Dairy Queen Grill & Chill — Restaurant in Pontiac Township

As a proud chocolate-dipped cone, I must say this Dairy Queen in Pontiac is where legends like me are born. I was once just a swirl of vanilla, minding my own soft-serve business, when—splash!—I was baptized in molten chocolate glory. A quick chill, a little snap, and suddenly I became the crunch heard ‘round Route 66.

The humans here treat me well. They cradle me gently, marvel at my perfect glossy shell, and then—well, you know the rest. I don’t take it personally; it’s my destiny to be devoured in three minutes flat. Honestly, what cone wouldn’t want to go out with such sweet fanfare?

The Pontiac location is clean, friendly, and always buzzing with folks chasing nostalgia and sprinkles of happiness. I’ve overheard burgers sizzling, Blizzards spinning, and fries crackling in oil, but let’s be real—I am the star of the show. Even the Blizzard cups whisper, “Wow, that dip cone has presence.”

If you’re cruising through town, stop in. Order one of me. I promise to give you that satisfying chocolate snap that makes the world melt away. Five stars, because life is short, but I am sweet.

Signed, Your loyal...

So, I ordered 4 blizzards and a cotton candy dipped cone. 3 out of 4 of the blizzards were noticeably incorrect. I pointed that out to the girl at the window. She promised that they were all correct. I then asked for my money back. At that point they offered to remake the one that was only filled halfway. I reluctantly took my incorrect order home, dumped it onto a plate in search of chocolate chunks (chocolate covered strawberry) i found zero chocolate chunks, none. Brownie batter looked like vanilla ice cream with a slight chocolate swirl in it. Choco brownie extreme was the one that was remade.Called them and told them my experience. They offered to remake the chcocolate covered strawberry. I declined as I had already had to argue with them to only get one of the 3 fixed, and there was no way i was going back and waiting in...

As a frequent DQ fan and patron, I consider this particular franchise in the top tier of restaurants in this area.

Generally the food is good, the staff is reasonably friendly, and the building is new.

That said, I do have several complaints though. First, I've ordered the chicken strip $5 lunch, and the gravy had a certain 'charred' taste to it. I'm not saying it still wasn't edible, or even that it wasn't palatable, but my concern was how it got 'charred'.

Second, I've ordered strawberry sundaes, and the strawberry syrup has consistently had, for lack of a better word, a metallic taste.

The place is also generally not 'spick and span' so to speak, although its not terrible.

Overall, I think its a good restaurant, but not quite, as a certain politician of our day would say, in the top 1%. Hence a four...