I've been to the Big Dipper dozens of times over the past several years (most recently last night!)…read more It serves its purpose, which to me seems to be ice cream/food spot in the middle of nowhere! I will say that the hot food is just ok. Ive had burgers, hot dogs, fries...none of which i'd say were memorable. The hot food always seems to take quite a while to make. On a 1-5 rating scale, I'd give the hot food a 2 1/2 score, at best. They have cedar crest ice cream by the scoop. Probably 10-15 flavors to choose from at any given time. This is a plus for me....love cedar crest! They also have soft serve ice cream. My kids always get flurries (the Big Dipper version of a DQ blizzard). I've also gotten a root beer float several times. All of these are big pluses for The Big Dipper. There is seating outside and inside, which is convenient. You can also order either from a window outside or from the counter inside. The employees are always friendly. Seems to always be alot of younger folks working, with one or two adults. Inside the establishment they used to have an arcade and a small store with fireworks and camping-type accessories. Now they got rid of the arcade and only sell small wooden signs with silly sayings on them. And...there are an obnoxiously excessive amount of these signs!! I'm sure the wooden signs have a huge profit margin when someone actually buys them, but in several years of frequenting this place, i've never seen anyone buy one. I wish they'd cut back on the wood signs and go back to selling the camp-style stuff. I like this place and I come here often. The ice cream is good and the food is ok. I'd recommend it to anyone spending time in the area.

Friendly, quick service! Great selection of ice cream and…read morefood. Plenty of outdoor and indoor seating. The best!

They have dozens of options for both ice cream and food! They truly have something for everyone…read morefrom ice cream sandwiches, sundaes, flurries, and so much more. I also went around the 4th of July and they used cute patriotic sprinkles which made the experience that much better. The employees were all very nice and personable. They were friendly and helpful in helping us decide what we wanted to order. This place is on the way to my cabin and I try to stop every chance I get. It's truly one of my all-time favorite ice cream destinations!

We had two delicious sundaes at Dairy Cove and they were the best! The ice cream is real ice cream…read moremade from fresh cream from a local dairy. The Turtle Sundae and the Smore Sundae were full of fresh ingredients. An extra treat is watching the employees create the ice cream delights through the side window. We highly recommend stopping at Dairy Cove!

Offering a fun opportunity for a family dessert, The Ice Cream Barn is an ice cream shop, with…read moresnacks like flavored popcorn, set inside a barnyard setting that includes live cows for the kids to see and even feed if you want to buy corn from the store. That is the one caution is to be prepared for eating ice cream and smelling the odors of a farm. The ice cream is very good, and there was plenty of seating space for everyone who wanted to sit and eat including some hammock-like seats. After eating the food, you can look at the displays, and climb on the tractors. It is a unique chance to have dessert and a show.

Visited this super cute ice cream shop when in the area for a friend's wedding. I loved that they…read morehad two cows outside for petting/feeding if you wanted (feed costed $2 per bag). They also had a mechanical bull you could ride, which was super fun. The location was awesome too because they had a mini silo that they made into a stairwell that led into the top of the ice cream barn. Upon entering the ice cream barn it was so cute. They had such nice details throughout and even the bathrooms were painted like a cow. They had a large selection of cedar crest ice cream as well as homemade popcorn. Prices were fantastic! Portions were large. Probably why there was such a big crowd when we got there. I will definitely be back when visiting to try more flavors. Loved the entire experience and wished we had an Ice Cream Barn like this around where I live!!

We wanted a quick snack while driving from the UP to Green Bay and came upon The Dairy Barn. As we…read moredrove in, we thought the place was inside of the nearby gas station, but we quickly found that it was a separate building with quite a number of cars and customers surrounding it. There was a nearby setup of picnic tables and all seats were taken, with people eating burgers, custard, and other treats. To order, there's a choice of either a drive through, or you can queue up at one of the windows in front. We just wanted a small snack and ordered two items. Service is quite quick; everything only took a couple of minutes to come out. Extra Small Pistachio Frozen Custard ($2) - This was the weekly special and we got the very last dregs in the frozen custard machine. We saw the employee using a spatula on the top of the machine to push through the rest of the custard. As such, we're not sure if the custard was the freshest and best churned or not. The sweetness of the custard, mint green in color, first comes through, followed by a bit of artificial pistachio flavoring. The strange thing is that we had pistachio frozen custard from another place the previous day and this tasted exactly the same. I wonder if everyone just uses the same commercial pistachio custard base and churns it differently? This particular one is quite smooth and creamy, but also a bit on the softer side and less dense than other frozen custard I've had. I can't complain when this is only $2 though. (4/5) Fried Cheese Curds ($4) - I read about the curds here on social media and I have to agree that these are quite good. The batter on the exterior is pretty thick and fried to a fantastic crisp. The interior is stretchy, milky, squeaky as they stick to the teeth and have a more firm chew. The exterior batter has quite a bit of salt added after it comes out of the fryer, making this a treat that almost begs for custard or some other sweet beverage/treat on the side. (4/5) I'm not sure there is anything that they actually make in house, but hey, the prices are so cheap and they execute everything well enough that it makes me not care. I wouldn't make The Dairy Barn a destination for food or anything, but it's a solid place to visit while you're on the road. Note that they change the special custard flavor every week starting on Wednesday until they run out, so if you insist on the special flavor don't wait until Tuesday! Bathrooms - One single unisex room located on the right side of the exterior of the building. Overall rating of the food this visit: 4/5

The butter and cheese are amazing. Specially the different flavored butter's! You can get original…read moresalted or unsalted butter, garlic flavored butter which is really good in mashed potatoes, or melted over veggies, or to slow cook steak in! And the cinnamon butter is good in toast, on top of warm cinnamon rolls. Great little stop for dairy products. Now if they just added fresh eggs for sale too, it could be your one stop shop!

We stopped here on Father's Day and I think it was the busiest I have ever seen it. Pistachio was…read moreone of the flavors of the day so I was thrilled. Note, the small is quite substantial. I don't know how people can eat a medium or large without it melting. Keep an eye on who had ordered before and after you so you know when your order is called. They don't use numbers or names, they just call out pistachio cone or whatever a part of your order was. There are a few picnic tables scattered throughout the lawn but keep an eye on the nearby golfers for any golf balls that go off course.

Better than both Culver's and Sweets and Eats (yes I know it's ice cream at S&E)…read moreBut.... This ain't no Leon's in Milwaukee. Very nice people. Service fast. Value for portions excellent. Best in area...just not the best in Wisconsin. Give them a chance!

Love the place! It's a nice place to stop and relax while you enjoy your favorite treat. Food,…read morecustard, slow whip. I need to try the pie. It looks tasty. The window person I had was super fun to work with. Our order of frozen treats came out quickly.

This may be top tier ice cream destination in my opinion. They had so many choices and everything…read morewas divine. My wife had the Yankee-Doo which is two snickerdoodle cookies with vanilla custard and topped with caramel. I had their cherry/chocolate sundae. The cherries were so perfect and it was just the right size. It is probably good for my waist line that I live far from here.

Ice cream was great!! However I am disappointed in a shirt I bought there. I get home and here it…read morehas bleach stains on it. Not cool at all.

I went here the day before and had the best shake of my life.. Today, there was no ice cream in it…read morein and it was not the greatest. The second shake's straw was inserted forcibly, so much so that it penetrated the bottom of the cup and went everywhere in my car, my brand new car.. When I went to try it, it tasted like it had been mixed with Styrofoam. (Like when they were blending it accidentally had a piece fall in)

Always fast & friendly service! The barista was kind and helped me picked out a coffee because I…read morenever know what to order. When she handed it to me she made sure that I try it and that I liked it, I thought that extra effort was so nice!

The coffee was great! We got a sausage bagel and sausage croissant. Both were good and filling. The…read moreprices were reasonable.

Costumer service was very poor. mean girl told us to "get of the porch" because it was 8:30 and…read morethey were soon to close. she was very rude and disrespectful. curds came out frozen, yuck. i believe her name was isabella.

Nacho dog and popper grilled cheese are excellent. Ice cream and slushes are also delicious. Cute…read morewalk up counter and they get people in and out quickly. A must stop for any trip to the Northwoods!

Good icecream! Rude workers I just didn't like the customer service very much also the cash only is…read moreannoying

What a great find! Jim's is a small ice cream shop that sells MASSIVE cones!…read more I got a extra small cherry dipped cone for just $1.50! The interior is cute and electric with a walk up window to order. There's several different choices of soft serve and dips (including red velvet ice cream, which I'll have to try next time)! Note: No indoor seating, but a few benches just outside!