Dairy Queen

The Burke location of Dairy Queen is a great stop for a quick treat. They do not serve the food menu like at a lot of locations; they only serve dessert. This is okay with me! The employees are very quick and accurate with orders. Sometimes, the line can stretch to the door but people are taken care of super fast. There is seating for about 25 patrons. The parking is a little tricky when the temperatures rise so it may be easier to park in the main section of the lot rather than try to jockey for a place in front of the shop. The service is definitely what makes this location a hit!

The Dairy Queen Scale of Acceptability (1 – 5)
1-​Your Blizzard consists of almost ENTIRELY ice cream, with one or two chunks floating towards the bottom. These locations are to be avoided at all costs.
2-​More chunks, but not yet to acceptable levels. You’re usually left wanting more.
3-​Your average, run-​of-​the-​mill dairy queen. Most of the time they get it right. Chunk to ice cream ratio is acceptable.
4-​The Burke Commons Dairy Queen. Fast service, no skimping on the chunks, and they always have the newest flavors.
5-​The Holy Grail of Dairy Queens. At these locations, Blizzards exist in their ideal form. The ratio of chunks to ice cream is completely reversed, and you have to eat your Blizzard with a fork and knife. Currently unknown whether or not a current Dairy Queen location can reach this Nirvana.

I recently discovered this Dairy Queen in Burke. I’m addicted to their Oreo blizzard. It is so creamy. The small size is perfect for me. I can’t wait to try the other blizzard flavors.

Only DQ near by, great place to get a root beer float

This Dairy Queen is so very busy in the summer time — I have abandoned my quest for a Blizzard many times because of lines out the door. The parking lot area is tiny too — good thing the Walmart parking area is right there (but Walmart parking is always a hot mess too).
Recently I went in the middle of the work week to pre-​order a birthday cake (and there was a steady stream of people coming in and out in mid November! Maybe I should open a DQ…). Ordering was easy and I came back a couple of days later to pick it up. The writing on the cake wasn’t great but it wasn’t
worthy so I was ok with it. The cake itself was great though — Oreo blizzard goodness as the top layer, chocolate cookie crunch middle and vanilla ice cream bottom. De. Lish.

The ice cream is good, and the handful of times I’ve been, the service has been courteous and fast. This location doesn’t serve any meal food (e.g. burgers), just ice cream.

I came here 10 minutes before closing, and they wouldn’t open the door. The workers just laughed at me. Horrible service and frankly the ice cream is not even that good.

We often frequent this Dairy Queen. We like the soft-​serve ice cream. Usually we simply get a cone plain or chocolate covered. This store only sells ice cream, and the service is great. (We’ve had some unpleasant experiences with slow service at DQs that served food.)

They do a good job at this Dairy Queen. People come in spurts. There will be nobody in the store then there is a huge line. They get through the line quick when it builds up. And, they make a really good blizzard. It stays in the cup, etc. Also, I bring my two kids and they always treat them special, talk to them, etc. This is probably my favorite DQ! Hightly recommended.

How could I not love a place that will make my special chocolate covered waffle cone sundae with Heath Toffee, carmel, pecans and whip cream with cherries on top at 8:30 pm Jan 9, 2010? I suddenly decide I want it, and there it is! Poof!
This place is very clean and the staff attentive and courtious. There is also a huge flat screen so both the employee and I were distracted by the interested story — but it all worked out. My sundae looked so delicious I wanted to eat it right there but I got it to go. They provided the extra lid and bag, whatnot. I got home, divided into three and we still couldn’t finish it. But it was soo good! I think the sundae with a Star fruit pop was about $ 6, if I remember correctly.
It is a bit hard to see becuase it is on the side of the much larger parking lot for Wal Mart — but it there and have a couple tables outside in the warmer months.