

He Said: It’s a fairly typical fast-food place on the inside, seems to me, but yes, it’s bright and pleasant. There were several families with lots of kiddos, but also pairs of older ladies, and a few older-couple double dates. And it’s just fun to be in a place with a bunch of other people eating ice cream! We came for lunch, but a lot of people seemed to be there for a sweet treat after church.

She Said: It’s a bright and shiny space, with that ice-cream parlor vibe loosely interpreted. But here we were, actually going into the Conway DQ to eat actual food. He Said: We said every restaurant in Conway and dadgummit, we’re gonna make good on that pledge! Personally, I’ve never thought about Dairy Queen as a restaurant, just as a place to drive through to get ice cream. But, on a recent Sunday, when I wasn’t even getting sick, as we headed to see our friends in a local production of The Importance of Being Earnest, we went inside to dine at our Conway DQ for the first time since we moved here 14 years ago. That usually means I’m at the DQ drive-up for a peanut buster parfait (at least). Now, Dairy Queen is my go-to when I’m employing my tried-and-true head-cold-prevention treatment: The second I start feeling sick, I stop exercising and eat whatever I crave. She Said: Dairy Queen is a nostalgic restaurant for me we didn’t have one in our very small town in South Dakota where I grew up, but there were DQs about in the north, and it was a treat my parents would allow us on road trips. 35.5 percent finished reviewing Conway restaurants
