Dairy Queen

Damn, what happened to the flavor? It’s been many, many years since I’ve ordered a blizzard from DQ but wow, has the ice cream really turned so bad since I’ve been a customer? The «Oreo» blizzard tasted of bad/​out-​of-​date hydrox cookies and flavorless watered-​down ice cream. I ate maybe three bites and threw out the rest… wow…soooo bad, and still have the nasty fake hydrox flavor swimming in my mouth. So disappointing.

This was a typical DQ. And even better than some that I have been to.

Fast and friendly service, but my small blizzard was probably the lamest blizzard I’ve ever received. There were barely any Oreos in my cup… It was basically a small cup of vanilla soft serve with an extremely tiny sprinkle if Oreo dust (not even crumbs) mixed in. I’m no glutton, and I don’t require heaps of Oreos in my blizzard, but SOME would be nice. What a gyp.
I’ll try this location again one day, but you better believe I’ll be speaking up and making sure the ingredients I pay for are included in my blizzard.

This place is as good as any DQ (and better than some)! We’ve been there a handful of times for dessert and they are always patient (my kids and the cousins can take their time, ask tons of questions, and even change their minds). The great staff there just take it all in stride. «Opphs, wanted chocolate ice cream in that instead of vanilla, no worries, we’ll just remake it.» Having DQ & Orange Julius in the same place broadens the menu and makes satisfying a larger group easier. We’ll keep coming back…

This Dairy Queen is strategically placed next to the Good Samaritan hospital in Lafayette off of the 287. Genius if you ask me! When the sheer thought of having overpriced hospital cafeteria food makes your skin crawl– driving or even walking over to this DQ must sound extremely heavenly especially for frequent hospital visitors and staff. I can vouch for that since my in-​laws had an unexpected stay at the hospital for more then a week during their trip to visit us from Cali. No bueno.
The first drive-​thru visit to Dairy Queen was good since we only got large fountain drinks. They didn’t screw that easy task up, so kudos to them on a job well done! The second and last time I went there was sometime after 8pm when visitation opens up again. We drove up to the DQ window since we realized that the cafeteria might not be open when we arrive to the hospital. We ordered drinks, a sandwich, and about 6 chili cheese dogs. «The voice» over the intercom sounded shocked that we ordered so much food that they had to repeat the order to make sure. I hate it when employees make a paying customer feel like a burden. They were obviously flustered. They even asked us pull into a parking spot to wait for our order. 10+ minutes later someone brings out our food and drinks. 10 minutes is hardly acceptable even if they were near closing. There were also a number of other cars behind us and pulling in as we left.
2 stars for sounding irritated and taking their lovely time on our order. I seriously wouldn’t be surprised if they added a few special ingredients just to show their gratitude. I’ve absolutely had better DQ service back home…
I’m going-​going, back-​back, to Cali-​Cali! ;)