On Monday, April 5th the restaurant took to social media to say, modified short term hours M-F 4-9 S-S 10:30-9:00. Appreciate the continued support. Sorry for the inconvenience .
We re not sure what the reason was for the modified hours, but they re back at full strength starting today. Don t worry, central Minnesota, you can get your DQ treats again during your lunch break. Starting tomorrow April 15, we will be open with our normal business hours 10:30 to 9:00. Thank you for your patience!!
Their announcement drew excitement from Charity Pikkaraine who commented, Yayyyyy my work has been waiting for you to open back up during lunch time hours
Red Barn Dairy Queen Has New Owner, Will Be Open Year-Round
Abbey Minke
ST. CLOUD – St. Cloud’s Red Barn Dairy Queen has a new owner and a new plan to stay open all year long.
Jake Asfeld has taken over for Virgil and Lori Flock, who owned the Red Barn Dairy Queen, located along Highway 10, for almost 30 years. Last year, the Flocks took to Facebook to announce their plan to retire and sell the business.
Unfortunately, the Flocks weren’t having much luck finding a buyer – which Asfeld learned from his daughter, an employee of the restaurant.
“When she told us it was closing for good, I said, ‘no, there’s no way,” Asfeld explained. “So I stopped by, talked to (Virgil) and he said yeah – they couldn’t find anybody to keep it going.”
Typically, the Dairy Queen reopens at the end of
January.at least, that s when they reopened last year. But, it s February now and here we are.ice cream-less. The restaurant is still listed as closed now on Facebook.
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So, what s the deal? Well, if you remember, the former owners, Lori and
Virgil, announced their retirement this last November after 29 years in business via their Facebook page.
As we are finishing up our last weekend here at the Red Barn, we just wanted to extend our deepest gratitude to all of.
So many people have been left wondering what the future holds for the beloved DQ. There is good news to report. On December 4, 2020 they had a Facebook update looking for help to manage the DQ.