Famous Dave's is far better than Smokey Bones. It'll do in a pinch when visiting a smaller northern city if there's no real local cuisine in the area and I have a taste for BBQ.
Talk about ball$, Smokey Bones opened a shop in Memphis, on outer Winchester (the road that goes from the River, right under MEM, and on out to Germantown & Collierville).
That's like opening a Red Lobster in Maine -- wait, they tried that. Closed the store (at least, the one near my parents' home) soon after. DUH!