Franchising Opportunities | Famous Dave's

Thank you for your interest in Famous Dave’s and the franchising opportunities we offer.  Famous Dave’s is a “specialty” casual dining restaurant franchise, creating environments that transcend current restaurant offerings by serving the highest quality, flavor-intense foods in surroundings that are stimulating, interesting and fun!  Famous Dave’s is more than a restaurant – it’s an escape from the ordinary.

THE LEGEND OF FAMOUS DAVE’S!

For the Good Times…

Remember some of the more memorable times with family and friends?  It really wasn’t at some fancy restaurant – it probably was just a good ol’ backyard barbeque where the Weber kettle was full of ribs, chicken and burgers, and smokin’ up a storm.  There was probably lots of freshly picked corn-on-thecob boiling away in a big pot, plenty of home baked goodies, strawberry shortcake, peach cobbler, big pitchers of freshly squeezed lemonade, iced tea, and plenty of laughter and good conversation. Well, we’re 50 years out-of-date!  A visit to Famous Dave’s is like going back home to a good old family backyard barbeque, complete with slow-smoked St. Louis-style ribs with a family secret sauce, large sumptuous portions of real Southern grilled chicken, honey-buttered cornbread, creamy cole slaw, homemade bread pudding, and that hard to find Southern hospitality that makes you feel like you’re one of the family.

We want you to feel at home at Famous Dave’s!  Our restaurants are cozy and comfortable for the whole family.  We are kid-friendly, with a menu just for kids.  Every customer is treated as though they were a “guest” at one of Dave’s famous backyard barbeques.  It’s genuine hospitality that’ll make your dining experience real memorable.  Our motto is:  “We don’t want just satisfied guests, we want ‘delighted’ guests”.  To accomplish this, our associates under go extensive training before they are allowed to wait on our guests.  We know you will appreciate this extra effort.  

If you don’t have time to join us for dinner here, we’ll pack all our good cookin’ for take-out.  Planning a party?  We have a complete bulk menu for large to-go orders. You can have a whole barbeque meal in your own backyard where we do all the cookin’, you take all the credit and we won’t even tell!

More than just a business in today’s fast-paced world, Famous Dave’s has created this BBQ concept so everyone can enjoy our good old barbeque, and a truly memorable dining experience.   Nothing compliments an excellent meal more than sharing it with family and friends.

Franchising Opportunities | Famous Dave's

Thank you for your interest in Famous Dave’s and the franchising opportunities we offer.  Famous Dave’s is a “specialty” casual dining restaurant franchise, creating environments that transcend current restaurant offerings by serving the highest quality, flavor-intense foods in surroundings that are stimulating, interesting and fun! Famous Dave’s is more than a restaurant – it’s an escape from the ordinary.   We continue to grow!  As of December 31, 2009, Famous Dave’s has 177 restaurants open including 45 corporate and 132 franchised locations in 37 states.  We have been ranked #1 in our restaurant category by “Entrepreneur Magazine” in 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010.    Consumer Reports has listed Famous Dave’s as one of the hottest chain restaurants.  We are committed to the growth of our franchise system and are seeking franchisees experienced in owning and/or managing casual dining, full-serve restaurants, in or near the desired territories.

Qualifying Criteria

• Prefer Ownership/management experience in full service, casual dining restaurants, in or near the desired territories.
• Multi unit experience is a big plus.
• Single units will be considered depending on market conditions, demographics and other criteria.
• If Area Development Agreement is chosen, minimum of three units required to be developed.
• Minimum liquid net worth of $500,000 per unit for restaurants of 4,000s.f. or less
• Minimum liquid net worth of $1,000,000 per unit for restaurants greater than 4,000s.f.
• Minimum per unit development costs could range from approx $630,250 to $4,165,750