Dixie Queen

Dixie queen is a landmark in Memphis food. I’ve always enjoyed their food. There can be some inconsistencies with the amount of food, which is one of the reasons why I enjoy it so much. Some days you get extra may on your Philly cheese, some days you don’t, but what is consistent about Dixie queen is the fact that everything is made fresh to order. This location is open 24 hours on the weekend, so be prepared to wait on that fourth meal if you ever get the idea. My absolute favorite thing about Dixie queen is the Freeze. It’s a combination of sherbet and slushy. I recommend it if you haven’t one, lime is my favorite. If you ever have a chance DRIVE THRU (notice I said drive thru) a Dixie queen, some of them even accept ebt.

This place is not really a restaurant, because EVERYONE uses the drive thru. The outside is very dingy and the ground is covered with trash. But I was hungry for the Philly Cheese steak that I have had before. But this time they left everything off and only gave me a little meat. I was very disappointed. Will be a while before I return and hope they clean the place up.

I’m going to try to give them a little charity since I’ve never eaten there and the only reason we tried the place is because it was 10pm Xmas eve and there weren’t many other choices in the area.- and considering the area you’re always taking your chances.
About the food. I ordered the Philly Steak sandwich. That’s all. The only fries they had were made with seasoning salt. I declined. It was ready quickly enough. but oddly small for $ 6. It was long and skinny like a foot long hot dog. I opened the foil and that was pretty much the concept. It looked like a couple of Stead-​umzs chopped up and laid in a foot long hot dog with a slice of cheese. No onion, no peppers. Just the mustard I requested. We had driven around for about an hour before we got that so I decided to take my chances– or shop at Wal-​greens.
to it’s credit the beef garnished hot dog bun wasn’t terrible. Steak-​umz are on the whole okay. There is, however, something to be said for presentation. When you order you like to think they want you to enjoy it and come back for more. I got the feeling they wanted to liquidate some old frozen beef and declare bankruptcy before the rent was due again.
the moral– If it looks like crap on the outside, that’s probably what they serve on the inside.