Wow… didn’t see this coming. Famous Dave’s closed Sunday morning – surprising employees who arrived to start their shift:
"I came in to work and everything was getting packed up and moved around," said Dan Boyd, a former server at the restaurant. "Nobody knew what was going on. They could have at least told us."
Boyd, a 24-year-old Washington City resident, said none of the employees were notified of the closing, including those working the late shift Saturday, the night before the moving trailers arrived.
The area director for Famous Dave’s said that “there was not enough business in town for us”.
My son and I ate there frequently, most recently Thu evening. It had never been “busy” except when it first opened. When we arrived Thu evening we both recalled why we usually ate there for lunch – dinner for $15 seems high for barbecue.
Thank goodness Samurai 21 seems to be thriving.
November 12th, 2008 at 7:56 am
Looks like the local franchisee couldn’t cut it. Corporate doesn’t have many problems even though 2007 lost about $950,000 in a down year for this still expanding company of 150+ places, 60 company owned. A MN outfit still waiting to hit the deep south with their ribs.
St George ain’t rib country. Dave’s only has 6 places in all CA. You want great rib dinner try a full rack at Houston’s in San Francisco for $59! Of course that includes a Perrier, Caesar salad, apple walnut crunch and ice cream dessert plus tax and tip.
You can get the same thing in Nashville for $25, less the Perrier at the Santa Fe Cattle Co. on Music Center Drive. $37 in the Fort Worth Stockyards at Risky’s.
November 12th, 2008 at 12:07 pm
There is one at the Mills. I ate there once. For half price it was OK, but I would have felt ripped off if I had payed full price. BBcue is always expensive, even though its cheap cuts. Isnt there a pretty decent rib joint over by the Outback?
November 12th, 2008 at 12:15 pm
Ruby River, a steak house, is over by The Outback, but it isn’t cheap. We go there instead of Outback though.
Two or three new barbecue places have opened in town, but I don’t expect them to last. This just isn’t “barbecue” country.
A “mystery stuff in jello” place would thrive.
December 21st, 2011 at 10:49 am
great post , really good view on the subject and very well written, this certainly has put a spin on my day, many thanks from the USA and sustain up the