Memphis BBQ is superior by far. The BBQ ribs I bought at Dave's tasted like they came from the grocery store deli. The sauce tasted like something you'd find in a plastic bottle on the shelf of a Food4Less. I've had their bottled sauce but I kind of expected it to be a little more homemade at the restaurant itself. The ribs were missing that smokey, charcoal flavor one would come to expect from a good restaurant. They really did taste like they were made at a Walmart deli.
And I think I should mention that is was the saltiest BBQ I've had since 1982 (yeah, had an experience back then I STILL remember). It was appalling.
I paid over $27. The "big slab" aka the full rack seemed to be a half rack size instead. I've been eating BBQ for over 40 years (used to live at Silver Dollar City in Pigeon Forge back in the 70's--lucky me) and I know what a full rack should look like plus what good BBQ should taste like. Their sides are KFC sized, not hardy and filling like i"ve gotten at literally every other BBQ restaurant I've ever eaten at. Additionally, they didn't even have horseradish like Memphis BBQ does (theirs is the best I've ever tasted BTW).
Famous Dave's is nothing more than an extension of their bottle quality sauces. A restaurant should hold itself to a much higher standard than what the grocery store offers.
The one compliment I will give them is that the ribs are very meaty, just not a full rack of ribs. I feel so ripped off. If I hadn't ordered it as takeout but instead and dined in I would have asked for a refund. I'm sorry, but your restaurant is for the less discriminating, less initiated palate and targets those who've never experienced good BBQ in their whole lives.