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The Motley Fool March 9, 2005 Jeremy MacNealy	A Finger-Lickin' Good Stock? Famous Dave's has some tasty ribs, but owning its stock might be an acquired taste.
The Motley Fool August 2, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	One Tasty BBQ Joint Famous Dave's, the national restaurant chain specializing in ribs, released tasty earnings results. Its franchised units are increasing, and margins are growing.
The Motley Fool November 15, 2005 Jeremy MacNealy	Bob Evans Serves It Scrambled Quarterly results were hit and miss, with more misses than hits. It's difficult to recommend these shares that currently trade at 29 times trailing earnings.
The Motley Fool April 22, 2004 Seth Jayson	Can Anything Save Famous Dave? Sad sales and hazy earnings reports for Famous Dave's restaurants make the stock a lot less appealing than the product.
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The Motley Fool November 22, 2005 Shannon Zimmerman	Roll Out the Cracker Barrel Even though having slightly fewer paying customers is hardly a good sign, the restaurant's pricing power is. With its stock off by more than 10% on the year, CBRL Group looks like a very good buy.
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