Dairy Queen

I was there a few days ago with my 5 year old twins when Dairy Queen was offering the free ice cream and was told that the owner didn’t want to participate in this promotion. This was very disappointing especially for my twins.

DQ has been around for years. My sister worked here years ago in high school so I’ve been having it for a loooong time.
This isn’t gourmet or anything you’d drive out of your way for. DQ is simple and a bit bland and boring but for some reason sometimes a blizzard is just all you want. However, nowadays a small blizzard is over $ 4 :(that’s insane for what you get and from a chain restaurant. Unfortunately they also over blend your blizzard so there aren’t any Oreo chunks– it’s like speckled with Oreos so tiny you don’t even need to chew them.
Lately, if we ever go here, I just get a small twist with either cherry or butterscotch dip because you can’t get dip at most places and it’s not breaking the bank.
There are definitely better places for real ice cream at reasonable prices in the area. Check out Gerards on Ocean St or farfars in Duxbury for more heavy, handmade ice cream.

Man, this summer I seriously can’t get enough ice cream! Visited this DQ for the first time since last year and it was mmm mm good. Personally, I’m not a big Blizzard fan and was disappointed by the S’mores one I tried a few months ago. But, I had a good olé Vanilla Cone with Cherry Dip and it was so simple yet so delicious. I got 2 dipped cones for $ 5 which I thought was pretty reasonable too. Nothing says summertime like a trip to DQ.

It’s a tradition to stop here as we leave Green Harbor — honestly I forgot how good it is. Now I am a total ice cream aficionado but I like a good soft serve ice cream with the chocolate or butterscotch shell every so often (to that chemical crap they call frozen yogurt). And that doesn’t mean you’re sacrificing — I think the quality is good and its such a great value too.

They have some new ice cream toppings this year (butterscotch dip and crunch coat topping). And they’re also making some Orange Julius smoothies.
I think I’m going to be eating a lot of butterscotch dip this year. A cherry-​dipped chocolate cone might be nice too.
Don’t dip and drive.

A-​OK. Yup, that about sums up the Dairy Queen experience. A solid 3 stars.
Not the world’s best soft-​serve, but I think I enjoy it more for the nostalgia-​value. Lots of ice-​creamy options to ponder over while being dive-​bombed by mosquitos on a hot July night. (Which happens at any open ice-​cream stand, but they really do seem to set up camp here!)
The girls that work here are always sweet, and the lines are always long, but there are limited soft-​serve options in the area.
(Hint: If you want amazing soft-​serve, head to Dairy Twist in Pembroke, or JC’s in Hanover. Sorry, DQ!!)

You can’t go wrong with Dairy Queen. It’s a Marshfield youth sports tradition. Get a Mr. Misty, Blizzard, or chocolate shell cone and hang out with your teammates at the picnic tables. Don’t bother ordering food though, to sum it up in one word, «Nasty.»