Dairy Zone

Des Moines, IA · Ice cream shop

Rating
4.7/5
★★★★★ 4.7
Reviews
20
Rank in Des Moines
#27
of 584 restaurants
City Percentile
80%
rating percentile
Address
Dairy Zone, 2219 E University Ave, Des Moines, IA 50317
Phone
(515) 265-7824
Website
dairyzonedsm.com
Status
Closed · Opens 11 AM

Dairy Zone is a restaurant located in Des Moines, IA. It is one of 584 restaurants listed in Des Moines. Its 4.7-star rating is above the Des Moines city average of 4.2 stars. There are 10 photos associated with this location.

About Dairy Zone

Dairy Zone is an east side ice cream and delicious fast food tradition since 1990! We’re proud to be a family-owned and operated business.

Hours

Saturday11 AM–9 PM
Sunday12 PM–9 PM
Monday11 AM–9 PM
Tuesday11 AM–9 PM
Wednesday11 AM–9 PM
Thursday11 AM–9 PM
Friday11 AM–9 PM

Customer Reviews

★☆☆☆☆ 1.0 Matt Shasta · Mar 2026

I wasn't expecting much, and was still disappointed. Everything here is from a food distributor. Even the ice cream was bad. Ordered a fudge brownie "tornado" and it was little Debbie cosmic brownies jammed at the bottom, Ice cream on top of that, and then a few more brownies thrown on top.

★★★★★ 5.0 Le Anne Roundtree · Sep 2025

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ We absolutely love Dairy Zone! It’s one of our favorite local spots, and as a family, we’re so happy to support them. The ice cream is always delicious, our orders are always spot on, and the service is consistently friendly. One of the sweetest touches is that they give free pup cups to our fur babies, which makes the whole trip even more special. Highly recommend stopping here—you won’t be disappointed!

★★★★★ 5.0 Michael Luk · Jun 2025

Stopped by Dairy Zone and grabbed an Oreo Tornado — 10/10. The Oreo-to-ice cream ratio was perfect (no skimping here!), and it was blended just right. The staff was friendly and fast, even with a busy line. Definitely worth the stop if you’re in Des Moines and craving a solid frozen treat.

★★★★★ 5.0 Lara McAdams · Aug 2025

The most accurate sign in town. I’d going everyday if I had my 25 year old metabolism back!

★★☆☆☆ 2.0 Kevin Schaum · Sep 2025

It is my favorite ice cream place in town....but today was very dissatisfied. I ordered a Jr. chocolate shake for my wife and a Medium pineapple shake for myself. I usually get butterscotch and was leaning toward the black raspberry shake today. I love pineapple...a summer flavor... and its super hot today. So...I wanted to give it a try. All it was was a vanilla shake with very bland tasting super small chunks of what tasted like very expired ...dry tasting freeze dried pineapple. No flavor. Tasted like a vanilla shake with a couple of nasty straw cloggers. 💔👎🫩

Accessibility & Amenities

✓ Identifies As Women Owned ✓ Small Business ✓ Drive Through ✓ Onsite Services ✓ Takeout ✓ Delivery ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Entrance ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Parking Lot ✓ Coffee ✓ Family Friendly ✓ Debit Cards ✓ Nfc Mobile Payments ✓ Free Parking Lot ✓ Free Street Parking ✓ Dogs Allowed Outside

Services

Ice cream shopFast food restaurant

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