Friendly environment, but stressful due to constantly trying to excel - Anonymous employee Famous Dave's Employee Review

4.0
Mar 8, 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

great management, great food, great part-time job

Cons

not the best hours, but that is typical in this industry

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5.0
May 22, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Served great food. Fun place to work

Cons

Smell gets to be too much.

3.0
Jun 2, 2026
Recommend
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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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