Dairy Shack

This was our first stop our first trip to Eminence, and our burgers did not disappoint! The prices were very reasonable for everything too. We got two double cheeseburgers and a side of fries for $15. They even lettuce wrapped my burger upon request and included a knife and fork! I did order add-on bacon they forgot, but it didn’t cost much and they were busy so I chose not to say anything so that’s on me. We’ll likely be back, and next time to try the amazing-looking ice cream!

What a main stay of eminence. Cole and Kelly took this over and have done an amazing job. The biggest of which is overcoming a total fire to their business. They do a great job and run a great Christian operation. Great food. Great service. The service comes from great leadership…side by side with their team.

Service was nice and the food was your standard carnival fair, for better or worse. I would rate them higher save for the steady bevy of inconsiderate folk smoking in line just upwind from the crowd of children and their families hanging out under the sole shelter to stay dry from the rain. Only inconsiderate, thoughtless trash would be so arrogant and selfish so as to smoke upwind around a bunch of young children seeking shelter from the rain in 21st Century America. But, to be honest, this same dynamic also made the people watching amazingly entertaining. Never has the mullet had a stronger showing, without irony or regard to current fashion trends, no, their haircuts flowed as free as the nearby Ozark springs and as wild as the local forest horses, all natural phenomena you have to see in action to believe. This place an hour before sunset on a summer Saturday has all the charm of a State Fair: the same carny feel, the people who don’t seem to exist outside smelling distance of venues selling fried cheese, the bad tattoos, jiggly bellies, and not infrequent Confederate flags on clothes. Like the food, for better or worse, this is Deep (fried) South.

I say this as a proud Southerner, but these people are the type to buy big trucks but never use them for cattle, construction, or any form of work that is physical (their soft bodies are testament to this). Some of the people are nice, some are even real nice, & some are just...well, I omit them from the record because that would be a disservice to the majority good n’ decent folk. Come for the food, stay for the show.

Food was two stars, experience was four+

Good stop, right off the road to state park...prices are okay

Love the new shack! Just needs more parking.