Tips: - This Dairy Queen has a drive-thru…read more - It's a grill and chill, so hamburgers and fries are available. After having a fantastic meal at GaiJin Izakaya on Sunday, I thought that it would be fitting to get dessert from this Dairy Queen Grill and Chill next door. The drive-thru had a steady stream of business on a hot summery afternoon. I walked in. There were lots of seats and tables. A male staffer said hi and walked behind the counter. I wanted to try a Dilly bar for the first time. I have lived a sheltered ice cream life. I always bought tubs of ice cream, but never visited any Dairy Queen when I lived in Winnipeg. Well, I broke that streak at long last! He got me a Dilly bar. I was excited. I paid with a credit card. I tapped and was done. I got the bar from this man and wished him a great day. He reciprocated. I ate my Dilly bar in my vehicle. It was so good. The chocolate on the outside was yummy and crunchy. The vanilla ice cream inside was dreamy and creamy. I am always late to the party. I eventually do enjoy being there. It's a decent DQ. I'd return to get more frozen treats. I'd also give items off the grill a try, too. (279)

Horrible and poorly run location. Consistently dirty with employees that just don't care about…read morethere jobs. Last time I was there I got food poisoning. Stay away from this location.

Tip: Get a free original grand slam or build your own grand slam on your birthday…read more My first Denny's dining experience happened in Winnipeg. There used to be a Denny's on Ellice Avenue at St. James Street. I went there often when I lived in this city. I recall saying to my friend that we needed to go to Denny's for dinner. I liked the alliteration. That location has since closed for good. However, this Denny's isn't too far away from it. This eatery is a part of the Sandman Hotel and is near the airport. I came here on my birthday for lunch. You can choose from a free original grand slam or build your own grand slam on your birthday. There was lots of parking in front of the hotel. I found an available spot to park my vehicle and walked in. It didn't take long for someone to greet me and lead me to a booth. Nancy was my server. She was efficient, friendly, and exceptionally competent. I let her know that it was my birthday. She smiled and nodded. She didn't ask for proof, which was refreshing. She let me know what my options were. I kept it simple and ordered the original grand slam. My original grand slam consisted of these items: - Scrambled eggs - Bacon - Sausage - Pancakes The only item that I paid for was a Diet Coke. I got unlimited refills. Nancy was attentive, making sure that I always had Diet Coke. It was cold and fizzy. My food was delicious. The scrambled eggs were cooked perfectly. I loved having bacon and sausage. I didn't have to decide. I got both! They were yummy. I loved my pancakes. They were fluffy with butter on top. I got a bottle of maple syrup, which I happily used. Perfect! I paid for my drink and tipped generously at the table. I paid with a credit card. Done! I used the washroom before I headed down to the south end of the city. It was clean. No complaints! It was great visiting this Denny's. I had a memorable experience on my birthday. I'll be back when I'm in Winnipeg again. (284)

The staff is great and very friendly. My twin sister and I go here once a week after we go…read moreshopping. The staff know us and come over and repeat our order to make sure we aren't going to make any changes. The food is great, portions are very good, prices are fair. Have a great senior menu, I would definitely recommend this restaurant.

Tips: - The washroom requires a code. Keep your receipt to…read moreprove that you're a paying customer before you obtain the code from a staff member. - More of a fact, but this Jollibee is the largest one out of the three locations in Winnipeg. - It has a drive-thru, as with all three Jollibee locations. I have had the goal of visiting all three Jollibee locations in Winnipeg for at least a year. The easiest one for me was visiting the Ellice Avenue location, the first one in Canada, as it's by the airport. I often land, fetch my luggage, rent a vehicle, and drive over to that location to get my fix. I'm ready for a meal by the time I make it to Winnipeg. Last summer, I managed to get to Winnipeg's third location on Nairn Avenue. I squeezed that visit in towards the end of my vacation. On Sunday, I landed in Winnipeg, fetched my luggage, grabbed a rental vehicle, and drove up to this location at Northgate Mall instead of heading to the Ellice Avenue location. I was thrilled to finally achieve my Jollibee goal. Northgate Mall has changed quite a bit since I was here several years ago. It's now an outdoor mall that's more like a plaza. I had no problem finding a parking spot. I pulled into a spot and walked in to Jollibee. There are two sets of doors. The flow is to enter the doors on the left when you face the eatery and leave through the doors with the mascot on the right. I will admit that I only went to the latter doors to take a photo of the mascot, but exited through the entrance because I'm a tourist. Anyway, I lined up to place an order. I looked at the menu to figure out what I wanted. Luckily, the folks in front of me allowed me some time. I got the nicest man at the order area and got the following items: - Two burger steaks with rice - A side order of spaghetti - Pineapple drink - Peach mango pie I got a beeper to let me know when my order was ready. I got my pineapple drink. As I was sipping my drink and trying to find a table, the beeper went off. I wasn't even halfway walking through this restaurant because it's so huge! I put my drink down on a table and headed back to the order area. I got my tray of goodies, thanked the man who gave it to me, and headed to my table to eat. I love the burger steaks. It's the gravy that you mix in with the rice and the pure yumminess of the burger steaks that make this dish so comforting. It's a mushroom gravy that is delicious with the flavourful burger steaks. The rice was fluffy and the burger steaks with the gravy made me so happy. I love spaghetti. Filipino spaghetti is tangy and sweet. There were little slices of hot dog and ground meat, along with cheese on top. I always look forward to having the right amount of it as a side. The spaghetti was al dente. It was delicious that it looked like I had licked the container clean when I was done. The pineapple drink is a must. Sure, it's sweet. It's refreshing and yummy. It was on the smaller side that I ended up filling my cup up with Diet Pepsi. The fountain drink machine is great. The peach mango pie was the perfect ending to my meal. The exterior was crispy. The peach mango filling was bright and packed with fruit. Yum! I needed to use the washroom. I headed back to the order area to ask what the code was. Washrooms are only for paying customers. The man asked me for my receipt and seemed rather apologetic to ask. He clearly saw my Jollibee cup with Diet Coke in my hand. I said to him that it was a good thing that I didn't throw out my receipt. That thought had crossed my mind. I showed him my receipt and he nodded with a smile. He was great telling me how to use the code. I don't know how often it's changed, but it was 1127* for the women's washroom that day. You basically enter in the passcode followed by the * and the door opens. You then lock it to use the single stall. The washroom was clean. I had no issues with it. This eatery has a drive-thru. It had a steady flow of vehicles. I love that all three Winnipeg Jollibee locations come with a drive-thru. The greater Toronto area seems to be anti-drive-thru, except for the one in Ajax. I feel accomplished getting a late lunch here and being able to now say that I've visited all three Jollibee locations in Winnipeg. I need to now do the same with the GTA. I'll be back when I'm in the area. (227)

I had a very disappointing experience with Jollibee Northgate about a week ago, and the way the…read moresituation was handled afterward made it even worse. I placed a mobile order and when I received it, almost my entire order had been stuffed into one single bag. The bag was clearly overloaded with heavy items, including chicken and multiple gravies that we had paid extra for. The bag was sealed and overflowing. When I was walking into my house, the bag broke because it couldn't handle the weight, and the entire order fell straight onto the ground and into the snow. The chicken, the gravies, and most of the food were completely ruined. This was not a small or cheap order either, so losing the whole thing because it was packed improperly was extremely frustrating. I called the store to explain what happened, since the issue clearly came from the way the order was assembled and packed. Instead of taking responsibility for the mistake, they only offered to replace the chicken and nothing else, even though the entire order had been lost due to their packaging. That already felt unfair considering the circumstances. On top of that, when I asked the employee for her name so I could refer to her when picking up the replacement, she refused multiple times. I had to ask about 4-5 times before she finally told me her name was Wena, who said she was the manager. When we came back about a week later to pick up the replacement, I overheard her speaking about me to other employees in Tagalog, complaining about me and referring to me as the "McDonald's lady" because I had raised the issue about how the order was packed. What she didn't realize is that just because I may look white does not mean I'm not Filipino or that I can't understand Tagalog. I am Filipino and I am completely fluent in Tagalog, so I understood exactly what she was saying. The comments were unprofessional and unnecessary. Customers should not have to hear staff or managers talking badly about them behind their backs, especially when the complaint was completely reasonable. The bag had been overloaded and sealed with heavy items placed in a way that made it almost guaranteed to break. Proper packing would have easily prevented the entire situation. I was never expecting free food or trying to take advantage of the situation. I simply expected basic accountability and professional customer service when a mistake was clearly made. As a Filipino myself, it was honestly embarrassing to see a Filipino restaurant handle customer service this way. Regardless of culture, businesses operating in Canada should be treating customers with professionalism and respect. Talking badly about customers in another language, assuming they won't understand, is not acceptable. This experience left a very negative impression, and I hope management takes this seriously and improves both their order handling and the way customers are treated at this location.