Spirit Lake, Iowa…read more The outside of this restaurant is adorable. Picnic tables, and a few four top tables sit randomly underneath a tree with outdoor lights. The inside is cold and modern. Plastic chairs, low back high top chairs and concrete floor. Photos line the wall, mostly of kids and scribble crayon on the back wall It is a walk up where you order your food and then they bring it to the table. The guy taking my order was curt. Asked him if they fry their items in beef tallow. He said no. Then I told him I had a question about the turkey burger. He was gruff and said what do you wanna know. Then I asked him if he had to pick between two sandwiches, which would he pick? He shrugged his shoulders. Perhaps he should not be working the front of the house with his lack of personality. My husband's burger was plain but good. My turkey burger was very dry. The onion jam was absolutely delicious and so was the bun that it was served on. We ordered a side of tater tots. They have a bit of kick and spice to them. However, they were soft. I prefer my tater tots to be cooked to a crunch. Not wet and limp. You can order soda, but it is sold by the can. There are no fountain drinks. There is no table service. In fact, I have not seen one employee walk since we have been here. I would give thus place a 3.8 for food. I would give them one star for service. No, I would never come back

Asked how big the kiddo burger was and was told it was half the size of the adult burger. It was…read morecloser to the size of a slider. When was it a requirement to tip for someone to take your order at the counter? The young girl hovered over the register to see if I tipped and how much. I felt obligated to so my food wasn't compromised. I tried addressing these concerns with the establishment but no one replied to my email.

Went in the place was clean. The service was fast. The food was awful!!!! For 20.00 we got 2 3pc…read morechicken strips meals with small fry!!!! The fries were warm at best and the strips were cold!!!! DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME!!!! Go somewhere else!!!

It was good food and fast service! I really enjoyed the…read morerootbeer freeze and my burger was very delicious.

Dear Jon that works at the Spirit Lake Iowa Arby's, thank you for working the drive thru like a…read morechamp!!! He is always so positive, my order is always hot and correct (not at other places.) Good job Jon!

Not happy. Older lady named Connie was very rude for no reason after a miscommunication and missing…read morea drink. Very disrespectful and should not be working in customer service if you do not want to do your job as a professional.

I pull up to order and all the help is outside smoking. I give them my order, pay and leave. Get…read morehome, part of order is missing and the food is cold. And this is not the first time for all of the above mentioned. Never going back again.

Ordered at 9:15 and they are open 11 tonight and everything was just straight up cold. The potato…read moreoles were so cold they were inedible. The taco bravo was disgustingly cold. It's like they took the meat out of the walk in and put it in the hardshehell or in the burrito. Just disgusting and disappointing.

Living in the SF Bay Area can spoil you food-wise, whether it's Bi-Rite Creamery for ice cream or…read morePeets for coffee. But when I come home to the Midwest, there is nothing better than soft serve ice cream from the local Dairy Queen. It's local, unpretentious, relatively cheap, tasty, and feels like home. The handmade local stuff can wait until I get back. This particular Dairy Queen is located just outside of Spirit Lake and towards Lake Okoboji. My son, Gayle and I stop multiple times when we're here. Gayle's favourite is the vanilla cone dipped in chocolate, while I tend towards the Peanut Buster Parfait. My son is a banana split or hot fudge sundae guy. And on vacation, everything hits the spot!

Staff looked like they didn't want to be there. Staff was…read moreupset when things didn't go well. Staff did not acknowledge our presence even though we were standing right there at the counter. Like a "will be right with you". Went to A&W and got our treat I am sure before we would have even ordered at Dairy Queen. Don't want to deprive someone of a job but the manager needs to do a better job of hiring. Obviously I should have read the reviews be fore I went.

It was pretty hot during today's Sweet Corn Days festival in nearby Estherville. After appearing in…read morethe parade (including handing out Candy) and sampling some free sweet corn, it was time to go back to the family cabin on Big Spirit Lake and relax. The big event (our high school reunion party and no I won't tell you the year) is tonight. I stopped at the Spirit Lake Jimmy John's for a sandwich to take home for Lunch. There was a bit car line in drive through, so I parked the car and went inside to order. I was greeted immediately for my order and that sandwich was out very quickly. And once home, that #15 CLUB TUNA® (tUna salad, provolone, cucumber, lettuce & tomato was really tasty and went well with the West O (Smoked Red) from the fridge and the scenic lake view as contrast.

It took 25 minutes to get through the drive thru. Not very friendly staff interaction.read more

Never disappointed! Definitely a locals favorite. Worst thing about it is you need a reservation to…read moremake sure you can get in. Food and staff are always GREAT!

We heard they had the best boasted chicken and it was very mediocre. The service was hurried as the…read morewere busy with not enough people working. We might give it another try.

Clean and friendly people food was hot overall my visit was great…read more Lots of people in the lobby

Poor service took 15 minutes to get our food, missing the toy and box for the saja boys meal that…read morethey are advertising and they just said "oh we are out" no alternative given, several items missing requiring us to wait in line to complete the order (drink cup and a hashbrown). Then when we opened up the sandwiches- all of them had the wrong type of egg (had folded egg). Very disappointing and no remedy offered.