Comments on: Famous Dave’s BBQ Chain is Coming to Midtown

By: NYFoodShow!

NYFoodShow! — Sun, 03 May 2009 00:01:53 +0000

Lived in Virginia for 1 year and ate at sevearal FDs at least 1x per week in Alexandria/Arlington area. I thought the food was great, but what would I know as a New Yorker!

I would agree that the Times Sq store will be pricey – got to be.Stoped in there yesterday to have lunch and stood in the doorway for 5 minutes. Not one of the10 assorted managers, hosts, etc even greeted me. They weren’t busy, I guess they don’t care. They lost me as a potential customer. If I want NY barbecue I will go somewhere else.

A predection – they will close in less than a year. Too many places in NY where they have decent food and CUSTOMER SERVICE~

By: Frayed

Frayed — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 23:41:46 +0000

Dinosaur and Daisy May’s are the best in the city for my tastes. Blue Smoke was underwealming and expensive. Never been to a Famous Dave’s, but the location works for me… all depends on the beer selection I think because from the reviews, its unlikely they will be in the same league as Daisy’s or Dinos.

By: Lyle S.

Lyle S. — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 23:25:27 +0000

Dallas BBQ < Hill Country < Blue Smoke < Famous Dave’s. That’s all the ‘cue I’ve had in the city. Frankly, very underwhelmed by Blue Smoke and Hill Country. I still need to hit Dinosaur BBQ and I guess Virgil’s from what people have posted. Where else can you get good ‘cue in manhattan? Moved from Louisville, KY were good stuff abounded, including Famous Dave’s (what’s with all the BBQ snobs from NYC – Ha!).

By: Keith L

Keith L — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 22:46:31 +0000

I love Dave’s! We had one here in CT (New Britain), until it closed in April, 2008. In the last month, I’ve had Dave’s in Philly and also in Springfield, MA. Any idea when the Manhattan location will open? I will be frequenting them once they’re ready to go, and are open for buisness!

By: Bonnie

Bonnie — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 00:07:41 +0000

Daves is outrageously great! The food is delicious (all of it, even the warm corn muffins), and what a friendly wait staff and management. We went to the Suffolk restaurant and had a wonderful experience. In addition, we got the sampler for four- tons of delicious foods at a bargain price. I highly recommend.

By: Caroline

Caroline — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 16:13:10 +0000

FAMOUS DAVE’S! I visited a FD in Indiana and it was great. The ‘All American BBQ Feast’ was supposed to feed 4-5, but it easily could have fed 6(perhaps even 7)! Yeah…it was that large. And the food is very tasty. The server was so friendly and the wait time was supposed to be 1hour but we got served within 30mins. BUT seeing as how this will be NYC,…I don’t think it’ll be the same. Chains are never the same when they come to NYC, but hopefully the food will still be awesome.

By: hungry hippo

hungry hippo — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 21:48:17 +0000

i’ve eaten at FD in Mall of America, MN and the one in Westbury and it’s not bad. aren’t they known more for their sauces rather than food? on a gluttonous splurge, my bf and i shared the appetizer sampler AND the feast for two. after eating as much as we could, we still had enough leftovers for the both of us the next day for two meals. cornbread was good, rib meat was extremely tender and they serve it on a trash can lid. what can you really expect from a chain?

By: Leslie

Leslie — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 23:26:20 +0000

My DH loves the one in Mountainside, NJ near his work. He even had them cater his office picnic.

Now he can visit me :)

(But don’t go by me, I’m still jealous he has a Hometown Buffet near his work also!)

By: christy

christy — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 21:49:07 +0000

When my good friend Jess(see above) told me about this I was ecstatic! This is my all time favorite bbq joint and I should know being from Kansas. With their 6 pack of BBQ sauce on each table how can you go wrong?! The wait for this place back home is at least 45 minutes usually.

Awesome!

By: Jess

Jess — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 21:39:51 +0000

There was a Famous Dave’s location in Winona, MN. My dad loved it, so much so that he single handedly tried to keep it’s doors open by dragging the entire family there weekly. It closed despite our best efforts. This restaurant’s greatest competition in Winona was a Perkins. That about sums it up.