Kalona Creamery - Kalona, Iowa

Melinda

I was in town for a job and as I was leaving I saw a gigantic sign for "cheese curds" so, of course, I stopped. It's like an old-fashioned grocery store with a bit of old-school production machinery sprinkled throughout. After sampling a few things, I bought a bag of cheese curds and some ice cream. Everything was great! Love the food items and the merch here. The staff was also great! It's obviously a hot tourist spot because travelers kept popping in! You can satisfy all of your hometown dairy needs here!

Greg J.

I've been visiting the Kalona Creamery over many decades. It's evolved over the years and keeps getting better. In addition to their own wonderful selection of cheese and dairy products, they have a great selection of local foods. In creating partnerships with local producers, they are empowering the community. An example is their Mocha Cold Brew made with Capanna Cold Brew and Kalona Supernatural Whole Milk. Very delicious. The Kalona area is home to a diverse community. It's nice to see people working together to create such wonderful products and a thriving economy.

A

We drove an hour and 10 minutes to ensure we would get fresh cheese curds. Not only were they not fresh but the date sticker was pasted over the previous sticker and all four bags had mold in them. I will NEVER go there again!

Trent

I have lived in area of this place for most of my life and I’ve had the cheese curds occasionally but I’ve never taken a chance to stop by so I finally did and it was well worth it the ice cream is some of the best ice cream I’ve ever had the cheese curds fresh are even better The seasonings they offer are fantastic. Super helpful and I will definitely be back 11 out of 10.

Sam F.

They have a gift shop and sell drinks and snacks. They also sell fresh cheese curds. The public restrooms were clean. They have a window set up so that you can watch the cheese being made, if you are there at the right time. The teenage employees in the gift shop were conversion and a source of information.

Tikki

This is a quaint little shop selling all sorts of dairy products, notably cheese. The place is very cow-themed, with little different decorations throughout the shop. However, the best part is their delicious handmade ice cream. They serve several original flavors and they come with a cute chocolate cow as a topping.

Mishael R.

Stopped by yesterday while visiting my aunt that lives 45min from there. She hyped it up by saying they made nothing but home made cheese. I think the only “home made cheese” was the curds and that’s it. A gallon of milk was already spoiled with an expiration date of the next day. They do have Neat and cute little souvenir

Lance B.

I am an ice cream and cheese curd connoisseur, growing up traveling to and from Wisconsin I got to taste all kinds of squeaky cheese and home made ice cream. Kalona Creamery ranks up there with Renards Cheese in Wisconsin. The ice cream far exceeded my basic Vanilla usual.
Their chocolate ice cream tasted amazing. I usually don’t like that flavor.
I was traveling through going back to Jacksonville Illinois.

I will be back!