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| - Famous Dave's finally opened up near me in the Bay Area and I wanted to see what I had to say about the restaurant...color me surprised when I realized that in the 4 times I had eaten at Famous Dave's in Arizona, I had never written a review! Time to remedy that...
We came here on the weekend after it had first opened, back in 2006/2007. Service was good and snappy. Food was all right.
Without really knowing it, I had commented to hubby and our friend, "I don't know what to make of this place, but something about it screams 'chain' to me. It doesn't feel very local." Sure enough, we got home and googled it...it's a chain.
While I dislike supporting chain restaurants (my experiences with BJ's is the one that comes to mind), this one made me go, "ok, I can deal with it."
What hooked me was the corn muffin...which I dubbed the Corn Crack Muffin. Honey was evident throughout. I do not like honey, but it so worked on these muffins. I had to contain myself. I nearly made hubby go and flag a server down so I could eat his muffin (that sounds rude, doesn't it?) in his absence. The server liked us and I suspect it was due to hubby's Scottish accent...she kept bringing the Corn Crack Muffins. So much so that I was full when my food arrived.
I got the brisket and this is where the meal fell short for me - the fries were seasoned with so much salt that I was thirsty all night after. Portions of the brisket were not consistent with the pricing. I felt like I got ripped off. Food was just ok, but not enough to make me want to boost this up to 4 stars.
Server was great and I really commended them for the wonderful service in such a short time of being open. Most places take three months to a year to get it right.
The Manager was so enamored with hubby's accent that he gave us so many coupons and a couple of bottles of Dave's BBQ sauce, hoping to entice us to come back.
Make sure to get here early because it's situated right next to the Chandler Mall - it gets crazy and parking made me feel like I was in the Bay Area - fighting for that one spot that is remotely close to my destination.
Now...on to writing the review for the one on Dobson.
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