Dairy Queen's Orange Julius is the perfect treat –- not quite a soda, not quite a milkshake, with a unique orange creamsicle flavor and light yet creamy texture. It's tart, it's refreshing, it's frothy, and it's basically a smoothie. What more could you want in a beverage? The only problem with the Orange Julius is that it can be tough to find.
Just a few decades ago, this would have been unthinkable. Orange Julius was once a staple, with hundreds of locations across the Americas and Asia. There was nothing better than strolling through the mall, washing down your with a fresh Orange Julius.
Unfortunately, as shopping malls have declined, so, it seems, has Orange Julius. Around 2019, discontinued the citrusy beverage at its Grill & Chill locations. Nowadays, the Orange Julius can only be purchased at some Dairy Queen Treat Centers.
The Dairy Queen website claims, rather vaguely, that the Orange Julius is available at participating locations only. On the official Orange Julius website, you can look up locations near you by city, state, or zip code. The history of Orange Julius Orange Julius wasn't always owned by Dairy Queen -– the company was founded by a man named Julius (shocking, we know).
As legend has it, this particular Julius was named Julius Freed, and he opened an orange juice stand in Los Angeles in 1926. The stand was modestly successful until 1929, when Freed's friend Bill Hamlin suggested that he mix his fresh-squeezed orange juice with a few other ingredient.
