Ollie’s in Spanish Plains shopping center has soft serve

Soft serve, frozen yogurt, frozen custard, and ice cream are all different things. Fat content, ingredients, etc. vary widely. All are yummy, though.

Dairy Queen has an app for cell phones that locates all stores in the USA
 

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Apparently you are the only one doing that.

And there is the problem.....
 

No, he/she is not...... we are staying home also, as are many people in the area. Some of us are really trying to comply and curb this pandemic. If more would try staying home maybe it would slow down.

helloooooo,...YES, we DO~! and are happy when we can find it:coolsmiley:

Dairy Queen
 

Not a management problem in this instance. It was very close to Ollie's store and all the Villagers went there instead of Dairy Queen. It was there in 2001 but only lasted a year or two due to it's location. Everyone was intent on supporting a locally owned business apparently. I was very sorry to see it go.

i gave up the personal quarantine over a week ago, it sounded nuts to begin with. there's only so much a normal person can take when there's a massive govt takeover. never before i have ever remembered shutting down the world over being sick. yes, i'm a doubter, go ahead & start the flame war!

If you like ice cream made with reconstituted powdered skim milk then DQ is for you....their product is cheap to make, labor cost low and mark-up high. That's why Warren Buffet bought it.
Dairy Queen legally can't call its product ice cream. They call it "soft serve" - well, that could be Crisco. The FDA says to be considered an "ice cream" the product must contain "not less than 10 percent milkfat, nor less than 10 percent nonfat milk solids."

I think the previous poster was referring to the DQ that was at Southern Trace, it's in the exact same building now occupied by Culverts that went out of Business about 2010. It was the one that went out of business due to poor management. I spoke to a waitress at Chilis and she use to work there. Apparently an absentee owner, who had too many young kids working and no one in charge. Same problem with the Krystal Hamburger that went out of business in Leesburg last year. When you ordered, it was like an inconvenience to them to fill your order. BTW, I got a sundae at Ollie's at SS about year ago, and I thought it was terrible.

Have you tried Mystic Ice Cream on 466A, East of Colony Shopping Center? I really enjoy their homemade ice cream. It's not the typical soft serve, but it is soft and they have many flavors you don't often find.

Go to belleview us 301 to the left. Pink building on left

Thanks for letting us know. It's important that all of us understand that there are Villagers who are willing to put others (as well as themselves) at risk to satisfy their own personal needs. Irresponsibility and inconsideration for fellow villagers is alive and well. Yes, in these cases, they do walk among us.

Did you get an answer on the location of DQ in Leesburg??

Ed O’Brien

Posts #33 and #34 explained it all, I'll summarize.

How could you be so inconsiderate of the rest of us. It is people like you that will cause the death of we that are high risk. Believe the science. Save a life. Maybe even your own. Social distancing has changed the numbers.

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... for what?

kathy

I can’t believe all of the negative answers. I just asked a simple question and all go nuts thinking I’m not,staying in. You are probably the ones I see waiting in the parking lot taking to people before you go golfing or hanging around lake Sumter socializing without social distancing. Never again will,I ask anything on this site I’m done.

If you go to Mt. Dora, check out One Flight Up. Not sure if they are open now, but, it's worth checking out. Tell Roger that Barbara Patterson sent you!

I love Ollies but no one makes anything as good as a DQ Blizzard especially the turtle (Carmel, fudge, pecans) with chocolate and completely blended but still have all the tiny bits.

Depending On Which end of the villages you live in leesburg might be closer? The gas station one off 75 at 484 only has ice cream products and hot dogs. IMO new Dairy Queen style would be mighty busy in the villages.

this thread stuck with me, & had to go out for DQ last nite. we took the ride to mt dora, which was a good time waster. they were out of the choc soft serve & hot dogs, but we made due with some burgers & a box of treats to bring home. they even had pleasant, competent workers on duty. :coolsmiley:

Ohiobuckeye
 

Well it just depends on your taste. If you like DQ go get it, but if you want to drive another 5 or 10 miles for a $0.50 Ice cream cone because you like it, go there. I’m not here to argue just giving my opinion!

Ohiobuckeye
 

I’m not talking about liking it because you like the texture whether it’s soft or hard & DQ is cheap, Russell Stovers is better ice cream. If you like soft dip that’s your opinion but sir it’s not a better ice cream, it’s just that you like soft dip. Just my opinion & you got yours! You have a good week & god bless!

Ambrosia sells a non dairy product. To me, that isn't ice cream.

I've known all along DQ was not real ice cream. I still loved the Buster Bar Parfait. Haven't had that since moving from NJ.

A Dairy Queen restaurant is planned in Wildwood on the southwest corner of County Road 216 and U.S. 301, diagonally across from the Circle K gas station.
From the other place.

Thanks, already being discussed here: https://www.talkofthevillages.com/fo...coming-305819/

Hope they have Dilly Bars.

Sorry.
Didn't see that post.
Not a DQ fan!

No the person was right about DQ in 2001 t was out on the highway there is or was a Thai restaurant in there now

My $.02
There are 2 types of possibilities, one is that a franchisee is going to open it up and the other would be a corporate run store. If it's a franchisee (that knows what they're doing) then they should stand a good chance. They most likely will do whatever is necessary to ensure its success. With a manager from a corporation in charge with no vested interest, it might not be managed so well.

Perhaps this location for this type of business will bear the needed traffic in order for it's success/survival.

Perhaps the location on 466 didn't have the demographics for that particular business, yes many vehicles passed by but how many potential customers were not going down 466? Now Culvers is a unique business and has a huge following. Where DQ isn't anything special. Just my opinion.

US 301 has a much different traffic demographic and potentially could grab more passerby customers to ensure its opportunity for success.

Not every business wants/needs to be a golf cart accessible business.

If a franchisee is attempting to open up during this difficult time, I wish them well and hope for their success.

Unless they include a traffic light in that intersection North bound customers will have to travel to the next left turn cut out and do a flip........and when leaving head South to do a flip to get back.

We use CR 472...and will have to do the flips to get there and back.

Yes, DQ is open and thriving in Leesburg. Next to Popeyes, was there on Sunday afternoon. No lobby, but line moves quickly.

Ambrosia in LSL.
 

Same owner and family for years. Why go to Leesburg when you can get soft serve ice-cream right here?

Peach Wave too expensive

I could care less, it tastes good to me. Maybe ice cream not ice and cream?

ambrosia does NOT SELL ICE CREAM -- IT IS NOT MADE WITH ANY CREAM AND IT IS TERRIBLE

We went to Leesburg fr DQ last week, the line was out to 27....by the time we weaved around the parking lot and got to the window (20 minutes), as we left the line was still out to 27. Seems DQ has a following :)