I've eaten some of the best barbecue this country has to offer. I will never equate any chain restaurant barbecue with the likes of Franklin BBQ in Austin or Scott's BBQ in South Carolina. There is no comparison. But as chain BBQ goes, Famous Dave's is really good. The spare ribs have good moisture and flavor. The meat pulls from the bone but not all at once. The chopped pork was nice and smoky and perfectly paired with their Cole slaw. Even the beans were good with house smoked sausage. Yes, it's a chain but Famous Dave's is at the top of that kind of BBQ. Support your local BBQ joints but this is a nice option for game day or a quick meal to take home. read more

I've been coming to Famous Dave's for years, but it has gone downhill. The service was bad, we weren't given silverware, and the food quality was poor. Very disappointing compared to how it used to be. Will not be coming back. read more

Did not mind the 10 minute wait to be seated, but no service after we were seated. Waited 10 to fifteen minutes and left.

We decided to check this place out again after several years! I was super impressed, we got the Feast for 2, and it was excellent! The brisket, ribs and chicken were cooked to perfection and the home fries, coleslaw, corn on the cob and beans were on point! The best part was the sweet cornbread! The service was great and the ambiance was good too, even at the bar where we were seated cuz the place was hopping...give it a try! Enjoy! read more

Famous Dave's Bar-B-Que - Feast for 2 - Delicious - American Near Me - El Paso, Texas

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3 meat combo meal for lunch 2pm. Not exactly the busiest time, so maybe not the freshest cooked to order meat is to be expected, but challenges like this need to be met to rise above the rest. St Louis Ribs: tired, flavorless, super super lean, been sitting around. Good BBQ flavor though so 2 stars Brisket: super lean. Not going to win any awards. Just ok BBQ Chicken: juicy, very good! Fries: good! Bread: no character I'd say Texas Toast might be a good way to go if they want to change something here Sauces: "Rich & Sassy" is good, the rest blah Bathroom uses stinky cleaning fluid that permeated all the way to the front door yuck! change that! read more

Didn't even get to try the food since they didnt let me get a seat because I have a service dog (a golden retriever who goes under the table and people don't even know she's there) and she might upset other costumers... really really bad experience read more

10/10 service and food. Server named Mario was just amazing all round, when it came to refills or with any other requests we needed.

We have been here many times and I always ordered the Georgia Chopped pork. It will be a long time before I try this restaurant again. The pork sandwich was nothing but fat and skin. I had about three spoonfuls of meat if that. I have never left hungry and today I can say it was as I never ate. The wait staff was fine and I reported the issue to her to inform her manager and cooks. No manager ever came to discuss it. read more

This is just an example of how some employees will go out of their way to not accommodate a customer and take things wayyyyy too personal. I ordered delivery and I didn't have anywhere to request additional condiments. Mind you I've been going to this location as long as it's been opened. I call to ask if they can please add the condiments and Marisela went out of her way to make it impossible for me to get my order with her threatening me about charges in the future! Like she literally called me back to my cell phone to tell me that i will need to pay $2 after they didn't have onions, pickles, and rib tips. Something this restaurant should always have! Did it make her that upset that I requested bbq sauce and condiments. Disappointing experience. read more

Famous Dave's Bar-B-Que - 3 Meat Combo with no onions, no pickles, no cornbread. - American Near Me - El Paso, Texas

Fernando was a very great server he helped with everything such as refills, food, and a good time... will be back for sure

This place is ok but not the best in this town (El Paso) or region. We went yesterday for Father's Day and our party of three ordered the meat combo meal for 2-3. For the $, it's A good deal but don't expect a heavenly experience. For one, their ribs, which are beef, were under cooked and mostly bone. I was craving ribs and ordered 6 more than what normally comes. What a waste! Texas Roadhouse has better! The Mac n cheese was ok; I've never had them with pieces of corn and green onion. My daughter want excited for it. The brisket, fries, beans were good. The chicken, corn on the cob, coleslaw and corn muffins are great! read more

I had a great experience at famous Dave's bar-b-cue for lunch. We were immediately seated and greeted by our server Kelsey. My friends and I ordered from the lunch menu. I had the Texas beef brisket sandwich and my friends ordered award winning ribs. Their Cole slaw was seriously good. The food was out extremely fast. Everything was at the table very quickly, the food tasted great. Kelsey the server was on top of everything, refilled our drinks without asking, cleared the plates, this young lady was all over it. What impressed me the most was the Mgr, Jazmin, coming out introducing herself. She worked that dining room along with her employees. For me, that's always a triple plus. I highly recommend stopping by and trying the food. Everything was extremely positive for us. read more

One hair okay. But TWO. That's intentional! I'm guessing this was because it's the day after Christmas. Perhaps the servers were tired. Me and my family were excited to eat here especially since I wanted to redeem my birthday dessert because I love dessert. The server was okay, she looked annoyed that she had to serve us. Okay, fine we went about our dinner just fine. When it came to dessert I asked about the birthday dessert and she came back and said no it was just icecream. Okay, that's fine! I must have misunderstood my "birthday gift" on my app. I still asked out of curiosity what "up to $11" meant and another server passing by said it was a birthday dessert of my choosing. So I chose the bread pudding to go cause we had already finished eating. She drops off the vanilla icecream. My daughter and sister in law find a hair. We grossed out but left it. we didn't make a big deal because it was free. So then she brings my to go dessert which I am barely pulling out of the fridge READY TO ENJOY after eating about half I noticed another hair embedded in the pudding. I love famous Dave's it's our go to when we are in town. But I will definitely probably skip this location Next time. read more

Came here for lunch the on 6/23/2024. If it had been busy, I might have let some of these things go but there was hardly anyone there. It was the most disappointing experience ever. To start :It took ten minutes for our server to come to our table. Not even for a quick greeting. I had to go and ask the host stand if we could get some water. Meal 1: One of my party ordered a coconut margarita but it came without coconut flavor. The server blamed the new bartender which I normally would've let slide but it was the beginning of terrible orders. The fries with her meal were Super Soggy. Meal 2: Burger was ordered well, well, well done. No pink. The burger came back pink. Not just a little pink either. They remade it but it took 20 minutes. Meal 3: The meat place was supposed to come with a corn muffin. The server noticed and said she would bring it. It had to be asked for 3 times before she brought it. Same with the tea. Glass sat empty for 15 minutes before she came near enough that another could be asked for. Meal 4: There was a HAIR in the brisket sandwich. She said she would get it remade. She brought out a pork sandwich instead . When that was pointed she just said oh, they must have thought your original sandwich was pork because you had bbq sauce on it. WHAT. That's the weirdest excuse. She walked away quickly and did not offer to bring the correct sandwich. Luckily it was taken off the bill. read more

Great costumer service. We got the brisket and the roast chicken, really good! Definitely go for the Devil's spit sauce. Cornbread was also very moist. read more

We were on our way home from vacation and ordered take-out. I ordered the brisket meal with onion strings. I asked for the brisket sliced thin near the fatty area and the onion strings crispy. I got 99% unedible fat for brisket and the onion strings were not nearly fried enough of the little I got. We also ordered the rib tips which were very dry and inedible. This Famous Daves makes me appreciate my Famous Daves in Chandler AZ. read more

Best thing here was the server. Absolutely astute to two old friends talking for over 3 hours. Left us alone. No pressure and interruptions. Had the sausage (5), brisket (3), mashed potatoes (5), Mac and cheese (5), sweet tea (5). read more

We had dinner Friday evening. We ordered the feast for two, and had the brisket, ribs and chicken. Our meal was delicious and we had so much food left over I will be having brisket for lunch this coming week. Priscilla our server was great and waited on us hand and foot. She is a great waitress with an awesome personality and very friendly. She is a good asset to this restaurant. Finally the restaurant is clean and we'll lit. The drinks are delicious and so are the desserts. I recommend this restaurant wholeheartedly. Keep up the good work. Thank you. read more

Unfortunately not very good, the manhandler should be called the kidhandler. The burger bun is a small hamburger from McDonalds. The bread was hard and greasy, CB dese kurls cold, Mac and cheese Luke warm and service poor. It explains why it was dead on a Sunday. read more

really great service taste delicious and the service great one of my favorite restaurants to come with the family

Really Good bbq. Chicken, brisket, ribs and potato salad were excellent! Curve side pick up was convenient and service was excellent!

Everything was good about my experience here except the brisket was a bit tough. No excuse for that at a good Texas BBQ place. Brisket should be tender and flakey. Everything else in my meal was great and my waitress was excellent. Good drink menu with fair pricing. Nice atmosphere. I'll try it again to see if they were just having an off day with brisket. Kitchen manager should take note with all the excellent Texas BBQ places to choose from. read more

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I'm just kind of drawn to Famous Dave's. Their cornbread is a drug, I'm addicted and I have no plans to seek help. They have a barbeque lover's dream assortment of sauces right their at the table (although they have some other varieties in the back like the Pineapple something or other). It's a casual barbeque kinda place... not yo' momma's barbeque, but still pretty good. My fiance and I aren't always the luckiest when we come to this FD, but it hasn't stopped us. We've had some snooty and bad servers and event hostesses, but in those instances the manager stepped in and made it up to us. The manager is actually a really great guy, he's never afraid to step in when another hand is needed. Regardless, since I feel as though the manager can handle any situation and never lets us leave with a bad taste in our mouth, I chalk up the few instances to the simple fact that sometimes it's just hard to find good help. I really like the food though. Obviously the cornbread is my absolute favorite. It's sweet and has a nice crust. Just too damn good! The rib tips are my go to, but I haven't really had anything here that wasn't good. And they've added a few new things to the menu like their melted cheese appetizer. We'll keep making a trip here and there to FD. Good barbeque in a sports bar-like environment. Service is a little iffy, but they'll fix any issues you may have. read more

On a road trip we made a stop in El Paso and wanted some Texas BBQ. The food here was excellent . Skip the margaritas and just get a a beer though. My wife got the brisket which was tasty , my daughter got the kids rib meal which she loved and I got the burnt butts and ribs with coleslaw and mash which was excellent! read more

Famous Dave's Bar-B-Que - ows a tray of food and drinks - American Near Me - El Paso, Texas

My wife and I went to the Mesa Street location for dinner last night. We had Dan as the server. The food was excellent, and Dan came by the table regularly to give us beverage refills and check on how we liked the food. The manager also came to the table, to make sure everything met our expectations. We also took a to-go plate for our daughter. Great food and great service! read more

Food was good! I recommend the chopped pork over the brisket. I also love their Georgia BBQ sauce because it has a mustard taste! The cornbread was amazing and went really well with the meal. Not a huge fan of the coleslaw because it has pineapple in it. Good ambiance for a BBQ restaurant. Staff was nice. It was a little slow for how empty it was. Solid place when you're craving BBQ! read more

The slowest Famous Dave's in El Paso. Expect super slow service for both dine in and take out. Customer service is awful. They quoted me 25 minutes for my order to be ready. And I arrived at the restaurant in 30 minutes. And the employees stated nobody can help check me out even though my order is ready and I just need to pay. They stated there is only one person that handles to go orders and they are the only person that can check me out. 15 minutes later this skinny dude comes out walking super slow with a drink in their hand looking like he just woke up after I'm just sitting here waiting on him. Most aggravating to go system ever. If you're on a lunch break or time crunch I would suggest going somewhere else. read more

We came in as a pretty large group. But they accommodated us well and our service was great. Plenty of food for the prices and it was tasty. We shared some sort of combo plate and got an extra side and it was just right. The peach tea was amazing and we especially loved trying all of the sauces. I'd go again. It was a pleasant experience. Our server even split our checks for us with no complaints. read more

Famous Dave's Bar-B-Que - Sauces, sauces, sauces. - American Near Me - El Paso, Texas

Food was delicious! We ordered the all American feast and it was enough for all 7 of us! Our waitress was absolutely wonderful! She was very attentive and made suggestions since we were from out of town. I also had my puppy with me and was wonderful about that. This place gets more like a 10 star for the food and 10 for service! read more

It's Sunday August 20th 2023 at 7pm. Who ever was manager that shift needs to be fired. I waited an hour for my Togo order, the place was a shit show, and they forgot my brisket. Not a word after the hour wait and not a word for when I came back. This location is absolute garage! read more

Rather unfriendly service, as if this young lady wants to be elsewhere or too good to service us with a smile or patience. It's 2pm on Monday, not at all busy. Food was awful! I waited an extra 20 mins for three tiny overcooked/dried out chicken tenders. I've tried to like this restaurant's food after three attempts. It's not worth the time or expense to leave a restaurant still hungry. read more

This is my first time to visit Famous Dave's! And it's during the takeout only social distancing time. I was very impressed with their BBQ. I got the three meat combo to treat myself, as I have been eating many of my meals in my hotel room. The brisket, rib ends, and chopped pork were all delicious. The beans were some of the best I've ever had. The Mac n Cheese would have been better with a little smoke! I could only eat about half of it, so I have plenty for another meal today! And I'm a big guy w a big appetite, so good portions! I will definitely be back! Great BBQ! read more

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I went in for lunch. I got the brisket plate. For $17 the portion of meat was small , dry and tough. It was a little before noon and I was told the cornbread was not ready. I got a stale piece of bread and the cornbread came a while after I finished eating. The service was sub par. I left not feeling full. I won't be back. read more

I'm always game to trying new foods and places, and tend to favor small businesses over large chains. That being said, Famous Dave's BBQ is one of those places that I'd go to anywhere in the country! The ribs are good, sure, but my real reason for coming here is the cornbread muffins!! Butter, crumbly goodness! I am certain it has crack in it it's so good. We have ordered food here to-go online a few time and they have always gotten our order right, and it is ready when they say it will be. The staff is friendly, the place is clean, and overall each time we have been has been a great experience. read more

Amazing server ce and food quality. Be careful, being inTexas means oversized plates full of flavor and happy times. My grandma ordered the tacos, huge portion, so yummy. I ordered the smoker ribeye that was cooked to perfection. The spice pinnacle is unique and very enjoyable. Prices are great. Place is clean and neat. read more

Famous Dave's Bar-B-Que - Smoked ribeye with spicy grilled pineapple - American Near Me - El Paso, Texas

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I came around 2:30 in the afternoon and was still able to order off the lunch menu. I got seated right away, but it took longer than anticipated for the waitress to take my order. Once the food was ordered it came out quickly and it was good! I usually do not order brisket because it is sometimes tuff and gets stuck in my teeth, but I ordered it anyway...I had the Texas brisket sandwich topped with coleslaw, beans as the side and it came with these awesome spicy pickle slices. Wow, the brisket was juicy and tender- no toothpicks needed. The beans were so tasty- better than the ones I make, and the pickles- I need to take some home!!! I just had to have dessert and ordered the bread pudding. If my sister is reading this (she loves bread pudding) - Grace, I did not leave you any!!! It arrived nice and warm and had started to warm and melt the ice cream and whipped cream it came with...totally delicious. read more

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I was quite impressed that the food was this good, especially for a chain restaurant. It tasted like someone bbq'd it up in their backyard lol. The fried catfish was surprisingly very good. read more

My 2nd time ordering delivery and the food package looked like someone had been eating and left finger prints in sauce on outside of package. It really made me not want to eat any of it. I don't know if the drivers did this or the restaurant. I won't order delivery again. read more

I was kinda disappointed coming here. The service wasn't very good and it's was not busy. The food was just okay. The macaroni and cheese was not good at all. It was home made but it didn't taste like traditional macaroni- it has jalapeños and corn! The brisket was yummy but my favorite was the corn bread. I don't plan to go back. read more

I must suggest the total feast offered on a garbage can lid as a tray. The array of choices are fantastic and fresh. Cooked to perfecion and service attentive. Iced tea is home made and fresh too! *woot woot*! read more

Famous Dave's Bar-B-Que - American Near Me - El Paso, Texas