9 nearly new Dairy Queen restaurants go dark, closing half the DQs in Fort Worth area
Nine of the newer area Dairy Queens closed Monday, leaving 9 locations in Tarrant County for the Minnesota-based chain known for burgers and Blizzards.
Three Fort Worth locations, all opened between 2013 and 2016, closed along with suburban locations in Euless, Grand Prairie, Hurst, Keller and Roanoke. Southlake-based franchisee Lickety Split Food left a message on the door:
“Closed Until Further Notice —
“It is with deep regret that we have discontinued operating our Dairy Queen restaurants. Nothing gave us greater joy than to serve you DQ’s amazing treats and eats.”
Texas DQ’s are owned by several different companies. Lickety Split Food entered the market in 2013, opening a location at 700 N. Industrial Blvd. in Euless and following with eight more locations in three years.
The company also closed locations at 8620 N. Beach St. in Fort Worth (2013); 2640 Interstate 20 West in Grand Prairie (2014); 1500 U.S. 377 North in Roanoke (2014); 455 Keller Parkway in Keller (2014); 728 AIrport Freeway in Hurst (2015); 7150 North Freeway in Fort Worth (2015); 2155 Texas 360 North, Grand Prairie (2016) and 6700 Bridge St., Fort Worth (2016)..
Lickety Split had heavily promoted its new stores with fast-casual service, earthtone decor in the dining rooms and freezer cases filled with ice cream cakes.
The International Dairy Queen brand is owned by Nebraska-based Berkshire Hathaway Inc., but local operators own the stores across Texas. Last year, more than 30 locations closed across Texas.
A landmark location near Dickies Arena closed this year because the owner sold the property,
This story was originally published December 10, 2019 at 7:45 AM.
