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    They were amazing I would defiantly go back because if them and their food
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    Juanita Sent on 08/07/2018
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    Highly recommend Famous Dave's Catering services! The delivery arrived before the scheduled time which worked out well. The Delivery person handled everything in a professional matter. She made sure all items were accounted for. Definitely will be using Famous Dave's Catering services again!

    Famously,
    Juanita Patterson
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    Jennifer Sent on 07/16/2018
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    Famous Dave's was great! The customer service was excellent. The food was fresh and fantastic! My overall experience was pleasant.
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    Julie Sent on 01/25/2018
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    The catering was so easy to place on-line. I was immediately contacted by members of your catering staff and we were able to get everything set up for my event. Your delivery drivers were awesome! Everything was packaged so there were no issues with spilling. The hot boxes on the delivery trucks ensured that my food arrived hot!

    Thank you very much!
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    Sandra Sent on 01/02/2018
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    The service provided by ?Famous Dave was excellent as always! Look forward to them servicing us again next year!
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    Pandora Sent on 12/26/2017
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    Famous Dave's catering is the best. Order was perfect. Food was hoping, fresh and plentiful. Want to try friend chicken on next order. Waiting on discount coupons. Thanks again.
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    Alicia Sent on 12/26/2017
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    food is amazing and the staff is always professional
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    Patrick Sent on 07/09/2017
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    Outstanding from start to finish. Highly recommend Famous Daves Catering
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    Natalie Sent on 06/20/2017
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    Everything was perfect. I had a few people help it and I will def. be ordering from you again. Way cheaper than Sweet Baby Ray's and received a lot more. Everyone loved everything. Couldn't be more pleased thank you for everything!
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    Michelle Sent on 06/20/2017
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    Very good service and food staff is very friendly and helpful. We had the Brisket pulled pork and chicken. Best coleslaw in town.
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    Rose Sent on 06/05/2017
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    The Famous Dave's full service catering was the best thing I could have done for myself and my party!!! First off the crew was very professional and organized, it was pouring rain and they were still quick and efficient. The servers were incredibly kind and treated our guest very well. I will book them again in a heartbeat!
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    the person that dropped off the food was very pleasant and setup was awesome.
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    Laura Sent on 01/04/2017
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    This was our company Christmas party in the warehouse. The driver was prompt and did a wonderful
    job setting up the food. Couldn't be more pleased.
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    Bernard Sent on 10/31/2016
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    I"ve call Famous Dave Catering Service
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    User2823448 Sent on 10/19/2016
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    Nice selection of menus items for any event. The Catering Team is very helpful and professional. A follow-up call was received 24 hours prior to the delivery to ensure order was still confirmed. This was a nice touch!
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    Excellent service,staff worked with me to adjust the menu to fit our needs.Excellent service and FOOD.
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    Megan Sent on 10/17/2016
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    We had the St. Louis spare ribs, Georgia pulled pork, garlic mashed potatoes and coleslaw. Everything was delicious, and the delivery was right on time. They helped set everything up, and everyone I spoke to was helpful and courteous!
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    Beginning to end, this was a fantastic experience. I spoke with two different catering specialist that both knew the product and were able to answer all my questions. The food was delivered on time, hot, and well labeled. It tastes exactly like it does in the restaurant. They even set it up for me! I would absolutely cater from Famous Dave's again!

    The only drawback to keep in mind is that for meat usually eaten in sandwich form (pulled pork, pulled chicken) buns are not included so you need to remember to order those separately.
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    Candace Sent on 07/29/2016
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    Food was great!!!! Service was great!!!!
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    We host four picnics each summer and everyone looks forward to Famous Dave's. The food is excellent and the servers are top notch!
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    Selecting the menu was very easy with help from Connie & her staff. The food was great. The girls (forgot their names) were absolutely great serving & refilling the food. There was food left over and they had some to go containers in the truck so I was able to send food home to some of the guests. Everyone made my daughter's wedding great.
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    Alexis Sent on 06/13/2016
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    Everything was delicious! Very affordable for such food
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    Melinda Sent on 07/23/2014
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    I'd HIGHLY recommend Famous Dave's for catering! Randy was so helpful and professional! He and the catering staff helped make for a very smooth and easy dinner! Very organized! And of course the good was delicious! All of our guests kept complimenting it throughout the night!
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    Amy Sent on 06/11/2014
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    We did NOT want the traditional boring wedding food at our wedding, and we have eaten at Famous Dave's before our wedding and we thought they would be perfect for our rustic themed wedding! Literally every guest at the wedding complimented the food saying that this was the best food at a wedding they've ever eaten. They are completely affordable, and there were plenty of leftovers for guests to have seconds or even take home! If you want good food at your wedding, you should definitely choose this place!
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    Famous Dave's food was very good and reasonably priced. Wedding guests are still talking about how good the food was.
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    Dana Sent on 06/24/2013
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    YUM! Famous Dave's was one of the best choices we made for our wedding. We worked closely with Deb and she was a pleasure to work with! She was extremely responsive and gave us everything we wanted. She offered her suggestions and we gladly took them. The food was amazing and the staff was terrific - at an amazingly affordable price! Our guests (as well as my husband and I) are still raving about the food!
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    Andrew Sent on 05/28/2012
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    Me and My Husband absolutely looove famous daves. so what better to get them to cater our wedding?! From the day we asked if they could cater weddings, til the day after our wedding they were outstanding to work with. we got SO many people complimenting us on the food. no one was expecting famous daves. so to get food that EVERYONE loved, not to mention the best prices in town and top that off with a GREAT staff. I totally recommend having famous daves cater your wedding. they take a look at your budget and completely work with it. we even stopped in famous daves the next day to just praise them and let them know how amazing they were!
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    Kristine Sent on 09/06/2011
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    I can't say enough about Famous Dave's catering. Besides the delicious food--about which our guests were raving ALL night!--the catering staff went above and beyond for us. Deb, the catering manager, replied to all my emails and phone calls promptly and continually assured me that everything would be taken care of (and it was). She secured some nice glass dispensers for the sweet tea and lemonade we ordered, provided extra tables, arranged the team to set up Friday morning (a day in advance), and made sure we had everything we wanted. The staff was kind, efficient, and did an excellent job on the day of. It was by far one of the best aspects of our wedding day. Definitely a perfect score!
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    Candy Sent on 10/30/2017
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    Thank you for your service. The delivery was punctual and everybody enjoyed the food. Delicious!
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    Connie Sent on 11/12/2016
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    Your food was excellent! Everyone enjoyed everything!
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    Matt Sent on 07/29/2016
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    EVERYTHING WAS PERFECT THE DELIVERY GIRL WAS VERY CUTE AND SUPER NICE!
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    Kathleen Sent on 09/05/2017
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    Each Catering Manager I worked with was able to answer my questions - that Is pretty incredible!
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    Famous Dave's caters to our company at least once a month. The are professional and always on time with the delivery. The food is hot and enjoyed by all.
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    User2823439 Sent on 10/19/2016
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    This was the first time Famous Dave's has catered one of our luncheons. All in all, it seems that everyone enjoyed the meal. However, we did not receive plates (a necessity) with the meal. Good thing we had some of our own.
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    Florence Sent on 08/30/2016
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    Everything worked out well, we received the food on time. Everything was good. Thank you.

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    User2704668 Sent on 07/29/2016
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    Awesome selection and the food was fabulous! Tasted even better than when you go to your local restaurant. Definitely recommend.
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    Every customer service rep I spoke to in planning the menu for my son's college graduation party was extremely helpful and courteous. I changed the menu a few times, and they quickly emailed me a new quote. The barbecue beef brisket, pulled pork, and hot sausage were a big hit!! So easy to work with, great value, and outstanding food!
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    Flawless and stress free experience. Would highly recommend. From the consolation to final delivery very professional. Guest said great things about the taste and quality of the food. Famous Dave's was an excellent choice.
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    Kara Sent on 08/18/2016
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    We loved having famous daves cater our rehearsal dinner, which was almost the same size as our wedding. MMMmmm is all I can say.
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    I cannot recommend Famous Dave's in Chicago enough! We of course did a backyard wedding and BBQ, so the menu was perfect for our event. The value for the money was exceptional. I ordered for about 15% less people (ordered for 110, 130 showed up) than ended up showing up and we had a LOT of food leftover, and it came out to about $15 a head when you inclded extra dishes, server price, gratuity, etc. We did the 3 meat sampler which had a huge variety of items per person, including their great cornbread, 3 meats and 2 sides. I also added fruit trays and salad to round out the menu. They provided 3 servers, 1 of which grilled on-site for the freshest hottest food possible. The other 2 helped setup, serve the food, and then clean up. They brought plates, napkins, cutlery, condiments and even wet naps! They also provided to-go containers for the leftovers which was a genius and very thoughtful touch. Lots of people were able to take a good amount of food home for later too, so we didn't have to worry about it :)

    They showed up 3 hours early to scope out the terrain, make sure we had the perfect location to setup the grills and food, and then returned before the ceremony and worked around us so as to be prepared for the reception without interrupting the service in any way. Their organization was amazing, I was so impressed with how professional and well planned it was for a simple BBQ place. These folks know what they are doing!

    Deb Tempel (the phone rep I worked with for several months to set it all up) was incredibly thoughtful and professional, and I had no doubts that they would make my wedding that much more successful and fun. She even followed up with me afterwards to make sure I was completely satisfied.

    The food was a hit, and I didn't have a thing to worry about that day with catering. Grand Slam food, service and pricing!
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    Kimberly Sent on 10/26/2017
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    Food was great. Glad that the catering office contacted me. We were extremely disappointed when the Algonquin store closed and we were unable to get FD food for our meetings.
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    Michelle Sent on 02/22/2017
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    We were hosting a training event at Bridgestone and I had placed an order for 30 people. Not even 15 mins into the lunch my boss called me and said that the food was already gone and she was very disappointed that some people didn't get to eat. I had to do a rush order at Jimmy John's to accommodate the other's who hadn't eaten. I was disappointed that this happened as I had ordered lunch all week from other vendors, and everyday we had so many leftovers so I thought for sure this would be the case with your lunch order. We won't be ordering from you in the future unfortunately. But the quality of food was great from what I heard. The issue was that there wasn't enough food.
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    Sharon Sent on 07/23/2016
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    Food was very good. The ribs were slightly over cooked but the chicken was great.
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    Velma Sent on 06/14/2016
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    They arrived on time. The ribs and cornbread was "as ordered". Good service.
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    The food was amazing, everything tasted phenomenal, but we were not satisfied with how much food we recieved for paying the amount we did. There were plenty of ribs and beans, but there was not enough chicken for the amount of people we paid for.
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    I have been a loyal customer for over 10 years. Each year I would received a 10% discount, this year I was refused the discount. Also every year there is a special order and every year there are mistakes made.
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    The order was completely messed up. The "Naked Chicken" order was NOT correct. They were only providing us with 9 pcs of chicken (which should have been a platter after correcting the staff). We had to beg for utensils and plates. No serving spoons were included. Overall, the staff were NOT very professional and I'm very displeased with this arrangement.
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    I was highly disappointed at the size of the portions. We paid so much money for the food and when I saw the amount of it I was shocked! We ordered food for 25 people and what we received seemed like food enough for 10. The food was really good but portion wise it was ridiculously small per person and super expensive. I will not order catering from Famous Dave's again and I would not recommend them for catering.
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