It's kind of hit or miss for us at Famous Dave's. Â My husband usually orders the brisket - and I usually order the baby back ribs with the Memphis Dry Rub. Â Sometimes his brisket is good - sometimes it's kind of dry. Â Sometimes my ribs are great - sometimes they aren't (like when we were there last Friday). Â My ribs were very tough and "crunchy". Â They were overcooked - but it seemed like they were cooked too fast - versus being slowly smoked. Â Other times - the ribs have been very good. Â I'm not sure why the quality varies so much.
Review Source:We went to Famous Daves on a spur of the moment quest for a quick dinner on a Saturday night. Â Ya. The waits were ridiculous everywhere, but Famous Daves was the exception so BBQ food it was.
The service was something to write home about. Â Unlike the other reviews it was service that my fiance and I both were pleased with. Â This doesnt happen often.
The food was good for being a casual bbq place. When it comes to chain restaurants I base everything on the service and I would go back!
The food was great. The biscuits are to die for. They are really good but probably totally unhealthy for you.
I ordered a half slab of baby back ribs. (Make sure to pay attention to the type of ribs. They have st. Louis, Memphis and baby back. You have to state what type you want.) I also got some pineapple spicy buffalo boneless wings. Those were amazing. The mac and cheese had a kick to it like there were jalepenos in there or something. The mashed potatoes were great.
My favorite thing here was the chili. Man that was amazing.
The price wasn't bad but we were all sick afterwards. Not sure if it was just too much food or just didn't sit well but 3 of us, out of 4, were really sick later that night and the next day.
Decided to update this review and dock 1 star after having been to Naperville Ribfest, which absolutely set a new standard for ribs!
Nevertheless, Daves is still the place to go for the occasional BBQ craving. PS, after a year of eating Dave's I can firmly state that the Bolingbrook FD is DEFINITELY better than Yorktown.
I called their corporate offices, and I finally heard back from someone today (3/13/12). Â He was nice, apologetic, and offered to send me a gift certificate in hopes that I would try their restaurant again. Â He informed me that they are still looking into the matter internally and aren't taking it lightly. Â Good, because neither am I.
Review Source:I came here for lunch on a weekend by myself. Â In an effort to not be "that guy" who sits at a table by himself, I opted to sit at a bar. Â This was a mistake. Since the hostest was AWOL, I was unable to let anyone know I was sitting at the bar when I first got there. No one noticed I was there until I flagged someone down. Once I flagged someone down, they made it seem like I was another server's problem. One of the servers from the dining room had to maintain the bar and her dining room tables while I was there. Â This made the service incredibly slow. I ordered the Southside Rib Tips and they were delicious. Â Word of advice: sit in the dining room, even if you are by yourself.
Review Source:Good food/lousy service seems to be the mantra in reading these reviews below. I totally agree. The many choices of sauce makes every bite an adventure-of course, I tried them all! Decor and presentation is good. Quality and serving size is adequate. Great value.
Service is uniformly lousy. A couple of times, I had to get up and look for my server or just bypass her and get what I needed from another table.
Ultimately, better choices exist.
I love love love famous Dave's. They're beef brisket is awesome, the service I've had has been friendly and attentive. I also love that they have a variety of sauces at the table. I always use them all but the Georgia mustard and sweet and zesty are the best. If you have never been here, GO!!!
Review Source:We dine here about once every couple of months. This restaurant is very clean, fun and not too noisy. The servers are excellent, food is excellent and a good bang for your buck. I usually get the 2 meat combo plate, which always means leftovers! So for about $15, I get two meals. Their BBQ chicken, ribs and rib tips are great, the coleslaw is really, really tasty same for the garlic mashed potatoes, and of course the cornbread is awesome. My huband gets a free dessert coupon every time, and we get the Bread Pudding to go, and split it later in the evening. It's delicious, with a hot pecan caramel sauce, ice cream and whipped cream. A huge portion so plan on splitting it!
Review Source:Are you starving? Â This is the place to go! Â I have been to this location several times now and have never been disappointed. Â I usually go around lunch time and take advantage of the 2 meat combo plate. Â I always leave so stuffed that I need someone to practically carry be out of there. Â
I like this place because I don't have to dress up...I can just show up however I want. Â The decor is fun. Â They have all of these lights draped above the tables and it is a magical and finger-licking experience. Â
They have tiny desserts which are just right...because you know how you always want to try the dessert, but never have the room. Â
The service has always been top notch. Â I didn't like how spicy something was (I am a whimp when it comes to spice sometimes) Â and they remade my food with a much more satisfying sauce without any difficulty. Â The manager usually stops by as well to make sure everything is just right which is a nice thing.
Famous Dave's in Bolingbrook is an excellent choice for this category of restaurant. Â The food was very good and so were the many BBQ sauce offerings. Â The service was outstanding (I believe our waiter was Kyle). Â We were given complimentary seasoned chips to sample the BBQ sauces, the waiter was very attentive throughout, and the manager also visited our table twice and asked for feedback on the food and service. Â Nice touch! Â One of our guests had a taste for bacon and asked if he could order a plate-full even though it was not on the menu (why would it be?). Â They cooked him up a special order at a more than reasonable price. Â Finally, upon leaving, our bacon boy was offered a bottle of his favorite BBQ sauce and given some coupons for future visits since it was his first visit at Famous Dave's. Â I highly recommend this Famous Dave's.
Review Source:Now, anyone who knows me knows I love Famous Daves. Everything is usually very delicious and fresh - and it was this time too but why only 5 stars, why you ask...the service. I was envious of other tables with other servers because of the good service they were receiving.
Perhaps I am getting cranky in my old age. We didn't even get the sauce explaination...and I thought that was standard fare. Perhaps they don't do that at this location. We normally go to the Yorktown location but were headed out this way so we tried it out. Inside it is pretty cool. No literally, the AC was workin' overtime as we were freezing. The ceiling with the lights is a neat touch.
I just wish the service was a little bit better.
I did an event last Thursday at Comcast HQ in Woodridge, IL for Cinemax and as usual we had free lunch from Famous Dave's food truck...I had beef brisket, beans and coleslaw for my side, and brownies for dessert. I've never had beef brisket before and it was pretty good, but I loved their beans and the coleslaw wad really good too..it wasn't your typical beans from the can or coleslaw you get as your sides. Â It tastes like homemade like they really took their time to make it. I just wish I had their info or which restaurant location they were from...
Review Source:I can't believe how bad this food was.
I got the Texas Manhandler sandwich (to go) w/ a side of fries... half the "sandwich" was actually 3 fries they snuck under the bun. Â The brisket had hardly any sauce on it, which was a problem considering the fact that the sausage was cheap, rubbery, and dry. Â The "Hell-Fire" pickles were bland as hell; seriously, plain Heinz pickle relish probably has more zip to it. Â Finally, the fries were cold and soggy, but I guess that's my own fault since I live about 15 mins away.
It was all so bad that I'd consider calling up the manager to complain (especially since they jipped me by stuffing fries into my sandwich) and maybe get a free meal out of it, but I'm sure that would suck, too.
I gave it 1 star because the bun was fresh.
I have been do Famous Dave's in Bolingbrook twice now. The first time I went there, I was very impressed by the "Baby Back Ribs." They were very tender and the original barbeque sauce they use is really good. Â There Mai Tai's are nicely prepared too. Â I really liked the service too. Â I was a new customer and even the manager came out to welcome us and they gave us tons of useful coupons and even a free barbeque sauce. Â However, I went there yesterday and as soon as they brought out my ribs, I asked the waitress if she was sure those were "Baby Back Ribs?" I instantly could tell that they looked completely different then when I first tried them a few weeks back. Â I wanted to give them a chance and I knew right away after trying to cut through them that the meat was not very tender and had a rough texture. Â I only ate the top of the ribs, and was not happy with the quality of the ribs this time. Â I should have said something to the waitress,but I didn't want to sound like a snob since it is a barbeque place, and I did use two fo the coupons. Â I'm not sure if I will go back there. I felt that the waitress should have shown more "concern" or at least inquired why I asked if my ribs were even "Baby Back Ribs." I was smiling when I asked either. Â "Hint, hint." lol
The bread pudding is pretty good, but very sweet. Â The potato salad is not good, I was also dissapointed in ordering that as one of my two sides:-( Â
The corn bread is very good, and so is the corn on the cob.
Food coma!
We live right by this location and each time we come here it's a cheap filling dinner and the food and sauces are great. Â Large portions and a variety to choose from. Â Everything I have tried here is good and the staff is friendly and attentive. Â Never boring and never a let down.
Lunch special beef brisket and ribs, and the prices are just great.
The hustle and bustle of Ikea just across the parking lot, makes for a hungry afternoon. Its incredible how one can work up an appetite right after shopping. But it has happened.
The lunch specials and prices were really on point. It turns out that the portions are not that bad either. Of course, beef brisket is usually always made right, after all how can you really mess that up. Although the side of mashed potatoes did not quite make it, just a bit too wet for my taste. But the corn bread and corn was just right. Now the pork pieces had more cartilage than one would really care to eat, but I digress. All in all it was a good experience and the fact that the Manager actually came by three times to see if everything was okay was nice also. Although our waitress felt that speaking to the family behind us (I think they are regulars), was much more important than taking orders, I was happy due to the fact that she was attentive with us. Good thing for her.
This was our first visit to this particular location, and the St Louis ribs are as consistently good as ever. Â At 3 years old, this is also the newest FD in the western suburbs. Â It's nice having this franchise around for good ribs most anytime and anywhere they're located. Â The 1 meat lunch combo is a tasty and good value - 3 St Louis ribs, small corn on the cob, cornbread, and fries (or another side) for $6.99.
Review Source:Four and a half-stars. I'm a big Dave's fan. Took a friend, a first-timer, and she loved the sauce tour! Dave has 5 unique sauces on the table, and they give you a free mini-side of fries so you can dab and taste all the sauces before your order comes. Never had a bad meal at Famous Dave's. i know it's a chain, but they do it right.
Review Source:Oh, wow! Â My Favorite Rib place thus far here in Chicagoland, but I have yet to try Carsons. Â However, Famous Daves is a clean establishment, which is hard to find apparently 'round these parts (ie no bits of BBQ sauce every where from patrons gone by). Â Ribs are tender. Everything was just yummy. Except the fish. Â It was a bit gamey.
Review Source:The food and service were really good. I was pleasantly surprised by the ribs and the corn meal muffins. I ordered way more food than we could eat and the waitress was glad to bring several carry out containers that were actually geared for the food we were eating. No putting square pegs in round holes for me! The ribs went into a proper container as well as the untouched huge baked potato. Comfort food at its best.
Review Source:I wanted to get out of the city and avoid the whole Taste crowd this past weekend, so I figured I'd make a run out to Bolingbrook. Trust me, the only thing that gets me out there are a couple of stores at the Promenade and my church. You all know I'm anti-chain, however, this place caught my gaze.
I can't find too much else to be said about this place that hasn't been said already. Service was fast and friendly--one of the alluring qualities of the burbs.The ribs were pretty good, but the memorables were the tangy baked beans and the jalapeno mac 'n cheese. The cornbread muffins were moist and sweet too. I'll go back for those.
As I said in my IKEA review, whenever I'm stuck driving someone there for furniture, I demand to be bought lunch at Famous Daves.
The menu is really huge, with chicken, beef, pork, etc. The number of sides they have is mind boggling and I love getting the platter meals that come with various sides, corn muffins, etc.
The different BBQ sauces right at the table is cool too. I'm partial to the hot ones.
Friendly, quick service, a good value, yummy food and a clean restaurant. I've had better BBQ but not at a chain restaurant.
It appears every time we have a famiy gathering of 9 or more we tend to flock towards Famous Dave's. However this time instead of our usual dine in experience we ordered ahead of time for pick-up.
One can not go wrong with the All-American BBQ Feast. We ordered two of these bad boys. You get a nice tasty full slab of ribs, 1/2 lb. of beef brisket, a whole chicken, fries, beans, corn on the cob (4), corn bread (4).
I like the fact there is a separate entrance and cashiers for to-go orders. You are basically in and out and home in no time.
Not only did the adults love this feast the kids also enjoyed it too!
I am so happy Famous Dave's is close to home.
This place was amazing - best BBQ hands down and I have been enjoying a lot of BBQ from recent trips to Texas! They gave us two bottles of sauce as first timers and I will be back. The bartender gave us amazing and impeccable service and we appreciated the manager's personal attention and first timers kit. LUV IT ~ She said that the outdoor seating is a big hit in the warmer weather and there is a scenic scape of wildlife and the aroma is unbeatable.
Review Source:Another welcome edition to Bolingbrook.
Good food with a large assortment of choices. Being a rib tip and brisket fan, I felt I had gone to BBQ heaven. Service was not so good, but I do seem to attract ditzy waitresses!
The lack of choice of soup of the day is one feature they could improve on!
I am so glad Famous Dave's put a new location in Bolingbrook, across for the Promenade Mall. We have visited their location in Naperville for years. This will be a great addition to the Promenade complex! After getting out of the ice storm it was nice to find this here for a nice hot barbeque lunch. They're always consistent! Famous Dave's has the best barbeque sauces! They are available for sale there as well. There are like 4-5 squirt bottles to chose from on the table. They also have a roll of paper towel on a roll holder on the table- which is very smart when eating barbeque! I always get the Texas Beef Brisket, it is very lean and yummy! The sides are great as well! I COULD LIVE ON THE CORN BREAD MUFFINS! Famous Dave's was put on the map in Naperville from winning numerous Naperville Ribfest contests and other rib cookoffs elsewhere across the USA. They decided to open some restaurants and of course Naperville, IL was the first out here! Give them a try!
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