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Famous Dave's Bar-B-Que
- Price Range:
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$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Private Lot
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- No
- Take-out:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Good For:
- Lunch, Dinner, Brunch
- Alcohol:
- Beer & Wine Only
- Noise Level:
- Average
- Ambience:
- Classy
- Has TV:
- Yes
- Caters:
- Yes
3 reviews for Famous Dave's Bar-B-Que
3 reviews in English
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Review from WILLIAM S.
St Charles, MN
2/27/2011 2 photos
If you like BBQ then you like Famous Dave's! This location gives you the feeling of being on the lake. Of course the lake is less than 5 miles away!
The cabin design makes you feel right at home. The food is outstanding and the service is great! We ordered (3) All-American BBQ Feast® for our group of 11 hungry guys and we had food left over!
Located right off the freeway (I35) makes this location an easy stop. -
Review from Beth F.
Twin Cities, MN
3/28/2008
This review is completely unfair. But don't blame me, blame the nasty catfish fingers.
I've always been OK with Famous Dave's. It's pretty good. It would be even better if you're about 300 pounds because the portion sizes are ginormous and come from two favored food groups: meat and fried. I've never come here without walking away with enough leftovers to create at least two more meals for myself.
So the last time we came here, we ordered an appetizer sampler on top of the main courses. Why? Well, aside from curiosity and a desire to try a lot of different things, I'm still not sure because the sampler was enough to stuff at least three people to the gills and there were only two of us. So there's no question about the sheer volume of food that is included in this cornucopia of fried delight. It was all pretty good, as far as fried food goes, until we got to the catfish fingers. They were foul. I wanted to vomit, seriously. And even my fiance, who will eat almost anything in the world (except for beets), was thoroughly disgusted by them.
Maybe I'm too northern to fully appreciate catfish. Who knows? I know that people in other parts of the U.S. laugh at Minnesotans for the lutefisk thing. But really, who eats lutefisk? If we're being honest, hardly anyone does because it's nasty and we're not afraid to admit it. The same goes for catfish, except that people actually seem to like that so I'm a bit baffled. Yuck.
So as far as Famous Dave's goes, try the pulled pork sandwich. It's good. But avoid the catfish fingers unless you want to catch mud leprosy.Listed in: Horror of horrors...
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Review from Kristopher J.
Center City, MN
1/24/2010 1 photo
After at least a half-dozen visits to Famous Daves in Forest Lake I haven't found a single item on the menu that wasn't delicious! The atmosphere is great, with an outback cabin feel and up-tempo background music that gives the place a unique energy. And since I dine with a 3 year old and an 18 month old I appreciate that it is also kid friendly. Be prepared to drop $40 to $50 for two adults and two kids. My personal pick: the two meat platter with Georgia Pork and Sweetwater Catfish w/ a side of Wilbur Beans and Drunkin' Apples. Comes with corn on the cob and a biscuit. Awesome.
