Famous Dave’s platter for 2, $50, Des Moines, Iowa
Everything was excellent. Brisket and ribs were perfect. And we had some leftovers.
by micholob
30 Comments
Shockingelectrician
Famous Dave’s is a joke now
rhoadkill420
Famous Daves was the first “real” BBQ i had. Will always hold a special place in my heart even thought i know its not the best.
Bot_Fly_Bot
Famous Dave’s gave me the worst food poisoning I e ever had in my life. Projectile vomiting at 2AM. On my wife’s birthday. Which she had to clean up.
philbofa
It gets the job done tbh
High_Strangeness10
I wish we still had one, I loved the thanksgiving buffet it was all the thanksgiving food but also ribs! I love ribs and they have good ribs for sure
JUICYbuffet69
Truckstop level bbq
brucedodson
Smoky D’s or Jethro’s are my go to when I’m in Des Moines
Famous Dave’s is like Olive Garden
Alex_GordonAMA
I’m a Kansas citian that loves their BBQ and I lived in MN for a few years and we would get famous Dave’s for customer events catered. I never liked it but I will tell you this, I love their Devils Spit sauce for things like BBQ chicken and I put a little in my chili to give it a little BbQ taste with some heat. I don’t use it as a normal BBQ sauce because that would be sacrilege in KC lol.
Uberic73
Famous Dave’s . Dave’s not that famous
vandyfan35
I feel like 99% of posts here wouldn’t get any hate if you said “real Texas BBQ from “Hip BBQ Texas”, $49.99 a pound for meat, $10.99 for 8 oz. sides.” People would like it to the moon.
discordianofslack
Their wings were good when they had the Wilbur sauce. It’s the only thing I ever liked from there.
barabusblack
I can smell the mediocrity
Federal_Pickles
I’m not sure how I feel about corn as a bbq side. But that’s a me thing.
Looks pretty good!
Fit-Chocolate-4649
I like using famous Dave’s rib, blue ribbon, and chicken rubs. Same flavors but made at home.
sonofabunch
Dave’s is about as consistent as the ice cream machine at McDonalds.
I once got a rack of ribs so fucking fire I ordered another right after finishing a whole rack myself. Rack 2 was shit.
Cornbread is 10/10 every time for people who like dessert level sweet cornbread though.
burn469
I miss Colters
GuitRWailinNinja
Hell yeah, Des Moines!
emardee
Famous Dave’s is BBQ gone corporate. Can’t fault it for that, it’s the way of the world. I went to THE Famous Dave’s in Hayward before it burned down, it comes from good stock. But it’s now mass produced. Never going to be as good as local food, but not bad for what it is.
shakedowndave
Man the old days with the AYCE ribs. Sigh
Environmental-Cake42
Not a lot of BBQ options in my area and a lot of it’s expensive and less good than Famous Dave’s, so I give them some love. Their Mac, Cornbread Muffins and Brisket (and the burgers and salads made with them) have always been better than most mom & pop places I like in my area. They’re less consistent on a lot of their other stuff, but I make the 20 min drive to support them a few times a year and always bring back more Cornbread Muffins and Mac!
santanzchild
The one near me shut down probably 8 years ago. They had some kick ass corn bread.
LazyOldCat
Love Dave’s full rack w/Devils spit, Wilbur beans, cornbread & wings. The bread pudding is insanely good. Not really a fan of much else.
iama_triceratops
Famous Dave’s was my first “real” bbq and turned me on to what it could be. It’s not the best but I still liked it. Closest one to me closed down a long time ago so if I was close to one I would totally hit up just because I don’t get the chance to normally. Love their corn muffins.
QJIO
Looks gas but they got me fucked yo eating one little baby cornbread muffin with all that
LordoftheWetMinnows
Miss the OG on Round Lake, WI.
schen72
I don’t see much actual BBQ meat. Stuff like corn and fries does nothing for me. Just useless filler.
OsitoQuarles
50 dollars???! That’s too much, brother
MosquitoValentine_
I miss Famous Dave’s. It might be a chain BBQ place, but I loved it. The idiot who owned the location here in Erie, PA closed it down and replaced it with an upscale overpriced steak house. Which proceeded to go out of business within a month.
The location is now a beauty salon. 😡
memes4311
worth for the 50$ bucks
kickdrumstew
The sleeper best thing is the spicy pickles. That on a pulled pork pork with blues hog smokey mountain sauce. Game changer.
Devils spit is an excellent sauce, good on everything, i use it a lot on chicken.
30 Comments
Famous Dave’s is a joke now
Famous Daves was the first “real” BBQ i had. Will always hold a special place in my heart even thought i know its not the best.
Famous Dave’s gave me the worst food poisoning I e ever had in my life. Projectile vomiting at 2AM. On my wife’s birthday. Which she had to clean up.
It gets the job done tbh
I wish we still had one, I loved the thanksgiving buffet it was all the thanksgiving food but also ribs! I love ribs and they have good ribs for sure
Truckstop level bbq
Smoky D’s or Jethro’s
are my go to when I’m in Des Moines
Famous Dave’s is like Olive Garden
I’m a Kansas citian that loves their BBQ and I lived in MN for a few years and we would get famous Dave’s for customer events catered. I never liked it but I will tell you this, I love their Devils Spit sauce for things like BBQ chicken and I put a little in my chili to give it a little BbQ taste with some heat. I don’t use it as a normal BBQ sauce because that would be sacrilege in KC lol.
Famous Dave’s . Dave’s not that famous
I feel like 99% of posts here wouldn’t get any hate if you said “real Texas BBQ from “Hip BBQ Texas”, $49.99 a pound for meat, $10.99 for 8 oz. sides.” People would like it to the moon.
Their wings were good when they had the Wilbur sauce. It’s the only thing I ever liked from there.
I can smell the mediocrity
I’m not sure how I feel about corn as a bbq side. But that’s a me thing.
Looks pretty good!
I like using famous Dave’s rib, blue ribbon, and chicken rubs. Same flavors but made at home.
Dave’s is about as consistent as the ice cream machine at McDonalds.
I once got a rack of ribs so fucking fire I ordered another right after finishing a whole rack myself. Rack 2 was shit.
Cornbread is 10/10 every time for people who like dessert level sweet cornbread though.
I miss Colters
Hell yeah, Des Moines!
Famous Dave’s is BBQ gone corporate. Can’t fault it for that, it’s the way of the world. I went to THE Famous Dave’s in Hayward before it burned down, it comes from good stock. But it’s now mass produced. Never going to be as good as local food, but not bad for what it is.
Man the old days with the AYCE ribs. Sigh
Not a lot of BBQ options in my area and a lot of it’s expensive and less good than Famous Dave’s, so I give them some love. Their Mac, Cornbread Muffins and Brisket (and the burgers and salads made with them) have always been better than most mom & pop places I like in my area. They’re less consistent on a lot of their other stuff, but I make the 20 min drive to support them a few times a year and always bring back more Cornbread Muffins and Mac!
The one near me shut down probably 8 years ago. They had some kick ass corn bread.
Love Dave’s full rack w/Devils spit, Wilbur beans, cornbread & wings. The bread pudding is insanely good. Not really a fan of much else.
Famous Dave’s was my first “real” bbq and turned me on to what it could be. It’s not the best but I still liked it. Closest one to me closed down a long time ago so if I was close to one I would totally hit up just because I don’t get the chance to normally. Love their corn muffins.
Looks gas but they got me fucked yo eating one little baby cornbread muffin with all that
Miss the OG on Round Lake, WI.
I don’t see much actual BBQ meat. Stuff like corn and fries does nothing for me. Just useless filler.
50 dollars???! That’s too much, brother
I miss Famous Dave’s. It might be a chain BBQ place, but I loved it. The idiot who owned the location here in Erie, PA closed it down and replaced it with an upscale overpriced steak house. Which proceeded to go out of business within a month.
The location is now a beauty salon. 😡
worth for the 50$ bucks
The sleeper best thing is the spicy pickles. That on a pulled pork pork with blues hog smokey mountain sauce. Game changer.
Devils spit is an excellent sauce, good on everything, i use it a lot on chicken.