and it seemed pretty decent at first. However, as time went by, the service had gradually gotten worse (not from our server but with the kitchen and cooks). To start, my family's beverages were all flat even with changing the beverage to an entirely different soda pop. Second, our food (Ribs) came out and we were very pleased with the quality. Only thing was, our dozen of biscuits hadn't came simultaneously. In fact, it came out at the very end when we had practically already eaten and were full. I contemplated on sending it back to the kitchen (since my family was already full--but my family felt pressured to eat it since it already touched our table during a pandemic) so we kept it. Sadly, we were already full and didn't have any more room left to eat. The last thing that I wasn't pleased with was our alcoholic beverage that we ordered. It was the last thing to come out to our table--after the ribs, after the sides, and after the delayed biscuits... My sister and mother in law were pretty upset because we were there in celebration of our little sister graduating and wanted to do a little toast to her accomplishment and open the dinner up with a brief speech and prayer. However, that wasn't the case. At that moment, my family and friends were very displeased and just wanted to leave. On the contrary, we had such an amazing server named Amanda (who I would say was the reason we stayed for the full duration). She was so patient and tried her very best to accommodate my family and I as the service we encountered took a turn for the worse. She was well versed in her job and confident to turn our experience around-- and that meant so much to us. I then went ahead and ask to speak with the supervisor, I believed her name was Nizza. Now, she is the perfect example of what kind of leadership any company would love to have on board. Both her and Amanda went the extra mile to accommodate my family and I and we were so moved. Hence, why I am writing corporate. I am usually not one to write reviews or make calls to a company but after tonight, I wanted to ensure these women got the recognition they deserved and also wanted to ensure that Famous Dave's is aware that they are doing a fabulous job at picking the best candidate to represent their company. Thank you Nizza and Service Team for everything you guys did tonight for my sister and family. You have made the trip out to El Centro worth every penny and worth the while and I couldn't have been more grateful. read more

So we came in from Arizona and we're not mask prepared. No problem found some and put them on. We were directed to open seating in the bar area. We walked over and it was stifling hot with no a/c so we walked back and told him we'd prefer the dining room and he said he'd take our name and that 8 more people walked in after us! I was about to ask for the manager and my husband forget it we're leaving ! This young male host needs to go back to customer service training ! We love this place in Yuma but will not patronize this one in El Centro !!! read more

Sweat pants (check). Mouth engaged in T-minus 3, 2, 1. Met up with family from Yuma and we ordered the All-American BBQ Feast ($78). I was in luck, it gave me a chance to try more than one item. It consisted of a full slab of spareribs, a whole roasted bird, 1/2 lb of pulled pig, coleslaw, steak fries, beans, 6 corn and corn bread. The only thing missing was brisket, so I ordered a side of it for myself. Our platter and my side arrived in under 10 minutes. First thing I noticed was they do not splatter their meats in sauce, all the sauces from sweet & tangy to 'devil's spit' are on the table for you to add yourself. After about 15 minutes of chewing I was stuffed and well aware of what I would come back for. Very good ribs, tender and flavorsome. This cut of meat along with the corn bread and corn on the cob stood out well above everything else on the platter. Those little golden muffins were soft and delicious and the corn was boiled just right. The pulled pork and brisket cast a shadow over my meal. I was impatiently waiting but was ultimately disappointed. I had to marry the pig with sauce so quickly to power it down. The brisket looked promising and had a decent flavor but was very dry and chewy. Enter coleslaw and beans, good and useful when eating dry meat. The chicken was ordinary at best, not bad, just not enough to remove the shadow. I have eaten at the Yuma location and overall the food was good, cannot really explain what happened here. If I ever come back here it will be for the ribs. To end on a high note, our drinks were replenished without asking. Service was really good, our waitress was very attentive. There were two hostesses/employees that checked in on us not including the waitress. The facility was very clean with a fun atmosphere, and there are a lot of signs and knick-knacks to look at. Meat sweats (check) read more

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