Dairy Queen

1101 E University Way, Ellensburg
(509) 925-5442

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james strickland

Always up for a peanut buster parfait

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Rebecca Warden

No holiday flavors, service extremely slow, got a brownie explosion (or whatever it's called) and they just plopped a brownie on top instead of being mixed in. Very expensive

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 3

Aiden Jones

Took almost 30 minutes for my food and they forgot half the order.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Danielle Schwend

Would not go again!

Nubi Ayala

The person that took our order was really really friendly and didn’t have to ask for things like ketchup or anything like that cause they were on top of it. Great service.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Jill Howard

Dairy Queen ice cream...the best!

Food: 4

Service: 5

Tree A

F- Only two fry size options. Drive through lane only had trucks in it. Not sure what took so long. Got to the window, waiting on fries and employee was like, 'oh, you still want those?'

Sauces are separate charge and don't come with fries but also didn't ask if I wanted sauce. I said yes, I'd pay for sauce and then they didn't want to sell sauce. Dizzying amount of confusion.

Also, I've never seen mini blizzard dropped into larger size cup and then plastic capped. What a waste of single use plastic. Also, still attempting to do the classic DQ and show you the flipped blizzard before handing it to you. I get it, Ellensburg is hot!

Really though, you probably paid more for the double packaging than the sauce or running my card again.

Stephen Dean Sr.

I love soft serve chocolate dipped cone!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Michael Molnar

Two Stars – But Only Because the Blizzard Flipped

Ah, from the outside, this Dairy Queen Grill and Chill screams mediocrity with all the charm of a highway rest stop. Once inside, you’re greeted by paper snowflakes dangling from the ceiling like a sad holiday party that refuses to end. In July. That’s not festive, it’s confusing. Maybe it’s a metaphor for their service: seasonally out of sync and oddly limp.

The dining area is a claustrophobic cluster of booths, arranged with all the precision of a game of Tetris played blindfolded. Fire code violations? Possibly. A rodeo poster here, a dusty Ellensburg shout-out there, it’s like the walls are trying to convince you they’re in on the local charm, but much like the lighting behind the menu board (burnt out and tragic), it’s a dim attempt.

And then Del. The monkey. Hanging from the menu board with more presence and personality than the staff. He had a name tag. The employees? Not so much. I had to play service roulette trying to figure out who handed me my Blizzard after a stint of chocolate-themed heartbreak. No chocolate ice cream. At Dairy Queen. I audibly questioned reality and patriotism.

The only thing that spared this place from a one-star black hole was the fact that the card reader didn’t corner me into tipping for the tip-less experience. Oh, and someone, nameless still, flipped my Blizzard upside down like it was 2010 and they still had pride in their craft. It almost felt ceremonial. Although flipping a blizzard with a lid on it kind of spoils the effect.

Sadly, the chocolate syrup was rationed like it was post-apocalyptic currency. But a Blizzard is resilient. You could hand one to a raccoon in a thunderstorm and it’d still taste vaguely like happiness.

To wrap things up, I spotted “Coyote”—a tall, blonde, gangly enigma who may or may not have followed me here. Fitting end to an oddly theatrical evening.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 3

Service: 2

Mason George

Bro this place can't get a damn order right or out in decent time. More than 10 times I've had orders mixed up. I have had orders for 2 items take 15+ minutes to get out. Like it's fast food get it together ffs

Service: 1

Joshua Tree

I get it closing time is there for a reason, I was there 15 minutes in the drive through line before closing and it's fast food so whatever.
It just kinda sucks to be turned away after waiting 18 minutes because it's 3 minutes after closing and if the management is riding them that hard to close on time I can't imagine the restaurant is doing well.

Kirstan Johnson

Better off going to McDonald’s for ice cream. Takes 30 minutes for a medium Blizzard! Crazy slow people. Takes their time and snotty. Looks at you with no smile no greeting. Lady with pink/red hair has an attitude. Don’t put an application in if you don’t want to do your job

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 3

Service: 1

kiddos pierre

OH MY GOSH WHERE DO I BEGIN. Took me 35 minutes to get FAST FOOD. I asked the kid with glasses for a drink 5 TIMES and he still took 45 minutes. I may have seen him STICK his hand in his PANTS. Please do not go here.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Bret Babik

Please do not go here. The service is terrible and the little short kid does not contribute to the restaurant, all he does is sit there with his finger in his mouth. if you want to go here, expect waiting an hour for your food.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Zane Rucker

Slow customer service, to this day still waiting for my blizzard. My order never has to taken this long.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 5

Service: 1

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