Dairy Chef — Restaurant in Syracuse

Delicious milkshakes and delicious food. I've been here only a couple of times (the first after a recommendation from a friend), but each time the staff is incredibly friendly and you can tell they care about your eating experience. It's got a homey feel to it like you'd want from a small town diner, where the staff knows the names of the regulars, and it's kept clean and welcoming for family or solo dining.

I've gotten their chocolate milkshakes, and I like how the sizing is what it sounds like. A medium is a medium, and not only enough milkshake to fit into a small sized cup at other places. The BLT and hashbrowns I ordered were delicious, and the plate was almost overflowing with the amount of hashbrowns I got. The prices are very reasonable for what you get, and the menu has quite a bit of choices, but not too much to be overwhelming (I especially like how many different potato sides you can choose from).

I'll definitely be coming back and dragging others along with me to try more of the food options and for more of the...

My husband and I drove through Nebraska and stopped to eat at Dairy Chef during the Covid-19 pandemic May 9th, 2020. The staff all wore masks, and completely sanitized our table before seating us. It's a small location, humble and simple. My husband ordered a patty melt with steak fries. I got a mushroom Swiss burger with waffle fries. Those were both "baskets" so they came with fountain drinks and we also ordered mozzarella sticks. Everything came out fairly quickly and was piping hot. The sandwiches were amazing on the most delicious, buttery, toasty marbled rye bread. Spectacular to say the least. The fries were crispy and so good although not salted so we asked for salt packets. The mozzarella sticks were also top notch, the perfect breading-to-cheese ratio with a great stretch to the mozzarella. We definitely recommend this place and wish we didn't live 7 hours away as it would absolutely be a regular dining spot for us. I can't wait to go back some day to try a...

My husband and I showed up to order food for 10 people. When we got to the counter, the lady said, “We usually stop serving food at 8.” That was all that was said - no apology, no offer or anything. I looked at my clock and IT WAS 8:01. My specific words were, “okay? So does that mean you won’t take our order if it’s one minute after?” She said no. It was HORRIBLE customer service, and they missed out on an order over $100. As we walked out, another family caught us at the door and said the lady had done the same to them but they had thrown a fit so she took their order. I guess I should have pressed harder. If your hours are until 9pm, you need to service customers until then. Otherwise, close at 8. We drove 15 minutes one way to eat there and will now never be back. We’ve heard good things about Dairy Chef but sad we can’t say the same. Very...