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We are sorry to disappoint, but due to curfew in the Quad Cities we are going to shut down the drive thru line at 7:30pm at all stores. We are doing this to ensure that our employees can get home before 9:00pm.

Although curfew has been lifted, we are going to be closing our drive-thru lines at 9:00pm on Friday, June 5 and Saturday, June 6. We have a lot of younger employees and just want to ensure everyone makes it home safely!

Thank you for your understanding!

For the next few weeks all of our stores will be closed on Mondays only. Due to the amazing demand all locations have seen since reopening, we have made the decision to close once a week to give our employees a much-deserved break. We will also be using Monday to ensure all of our stores are deep-cleaned and ready for the week ahead! This will be going into effect starting this Monday, June 1.

Details on our hours at each store can be found here.

Welcome back! We’re excited to serve you!

All stores (except North Park) are open for drive-thru business only and our hours of operation will be Sunday – Thursday, 11:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. and Friday/Saturday 11:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m. We have taken extreme caution in reopening to ensure the safety of our employees and customers.

Our drive-thru stores (41^st Street in Moline, East Moline, Bettendorf and Eldridge) will operate as per usual. The remaining stores are outlined below:

Locust Street store in Davenport

Enter on Marquette Street only. The lines will wrap around the building and orders/payment will be take at the tent. If the line is full we will have up to three lines.

53^rd Street store in Davenport

Enter into the back alley (from the side near Jersey Ridge) behind the building and we will take orders/payment at the tent.

16^th Street store in Moline

Pull up along the side of the building and order/pay at the tent. We will have double lines if the first line is full.

Rock Island Store

Pull in front of the building to wrap around to the side where orders/payment will be taken at the tent.

Additionally, we have taken the below new precautions when it comes to cleaning and employee protection:

• Employees will be wearing masks at all times and will wash hands between each order.
• We will not be selling cones at this time. It is next to impossible to hand over a customer’s cone without contact with the employee so no cones will be sold. It will be cups only or Waffle Bowls (for $1.00 extra).
• There will be one or two employees assigned to handle the register at all times. No one else will handle payment.
• During busy times, there will be an employee outside handling traffic. If you have any questions prior to ordering, ask the employee in the vest or check our website for the menu.
• All surfaces, doors, high traffic areas will be cleaned regularly, with an employee designated for that purpose alone during busy times.

We are so excited to be back and doing what we love, serving the Quad Cities the best in the Midwest!

We are thrilled to announce that our stores will be opening again on Monday, May 11!

All stores (except North Park) will be open for drive-thru business only and our hours of operation will be Sunday – Thursday, 11:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. and Friday/Saturday 11:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m. We have taken extreme caution in reopening to ensure the safety of our employees and customers.

Our drive-thru stores (41^st Street in Moline, East Moline, Bettendorf and Eldridge) will operate as per usual. The remaining stores are outlined below:

Locust Street store in Davenport

Enter on Marquette Street only. The lines will wrap around the building and orders/payment will be take at the tent. If the line is full we will have up to three lines.

53^rd Street store in Davenport

Enter into the back alley (from the side near Jersey Ridge) behind the building and we will take orders/payment at the tent.

16^th Street store in Moline

Pull up along the side of the building and order/pay at the tent. We will have double lines if the first line is full.

Rock Island Store

Pull in front of the building to wrap around to the side where orders/payment will be taken at the tent.

Additionally, we have taken the below new precautions when it comes to cleaning and employee protection:

• Employees will be wearing masks at all times and will wash hands between each order.
• We will not be selling cones at this time. It is next to impossible to hand over a customer’s cone without contact with the employee so no cones will be sold. It will be cups only or Waffle Bowls (for $1.00 extra).
• There will be one or two employees assigned to handle the register at all times. No one else will handle payment.
• During busy times, there will be an employee outside handling traffic. If you have any questions prior to ordering, ask the employee in the vest or check our website for the menu.
• All surfaces, doors, high traffic areas will be cleaned regularly, with an employee designated for that purpose alone during busy times.

We are so excited to be back and doing what we love, serving the Quad Cities the best in the Midwest!

If you’re looking for a fun activity, we made Whitey’s Ice Cream coloring pages!

Whether you’re looking for new project for the kids or simply want to doodle at home to relieve some stress, head to the link in our bio to download the printable pages or color digitally on your tablet, laptop or phone.

We’d love to see your creations – tag us on social with #whiteysicecream so we can see how they turned out!

   

Download the Whitey’s Truck coloring page here. 

Download the Whitey’s Shake coloring page here. 

Download the Whitey’s Ice Cream Cones coloring page here. 

Download the Whitey’s Shake and Store coloring page here. 

Exciting news… the flavor contest winner was MONSTER COOKIE submitted by Abby Barkema!

We know there is a lot going on in the world right now and that our stores are temporarily closed, but we wanted to share some good news with all of you! This flavor will be available in our stores sometime this summer and will be a peanut butter ice cream with chunks of peanut butter oatmeal cookies, chocolate chips and M&M’s!

As a reminder, the final four flavors were Monster Cookie (submitted by Abby Barkema), Pineapple Upside Down Cake (submitted by Amanda Reed), Cinnamon Roll (submitted by Debra McKenzie) and Peanut Butter & Jelly (submitted by Steven Crew).  As a reminder, there were multiple suggestions for each of the final four flavors and the first entry submitted, how it will be made, was chosen as per the official rules.

Voting ran from Monday, March 9 through Sunday, March 15 and Monster Cookie won 46% of the 4,127 votes.

Stay tuned to our social channels for more details on when the flavor will be available and thank you all for participating!

With our stores temporarily closed, we just wanted to take a minute to thank all of our wonderful customers who came and waited in line the past two days to get their Whitey’s fix and stock up! Words cannot express how deeply grateful we are for your support.

Keep checking back to our company updates and on our social channels (Facebook, Instagram and Twitter) for more updates and announcements when we plan to reopen.

Also a huge thanks goes out to our fantastic employees who worked tirelessly to keep the lines moving the best we could and serve the best ice cream, to the best customers.

For those wondering, our employees will continue to be paid during this time of shutdown. Additionally, Whitey’s will still be available in the grocery stores. Find more information on our grocery store business here.

We are beyond touched by all the support we’ve received. Thank you all and we will see you soon!

As of ‪Friday, April 3 at 10:00 p.m.‬ all Whitey’s stores will be closing temporarily. As much as we would love to stay open and continue serving the Quad Cities, we are closing out of an abundance of caution to ensure that our employees are staying healthy and safe at home during this time.

This does not affect Whitey’s availability at grocery stores at this time. Shipping ice cream via FedEx through our website will also be temporarily shut down during this time.

The decision to close was not an easy one and we know the road ahead is uncertain, but we want to thank you all for your constant support over the years.

We will continue to provide updates on our social channels and website, so stay tuned! But in the meantime, we hope everyone stays safe and healthy and that we will be back to doing what we love, serving you ice cream, very soon!

Given the Coronavirus pandemic taking place we have made additional changes in how our stores operate. All stores will now be drive-thru only! Four of our stores already offered a drive-thru option, but we have now created drive-thru lanes at the 16^th St. store in Moline, Rock Island store, Locust St. store and 53^rd St. store in Davenport. Here how each store is going to work:

16^th Street Store in Moline: The order stand is set up by the door closer to Hungry Hobo. Please pull up in the line that is placed on the front parking spots in line with the store.

Rock Island Store: Come in around the patio from the side where Hungry Hobo is and you will be waited on at the side door. Employees will guide you were to go while waiting for your order.

53^rd Street in Davenport: Pull into the line around the patio and the order will be taken at the side door. After ordering/paying you will either veer left (if your order is done) or pull to the right down the alley and your order will be brought out to you through the backdoor.

Locust Street Store in Davenport: The line will be formed around the store starting closer to Marquette Street. The orders will be taken/filled on the side of the store closer to Subway/Grinders/Little Caesars.

The stores will have normal hours for the time being and employees will be on hand to answer any questions and help guide traffic. For hours and addresses, check out each location here. Thank you for your support during this time!

Starting today at 5:00 p.m. all drive-thru stores will be drive-thru only (this includes 41st Moline, Bettendorf, Eldridge and East Moline). All other stores will be carry-out only. 

Additionally, all stores will be closing at 10 p.m. CST on Friday and Saturday nights during this time. Also, our North Park store will be closed for business until restrictions are lifted. Thanks for continuing to come and support during this time and stay healthy!