The DQ Grill and Chill, located at 519 W. Shotwell Street, in Bainbridge recently received a PRIDE (Personal Responsibility in Delivering Excellence) Award from the Dairy Queen system for achieving a high level of cleanliness and food safety.

“We feel honored to have received such a prestigious award,” said owner, Gary Phillips. “We work hard to keep our restaurant at a high level of cleanliness to ensure that we provide a safe and enjoyable environment for our customers.”

The award is given out to those stores that demonstrate PRIDE by maintaining the Dairy Queen system’s standard of cleanliness and food safety. This is the ninth year for the PRIDE award and every restaurant that meets these standards will receive the award.

The award is delivered shortly after the time of the PRIDE assessment visit, which can occur anytime throughout the year.

The Bainbridge location received recognition for their hard work in the form of a framed certificate with a picture of the crew working at the time of the assessment. The certificate states that their location achieved and Outstanding Cleanliness and Food Safety PRIDE Check by setting up for success, give the customer a reason to return and maintaining PRIDE.