Dairy-Ette

Since 1956, the Dairyette has been a Dallas tradition still located on Ferguson Road. If you like Retrô food, that tastes exactly as it did in 1956, you should stop by here. They even brew their own root beer and serve it in a frosted mug. You can’t beat that with a stick!

My favorite french fries in Dallas! Always great service. Love the root beer too. Worth a visit, for sure. Find your own favorites 🤗

Got stood up on my date so instead I went to Dairyette post walking at the Arboretum. The dairyette burger reminded me of the BootsBurger I had in Rockwall! The patty is crispy but still meaty, the right amount of condiments and pickles! Idk why I didn’t come sooner!

The BEST burger you can find. It is a small place with AMAZING staff that clearly love what they do. The onion rings are lightly battered, the tots have a great crunch and the burger patty is moist and just the right size. A must do if you are near the North East side of Dallas

Always a great choice for classic American Diner eats and vibes.

My first time experiencing the nostalgic atmosphere of this almost 70 year old (1956) drive-in joint. Manager Michelle, and waitress Jeanie greeted me as I entered. They recommended a big, and juicy bacon cheeseburger along with freshly hand cut fries, and a large mug of their homemade root beer. Which I ordered, and promptly scarfed down. Next time your hungry, and want to take a stroll down memory lane. Do yourself a favor, and visit this little piece of history in East Dallas from a bygone era.

The burger was a bit dry, how ever it is very large burger. The fries were a bit greasy, too soaked for me to eat them. The shake however was so good. Overpriced for sure $19 plus tips.

We really enjoyed this place the old fashion hamburgers, float, old mug, hand cut fries. Me and wife would be sitting at the house and decide a nice ice cream cone sure sounds nice....there we go! Well I do have some disappointment now they close so early 6pm it causes us to not enjoy our "Diaryette Fix"! May the hamburger gods be kind to us and help return for longer hours.

Talk about walking back in time! The only thing missing is a jukebox! This small Restaurant pumps out the food and dang is it good. Great burgers, hand made onion and fry's rings were perfect and you'll look twice at the price when is the last time ya got a Hugh burger for less than $6 bucks oh and don't miss the Homemade Root Beer served in a Frozen Mug! I had been wanting to to go, finally made it. Worth the trip!

Average food. Overpriced. Root beer in cold mug was cool, not cold and nothing special. Tator tots with cheese included sliced cheese just melted on top. Burgers tasted like Sonic burgers.

You don't find places like this anymore. Old school food, service & experience. There were 3 adults & we all ordered something different. Everything was awesome. Love they offer drive up & eat in your car or the option to eat inside. They still have some original signage & decor, which is neat.

Drove from Houston to try this place out. Food was so good! Definitely met my expectations. The girls were so nice!

5 Stars Just Because: 1. In continuous operation since 1956 2. I never feasted here until today and it was delicious 3. To my knowledge is the only remaining "hamburger stand" of this type left in Dallas 4. Great service 5. This is a big one, Frosted Mug of Root Beer while it's 100 outside!!!! Dairy-ette is all at once an enigma,paradox and sanctuary rolled into one. Off Ferguson Rd in eastern Dallas this place was sitting here when my parents brought me to see my grandmother who lived down the street. However,I knew not of it's existence,until decades later when I was driving to her house myself. A great question is,why haven't you eaten here before? You say even as a Yelp Elite having book marked it years ago you..still didn't? Simply I don't know. What I do know is this place has been in almost the same state of operation for 67 years. In the meantime, I've seen 2 major shopping malls,countless office buildings and some residential streets built and demolished. Go figure. The more things change the more they stay the same. However,fair warning,I have a feeling this endangered species,a living museum seemingly stuck in an episode of Twilight Zone,is going going... You better...Go

The corn dogs are hand dipped & delicious. I'd put it up against a Fletcher's any day of the week. The root beer comes from their own recipe, so what's not to love??

I've been a customer since 1963 A throwback to the 1950's drive in burger joint with car hops. It remains unchanged and eating great food in your car is a must experience. Try the homemade root beer. Bryan Adams HS and Bishop Lynch alumni know it well.

This is a hidden gem for most. Fantastic old school burgers. Walk inside and time travel back to the 70's with cheap delicious food and homemade root beer. One of the best burgers in Dallas. Fries Onion Rings and Tots are all great. Can customize your burger anyway you want. The staff is super friendly and efficient. What's great ambiance as well with it feeling like an old school diner.

Great local place. The burgers are delicious. The rootbeer floats are amazing!! I highly recommend their root beer floats in frosted Mug.

This restaurant is a Dallas classic. Burgers are always good. Consistency and history. Love this place!

The employees will close the restaurant at 8:30, 30 minutes early before 9:00pm closing time with you standing at their door with your entire family and show no remorse and no explanation. This is what D Magazine does tell you about or that the Prikryl's family knows. It a shame this happened as my parents have lived on Oats Rd for 40 years and have enjoyed eating hear.

been trying to go to this place for years. tried one time and they were closed for the day when i tried to drop by. Today, I was going to white rock lake so I wanted to come try it out and got a cheeseburger and frys for ~$7.50. Their dine in is open if you wanted to try out the rootbeer frozen mug, but we just wanted to enjoy the nice weather outdoors today. The people were friendly, roads could be better, and the prices were cheap. Frys taste real home made, like if I tried to cut them up and fried them myself. I think they should 100% be cooked a little longer since they were a little soggy, and almost al dente. and personally, adding salt after my frys have waited even a second longer then from the fryer to bag is too long. Cheeseburger was just how I expected, I actually wanted a burger to look mushed up and this was just that! Just a good ol drive through burger for cheap, vs say going to what a burger, its a lighter burger. I have a soft spot for drive ins, and will continue to try them all out!

Great old school grub! Can't go wrong with anything on the menu. Must try their root beer!

Cool throwback drive-in with killer homemade root beer. Service is quick and friendly, as is the food. Burgers are a nice thin patty, good but not something to rave about. Fries are always a little soggy for my taste but some like them that way. Great neighborhood spot, check them out!

Restaurant looks sketch from the outside but the burgers are really good. Got to order fries separately but one order is enough for 2 people.

If this is Dallas' best burger, Dallas is in trouble. Bacon double cheeseburger was just okay. It was big, but lacks seasoning. Fries were just okay. Root beer was okay. Service was extremely fast, but all they said was, "can I take your order?" Nothing stood out to make me want to stop again...so I won't.

Came to dairy-ette Saturday afternoon and we got 2 burgers, 1 milkshake, 1 root beer float, and fried to fry a lot. The burgers were pretty blah for the price and the patty isn't very big. The cheese fries were disappointing as they just had melted cheese over them. Fries are very greasy. The shakes and float were okay. The girls working are busy and hard workers. It took about 45 minutes for our food and it wasn't very busy.

One of my favorite drive-in burger joints in the DFW area. It's a bit smaller than the average drive in, but the food is all great quality and tastes fantastic. I usually get a burger with fries and have not been let down once. Also, the staff here works hard and is very courteous with their car hop service. Definitely recommend for anyone in the East Dallas area!

Love the Chili Cheese Burger and the fries remind me of my Moms. Don't forget the Root Beer that is made in house. Excellent for those old fashioned floats

This drive in severed you at your car or you can eat inside. Nothing fancy. BEST onion rings burgers & root beer float. Gone here since I was a kid. Family owned. They are so nice & truly care.

Had not gone to for years. Stopped in today. Better than I remembered. Just basic cheeseburger n onion rings. Best in town. Rings were crispy. Not greasy and every bite had onion n breading. No pull outs or breakups. The burger was off the rails. Onions diced perfectly, lettuce was ample but not falling out of the bun like others. Meat Patty was actually visible but not overwhelming. Mustard n pickles rounded it out. Next time I may request extra pickles and even a double patty but would hate messin w their ju ju.

best jalapeno burgwr ever. it was a great burger and fast anr goid ptice.loved it will be back

This place is a hidden gem , a good old greasy spoon with some killer homemade root beer ... we used to stop here in the morning for a fried egg sandwich when we would go out for a motorcycle ride with the guys !!! I don't line in Dallas/Mesquite anymore but I still stop by when I go home for a visits and I still tell anyone who loves rootbeer to stop in for a burger and cold mug !!

Love Dairy-Ette! My husband and I have passed by there for over 20 years. Thought they were shut down but one day we saw cars and decided to try it. Loved it ever since! Back in the day burgers and root beer shakes amazing! Love you guys

We have been twice wanting to try their corn dogs. The first time we arrived they were out of corn dogs and told us to come back on a Wednesday because that is when they make their corn dogs. Went back on a Wednesday and they didn't have corn dogs. Staff was not helpful with when we should come back. We got a burger instead. They forgot about our order and it took 30 minutes to get 2 burgers and it was very below par. Not worth it. Sure, they have homemade rootbeer. That is literally all they got going for them.

A historical journey into an older Era. Nice. Good value and place Great burgers and root beer floats. Worth a trip.

Really good burgers and root beer and fast service. The fries could be a little better. But I'll definitely be back.

This place is a throw back to days when a burger was a treat! This trip was to re-explore those days. We got here about an hour before closing time and the staff was busy doing their closing routines. One might think closing duties might take away from customer service, but not these 2 young ladies! They joked at each other, pulled us into the conversations and absolutely made us feel like we were long time customers! We discussed schools, 5 year plans, current movies and recent TV movies all while they cleaned, stocked and brought out a delicious throw back meal! I had a cheese burger, onion rings, a corn dog and a root beer float. The burger was really good, the onion rings were crisp and tasty, and the corn dog was a great excuse to eat lots of mustard! The star of the meal was the root beer float. One of the best tasting ones I've ever had. The soft serve ice cream with the root beer flavor created a dreamy mixture of delight on the tongue. The outside of the building looks like what you would expect from an old Texas drive in. The neon lights, car hops and people kicking back in their cars. The inside had gorgeous old wood paneling with old signage and clocks with a quaint counter, booths and a few tables. The soda fountain screamed late 1950's- 1960's. As we were leaving we spoke to a customer with an old t-shirt from this fine old establishment. He got it in 1972. He had been eating here for over 40 years. He was quite proud of his past meals here and the girls were quite proud of where they worked. Those are sentiments recent times are lacking. Come here and have a taste of the old days!

Best patty melt I have ever eaten. The onion rings were my favorite side. The Club sandwich reminds me of the ham and cheese sandwiches I used to eat at Dairy Queen. Brought back great memories.

Went for lunch and although the waitress was polite, the food was overpriced and the servings were small. Spent $42.81 on a couple of burgers, a couple of drinks, an order of tater tots that the waitress described as "filled the red basket" but there were only 11 tots in it. An order of onion rings that came with just 5 and also ordered 4 chicken strips. When I asked about the very small serving sizes that were no where near what we were told they would be as we were shown the red basked they were supposed to fill according to the waitres, the cook was very rude and said yeah that's a full basket (11 tots and it was about a fourth of the basket). I did not get a picture because my daughter started eating before I could get my phone out. Will never go there again.

The burgers are great. It has that old school atmosphere and great service. If you like Root beer this is the place for you. They have handmade root beer served ice cold.

I almost never give a one star review ... hardly ever. A place has to really stand out in its ineptness to earn that low a rating. My wife and son and I went last evening and arrived at around 5:40. The temperature outside was 104. It was nearly that hot inside. We started off in a booth that was so narrow that we could barely squeeze in. I'm not that big! We eventually moved to the bar, where it was a bit bit cooler directly in the path of the A/C vent. Before I get to the food portion of the review, I need to backup. This place is in a building that likely was a gas station at one time, and the restrooms are outside along the back side of the building. When we first entered the place, a putrid aroma of sewer filled the restaurant. It was like the toilets had backed up into the warp drive! Now to the food. My wife ordered a corny dog, and was told that they were out. Seriously? They weren't doing that much business! In the end, we all ordered burgers, along with an order of onion rings. My wife and I also got root beers in the frosty mugs. The root beer was not chilled, so the room temperature root beer (hot) quickly ruined the frosty mug experience. Additionally, the Dr Pepper my son ordered tasted off. When we got our food, the burgers were all a bit on the dry side, I added ketchup to mine, hoping to improve the taste. Additionally, no care was given to preparation. They were sloppily put together. The only real bright note was that the onion rings were quite good. The final topper is this. Not only was our server filthy, so was the restaurant itself, with french fries and trash on the floor. I had been so looking forward to coming to this place, only to have my expectations completely ruined. Not only are we never going back, the health department needs to step in and shut them down. Perhaps this review is a bit harsh, but I swear I can still smell the smell of the toilets having backed up into the warp drive. This ship is going nowhere.

I never thought I'd say this, but Dairy-Ette is better than Keller's. Awesome onion rings, cheeseburger and homemade root beer. Dairy-Ette was less greasy and onion rings better than Keller's too. And they are not cash only. After decades of being Keller's customers, we're satisfying our burger cravings here instead.

Our boys have been on a mission to find the best diner burger in Dallas. Last night we tried Dairy-Ette. We went on a Wednesday night and it was pretty quite. They do have a scaled back operation due to COVID at the moment. They still offer drive up service and inside dining. They are not doing frozen mugs right now. We had the burgers and chicken fried steak. I preferred the burger. The onion rings were great. This is a no frills diner straight out of the 50's. The servers wore masks. Parking is easy. Cash or card.

Been eating here for 60 years are more. Always good love the homemade root beer. Great floats.

I don't know why I asked for a menu. It must be out of habit. I drove an hour in the opposite direction of my evening commute for their cheeseburger. As a result of my foolishness, I had to wait until the waitress returned to take my order. I ordered the cheeseburger with "mustard all the way" which translates to mustard, lettuce, tomato, pickle and onion. As I can't recall the last time I ate them, I also got onion rings as a side. I'm not a fan of gourmet burgers. Especially those that are bigger than my bite. That wasn't the case with this one. Even with the extras, the burger wasn't too big. The burger was juicy but not too juicy to be messy. In fact, I would say the extras masked the awesomeness of the patty and cheese. On my next visit, I may order the cheeseburgers sans extras. Unfortunately, the cheeseburger greatly exceeded my expectations. Why is that unfortunate? I see in my future plenty of one-hour drives during the evening commute to come here. The only negative experience had to do with their location. While leaving the lot, I had to avoid potholes as I was turning into the main road.

We came at 6:30pm from Fort Worth!! Over a 30 minute drive. The hours online said open until 10pm. It was closed before we even got there. I'm very disappointed and don't really want to make the trip if I can't even be sure they'll be open by the time I arrive.

The owner doesn't read reviews. I love the burgers. High school girls are always aloof to actually caring about the job and they have no hours set. So go at your own risk. They may be closed when you go. Apparently cooks make the call. We live close, but I would be pissed if I went out of my way and they were closed. It's happened before. Pandemic was a good reason. Now they have none. It's a 4 person operation. Staff can't be the issue.

I love this place! It has the cute old fashioned style booths and reasonably priced burgers. It's kinda tucked away in location wise but that's part of the charm I think :). The root beer and chocolate shake are some of my go-to's.

We loved it! Great mustard burger, atmosphere and root beer float. Happy customers here!

OVERRATED! I was excited to come here after seeing the yelp rating but I won't be back. It taste like a sonic burger. I got the bacon cheeseburger.. it was bland and so much mustard that I had to remove the bottom bun in order to even eat it. The patty itself had no seasoning and tasted bland. The onion rings were blah. I was starving and didn't finish any of my food. The young ladies working the car hop were nice and friendly though.

They don't update their hours on yelp or google or anywhere. Make sure to call before you go.

Attention to detail is lacking but food is good & staff is nice. Asked for large tater totts and only got 7 total. Asked for no ice in root beer but there was ice. Not a fan of the regular fries. Get totts instead.

The hamburgers, fries, and root beer are all top notch. The service is always painfully slow for dine in and take out/car service. Even so, the food is solid and the atmosphere is charming.

Not impressed but that is because it can not compare with Keller's. I looked at the menu then the prices and left. Sorry I wish I could say great things but it is not what it was back in the day.

Great ole time hamburgers, but boy, have they gotten pricy. I ordered a double meat hamburger and fries with a small malt. It came to $20 tax and tip. That's the only reason I didn't score them 5 stars. This is an old, 1956 establishment, and family run. It's not fancy, by ANY stretch of the imagination. It has seating inside, but only about 6 booths and maybe six stools at an eating bar. There's an awning to get car service with a car hop. That's what we all love about Dairyette. It's a great, old nostalgic place. Corn dogs are as good as the State Fair of Texas! Anything they cook is delicious!!! Old time, homemade root beer in frosty mugs. Root beer floated are amazing! I am 71 and have been going to Dairyette since I was 26. Hasn't changed a bit! Love it. Bob, the owner/manager is a Bryan Adams High School Graduate '68, if I'm not mistaken. When I first started eating there, his Grandma and Grandad ran it and we just loved them. Everything "doesn't" change. Dairyette is proof of that!!!

We finally tried dairy-ette today, and it was delicious. We ordered a bacon cheeseburger, corn dog and onion rings, and everything was the best around. We liked it better than the other old burger places in Dallas. Root beer is a little sweet, but good.

Daria has been around forever and has always been a favorite when I'm in the neighborhood. Before Covid it was always fun to show up here and look at all the old classics cars from the 60s. Not so much now as people are social distancing and what not, I hope this establishment soon will get back to what it was

Another great burger place, greasy fries and the best home brewed Root Beer. Don't get there very frequently but always a good place to go.