Dairy Queen Grill & Chill — Restaurant in Union Township

Just another fast food chain store, right? Um, no, actually. I was working in the area, and had driven by this DQ all day, maybe 5 or 6 times. Totally nondescript, looks like a thoroughly modern Dairy Queen from the street, but, they have a large parking lot that can accommodate my truck, so, I figured I'd stop and grab a burger for lunch. Parked my truck, walked up to the door to what I assumed was the dining room, only to be greeted by a sign that reads "Cake pickup Only.". I'm like, man I can't fit in the drive thru, so I guess I'm going down the road. Upon further investigation, I realized this is no ordinary DQ, it's actually an old school building, hidden beneath a modern facade.

There doesn't seem to be a dining room, and you order at the window in the front of the building, and there are picnic tables in the front and rear of the building outside. Imagine my surprise! What a treat. I didn't think there were any of these old school buildings left. Often times, the big chains will require their franchisees to replace their building with whatever the "modern" version may be. They all do it, restaurant chains, car dealers, etc. Sometimes there are holdouts, who refuse to tear down their building for whatever reason, and a good portion of them are then forced out, the chain will pull their franchise and leave the franchisee stuck with no business and a vacant building. Sometimes, I guess, they can get away with it and hold on to their franchise, kudos to these folks for keeping their old building. I'm a big fan.

Anyway, enough of the nostalgic blabbering, let's get to the reason you're really here, that burger. It should really be criminal for a large chain to serve a burger that looks, and tastes this good. I was really impressed with the presentation. The veggies were crisp and cold, and the patties were cooked to perfection. A great big thank you to the staff, seriously. Thank you for caring enough to build a burger that was truly perfect. Thank you for taking pride in what you do, it doesn't go unnoticed, and it's greatly appreciated. My fries were golden and crispy, again, perfect. And, of course, I had to top it off with a cherry Dillie Bar.

Look, I don't really make it a point to review a large chain in depth. We all know what to expect anytime we go to one of those places. But truly, this was one of the best burgers I've had in a while, and not just for a chain, I mean in general.

For friendly service, a perfectly assembled burger, and a nostalgic atmosphere, take the trip to Finleyville and check out this awesome example of an all but forgotten time.

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This Dairy Queen always has bunches of staff to keep waits to a minimum...they are always curious and listen to any specific instructions you want and they follow through perfectly! There's lots of parking available and bunches of space to enjoy eating there! ALWAYS CLEAN and NO trash around at all. We drive from Bethel Park to THIS VERY WELL RUN, MANAGED, CLEAN DAIRY QUEEN in FINLEYVILLE because the one in Bethel Park Rt.88 hires the laziest people ever that don't know, don't care about products, orders or customers plus waits/lines building. DAIRY QUEEN FINLEYVILLE has great made to order food with generous fresh portions. They are NEVER out of any products over the several years we have been going. The staff is FRIENDLY and you can see its not just the training they had they really like and care about where they work. The staff all help eachother and keep things moving without missing a beat in a family's order that has special requests! Now I am craving my ROYAL REESES with extra brownie and that yummy dreamy peanut butter shoot through the...

This is what is considered fine at the only fast food in Finleyville. I don't know why we keep going back. Just a waste of money. 3 out of 10 chicken fingers(barely bigger then nuggets) were that size. The other 7 barely bigger than that. 8.99 and 10.99. just go get a bag of Tyson from GE for 7.99-9.99 and you'll be happier. Fries soggy. 1 person making food for whole town. Owner could care less. This has been like this for years. It use to be different or at least they would put one more finger to make up for being so small. Btw I've paid extra for up to 6 extra sauces over the last 2 years and don't receive even the ones that come with meal 😂. let alone the .79$ per extra that are left out. Be prepared for heartbreak if it's busy. Online order, leave 20 mins after you order. Sit for another 20 mins and wait. Again. 1 person making food. 4 making ice cream. At least the...