Hansen's Dairy Waterloo (Moo Roo) — Restaurant in Waterloo

This has been my go-to place to buy milk and ice cream ever since they opened. The Hansen's brand is a little more expensive but is well worth it. I have NEVER had Hansen's milk go bad on me, even when I accidentally left it out of the fridge for several hours. They also have a great selection of cheeses, some of which are made on the farm. In addition, you can get other products such as meat, honey, lettuce, eggs, and seasonal produce that they purchase from local growers. (I love to buy apples there when they are in season.) The staff are always friendly and courteous as well. My only negative comment is that I miss the amazing coconut almond ice cream (branded as "Cocomond") that they had in the past. I hope they will consider bringing it back, even if it is just a special flavor available during the...

Amazing and so cheap! I’m writing this while eating their peach ice cream after having had the oatmeal cookie ice cream sandwich. Both were superb. The peach ice cream tasted like a thousand happy peaches blissfully died in a vat of creamy ice cream. The ice cream sandwich had chewy cookies with the perfect spread of chocolate chips and a perfect wedge of vanilla ice cream to create a dreamy cookie to ice cream ratio that you will never again encounter. The cheeses are cheap and some are made in house, and almost all are local Iowan. The staff are friendly...but oh the ice cream. Simply amazing. You...

This is a lovely place to get some ice cream, or to meet your dairy needs. We stopped on a warm day for ice cream, and I got the waffle bowl with 3 scoops of ice cream, hot fudge, nuts, whipped cream, and cherry and it was fantastic! The prices are reasonable, and there is ample room for eating there. They have a very cool mural of the diary farm on the wall that covers all four seasons. The staff was friendly (even gave one of our kids a free glass of chocolate milk), and everyone...