POWER OF ATTORNEY

	For Executing Forms 3, 4 and 5
Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and
appoints Diana G. Purcel, William M. Mower and Paul Ziccarelli, signing
individually, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact to:

1.	Execute for and on behalf of the undersigned Initial Statements of
Beneficial Ownership of Securities on Form 3, Statements of Changes of
Beneficial Ownership of Securities on Form 4 and Annual Statements of
Beneficial Ownership of Securities on Form 5, for the purpose of
reporting transactions by the undersigned in securities issued by Famous
 Dave's of America, Inc. in accordance with Section 16(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder;

2.	Do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the
undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete the
execution of any such Form 3, 4 or 5 and the timely filing thereof with
the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any other
applicable governmental or regulatory authority; and

3.	Take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with
 the foregoing which in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of
 benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the
 undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by such
attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of
Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and
conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in his discretion.

The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power
and authority to do and perform all and every act and thing whatsoever
requisite, necessary and proper to be done in the exercise of any of the
rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes
as such attorney-in-fact might or could do if personally present, with
full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or his substitute or
substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this
power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.  The
undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in
serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not
assuming any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with
Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with respect
to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued
by Famous Dave's of America, Inc., unless earlier revoked by the
undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing
attorneys-in-fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney
as of this  ____ day of  ___________, 2012.



			John F. Gilbert III
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