Famous Dave's Davenport, IA

WELCOME TO THE LONGEST-RUNNING BACKYARD BBQ PARTY IN HISTORY!

We serve amazing BBQ to friends and fellow food lovers. You can grab a seat, get your order to go, or have us cater your event. Will you join the party?

MADE-FROM-SCRATCH GOODNESS

A passion for authentic BBQ is behind everything we do. Our pitmasters get their hickory logs smoldering around 4 a.m. We start with top quality meats, hand-rub them with fresh spices, and slow-cook them to perfection.

FAMOUS DAVE: HE’S THE REAL DEAL!

Raised by Southern-born BBQ lovers in a world of street-corner barrel smokers, Famous Dave spent 25 years visiting thousands of BBQ joints. After decades pulling his own all-night cooking sessions, he felt he was ready to open his own BBQ place in 1994. Get the full story on the first ever “Famous Dave’s.

AMERICA’S MOST AWARD-WINNING RESTAURANT

Our passion for BBQ is famous! We’re honored to be consistently chosen as America’s favorite BBQ restaurant. We also like heading out to competitions and putting our BBQ up against what the other elite pitmasters are cooking. To date, we’ve won more than 700 awards!