Oh man… I am so glad I stopped here. Randomly saw this place on the way to the store and decided to stop on my way back. 10/10 loved my custard. I got a medium turtle sundae and can’t finish it, but I’m going to make myself eat as much as I can because it’s so delicious. The parking lot and exterior is rinky dink, but that adds to the feel of how long this place has been here.I’ll be leaving Iowa soon, but I’m definitely coming back to try their shakes. I’m so so pleasantly surprised at how good it is
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Patrick L. Mcallister
Amazing Custard. Service isn't Amazing but the custard makes uo for
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Hot Fudge Sundae, Chocolate Sundae with Reese’S Cups and Brownie
Alan Hautekeete
Great custard. A family favorite.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Samantha Raye
Been going here for years absolutely love this place always friendly service and great food even better at night when your craving a late nite snack and the prices are good too!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Rachel kivatsi
I loved the ice cream there. I just wish more people worked there so that they could make ice cream faster and serve more people.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Waffle Cone
Anna Hori
Fast, big portions for a good price! We all enjoyed our flavors!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jeremy T.
After having an awesome dinner near downtown on a recent trip into DSM, I was craving some ice cream but found this custard place instead since I'd have better luck finding something containing bananas. I went through the drive thru since they don't have indoor seating and it was a cool evening outside anyway. Also, I didn't want to sit outdoors in their seating area at dark. The menu has all the classic offerings of a typical custard place. I ended up choosing a banana peanut butter malt to take back to my hotel. This malt was thick and did not have a strong malty flavor, which is fine. What it did have was freshly sliced bananas and frozen peanut butter chunks and was very delicious. I was only able to finish 75% of it, so a small (16oz) was plenty large enough.
Noah P.
Best ice cream in des moines, ridiculously large portions and good prices. Must try if you are in the DSM area.
Melinda Bianchi
The staff was super nice and patient but, unfortunately, I didn't enjoy the frozen custard. I will echo that the flavors taste extremely artificial. It's October 1st so I went with the pumpkin custard in a chocolate-dipped waffle cone. The waffle cone was delicious, but it was covered in chocolate shell all the way down so it was quite messy--especially on this hot day.My boyfriend got a hot fudge sundae which had 4 scoops of vanilla custard and hot fudge, no whipped cream or cherries like he had expected. In his words, "it was just a lot of nothing".Like others said, the portions are gigantic! I ordered a junior cone and what I got was monstrous! Most people would probably love getting 4 extra servings for the price of 1 but I like to sample ice cream, not make it my whole meal. Might come back to try a junior scoop of their premium flavor in a cup, but, I would not recommend this establishment. I wish I could, because I've been wanting to try this place since I first moved to DSM.
Fantastic service, fantastic ice cream, a true south side staple. BUT… if you have a low riding car, dont try to go through the drive through. Needs some repair
Jovi Alakoye
I visited from this place all the way fromVirginia and this is definitely the SPOT! Super nostalgic and the owner and employees were on point! Worth the trip and definitely worth the great review!Chef Jovi
Robert Foss
Delicious custard, neighborhood favorite. Parking and traffic can be a little perilous at times, very busy corner and drive-in line isn't long enough for demand.But it is worth the wait! And way better than ice cream!
Lisa Allison
Always delicious. I LOVE the Caramel Cashew, but the other day I branched out to the Cookies and Creme and it was heavenly.
Ricky “Wade” Smith
Definitely need a cleaning crew especially on the outside. Repairs and all around tidying up. Staff could use some training on customer service and wear hair and beard nets.
Best ice cream I've ever had in my
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Oh man… I am so glad I stopped here. Randomly saw this place on the way to the store and decided to stop on my way back. 10/10 loved my custard. I got a medium turtle sundae and can’t finish it, but I’m going to make myself eat as much as I can because it’s so delicious. The parking lot and exterior is rinky dink, but that adds to the feel of how long this place has been here.I’ll be leaving Iowa soon, but I’m definitely coming back to try their shakes. I’m so so pleasantly surprised at how good it is
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Amazing Custard. Service isn't Amazing but the custard makes uo for
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Hot Fudge Sundae, Chocolate Sundae with Reese’S Cups and Brownie
Great custard. A family favorite.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Been going here for years absolutely love this place always friendly service and great food even better at night when your craving a late nite snack and the prices are good too!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I loved the ice cream there. I just wish more people worked there so that they could make ice cream faster and serve more people.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Waffle Cone
Fast, big portions for a good price! We all enjoyed our flavors!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
After having an awesome dinner near downtown on a recent trip into DSM, I was craving some ice cream but found this custard place instead since I'd have better luck finding something containing bananas. I went through the drive thru since they don't have indoor seating and it was a cool evening outside anyway. Also, I didn't want to sit outdoors in their seating area at dark. The menu has all the classic offerings of a typical custard place. I ended up choosing a banana peanut butter malt to take back to my hotel. This malt was thick and did not have a strong malty flavor, which is fine. What it did have was freshly sliced bananas and frozen peanut butter chunks and was very delicious. I was only able to finish 75% of it, so a small (16oz) was plenty large enough.
Best ice cream in des moines, ridiculously large portions and good prices. Must try if you are in the DSM area.
The staff was super nice and patient but, unfortunately, I didn't enjoy the frozen custard. I will echo that the flavors taste extremely artificial. It's October 1st so I went with the pumpkin custard in a chocolate-dipped waffle cone. The waffle cone was delicious, but it was covered in chocolate shell all the way down so it was quite messy--especially on this hot day.My boyfriend got a hot fudge sundae which had 4 scoops of vanilla custard and hot fudge, no whipped cream or cherries like he had expected. In his words, "it was just a lot of nothing".Like others said, the portions are gigantic! I ordered a junior cone and what I got was monstrous! Most people would probably love getting 4 extra servings for the price of 1 but I like to sample ice cream, not make it my whole meal. Might come back to try a junior scoop of their premium flavor in a cup, but, I would not recommend this establishment. I wish I could, because I've been wanting to try this place since I first moved to DSM.
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Fantastic service, fantastic ice cream, a true south side staple. BUT… if you have a low riding car, dont try to go through the drive through. Needs some repair
I visited from this place all the way fromVirginia and this is definitely the SPOT! Super nostalgic and the owner and employees were on point! Worth the trip and definitely worth the great review!Chef Jovi
Delicious custard, neighborhood favorite. Parking and traffic can be a little perilous at times, very busy corner and drive-in line isn't long enough for demand.But it is worth the wait! And way better than ice cream!
Always delicious. I LOVE the Caramel Cashew, but the other day I branched out to the Cookies and Creme and it was heavenly.
Definitely need a cleaning crew especially on the outside. Repairs and all around tidying up. Staff could use some training on customer service and wear hair and beard nets.