Dairy Queen
The ice cream chain that quietly sells a lot of burgers, especially in Texas.
About Dairy Queen
Dairy Queen opened in Joliet, Illinois, in June 1940, selling soft serve that its founders had perfected. For most people it is still the Blizzard place, the thick blended ice cream served upside down to prove it will not fall out. But Dairy Queen has sold burgers since the late 1950s, when a franchisee in Georgia created the Brazier line of broiled burgers and hot dogs.
Burgers matter more at DQ than people outside the South realise. In Texas, where Dairy Queen is a small-town institution, restaurants run their own menu with burgers like the Hungr-Buster and the half-pound BeltBuster. Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway has owned the company since 1998, and in 2023 DQ overhauled its burgers into the Signature Stackburger line.
More than 7,000 locations, most of them in the US and Canada. Owned by Berkshire Hathaway.
Burger menu
Signature burgers first. Only burgers and sandwiches, no sides.Regional burgers
Sold only in some countries.Where to find Dairy Queen
4,357 locations on the map in 19 countries. Tap a pin for directions.Loading the map…
- United States 3,416
- Canada 584
- China 102
- Mexico 85
- Philippines 42
- Thailand 21
- Vietnam 9
- Trinidad & Tobago 9
- Panama 7
- Cambodia 4
- Bahamas 4
- India 4
- Bahrain 3
- Laos 3
- Indonesia 2
- Brunei 2
- United Arab Emirates 2
- Cayman Islands 1
- Qatar 1
Locations as mapped by OpenStreetMap volunteers, updated October 2026. The count can trail the chain’s own figures; check the chain’s store finder before you travel. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Dairy Queen on YouTube
Copycats, taste tests and challenges from the channels in the encyclopedia.
If you like Dairy Queen
Chains whose signature burgers are built the same way.- Burger 21 (United States, since 2009). A Tampa burger chain from the family behind The Melting Pot, with numbered burgers and a sauce bar for the fries. Also built on beef, bacon, jalapeños and heat.
- Wendy's (United States, since 1969). Square burgers on round buns, because the founder refused to cut corners. Also built on beef, bacon, heat and cheese.
- Checkers & Rally's (United States, since 1986). Two names, one menu, double drive-thrus and fries everyone argues about. Also built on beef, bacon, cheese and a double stack.
- Hardee's (United States, since 1960). Biscuits in the morning, Thickburgers the rest of the day. Also built on beef, bacon, cheese and a double stack.
Not affiliated with Dairy Queen. Trademarks and logos belong to their owners. Descriptions are my own; nutrition figures come from the chain’s published information.