REBUILT & REOPENED FOR BUSINESS IN NOVEMBER 2017.
Temporarily closed due to fire on April 18, 2016.
At first glance from the outside, Dairy Circus looks like a very old school and classic drive-in restaurant, which is located across the street from Scotia Glenville High School. Well, it is...
Dairy Circus has outside takeout windows with picnic table seating in the back of the building and an indoor counter with booth seating. It feels like a 1980s atmosphere here with no aesthetic updates.
Dairy Circus serves up a good variety of ice cream (Blue Bunny and Upstate Farms) & cold treats and typical drive-in fare such as burgers, hot dogs, sandwiches, chicken tenders, fish frys, fries, onion rings, fried appetizers, Pepsi fountain drinks, and more. A Breakfast Menu is also served here at 7AM.
On a recent drive through Scotia, I stopped in here (mid-March) for lunch, since Jumpin' Jack's across town was not open yet. I ordered a Fish Fry ($4.25), Onion Rings ($2.50), and a Monster (Size) Coffee Shake ($4.45), totaling to $12.10 with tax.
The "MONSTER" coffee (44 oz) shake was made to order and served to me quickly and was very good and refreshing, not too thick, made with coffee ice cream and milk. This is the kind of shake I make at home with the blender. And no, there was no energy drink in this"Monster" size shake, though I had a quick thought about adding a can of "Monster" for a nice kick.
The hot food was cooked fresh to order which took about 10 minutes to be ready and to be picked up at the counter. Sauces & condiments are self serve.
The hot food was good, but nothing really outstanding. The fish fry was a footlong thin round fish fry coated with a very crispy batter served on a toasted hot dog bun. The onion rings, a small portion for the price, were pretty standard, deep fried breaded onion rings, hehe.
After I finished lunch, I was still enjoying the Monster Coffee Shake as I continued my drive up Route 147 (Sacandaga Road), which still has a rough concrete road surface.
(3.4/5.0 STARS)