Famous Dave's Bar-B-Que planning restaurant in San Antonio

[fatsack]

http://www.bizjournals.com/sanantonio/stories/2007/09/17/daily35.html

Famous Dave's of America Inc., the master franchise company for Famous Dave's Bar-B-Que, has sold the rights to a new restaurant in San Antonio.

Famous Ventures LP, a subsidiary of Exceptional Brands LLC in Abilene, bought the rights to develop restaurants in West Texas, Fort Worth, San Antonio and Lawton, Okla.

Exceptional Brands currently owns and operates 11 Buffalo Wild Wings and Taco Bell restaurants throughout Texas and Oklahoma.

Famous Dave's Bar-B-Que specializing in selling all things barbecue, including St. Louis-style spare ribs, Texas brisket, Georgia chopped pork and a variety of regional sauces.

The restaurant concept also sells barbecue and country-roasted chicken, sandwiches, burgers and salads and traditional sides such as coleslaw, potato salad, Wilbur beans, corn bread and fries.

Famous Dave's (NASDAQ: DAVE) develops, owns and franchises barbecue restaurants. The company owns 41 locations and franchises 113 additional stores in 35 states. Famous Dave's is based in Minnetonka, Minn.



has anyone ever eaten at one of these? any good??

[ducks]

I refuse to eat there
the gm for famous daves still has his computer where I work
he picked up one and said he would pay for both on friday when he got paid
that was 2 and half years ago


liar

[peewee's lovechild]

Sounds good, but I've never even heard of Famous Dave's.

Anyone have any info?

[Sunshine]

Must not be too famous. I've never heard of him.

And we don't need another bbq "franchise" here.

[peewee's lovechild]

Must not be too famous. I've never heard of him.

And we don't need another bbq "franchise" here.

I love when Sunshine's avatar pops up in any given thread.

[T Park]

Alright, this is the BEST Bar B Q IN TOWN!!

Bar noneYou havent heard of it because they only have one in the state in El Paso.

Trust me, this is THE BEST Bar b q youve EVER eaten.

HANDS DOWN.

And all that we don't need another "franchise"

who all in town is the franchise? Rudy's? Eh mediocre.

Bill Millers sucks ass to high heaven.


Famous Dave's EVERYTHING is fantastic. TRUST ME.


Any word on when construction and where it will be built?


Awesome news.

Famous Dave's OWNS all period.

[Shelly]

Any relation to Famous Amos? :lol

I dunno, Tpark... Saltlick is pretty damn good.

[T Park]

Ive eaten in Famous Dave's in Yuma, El Paso, Phoenix, and here in california.

best you will ever have, bar none.

No questions asked.

[Viva Las Espuelas]

Exceptional Brands currently owns and operates 11 Buffalo Wild Wings and Taco Bell (http://www.bizjournals.com/sanantonio/stories/2007/09/17/daily35.html)if this "famous" bbq place shares the quality of both of those chains, then "no thank you". BWW and TB sucks sweaty bull scrotum.

[peewee's lovechild]

Any relation to Famous Amos? :lol

I dunno, Tpark... Saltlick is pretty damn good.

Saltlick is what heaven is probably like in real life.

I love that place.

[T Park]

if this "famous" bbq place shares the quality of both of those chains, then "no thank you". BWW and TB sucks sweaty bull scrotum.


Once again, Famous is the ultimate.

BWW does not suck. I dont know wich one in town you've been in, but everyone i've been in have been great.

[peewee's lovechild]

Alright, this is the BEST Bar B Q IN TOWN!!

Bar noneYou havent heard of it because they only have one in the state in El Paso.

Trust me, this is THE BEST Bar b q youve EVER eaten.

HANDS DOWN.

And all that we don't need another "franchise"

who all in town is the franchise? Rudy's? Eh mediocre.

Bill Millers sucks ass to high heaven.


Famous Dave's EVERYTHING is fantastic. TRUST ME.


Any word on when construction and where it will be built?


Awesome news.

Famous Dave's OWNS all period.

Ok, I'll try it.

[T Park]

Well if they are just now purchasing the rights to bring one to SA shoot, the thing prob won't be done till what, next summer?

[Viva Las Espuelas]

BWW does not suck. I dont know wich one in town you've been in, but everyone i've been in have been great.i've been to two in dallas and yuck.

[T Park]

Well theres your problem.

Your in dallas.

[Shelly]

Saltlick is what heaven is probably like in real life.

I love that place.

The sauce is definitely different, but tasty. What do you think is in it?

They do mail order for their ribs. I was gonna send my dad some, but they do it 2nd day air and it cost almost as much as the ribs...so I passed.

[T Park]

All of the recipes these resteraunts work on, I guess, are based on this like multi award winning recipe for ribs, brisket, whatever.

The barbq sauces they have also are the shit.

The hottest of the BBQ sauces is called "Devil's Spit"

[Sunshine]

Go to Llano and eat at Cooper's then talk to be about the best bbq.

[samikeyp]

Go to Llano and eat at Cooper's then talk to be about the best bbq

Damn good stuff there.

[Sunshine]

Damn good stuff there.


Worth every minute of the two hour drive.

[1369]

Go to Llano and eat at Cooper's then talk to be about the best bbq.

Salt Lick in Driftwood and City Market in Luling both disagree.

[Viva Las Espuelas]

plus "chains" and "good food" don't go together.

[T Park]

plus "chains" and "good food" don't go together

keep an open mind about it, and give it a shot.

The saying definately doesn't hold true with this place.

[Sunshine]

Salt Lick in Driftwood and City Market in Luling both disagree.


But are these "chains"? Most indepently owned/operated places are good.

[T Park]

Go to Llano and eat at Cooper's then talk to be about the best bbq.

:lol

I'll take your word for it, and save the 2 hour drive.

[Sunshine]

keep an open mind about it, and give it a shot.

The saying definately doesn't hold true with this place.

I'm sure 'sack and I will eat there when they open....we'll give a fair review.

I'm always open to trying new places.

[Shelly]

But are these "chains"? Most indepently owned/operated places are good.

Saltlick isn't a chain and peeps are lined up to get in.

[Sunshine]

:lol

I'll take your word for it, and save the 2 hour drive.


You can order online now!

But seriously, Coopers is the $$$. Llano is my hometown, so I have reason to go there from time to time. I've been eating bbq from Coopers for as long as I can remember.

Have you ever tried Smokey Mo's out on Bulverde & Evans?

[1369]

But are these "chains"? Most indepently owned/operated places are good.

"Chains"?!?!?

Blasphemer.

Take the ride to Luling to City Market or over to Lockhart to Kreuz Market.

You will not be disappointed.

[T Park]

You can order online now!

:lol

while my body suggests otherwise Im gonna hedge on ordering food online.

Never heard of smokey mo's, if its good, ill give it a fair shot when i get back in town.

[Sunshine]

"Chains"?!?!?

Blasphemer.

Take the ride to Luling to City Market or over to Lockhart to Kreuz Market.

You will not be disappointed.


Sounds like a great way to spend a Saturday or Sunday afternoon....just might have to do this.

[Sunshine]

:lol

while my body suggests otherwise Im gonna hedge on ordering food online.

Never heard of smokey mo's, if its good, ill give it a fair shot when i get back in town.


Mo's is fairly new...I'd say it opened in the last 3 or 4 months. Not too shabby.

You're in....Dallas, is that right?

[1369]

Sounds like a great way to spend a Saturday or Sunday afternoon....just might have to do this.

And on your way back to SA you can stop at Buccee's off I-10 and 183 and get a mess of beef jerky and an Icee.

[T Park]

Mo's is fairly new...I'd say it opened in the last 3 or 4 months. Not too shabby.

You're in....Dallas, is that right?


No currently So Cal, I'll be back in SA in november.

If Mo's is in SA I will give it a shot.

i its not, once again, I'll take your word for it :)

[Sunshine]

And on your way back to SA you can stop at Buccee's off I-10 and 183 and get a mess of beef jerky and an Icee.


b-b-b-beef j-j-jerky???

:hungry:

[Sunshine]

No currently So Cal, I'll be back in SA in november.

If Mo's is in SA I will give it a shot.

i its not, once again, I'll take your word for it :)


I saw you and someone else talking about Dallas and got confused.

You did live here in SA though, didn't you? I think I've met you at a GTG at Kori and LJs several years ago.

[T Park]

You did live here in SA though, didn't you? I think I've met you at a GTG at Kori and LJs several years ago.


Still do :)

Im just out here on business.

Business takes me away from SA from the end of may through the beginning of November.

[Sunshine]

Still do :)

Im just out here on business.

Business takes me away from SA from the end of may through the beginning of November.


OK...You can tell I'm totally out of the loop!

[Holt's Cat]

Saltlick is what heaven is probably like in real life.

I love that place.


You need to travel more.

[T Park]

I'd vote heaven being the beach cottages in the virgin islands...

[blackbucket]

I am from el paso and can't disagree more. It is mediocre at best. Food is such a subjective thing though so decide for yourselves. It is at the bottom of my BBQ franchise list.

[T Park]

OK...You can tell I'm totally out of the loop!

:lol

I say the same thing to Kori alot when i ask questions about people on the forum :lol

[missmyzte]

Lucille's is the best, the guys at my work ate there so much we practically paid their rent. They don't deliver but they would deliver for us because we ordered so much.

As for Famous Dave's, we ordered it in for catering a couple weeks ago and it was good. Not out-of-this-world fabulous, but it was good.

[2Blonde]

http://www.bizjournals.com/sanantonio/stories/2007/09/17/daily35.html

Famous Dave's of America Inc., the master franchise company for Famous Dave's Bar-B-Que, has sold the rights to a new restaurant in San Antonio.

Famous Ventures LP, a subsidiary of Exceptional Brands LLC in Abilene, bought the rights to develop restaurants in West Texas, Fort Worth, San Antonio and Lawton, Okla.

My hometown. :toast

But the best BBQ I ever had was a little shack in Lawton Oklahoma. It was named John & Cooks BBQ but was always affectionately called "n-gg-r Johns". I'm am getting hungry thinking about it.

[leemajors]

Go to Llano and eat at Cooper's then talk to be about the best bbq.
go to the city market in luling instead! coopers is good, but i'll take the city market anyday.

edit: 1369 beat me to it.

[leemajors]

My hometown. :toast

But the best BBQ I ever had was a little shack in Lawton Oklahoma. It was named John & Cooks BBQ but was always affectionately called "n-gg-r Johns". I'm am getting hungry thinking about it.
my mother's family is from Lawton.

[u2sarajevo]

I have had the misfortune to go to 2 Famous Dave's. I see that TPark is in BBQ heaven, but personally I thought they suck.

Any BBQ joint that doesn't serve fried okra gets an automatic mark against them. But at the very least their meat should actually taste like it was somewhat smoked.

Of the 2 I have been to only one remains (Hermitage, TN outside of Nashville). But I've come to learn that those Tennessee folk will eat anything as long as you give them a fork.

[T Park]

Any BBQ joint that doesn't serve fried okra gets an automatic mark against them

:lol

wtf

[SAtoDallas]

Ahh Famous Daves, we used to eat there when we lived in Richmond,VA. Back there where you couldn't find any bbq I thought that place was heaven. I think most of you will find it decent nothing to write home about but it's not bad, and way better than Dickies. One more thing they serve pretty good drinks too!

[blizz]

tell me more about this luling joint...i'm overdue for a road trip. one of the best bbq sammiches i've ever had was in ft. davis...i don't remember the name of the place...but there's not much there to begin with.

[blizz]

Ok, I found this list....can I get some reviews from any of you that might have been to these places?

http://www.rd.com/content/ranking-texas-barbecue-restaurants/;jsessionid=BEBA197E1A5CA3ADB20E892BA674B4C1.app1_ rd2

The best of the Great Texas Barbecue Tour.
By Thomas O. Ryder
Close

My brother and I are competitive and judgmental about almost all things, so we felt a need to sort and rank what we experienced. Herewith, in order of preference, what we liked best.

BEST ALL AROUND
City Market, Luling

BEST BRISKET
1. Southside Market and BBQ, Elgin
2. Cooper's Old Time Pit Bar-B-Que, Llano
3. Louie Mueller Barbeque, Taylor
4. Black's Barbecue, Lockhart
5. Crosstown BBQ, Elgin

BEST SAUSAGE
1. Southside Market and BBQ, Elgin
2. City Market, Luling
3. Luling Bar-B-Q, Luling
4. Louie Mueller Barbeque, Taylor
5. Black's Barbecue, Lockhart

BEST PORK RIBS
1. Opie's Barbecue, Spicewood
2. City Market, Luling
3. Taylor Cafe, Taylor
(Others not acceptable)

BEST SAUCES
1. The Salt Lick B.B.Q., Driftwood
2. City Market, Luling
(Others not acceptable)

BEST PLACE TO TAKE YOUR MOMMA OR YOUR DATE
1. The Salt Lick B.B.Q., Driftwood
2. Smitty's Market, Lockhart
3. City Market, Luling
4. Louie Mueller Barbeque, Taylor
5. Black's Barbecue, Lockhart

[AlamoSpursFan]

My faves:

Cooper's, Llano
Cooper's, Junction
Hard 8, Brady
Stubb's, Austin
City Market, Giddings

[Samr]

I understand that Bill Miller's is not top BBQ compared to other places, but please someone tell me why they are deserving of being called "bad."

I go to them whenever I get the chance. Yes, they may not be the type BBQ that requires a full roll of paper towels and a shower after the meal, but I haven't tried one item on the menu that makes me wish I had eaten something different.

[lebomb]

I understand that Bill Miller's is not top BBQ compared to other places, but please someone tell me why they are deserving of being called "bad."

I go to them whenever I get the chance. Yes, they may not be the type BBQ that requires a full roll of paper towels and a shower after the meal, but I haven't tried one item on the menu that makes me wish I had eaten something different.

I can tell you why..........BBQ should be cooked on a BBQ grill .....not in a warehouse.

Seriously.....Bill Millers is OK.....the brisket is good, the chicken (fried/smoked in a warehouse is good).....the sausage tastes like PURE ASS!!! Its not even all the way done most of the time......its rubbery and is full of gristle.

So....to sum it up.

Bill Millers is OK cheap ass want to be BBQ.


City Market in Luling and Harmons in Cibolo are my absolute favorites...............real BBQ cooked on a BBQ pit. You can actually see the meat being cooked.

[Sunshine]

I understand that Bill Miller's is not top BBQ compared to other places, but please someone tell me why they are deserving of being called "bad."

I go to them whenever I get the chance. Yes, they may not be the type BBQ that requires a full roll of paper towels and a shower after the meal, but I haven't tried one item on the menu that makes me wish I had eaten something different.

Amen.

People are always knocking BM, but I've never not had a good meal there. Granted, it's NOT true BBQ in the sense that's it's smoked for 15 hours over mesquite in a smoker out back, but it's still good.

And rack the BM's that serve breakfast :elephant

[MoSpur]

Amen.

People are always knocking BM, but I've never not had a good meal there. Granted, it's NOT true BBQ in the sense that's it's smoked for 15 hours over mesquite in a smoker out back, but it's still good.

And rack the BM's that serve breakfast :elephant


:lmao Good one.

[MoSpur]

Just thought it was funny Sunshine said that. Their breakfast is good.