Hostess - Anonymous employee Famous Dave's Employee Review

2.0
4 Apr 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Laid back environment, fast-paced, always busy, variety of tasks. The customer spread was more social so you had the opportunity to interact with them more than more upscale restaurants. A majority of the employees and supervisors were fun to work with

Cons

Lack of structure in management--had numerous conflicts with other employees in terms of crossing harassment boundaries. Additionally, some of the tasks given to hosts were not outlined in the job description and should have been more compensated for

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5.0
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Pros

Served great food. Fun place to work

Cons

Smell gets to be too much.

3.0
2 Jun 2026
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Pros

Flexible hours, evenings and weekends to work around f/t day job, variety, fairly easy. Earn tips. Not as much as a server, but helpful considering the wage.

Cons

One of the managers in particular has a fragile ego/insecurities and tends to go on power trips. He takes out his mood on employees. There are also favorites, and if you are not one of them he does not treat you well. Yelling, condescension, snide comments, etc. Some employees have worked there for MANY years and still make the same wage they did when they were hired. Experience, leadership & training needs to be recognized and rewarded.

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