4.6* (out of 5) Food: 5* Atmosphere: 4* Value: 5* Service: 4* Would I go back / Recommend?: 5* (Definitely) Total check/person: $7 05/01/2026 While this place was closed the last time we drove through, I vowed to stop on the next trip and we got our chance to enjoy a stop with our grandson and his parents last night. It enjoys a great location on a corner next to a park and has a modern, clean look inside and out. We enjoyed several types of ice cream, but my wife and I shared a Comet (Blizzard) with Salted Caramel Ice Cream and Heath candy mix-in (see picture). It was a great combination that we would highly recommend and would order again! If you are in (or driving through) Polk City, this is a must-stop to enjoy some great ice cream! If you found this review helpful, please show your appreciation with a Like or a Follow. Photos copyright: happyhourdesmoines.com & thefoodanddrinkguy.com read more

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Cute simple shop kinda warm inside but the yummy ice cream made up for it. The staff was efficient and moved quickly through the long lines. read more

The Creamery - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Polk City, Iowa

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New to the downtown Des Moines area, the creamery offers a great stop on your walking tour for excellent ice cream and super friendly service. Only opened since mid April 2025, offers indoor seating at the front, which allows for people watching on the street. The restaurant is very clean and has a super fresh feel. Meter street parking is available for easy access. read more

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The ice cream is good and the location is great. The sales and service team working today were friendly and knowledgable and quick. There is parking in front and around back and outdoor seating. The ordering line backs out the door, so I think they could rope off a section inside that would allow easier entry and exit (like banks have). Nice for a summer day quick stop. read more

The Creamery - Black raspberry shake with a scoop of key lime on top. - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Polk City, Iowa

Twist cones are less expensive than most places around metro and surrounding areas. Did have a raspberry dole whip smoothie that was also very good. read more

SO excited I finally got to try the hot spot of Polk City - a little saddened by my experience but overall tasty! Cashier wasn't enthusiastic about being at work but hey, we've all been there...however, my husbands & my orders got mixed & I just didn't go back to get it fixed...I genuinely was not bothered enough to have it fixed but, when asking for my "cookie dough" comet special - I asked for a small & when my husband asked for a Large she bit back so quickly,"It's one size!" I asked for cookie dough comet, comes w/hot fudge & cookie dough - to add toffee Heath & extra cookie dough. Hubs asked for cookie dough comet w/Reece's & white choc chip. Mine came with no hot fudge or extra cookie dough.. His came w/my extra cookie dough, hot fudge & no Reece's. Honestly would go again, will go back & correct in the future but yummy nevertheless. read more

The Creamery - Cookie Dough comets - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Polk City, Iowa

My favorite ice cream place! Glad they're back open for the season. They had plenty of staff today so there wasn't even a line even though the place was packed. read more

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Feels like summer time! This is the perfect spot to come after a full day spent at the lake. I got the peanut butter ice cream and was so happy with it. My friend got a concrete with cookie dough and was flabbergasted with the way cookie dough was in every bite! Bonus points for the doggie bowl of water on the patio!!! read more

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My favorite ice cream place in the area! Worth the drive from WDM every time & employees are always super helpful read more

The Creamery - Fruity Pebbles and Marshmallow Comet - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Polk City, Iowa

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The ice cream is good but the service was not. Not greeted at all once inside. My husband and I had to greet the girl at the register. She was on her phone under the counter and not paying attention. I told her it was our first time in and she did not seem to care and did not offer recommendations. The menu could use more explanation--we weren't sure on what a "comet" was--had to ask. There is no number system and the employees don't call out names. Instead they called out ice cream flavors and a lot of people were confused because they wouldn't know whose was whose or they forgot their order. The ambiance of The Creamery is minimal and going for a very neutral and clean look. Could use some music in the background. Not a lot of seating inside--just a bar top to sit at which everyone was standing up against waiting for their order. I hope next time is a better experience with service. read more

The Creamery - Inside The Creamery - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Polk City, Iowa

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Can't beat a Comet! We love everything about the creamery! The service is prompt and they don't hold back on the toppings!

Finally a review from today! Stopped here on my way up to Ames from Des Moines for work. I'd heard some good things about this place and hadn't gotten over to try it so I made a small detour on how I would have normally come up. That detour was not a waste of time! I got their Ultimate Brownie. From what I was told, it was peanut butter ice cream with caramel swirls and brownie pieces. It was delicious and was some of the best ice cream I've had in a long time. read more

The Creamery - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Polk City, Iowa

Found this little gem driving along dragon trail on our way to a hike! It was the perfect place to stop in and have a sweet treat on a hot day. The staff was very nice and helpful with selections. A must try! read more

The Creamery - Puppy cow and banana pudding waffle cone (half eaten) - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Polk City, Iowa

I would like to consider myself an ice-cream connoisseur and I take my ice cream very seriously. Although I have not tried all the ice cream shops in the area, I will say that The Creamery is the best I've had yet. The flavors are fun and seem to rotate seasonally. My only quip is that the consistency lends itself to melt a bit quickly, but it's still quite good. read more

Awesome little spot in the town square! Went yesterday on opening day for the season and it was packed! Great selection of flavors and great place to take the family to enjoy the outdoor seating on a sunny day like yesterday! read more

Just re opened for the season on April 1st! Affordable prices and GREAT ice cream. Great place for the family.

I love how they limited 3 families inside but unfortunately this was not enforced. When we were inside there were 5 families crowding inside and not one employee spoke up. Other families did wait outside, they read the sign. The ice cream was average, the only stellar part was the root beer float. It is served with local root beer and you get to keep the rest of pop in the glass bottle. The ice cream cone was small but the price reflected that at $1. It was the perfect size and I didn't feel stuffed. My one recommendation would be for them to clean off their outside tables a bit more frequently. Not because of coronavirus but because ice cream gets messy with kids and warm weather. read more

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There were SO many good flavors I wanted to try them all. The creamery was very busy (always a great sign), but the staff did a great job keeping their out the door line moving! The flavors that lit up my eyes were the puppy chow, monster cookie, salted caramel, brownie, and so many others. I ordered a waffle cone with the brownie ice cream that also had a peanut butter ice cream base with caramel swirls - yes it was amazing. The prices were reasonable, $4.50 for a waffle cone and 1 scoop of ice cream, and worth it! They have a little bit of indoor seating and a few tables outside. If all the tables are busy no worries, there's a park that is across the street with more spots to sit! read more

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When there's a line, you know it's good! It is totally worth the stop, even if it's a little out of your way! The flavor choices are excellent! I would highly recommend the puppy chow & monster cookie flavors! They also offer shakes & other ice cream novelty items. As a HUGE ice cream connoisseur, I highly recommend!! read more

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Ice cream was great, the young workers were all disrespectful and we felt like us coming was a bother to them. 9/24/24

Amazing! Delicious ice cream, hits the spot on a hot day. 100% recommend. Lots of outdoor seating.

Good location-help is friendly-lots of choices of ice-Cream-many different products-being located in a old gas station is unique

Yummy, delightful. A true summertime treat. Easy to pick up then play in the park across the street.

Great New ice cream spot in Polk City! They have both soft serve and hard pack ice cream with about a dozen flavors of hard pack and even more of soft serve! Hard pack ice cream is bursting with flavor, better than outside scoop in my opinion! We ordered the monster mash, peanut butter chocolate, and the peach ice cream and we all enjoyed it immensely! Saw lots of people getting custom soft serve and comets (soft serve with mix ins). We will be back for more!! read more

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This little place is just plain awesome. I was so concerned, that during the pandemic, places like this wouldn't make it. But, they did! Located in Polk City, Iowa this place offers hard packed ice cream of different flavors, and many other specialties. I just love their chocolate malts. My with gets the Cake Batter Sundae with Hot Fudge. Then, you have the choise of sitting at a few stools facing the windows inside, outdoor table seating, or ... walk across to the Town Square like we always do and hand out. Keep up the GREAT work!!! read more

I was not a fan of this place. It conjoins with the bar next door so its kind of an odd location to put an ice cream shop geared towards youngsters and suburbanites. Cigarette smoke all over the patio. Good place to give your kids second hand smoke. Its a very bland, overly industrial building and the service was slow and scatter brained. I don't think this business adds much to Polk City, classwise or personality wise. It seems like it belongs in the Jordan Creek area instead. The owners are not local. I can't recommend this place. read more

We went on a hot day at 7:30, we did have a wait but it was worth it! My son held the door for the guests, while we waited. We got two sundaes and a Cotton candy Comet. It was all delicious, but my son said the cotton candy sprinkles were "too sweet". Otherwise we really enjoyed it! Love the old building (gas station) and it sits on the corner, with seating outdoors under umbrellas for shade. Liked they had a spot for dogs to get water. Friendly wait staff, great atmosphere! read more

The Creamery - The line out front is worth the wait! - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Polk City, Iowa

Your treat + Main Street square near the lake = a wonderful summer memory. Plus I love the energy inside the shoppe

wish the whole place wasn't run by teenagers... they obviously need adult supervision. You could taste the workers attitude in the Ice-cream. Not impressed :( read more

First time here, got lemon and cookie dough on waffle cone. Verry good. Clean place, friendly staff. Indoor scabs outdoor seating. I will definitely be coming back. The comet is equivalent to a blizzard, fyi. They have hard pack and soft serve!!! read more

The Creamery - Hard pack lemon and cookie dough - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Polk City, Iowa

GreT summer-time place for a cold sweet treat. Get there early or you will wait in line!

Talk about YUM!!! I love everything about this place. They have the best ice cream, my husband is obsessed with the root-beer floats and the fact they have a straw big enough to enjoy it with... One of my favorite parts though is that you can enjoy your ice cream with your family while playing on the Polk City square! read more

Cute atmosphere, lots of flavors and choices for soft serves to hard ice creams and lots of mix ins. What a great addition to the Polk City square! Located conveniently across the street from the park, with indoor and outdoor seating. Affordable pricing, friendly servers/staff-this was a great experience for our family. read more

This place is fantastic! Don't you hate when you order a blizzard and run out of mix-ins halfway through? Not here! Pieces in Every single bite and more at the bottom! I always eye the hard pack ice cream flavors too because they look good, but can never stray from my comet (their blizzard). read more

Been there twice and loved it both times. A lot of variety and we couldn't go wrong. Blueberry cheesecake was our favorite.

I'm 60 years old and that is some of the best ice cream I have ever had. It is also some of the worst service I have ever had. My wife and I have stopped by the past two weekends and we get the same thing no smiles, no thank you's just an attitude that they are doing us a favor by waiting on us. And all of those girls have one speed,slow. They chat among themselves and while looking at the line forming out the door say "were never getting out of here tonight". My wife asked a simple question about the availability of a flavor of ice cream and just got an attitude. Then after waiting 15 minutes and see others that came in after us getting served my wife asked about out order. No I'm sorry, instead "what did you have"? They finally brought us our order with no explanation, no I'm sorry for the wait. Its a good thing the ice cream is excellent. read more

Nice to see small businesses coming to Polk city and helping support the economy! This place is so good shown only by the constant line outside the door to order. Very reasonable prices and friendly employees always. Thanks for opening in our city and turning a dead corner into a great place for the community! What a welcome change ! read more