Famous Dave’s

As a KCBS Judge, I can say that this is the best BBQ in Winnipeg. The staff and management have always treated me well, and when mistakes are made, they do an excellent job in making sure I am satisfied.

I want to like it 4 or 5 stars, but the louge is TINY, the prices are quite high for portion size, especially for lunch, and not everything is ¹⁰⁄₁₀. The mac and cheese was OK but I wouldn’t order it again (kinda bland and the world’s tiniest portion). My boyfriend couldn’t even eat his mashed potatoes last time (thought something was wrong with him lol). The corn bread is good but leans toward gummy and underdone, probably so it stays moist. I enjoyed the coleslaw but wish it wasn’t chopped so fine as I like to have it on the sandwich.
Service is always really friendly and helpful so that’s a big plus.

Travelled through Winnipeg last week and ate a Famous Dave’s. The product was good but expensive and portions aren’ t the same as the USA menus. But the food is tasty and I would recommend you try it at least once if you have never eaten BBQ.

I really am happy that Famous Daves is now in Winnipeg. It was always a restaurant that if make sure to go to when I would visit the USA.
Went here for lunch today and I had there pulled pork sandwich. I got it with my favourite side of the spicy mac and cheese. The pulled pork is as good as it always is, and I really enjoy trying all there different BBQ sauces.
I’d recommend anybody that wants reasonably priced BBQ and good service to try out Famous Dave’s.

Great barbecue joint with a varied menu. My wife and I get the «Feast for Two» and we can’t finish it. I’m a big guy with a big appetite so this is a rare occurrence. Great barbecue sauce selections too. It’s a busy place so I recommend going there off peak to get a table.

First trip to Famous Dave’s and we tried the sampler meal for two. Service was prompt and the food was excellent with enough left over for a take home snack. Definitely will be a fan and a return customer. The twenty minute wait was well worth it and by the number of people not blinking an eye on waits of up to forty minutes I knew the food would be great!

I drove 25 minutes here to try out Famous Daves and yes it was worth it! They have a separate area for «to go» orders, a much faster way to get your food here. Not sure how long the wait was but at 430 pm on a Friday, there were a ton of people lining up outside the door. I put my order in at to-​go area and it was only a 15 minute wait for my order. I really recommend ordering ahead or just using the to-​go if you want to try this place on a weekend. And I am thoroughly impressed that my food was perfect after a 25 min drive home — even the fries were still crispy!
If you haven’t tried anything here before, I’d suggest the «legendary BBQ feast» which includes a full slab St. Louis (pork) spareribs, lemon pepper roasted chicken, ½ lb either Texas beef brisket or Georgia chopped pork, coleslaw, wedge fries, beans, 4 corn bread and 4 corn on the cob for $ 74.99 (serves 4 – 6). This feast will give you a sampling of most of the menu but from what I’ve heard this feast will definitely serve more than 4 – 6. I ordered the «feast for 2» $ 44.99 — which is HALF the size of the legendary BBQ feast and says it serves 2 – 3 but it really does feed 4 adults with normal appetites comfortably.
The meal lived up to most of the hype as the flavours were very tasty and even the side dishes were quite good! I’ve never had «real» southern BBQ but if this place is anything close to the real deal, I really have to make a trip down south some real home cookin’! The only slight downside was that the ribs weren’t fall of the bone and the chicken and chopped pork were not as moist as it could be. That being said the proteins were all good and I need to factor in the 25 min drive into my assessment.
I loved the smokey flavours of the ribs and the chicken had a lemon pepper flavour and excellent dry rub. The chopped pork was alright, I’d like to try the brisket next time instead. Corn bread is sweet but it really helped balance all the other flavours in the meal. The coleslaw was creamy but not overly so and had a nice subtle flavour. Beans aren’t my favourite — this is has smoked pork, brisket, hot link sausage and jalapenos but I really didn’t taste any of those flavours. It tasted like regular beans to me. The wedge cut fries were very well flavoured, super crispy and absolutely delicious and I am not even a wedge fries fan. Corn on the cob as expected as sweet and perfectly cooked. I asked for extra sauce — the «devil’s spit» sauce is medium high heat — very subtle for my palate but a good complexity of flavours. But if you want real heat, OMG, get «wilbur’s revenge» — it is ridiculous! Not the type of sauce you want to slather onto your ribs but awesome sauce if you like a challenge.
Wings ($ 11.99) with your choice of sauce, I chose «pineapple rage» which is the 2^nd spiciest level. The sauce has an awesome mix of grilled pineapples and habenero peppers — good level of heat but it can be dulled with some of the blue cheese dip. The wings are not breaded here and are smaller here than other places but I really recommend trying the wings if you like spicy sauces.
Service was very prompt and friendly at the to-​go line. Prices are well priced as a BBQ meat choice with corn bread and 2 sides ranges will be $ 14.99-$ 15.49. Larger combos with 2 BBQ meats with corn bread and 2 sides is $ 18.99-$ 27.99. But the feasts served family style are the best way to go if you are with a few people.