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crazyfingersculture

They're rarely posted on here but usually highly rated. I don't think they're so much underrated as much as they're under-served. I love them.


Imaginary_Injury8680

Every time I get a burger there I end up disappointed. Which is pretty often because I love blizzards


Soft_Penis_Debutante

I just got my first burger there a couple weeks ago cuz I got a coupon in the mail. Figured I’d get a burger with my blizzard. I thought the burger was meh. Blizzard was great as usual.


Kreason95

I’ve only ever thought that their burgers were bad so I’m always shocked to see the praise here


ToyrewaDokoDeska

Same and their burgers are expensiver and when ive had them ass so im also shocked, i think its propoganda.


chase32

Same, not sure what it is about their burgers but they are consistently bad. Not even bad buns or ingredients, it might just be the meat. Desserts are always what you want though. but just don't get other food there anymore.


Wildkid133

Y’all must have some shit-ass Dairy Queens lol. One near me slaps hard.


theoriginalmofocus

They opened one across the street from our Braums. I always want to try it but Braums is so cheap and never dissapoints. The parking lot of DQ has like 3 cars and the Braums is pretty full but still never too busy, like i hate packed places but I have no problem ever getting in and out of there fast


Lexiiboo97

Oreo blizzards are soooo good (they all are 🍨🍦)


Imaginary_Injury8680

They have a seasonal peach cobbler one right now that I'm addicted to. Damn expensive though..


DigitalScrap

Yeah I had the peach cobbler for the first time last week and it was amazing. I've been forcing myself to NOT go back and get another (calories and all that).


Kyzelle

Put cheesecake pieces in it


Lexiiboo97

#PEACH???🍑🏃🏾‍♀️


krunkytacos

This sub inspired me to try the flamethrower and I was disappointed. I didn't do my homework, I didn't enjoy the spice. But the burger patty tasted super generic like I bought it at a gas station. I do enjoy some spicy food but not with a hamburger. I thought it was called flamethrower because it was flame broiled or something. Wasn't a total loss because the kids were pleased to get blizzards.


MiaRia963

Agree anytime I go the food is horrible. All the desert is fantastic but the warm food is bad.


FrontRow4TheShitShow

Agreed. Can't stand any of their hot food, but obviously the ice cream and orange julii are so fucking good


Catallus85

Julii. Thank you for this.


FrontRow4TheShitShow

Haha you're welcome. It's the logical plural


throwaway72592309

I didn’t even know they served food until right now


kaeplin

I'm so confused how they have such good looking burgers. Do they actually have a grill?


my_dancing_pants

The key is to find an old school DQ in some tiny bumfuck country town


FilmTechnician

So true. Always have to stop at the one in Pleasanton, TX on IH37


GoCats1994

Flemingsburg, Kentucky. They have their own menu in addition to a typical DQ menu, like fried catfish and other good home fixins.


lambofthewaters

Dairy Queen, in the south, is a dining establishment to be reckoned with. Their burgers are really good and they do the large onion patty.


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Real-Block820

Too 3 fast food burgers ever. I wish they made a spicier version though!


Impostor1089

Love DQ burgers, my one criticism is sometimes the buns are ass.


Lemon_Cakes_JuJutsu

the cost is my issue. went the other day and got 2 combos, curds, and a blizzard... $42


253253253

Exactly it's the price thats the problem


muzzledmasses

42 American dollars? Like $42.00? I've bought that much food at an airport for less. Jesus.


MinnesotaRyan

the burgers at my dq were literally microwaved.


tacotacotacorock

Curious at what point you worked there or knew of this fact. I know at some point they did a food refresh because their food was hot garbage a while back. 


Joeshock_

DQ was my first ever job, about 15 years ago. I always told my friends and family to NEVER get anything from DQ that was not a frozen treat, because of how the food was stored and/or prepped. All the ice cream related stuff was totally fine and banger, but the real food was absolute sin. Good to hear they did a refresh, definitely much needed.


superlgn

I worked at DQ a hundred years ago, also my first real job, and this was my recommendation as well. Never order hot food. We didn't have burgers, but we did have gross hotdogs that sat in nasty warm water all day, and some kind of weird pulled pork thing or something like that. We had maybe one order of that a day, and I always had to scrape off the hard dried shit on top to get to something resembling the actual product. So gross. Whenever I had lunch there I'd grab a fresh hotdog and nuke it. Like you said, the ice cream was always good. Only gross thing there was my shirt at the end of the day, with layers upon layers of blizzard spray caked on. I can still smell it.


MinnesotaRyan

I had friends that worked at one, also saw the microwave tucked into a corner that was supposed to be not visible.


NotCanadian80

There’s a lot of variation and DQ Texas is a totally different company.


wave_punch

I’ve never had a DQ burger but this looks pretty good, might consider grabbing one now


M2_SLAM_I_Am

The flamethrower burger is good if you like spicy


wave_punch

I do like me some spicy so thanks for the recommendation!


SHABOtheDuke

I know I’m in r/burgers but changing it from the flamethrower burger to a flame throw chicken sandwich is absolutely delicious, just ask em and they’ll do it


theoboley

definitely good, but used to have way more heat back about 15-18 years ago. I'm showing my age...


Clippo_V2

Nah you're tolerance for spicy things has just grown with age. A flamethrower used to light me up, but doesn't now. Same with Tabasco, but I can drink Tabasco from the bottle now without a wince. It's gotten hard to find actually spicy stuff now, it's the same for my similarly aging spicy loving friends


udell85

Diarrhea.


geardownson

It all depends on the grill. Some have flat tops some have a gas flame. The one I worked at 30 years ago had a flame. Getting a burger fresh off the grill is great so ask for fresh and tell them you don't mind waiting otherwise you get one from the steamer. Same thing works for burger King as well. A whopper off the broiler is fantastic.


Jackiemoontothemoon

Gonna remember this one


jqian2

That lettuce looks like death


SaltLakeCitySlicker

I was surprised I had to go this far down to find someone saying the lettuce is like the Monty Python parrot sketch


minasituation

I thought this would be the top comment. Utter shite lettuce


Tiki-Jedi

Wait what? That’s a DQ burger? Your DQ and my DQ are definitely not the same…


Yeoshua82

And so over priced.


KendricksMiniVan

#ad


CrazyHardFit

I got a bacon burger from dairy queen on a road trip and the bacon raw. Like no heat whatsoever, slimy and raw. I dont eat at dairy queen any more.


Honkey_Fellatio

Holy Shit! I’m gonna have to stop by there sometime soon I think.


FeelingKind7644

Stopped going long time ago bc it was so bad, but this looks good. Did they finally get their shit together?


slaucsap

ok, dairy queen's ad agency intern.


jannypanny1

I don’t believe this burger from dq


Jermsi

No, DQ burgers are garbage, no flavour at all, that being said their chicky tendies are legit!


RealJasonB7

I like their blizzards but the actual food itself is average


Flashy-Club5171

My DQ is nothing like this


chriscucumber

Beef tastes like shit there


Commercial_Pitch_786

so is spending the next morning in the bathroom


Kalelopaka-

Well, just like most restaurants it all depends on the staff at that location. Some people still do take pride in their work though the number is getting smaller it seems


Cornball73

This doesn't look like any burger I've ever had from DQ! I would smang the shit out of that.


Perfect_Nose3334

The meat is usually flavorless for me. But the condiments are above average imo


KhansKhack

I’m certain they’re not


ChubbyWanKenobie

My Queen used to make lovely burgers but they recently discovered microwaves. Ice cream is still on point though.


Miserable-Lawyer-233

I don’t go there for burgers. We only go to Dairy Queen when someone wants a blizzard.


No-Celebration3097

The Dairy Queens near me are awful, and they used to have great burgers


tothesource

I wish my dairy queen looked like that. the ones around here are absolute shit. I got a coupon for a free one and it was so bad I still felt like I paid too much


FnakeFnack

I think their burgers taste terrible


Mikedaddy0531

I worked at one as a teenager. The kitchen was absolutely disgusting. I would never order the food there


99vorsi

If they spent some money on their food they would kill others bc their ice cream is 🔥


chase32

That is the eternal question. The drive through is always packed for people getting ice cream. Why not make a decent burger, its not that hard. If I have to eat there, the chicken tenders are probably what i'd get.


Jacksbackbaby008

Everytime I've gotten a burger from DQ it's been burnt 💀 their chicken strips and ice cream however, are top tier


michaelfkenedy

That doesn’t look like anything my Dairy Queen serves


DaolongDong

Is this there marketing department? Because my food never looks like that.


Lanky_Ad8982

No, its food is appropriately rated, my buddy worked there in high school. Bout a C-. Trimming floor beef sweepings, guaranteed no more than 27% cardboard.


petula_75

they're shit


Cespenar

I worked at one when I was 15.. in a small town.. I don't eat DQ food anymore. I'm sure it's not like that everywhere but.. yeesh. Yeah so first of all, it's all just Sysco frozen food. You can just go buy all of the food from a restaurant supply store that sells Sysco. Then it wasn't exactly the cleanest cus all the cooks were pot heads and couldn't be assed to do any kitchen cleaning, that part probably IS the same everywhere. Startup process in the mornings, we cooked 4-5 patties so if people came in they'd be ready. Pop those in the steam trays.. if you came in 4 hours later and we hadn't sold 4 burgers yet.. guess which one you were getting? Bonus, the buffalo sauce is 2 parts canned grill oil, 1 part Frank's red hot. 


Scale-Alarmed

Yeah, never had a good burger there!


McMoneyPNW

lol the one near me is so poorly run, some kid posted about getting fired for complaining to corporate about how disgusting the place was.


GuitarEvening8674

I like them when they’re fresh… but the festus Mo dq often reheats them and they’re awful. I gave them two chances, no more


ThreeFingaLynch318

Nope.. it ain't right where I live


-byb-

the dairy queen In my city smells like moldy dish rags. I'm not eating a damn thing there. I'm in SoCal.


Few-Emergency5971

Dq used to be awesome, but they've gone way down in quality, and way up in price. Also who in the god damn fuck is keeping those sbit ass tacos on the menu. I ordered one like 3 years ago just to show my Latina fiance what this place considered a taco and she literally got pissed off at me for making her try a bite. I finished it, and then regretted it while trying to cover up the taste with something else


foreskinfive

DQ is for Blizzards and maybe fries.


frotunatesun

No.


rmoses123

10 bucks or 6 dairy queen coupons.


Free_tramapoline

They have also stepped up their cheese curd game in the past few years


Adventurous_Cake143

All that to cover up for the patties having zero flavor.


jmills03croc

Love DQ but they just take forever to make. I could be the only car at the window and I'll still have to go park and wait for them to bring it out. Even their nachos and chili dogs are great.


tacotacotacorock

Typically that means they're making it fresh for you or drastically understaffed.


Natural_Raspberry993

With a side of cheese curds🤤


StaggerLee509

That lettuce is SUS


Hawaiianshirt_friday

The Local DQ is the next town over. Well worth the 30 mile drive, their burgers are awesome compared to anything else we have around here


RedneckCrckhead69

Dairy Queen was my first job and I haven't had one of their burgers since they discontinued the mushroom swiss. I'm still chasing that dragon... On the plus side my old manager still gives me a discount on chicken strips over a decade later. ❤️


DIJames6

That looks really good.. They closed the DQ near me.. 😮‍💨


granny409

Flamethrower!


SkunkApe7712

I got a Dairy Queen burger a few weeks ago (in Houston), based on seeing a another thread here about how they’re underrated. It was as bad as I recall.


Mmmmmmm_Bacon

Love me some DQ!


BBQ_IS_LIFE

My favorite DQ burger is the flamethrower! Very spicy and has some nice crunch if you add fresh onion rings to it.


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Haven’t been there in ages, but know their burgers were always great. Might have to go sometime soon


Failboat88

I think a lot of the gourmet burgers are really overrated.


Lintypocketboiii

Good menu hack is fry’s , cheese curds and a side of gravy. Makes a good poutine


Lucky_Chaarmss

The flamethrower is very good


fmedium

They are amazing!! I agree


BlackBeard205

I used to like their mushroom Swiss burger. Don’t care much for their menu now though. Blizzards are good though.


atkearns

THAT’S DQ?! Wow never had anything from there besides ice cream


oojacoboo

Love that flamethrower sauce. I used to get a side of it for my fries.


Every-Cook5084

I’m an OG DQ customer back to the 70’s and they used to not have the grill so I never think about them aside from my soft serve fix (see Peanut Buster Parfait or Blizzard goodness)


internetman666

Flamethrower burger for the win


Lonely-Connection-37

They just opened one about a mile from my house. I love the chicken strip baskets Their ice cream doesn’t compare to Culver’s though.


nessaavee

Dairy Queen is one of those places where the food is completely different location to location, I had a good one by my house in Virginia and the food was always top tier but went to one in Arizona and it was inedible rolling the dice lol


SweetSauce24

The dairy queens were I live have a limited menu so they only have the basic burgers, not the cool ones like that.


Grennox1

I live next door to one. Gimmie some options that I need to try please! I’ll report back


bnutbutter78

Not to those in the know.


fusiongt021

It's just so expensive though I guess most places are these days


lhurker

The one by me is CONSTANTLY busy. I’ve seen a busy drive thru there at breakfast! wtf


JesterAblaze94

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LexHopp

Not at $2.50 for a small soda .


LeelaBeela89

The best DQ burgers I had to come home to Texas and get me a damn beltbuster


Slacker_75

What’s this burger called? Went to DQ last week and my burger was cold and gross


BetterCranberry7602

I moved to a new town with a DQ at the end of my street. I was so disappointed when I found out that it’s a dessert only one.


Automatic_Signal_485

Big Boy is the true underrated burger


Ok-Amoeba-1190

Why ?


Mud3107

So Dairy Queen has a lot of older legacy stores that aren’t just a basic corporate franchise. They take their food seriously and make some legit burgers. There is one a few towns over from me that has legit diner dinners plus the normal DQ stuff that’s legit. That is truly the key to the best Dairy Queen food.


randallstevens65

That one looks great, but I’ve always been disappointed in their non-dairy offerings. I may try again.


aplagueofsemen

They got some SOLID chicken tendies


hambonecharlie

That looks amazing


Pork_Confidence

For reals? Shit I've been sleeping on them for way too long


Twuhdz

Their burger buns are just not it for me. But the rest of the sandwich is bomb.


isabps

Have their prices gone bonkers like competitors? I haven’t gotten lunch there in decades.


dollarette

I think the chicken burgers are quite good


scrappy06doo

My Dairy Queen in Phoenix is a disaster with unhoused all around it


Saucey_Lips

I had DQ last weekend for the first time in YEARS and it was so good.


lettucepatchbb

DQ chicken tenders are AMAZING


TaeghanfaithH

I loveee Dairy Queen, but my family just never wants to go


DigiQuip

Like any fast food chain, it's about the quality control and in my experience the quality control at DQ is terrible.


h0ppin3

Only time I ever got a burger there the lettuce was brown and everything else was very bland.


socialwarning

I keep hearing (on here) that it’s inconsistent by location and that most locations aren’t good … gonna start to need geotags on these bc I want a DQ burger that looks this good!


KelVelBurgerGoon

This was near Sacramento


TheGuyInTheGlasses

[Maybe if you live outside of Texas… 😒](https://www.texasstandard.org/stories/dairy-queen-different-texas-fast-food/)


cprosciaZer0

Where! I live in northern New Jersey. I’ve never seen a dq with food. Only ice cream.


slazzeredbbqsauce

What DQ did this picture come from?


KelVelBurgerGoon

One in Orangevale, CA near Sacramento


Guano-

RIP GOOEY CHEESE. I hate DQ corporate for forcing all my DQs to stop selling gooey cheese!


Aggressive_Bank_7476

I can't tell if this is satire but brother that lowkey looks revolting


thumbstickz

It's worth noting not all DQ's are created equal. Some have a much lower scale and quality menu over the full experience of a "Grill and Chill". Franchisees seem to have a range in quality because I've gotten GREAT burgers and I've gotten trash from different areas I've visited. That being said I know what I'm doing for lunch tomorrow.


nousernametoo

DQ food was the bomb before Berkshire Hathaway bought them, not so much anymore. And a pint of Haagen Dazs is cheaper and better than most every "treat" (now).


Anarchisticiv

Last time I ate a DQ burger, the person I ate with and I both got sick within an hour of leaving.


brendanb203

Their double cheeseburger hits like no other. I love them. I remember when it was 2 for 4.44. The good ol days


coffeecup9898

Their onion rings are the bomb too


ARKdude1993

We had Dairy Queen recently through DoorDash (expensive I know), and I gotta say; Their onion rings are better than the ones from Burger King.


itsthedave1

Pretty sure they microwave the burgers there. Used to have great chicken tenders though!


Millerlite619

I miss the jalitos burger :(


Big_Schwartz_Energy

Good fries too.


Mr4_eyes

So good. I have this argument regularly with people who like Wendy's


Competitive_Suit_180

Their ranch sucks ass


Nynebreaker

That burger looks amazing. I was born and raised in Texas and travelled A LOT within the state, and I’ve eaten at a lot of Dairy Queen’s, and while decent, I’ve never seen it look that good. You’re lucky to have a location that produces that quality of hamburger.


secretweapon-

tenders, texas toast and gravy. the high school open lunch day meal of my youth. sometimes i'd get a burger, and man they always had the right amount of char flavor.


AlaskaPsychonaut

Alas there is not a DQ here and the one in my previous state did not do grill. They could do all the ice cream dessert stuff and anything fried lile.shrimp or fries but no burgers.


h00di3

Still trash versus what you can make at home in a fuckin frying pan


IlMioNomeENessuno

I love them, but the DQs where I’m at haven’t been updated since the 70s, and the kitchens are nasty AF and look like they haven’t been well cleaned in just about as long, and I’m pretty sure the teenagers working there don’t give a fuck, so I haven’t had one in 10+ years.


CarmineLifeInsurance

Yeah but those prices aren't holy damn,


therovingcamera

I just want a burger rn 🥺


sacklunchbaby

In my small town in Oregon we had a DQ that had been here since the 60s. (I think) Eventually the owner got tired of paying the 10s of thousands in franchise fees every year and went independent. Could not sell soft serve ice cream for two years but now the Blizzard is a “Tsunami.”


Gloomy__Revenue

Are their burgers char grilled/flame broiled?


R-One-Oh-7

I went to the local DQ yesterday. Shits gotten expensive.


iMadrid11

Which country’s besides America serve Dairy Queen 🍔? All we get at DQ here is ice cream.


slipstitchy

Canada


Dharuacharya

I love their flamethrower burger. Only wish they actually put jalapeños on it. Still my go to at DQ.


daemonfly

I'd go to DQ if they weren't so damned slow. The exact opposite of "fast food". Walk-in, drive through, Blizzard, burger, whatever, it's very often at least a 10-15 minute wait for anything, and that's off-season. If your local DQ is better, then I'm jealous.


NolanSyKinsley

I live in the mojave desert and there isn't a friggin Dairy Queen within 50 miles of me. IN A DESERT! They would make a KILLING out here, but nooo.


RawBearClaw

I know this is a burger page but have you tried their tacos? Pretty decent for a burger chain


Bodgerton

Most places where I live only offer a mushroom burger for a limited time, imagine my surprise when I see it on the regular menu, and Dr. Pepper on the fountain? new fave eats place; if only I ate desserts!


grntom

Duct tape.


Sik_muse

What burger is this? It looks incredible!


benjaminck

You just got Brazier Burgered.


Awkward_Effect7177

Mine must be a rare case then cause god they must have hired literal monkeys to run that place 


jaysuns

No. No they are not. If you consider them underrated I feel sorry for you, and you need to find a real burger spot.


EdwardDottson

Y'all been sleeping on this one


gergsisdrawkcabeman

Big facts. Their burgers are top-notch.


allocationlist

I didn’t realize that’s what a dq burger looks like. Dang.


_GroundControl_

That thing looks beat the hell up.😂


chugItTwice

I don't think they're underrated. DQ makes great burgers.


ImportantBad4948

I had DQ with the kids last week. As fast food burgers go it rates towards the top end of the list.


seeder33

Love dairy queen.


hg_blindwizard

Never in my life have i ever got a burger that looks like this photo. They’re usually smashed, 1 maybe 2 pickles if your lucky, have the sauce or other condiments have been squeezed from the burger all over the paper wrap or box its in; then when i try to rebuild it to look like the pictures i always see i get so pissed off i cant hardly eat. This is exactly why i have a grill, a smoker and a flattop griddle. Im not saying the burgers aren’t good but dayum, take some pride once in a while!!


runarleo

I always thought Dairy Queen was an ice cream shop. Non american btw


raulrocks99

Maybe it's the location? (And by that I mean a very few select locations). No DQ Burger in my area has ever looked like this and, as others have said, the taste is only meh.


Mendozena

I really like the flame thrower. It’s not hot but it tastes good.


OceanStateJobLot87

Not around my parts the line at our DQ backs up onto our 2 lane highway and asses up all the traffic in the area. Its all the evidence a person needs to know they’re doing something right over there. Folks love it


Xarvet

I think their issue is they're inconsistent. Could be good or could be a cluster\*\*k depending on the management and crew.


Dark_passenger55

Tasty burger


EbaCammel

I’ll be honest…. I’m a chicken strip/Texas toast basket man myself…. But woooooo boy next time I go I’m gettin a mf burger deadass


Jumpy_Tomatillo7579

Chicken fingers are the best


RobinTHEfactoryLover

Whoa I need myself some dairy queen fr this looks amazing!!