Final Challenge

Well, this is the final Challenge of the Famous Dave's Famous Fans competition. This challenge is to explain why I feel I am the most Famous Fan.

My infatuation with Famous Dave's started years ago when my buddy Pav, who was a student at University of Wisconsin, invited me and a couple other friends up to Madison to play some disc golf and grab lunch at Famous Dave's. The disc golf was fun, but the Famous Dave's was a religious experience. From that moment on, I would be obsessed with Famous Dave's amazing 'Que.

Since that time years ago, Famous Dave's has been a huge part of just about every big moment of my life. A couple months after my wife and I got married, we spent her birthday weekend at a spa in the Wisconsin Dells. During that trip we hit 3 different Famous Dave's. I am pretty sure I have the best wife EVER! How many other wives want to go to a variety of Famous Dave's for her birthday?

Later that year, when my wife and I decided to move to Florida, my friends took me out for a last Guys Night...but where oh where would we go? Oh yeah Famous Dave's! I ate so much of the Famous Feast, I couldn't sit back down in the car. In the middle of February, IN WISCONSIN, I had to stand outside of the car for a good 10-15 minutes until I felt comfortable enough to sit back down again and I smiled the entire time...I also nearly froze to death, but it was SO worth it!

We've been back to WI to visit a few times and every time we go, we stop at Famous Dave's in Pleasant Prairie at least once with the old gang!

Well, one day on the way to work here in Fort Myers, FL. I saw a sign outside of a closed down Chinese restaurant that had that famous picture of Wilbur and the sign said COMING SOON! I couldn't have been happier! I called, emailed and text EVERYONE I knew about the great news. I called the restaurant about once a month or so to find out when it would be open. My wife and I made sure we were there opening day, and the food was just as amazing as I remembered it being in Wisconsin.

As I spoke to all of my friends down here, I realized just how few of them have ever eaten at Famous Dave's. I made it my mission to enlighten my friends. And if that meant that I had to take each of them to Famous Dave's (Separately, of course! That way I can eat there more often!) then that's what I would do, and I did. My favorite comments are the people who say "I don't even like BBQ but that was amazing!" Since the Fort Myers Famous Dave's has opened I have taken dozens of friends, family and co-workers to experience the world's finest BBQ. One of my closest friends, John and his fiancee are having Famous Dave's cater their rehearsal dinner! How great is that?!?! They love everything from the Ultimate BBQ Burger to the Famous Feasts to the Rib Tips. These new Famous Dave's fans often call or text me to say "Thanks for introducing me to Famous Dave's" And then I yell at them for not inviting me ;-)

Now we look back at photos of birthday celebrations and can't tell who's birthday or what year it is because we all pick Famous Dave's for our birthday dinner!

When we brought my newborn son, Ezekiel, into Famous Dave's for his first visit, our waiter Famous John made him his very own Famous Zeke pin which he wears just about every time we go. I was able to introduce my dad to Famous Dave's and he's just as much of an addict as I am now. Thanks to one of the challenges, we were able to get a 3 generation pic of us enjoying Famous Dave's together. That's one of the memories I'll keep for a long time.

When I told all my friends and family about this Famous Fan's competition, the general consensus was "Well, that should be easy for you" And it was. I thoroughly enjoyed every challenge we were presented and I only wish I was able to reach more people to let them know about the greatness that is Famous Dave's.