citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . september 2009 learn how and when to remove this template message famous dave s of america inc. type public traded as nasdaq dave industry restaurants founded hayward wisconsin u.s. 1994 1994 founder dave anderson headquarters minnetonka minnesota u.s. number of locations 200 key people mike lister ceo coo richard pawlowski cfo products barbecue ribs beef brisket chicken burgers soups salads desserts website www.famousdaves.com home footnotes references 1 2 famous dave s of america is a chain of barbecue restaurants serving pork ribs chicken beef brisket and several flavors of barbecue sauce . dave anderson an ojibwe who served as the head of the federal bureau of indian affairs from 2004 to 2005 started the first famous dave s restaurant near hayward wisconsin in 1994 . the restaurant chain grew throughout the midwestern united states and puerto rico in 2014 . it has 200 locations in 34 u.s. states and one canadian province as of december 2012 . 2 a location in redlands california was opened in may of 2007 . contents 1 history 2 dave anderson 3 see also 4 references 5 external links history edit famous dave s second location was in the linden hills neighborhood of minneapolis and was built in 1995 to look like a classic bbq shack . it closed in 2014 when the site was purchased for denser redevelopment . exterior of a famous dave s in frederick maryland the first restaurant of the chain was famous dave s bar b que in hayward wisconsin . on the morning of november 3 2014 the first restaurant was destroyed by fire . 3 the second location was in the linden hills neighborhood of minneapolis minnesota ; that location opened in 1995 and was designed to be an old fashioned roadside bbq shack ; 4 it closed in 2014 for redevelopment into denser condo retail project . 5 the third location opened in 1996 in the calhoun square development in uptown minneapolis and was designed as a blues club famous dave s bbq & blues which remains in operation ; a lodge format opened in minnetonka minnesota ; and the first franchise operated restaurant opened in burnsville minnesota . 4 dave anderson edit famous dave s catering truck westland michigan in 1986 anderson earned a master s degree in public administration from harvard university without earning an undergraduate degree . 6 in 1994 he was one of the first investors in rainforest caf a theme restaurant chain and in october 1994 dave anderson opened the first famous dave s in hayward wisconsin . 7 see also edit list of barbecue restaurants references edit nasdaq opening bell ceremony famous dave s . famous dave s of america . retrieved 21 december 2012 . a b famous dave s locations . famous dave s of america . retrieved 21 december 2012 . zufall frank . original famous dave s restaurant destroyed in fire . minnesota.cbslocal.com . wcco . retrieved 4 november 2014 . a b allen r. thomsen v. famous dave s of america inc. u.s. district court of minnesota february 17 2009 accessed may 31 2015 . jim hammerand famous dave s first restaurant burns down minneapolis st. paul business journal november 3 2014 accessed may 31 2015 . about dave anderson . famous dave anderson . retrieved 21 december 2012 . the legend of famous dave s . famous dave s of america . retrieved 21 december 2012 . 1 external links edit official website famous dave s profile yahoo finance retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title famous dave % 27s & oldid 744196541 categories barbecue restaurantscompanies based in minnetonka minnesotarestaurants established in 1994restaurant chains in the united statescompanies listed on nasdaqhidden categories articles needing additional references from september 2009all articles needing additional referencesofficial website different in wikidata and wikipedia navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages nederlands edit links this page was last modified on 13 october 2016 at 18 29 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view