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Dairy Queen

1.5
255 complaints

Address

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Minneapolis, MN, 55439

Customer complaints reveal systemic issues with rude and poorly trained staff, extremely long wait times (often 20-45 minutes), and consistently poor food quality including cold, incomplete, or incorrectly prepared orders. Many customers report being refused service near closing time, missing items like napkins and receipts, and confrontational interactions with managers who fail to resolve issues professionally.

Common Issues

38% (23)
rudeattitudedisrespectful
24% (14)
slowwaited20 minutes
20% (12)
coldmeltedwrong
12% (7)
missingleft outno napkins
10% (6)
closingturned awayrefused to serve

Complaints

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Tom Casciss

Jan 14, 2020
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Store at1575 Regent ave Winnipeg. These burgers were obviously reheated or microwaved. Meat was too hot to eat and bun was a soggy mess, This was a take from drive thru . Did not have time to return to store.

Worst burger(half burger) as tossed rest in trash. This was today Jan 13 at 6:00pm

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Shawna D.

Jan 7, 2020
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We were at the windward mall location where we ordered 3 blizzards 2 oreos/1 snickers for an 13 year old, 10 year old & a 2 year old. and an orange julius smoothie. As we continued about our way After receiving the products, my son & sister slowly ate and enjoyed their blizzards, while I fed my 2 year old daughter.

After about 5 bites my son pulls something from his mouth showing me a triangular SHARP SHARL clear object, saying it came from his cup. I was FURIOUS!!!! I took away his blizzard as well as my daughters blizzard walked straight to Dairy Queen and asked for a refund!

the Male did not apologize after me explaining why I wanted a refund. Until I said you are lucky my son did not swallow it. Then he apologized and gave my refund. I shouldve took a photo of this plastic piece.

If…

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Willie Stouffer

Jan 1, 2020
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I went to Newton,Tx Dairy Queen. 00. Got 2 Hunger Busters. I have hardly no transportation and live in the woods. When I got home I didn't get what I ordered. The next day December31 spoke to Emily at the window and was told the manager wasn't in to bring the receipt back the next day when she was there. January 1.

When it was done was told nothing could be done because the food wasn't brought back. I was ripped off and done wrong.

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Mary E Pedrego-Boss

Dec 29, 2019
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I drove up to a DQ that is scheduled to close at 9:00 pm. It was 8 :15pm but the employee who had been cleaning up front refused to help us at the drive up window. We waited and went to the door.

I know she saw us and then refused to take our order! That's the worsted service I've ever experienced! I will never return to this store! EVER! RATES A 1!

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Carol Stamper

Dec 17, 2019
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What is going on with the Dairy Queen in Danville Illinois. The place is absolutely filthy dirty. There are ants, maggots in the ice cream machines, mold, nasty nasty food and just not fit for human consumption. I have not seen for myself, but from friends of mine they said that the manager is living out of the Dairy Queen.

He is making the employees serve nasty food to the customers. The health department at Danville Illinois is not doing anything about this, but somebody needs to step in and do a major thorough inspection of this restaurant. I hope that somebody from corporate office makes a surprise visit and to inspect this restaurant thoroughly.

Thank you for your time.

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Kim

Dec 5, 2019
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I ordered a chicken sandwich in Hastings Mi and not happy. It had two small pierces of chicken strips, wasn’t what I expected, the lettuce was wilted and the tomato was soggy. I called the store to address my concerns to the manager and he said that is how they serve chicken sandwiches is with two small pieces of chicken not a chicken breast. I was highly disappointed.

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Brian Hallett

Dec 3, 2019
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My wife and I were visiting Port Dover on November the 29th when we decided to stop into DQ for lunch and was totally astounded by the rude behavior of the manager/owner of this DQ. My wife filled up our pop at the self serve machine when she tasted the diet Pepsi it was off I took it up to the register where the girl was very helpful in refilling it from the back machine.

A few minutes later another customer came into the store took regular Pepsi informed the gentleman at the register something was wrong he was informed take another pop. When the customer informed him all he drank was Pepsi he was totally ignored.

My wife informed me I better try mine sure enough it was off I preceded to take mine up and asked that it be filled from the back I was informed by the owner/manager that his…

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Jessica Gates

Nov 30, 2019
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The Dairy Queen in Tupelo Mississippi had the audacity to leave me waiting in the drive thru from 9:50-10:00pm and not take my order only because it was 10 minutes before closing !! I even called at 9:54 and ask why they are in there not taking me order and the lady who answered the phone said “let me see.” She then hung up and she along with the rest of the crew hid in the store. If Dairy Queen closes at 10:00 it should do just that!

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Toni Selph

Nov 29, 2019
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Service is terrible on consistent basis and place is always dirty.

Our town of Plains Texas would prefer that it be shut down. My family lives here and it is where I grew up and I am ashamed as most people are here to have this Dairy Queen.

We have a lot of people who travel through to Redoso New Mexico and they must be appalled at the filth and subpar service that they experience at this Dairy Queen.

Thank You.

Sincerely concerned Toni Selph

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Tracy Wright

Nov 22, 2019
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DQ in Troup TX. So tired of inconsistent food quality. Got tacos on Tuesday and they were soggy. Got chicken taco salad today that had a lump of crusty beans in bottom with dried out old chicken. This DQ really needs some management help.

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Debbie Wright

Nov 19, 2019
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Store #41541 is filthy. Tables dirty, food still on tables, womens bathroom with stuff all over toilets, floors dirty, mirror nasty, food on floors in restaurant.

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Vanessa A Lee

Nov 10, 2019
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Dry, old inedible chicken tenders. Suppose to be 6 tenders 6 pieces of fried old flour. Bread had a layer of what was supposed to be butter but looks like American cheese it so bad. Fries not fresh either. 6520 N. North Avenue Milwaukee, WI.

No receipts to any customers. I see why, horrible food!!!!! 1 star is too many!!

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Kristie

Nov 9, 2019
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My family and I stopped at the 12637 10th St, Osseo, WI location and had a very friendly cashier named Grace. I asked if this location had a BLT sandwich as other locations do (and this location offered a turkey BLT) when Rosie, shift leader, answered for Grace in an extremely rude tone, that the turkey BLT was the best they could do.

You could see that Grace was embarrassed by Rosies tone but remained professional. We waited for our food and before leaving checked the order to make sure that everything was correct before leaving. We were shorted a order of cheese curds and the turkey BLT was missing the tomato.

I walked with my husband to the counter to get this corrected. I made another counter worker aware and had the sandwich in the box to have the tomato added to it. Rosie again…

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Russell Pannebecker

Nov 7, 2019
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I hate that our local Dairy Queen got rid of the boats for banana split. I will no longer be getting ice cream here anymore. A banana split don’t belong in a dish. Ephrata pa

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William Crossno

Nov 7, 2019
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Statement

On September 6, 2019 on or about 4:30 pm, I experienced a very unsatisfactory attitude the from one of the evening managers (Breanna) on duty at your Dairy Queen establishment, located at Huntington, TX establishment on US Highway 69. I attempted to order a “Hunger-Buster sandwich”—with no fries and no tomatoes. Also, a large drink, as well. I was at there with my wife.

After consuming my “Hunger-Buster sandwich”, I went back and ordered a “Large Snicker Blizzard” and a Sundae with Chocolate Syrup and whole Peanuts as I usually do. On my ticket, I noticed that I was charged for a “Hunger-Buster combo”. I expressly requested a ”Hunger-Buster sandwich-- with no fries and no tomatoes’ –with a large drink. However, I was charged for the fries After realizing this, I asked the…

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Rosemary

Nov 6, 2019
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I was treated very unfair in the Dairy Queen at the Landa St. Location by ur GM if I can have some one call me at 210-427-6662 ASAP so we can address the situation it would be very appreciated Please & THANK U

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Audrey Atwood

Oct 24, 2019
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00 meal deal. The chicken was a big as the ketchup packet. 2 pieces the size of a ketchup packet. You get more fake chicken in a happy meal from MacDonald. I won't go to your store again!

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Lisa Bendzsa

Oct 21, 2019
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I ordered a cake not knowing it was going to be an ice cream cake. Very angry. I asked for a vanilla cake not vanilla ice-cream cake. This is the worst experience. I put it in the fridge and it melted.

I hate ice cream cakes. I only ordered it because it had Jurassic World image on the front. It was not what I expected. I will never go to another Dairy Queen. I complained to the store and they won't do anything. They don't care. Very poor customer service.

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Unknown

Oct 20, 2019
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The assistant manager on 10/20/2019 is very rude she talks about other employees where customers can here her. I thing this is unprofessional and needs to be addressed she also lets employees run around out side at night with their boyfriends and girlfriends while other people are working and doing their jobs..

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Liz Kamish

Oct 18, 2019
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They only have one ice cream machine so whether you drive through or walk inside thinking you will get faster service and avoid the long line at the drive thru, you are mistaken. One machine sets behind the order counter inside and is totally empty of the required machine parts. This has been like this for at least 2 years.

I love DQ. But, I don't want to spend all my time waiting in line. I don't mind waiting but not when it could be so much more efficient. I have to drive further and go the the Woodbury location. In the long run it is easier.

Thank you, Liz

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Gabe

Oct 6, 2019
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The service was average my complaint is the staff here at Dairy Queen going behind the building and using it list an illegal controlled substances on company time

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Matt

Oct 5, 2019
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My family ate at DQ today in our hometown and my wife bit into a burger and hurt her teeth. The item appeared to be a rodent tooth, which we saved. It seems to be part of the product processing , so I would be interested in a conversation regarding this.

I dont want the workers blamed or pointed at, I need someone important to reach me and take responsibility regarding this.

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Savanna Abriana Silva

Oct 2, 2019
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I was ordering my food, and the cashier, Daniela, got frustrated because everyone was talking at once. Yes, working g in a fast food restaurant is hard, k worked at sonic. But she got an attitude and started being rude towards me, my sister, and her friend.

All I said was I can open the cup holder because I worked at sonic and she said I can do it for you you don't know. I wasn't going to complain, but after we ordered, she started talking to another employee saying how we were annoying.

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Marsha Anderson

Oct 1, 2019
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About two weeks ago, I went to my local DQ and they forgot to give me my debit card back. I tried to call the store the next day several times no answer. I went into the store the next day.

I barely got an apology. Tonight, I went back, my chicken strips were very small and the fries were awful.

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Tanisha Dodson

Sep 30, 2019
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Employees doesn’t wear hair net or gloves. When ordering a blizzard it’s mixed to where there’s nothing to chew. It’s blended like a shake. I asked if the cookie/candy pieces could be mixed to where you still have the chunks.

I worked at a DQ as a teen & was taught to lightly blend to where the items are mixed in throughout the ice cream without blending until everything was crumbs. Strawberry sundae can’t be made with just the juice from the strawberries.

This is the Westland store on Ford Rd off of Central City Pkwy.

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Linda Elbon

Sep 29, 2019
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I went to the Dairy Queen on Wilbeth Rd . in Akron OH this evening and purchased 2 med blizzards. One was the Turtle pecan cluster blizzard and a chocolate chip cookie dough blizzard. The Turtle Pecan cluster blizzard was on the vanilla ice cream with pecan pieces in it no chocolate or caramel as listed to be in it.

The chocolate chip cookie dough blizzard was just the ice cream and chunks of cookie dough but no chocolate chips in the cookie dough or fudge that was to have been blended in either. This wasn't right. We paid for certain kinds of blizzards but that is not what we got.

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Lauren Sigouin

Sep 27, 2019
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With the current bogo promotion on blizzards until October 6th 2019 all of the only four options that are available contain nuts. This does not make your promotion inclusive for anyone who may have a nut allergy. It also severely limits options to those you may not like Reese's, which are two of the four options.

I was very disappointed in seeing this with such a large corporation.

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Leo Wiesemann

Sep 22, 2019
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Ordered crispy chicken sandwich, lettuce was brown and had to be removed. Chicken had been sitting awhile and was very dry. Chili on chili dog was dark dark brown, almost burnt. Chili dog was ordered without cheese, cheese was put on it (probably to cover appearance of chili).

Strawberry blizzard was mostly vanilla ice cream, only a few itty bitty bites of strawberries in the entire blizzard. Ordered BBQ sauce for chicken strips, none was received. Fries looked like they were maybe cooked for 30 seconds, not even close to being done and were cold, threw them away. m. on 9/22/19, order 222.

No one else was there, now we know why! Very disappointed!!

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Gina Lato

Sep 22, 2019
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micheal in Montreal and as I was eating my peanut buster it was really good but as I got to the nuts it got really salty to the point the I couldn't eat it and I went to complain but the girl just told me that it's impossible she did it good but I told her it's not the first time I but it here and

I really like it but this time here and she blow me off I had no choice to throw it and out wow was I pissed

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Trudy Crawford

Sep 22, 2019
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Ordered food at Starkville, MS, paid with debit card. No receipt given. Waited for 30 minutes. They had no record of our order nor the orders of at least 5 other customers. Took or order and wrote it down. After 10 more minutes no order.

I asked for a credit. com. I finally asked for a refund. They allegedly credited my card but again did not give me a receipt. So far only the charge shows in my bank account!!!!

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Sandra

Sep 19, 2019
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Dear dairy queen I just paid 5 dollars for a dipped cone that resembled a child size. Did you change all the weight?? 20 is bloody ridiculous. It didn't even have a full blob of ice cream, I took one bite and all the ice cream was gone.

I have been going to dairy queen for 30 years and I have never been this disappointed. Fair to say I will not be returning, truly sad day

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Danielle Webster

Sep 19, 2019
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Forgot to make icecream cake ordered 2 days in advance told me they would give me 50% off gave me 10% instead wasnt upset said okay assuming i would get the cake i ordered waited at counter they gave me a bizzard cake 10in they didnt know what kind and it looked like shit only half the toppings i feel cheated should of been free ruined whole party child was upset didnt even like cake there was a waste of 30 bucks

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Jesse Gonzalez

Sep 15, 2019
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I went in to Dairy Queen on Belair road and I’ve seen a couple teenagers busting their butts while I hear the manager talk loudly to another adult,I think this is ridiculous

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Rosalyne Stuart

Sep 10, 2019
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While making my Brownie Oreo Cupfection the Assistant Manager, Terri, placed the brownie on the bare counter in order to cut it in half. She used a knife with a green handle. Terri did not practice good sanitary habits. I was Amazed & Shocked that someone in management would be using such poor judgment!

As soon as I placed the order I requested a spoon that was wrapped in plastic. The restaurant does not have any. I declined the unwrapped spoon. My behavior should have caused her to be mindful of her sanitary habits. 32.

I later threw the entire dessert in the trash because I was afraid that it had been contaminated by germs from the countertop. I was not given a receipt. I visited the Dairy Queen restaurant on Richmond Rd. in Texarkana, Texas on 9/9/19 at approximately 8pm.

This was a…

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Victoria DeCoursey

Sep 8, 2019
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I went to my local Dairy Queen in White House, TN tonight around 7pm. I ordered a large New York Cheesecake Blizzard with chocolate ice cream. When I started eating the Blizzard I realized that there was no cheesecake pieces.

It was just chocolate ice cream. I was very disappointed with the service I got at Dairy Queen. I paid for a Blizzard and just received soft serve.

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Alyssa bremer

Sep 7, 2019
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You took away my favorite meal the crispy chicken wrap and fried in the dq parking lot because I couldn’t get one

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Stephen Stone

Sep 3, 2019
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DQ in Los Vages, New Mexico, My order was a double chili cheese burger the girl put down green chilies, I said I don't want green chilies, I just want chili that you put on a chili dog. When I got my order there was some sweet white stuff on the burger almost made me gag. So get someone who now's what chili be is.

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Rachel

Sep 3, 2019
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DQ in Lakewood Ohio did not make my blizzards I ordered correctly. They we’re extremely busy which is understandable but didn’t take the time to make the pumpkin pie blizzards I ordered correctly. They just gave me pumpkin flavored ice cream, no “crunchies” were added.

That is the best part. Not whipped topping either. Asked for them to go and they didn’t even put lids on them. Not a good experience.

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Teresa Ross

Sep 3, 2019
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We just stopped and bought 2 blizzards from the Dairy Queen on Yakima Ave in Yakima wa and they charged us $4.53 for a small blizzard, $9.04 total, I then called the one that is across town and was told they would have charged us 7.00 and some change can you explain to me why this would be that way???? We will never again buy anything from that Dairy Queen on Yakima ave!

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Sara stockstill

Aug 31, 2019
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The head manager Missy is telling customers who she is gonna fire also degrades her workers in front of customers is very rude the way she treats her worker none of them like her including her managers alot have quit because of missy she is head manager in picayune MS

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Kimberly pasonick

Aug 27, 2019
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Am a teacher so went for lunch around four times at Dairy Queen in plains, Pa. Each visit, the ice cream server was rude, loud, obnoxious, and disrespectful to myself and management. Was painful to witness and experience.

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Carmen

Aug 23, 2019
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My complaint is simple I ordered three number meals whatever the chicken strips are and two number ones. For some reason the cashier heard the one of the number ones but the other fell on deaf ears with the other number one with no mustard no onion ketchup added and

was instead placed with a chili dog (didnt even know chili dogs were sold here) when I received my order soon as I saw the oddly shaped item I didn't even take it and asked, "what is that" she proceeded to state "your chili dog" I let her know I order two number 1s and then she proceeded to tell me, "no you didn't" looked at something in the corner and

stated "you ordered and chili dog" AND STOOD THERE. No remedy to the fact she was wrong but I was wrong AND she knew WHAT I ORDERED even though I AM TELLING HER NO. Instead of…

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Callin Burnham

Aug 19, 2019
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We visited the Eagar Arizona location this evening. To be fair we did come later in the evening but regardless you’re still open. The service was horrible. When we got to the window the girl acted super annoyed that we were there.

She had a shitty attitude and acted like we were doing her a disservice by coming there. We ordered our ice cream. When we got home, and the blizzards looked like a preschool child made them. Overdid it with the candies and toppings.

Then attempt to blend it with a spoon. This is probably the 3rd time we’ve visited and they are rude. They take no pride in their work. I get it’s fast food but don’t apply for a job that requires you to, you know, work.

This is super disappointing especially in a small town where a reputation should be made.

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Sandy beck

Jul 11, 2019
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I went to theDairy Queen in Flatonia Texas and the food was great except we couldn’t eat at Dairy Queen inside the store was so hot I want to complain because me and my family had to eat in our vehicles so we will never come y’all place of business again cause that’s the second time in less than 6 months. And I tell everyone not To go there and when I commented on it the black lady at the register told me the manager knows about it

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Terrence D. Lang

May 27, 2019
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I've enjoyed Dairy Queen most of my 65 years, but on a recent trip through Cameron, Missouri, I had a bad experience with food. The poor young lady tending to our needs tried her best but.

First of all we were in a hurry but it took a long time to get our food which we asked to go. My Cheeseburger came out cold gooey and messy, the bun was awful and my fries were half cooked and cold.

My friends order was ok, chicken tenders and fries which were warm. We were in a hurry and had to leave and couldn't wait another 20 minutes to have them redo my order. I'm not sure what was happening at that store that day but it was not a good experience.

The DQ were great, however. He is a copy of my receipt, which has the address of the DQ in question. Thank you, and I will remain a fan of Dairy Queen.…

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cathy isbell

Apr 13, 2019
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I placed an order with the dairy queen in Crosby texas I had 2 steak finger baskets and a chicken strip basket because they didnt have chicken and dumplings my fries were cold and soggy my husbands tots were cold and soggy chicken was so hard couldn't eat it the service was bad this was the worse dairy queen experience ever and feel I should be refunded for this order

for more information caontact me at 832-908-6764 ask for cathy

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Ramos

Mar 17, 2019
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The manager talked down to her workers in front of customers instead of helping them when asked for change to hand back to paying customer. Second time in Flatonia Texas DQ and have ended up leaving because they are out of most items on menu. Need someone who can actually be a manager !

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Daniel and Sally Garcia

Mar 12, 2019
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On Saturday 3-09-19 at about 8:30 pm my husband and i went to Dairy Queen. Red River Victoria Tx . our ice cream was wrong . When manager got on phone she did not state her name . While she was supposed to be making things right i was called " worthless " loud and clear .

With managers like that WE WILL NOT BE RETURNING. And we love the ice cream .

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Deborah Bingham

Mar 3, 2019
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A few weeks ago I stopped at the Bolivar MO Dairy Queen for lunch. I was shocked and unhappy that my burger tasted like it had been reheated. But I was in a time crunch and needed a meal so I choked the crappy tasting burger down and also complained to one of the workers.

That worker ADMITTED that they regularly cook many burger patties ahead of time then reheat them to serve! Other workers heard her tell me that and none of them seemed concerned, They did Not refund any of my money and acted like it wasn't a big deal.

=:o Reheated hamburger is nasty tasting and should only be fed to non-human animals! I informed them that I had just moved to the area and that they just lost my business, Apparently the manager is aware of and allows such shoddy work to occur there.

This is why so many…

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Anonymnous

Feb 23, 2019
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The employee running the drive through on 2/22/19 at night had a shitty attitude, she literally made us wait 20 minutes just to take our orders through a drive through and our food was thrown around in the bag and smoothie was literally water. Literally y’all hire high schoolers that disrespect your customers are herendius. I will be calling corporate.

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