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Posted: 4/10/2006 7:24:14 AM EDT
[#1]
It's good for a chain BBQ. There's a couple local ones that I like more, but you can't go wrong with Dave's.
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Posted: 4/10/2006 7:25:08 AM EDT
[#2]
no. Guess Dave isn't that famous after all
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Posted: 4/10/2006 7:27:27 AM EDT
[#3]
I'm not going to El Paso for a plate of ribs.
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Posted: 4/10/2006 7:32:36 AM EDT
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You being in Texas, your local "Texas Pit Bar-b-Q" operating out of a corrugated tin-roofed shack would completely own Famous Dave's. |
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Posted: 4/10/2006 7:33:52 AM EDT
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yeah, except they'd think BBQ is beef  (And famoud dave's ain't all that) |
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Posted: 4/10/2006 7:34:42 AM EDT
[#6]
Hey, you've been here! It's not like we Michiganders have awesome BBQ shacks on every streetcorner like you do in TX! I've visited there, I know! 
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Posted: 4/10/2006 7:34:54 AM EDT
[#7]
Barbecue IS beef. But I concede the second point. |
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Posted: 4/10/2006 7:34:54 AM EDT
[#8]
8.7 miles away. Heh(8.7 take away the . and you have 87
 )They're okay. Haven't had them in a while. There's a local place called Nicks that has a bit better BBQ but Famous Dave's is good. |
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Posted: 4/10/2006 7:35:56 AM EDT
[#9]
Man I want to live by you guys who say Famous Dave's is just "OK" !
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Posted: 4/10/2006 7:35:58 AM EDT
[#10]
You're going to have to pack your shit up and move out of VA.
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Posted: 4/10/2006 7:38:37 AM EDT
[#11]
No shit, its about the best you can do round hese parts for barbeque. |
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Posted: 4/10/2006 7:39:26 AM EDT
[#12]
And their sides, at best, are so so.. |
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Posted: 4/10/2006 7:39:30 AM EDT
[#13]
Never heard of them.
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Posted: 4/10/2006 7:40:48 AM EDT
[#14]
Famous Dave's is ok, but in Illinois there are some better places.
Canyon Creek BBQ (South Elgin, IL) The Texan (Algonquin, IL) |
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Posted: 4/10/2006 7:41:07 AM EDT
[#15]
Ours closed down
 I loved them thought they were great.
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Posted: 4/10/2006 7:43:22 AM EDT
[#16]
I haven't gotten over losing Kenny Rodger's yet.....give me a little more time before I move on.
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Posted: 4/10/2006 7:45:38 AM EDT
[#17]
Been to the one near the race track and Cabela's here in Kansas City. Awesome food!
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Posted: 4/10/2006 7:55:16 AM EDT
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  Pork spare ribs, cooked low and slow over oak.  Texas BBQ cookers can whup any BBQ cookers from any of the lesser 49 states. Just 'cause you VA boys lack the attention span, ability and patience to cook brisket doesn't mean beef isn't BBQ. We need to have an ARFCOM BBQ cook-off. |
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Posted: 4/10/2006 7:55:20 AM EDT
[#19]
I go to the one in Flint all the time. MMMMMM!!!
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Posted: 4/10/2006 8:59:00 AM EDT
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Posted: 4/10/2006 9:05:46 AM EDT
[#21]
BBQ is pork. That other crap is just hamburger with Kraft sauce on it. Come down east and have some real BBQ
 Oh, and NoVaGator wins. He's got a gun in the pic.
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Posted: 4/10/2006 9:07:35 AM EDT
[#22]
Former Dave's Employee checking in...I still have a pair of jeans that smells like that kitchen, and its been over 4 years since I worked there. Needless to say, I will never work there again. Shining example of economy of morality within society, but these days who isn't.
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Posted: 4/10/2006 9:09:09 AM EDT
[#23]
But is there crack in their sauces? And how do they make their brisket? Are you 400 lbs from eating said brisket? 
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Posted: 4/10/2006 9:09:46 AM EDT
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Posted: 4/10/2006 9:10:50 AM EDT
[#25]
Rule #1: Excellent barbecue is found at local joints, sometimes local chains. Chain barbecue is good if you are starving to death and can't find a ride to a local joint. Rule #2: If you feel the need to include the adjective "famous" in your name, you aren't. |
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Posted: 4/10/2006 9:12:25 AM EDT
[#26]
Pulled Pork at Daves!
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Posted: 4/10/2006 9:12:25 AM EDT
[#27]
Kentucky bar b que is the best. I lived close enough to where I could jump across the state line to a few different bbbq's in Kentucky. It beats any others I've ever had.
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Posted: 4/10/2006 9:13:42 AM EDT
[#28]
I can name three BBQ places here in town that I'm sure are better.
Then again I live in Texas. |
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Posted: 4/10/2006 9:14:25 AM EDT
[#29]
Anyone who visits Kansas City, it is possible to go to a different excellent local barbecue restaurant every day for a week in KC KS alone. Gate's, Rosedale, Wyandotte, RJ's, Hickory Log...mmmm. If you're travelling on I-35 through Kansas, stop in Williamsburg to eat at Guy & Mae's. Unbelievable ribs. Damn, I'm hungry know. |
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Posted: 4/10/2006 9:16:14 AM EDT
[#30]
I can see Famous Dave's out my office window right now!
As I recall, my BEEF BRISKET dinner was pretty darn tasty there last Saturday night. Their sweet tea is just right to boot! Anyone else feeling hungry? BBURN |
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Posted: 4/10/2006 9:16:25 AM EDT
[#31]
Rule #3: If you haven't tried Dave's food, you need to... Disregard if you have.
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Posted: 4/10/2006 9:16:59 AM EDT
[#32]
Sauce? Served on the meat? Heretic. Sauce goes on the side, never on the meat. And Kraft sauce sucks the wet farts out of a dead dog's ass.  I'll have to dig up a BBQ dinner photo. |
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Posted: 4/10/2006 9:20:38 AM EDT
[#33]
think it is time for a cook-off . Bob
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Posted: 4/10/2006 9:24:16 AM EDT
[#34]
The Kansas City Famous Dave's is about 6 minutes from RJ's, about the same from Wyandotte Barbecue, and about 15 minutes from Hickory Log and 20 minutes from Gates and Rosedale. I can't imagine the emergency that would make me eat at Famous Dave's instead of one of the aforementioned local joints. I suppose if some acquantance or relative who doesn't know better insists, I will suffer through. Jim |
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Posted: 4/10/2006 9:28:08 AM EDT
[#35]
I like the Rich and Sassy sauce, but they can keep their boiled ribs.
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Posted: 4/10/2006 9:28:45 AM EDT
[#36]
And a better smoke ring |
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Posted: 4/10/2006 9:31:21 AM EDT
[#37]
+1 on how do they make their brisket? |
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Posted: 4/10/2006 9:31:52 AM EDT
[#38]
Dave's is the best we have around here. The local BBQ shops suck ass.
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Posted: 4/10/2006 9:33:26 AM EDT
[#39]
It's funny you bring this up. One opened about 15 mins from my house and have never been. Smells good though when I drive by
 I guess this weekend I will stop in.Pete |
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Posted: 4/10/2006 9:34:16 AM EDT
[#40]
It's 8.6 miles from my garage to the parking lot. Went there last weekend for lunch. |
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Posted: 4/10/2006 9:38:31 AM EDT
[#41]
Here in Salt Lake City I only know of two choices, Tony Roma's and Famous Dave's. Famous Dave's is by far the better of the two. A guy I work with makes much better BBQ in his back yard, but he generally won't feed me if I drop in on a Saturday night with the family.
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Posted: 4/10/2006 9:39:28 AM EDT
[#42]
That hurt. Gotta fire up the smoker this weekend and shoot some new pics. I think the menu will be pulled pork, baked-smoked-mashed-taters, salsa, chicken, and maybe some ABTs.
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Posted: 4/10/2006 9:43:54 AM EDT
[#43]
LOL! As I said, I wish I lived a bit closer to one of those joints, as Famous Dave's is the best I've personally had. FWIW the two big BBQ joints I've been to in MI (Red Hot and Blue and Memphis Smoke) were rendered to "eating warm armpit" status after eating Famous Dave's... I don't need pity, but your understanding in this unfortunate matter would be appreciated.
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Posted: 4/10/2006 9:51:48 AM EDT
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I'm thinking about buying a new smoker. I've been using a Weber bullet for years, but it can't handle enough volume. Three slabs or one butt are just about max capacity. If I'm going to commit a whole day+ to smoking I need a week's worth of food to show for it.  |
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Posted: 4/10/2006 9:57:09 AM EDT
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Two words: Gator Pits Good quality, value, and customer service. Don't go smaller than 24" diameter, you can't have too much pit. |
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Posted: 4/10/2006 10:26:47 AM EDT
[#46]
Famous Daves is okay.
The food is good they just don't give you enough of it. I recall getting a pulled pork sandwich there one day and they actually gave me one ice cream scoop of pulled pork on my bun. Once I smashed it down a spread it out, it covered the bottom bun to a depth of about 1/4-inch.  I got their sampler one night and there was as much empty space on the plate as there was occupied space. I think I had two small pieces of brisket, one 4-inch length of smoked sausage, and the chicken breast that had to be from a cornish hen. Haven't been back since. I go to Tony Romas or local places now. Best local BBQ I ever had was a little place in Clearfield Utah that was only open about three months. A former truck driver from Alabama started it and it was heaven! The guy closed after three months for health reasons. Used to go there about once a week for a takeout lunch and bring it back to the office. The smell used to cause quite a stir with everyone wanting some and wanting to know where to get some. |
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Posted: 4/10/2006 10:29:05 AM EDT
[#47]
I'll bet Davids Real Pit BBQ is better.
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Posted: 4/10/2006 10:42:18 AM EDT
[#48]
Man, uh... that is where we send the tourists to keep them from jamming up the good places......  The real BBQ is for the locals! Ok, I've had their brisket and it is not bad, but it aint in the top 10 in town either. See KS_Physicist's (my brother) message above about some local hangouts. I actaully had 5 or 6 others in mind as well. |
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