Whitey’s Ice Cream

The best ice cream in the midwest. Great service at this location. Parking can be a little tight during peak times, but not too bad.

Drove all the way from Chicago just for Whiteys! Well the in laws too. But we brought them Whiteys too

We had the gummi bear, strawberry and vanilla ice cream between the 3 of us. Had that home made taste which made all the difference. Loved the service too!

Very, very good ice cream, but far from the claim of America’s Best Ice Cream, as reported by Conde Nast Travel magazine. Great price, solid scoops (called dips out here in Iowa), but it wasn’t the best ice cream I’ve had. So unfortunately, I can only give this chain of ice cream store 4 stars.

Dubbed the «best in the Midwest», we had to try this place. I’ve never heard of Whitey’s when I was living in the Midwest (Chicago and Omaha). This must be just a Quad City thing. They do have great ice cream AND my stomach didn’t hurt… til the next morning.
They have lots of flavors and I wanted to try so many of them but my lactose intolerance was holding me back. I wanted to try bubble gum, black cherry, black walnut. But I settled with No’tella, White Tiger Paws and I tried some Moose Tracks.
No’tella:
Chocolate ice cream with chocolate-​covered hazelnut pieces. I was expecting the ice cream to have at least a hint of hazelnut to it but it didn’t. It was still good though. ⁴⁄₅
White Tiger Paws:
Vanilla ice cream with fudge swirls and Oreos. Your basic cookies n cream but with fudge. ⁴⁄₅
Moose Tracks:
Vanilla ice cream with heavy fudge swirls and chocolate-​covered peanut butter cups. I’m not a fan of peanut butter so this was not for me. ³⁄₅
Also tried the No’tella «shake». It came with a straw and a spoon. Goodluck sucking that stuff with a straw. It was super thick like a concrete. You definitely have to eat it with a spoon!
I like the Midwestern friendliness from the ladies that work here and helped us out. They have about 5 plastic chairs inside the shop and benches outside. You can get ice cream, shakes, «smootheys», banana split, sundaes, malts, floats, etc. Pretty good stuff.

I liked the extensive menu of ice cream flavors but the «fresh» strawberry ice cream had very little of any type of flavor, let alone strawberry. Plus it had that fakey pink coloring — if it’s strawberry it has to be pink right? Made me long for my mom’s homemade ice cream and garden-​picked strawberries. The single-​scoop serving was generous.

I have had award winning frozen custards, and Whitey’s Ice Cream beats them hands down. We have two Whitey’s programmed into our GPS depending on which route we are taking through Iowa because we must stop at Whitey’s. All other ice cream tastes like air compared to Whitey’s.
My husband says the strawberry is best because the don’t use frozen strawberries. I love the vanilla made with Madagascar vanilla. Their butterscotch sundaes are also delicious. Sundaes are served in milkshake cups so you get a superior ice cream to sauce ratio.

Go for the Boston Shakes… Sunday ON TOP of a milk shake, are you kidding me?! Wonderful, (and cute) staff, very helpful. They have just too many good choices to mention. This was the first time experience for me was and it was excellent. I never saw the place slow down for over an hour at 3 in the afternoon! Creamy smooth flavorful icecream, they have got it down. I think this is a can’t miss spot.

Has nothing on coldstone, 31 flavors, and no where close to dq! Its just a small ice cream shop.

Wonderful, thick milkshakes! Mmmm. If you’re in Davenport, check them out!