Famous Dave's Bar-B-Que (To Go Only) — Restaurant in Fairfield

Was looking for legit bbq, and this seemed more like the fast casual variety. Fine for a quick bite, but not so good for legitimacy.

Location was buried inside a Carino's location, which should have been a clue. The descriptions mentioned a pit, but I didn't see nor taste it.

Service - polite, but no plastic / no napkins. Takeout should include plastic. If finger food, they should include napkins.

Presentation - served in what looked like pizza boxes, otherwise good. Boxes were lined with foil on the bottom. Each was organized - i.e. foods were not slopped into each other. Meats were served on top of thick toast slices. Great if I'm ordering bread. Not so great for meat portions. The toast propped up the meats to look more substantial in quantity / portion.

Quality / taste. Ordered the 3 meat combo including

General - bbq should offer sauce on the side. I don't like meats "drowned" but would like the option of dipping. This was a little weak on the amount of sauce. Pork - ok for shredded. Some larger pieces and showing some texture would have been better. Brisket - thinly sliced, not much flavor. Brisket should have some bark or some meatiness. This reminds me of sandwich meats - although I prefer the flavor from the TJ roast beef sandwich slices. Boneless wings - crust was good / crunchy. Inside reminded me of a McD chicken nugget - not sure what part of the chicken this started from. Corn muffin - delicious, but it doesn't take much to get a thumbs up from me here. :) Mac - overcooked pasta that was falling apart (meats should be fall off the bone tender - not the pasta). The sauce was thin, not cheesy. The slight corn topping would have been good - if the pasta had texture. Fries - good crunch. Shaped like a steak fry, so with some potato / texture on the inside. (I'm not a shoestring fan - more...

First of all I discovered famous Dave's at Walmart in the pickle section and they have these sweet and spicy pickles that are absolutely delicious. I could stand in front of the fridge and eat half a jar. Then I discovered their barbecue sauce which comes in like a quart size jar and it is amazing.

It was a restaurant when we were driving across Wyoming this summer and I saw a roadside for famous Dave's. We just eaten so we didn't stop. When I got home I googled it to see if there were any by us and the closest one is Fairfield which is like 45 minutes away. So is down in the bay today and on the way home I went to go to famous Dave's and to get dinner. So I googled it and got the directions and it was like within the gateway shopping center off of Travis boulevard now the Google listing didn't indicate that it was inside Johnny carino's. I am a drill through the park and I didn't see any places with signage.

I spent entirely too much time trying to find the place and then I looked at the menu and the one side is like family meals and then the other side was individual meals. In my mind the menu was a little light and pricey and I ended up walking out and not ordering anything because I was...

THIS FAMOUS DAVE'S / IS 54 MILES TO FAIRFIELD / COMPARED TO 80 MILES TO ALAMEDA FROM MY LOCATION IN LAKE COUNTY...THIS BBQ SMOKE-HOUSE CHAIN / ARE REALLY OFF-THE-HOOK /FANTASTIC FLAVOR / SMOKED MEATS... GREAT MENU CHOICES / AWESOME SMOKED PORK / BEEF / CHICKEN...THEIR SIDE DISHES ARE VERY GOOD ALSO...DESSERTS / IF YOU STILL HAVE ROOM...TRIVIA: WE HAD THAT TRASH - CAN FEAST / WHICH WAS SMOKED PERFECTLY...IT WAS CALLED "THE ALL AMERICAN FEAST" / FOR 4 TO 6 PERSON DINNER / AND ALL FOUR OF US WERE STUFFED...MORE TRIVIA: OUR CHOICE OF THE "FEAST" INCLUDED / WHOLE RACK OF ST. LOUIS RIBS / A WHOLE CHICKEN / & A BEEF BRISKET...WITH CORN ON THE COB / POTATO WEDGES / BAKED BEANS / CORN MUFFINS...MAJOR TRIVIA: FANTASTIC BBQ SAUCE AT YOUR TABLE...ALSO YOU MAY PURCHASE YOUR FAVORITE / FAMOUS DAVE'S BBQ SAUCE AT THEIR...