Staff was very kind, no issues there.When I searched famous daves this location popped up. I pulled into the drive and noticed JC was the restaurant. They did confirm the are a famous daves and would make the food for us. I had a to-go order placed. Brisket, beans, coleslaw, and corn. Large order $$. My husband, myself, and 2 yr old were very sick after eating our meal, hard trying night for us all. We called about the issue and was very kind and asked to speak with manager. They stated the manager was not working but when they would be back they would deff reach out about the issue. Maybe we shoud have been karens! Well, I did give it ample time and now its weeks later so I am leaving this review and turning them in to the correct channels for not reaching out when they made my whole family sick. I find it revolting and careless. I will share this with many ppl and tell them not to eat here to avoid food poising. After getting on here and reading reviews it is very apparent they dont care.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 5
Pegi Davis
Had a great meal. Folks were attentive and helpful. Food was great.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Texas Beef Brisket Sandwich
Anita “Momma Dragon” Randall
Order took twice as long as promised. Order was incomplete. They threw our past off the order as they/ someone thought it was a mistake. By the time they were done the food we did get was cold.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 1
Tirza Cunningham
What a rip off. Don't order from here. Twice I haven't gotten the full order. No apology no credit given. They conveniently forget the muffins and coleslaw. Girl on the phone was no help and she didn't even know how many muffins come with an all American Feast. This was for Fathers day. Don't recommend for catering either. Can't trust them. They won't even make it right and give me what I paid for.
Food: 3
Service: 1
Sarah Arjona
I usually love Famous Dave’s. My mom was visiting and I decided to surprise her by ordering some bbq for her. I spent over $100 on the order and only 60% of the food arrived. I tried calling the store but it just kept ringing and no one answered. I understand being busy but this food is expensive and when you’re missing three sides and some meat I really would like to talk to someone.
R F
Not the best bbq as it's literally just johnny Carino's Italian food they are good at bbq not so
Food: 2
Dustin B.
Omg it's bad, the sides were watery, the bbq sauce is terrible, the meat is so salty and tough it tastes like it was cooked in a oven, do yourself a favor and pass
Alex P.
The food is not what it used to be. Ordered a full rack of ribs and they were oven cooked style, chewy, no smoked flavor, no smoked color and tasted blend. Not the usual famous daves style and way priced. Would not order again.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Nick Brenneman
Food was good except the corn tasted like rubber and portions are ridiculously small!!! If it says it'll feed 2 then it's only enough for 1 person if you add some of the microscopic sides. Plus it still took them over an hour to make this one meal that cost $30.
TJ Ferrell
This place is an enigma... some days I have gotten it and it has been the most tender and juicy ribs I've ever had. The sides are cooked to perfection, and I'd call the place one of my favorite BBQ places in the area. Then other days it's worse than the premade ribs you buy from the grocery store. It's a problem with quality control and consistency.For instance, today my order had ribs that were not cut highlighting the fact that my order was assembled from two separate rib racks (as 3 of the 4 ribs were connected uncut and sauced, one was un-sauced and separate). But then when I went to cut it myself, I found they did not remove the membrane on the back of the connected ribs. The rib meat itself was gristly, tough, and overcooked. The roast I got on the side was so salty it was inedible, and the mac and cheese could better be called a soup than a mac and cheese (watery and runny with the occasional pasta pieces between the Spoonfuls of sauce).However last time I ordered the ribs were cooked to perfection, the jucy meat falling off the bone, the sides while nothing special were enjoyable, and the chicken I had on the side was juicy and perfect.So I rated it 3 stars as some nights it deserves a 5 stars, others 1. Hopefully, they can get their consistency right and this changes going forward but its probably going to be a while before I give them another chance myself.
We ordered three, 2 meat dinners and one brisket sandwich. All arrived cold, and the portion sizes were tiny. The meat barely covered the bun in a thin layer. We will not be spending almost $80 for this quality and quantity again.
Zachary Moore
So expensive. On top of the premium price the meat was dried out and tough and the sides looked and tasted very old.
Shane Herring
Brisket taste like meatloafWings were cooked about three times as long as they were supposed to bePulled pork was dry and flavorless with no sauceThe chicken was pretty goodWe also had the corn and the coleslaw and mac and cheese. It's hard to mess up corn so I'm not really giving them any points for that. The coleslaw was pretty good and the mac and cheese was decent. Cornbread is the best as always, but that's no excuse for everything else being terrible
angeleyes11303
This was actually the Nampa location, not Meridian. All of the workers seem lost and frustrated. I am a doordash delivery person and have waited long waits there several times. This last time there was a new person I have not seen before. The female coworker was verbally rude to him several times in front of customers. He was having an emotional breakdown and looked panicked in everything he was doing and a young male coworker called him out about it in front of several customers. He handed me food just in containers and I had to ask for a bag. They don't seem to have a very good system and the male manager pops out for a few minutes and disappears to the back. Your seemingly teenage employees are drowning and need some guidance.
Charlie H
Sadly this isn't what Famous Dave's was up the street. I just had the worst bbq i have ever had. The burger and fries were good but our brisket and ribs were throwaway bad. Brisket definitely the worst I can ever recall eating .... Anywhere. So much fat. Felt like someone quick cooked a bad piece of brisket and thought that would go over. Ribs were dry and tough and only had two with any bone. Rest were riblets. I wanted it to be like old times but johnn Carnios isnt pulling this off yet.
Staff was very kind, no issues there.When I searched famous daves this location popped up. I pulled into the drive and noticed JC was the restaurant. They did confirm the are a famous daves and would make the food for us. I had a to-go order placed. Brisket, beans, coleslaw, and corn. Large order $$. My husband, myself, and 2 yr old were very sick after eating our meal, hard trying night for us all. We called about the issue and was very kind and asked to speak with manager. They stated the manager was not working but when they would be back they would deff reach out about the issue. Maybe we shoud have been karens! Well, I did give it ample time and now its weeks later so I am leaving this review and turning them in to the correct channels for not reaching out when they made my whole family sick. I find it revolting and careless. I will share this with many ppl and tell them not to eat here to avoid food poising. After getting on here and reading reviews it is very apparent they dont care.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 5
Had a great meal. Folks were attentive and helpful. Food was great.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Texas Beef Brisket Sandwich
Order took twice as long as promised. Order was incomplete. They threw our past off the order as they/ someone thought it was a mistake. By the time they were done the food we did get was cold.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 1
What a rip off. Don't order from here. Twice I haven't gotten the full order. No apology no credit given. They conveniently forget the muffins and coleslaw. Girl on the phone was no help and she didn't even know how many muffins come with an all American Feast. This was for Fathers day. Don't recommend for catering either. Can't trust them. They won't even make it right and give me what I paid for.
Food: 3
Service: 1
I usually love Famous Dave’s. My mom was visiting and I decided to surprise her by ordering some bbq for her. I spent over $100 on the order and only 60% of the food arrived. I tried calling the store but it just kept ringing and no one answered. I understand being busy but this food is expensive and when you’re missing three sides and some meat I really would like to talk to someone.
Not the best bbq as it's literally just johnny Carino's Italian food they are good at bbq not so
Food: 2
Omg it's bad, the sides were watery, the bbq sauce is terrible, the meat is so salty and tough it tastes like it was cooked in a oven, do yourself a favor and pass
The food is not what it used to be. Ordered a full rack of ribs and they were oven cooked style, chewy, no smoked flavor, no smoked color and tasted blend. Not the usual famous daves style and way priced. Would not order again.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Food was good except the corn tasted like rubber and portions are ridiculously small!!! If it says it'll feed 2 then it's only enough for 1 person if you add some of the microscopic sides. Plus it still took them over an hour to make this one meal that cost $30.
This place is an enigma... some days I have gotten it and it has been the most tender and juicy ribs I've ever had. The sides are cooked to perfection, and I'd call the place one of my favorite BBQ places in the area. Then other days it's worse than the premade ribs you buy from the grocery store. It's a problem with quality control and consistency.For instance, today my order had ribs that were not cut highlighting the fact that my order was assembled from two separate rib racks (as 3 of the 4 ribs were connected uncut and sauced, one was un-sauced and separate). But then when I went to cut it myself, I found they did not remove the membrane on the back of the connected ribs. The rib meat itself was gristly, tough, and overcooked. The roast I got on the side was so salty it was inedible, and the mac and cheese could better be called a soup than a mac and cheese (watery and runny with the occasional pasta pieces between the Spoonfuls of sauce).However last time I ordered the ribs were cooked to perfection, the jucy meat falling off the bone, the sides while nothing special were enjoyable, and the chicken I had on the side was juicy and perfect.So I rated it 3 stars as some nights it deserves a 5 stars, others 1. Hopefully, they can get their consistency right and this changes going forward but its probably going to be a while before I give them another chance myself.
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We ordered three, 2 meat dinners and one brisket sandwich. All arrived cold, and the portion sizes were tiny. The meat barely covered the bun in a thin layer. We will not be spending almost $80 for this quality and quantity again.
So expensive. On top of the premium price the meat was dried out and tough and the sides looked and tasted very old.
Brisket taste like meatloafWings were cooked about three times as long as they were supposed to bePulled pork was dry and flavorless with no sauceThe chicken was pretty goodWe also had the corn and the coleslaw and mac and cheese. It's hard to mess up corn so I'm not really giving them any points for that. The coleslaw was pretty good and the mac and cheese was decent. Cornbread is the best as always, but that's no excuse for everything else being terrible
This was actually the Nampa location, not Meridian. All of the workers seem lost and frustrated. I am a doordash delivery person and have waited long waits there several times. This last time there was a new person I have not seen before. The female coworker was verbally rude to him several times in front of customers. He was having an emotional breakdown and looked panicked in everything he was doing and a young male coworker called him out about it in front of several customers. He handed me food just in containers and I had to ask for a bag. They don't seem to have a very good system and the male manager pops out for a few minutes and disappears to the back. Your seemingly teenage employees are drowning and need some guidance.
Sadly this isn't what Famous Dave's was up the street. I just had the worst bbq i have ever had. The burger and fries were good but our brisket and ribs were throwaway bad. Brisket definitely the worst I can ever recall eating .... Anywhere. So much fat. Felt like someone quick cooked a bad piece of brisket and thought that would go over. Ribs were dry and tough and only had two with any bone. Rest were riblets. I wanted it to be like old times but johnn Carnios isnt pulling this off yet.