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                                                                    Exhibit 10.5

                           RE-AFFIRMATION OF GUARANTY

         FAMOUS DAVE'S OF AMERICA, INC. ("GUARANTOR") hereby unconditionally and
irrevocably re-affirms and re-confirms its guarantee of the complete and timely
performance of each obligation of the tenant (and any successor or assignee of
the tenant) under that certain Lease dated September 16, 1997 (the "LEASE")
between Famous Dave's Ribs-U, Inc., a Minnesota corporation,
predecessor-in-interest of FUMUME II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
(hereinafter referred to as "TENANT") and D&H Building Corporation, an Illinois
corporation, as Landlord and any extensions or renewals of or amendments to the
Lease. The Guaranty is an absolute, primary, and continuing guaranty of payment
and performance and is independent of Tenant's obligations under the Lease.
Guarantor is primarily liable with Tenant and any other guarantor of Tenant's
obligations under the Lease. Guarantor re-affirms and re-confirms its waiver of
any right to require Landlord to (a) join Tenant with Guarantor in any suit
arising under the Guaranty, (b) proceed against or exhaust any security given to
secure Tenant's obligations under the Lease, or (c) pursue or exhaust any other
remedy in Landlord's power. Landlord may, without notice or demand and without
affecting Guarantor's liability hereunder, from time to time, compromise, extend
or otherwise modify any or all of the terms of the Lease. Guarantor hereby
re-affirms and re-confirms its waiver of all demands for performance, notices of
performance, and notices of acceptance of the Guaranty. The liability of
Guarantor under the Guaranty will not be affected by (1) the release or
discharge of Tenant from, or impairment, limitation or modification of, Tenant's
obligations under the Lease in any bankruptcy, receivership, or other debtor
relief proceeding, whether state or federal and whether voluntary or
involuntary; (2) the rejection or disaffirmance of the Lease in any such
proceeding; or (3) the cessation from any cause whatsoever of the liability of
Tenant under the Lease. Guarantor re-affirms and re-confirms its agreement to
pay to Landlord all costs incurred by Landlord in enforcing the Guaranty
(including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses). The
obligations of Tenant under the Lease to execute and deliver estoppel
statements, as therein provided, shall be deemed to also require Guarantor to
provide the same relative to Guarantor following written requests by Landlord in
accordance with the terms of the Lease.

                                                 FAMOUS DAVE'S OF AMERICA, INC.,
                                                 A MINNESOTA CORPORATION

                                                 By:   /s/ Martin J. O'Dowd
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                                                 Its:  Pres/CEO