Keego Harbor Dairy Queen

I’m giving this place five stars just because I have yet to be disappointed with anything they have made for me. Granted, I almost always get the same German chocolate blizzard made with chocolate ice cream, with extra coconut and malt, but everyone I’ve taken up there has been just as pleased with whatever they ordered. The service is fast, the girls are friendly and there is plenty of help to make sure lines don’t get too long.
I just finished one. Ate it instead of Häagen-​Dazs. Now that’s a testimonial!

Before I begin, let me say that I have truly enjoyed this DQ, especially since they have kept the good old menu, and didn’t lose all of the excellent Blizzard recipes, like the rest of the DQ restaurants around here.
With that being said, I purchased Blizzards for my family a few days ago, and my large blizzard cup was well below the top. It felt like I was paying for a large, but was getting a medium. With the Blizzards being over $ 4 now, that stings a little.
Then, today, I went back again. The blizzard was ok, as far as size went. However, it was a cooler than average evening, and I was one of only 3 customers at the window. I was therefore able to see the three gals in the back making my blizzards. I didn’t pay too close attention, but can tell you that one of them was bent down, getting something from a shelf /​cabinet below the person cutting up the banana for my banana cream pie blizzard. They all seemed to be tripping over each other, and it took them a little longer than I would have thought for them to produce my blizzards.
I ordered them to go, and when I got home, began eating it there. I had to throw it out, as there was so very much grit, that I felt I was reliving my Campfire days, after dropping a hot dog in the fire. My stomach is now bothering me.
Such a shame, as I really enjoy what this place has to offer. Hygiene is definitely necessary though, and I don’t think the gals had it going on tonight. Not sure I’ll be back.

I have no problem with the product. My problem is that the person in front of me had a dog and the girl behind the counter called the dog up on the counter and kissed and petted the dog. Then she turned around and made my Blizzard without washing her hands. That is so gross. I like dogs but people serving food shouldn’t be touching animals while they are working.

Fantastic locally-​owned Dairy Queen with a local menu, friendly staff, and unique format: this is really a local ice cream «shack» (there’s no indoor dining room) that happens to have DQ ice cream. That’s a good thing. Local Koegel’s hot dogs and «Blue Bird» buns, sloppy joes, and off-​menu treats like turtle sundaes, Boston coolers (with fountain Vernors!) and ice cream sodas have been something I’ve looked forward to since I was little, 30 years ago. Of course the usual soft serve and blizzards are as good as any DQ. Bonus points for having chocolate DQ ice cream.
The owners have changed over the years, but the current group is taking care of the property and keeping things just as they’ve always been — a great thing, in this case.
Generally open March 1 through October 31.

The quintessential Dairy Queen — great hot dogs, great shakes, sodas, and boston coolers, and right by the lake. For fast, tasty americana, you can’t do much better.

For the amount of money you spend on ice-​cream here, they barely give you any! If you order a medium, they give you a small, if you order a small, they give you a child size!!! It was extremely disappointing, and I will NOT be back! Stop hiring idiots who don’t know how to measure ice-​cream!