Heyn’s Ice Cream

I don’t know why it took me so long to find out about this place. I guess I should get out more… Anyways, I think this place earned a special place in my heart and my stomach because the ice cream is really good! I’ve only got to try one of their flavors, coffee Oreo, but just from that one scoop alone, my heart was won over. I also got to sample coconut chip and the flavor took me back to my travels in Europe. It tasted just like the coconut gelato that I ate when I was in Romania which was a nice trip down memory lane. I got a single cup and that was plenty of ice cream but feel free to treat yourself to more because you’re worth it.

Even though I can’t pronouce the name right… ever… I still love it. The endless flavors, all of which are amazing and the speedy service since there is always a line makes this place «As good as it gets!»

I’ve been getting ice cream cones from here since I was a small child. Chocoholic deligt in a waffle cone. Love this place

Great Ice Cream, Local feel.
We love going to Heyn’s for some ice cream on a warm summer night. Its your basic little ice cream shop in terms of feel and décor but they have some seriously tasty stuff. Its usually staffed by high schoolers who do a great job.
My favorite is their Oatmeal Cookie Dough, do your self a favor and try it!
One quick note: I have a peanut allergy and one time they didn’t clean the scoop enough, which got a noticeable amount of peanut butter from a previous cone on my ice cream. Nothing huge, but worth being careful about if you have an allergy.

My go-​to ice cream in Iowa City. Tastes fresh and home made. The monster mash is incredible but coffee Oreo is my personal best. Must try if you haven’t already been there!

We both got twister’s: a PB crunch and a Hawaiian one. Both were fantastic and well priced!

Very decent ice cream in a strip mall. They have some unusual flavors but not a lot of fruit options. The lemon chiffon flavor is a stand out and they make milkshakes the way I like them– nice and thick! I would love to know where they source their ingredients. The service is friendly but there is no designated cashier which can really slow down the line! That said, if we are ever passing through town again on a hot summer night, we will probably be back!

Hands down best ice cream place in Iowa City!
Favorite flavors so far: Blueberry cheesecake, lemon custard, banana cream pie and brownie batter.
Least favorite: Cookie dough. Only because I was expecting chocolate chip cookie dough and not oatmeal (which I’m not a huge fan of). If you like oatmeal cookie dough I’m sure you’ll love this one!

I absolutely loved the ice cream and my boyfriend did too! The Monster Mash flavor is totally amazing, and the s’mores was pretty great too! It’s a cute and fun ice cream shop that’s both original and practical. It doesn’t need to be fancy when they have ice cream that beats any other place! There’s cow decorations and pink walls as well as holstein patterned upholstered seats. I love it! I find it adorable and comfortable in the midwest. Definitely my favorite places to get Ice Cream, and I’ve been to both Whitey’s and Coldstone! Check them out! They deserve the business and you deserve the ice cream!

This is one stop you must make. The ice cream is so good and the atmosphere is comfortable. Yum!

The ice cream is certainly the best tasting in the area. The service, as others have mentioned, leaves much to be desired as it’s a bunch of 16 year olds messing around or chatting. The place looks a mess though, with cabinets that don’t close correctly and a ceiling that looks rather sad.
My biggest gripe is that they don’t have lids that fit their cups. How is this possible? Is it really that hard to find lids for cups you usually under fill? I worked at a home made ice cream shop for 3 summers as a kid and they managed to have lids that fit their cups way back then.
I feel like the owners of this place are just milking it for everything they can without putting a penny of upkeep into it.

The other reviews are so glowing and I wanted to feel the same way.
I do like that they make their own ice cream on site and have unique flavors. I sampled several flavors of the ice cream and didn’t LOVE any of them. I think the store is cute and I like the signs for the ice cream flavors, though I wish that the flavors had descriptions on them– the young girl waiting on us didn’t seem to know what was in most of the flavors which seemed pretty strange. She tried to be helpful but didn’t seem happy to be there and seemed distracted by someone or something in the side room, even though we were the only people in the store.
I appreciated that they had the option of taking it home in pint, half gallon, and gallon sizes. I like that they have gift certificates.
Remember– they don’t accept credit cards. There is a restaurant next door that has an ATM but it has high fees.
I’m happy that they are locally owned and that they are very beloved by the locals.

One of the best ice cream shops I’ve ever visited. Friendly staff, but more importantly, superior ice cream. Buy Rite, be glad your so far away. Otherwise, this place might just shut your doors. Huge selection, and stunningly low prices when you consider the quality.

Heyns has the best Ice Cream around until further notice– Rich, full of flavor, unique blends, creamy, fresh, and simply AMAZING. I have tried many different ice cream over the years, I will say this is #1 for me.
A lot of flavors, go in and sample a few, you can buy pints as well, def worth it once you try.

Great ice cream and very attentive staff. Best in Iowa City!

This is the best ice cream I’ve ever had in my entire life! Love the texture and the variety of flavors. Simply the best.
Cash or Check Only!

On the east side of town in a lovely strip mall across from a supermarket, happiness abound. Whilst in the parking lots, an ice cream truck came here and picked up both some drums of ice cream as well as a snack for himself. New slogan — «We’re were ice cream trucks go for ice cream».
Heyn’s gets the five star bump for a couple reasons. The flavors are essentially endless and when the fall back is Monster Mash (I think they found out how to bottle both joy and laughter and put it in this!), you seriously can’t lose. The folks here are friendly, the serving sizes overly adequate and they range of flavors is rivaled by few. A double scoop runs you about $ 4, but is totally worth it. Their version of the DQ bilzzar, the «Twister» is plenty excellent as well. My better half enjoys the «Tropical» with Banana, Chocolate and Pecans — very exotic… or not, but Delicious? Yes!
Lines are often long, but it’s worth the wait for some of the better ice cream in the area. Not a lot of seating inside, but plenty of room outside and really, that’s what your after with an ice cream spot. Worth checking out!

I don’t care what anyone says, this is the richest, creamiest stuff I’ve ever had. Dairy Queen is just bland to me compared to Heyn’s. Cold Stone is OK, but I can’t stand that they make the employees sing to get tips, really??? Sure you run into high school kids that work at Heyn’s, but there aren’t too many places that a 16 year old can work beside a grocery store. I’ll suffer through any rudeness to get to the ice cream any day. Plus I like to bring my dogs with me because the owner, Peggy (who is one of the most upbeat people you’ll ever meet), gives my dogs a free doggie scoop when we come in. Plus there is a rumor that there might be a new location opening up in Coralville, woo hoo!

First, full disclosure, I worked for an Ice Cream shop that sold Heyn’s Ice Cream while I was in high school. But that doesn’t change the fact that it is the best ice cream I have ever had.
Large scoop sizes. Great toppings. Best flavors I’ve ever had. I get a different one each time because I can’t ever decide. (coffee with oreos, monster mash, kara’s creation, blueberry cheesecake, oatmeal cream pie, coconut chip, best cookie dough ever.
They do catering, which is very reasonable.
I’ve never experienced rude staff, and I actually think it adds to the character of the place that it is primarily high school kids who work there (but see my disclosure).

This is easily the best ice-​cream in the city if not the state.
I don’t agree with others about the «obnoxious teens». I mean, yeah, they’re obnoxious, and juvenile, but so what. It’s ice-​cream, not the opera.