Data: Yelp, Axios research; Note: Includes stores categorized as "ice cream" on Yelp that have reviews; Ties were awarded to the more nationally popular chain; Chart: Kavya Beheraj and Erin Davis/Axios Visuals
Dairy Queen is the most common ice cream chain across Metro Detroit, with 86 locations.
Culver's and Baskin-Robbins are runners-up with 29 and 27 locations, respectively, per a new Axios analysis of Yelp data.
Reality check: Just because one particular chain is dominant doesn't necessarily make it the best.
Independent shops across the region, like those in a recent Eater Detroit list, have many stalwart advocates for their supremacy.