Famous Dave's Pit Bar-B-Que

About this place

Practically everybody and everything is famous at Famous Dave's. The waiter on our first visit was Famous Heath; on our second, Famous Derrick. Even the guy who answers the telephone is "famous." The menu features "Dave's Famous Fish" and "Dave's Famous Feasts." The latter, which feed between two and five, include so much food that they come on a garbage-can lid. "No," the menu hastens to explain, "we're not running out of plates"; it's because a garbage can "was Dave's very first backyard smoker." The "sauce tour" starts with the Rich & Sassy, "sweet and tangy with handpicked herbs and spices," and moves up the spice scale to Sweet & Zesty, which adds a little more spice and a touch of citrus; Texas Pit, tomato-based with plenty of black pepper; and the supposedly "XXX hot" Devil's Spit. (The devils Dave employs to expectorate apparently don't have much fire in their bellies because this one barely singes the tongue.) The odd-sauce-out is the vinegar-based Georgia Mustard, which the waiter recommended primarily for the chicken dishes.

Business hours

• Sunday
  11 a.m. - 10 p.m.
• Monday
  11 a.m. - 10 p.m.
• Tuesday
  11 a.m. - 10 p.m.
• Wednesday
  11 a.m. - 10 p.m.
• Thursday
  11 a.m. - 10 p.m.
• Friday
  11 a.m. - 10 p.m.
• Saturday
  11 a.m. - 10 p.m.

Kitchen hours

The kitchen is always open during business hours.

Restaurant details

• Cuisine

  American, Barbecue

• Price range

• Delivery

  No

• Buffet

  No

• Local establishment

  No

• Outdoor seating

  Unknown

• Party room

  Unknown

• Reservations accepted

  No

• Call-aheads accepted

  Unknown

• Kids menu

  Unknown

• Occasional live music

  Unknown

• Vegetarian dishes

  unknown

• Vegan dishes

  unknown

• Number of TVs

  unknown

Payment options