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Famous Dave's Original Location Goes Up in Flames

This was the opposite of slow and low roasting.

Early this morning in Round Lake, Wisconsin the original Famous Dave's restaurant, the first in the now successful chain has been destroyed by fire.

According to the Sawyer County Record, the Sheriff's dispatchers were notified at about 4:30 a.m. about flames being seen from the bar area of the restaurant. When fire crews arrived on the scene, they discovered the building engulfed in flames.

Round Lake is located near Hayward Wisconsin.

Famous Dave's has been in the barbecue business for 20 years.

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