Famous Dave's

Serving up authentic, slow-cooked BBQ since 1994. Join us for our Famous BBQ, Legendary Burgers, Signature Sandwiches, and more!

8 / 10
62
ratings
Address

1720 22nd St West Des Moines , IA 50266 United States

Reservations No
Credit Cards Yes (incl. Discover & Visa)
Outdoor Seating No
Menus Happy Hour
Drinks Full Bar

Comments / 34


Keywords:

ribs hellfire pickles brisket chicken wild rice soup bread pudding burgers cole slaw chicken wings good for a quick meal sandwiches spicy food casual lunch dinner apples restaurants
Adam Brewer

Get the Baby Back Ribs , Memphis style (no sauce)). Then experiment with the plethora of sauces at the table for dipping . Why trap yourself into one sauce? Try one sauce for each rib !

James Jones

Yipes. Maybe I was wrong--I got hellfire pickles , and even the coleslaw has a bit of a kick to it. Mustard coleslaw , though, is great. I hope it stays on the menu.

Phillip J. Kuhlenbeck III

I've been here 3 times in 3 weeks. Great Experience every time. Looking forward to going back.

James Jones

Is it my imagination, or is more and more of the food here spicy ? Firecracker green beans ?! Thank goodness you can get non-hellfire pickles .

Jaimee ????

Delicious :) I have also had the servers leave themselves a little extra. Always pay cash here, but it's almost worth the trouble. If there are only 2 of you, good luck getting good service !

James Jones

Brisket Bürger was very good, if a bit crunchy around the edges. Chicken wings my wife ordered were heavily salted, ditto her fries .

James Jones

Many thanks for getting new bumpers or whatever they're called for the parking so you can't hook the front end of your car on them.

Russ G

Lunch : catfish and rib tips with coleslaw . Perfect heat and refreshing flavor

Jaimee ????

Great BBQ here! The chicken is just a little dry.. but it's so good! Multiple sauce options, I opt for the mild.

Carrie Sellar

Great food, nice servers, and family friendly environment ! I love it here!

Lanae Greene

Everything was magically delicious! Customer device was amazing, too!

James Jones

Get a brisket burger ! Also, the pickles are much better. The spicy red flakes that ruined them before are gone!

James Jones

The mashed potatoes ate very good, but just don't go well with ribs . Maybe ham or turkey .

Irving Velarde

The ribs and sandwiches are awesome

Robert Hidajat

Get the regular ribs , not the baby back . Save room for the bread pudding !

Miranda Awesome Sauce

ribs great. drunkin apples delicious. wings great. i don' recommend the catfish . better at mullets

Cyndie Lamb

Baked potato is never warm enough to melt the butter but the chicken wild rice soup is awesome.

Chelsea Keeney

Multiple dishes that are award winning an they deserve the title. Delicious!

Susan King

Spicy Mac & Cheese ...

Amanda McElroy

The besty best mac n' cheese I've ever put in my face!!!!!

Aly Funk

Sign up for birthday club/emails and get bogo entree!

Holly Elbert

Lunch Specials are a good deal . Dinner is a little pricey .

Tom Lloyd III

Allen @ the bar did a great job. Helpful & enthusiastic.

Zachary Kern

HellFire Pickles are amazing, and I don't even care for Pickles !

Raymond Manning

The Bread Pudding is to die for.

Kerry

Best brisket I've ever had

Leah Goering

Say hi to the best host ever!! Me=)

Patrick Généreux

All of it...

Armani Hall

Barbequed meat can't be beat! Friendly service .

Jason Cross

If you like a good burger , get Dave's Favorite!

Collin Caffrey

really really good.

Zachary Kern

Oink the pig . It's good Karma. Failure to do so offends the Sauce Gods. That's bad. Very bad.

Christy Caboth

Incredibly slow service.

Pepe Grillo

Ordena la familiar para 4 tiene de todo

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