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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON MAY 17, 2005</B><BR>
REGISTRATION NO. 333-<U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U>



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>
Washington, D.C. 20549



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>FORM S-8<BR>
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>FAMOUS DAVE&#146;S OF AMERICA, INC.</B><BR>
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>MINNESOTA</B><BR>
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>41-1782300</B><BR>
(IRS Employer Identification No.)



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>8091 WALLACE ROAD<BR>
EDEN PRAIRIE, MN 55344</B><BR>
(Address of principal executive offices)



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>2005 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN</B><BR>
(Full title of Plan)



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>DIANA GARVIS PURCEL<BR>
FAMOUS DAVE&#146;S OF AMERICA, INC.<BR>
8091 WALLACE ROAD<BR>
EDEN PRAIRIE, MN 55344</B>



<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Name and address of agent for service)</DIV>



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>(952)&nbsp;294-1300</B><BR>
(Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">Copies to:



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>William M. Mower, P.A.<BR>
Alan M. Gilbert, Esq.<BR>
Maslon Edelman Borman &#038; Brand, LLP<BR>
3300 Wells Fargo Center<BR>
90 South 7<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">th</SUP> Street<BR>
Minneapolis, MN 55402-4140<BR>
(612)&nbsp;672-8200</B>



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B>



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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Proposed Maximum</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Amount of</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Title of Securities</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Amount to be</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Proposed Maximum</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Aggregate</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Registration</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>to be Registered</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Registered</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Offering Price Per Share</B><SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top"><B>(1)</B></SUP></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Offering Price</B><SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top"><B>(1)</B></SUP></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Fee</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Common Stock ($0.01<BR>
par value per
share)</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">450,000</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">11.25</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">5,062,500</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">595.86</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left"><SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top"><B>(1)</B></SUP>&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Estimated solely for purposes of computing the registration fee in accordance with
Rule 457(h) and based upon the average of the high and low prices of the Common Stock on
NASDAQ on May&nbsp;9, 2005.</TD>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#000">PART I</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#001">PART II<BR> INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#002">Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#003">Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Officers and Directors.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#004">Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#005">Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#006">SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#007">POWER OF ATTORNEY</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#008">EXHIBITS</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="c95383exv4w1.htm">2005 Stock Incentive Plan</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="c95383exv5w1.htm">Opinion of Maslon Edelman Borman & Brand, LLP</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="c95383exv23w1.htm">Consent of Grant Thornton LLP</A></TD></TR>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>PART I</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;As permitted by the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, this registration
statement omits the information specified in Part&nbsp;I of Form S-8. The documents containing the
information specified in Part&nbsp;I of this registration statement will be sent or given to eligible
employees as specified in Rule 428(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
&#147;Securities Act&#148;). Such documents are not being filed with the Commission either as part of this
registration statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424
promulgated under the Securities Act.

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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>PART II<BR>
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>


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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission
are incorporated herein by reference and made a part hereof:


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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January
2, 2005 and filed on March&nbsp;18, 2005;</TD>
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    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="3%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended
April&nbsp;3, 2005 and filed on May&nbsp;13, 2005;</TD>
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    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="3%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K dated April&nbsp;27, 2005 and filed on
May&nbsp;3, 2005; and</TD>
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    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="3%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The description of the Registrant&#146;s common stock included under the caption
&#147;Securities to be Registered&#148; in its Registration Statement on Form 8-A, dated October
25, 1996, including any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such
description.</TD>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 and
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment
which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then
remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement
and to be part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.

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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Officers and Directors.</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant is governed by Minnesota Statutes Chapter&nbsp;302A. Section&nbsp;302A.521 requires the
Registrant to indemnify a person made or threatened to be made a party to a proceeding, by reason
of the former or present official capacity of the person with respect to the Registrant, against
judgments, penalties, fines, including without limitation, excise taxes assessed against the person
with respect to an employee benefit plan, settlement, and reasonable expenses, including attorneys&#146;
fees and disbursements, if, with respect to the acts or omissions of the person complained of in
the proceeding, such person (1)&nbsp;has not been indemnified by another organization or employee
benefit plan for the same judgments, penalties, fines, including without limitation, excise taxes
assessed against the person with respect to an employee benefit plan, settlements, and reasonable
expenses, including attorneys&#146; fees and disbursements, incurred by the person in connection with
the proceeding with respect to the same acts or omissions; (2)&nbsp;acted in good faith; (3)&nbsp;received no
improper personal benefit, and statutory procedure has been followed in the case of any conflict of
interest by a director; (4)&nbsp;in the case of a criminal proceeding, had no reasonable cause to
believe the conduct was unlawful; and (5)&nbsp;in the case of acts or omissions occurring in the
person&#146;s performance in the official capacity of director or, for a person not a director, in the
official capacity of officer, committee member, employee or agent, reasonably


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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">believed that the conduct was in the best interests of the Registrant, or in the case of
performance by a director, officer, employee or agent of the Registrant as a director, officer,
partner, trustee, employee or agent of another organization or employee benefit plan, reasonably
believed that the conduct was not opposed to the best interests of the Registrant. In addition,
Section&nbsp;302A.521, subd. 3 requires payment by the Registrant, upon written request, of reasonable
expenses in advance of final disposition in certain instances. A decision as to required
indemnification is made by a majority of the disinterested Board of Directors present at a meeting
at which a disinterested quorum is present, or by a designated committee of disinterested
directors, by special legal counsel, by the disinterested shareholders, or by a court. Insofar as
indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
&#147;Securities Act&#148;) may be permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling the Registrant
pursuant to the foregoing provisions, the Registrant has been informed that in the opinion of the
Commission, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act, and
is therefore unenforceable.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant&#146;s articles of incorporation provides that the Registrant will indemnify its
officers, directors, employees and agents to the full extent permitted by the laws of the State of
Minnesota. The Registrant maintains directors and officers liability insurance for the benefit of
its directors and certain of its officers.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Reference is made to Item&nbsp;9 for the Registrant&#146;s undertakings with respect to indemnification
for liabilities arising under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933.

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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits.</B>



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    <TD width="3%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">4.1&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>2005 Stock Incentive Plan.</TD>
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    <TD width="3%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">5.1&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Opinion of Maslon Edelman Borman &#038; Brand, LLP.</TD>
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    <TD width="3%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">23.1&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Consent of Grant Thornton LLP.</TD>
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    <TD width="3%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">23.2&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Consent of Maslon Edelman Borman &#038; Brand, LLP (contained in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1).</TD>
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">24.1&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Power of Attorney (contained on page 6).</TD>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings.</B>



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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:</TD>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&nbsp;To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
amendment to this registration statement:


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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of
1933;</TD>
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    <TD width="6%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(ii)&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after
the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate,
represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration
statement;</TD>
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    <TD width="6%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(iii)&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>To include any material information with respect to the plan
of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any
material change to such information in the registration statement;</TD>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the registration
statement is on Form S-3, Form S-8 or Form F-3, and the information required to be included in a
post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by the
registrant pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are
incorporated by reference in the registration statement.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp;That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each
such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial <I>bona fide </I>offering thereof.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)&nbsp;To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities
being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">(b)&nbsp;The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability
under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section
13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing
of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be
a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such
securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">(c)&nbsp;Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be
permitted to directors, officers, and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the
foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the
Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in
the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against
such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a
director, officer, or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action,
suit, or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer, or controlling person connected with
the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the
matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the
question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and
will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.



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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and
has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized in the City of Eden Prairie, State of Minnesota, on May&nbsp;12, 2005.


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    <TD valign="top" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left"><B>FAMOUS DAVE&#146;S OF AMERICA, INC</B>.<BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ Diana Garvis Purcel
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Diana Garvis Purcel&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and<BR>
Secretary&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>


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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B>




<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We, the undersigned officers and directors of Famous Dave&#146;s of America, Inc. hereby severally
constitute David Goronkin and Diana G. Purcel and each of them singly, our true and lawful
attorneys with full power to them, and each of them singly, to sign for us and in our names, in the
capacities indicated below the registration statement filed herewith and any amendments to said
registration statement, and generally to do all such things in our name and behalf in our
capacities as officers and directors to enable Famous Dave&#146;s of America, Inc. to comply with the
provisions of the Securities Act of 1933 as amended, and all requirements of the Securities and
Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming our signatures as they may be signed by our
said attorneys, or any of them, to said registration statement and any and all amendments thereto.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1933, this registration
statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the date
indicated.

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    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="25%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Signature</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Title</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Date</B></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>






<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ David Goronkin
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">President, Chief
Executive Officer and
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">May&nbsp;12, 2005</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 1px">
    <TD valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>

    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">David Goronkin</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director (Principal
Executive Officer)
</TD>

    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>



<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>





<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Diana Garvis Purcel
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Vice President, Chief
Financial Officer and
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">May&nbsp;12, 2005</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 1px">
    <TD valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>

    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Diana G. Purcel</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Secretary (Principal
Financial and Accounting
Officer)
</TD>

    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>





<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>


<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ F. Lane Cardwell, Jr.
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">May&nbsp;12, 2005</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 1px">
    <TD valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">F. Lane Cardwell, Jr.</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ K. Jeffrey Dahlberg
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">May&nbsp;12, 2005</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 1px">
    <TD valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">K. Jeffrey Dahlberg</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Mary L. Jeffries
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">May&nbsp;12, 2005</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 1px">
    <TD valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Mary L. Jeffries</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Richard L. Monfort
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">May&nbsp;12, 2005</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 1px">
    <TD valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Richard L. Monfort</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Dean A. Riesen
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">May&nbsp;12, 2005</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 1px">
    <TD valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Dean A. Riesen</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><U><B>Exhibit&nbsp;Number</B></U>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><U><B>Description of Exhibit</B></U></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><U><B>Method of Filing</B></U></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:20px; text-indent:-0px">4.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">2005 Stock Incentive Plan.</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Filed Herewith</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:20px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">

<TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:20px; text-indent:-0px">5.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion of Maslon Edelman Borman
&#038; Brand, LLP.</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Filed Herewith</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">

<TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:20px; text-indent:-0px">23.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Grant Thornton LLP.</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Filed Herewith</TD>
</TR>


<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">

<TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:20px; text-indent:-0px">23.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Maslon Edelman Borman
&amp; Brand, LLP.</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Included in Exhibit 5.1</TD>
</TR>


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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">

<TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:20px; text-indent:-0px">24.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Power of Attorney.</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Included on Signature Page Hereof</TD>
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AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON MAY 17, 2005
REGISTRATION NO. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
FAMOUS DAVE'S OF AMERICA, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
MINNESOTA
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
41-1782300
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
8091 WALLACE ROAD
EDEN PRAIRIE, MN 55344
(Address of principal executive offices)
2005 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
(Full title of Plan)
DIANA GARVIS PURCEL
FAMOUS DAVE'S OF AMERICA, INC.
8091 WALLACE ROAD
EDEN PRAIRIE, MN 55344
(Name and address of agent for service)
(952) 294-1300
(Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)
Copies to:
William M. Mower, P.A.
Alan M. Gilbert, Esq.
Maslon Edelman Borman & Brand, LLP
3300 Wells Fargo Center
90 South 7
th
Street
Minneapolis, MN 55402-4140
(612) 672-8200
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed Maximum
Amount of
Title of Securities
Amount to be
Proposed Maximum
Aggregate
Registration
to be Registered
Registered
Offering Price Per Share
(1)
Offering Price
(1)
Fee
Common Stock ($0.01
par value per
share)
450,000
$
11.25
$
5,062,500
$
595.86
(1)
Estimated solely for purposes of computing the registration fee in accordance with
Rule 457(h) and based upon the average of the high and low prices of the Common Stock on
NASDAQ on May 9, 2005.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
Item 6. Indemnification of Officers and Directors.
Item 8. Exhibits.
Item 9. Undertakings.
SIGNATURES
POWER OF ATTORNEY
EXHIBITS
2005 Stock Incentive Plan
Opinion of Maslon Edelman Borman & Brand, LLP
Consent of Grant Thornton LLP
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PART I
As permitted by the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, this registration
statement omits the information specified in Part I of Form S-8. The documents containing the
information specified in Part I of this registration statement will be sent or given to eligible
employees as specified in Rule 428(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Securities Act"). Such documents are not being filed with the Commission either as part of this
registration statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424
promulgated under the Securities Act.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission
are incorporated herein by reference and made a part hereof:
(a)
The Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January
2, 2005 and filed on March 18, 2005;
(b)
The Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended
April 3, 2005 and filed on May 13, 2005;
(c)
The Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 27, 2005 and filed on
May 3, 2005; and
(d)
The description of the Registrant's common stock included under the caption
"Securities to be Registered" in its Registration Statement on Form 8-A, dated October
25, 1996, including any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such
description.
All documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment
which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then
remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement
and to be part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
Item 6. Indemnification of Officers and Directors.
The Registrant is governed by Minnesota Statutes Chapter 302A. Section 302A.521 requires the
Registrant to indemnify a person made or threatened to be made a party to a proceeding, by reason
of the former or present official capacity of the person with respect to the Registrant, against
judgments, penalties, fines, including without limitation, excise taxes assessed against the person
with respect to an employee benefit plan, settlement, and reasonable expenses, including attorneys'
fees and disbursements, if, with respect to the acts or omissions of the person complained of in
the proceeding, such person (1) has not been indemnified by another organization or employee
benefit plan for the same judgments, penalties, fines, including without limitation, excise taxes
assessed against the person with respect to an employee benefit plan, settlements, and reasonable
expenses, including attorneys' fees and disbursements, incurred by the person in connection with
the proceeding with respect to the same acts or omissions; (2) acted in good faith; (3) received no
improper personal benefit, and statutory procedure has been followed in the case of any conflict of
interest by a director; (4) in the case of a criminal proceeding, had no reasonable cause to
believe the conduct was unlawful; and (5) in the case of acts or omissions occurring in the
person's performance in the official capacity of director or, for a person not a director, in the
official capacity of officer, committee member, employee or agent, reasonably
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believed that the conduct was in the best interests of the Registrant, or in the case of
performance by a director, officer, employee or agent of the Registrant as a director, officer,
partner, trustee, employee or agent of another organization or employee benefit plan, reasonably
believed that the conduct was not opposed to the best interests of the Registrant. In addition,
Section 302A.521, subd. 3 requires payment by the Registrant, upon written request, of reasonable
expenses in advance of final disposition in certain instances. A decision as to required
indemnification is made by a majority of the disinterested Board of Directors present at a meeting
at which a disinterested quorum is present, or by a designated committee of disinterested
directors, by special legal counsel, by the disinterested shareholders, or by a court. Insofar as
indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Securities Act") may be permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling the Registrant
pursuant to the foregoing provisions, the Registrant has been informed that in the opinion of the
Commission, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act, and
is therefore unenforceable.
The Registrant's articles of incorporation provides that the Registrant will indemnify its
officers, directors, employees and agents to the full extent permitted by the laws of the State of
Minnesota. The Registrant maintains directors and officers liability insurance for the benefit of
its directors and certain of its officers.
Reference is made to Item 9 for the Registrant's undertakings with respect to indemnification
for liabilities arising under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933.
Item 8. Exhibits.
4.1
2005 Stock Incentive Plan.
5.1
Opinion of Maslon Edelman Borman & Brand, LLP.
23.1
Consent of Grant Thornton LLP.
23.2
Consent of Maslon Edelman Borman & Brand, LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1
Power of Attorney (contained on page 6).
Item 9. Undertakings.
(a)
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
amendment to this registration statement:
(i)
To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of
1933;
(ii)
To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after
the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate,
represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration
statement;
(iii)
To include any material information with respect to the plan
of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any
material change to such information in the registration statement;
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Provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the registration
statement is on Form S-3, Form S-8 or Form F-3, and the information required to be included in a
post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by the
registrant pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are
incorporated by reference in the registration statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each
such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial
bona fide
offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities
being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(b) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability
under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant's annual report pursuant to Section
13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing
of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be
a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such
securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be
permitted to directors, officers, and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the
foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the
Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in
the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against
such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a
director, officer, or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action,
suit, or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer, or controlling person connected with
the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the
matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the
question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and
will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and
has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized in the City of Eden Prairie, State of Minnesota, on May 12, 2005.
FAMOUS DAVE'S OF AMERICA, INC
.
By:
/s/ Diana Garvis Purcel
Diana Garvis Purcel
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and
Secretary
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
We, the undersigned officers and directors of Famous Dave's of America, Inc. hereby severally
constitute David Goronkin and Diana G. Purcel and each of them singly, our true and lawful
attorneys with full power to them, and each of them singly, to sign for us and in our names, in the
capacities indicated below the registration statement filed herewith and any amendments to said
registration statement, and generally to do all such things in our name and behalf in our
capacities as officers and directors to enable Famous Dave's of America, Inc. to comply with the
provisions of the Securities Act of 1933 as amended, and all requirements of the Securities and
Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming our signatures as they may be signed by our
said attorneys, or any of them, to said registration statement and any and all amendments thereto.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1933, this registration
statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the date
indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ David Goronkin
President, Chief
Executive Officer and
May 12, 2005
David Goronkin
Director (Principal
Executive Officer)
/s/ Diana Garvis Purcel
Vice President, Chief
Financial Officer and
May 12, 2005
Diana G. Purcel
Secretary (Principal
Financial and Accounting
Officer)
/s/ F. Lane Cardwell, Jr.
Director
May 12, 2005
F. Lane Cardwell, Jr.
/s/ K. Jeffrey Dahlberg
Director
May 12, 2005
K. Jeffrey Dahlberg
/s/ Mary L. Jeffries
Director
May 12, 2005
Mary L. Jeffries
/s/ Richard L. Monfort
Director
May 12, 2005
Richard L. Monfort
/s/ Dean A. Riesen
Director
May 12, 2005
Dean A. Riesen
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EXHIBITS
Exhibit Number
Description of Exhibit
Method of Filing
4.1
2005 Stock Incentive Plan.
Filed Herewith
5.1
Opinion of Maslon Edelman Borman
& Brand, LLP.
Filed Herewith
23.1
Consent of Grant Thornton LLP.
Filed Herewith
23.2
Consent of Maslon Edelman Borman
& Brand, LLP.
Included in Exhibit 5.1
24.1
Power of Attorney.
Included on Signature Page Hereof
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