I had a friend in high school that worked at the local Dairy Queen at the end of first shift. She would find out where we’re all hanging out and bring us the extra ice cream. She told us that if the twirl on the top isn’t perfect, they couldn’t sell it so they always had extra dilly bars and ice cream cones sometimes they brought a cake that was done wrong, We ate that well that summer!

“There’s only one menu item that time after time, keeps you coming back for more:” Me: the chicken tender basket “The Blizzard” Me: oh right

Here in Hermosillo, Mexico we got at least 10 Dairy Queen locations and they all just serve treats, no fast food at all. Whenever I'd visit the States I'd find the concept of these places also havibg chili dogs, burgers, and other hot eats to be kind of exotic.

@MrOfflineAlways

Ай бұрын

Their food is not that great, but I find it amazing there being a ton of Dairy Queen’s in Mexico. Especially in Manzanillo Colima where my family originated.

@Laz3rCat95

Ай бұрын

I recommend the chicken strips. The burgers are mediocre, but the chicken strips have great texture and flavor for fast food chicken. Plenty of dipping sauces to choose from too, including white gravy which is a popular choice you won't find in many other places.

My favorite? The Oreo Blizzard. 🥶

Back in the 1960s & 1970s, Dairy Queen and A&W were my family's favorite places to go. My go-to at Dairy Queen was either their hot fudge sundaes or a Dilly Bar.

@Asdrapan

2 ай бұрын

Speaking of A&W, they had resturants right? I always wondered what happened to their resturants. When I was younger my parents told me they were super popular and all over the place back then, but I've only ever seen like 2 actual locations in my life lmao

@russrollins9978

2 ай бұрын

@@Asdrapan They did. The one we had didn't have indoor seating. You'd park your car in their parking lot and they would take your order at your car and your food would be delivered on a tray that hung on your car window. It was always a treat.

My first job was at Dairy Queen. You want cold? Try working the drive-thru at a DQ in Minnesota in the middle of Winter.🥶

I remember getting a Dilly bar as a kid every time we went to DQ. It was a real treat. I think more than just DQ stole from Ted Drewes. The signature frozen custard at Culvers is also called a 'concrete mixer'.

Even though I have always know about Dairy Queen and their Blizzards, I had never even heard of a "Dilly Bar" until I worked at Walt Disney World selling snacks a couple of years ago. Some guests would mistakenly ask for a "Dilly Bar" when ordering a "Mickey Bar" and I had no idea what they meant.

@OriginalGrasshopper

2 ай бұрын

Dilly Bars are what made Dairy Queen famous. If you grew up in the 1970’s or earlier like I did this was their main product.

I'm watching this during a April blizzard on the Canadian Prairies

I always found the Brownie Earthquake to be a better treat than a Blizzard.

@jrunn93

2 ай бұрын

Agreed

@Raiya_ru17

Ай бұрын

Depends. I don’t even like ice cream that much but with an on going heatwave in our country, a slice of the small cup blizzard is an effin relief while eating it inside an air conditioned mall lol

My favorite Blizzard has pieces of Reese's peanut butter cups mixed in...

You guys should do a video on the history on Caprisun!!!

Not only are their Blizzards awesome, they pair great with their Flamethrower burger and fries.

@bubba966

2 ай бұрын

That do be an excellent burger

Did you know that you can ask for chocolate ice cream in your blizzard? My favorite blizzard is chocolate ice cream with crunch coat mixed in (instead of the candy or cookies or whatever)! So good 😋

@wandamontgomery6030

2 ай бұрын

I do this 😊

@mintykiwi

2 ай бұрын

my favorite is ice cream is with just cocoa fudge, my second favorite is just strawberries

@hellhound1389

2 ай бұрын

My wife loved when they had mint Oreos. She got chocolate ice cream with the mint Oreos every time we went. I on the other hand don't like chocolate so I got the Misty freeze. We usually would split a 6 piece chicken strip with extra gravy. But my favorite is the flamethrower burger or if you know the secret menu the flamethrower grilled chicken but I always get gravy for my fries

@mistyarcher802

2 ай бұрын

@@hellhound1389 the gravy is the best part 😅

@mistyarcher802

2 ай бұрын

@@mintykiwi my daughter loves the strawberry sundaes!

I've never had a DQ Blizzard, but I really enjoy the Dairy Queen ice cream and the chicken and cheeseburgers. I remember before they remodeled the location where I used to live it looked like it was from the 1950s on the outside. They had giant blow mold Dairy Queen ice cream cones for the enter and exit signs that lit up at night. Always thought that was cool as a kid. 4:50 Ted Drew's a Route 66 classic in St. Louis. I've always seen pictures and videos of it, but never gotten a chance to go there.

@Gobbler.

Ай бұрын

the pretzels are so good if they sell them where you live

Dairy Queen is my go-to for its blizzards. Reese's is the one for me, but I really do enjoy their s'mores blizzard and the pumpkin pie blizzard whenever they're available.

In Canada, Blizzards can be had with Smarties, not M&Ms. This also goes for McFlurries. These are not the small, hard sugar candies that Americans eat. Those are called Rockets here. A few years ago, Smarties were not made available for both, so mini M&Ms were substituted. People were not happy, and shortly thereafter, Smarties were back.

@Trigger200284

2 ай бұрын

i live in Atlantic Canada, birthplace of the mcflurry, there was never M&M's of any sort that i know of.

@NewMessage

2 ай бұрын

It should be noted that Canadian Smarties are like cheap M&M's, not like the chalky tablets Americans would be familiar with.

@plur90

2 ай бұрын

@@NewMessage We call those Rockets up here

@alexgeorge501

2 ай бұрын

My favorite was always a mini Banana Split blizzard

@shellymay-cutpastememories6667

2 ай бұрын

M&M’s are pretty gross next to Smarties. But regardless, both are a bad choice for Blizzards or McFlurries as that candy shell gets all soft in the ice cream.

i literally never tasted anything from dq but i surely will enjoy this video

@guyk768

2 ай бұрын

You'll like the Dairy Queen soft serve.

@adamazzalino5247

2 ай бұрын

How?

@Ghostman-ch7pm

2 ай бұрын

@@adamazzalino5247 I am sadly not in America, my city doesn't even have a DQ.

@SueFine

2 ай бұрын

I think I may have had a cone from Dairy Queen in the late 60's or early 70's, but I am with you. Still, it is fun to watch these videos!

@tompatchak8706

2 ай бұрын

Maaaannnn you messing out!!

Wow, there was no mention of having the rights to "Dennis the Menace" for advertising.

@robswystun2766

2 ай бұрын

Oh yeah. I had forgotten about that. He and the rest of the DtM gang used to be all over DQ stuff.

@Chibason

2 ай бұрын

Good memory

@307180740

2 ай бұрын

It's a woman narrating. Of course she can't do it right 😂

I never met the man himself, but I got the chance in Illinois some years ago to work with the wife of the inventor of the blizzard machine; I didn't delve too deep except to mention my fondness for a good Cookiedough Blizzard, but sometimes she'd talk about how much she and her husband enjoyed getting the processes right and serving all the kids during the summer. Super sweet lady; sounds like her husband had been as well. And now I want some cheeseballs and a cookiedough blizzard again...

When i would visit my grandparents during the summer, when I was a kid, my grandfather would take me along when he visited his friends, one of which owned a DQ franchise. I used to love the Mr Misty drink (DQs version of a slushy).

Cotton Candy is my favorite. Seasonal though, only available in the summer.

I use to get The Chocolate Rock...soft serve dipped in that chocolate coating, than hot fudge and chipped pecans on top.Mmmm. Then one time , I wanted a Banana Split but not with pineapple. The Server suggested that I try a banana split made with hot fudge, hot caramel and cherry sundae sauce.....TOTALLY AWESOME.

When I was growing up in the seventies the Dairy Queen near I live was only open from the beginning of April tothe eand of September and had a walk up window and yearslater we finally got a location that sold hot food sometime in the mid eighties, bothare closed now the first place is a take out Chines place and the second got torn down turned in to a Dollar tree but they had the best fast food hamburgers around .

Snickerdoodle Blizzard is THE BEST! Seasonal in the late fall and early winter time. It's worth the half of the days calorie intake!

How did I not know DQ started in Kankakee and Joliet?!?!

Use to have few Dairy Queen restaurants in Northern Michigan, only one left, while all the rest closed and turned into locally owned restaurants instead.

Very interesting video! Thanks for sharing! 🍧🍦🍨

Dairy Queen's Blizzard mix-in desserts opened the Pandora's Box for many Blizzard copycats: McDonald's McFlurry Culver's Concrete Mixer A&W Polar Swirl Wendy's Fix 'n Mix Frosty Hungry Jack's Storm (Australia only)

I live near the busiest DQ in Charlottetown, PEI Canada. It's always busy.

I remember DQ using the "ice milk" moniker back in the 80's

@notsyzagts7967

2 ай бұрын

Source? Proof?

@OriginalGrasshopper

2 ай бұрын

Yes, I remember that phrase in the 70’s. We all knew it was “ice milk” even 50 years ago.

@Gobbler.

Ай бұрын

sounds like a watered down cold cup of milk

My first job was at DQ! It really built my foundation in customer service and so much more! I loved that job.

@MatthewTheWanderer

2 ай бұрын

As someone who has worked at many similar places, I can't imagine how anyone could possibly love such a job!

@morningstargg

2 ай бұрын

Said no one ever...

i love the blizzards from dairy queen

Another chain, albeit a small one. Ted Drewes Frozen Custard.

When I was a little kid my favorite thing from Dairy Queen was the Starkiss! I also loved the treatzza pizza- my sister worked for a DQ as a cake decorator and would sometimes get me one for my birthday. As a teen my favorite thing was a grape and blue raspberry Mr Misty, my "magic pixie drink".. 😂 Honorable mention to the Buster Bar and my favorite Blizzard the Georgia Mud Fudge.

"Hey, dairyqueen, do y'all use human meat at your Greenwood S.C. location?" After all this time, people still think they can ask an over-the-top question like that and expect a corporation to be honest about it? They would not admit it on a public forum like Facebook even if it had been confirmed.

@Gobbler.

Ай бұрын

of course we do!

A long lost ice cream chain. Swensen's.

Thanks for this! 🍨

That’s pretty impressive to successfully start a company then franchise it during the Great Depression.

@MatthewTheWanderer

2 ай бұрын

Um, Dairy Queen started after the Great Depression ended.

@hellhound1389

2 ай бұрын

People don't realize that the depression hit the southern and western states the hardest but the Midwest surrounding big cities like Chicago weathered it pretty well. My family moved from Alabama to NW Indiana during the depression because they couldn't make it down there but they were better off up here

@lawrencetalbot8346

2 ай бұрын

@@MatthewTheWandererTheir business started in 1938. That’s the Depression. Formally it ended in 1939, but realistically the economy didn’t bounce back until we entered WW2 in December 1941, more so 1942 with the heavy increase in manufacturing for our own war effort.

@MatthewTheWanderer

2 ай бұрын

@@lawrencetalbot8346 hmmm, well, this video claimed that Dairy Queen was founded in 1940, though...

@lawrencetalbot8346

2 ай бұрын

@@MatthewTheWanderer I said the business itself was started in the depression, which it was. It was renamed to Dairy Queen in 1940, which again America was still in the depression as opposed to Europe who were brought out of it thanks to WW2

good video

Damn it... now I want a Blizzard.

@chrismayer3919

2 ай бұрын

You and me both, bro!😅

I've only had the butterfinger blizzard since 85, it's absolutely perfect!!!!!

I'm from Texas and some years back a few Dairy Queen stores that were owned by one franchisee company had abruptly closed up the stores. They eventually opened back up, (likely those stores were bought by other franchise owners) but no straight answer was given as to why they were closed up in the first place.

A+ video! LOVE IT! I am always happy after having a blizzard!

NGL the Oreo/cheesecake blizzard makes me so 😁. It's unbelievably good!

I remember when the Oreo blizzard was made. Man I was ecstatic.

My favorite thing is still their tacos and nachos

@darkseid2814

2 ай бұрын

I LIVE for their tacos, so freaking good. As well as their chicken and dumplings.

I lived in Thailand for a while and they only give you one small spoonful of candy in your Blizzard there. When I returned to Canada, one of the first things I did was get a real Blizzard full of candy bits. Unfortunately, I had become so used to having only a single spoonful of candy that I couldn't finish even have a Canadian Blizzard. I can't even eat them anymore because they're too rich.

I grew up literally behind a DQ. I spent many of summers and money on ice cream. When the DQ came out with the blizzard, I was the guinea pig of sorts getting to try out them out before they went on sale. If they made it, I've had it. Recently their dreamsicle dipped cones are pretty good. I still visit that location at least 1-2 a month. If my local DQ ever closes down, I'll never recover..

I still go to DQ. I get the 6 piece chicken strips with extra gravy then a cherry misty freeze. Sometimes I get either the flamethrower burger or grilled chicken. My favorite blizzard is no longer on the menu. As a kid my favorite was the nerds candy blizzard since I'm not a fan of chocolate and prefer fruit flavor candy. I also get dilly bars but I get the cherry coated ones

The cherry flavored Mister Misty was amazing.

Nice video 😊

Dairy Queen Blizzards are the GOAT

Always loved the steak fingers basket (chicken basket was almost as good), and the parfait. Once the parfait went off the menu, I switched to the banana split with no banana (HATE bananas), which was almost the same thing, just served horizontally instead of vertically. And their burgers were also really good.

@Gobbler.

Ай бұрын

just a split

I loved the Nerds Blizzard and then they discontinued it when I was around 10 or so. I would eat part of it and then put it in the freezer with the spoon still in the cup.

I like the snickers and M and M blizzards. Also the limited chocolate and strawberries

I've always been a fan of the Peanut Buster Parfait. That's the good stuff.

Do A&W restaurants next! 🙏🏼

Some of my favorite Blizzards have been Brownie Batter, Mint Oreo, Oreo Cheesecake, and Pumpkin Pie* *Seasonal, you can only get it in the fall

My favorite Blizzard is Heath, Butterfinger and Reese’s peanut butter cup. ❤

Why settle for Dairy Queen when Culver's exists and has a lot better ice cream. Dairy Queen: Virgin, Culvers: Chad.

Love Dairy Queen

Now I want a Tropical Blizzard!

@derek-64

2 ай бұрын

We used to have one. It was pecans, coconut, and banana. But we don't have coconut anymore. Dunno about other locations, though.

Whats wild there was a time DQ seemed empty with little to no traffic but I was at one the other day with a 5 min wait time to order it was busy!

Even as children in the 1970’s we knew it was “ice milk” since actual ice “cream” is impossible to make as soft serve. And I disagree that the only reason we go to *DAIRY QUEEN* (I refuse to call it “D.Q.” 🙄) is because of Blizzards. I still prefer Dilly Bars.

@herbkornblau9340

Ай бұрын

Carvel has soft serve real ice cream, not the crap that dairy queen sells

My favorite blizzard is a chocolate with either heath bats or Reese’s peanut butter cup

My favorite Blizzard flavors are anything with chocolate, but I also love Dairy Queen's hot fudge sundaes. Kind of dissapointed Weird History didn't mention Dennis The Menace [US] was Dairy Queen's mascot for a while, or the Texas Dairy Queen locations, complete with their own cowboy mascot The D.Q Kid. I do hope that there will be a Jack In The Box video one day, especially if the 1970s Jack In The Box Bunch characters voiced by Disney legend Paul Winchell [who also invented the artificial heart], get a mention.

@quincee3376

Ай бұрын

There is a Jack in the Box video.

Here in Texas you're not considered a town if you don't have a Dairy Queen

My go-to is the Banana Split Blizzard

I always wondered how this chain started.

Lmfao I love how people were surprised about how unhealthy the blizzards are. Like wtf did you expect it to be? 🤣

I used to work at a DQ for a few years I've learned things that makes me not eat thwre anymore after being around it for so long but also the price now doesnt matchbthe quantity.

Do Foster's Freeze next, please!

Vermont is the only state without a Dairy Queen. That's because we have maple creemees, locally made and so much better than soft serve.

Heath Bar, which was my first Blizzard

All you can eat soft serve. My tract felt that

Do Braums next!

My best friend owns all dairy queens in pueblo colorado, and our dairy queens uses 1 percent milk from Sam's Club.

Please do the weird history of freindlys and their magical peanut butter sauce and why they all seemingly closed

I prefer the banana splits to the blizzards personally

I think their food is better than the ice cream. Their food is honestly some of the best I’ve had of fast food and people sleep on it. Sad.

@wandamontgomery6030

2 ай бұрын

Chicken strip basket is awesome

Saint louis mentioned!

blizzard is a cool treat, it is ice cream, and the taste is cold

Tell us abt Carvel and the inspirational backstory of Fudgie the Whale

I doordash, and my town has a very busy 'brazier' DQ. I deliver more hot food than treat items, by far.

@misterhat5823

2 ай бұрын

I always wondered why they misspelled brassiere.

0:01 The first gig of singer Gwen Stefani (from No Doubt, one of my favorite bands) was at Dairy Queen.

@Dave-bj3pq

2 ай бұрын

Wrong... they didn't preform at a DQ. 3 of the band members worked together at a DQ.. fuc**** idi**

I don't think I've ever had a Dairy Queen Blizzard. I've never been much for crunchy stuff in my ice "milk." I've had lots of stuff from there. I can't count the number of times I've had their chicken baskets and sundaes. I've just never had a craving for the Blizzard.

Honestly the only fast food places that sell ACTUAL ice cream is Baskin Robbins, Cold Stone, and Oberweis

Never knew that they didn’t sell ice cream

32g added sugar is the limit . 180g in a blizzard is 6X the daily limit

one time i found a lithium battery while sweeping the parking lot there

What is the name of the stock music that starts playing at 0:43?

My mom remembers getting a baby cone for her dog and human ice cream in a plastic baseball cap at DQ

Skor is my favourite flavour.

Could you do an episode devoted to Friendly's Ice Cream?

I don't think I've ever had a Blizzard. I haven't been to a DQ in almost 40 years.

Strawberry cheesecake was my favorite

Just don't call it "Reese-ees." It's Reese's! I should know!

Why no mention of the alternate menu in Texas? Jalitos are the best.

We need an Oreo cookie video. Hydrox? Sounds like a cleaning product and not a cookie.