Does Famous Dave's pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Famous Dave's employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Famous Dave's. This rating has decreased by 7% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Famous Dave's?

46% of Famous Dave's employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Famous Dave's 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.2 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Famous Dave's?

Server (97) , Hostess (32) , Server/Bartender (26) , Server/Waiter (24) , Line Cook (21) , Host (20) , Assistant Manager (17) , Manager (17) , Bartender (15) , Waitress (10) , Server/Waitress (9) , Food Server (8) , General Manager (8) , Host/ToGo (8) , Host/Hostess (6)

What are the pros of working at Famous Dave's according to real employee reviews?

"The people I worked with were great!" ((in 38 reviews)); "Work can be fun and good money" ((in 25 reviews)); "cool coworkers" ((in 18 reviews)); "The staff was great." ((in 10 reviews)); "The food is good and sells itself." ((in 9 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Famous Dave's according to real employee reviews?

"some stores have bad management" ((in 53 reviews)); "The managers would go from happy and nice to rude and disrespectful in heartbeat." ((in 28 reviews)); "Hours were long and inconsistent." ((in 19 reviews)); "low pay and not so great hours" ((in 14 reviews)); "Poor leadership." ((in 6 reviews))

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Famous Dave's Reviews

3.5

46% would recommend to a friend

(582 total reviews)

Jeffery Crivello

65% approve of CEO

33% positive business outlook

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Famous Dave's has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 582 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Famous Dave's employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Restaurants and food service industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

582 reviews

5.0

30 Jan 2023

ok

Porter

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

fun to work there again

Cons

poor pay, but good tips

5.0

11 Jan 2023

great

Big data engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

have no issues when working

Cons

no cons to report now

4.0

20 May 2022

Good

Sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Good at making money and fun

Cons

Can get boaring after a while

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