Famous Dave’s family brings new BBQ biz to the south metro
Renowned Dave’s son and daughter-in-legislation are powering a new barbecue joint in the Twin Towns.
Aged Southern BBQ Smokehouse opened earlier this thirty day period in Shakopee.
“We smoke every thing new, day by day and all of our sides are designed from scratch each and every day in tiny batches,” stated Colleen Anderson, who owns the small business together with her partner, James Anderson.
The Edina couple bought the small business final yr from Dave “Famous Dave” Anderson, who established the chain in 2015.
James Anderson, 1 of Well known Dave’s two sons, is an award-profitable pit learn himself.
The Shakopee locale is the 3rd Aged Southern BBQ Smokehouse in the Twin Cities, but the initial location in the south metro — other areas are in Minneapolis and Arden Hills.
It truly is also situated in Hudson and Rice Lake, Wisconsin with an supplemental seasonal locale at the Anderson family members farm in close proximity to Hayward.
The new Shakopee area is the very first to give wine slushies on the menu. The cafe room, previously Smashburger, options an outside patio.
The menu includes all the staples of a barbecue restaurant with twice-smoked meats this kind of as brisket, pulled pork and ribs and facet dishes these kinds of as creamed corn, mashed potatoes and corn bread muffins.
“These recipes actually go again beyond Dave to Dave’s dad, Jimmie,” Colleen Anderson mentioned.
Jimmie Anderson, a Choctaw Native American from Idabel, Oklahoma, was the 1st in the household to understand and excellent the artwork of cigarette smoking.
And, with Colleen and James’ two teenage sons mastering the enterprise by themselves, a fourth technology is on the horizon.

