Homewood has a lot of Mayberry in it, and DQ is certainly part of that. They put up a daily countdown sign to their Spring opening, a tradition mentnioned in Chicago Magazine as part of it's piece on the town. And of course, most kid baseball teams go there after games. Very kid friendly, a wonderful small-town family tradition.
(4)
Cheryl H.
It's just Dairy Queen.....? Maybe, but Homewood's is the most hopping, happiest place to be. There is always a line, but they are the quickest employees in town and sitting in the back with the kids running around the grass is the place to be on a summer night. Don't miss it!
(5)
K T.
Always friendly and reasonably priced. I have never had any issues at this location. One time I was not satisfied with my item and brought it back and it was remade to my liking without a problem. Good ice cream and great atmosphere!!
(5)
Matthew M.
Growing up in the area, the family spent many a summer evening enjoying ice cream at this family run joint. Got to love that they have changed very little about the place over the years. Great place to take the kids after a long warm summer day.
(5)
Steven M.
The only reason I came to this joint, was that I couldn't find any fast food places is this one horse town. My mistake that I thought it had food. So I ask for a swirl. You know, chocolate and vanilla. Sorry Charlie, no chocolate. Rude! Am I the only one this happens to? What ice cream shop on this side of the hemisphere doesn't have chocolate. They only have 2 flavors. I'll remember to pack a lunch next time I'm passing through the country.
(3)
Lisa P.
My husband and I came here for dessert after dinner with our two girls. We enjoyed coming to DQ every summer since we lived in the south suburbs, but I will no longer come and when ever I talk of this particular location, I will only speak of frustration and poor customer service. Now, I don't like to pull the race card, but on this night I was given the worst customer service I have EVER received from a Homewood business. I love the town and their businesses. First, we had ordered a cone, small blizzard, and reg. vanilla shake. Everything was good and to our liking, but the shake. It was flavorless and watery. So I went back in line and stood for 10 MIN. to exchange for a small blizzard and pay the difference, not to hard right? Wrong!!!! I get to the counter and the cashier is looking at me with a frown and asked what did I want. I told her I didn't want the shake because it was not drinkable and I wanted a small blizzard, and that I would've paid the difference. Well, she then rolls her eyes and turns to an older man and tells him. He snatches the cup and looks inside of it, and tells me it melted so that's why it was watery and then began to remake me a shake. After, I told him the same thing I told the cashier so I asked for my refund and, he said rudely, "well here is the shake, it's not melted anymore. You gotta new one." I am always cautious before accusing anyone of being racist, but some of DQ's workers here are racist. Because I know if I was another color I would have been treated better. I'm not going to tell you to not come here, but I will tell you that you are much wiser going up the street to the grocers, and buying your own ice cream.
(1)
Mary Kathrine V.
I have been coming to this location for my entire life, and my mom for most of her life- they opened when she was 3 and our whole family has been loyal customers ever since (I honestly do think it tastes better than any other DQ). It's seasonal, which can be a downer when you REALLY want DQ in the winter months, but it also makes you appreciate it more in the summer! I just wanted to correct a few previous posts as well...someone had mentioned that they inly take cash, which is false. I have paid with a credit card many times before with no issue. And just a small comment to the woman who "pulled the race card" and stated that the workers are racist....Homewood is far from a "white dominant" community- just because you had some bad service one night (on what seems like a very busy night is you waited in line for 10 extra minutes) don't assume its because of race, when there are only 2-3 people working that tiny shop on a busy night it can be very stressful (no I do not work there!)
(5)
Lauren-ashley B.
This Dairy Queen is awesome, when ever your driving down Ridge road on a nice summer day there is a long line of the Homewood community waiting to get ice cream. It's a really nice place to take the kids and there is a play ground right across the street at the Irwin Community Center. Although this place does not have an indoor facility to get out of the heat, it's in a great location. The employees are always nice and I love that they have mini blizzards now, I never could finish the larger ones. Also, during lunch hour they have a hot dog cart if you want one. There only open during the summer months.
(5)
Dee D.
Cheap soft serve ice cream, community members wearing smiles from ear-to-ear, it's just peachy. Make sure you are careful when driving in their parking lot. People are not always paying attention when walking.
(3)
Mopsie B.
OK, I just have to address all of the comments about the lack of chocolate and/or twist ice cream...HAVE YOU NEVER BEEN TO A DAIRY QUEEN??? Are you not an American?? DQ has always just had vanilla soft serve. It does not pretend to be 31 flavors or whatever it is that you were expecting. It's just Dairy Queen. Simple and largely unchanged over the decades. And no, there isn't any food here. This isn't a "Brazier" or a grill or anything like that. It's a seasonal stand where people have been coming for two or three generations. It's where I grew up going on hot, sticky mosquito-filled nights throughout my childhood. And since I've been back in the Chicago area, I've enjoyed introducing my nephew and my husband to this location. It's a great experience, especially for neighbors old and new. Cash only, fyi.
(5)
Medley B.
Sickening. I was there on Thursday September 17th and asked for a mini blizzard. I ordered a small one to taste a new flavor. What I got was reject ice cream in a small cup and coconut and pineapple thrown in it. I thought I should reject it but it was the first time I ordered a mini. When I got home, I was sick to my stomach, went to the bathroom often and slept until 7 o'clock p.m. on the 18th of Friday night. I will not go there again. i will go to McDonald's for ice cream. .................................................... To Mopsie B....Dairy Queen does have soft serve chocolate and zebra ice cream. You just never went to one. Some still do have it. You are Un American for not checking first on the internet. Don't call others names because you are ignorant of the facts.
(1)
Pat R.
Yes, I am reviewing a DQ. I have never been a fan of soft-serve ice cream. I also never liked the standing in line part of these joints. The usual DQ structure sits along side Taco Bell and other suburban shopping street hells. But this one is just different. Maybe the ice cream is the same. Maybe the toppings are the same. But this joint feels right. They just celebrated 40 years of the stand being in business. The building sits at the eastern edge of the downtown area, with a grass covered lot behind and just enough parking alongside and on the street. You order through windows and the lines cue across the sidewalk. And there is always someone standing in line. Great place to get a cheap ice cream after dinner or just while walking to or from the park.
(3)
Jef B.
We get something here maybe 2 or 3 times during the summer. It's standard DQ ice cream, very nice on occasion. The bugs attracted by the lights at night can be a challenge. I enjoy the people watching - there is nothing that shows you more of what your village is really like than watching the people standing in line - the usual teen-agers, tubby middle-aged people, little kids frantic to get their ice cream. The usual low-achiever high school students working behind the counter. The teenagers with cars cruising and fraternizing in the tiny parking lot, the kids playing in the field behind the DQ. A microcosm of the village itself. The bizarre thing about this DQ is the parking. It is very cramped and I feel I come close to scratching somebody else's car about every time I park here. Getting out of the parking lot is like flying a fighter jet through the Loop, very harrowing and dangerous.
(3)
Matthew M.
Growing up in the area, the family spent many a summer evening enjoying ice cream at this family run joint. Got to love that they have changed very little about the place over the years. Great place to take the kids after a long warm summer day.
(5)
Steven M.
The only reason I came to this joint, was that I couldn't find any fast food places is this one horse town. My mistake that I thought it had food. So I ask for a swirl. You know, chocolate and vanilla. Sorry Charlie, no chocolate. Rude! Am I the only one this happens to? What ice cream shop on this side of the hemisphere doesn't have chocolate. They only have 2 flavors. I'll remember to pack a lunch next time I'm passing through the country.
(3)
Mopsie B.
OK, I just have to address all of the comments about the lack of chocolate and/or twist ice cream...HAVE YOU NEVER BEEN TO A DAIRY QUEEN??? Are you not an American?? DQ has always just had vanilla soft serve. It does not pretend to be 31 flavors or whatever it is that you were expecting. It's just Dairy Queen. Simple and largely unchanged over the decades. And no, there isn't any food here. This isn't a "Brazier" or a grill or anything like that. It's a seasonal stand where people have been coming for two or three generations. It's where I grew up going on hot, sticky mosquito-filled nights throughout my childhood. And since I've been back in the Chicago area, I've enjoyed introducing my nephew and my husband to this location. It's a great experience, especially for neighbors old and new. Cash only, fyi.
(5)
Medley B.
Sickening. I was there on Thursday September 17th and asked for a mini blizzard. I ordered a small one to taste a new flavor. What I got was reject ice cream in a small cup and coconut and pineapple thrown in it. I thought I should reject it but it was the first time I ordered a mini. When I got home, I was sick to my stomach, went to the bathroom often and slept until 7 o'clock p.m. on the 18th of Friday night. I will not go there again. i will go to McDonald's for ice cream. .................................................... To Mopsie B....Dairy Queen does have soft serve chocolate and zebra ice cream. You just never went to one. Some still do have it. You are Un American for not checking first on the internet. Don't call others names because you are ignorant of the facts.
(1)
Phil C.
Homewood has a lot of Mayberry in it, and DQ is certainly part of that. They put up a daily countdown sign to their Spring opening, a tradition mentnioned in Chicago Magazine as part of it's piece on the town. And of course, most kid baseball teams go there after games. Very kid friendly, a wonderful small-town family tradition.
(4)
Cheryl H.
It's just Dairy Queen.....? Maybe, but Homewood's is the most hopping, happiest place to be. There is always a line, but they are the quickest employees in town and sitting in the back with the kids running around the grass is the place to be on a summer night. Don't miss it!
(5)
K T.
Always friendly and reasonably priced. I have never had any issues at this location. One time I was not satisfied with my item and brought it back and it was remade to my liking without a problem. Good ice cream and great atmosphere!!
(5)
Lisa P.
My husband and I came here for dessert after dinner with our two girls. We enjoyed coming to DQ every summer since we lived in the south suburbs, but I will no longer come and when ever I talk of this particular location, I will only speak of frustration and poor customer service. Now, I don't like to pull the race card, but on this night I was given the worst customer service I have EVER received from a Homewood business. I love the town and their businesses. First, we had ordered a cone, small blizzard, and reg. vanilla shake. Everything was good and to our liking, but the shake. It was flavorless and watery. So I went back in line and stood for 10 MIN. to exchange for a small blizzard and pay the difference, not to hard right? Wrong!!!! I get to the counter and the cashier is looking at me with a frown and asked what did I want. I told her I didn't want the shake because it was not drinkable and I wanted a small blizzard, and that I would've paid the difference. Well, she then rolls her eyes and turns to an older man and tells him. He snatches the cup and looks inside of it, and tells me it melted so that's why it was watery and then began to remake me a shake. After, I told him the same thing I told the cashier so I asked for my refund and, he said rudely, "well here is the shake, it's not melted anymore. You gotta new one." I am always cautious before accusing anyone of being racist, but some of DQ's workers here are racist. Because I know if I was another color I would have been treated better. I'm not going to tell you to not come here, but I will tell you that you are much wiser going up the street to the grocers, and buying your own ice cream.
(1)
Mary Kathrine V.
I have been coming to this location for my entire life, and my mom for most of her life- they opened when she was 3 and our whole family has been loyal customers ever since (I honestly do think it tastes better than any other DQ). It's seasonal, which can be a downer when you REALLY want DQ in the winter months, but it also makes you appreciate it more in the summer! I just wanted to correct a few previous posts as well...someone had mentioned that they inly take cash, which is false. I have paid with a credit card many times before with no issue. And just a small comment to the woman who "pulled the race card" and stated that the workers are racist....Homewood is far from a "white dominant" community- just because you had some bad service one night (on what seems like a very busy night is you waited in line for 10 extra minutes) don't assume its because of race, when there are only 2-3 people working that tiny shop on a busy night it can be very stressful (no I do not work there!)
(5)
Lauren-ashley B.
This Dairy Queen is awesome, when ever your driving down Ridge road on a nice summer day there is a long line of the Homewood community waiting to get ice cream. It's a really nice place to take the kids and there is a play ground right across the street at the Irwin Community Center. Although this place does not have an indoor facility to get out of the heat, it's in a great location. The employees are always nice and I love that they have mini blizzards now, I never could finish the larger ones. Also, during lunch hour they have a hot dog cart if you want one. There only open during the summer months.
(5)
Dee D.
Cheap soft serve ice cream, community members wearing smiles from ear-to-ear, it's just peachy. Make sure you are careful when driving in their parking lot. People are not always paying attention when walking.
(3)
Pat R.
Yes, I am reviewing a DQ. I have never been a fan of soft-serve ice cream. I also never liked the standing in line part of these joints. The usual DQ structure sits along side Taco Bell and other suburban shopping street hells. But this one is just different. Maybe the ice cream is the same. Maybe the toppings are the same. But this joint feels right. They just celebrated 40 years of the stand being in business. The building sits at the eastern edge of the downtown area, with a grass covered lot behind and just enough parking alongside and on the street. You order through windows and the lines cue across the sidewalk. And there is always someone standing in line. Great place to get a cheap ice cream after dinner or just while walking to or from the park.
(3)
Jef B.
We get something here maybe 2 or 3 times during the summer. It's standard DQ ice cream, very nice on occasion. The bugs attracted by the lights at night can be a challenge. I enjoy the people watching - there is nothing that shows you more of what your village is really like than watching the people standing in line - the usual teen-agers, tubby middle-aged people, little kids frantic to get their ice cream. The usual low-achiever high school students working behind the counter. The teenagers with cars cruising and fraternizing in the tiny parking lot, the kids playing in the field behind the DQ. A microcosm of the village itself. The bizarre thing about this DQ is the parking. It is very cramped and I feel I come close to scratching somebody else's car about every time I park here. Getting out of the parking lot is like flying a fighter jet through the Loop, very harrowing and dangerous.
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Takes Reservations : No Delivery : No Take-out : Yes Accepts Credit Cards : Yes Good For : Dessert Parking : Private Lot Bike Parking : Yes Wheelchair Accessible : Yes Good for Kids : Yes Good for Groups : Yes Attire : Casual Ambience : Casual Noise Level : Average Alcohol : No Outdoor Seating : Yes Wi-Fi : No Has TV : No Waiter Service : No Drive-Thru : No Caters : No
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Phil C.
Homewood has a lot of Mayberry in it, and DQ is certainly part of that. They put up a daily countdown sign to their Spring opening, a tradition mentnioned in Chicago Magazine as part of it's piece on the town. And of course, most kid baseball teams go there after games. Very kid friendly, a wonderful small-town family tradition.
(4)Cheryl H.
It's just Dairy Queen.....? Maybe, but Homewood's is the most hopping, happiest place to be. There is always a line, but they are the quickest employees in town and sitting in the back with the kids running around the grass is the place to be on a summer night. Don't miss it!
(5)K T.
Always friendly and reasonably priced. I have never had any issues at this location. One time I was not satisfied with my item and brought it back and it was remade to my liking without a problem. Good ice cream and great atmosphere!!
(5)Matthew M.
Growing up in the area, the family spent many a summer evening enjoying ice cream at this family run joint. Got to love that they have changed very little about the place over the years. Great place to take the kids after a long warm summer day.
(5)Steven M.
The only reason I came to this joint, was that I couldn't find any fast food places is this one horse town. My mistake that I thought it had food. So I ask for a swirl. You know, chocolate and vanilla. Sorry Charlie, no chocolate. Rude! Am I the only one this happens to? What ice cream shop on this side of the hemisphere doesn't have chocolate. They only have 2 flavors. I'll remember to pack a lunch next time I'm passing through the country.
(3)Lisa P.
My husband and I came here for dessert after dinner with our two girls. We enjoyed coming to DQ every summer since we lived in the south suburbs, but I will no longer come and when ever I talk of this particular location, I will only speak of frustration and poor customer service. Now, I don't like to pull the race card, but on this night I was given the worst customer service I have EVER received from a Homewood business. I love the town and their businesses. First, we had ordered a cone, small blizzard, and reg. vanilla shake. Everything was good and to our liking, but the shake. It was flavorless and watery. So I went back in line and stood for 10 MIN. to exchange for a small blizzard and pay the difference, not to hard right? Wrong!!!! I get to the counter and the cashier is looking at me with a frown and asked what did I want. I told her I didn't want the shake because it was not drinkable and I wanted a small blizzard, and that I would've paid the difference. Well, she then rolls her eyes and turns to an older man and tells him. He snatches the cup and looks inside of it, and tells me it melted so that's why it was watery and then began to remake me a shake. After, I told him the same thing I told the cashier so I asked for my refund and, he said rudely, "well here is the shake, it's not melted anymore. You gotta new one." I am always cautious before accusing anyone of being racist, but some of DQ's workers here are racist. Because I know if I was another color I would have been treated better. I'm not going to tell you to not come here, but I will tell you that you are much wiser going up the street to the grocers, and buying your own ice cream.
(1)Mary Kathrine V.
I have been coming to this location for my entire life, and my mom for most of her life- they opened when she was 3 and our whole family has been loyal customers ever since (I honestly do think it tastes better than any other DQ). It's seasonal, which can be a downer when you REALLY want DQ in the winter months, but it also makes you appreciate it more in the summer! I just wanted to correct a few previous posts as well...someone had mentioned that they inly take cash, which is false. I have paid with a credit card many times before with no issue. And just a small comment to the woman who "pulled the race card" and stated that the workers are racist....Homewood is far from a "white dominant" community- just because you had some bad service one night (on what seems like a very busy night is you waited in line for 10 extra minutes) don't assume its because of race, when there are only 2-3 people working that tiny shop on a busy night it can be very stressful (no I do not work there!)
(5)Lauren-ashley B.
This Dairy Queen is awesome, when ever your driving down Ridge road on a nice summer day there is a long line of the Homewood community waiting to get ice cream. It's a really nice place to take the kids and there is a play ground right across the street at the Irwin Community Center. Although this place does not have an indoor facility to get out of the heat, it's in a great location. The employees are always nice and I love that they have mini blizzards now, I never could finish the larger ones. Also, during lunch hour they have a hot dog cart if you want one. There only open during the summer months.
(5)Dee D.
Cheap soft serve ice cream, community members wearing smiles from ear-to-ear, it's just peachy. Make sure you are careful when driving in their parking lot. People are not always paying attention when walking.
(3)Mopsie B.
OK, I just have to address all of the comments about the lack of chocolate and/or twist ice cream...HAVE YOU NEVER BEEN TO A DAIRY QUEEN??? Are you not an American?? DQ has always just had vanilla soft serve. It does not pretend to be 31 flavors or whatever it is that you were expecting. It's just Dairy Queen. Simple and largely unchanged over the decades. And no, there isn't any food here. This isn't a "Brazier" or a grill or anything like that. It's a seasonal stand where people have been coming for two or three generations. It's where I grew up going on hot, sticky mosquito-filled nights throughout my childhood. And since I've been back in the Chicago area, I've enjoyed introducing my nephew and my husband to this location. It's a great experience, especially for neighbors old and new. Cash only, fyi.
(5)Medley B.
Sickening. I was there on Thursday September 17th and asked for a mini blizzard. I ordered a small one to taste a new flavor. What I got was reject ice cream in a small cup and coconut and pineapple thrown in it. I thought I should reject it but it was the first time I ordered a mini. When I got home, I was sick to my stomach, went to the bathroom often and slept until 7 o'clock p.m. on the 18th of Friday night. I will not go there again. i will go to McDonald's for ice cream. .................................................... To Mopsie B....Dairy Queen does have soft serve chocolate and zebra ice cream. You just never went to one. Some still do have it. You are Un American for not checking first on the internet. Don't call others names because you are ignorant of the facts.
(1)Pat R.
Yes, I am reviewing a DQ. I have never been a fan of soft-serve ice cream. I also never liked the standing in line part of these joints. The usual DQ structure sits along side Taco Bell and other suburban shopping street hells. But this one is just different. Maybe the ice cream is the same. Maybe the toppings are the same. But this joint feels right. They just celebrated 40 years of the stand being in business. The building sits at the eastern edge of the downtown area, with a grass covered lot behind and just enough parking alongside and on the street. You order through windows and the lines cue across the sidewalk. And there is always someone standing in line. Great place to get a cheap ice cream after dinner or just while walking to or from the park.
(3)Jef B.
We get something here maybe 2 or 3 times during the summer. It's standard DQ ice cream, very nice on occasion. The bugs attracted by the lights at night can be a challenge. I enjoy the people watching - there is nothing that shows you more of what your village is really like than watching the people standing in line - the usual teen-agers, tubby middle-aged people, little kids frantic to get their ice cream. The usual low-achiever high school students working behind the counter. The teenagers with cars cruising and fraternizing in the tiny parking lot, the kids playing in the field behind the DQ. A microcosm of the village itself. The bizarre thing about this DQ is the parking. It is very cramped and I feel I come close to scratching somebody else's car about every time I park here. Getting out of the parking lot is like flying a fighter jet through the Loop, very harrowing and dangerous.
(3)Matthew M.
Growing up in the area, the family spent many a summer evening enjoying ice cream at this family run joint. Got to love that they have changed very little about the place over the years. Great place to take the kids after a long warm summer day.
(5)Steven M.
The only reason I came to this joint, was that I couldn't find any fast food places is this one horse town. My mistake that I thought it had food. So I ask for a swirl. You know, chocolate and vanilla. Sorry Charlie, no chocolate. Rude! Am I the only one this happens to? What ice cream shop on this side of the hemisphere doesn't have chocolate. They only have 2 flavors. I'll remember to pack a lunch next time I'm passing through the country.
(3)Mopsie B.
OK, I just have to address all of the comments about the lack of chocolate and/or twist ice cream...HAVE YOU NEVER BEEN TO A DAIRY QUEEN??? Are you not an American?? DQ has always just had vanilla soft serve. It does not pretend to be 31 flavors or whatever it is that you were expecting. It's just Dairy Queen. Simple and largely unchanged over the decades. And no, there isn't any food here. This isn't a "Brazier" or a grill or anything like that. It's a seasonal stand where people have been coming for two or three generations. It's where I grew up going on hot, sticky mosquito-filled nights throughout my childhood. And since I've been back in the Chicago area, I've enjoyed introducing my nephew and my husband to this location. It's a great experience, especially for neighbors old and new. Cash only, fyi.
(5)Medley B.
Sickening. I was there on Thursday September 17th and asked for a mini blizzard. I ordered a small one to taste a new flavor. What I got was reject ice cream in a small cup and coconut and pineapple thrown in it. I thought I should reject it but it was the first time I ordered a mini. When I got home, I was sick to my stomach, went to the bathroom often and slept until 7 o'clock p.m. on the 18th of Friday night. I will not go there again. i will go to McDonald's for ice cream. .................................................... To Mopsie B....Dairy Queen does have soft serve chocolate and zebra ice cream. You just never went to one. Some still do have it. You are Un American for not checking first on the internet. Don't call others names because you are ignorant of the facts.
(1)Phil C.
Homewood has a lot of Mayberry in it, and DQ is certainly part of that. They put up a daily countdown sign to their Spring opening, a tradition mentnioned in Chicago Magazine as part of it's piece on the town. And of course, most kid baseball teams go there after games. Very kid friendly, a wonderful small-town family tradition.
(4)Cheryl H.
It's just Dairy Queen.....? Maybe, but Homewood's is the most hopping, happiest place to be. There is always a line, but they are the quickest employees in town and sitting in the back with the kids running around the grass is the place to be on a summer night. Don't miss it!
(5)K T.
Always friendly and reasonably priced. I have never had any issues at this location. One time I was not satisfied with my item and brought it back and it was remade to my liking without a problem. Good ice cream and great atmosphere!!
(5)Lisa P.
My husband and I came here for dessert after dinner with our two girls. We enjoyed coming to DQ every summer since we lived in the south suburbs, but I will no longer come and when ever I talk of this particular location, I will only speak of frustration and poor customer service. Now, I don't like to pull the race card, but on this night I was given the worst customer service I have EVER received from a Homewood business. I love the town and their businesses. First, we had ordered a cone, small blizzard, and reg. vanilla shake. Everything was good and to our liking, but the shake. It was flavorless and watery. So I went back in line and stood for 10 MIN. to exchange for a small blizzard and pay the difference, not to hard right? Wrong!!!! I get to the counter and the cashier is looking at me with a frown and asked what did I want. I told her I didn't want the shake because it was not drinkable and I wanted a small blizzard, and that I would've paid the difference. Well, she then rolls her eyes and turns to an older man and tells him. He snatches the cup and looks inside of it, and tells me it melted so that's why it was watery and then began to remake me a shake. After, I told him the same thing I told the cashier so I asked for my refund and, he said rudely, "well here is the shake, it's not melted anymore. You gotta new one." I am always cautious before accusing anyone of being racist, but some of DQ's workers here are racist. Because I know if I was another color I would have been treated better. I'm not going to tell you to not come here, but I will tell you that you are much wiser going up the street to the grocers, and buying your own ice cream.
(1)Mary Kathrine V.
I have been coming to this location for my entire life, and my mom for most of her life- they opened when she was 3 and our whole family has been loyal customers ever since (I honestly do think it tastes better than any other DQ). It's seasonal, which can be a downer when you REALLY want DQ in the winter months, but it also makes you appreciate it more in the summer! I just wanted to correct a few previous posts as well...someone had mentioned that they inly take cash, which is false. I have paid with a credit card many times before with no issue. And just a small comment to the woman who "pulled the race card" and stated that the workers are racist....Homewood is far from a "white dominant" community- just because you had some bad service one night (on what seems like a very busy night is you waited in line for 10 extra minutes) don't assume its because of race, when there are only 2-3 people working that tiny shop on a busy night it can be very stressful (no I do not work there!)
(5)Lauren-ashley B.
This Dairy Queen is awesome, when ever your driving down Ridge road on a nice summer day there is a long line of the Homewood community waiting to get ice cream. It's a really nice place to take the kids and there is a play ground right across the street at the Irwin Community Center. Although this place does not have an indoor facility to get out of the heat, it's in a great location. The employees are always nice and I love that they have mini blizzards now, I never could finish the larger ones. Also, during lunch hour they have a hot dog cart if you want one. There only open during the summer months.
(5)Dee D.
Cheap soft serve ice cream, community members wearing smiles from ear-to-ear, it's just peachy. Make sure you are careful when driving in their parking lot. People are not always paying attention when walking.
(3)Pat R.
Yes, I am reviewing a DQ. I have never been a fan of soft-serve ice cream. I also never liked the standing in line part of these joints. The usual DQ structure sits along side Taco Bell and other suburban shopping street hells. But this one is just different. Maybe the ice cream is the same. Maybe the toppings are the same. But this joint feels right. They just celebrated 40 years of the stand being in business. The building sits at the eastern edge of the downtown area, with a grass covered lot behind and just enough parking alongside and on the street. You order through windows and the lines cue across the sidewalk. And there is always someone standing in line. Great place to get a cheap ice cream after dinner or just while walking to or from the park.
(3)Jef B.
We get something here maybe 2 or 3 times during the summer. It's standard DQ ice cream, very nice on occasion. The bugs attracted by the lights at night can be a challenge. I enjoy the people watching - there is nothing that shows you more of what your village is really like than watching the people standing in line - the usual teen-agers, tubby middle-aged people, little kids frantic to get their ice cream. The usual low-achiever high school students working behind the counter. The teenagers with cars cruising and fraternizing in the tiny parking lot, the kids playing in the field behind the DQ. A microcosm of the village itself. The bizarre thing about this DQ is the parking. It is very cramped and I feel I come close to scratching somebody else's car about every time I park here. Getting out of the parking lot is like flying a fighter jet through the Loop, very harrowing and dangerous.
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