Great place love their mushrooms and cauliflower and thier loose meat sandwich im sure the rest of their food is is great also

Forget Dairy Queen and their high prices Dairy Den in Missouri Valley Iowa has delicious ice cream at a fantastic price. We had 2 small cups and it only came to $4.95!! Good size portions! The pup cup (that came with a bone) was also a good size. Make them your ice cream go to! read more

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Dairy Den has very good food! Doesn't look like much on the outside, but a hidden gem for sure!

Fresh, to-order fries. Can't beat 'em. Worth the calories. Take home the Dole fruit sherbet! Yummy frozen treats. Friendly, fast service. Drive through or pull over and eat in the shade. Hometown appeal. (Okay, didn't hit the "Ambience".) Who knew all I had to do was USE the word? Go Big Reds! read more

The twin bing tornado is to die for! Definitely worth the quick drive from Omaha. So good! read more

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The food is amazing there I love the shrimp and fries that loose meat sandwich is a great too. The people there are amazing nice to their customers and their ice cream is fabulous. Specially their banana splits. Shannon Stoneking read more

Pro-tip: get your meal and then go sit on picnic tables Stopped by for a loose meat sandwich from my childhood. It didn't disappoint. Added pickles, onions, and mustard. Yummy. Add a soft serve ice cream to top it all off. read more

Twin Bing with Cherry ice cream Tornado. Cherry Dole Cone. Kit Kat Tornado. All this for $12.08. We have heard good things about this place and have seen it every time we are in MoValley but today was the day we gave it a try. It was well worth the Sunday drive. The Twin Bing lived up to the hype. The cherry Dole was pretty and tasty. It was not super sweet and we really liked that. If you are looking for a nice place to stop on a Sunday drive, this is the place for you. Give it a shot. read more

Holy Cheese Curds. Off the interstate in Missouri Valley, surrounded by the standard fast food joints is this little slice of heaven. Perhaps, more accurately this mid-size curd (cheese) of heaven!!! The loose meat sandwich was insanely huge and while I would have liked less meat and more toppings, it was still very good. On a Sunday evening, the place was steadily busy and they have nice outdoor seating area for these Covid times. You can order from the window or drive thru -- prices are so cheap and I would drive an hour for those cheese curds. read more

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I spend far more money here than I should, but they have a great menu and have become my go-to spot for sandwiches, appetizers, and ice cream. Everything made to order, the way you want it, and with a surprisingly large menu. Lots of things to keep going back to try. Popular spot with the locals. read more

I've stopped here a few times over the years and every time, their malts are pretty awesome. My most recent visit, I got the chocolate malt and it was great as usual. they had a really good chicken tenders lunch special that was oh so tempting for cheap too! This is a staple IMO so I hope it doesn't go anywhere any time soon. read more

Huge cones for Greta price and the food was actually really good and even had doggie ice cream

Jim and Sue do a great job at the Dairy Den! It's a hard one. Darrell had it for 27 years, but kept it in the family when sold! Jim and Sue have good food there! The service there is good and I've had bad. I think mostly just kids that haven't worked w the public much . Good old Dairy Den read more

Nothing beats a hometown ice cream shop! It's just not summer without a cherry pepsi, cheese balls or a shake! Love seeing all the traffic but wish the drive thru could be optimized. Maybe take orders on west side and drive around to East pickup window? Looks like there's a few utilities that may stop this idea but maybe there's a way still? Seems dangerous to have cars go out into traffic in order to pull back in. read more

We love stopping by this place every time I go back home to visit family. They have every ice cream flavor item you could think of. I always get the Twin Bing tornado, I personally recommend EXTRA candy for $.75. You will not be disappointed! Their cheese curds are top notch as is their fish strips. Everything we have had has been freshly prepared and perfect! We highly recommend this, just east of the Missouri valley exit! read more

First visit....ordered a Loose Meat and a Twin Bing Tornado......both were very good! Drive thru ordering was very efficient. Overall, a pleasant experience. read more

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The ice cream is wonderful. Only the last several times we ordered tornadoes and they were only blended half way through with very little candy in them. Funny thing is we paid more for extra candy and gave them a pretty nice tip. Very disappointed considering we drove 30 minutes to have a twin bing tornado and only getting vanilla ice cream with a little flavoring and a teaspoon of candy. Hopefully they will improve the mixing and adding. It would be nice to get what you pay for. read more

I love this small ice cream store I ate here few years ago.. I'm glad I did too it was VERY GOOD!!

What a nice family-friendly shop! Food and ice cream are both great here. It's nice to see the new owners are not just keeping it in good shape but improving it. Paving the lot and making it easy to spend leisure time there at the picnic tables is nice. We stop here anytime we're in the area. read more

I have only been to Dairy Den once... but it has claimed my every waking thought ever since. The creamy ice cream... the smiling faces... did I mention THE ICE CREAM!?!?!? You will never be the same after coming here. I really wouldn't be surprised if Dairy Den was placed on this earth by god himself... As I took my first bite I swear I could hear the angels singing and I felt the peace you cannot describe. Often nights I wake from a fitful slumber in a cold sweat. "Dairy Den... Dairy Den" I whisper to the cold and ice creamless night. It's the thing we all dream of all our life; no, not true love, not a purpose to our existence, but Dairy Den. Do not pass up your opportunity to be enlightened. read more

Stopped here on our Jeepin Sunday cruise and got some ice cream which tasted delicious. The Reese's tornado and banana split were so yummy. Not too excited that the kid didn't know how to give change and assumed and held back a few bucks saying this is my tip right?!? Was kind of a turnoff but oh well. Gonna go try the dairy place in Elkhorn they always seem busy too read more

Great environment, good food, and yummy ice cream. A favorite place for the whole family!!!

Be prepared to never be given the opportunity to order unless you're a teenager. I stood and waited...and waited...and waited. No matter which window I moved to, apparently it was always the wrong one, as just then, a teenager would inevitably show up at the opposite window and get waited on! read more

Stopped here for lunch on our way through, drove a little over a mile off the interstate to get there. The business was closed down, appeared to be permanently closed, maybe due to Covid or shut down for the winter months? read more

Made a quick stop at Dairy Den on our way back from the Women's wold cup in Winnipeg, ice cream was good but nothing special and the cheese balls were great. The home spun atmosphere was a great way to break up the trip and support local business. read more

Best place ever! Ice cream so yummy, pork tenderloins are wonderful, even homemade, would stop every day if we could. Thank you Jim & Sue Cates Owners read more

My wife grew up in the Valley and we had to make a stop at the Dairy Den for a loose meat and cheese balls. They did not disappoint. I took my boys back 3 times for ice cream and it was always really good. I always support family business and when we are back in MV we will surely be back. Wish Las Vegas had a Dairy Den. read more