Famous Dave's
| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Nasdaq: DAVE | |
| Industry | Restaurant Franchising |
| Founded | June 23, 1994, 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 | |
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. 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. 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. It has 180 locations in 33 U.S. states as of 2021 and four international locations, Abu Dhabi, Al Ain, Dubai, and Winnipeg.