Host/Server - Server/Host Famous Dave's Employee Review

3.0
20 Nov 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

It is pretty decent money when they are busy and very friendly atmosphere. They are true the Famous Dave's mentality on being you, be real, be famous. You become really close with your coworkers and management does not micromanage.

Cons

It is really hard to break it into serving. I started serving a month after I started working there but they kept me on max 2 serving shifts a week. It was hard to learn the ropes when I wasn't getting enough shifts. However, the store I was at was pretty slow which might have more to do with it than the company itself but I felt that if you haven't been there for years, they weren't going to make sure you had serving shifts.

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5.0
22 May 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Served great food. Fun place to work

Cons

Smell gets to be too much.

3.0
2 June 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Flexible hours, evenings and weekends to work around f/t day job, variety, fairly easy. Earn tips. Not as much as a server, but helpful considering the wage.

Cons

One of the managers in particular has a fragile ego/insecurities and tends to go on power trips. He takes out his mood on employees. There are also favorites, and if you are not one of them he does not treat you well. Yelling, condescension, snide comments, etc. Some employees have worked there for MANY years and still make the same wage they did when they were hired. Experience, leadership & training needs to be recognized and rewarded.

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