Dairyhäus

Dairyhäus Worlds greatest homemade ice cream shop. We make homemade treats that tantalize the taste-buds. We offer a wide selection of tasty treats.
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Whether your palate yearns for our one-of-a-kind homemade ice cream in over sixty flavors, or a soft serve cone or flurry, we aim to satisfy your sweet tooth! Located in historic downtown Rockton, the Dairyhäus was founded in 1983. Our "Greek Revival" style limestone building was built in 1846 and is one of Rockton's oldest buildings. Come in and say hi to Annie, her son Brent, and the rest of the D-Häus crew! We'll serve you up something tasty!

Happy Father’s Day to all those rockstar dads out there, we appreciate all you do! Kick your feet up, enjoy the fam, and...
06/21/2026

Happy Father’s Day to all those rockstar dads out there, we appreciate all you do! Kick your feet up, enjoy the fam, and a scoop of Dairyhäus on your day! We’re scoopin’ 12-10 today!

Happy Old Settlers Days Weekend in Downtown Rockton!!! Dairyhäus loves being part of the party and OSD brings it during ...
06/19/2026

Happy Old Settlers Days Weekend in Downtown Rockton!!! Dairyhäus loves being part of the party and OSD brings it during Father’s Day weekend🎆🇺🇸🍦Carter & Brent are super excited—this year will be our first in over 15 years to serve at the festival! Special for the fest and Father’s Day, we’re scooping viral Dot Sundaes (Häus & OSD) and debuting a brand-new ice cream, Circus Animal!

Circus Animal is a pink vanilla ice cream made with crushed frosting-coated animal crackers and rainbow sprinkles! Try it or any of our other homemade ice creams in a viral Dot Sundae: a layered La Croûte Bakery Cafe cake, dot sprinkle, and ice cream sundae, only available this weekend!

Vegan treats, Peach Sorbet, Chocolate ice cream, and Cookies & Cream are also back this weekend. The Peach Sorbet is a must-try, made with real peaches 🍑. It’s superyum!!

Our parking lot is for library & Dairyhäus customers only and is usually an easy pop-in and pop-out all weekend long; don’t worry about the busy downtown with OSD, we’ve got a close spot saved for ya.

By popular request, Truly Treasured Gift n Thrift Inc is now offering all sorts of Dairyhaus swag: shirts, hats, hoodies, and joggers… all on sale this week! Stop by Downtown Rockton thrift shops, grab a burger or fish fry at Rookie's Pub and Grill, Rockton Inn Pub & Grub, or Fib’s and a scoop at the Haus!

06/19/2026

Speed tour for speedy service on our new specialty dot cake sundaes! With layers of cake, ice cream and sprinkles, this sundae has everything you could ask for! Now serving at the shop and at OSD!

I couldn’t be prouder to announce: Dairyhäus has tied for first place with Bagels & More of Beloit for the Vegan Chef Ch...
06/13/2026

I couldn’t be prouder to announce: Dairyhäus has tied for first place with Bagels & More of Beloit for the Vegan Chef Challenge & won best dessert with our Peanut Butter Oreo Parfait!!! Dairy-Free ice cream maker Ruth pulled out all the stops by researching ingredients, making test batches, surveying customers & team, and crafted the best Dairy-Free Vegan ice cream I’ve ever tasted. Ruth shows dedication, creativity, communication, and drive each and every ice cream created, and the amazing ice creams are evidence of the hard work put in. I am so thankful to Ruth for the amazing effort and I’d love it if you helped me congratulate Ruth on this wonderful award! Congratulations Ruth, well earned!!!

This weekend we are thankful to host Go Rockford’s IRONMAN ironmanamericas, traveling through Downtown Rockton tomorrow morning! Dairyhäus will be open all day, 12-10, and we will be scooping next to our friends 27 ALUNA at Octane/Kabao815, Rad Fuel Co., Disco Chicken, Big Timber Axe Throwing and Bar, Honey’s Lemonade and Kona Ice of Rockford at Athlete’s Village in Rockford! I was excited to see so many Ironpeople visiting the Haus yesterday and today and got to meet Terry, who’s participated in over 70 Ironman events and preparing for the Championship later this year! Thank you to our local community for dealing with the change of traffic patterns: as a small business owner this event is absolutely wonderful for the tourism to our community and I appreciate everyone’s tolerance of the re-routing traffic during the event. Thanks to Rockton Police for your assistance in that regard!!

Did you know that I am the worst at selling merch? If you’ve come to the Haus in the last couple years been denied a shirt, it’s Brent Murray to blame!! The Häus is so small, maintaining quantity of our cool Rockford Art Deli clothing is nearly impossible. Well, Downtown Rockton Truly Treasured Gift n Thrift Inc to the rescue!!! Tonya has gratiously offered to tag-team in her awesome thrift shop for Dairyhäus merch! Arriving on Monday, Tonya offers designs of hoodies, shirts, hats, and sweats. Printed locally & designed locally by Aaron Branding, that’s 4 locals in one shirt

06/11/2026

Getting the team out before the storm! Closing at 4 today ❤️🍦

Hot🔥??? Well we’ve got cold covered❄️🥶!!! Banana Cream Pie, Mint Oreo, Honey Lavender, Anderson Japanese Gardens Matcha ...
06/06/2026

Hot🔥??? Well we’ve got cold covered❄️🥶!!! Banana Cream Pie, Mint Oreo, Honey Lavender, Anderson Japanese Gardens Matcha Green Tea, and more: we’re scooping to keep you cool today! Featured is our Dairyhäus Special—a hot fudge, hot caramel, pecan and sliced banana sundae that has been popular around our Häus since the 90’s! Scoop it today with our Banana Cream Pie, or do it like the inventor Annie (Mom) used to make it with Butter Pecan!

Dairy-Free options are a-plenty with two of our favorite sorbets, Blue Raspberry & Pear, as well as two DF ice creams, Chocolate Oreo and Salted Caramel! They go excellently together (I’ll admit, it was my breakfast this morning🤫😲😂) or individually in our two vegan sundaes, the Lady Bug and the Peanut Butter Oreo Parfait!

Dairyhäus is really hitting its stride as we coast into June and we’re so thankful for your support all over the Stateline! We’ve enjoyed scooping for you at Rockford City Market, Rockton River Market, Pearl Lake, Tuesdays in the Gardens at Andersons, or starting this week RVC Starlight Theatre! While Rockford City Market is new for us in 2026, we are incredibly thankful to be welcomed back to Starlight for another show-stopping season! This weekend starts the spectacle with Wizard of Oz and was so popular we had to deliver a second freezer of ice cream! Thanks for your support everywhere; our shop hours are 12-10 daily!

Whaaaaaaat??? Peanut Butter & Fudge??? Waffle cone, Brownie Sundae, or cup, PB&F is a must have Dairyhaus homemade ice c...
05/30/2026

Whaaaaaaat??? Peanut Butter & Fudge??? Waffle cone, Brownie Sundae, or cup, PB&F is a must have Dairyhaus homemade ice cream and it’s arrived this weekend! A recipe that’s been in our Haus ice cream kitchen since the late 80’s, we swirl a ribbon of fudge and pop plenty of peanut buttery Reeces Pieces into a real peanut butter ice cream. Decadent, dense, and delicious, PB&F joins our menu along with Salty Caramel Cashew, Cherry Almond, Blue Moon, and Rockford Roasting Company Coffee ice creams… but let’s not forget our dairy-free/vegan treats!!! Vegan Chef Challenge is all but wrapped up but we are just getting started!!! New ice creams, new sundaes, all summer long! This week we are featuring our throwback to the 90’s Lady Bug Sundae (can be made with dairy or DF ice creams)! This treat was invented years ago by the OG ice cream lady Annie and is a sweet-tart real raspberry sundae with itty-bitty chocolate chips and chocolate sauce over your choice of ice cream. This week our dairy-free selections are Raspberry, Chocolate, Coffee, and Lemon Sorbet! And don’t worry, by popular demand we are keeping the Peanut Butter Oreo Parfait on the menu all season, available with dairy or dairy-free ice creams!

Our team had a blast at Macktown Forest Preserve earlier in the week shooting our team photo. I’m so thankful to this amazing team and thankful they all woke up early so we could have some fun (and get eaten by mosquitos) during our photo shoot. We will be continuing to hire a few team members staggered throughout the season, feel free to comment below, stop into the shop, or message us for more information. This team is really hitting our stride this summer and we’re all excited to give you the best ice cream & best experience around! Thanks again for a great start to the season, we’re open each and every day from 12-10pm!

05/25/2026

🇺🇸Open Memorial Day 12-10🇺🇸

Happy Memorial Day Weekend: the Haus hopes you’re spending the time with friends and loved ones! We’re ecstatic for so m...
05/23/2026

Happy Memorial Day Weekend: the Haus hopes you’re spending the time with friends and loved ones! We’re ecstatic for so many reasons! Cherry Almond, Cookie, Jar, and Cotton Candy are back on the menu with Praline Pecan, Chocolate Cookie Dough, Dairy-Free Cookies & Cream, and so many more!!! We are in summer hours, 12-10 everyday! rocktonrivermarket, rockfordcitymarket AND Anderson Japanese Gardens Music in the Gardens is all here this week! We are currently running 2nd in the Rockford Area Vegan Chef Challenge! So much excitement for such a beautiful weekend, I hope you have a wonderful day ahead of you!!!

Address

113 E Main Street
Rockton, IL
61072

Opening Hours

Monday 12pm - 10pm
Tuesday 12pm - 10pm
Wednesday 12pm - 10pm
Thursday 12pm - 10pm
Friday 12pm - 10pm
Saturday 12pm - 10pm
Sunday 12pm - 10pm

Telephone

+18156246100

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