Dairy Queen — Restaurant in Town of Tonawanda

This location is known for serving a variety of treats such as ice creams, Blizzards, sundaes, and fast food items. It's a part of the Dairy Queen Grill & Chill system, which has a reputation for its combination of hardworking people and great-tasting food and treats. The store offers amenities like credit card acceptance, mobile ordering, delivery, gift cards, and outdoor seating.

Dairy Queen, one of the largest fast-food chains specializing in ice cream and frozen treats, has a rich history that dates back to 1940. The first Dairy Queen store was opened in Joliet, Illinois, by entrepreneur John Freemont "J.F." McCullough, his son Alex, and their friend Sherb Noble. They developed a unique soft-serve recipe two years earlier and decided to open Dairy Queen following its successful trial at Sherb's ice cream shop.

The initial store in Joliet was primarily a place to buy ice cream and refreshments, with no seating for customers. Instead, people were encouraged to take their treats home or eat them on the go. This concept of a quick-service ice cream establishment was new and rapidly gained popularity.

Dairy Queen began expanding through a franchise system just a year after its inception. By 1947, the number of stores grew to 100, and by 1953, Dairy Queen had crossed the borders into Canada with a franchise in Melville, Saskatchewan. In the 1950s and 1960s, Dairy Queen became a staple of social life in small Midwestern and Southern towns in the United States, often featuring in stories and memoirs about small-town America.

A significant milestone in their menu development was the introduction of the Blizzard in 1985. This new product, combining soft-serve ice cream with candy mix-ins, was an instant success and became a hallmark of the Dairy Queen brand.

Over the years, Dairy Queen has continued to grow and evolve. As of the mid-2010s, there were more than 6,400 Dairy Queen stores in over 25 countries, with the majority in the United States. The company became International Dairy Queen, Inc. (IDQ) in 1962 and was later acquired by Berkshire Hathaway in 1998.

Dairy Queen's menu has also evolved over the years, from the introduction of malts and shakes in 1949, banana splits in 1951, to the Dilly® Bar in 1955. The Brazier® concept, which introduced an expanded fast-food menu, was launched in 1957. Today, Dairy Queen's offerings include a wide range of frozen treats, fast food items, and specialty items like the Blizzard and...

I love their choco brownie blizzard! Simply superb! Edit: changing from 5 to 1 stars. This used to be my favourite DQ location, but their blizzards are almost melting and they don’t even flip them upside down while handing them out, because guess what? They are almost melting! The first two times this happened, I ignored it thinking the employee who served it must be a trainee. But no, it continued happening. I ordered tiramisu cake shake, there was no cake in the shake, like they showed in the picture (and doesn’t even come close to what is served in other locations like the Kenmore Ave location) and the shake was more like just a denser slushy...

1st time for everything, never wrote a review before. However, I order a small blizzard which cost jus under $5. Order Reese's pieces. Apparently they don't have that anymore at this location. Don't bother telling me that!! Just charge & serve me Reese's peanut butter cup. Something I Did NOT want and woulda ordered something else! No refund, no credit, nothing. I threw it in the garbage in front of the employees! Yet still.... Not a word said to me! I'm not even sure I got a SORRY! I've been spending my $ at this Dairy Queen for 30 years, I will NEVER spend...