We ordered here for delivery and are completely obsessed! Best bbq in town no doubt. Their chicken is so good! The corn is warm and sweet and buttery. The cornbread is delicious and moist. The mashed potatoes are delightful. And the pie . Wow the pie.
Food: 5
Elena Silva
My pork sandwich was great. Nice staff. Overall, it was a great experience for Sunday family lunch.
Recommended dishes: Cornbread
Ximena Alban
Food was fine, but the service… one of the worst I’ve experienced
The food at Famous Dave’s in Madison was decent — well-prepared and tasted good, they it did the job. Unfortunately, the terrible customer service completely ruined the experience.
Honestly, this was one of the worst places I’ve ever visited in terms of service. The waitress who attended us seemed upset from the moment we sat down. She literally tossed the food onto the table, never brought what we asked for (like ketchup or sauces), and started turning off lights and cleaning up around us while we were still eating.
We noticed the same behavior at surrounding tables, so it wasn’t just us — she was clearly taking out a bad day on everyone. We initially thought maybe it was because we arrived close to closing time, but there was still an hour and twenty minutes left before they closed. That’s more than enough time to order, eat, and leave respectfully.
I wouldn’t recommend dining in here. If anything, it might work for takeout, but the in-house service is truly disappointing.
Lynda Botez
great ribs. Very tasty. good corn and coleslaw. chicken yummy too!
Food: 5
Service: 4
Joe Puccio
I love this place. Great Q. Take out is super easy. Staff is great as well!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Luis Rivera
The best ribs in whole Wisconsin! 🔥👍🏻
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Diana Craine
All my experiences have been absolutely wonderful if there ever has been a mixup, which is very very rare they take care of it immediately to my satisfaction. There’s one young lady with blonde hair and she wears it in a ponytail and she has so much energy and she is wonderful above and beyond kind, welcoming and full of spunk and energy. It really bothers me that I can’t remember her name but she’s the best she deserves like nurses get Daisy awards. She should get some kind of award because I have seen her work her magic and people coming in all moody and grumpy and when she waits on them as they’re leaving, they’re smiling Darn I wish I could remember her name
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cornbread, Corn on the Cob, Two Meat Combo, Chicken Wings
andre skipper
Nice people
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
LOVE ME
Famous Dave's has really fallen off. The meat not as flavorful as it once was. The mac and cheese is always over cooked and nasty. I remember the food was great. I don't know what happened but please fix it.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 5
Howard
Have to order as soon as you walk in the door at a counter and then seat yourself. Food is brought to the table, but everything else is self-serve. They have a drink machine, and to go boxes, bags, and condiments are on a table off to the side. When we went, many of the tables and all the booths were covered in dirty dishes from previous diners. They stayed dirty the entire time we were eating and until we left. The food was very good. In fact, it's better than our local Famous Dave's. I'm just not a fan of their dining system and wished someone was out bussing tables. It is unappetizing to see old food, chewed bones, and dirty napkins just laying around for over an hour, at the very least.
Ordered as we went into the restaurant, the staff served us. Food was very good, the rib tips were tasty. Beans and corn were very good. More than enough food!! Great atmosphere. Plenty of seating.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Susana Canales
Excellent pleace.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
led 522
I ordered a curbside pickup. Followed all the directions, let them know I was there 2 minutes before the quoted 'ready' time. After a few minutes, I double-checked that I sent the notification correctly. It seemed to have gone through, but I let them know again that I was there. They seemed busy, so I was patient. I was reading while I waited, so it didn't seem long. Until I realized it was now 20 minutes after the time quoted. I went in and told the cashier I had been waiting over 20 minutes for my curbside order. Told her my name, low and behold there it was, on the back counter, just sitting there all by itself.
I ordered the South Side Rib Tips and the Beef Brisket, and my 2 sides were a side salad and smashed red potatoes and a piece of Pecan pie.
The cashier told me napkins and silverware were in the bag. In fact, she told me that twice.
I was going to a park to eat by the lake. By this time, it was raining, and I decided to eat in the park's parking lot.
Unloading the bag... Upside down pie. Had to be given to me that way because I hadn't opened the bag until then. The next box was warm, wilted lettuce (cheese had even started to melt) Then the lukewarm meat. The beef tips were hard and very fatty. Not 100% surprised by that because you take a chance ordering those. The brisket, the only real reason I ordered from here was hard. The layer of fat was thick and soupy. It was almost impossible to remove. Usually, the fat easily falls off, nope! Remember the silverware that the cashier told me twice about? Non-existent and no napkins. I could have cut off the fat but...
Two decent things, cornbread muffin and the 'upside-down' Pecan pie.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 1
Falaki Taylor
I got the two meat combo wings and tips. The wings were phenomenal! But my tips were dry and taste old and i placed the order when the store just opened. Overall i hope the next time i get fresher tasting tips!
We ordered here for delivery and are completely obsessed! Best bbq in town no doubt. Their chicken is so good! The corn is warm and sweet and buttery. The cornbread is delicious and moist. The mashed potatoes are delightful. And the pie . Wow the pie.
Food: 5
My pork sandwich was great. Nice staff. Overall, it was a great experience for Sunday family lunch.
Recommended dishes: Cornbread
Food was fine, but the service… one of the worst I’ve experienced
The food at Famous Dave’s in Madison was decent — well-prepared and tasted good, they it did the job. Unfortunately, the terrible customer service completely ruined the experience.
Honestly, this was one of the worst places I’ve ever visited in terms of service. The waitress who attended us seemed upset from the moment we sat down. She literally tossed the food onto the table, never brought what we asked for (like ketchup or sauces), and started turning off lights and cleaning up around us while we were still eating.
We noticed the same behavior at surrounding tables, so it wasn’t just us — she was clearly taking out a bad day on everyone. We initially thought maybe it was because we arrived close to closing time, but there was still an hour and twenty minutes left before they closed. That’s more than enough time to order, eat, and leave respectfully.
I wouldn’t recommend dining in here. If anything, it might work for takeout, but the in-house service is truly disappointing.
great ribs. Very tasty. good corn and coleslaw. chicken yummy too!
Food: 5
Service: 4
I love this place. Great Q. Take out is super easy. Staff is great as well!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The best ribs in whole Wisconsin! 🔥👍🏻
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
All my experiences have been absolutely wonderful if there ever has been a mixup, which is very very rare they take care of it immediately to my satisfaction. There’s one young lady with blonde hair and she wears it in a ponytail and she has so much energy and she is wonderful above and beyond kind, welcoming and full of spunk and energy. It really bothers me that I can’t remember her name but she’s the best she deserves like nurses get Daisy awards. She should get some kind of award because I have seen her work her magic and people coming in all moody and grumpy and when she waits on them as they’re leaving, they’re smiling Darn I wish I could remember her name
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cornbread, Corn on the Cob, Two Meat Combo, Chicken Wings
Nice people
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Famous Dave's has really fallen off. The meat not as flavorful as it once was. The mac and cheese is always over cooked and nasty. I remember the food was great. I don't know what happened but please fix it.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 5
Have to order as soon as you walk in the door at a counter and then seat yourself. Food is brought to the table, but everything else is self-serve. They have a drink machine, and to go boxes, bags, and condiments are on a table off to the side. When we went, many of the tables and all the booths were covered in dirty dishes from previous diners. They stayed dirty the entire time we were eating and until we left. The food was very good. In fact, it's better than our local Famous Dave's. I'm just not a fan of their dining system and wished someone was out bussing tables. It is unappetizing to see old food, chewed bones, and dirty napkins just laying around for over an hour, at the very least.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 5
Service: 1
Restaurantji Recommends
Great food and a very welcoming environment.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Ordered as we went into the restaurant, the staff served us. Food was very good, the rib tips were tasty. Beans and corn were very good. More than enough food!! Great atmosphere. Plenty of seating.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Excellent pleace.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I ordered a curbside pickup. Followed all the directions, let them know I was there 2 minutes before the quoted 'ready' time. After a few minutes, I double-checked that I sent the notification correctly. It seemed to have gone through, but I let them know again that I was there. They seemed busy, so I was patient. I was reading while I waited, so it didn't seem long. Until I realized it was now 20 minutes after the time quoted.
I went in and told the cashier I had been waiting over 20 minutes for my curbside order. Told her my name, low and behold there it was, on the back counter, just sitting there all by itself.
I ordered the South Side Rib Tips and the Beef Brisket, and my 2 sides were a side salad and smashed red potatoes and a piece of Pecan pie.
The cashier told me napkins and silverware were in the bag. In fact, she told me that twice.
I was going to a park to eat by the lake. By this time, it was raining, and I decided to eat in the park's parking lot.
Unloading the bag...
Upside down pie. Had to be given to me that way because I hadn't opened the bag until then.
The next box was warm, wilted lettuce (cheese had even started to melt)
Then the lukewarm meat.
The beef tips were hard and very fatty. Not 100% surprised by that because you take a chance ordering those.
The brisket, the only real reason I ordered from here was hard. The layer of fat was thick and soupy. It was almost impossible to remove. Usually, the fat easily falls off, nope! Remember the silverware that the cashier told me twice about? Non-existent and no napkins. I could have cut off the fat but...
Two decent things, cornbread muffin and the 'upside-down' Pecan pie.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 1
I got the two meat combo wings and tips. The wings were phenomenal! But my tips were dry and taste old and i placed the order when the store just opened. Overall i hope the next time i get fresher tasting tips!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
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