This Iowa Dairy Queen is a 'good place for u kno what' according to America's longest-serving senator. But when I gave it a try, I came away disappointed.

Sat, 04/22/2023 - 16:43

A screenshot of Sen. Chuck Grassley's original tweet, and the misshapen dipped cone I ultimately received. — A screenshot of Sen. Chuck Grassley's original tweet, and the deformed cherry-dipped cone I ultimately received.
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Sen. Chuck Grassley says that this Iowa Dairy Queen is a "good place for u kno what."
After coming across it during my reporting trip to Des Moines, I figured I had to give it a try.
But the "u know what" — ice cream, as Grassley later clarified — left much to be desired.

WINDSOR HEIGHTS, Iowa — In 2014, Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa issued a now-infamous advisory about the Dairy Queen in this small residential community just outside of Des Moines.