Used to be a great company with wonderful culture and values - Anonymous employee Famous Dave's Employee Review

1.0
13 Aug 2014
Anonymous employee
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Pros

It used to be a fun company with a great work life environment. The culture was based on employee input and creative decision making to put out the best product out there. Or at least it used to be...

Cons

The current CEO, Ed Rensi, is ruining the brand. He had fired almost all of the executive team as well as Famous Dave, himself. He runs the place like a tyrant and everyone that works at corporate is looking over their shoulders and worried about their jobs. Wouldn't be surprised if him and the other rich old men running the board put the company up for sale soon. Such a shame. If I were a franchiser or investor I would be VERY worried.

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22 May 2025
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Pros

Served great food. Fun place to work

Cons

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3.0
2 Jun 2026
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Pros

Flexible hours, evenings and weekends to work around f/t day job, variety, fairly easy. Earn tips. Not as much as a server, but helpful considering the wage.

Cons

One of the managers in particular has a fragile ego/insecurities and tends to go on power trips. He takes out his mood on employees. There are also favorites, and if you are not one of them he does not treat you well. Yelling, condescension, snide comments, etc. Some employees have worked there for MANY years and still make the same wage they did when they were hired. Experience, leadership & training needs to be recognized and rewarded.

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