famous dave's

did i say"fat" u like fat-great. four of us were very hungry after visiting mr. jacksons home place. three of us ordered the texas brisket and one the pork plate. for those of you that gave this place great reviews you do not know bbq plain and simple. this is the worst bbq and fattest meat i have ever seen. the brisket was like an accordion. i have ate bbq from texas, colorado, tn and florida and famous dave's is the worst i have seen for taste and fat. i even seen him on pit masters so i talked the family into going here. the cornbread muffins come out in a cupcake paper and are more like cake (flour) than cornmeal. no one ate their meal and asked to see the manager. she was very nice and helpful, she offered to find us more suitable meats etc. for that we thank her. we declined and the bill was taken away. if you are ever in the conroe,tx area go by a place called stickyribsbbq and order their brisket. they have mouth watering brisket, best i ever had and bennets in co for ribs. i have to admit i will never go back to a famous daves. i strongly urge you to test their food first if you decide to go.

not fancy, but good. this is a chain restaurant, and it shows in the decor and service. that being said, the food is pretty good. i enjoy all the different sauces on the table, and i find theribsin particular are fantastic.

the cornbread is too sweet for me, as are some of the chicken sauces, but i am kind of fussy about that.

decent for a chain place. s l o w service. ate there at 2pm saturday afternoon, may have had 4 other tables of people. took ten minutes just to get our drink order. brisket is dry and tuff , cooked too fast. pork was decent.ribswere good but cooked till soft.ribsshould have to be bitten off the bone. probably won't be back.

not georgia bbq!!. my wife and i are transplants from georgia and have eaten bbq our whole lives! we went in on 3/4/2014 around 6pm deciding to give this place a second chance. our first try was very optimistic that this would be good because of all the signs with georgia bbq all over them. well let me tell you the chicken was drier than a popcorn fart! theribswere so bad they could gag a maggot. fries and slaw were ok but i guess it's not to hard to get those right! the server was very nice and was on point with all our needs. we will never eat there again this food was so bad my dog turned her nose up to it when we brought home the leftovers. famous dave's you do not deserve the right to put georgia bbq on any sign!!

worst bbq ever. rubbery brisket, greasy pork, andribsso tuff and dry will never go back. except for their sauces are pretty good.

i like it but.... i voted i like it.
it's really kind of typical for restaurants around here though.
people read reviews that are judged by like / not like but with the exception of just a few places it's not going to give you a realistic expectation of what you are actually going to receive. there are rules to eating out that vary with the time you show up and as with everything else they can expire at anytime (new management, new staff, luck of the draw, ad finum...) sorry for the digression but with this review it's key.
i like the ribs.
the chopped pork is sub par unless you use it as a topping for one of the over-sized baked potatoes which are really a stand alone item around here. they're awesome.
the side salad beats out the competition by a large margin, list the names of places around here and the side salad just blows them all away, which for a bbq joint is really unusual but it just does... and i really appreciate a good salad.
the sauce selection is good and on the table, use as you will. allspice seems to be a common ingredient and i have spent a great deal of time trying to replicate both the sweet and the devil's spit. if you have food allergies they will show you a list of ingredients..
i have had the chicken undercooked so we always sub it for more ribs, other than that it's pretty good and has a lemony flavor. it may have been a fluke and we do preferribsanyway.
rib tips are very fatty, i don't really care because you can pick them apart and i know what they are. sometimes they have a "been on too long" flavor. for the pick two option on the menu they remain viable because they are less expensive and sometimes they're very good.
they offer catfish and bbq nachos... the word you should be looking for is no!
wings are good if not dried out and too salty.

to sum it up, it's worth a shot if you are looking for a good side salad or ribs, just be sure to show up when they aren't getting rid of the old stuff, you might want to check on the pager-coaster function as well. we walked out last time because the little girl playing hostess wanted to argue about whether our coaster paged us or not. i don't really care, but we were standing in front of her the whole time and the thing was in my hand. i would know if it vibrated or not??? how about a seat???

favorite bbq in everett. when i need to get myribson, i prefer jones. however, every jones is a half-hour drive at best into the impenetrable traffic scene that is downtown seattle, so getting your rib on extends to one, two hours. so what are you going to do for instant gratification? the best option in everett is famous dave's. yeah, yeah, i know, it's a chain restaurant ... how could can it possibly be? pretty darn good, if i may say so. the sauces are savory. while theribsare nothing to write home about, famous dave's does beat jones on two key metrics: 1.) dave's bbq chicken is actually better and 2.) dave's pulled pork is pretty good (i'm not even sure jones offers this key item of southern cuisine). dave also has some great corn bread. we've order this several times for the express intent of snacking on 'em at home.