Famous Dave's
Chain of barbecue restaurants primarily located in the Midwestern US / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Famous Dave's of America, Inc. is a chain of barbecue restaurants primarily located in the Midwestern United States, serving pork ribs, chicken, beef brisket, and several flavors of barbecue sauce.[3] Dave Anderson, an Ojibwe-Choctaw who served as the head of the federal Bureau of Indian Affairs from 2004 to 2005, started the first Famous Dave's restaurant near Hayward, Wisconsin in 1994.[4] The restaurant chain grew throughout the United States and Puerto Rico in 2014, though all of Famous Dave's Puerto Rico locations closed after Hurricane Maria.[5] It has 180 locations in 33 U.S. states as of 2021 and four international locations, Abu Dhabi, Al Ain, Dubai, and Winnipeg.[2]
Company type | Subsidiary |
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Nasdaq: DAVE | |
Industry | Restaurant |
Founded | June 23, 1994; 29 years ago (1994-06-23), in Hayward, Wisconsin, United States |
Founder | Dave Anderson |
Headquarters | , United States |
Number of locations | 180 |
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Products | Barbecue ribs, beef brisket, chicken, burgers, soups, salads, desserts |
Parent | BBQ Holdings |
Website | famousdaves |
Footnotes / references [1][2] |