Famous Dave's Barbeque

[SteveDallas]

I took my son to Famous Dave's Barbeque tonight. It wasn't planned, but his default choice, the Old Country Buffet, had a massive line, and Famous Dave's was in the same shopping center (corner of Rt. 420 and Baltimore Pike in Springfield, PA for those keeping score at home). So we decided to look at the menu and see if we wanted to stay. Bottom line: it was OK. I won't hurry back. Those who are more into ribs, etc. may have liked it better.

But I just had to post because... the mascot is a pig. They serve barbeque... served up (on the posters and kid's menus at least) by a pig. That's just messed up.

Oh, and the pig's name is Wilbur. I bet the E.B. White estate's lawyers crinkled their noses at that one. (IANAL but I doubt they'd have a good case.)

In real life the food was served by servers who attached "famous" to their own name.... "Hi, welcome to Famous Dave's!! I'm Famous Susan! What can I get you to drink tonight?" I had to bit my tongue to keep from asking, "What exactly are you famous for, Susan?"