Car Comes Crashing Through Famous Dave’s on Grand Opening

"We're just very thankful that no one was seriously hurt in this," Famous Dave's executive says of car that drove through dining room. Restaurant hopes to reopen on Tuesday afternoon.

Famous Dave’s didn't have a drive-through until Monday afternoon when a car drove through the dining room in the middle of the restaurant’s grand opening. Before a Honda Civic came crashing through the front plate glass windows, the new Famous Dave’s at 2851 W. 95th St. was doing a brisk grand opening day business. “The restaurant had a tremendous lunch and it carried on through the afternoon,” Famous Dave’s Vice President of Marketing Aric Nissen said. Sign up for Evergreen Park breaking news alerts. While there is typically a lull between the lunch and dinner rush, Nissen said the restaurant was full when he came back at 3 p.m. to talk to a reporter about the grand opening. “Then this incredible thing happened,” he said. “A car comes …

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