Rita’s Italian Ice

Gelati is awesome i recommend trying the RootBeer with Orange creamsicle. Tuesday they have any treat under 5 bucks for. 2 bucks.

Kayla is awesome! Talk about service with a smile! I got mango ice with the vanilla custard and it was delicious! this location is very clean and a nice upbeat environment! I will definitely be coming back!

Love Rita’s Gelati! Their custard and ice are always yummy. My favorite combination is chocolate custard with black cherry ice. It tastes like black forest cake! Love the black cherry ice with chunks of cherries in it and the creamy chocolate custard.

Always great customer service when we come here! Cierra & Haley are awesome! & the Italian ice flavors are so original & delicious! I love how they have actual pieces of the fruit/​candy/​food item in the ice. Sooooo yummy!

Ritas is a great place it’s very clean and refreshing! My family and I love it. It’s really awesome because they always have new flavors each and everyday. The employees are always very polite. Cierra has great customer service she’s patient and very knowledgable she took the time to let me taste several different flavors which made my choice much easier. Thank you Cierra.

The lack of options makes it not my first stop choice for a snack or a dessert. If you go here, you’re going to be disappointed. Lastly, I didn’t even see soft serve on the menu. One less patron.

Surprisingly yummy! I ordered the Florida orange gelato with vanilla custard — this combo was perfection! I will definitely be returning very soon!

Due to an apparent national egg shortage, they no longer serve frozen custard but a premium soft serve ice cream. Nonetheless, it was delicious!
Service was very friendly; they happily hand out samples of anything you want to try. Personally, a kid size portion is more than enough for an adult like me… They’re huge! Only bad thing is they don’t offer 25% off with Unilocal check-​in like they do over at Kaleidoscope. But overall, I’d definitely come again if I’m in the area.

We happened to be nearby and were craving something cold on a hot summer evening. Love their gelati, which is a combo of custard and flavored ice, layered over one another. I would stick to the smaller sizes as the custard is very rich. The line was long, but it moved quickly enough since everyone ahead of us knew what they wanted. The line only bogs down when people want to sample all the flavors. Rita’s also has an app that allows you to check in. You get a free treat every 9 or 10 visits.

For «Old Timers» or «Old Skoolers» this place may work but «custard» didn’t hit home with me.
For the record, it is very likely that I am simply NOT a fan of custard. I can’t recall the last time I’ve had it so that says something right there.
The portion size of «regular» is very substantial and for $ 3.99 is mostly fair. With how thick and dense the product is I could’ve used half this amount or less but maybe I missed the small size option?
Here is what I consumed:
VANILLA CUSTARD — off-​white color (I recalled it having more of a yellow tint from years ago); super smooth and creamy texture; no milkiness whatsoever; lacking in pure vanilla flavor; body is DENSE and THICK which I guess is norm for custard; moderate sweetness; I am missing the «milkiness» of soft-​serve ice cream; I can’t imagine this is for today’s audience or youngsters
(I was craving Dairy Queen or even Chick Filet for a soft serve vanilla cone after several bites)
COFFEE CUSTARD — a very similar animal to vanilla custard; tastes more of mocha versus pure coffee only flavor; flavor weak again like vanilla; moderate sweetness; dense/​thick.
One PRO is that this stuff is so thick it will not melt all over the place anytime soon. I drove home with it and no lid was present and was just fine.
I may «sniff» there menu for something else but I don’t care for those Italian ice type desserts so I may not be back here. And I would never order custard… ever, ever, ever… again.

Yum! I had Mint Chocolate Chip shaved ice. I don’t eat ice cream anymore and this tasted just like that.
The first time I had Cherry shaved ice and Vanilla custard blended. Super good and I don’t like Cherry anything.

So happy to have this in the area. I’m from Wisconsin and love frozen custard. Although this is not as good, it is tasty and smooth and creamy. They always have vanilla and chocolate along with other flavors. They greet you with a smile here, and offer free tastings.
I like the many choices of icy flavors. I often get a Gelati. It is a cup of frozen custard… add the icy fruit flavor of your choice (I got the passion island) and then more frozen custard on top. It is so refreshing. I also love the watermelon ice when they have it.
This place gets busy right around the time the kids get out of school. There is limited seated both inside and out. I’ll definitely be back to try another flavor. probably sooner than later :-)

Epitome of a mom and pop shop!
I’ve only had Confetti before this so I wanted to try it out. The sizes were a bit too large for me and the custard became a little too heavy! It was deliciously rich though in the beginning.
I just wish they had more flavors for the custard and ice to chose from.

The Italian ice is delish. I always get the Gelati because I enjoy the layering of ice and custard. Bonus points for being a business that lets you sample the flavors before committing to one.
This location is a decent size, with about 4 small tables inside. There are patio tables as well. The best thing is that it’s walking distance from my home, so on summer walks with the pups I can take an Italian ice break. Nice!
Minus one star because sometimes the music is so loud and annoying. And I’m not blaming that on age.

The Italian ice is very good here.
Everyone is so friendly and helpful .
Wish I could eat it every day.

Little sister asked me for ice cream from this place. Bought her some offered me a taste and within 5min I ate all her ice cream had to buy two more :). It’s a really rich creamy custard with smooth sorbet like ice cream under and more custard at the bottom.
They taste amazing individual but mixed together is the bestttt!!! On my way home will be stopping her a lot .
Great friendly helpful staff to :)

I finally tried this place out and i don’t think frozen custard is for me, maybe a bite but that’s it. To me, the frozen custard is very rich and thick to have. It does taste better if you mix it with the italian ices, but it’s a lot of dessert.
The Staff is great and super funny and friendly.

The people marking one star are obviously on crack. I was first introduced to Rita’s on the easy coast and was super excited when they started popping up in Orange County. The custard and ice are amazing and if you haven’t been here before you should get them together in a gelati. My personal favorite is Swedish Fish ice and chocolate custard.
Rita’s is quick service with limited seating. All of them are like this. This is not a pseudo restaurant like Culvers. We are fortunate here in CA as Rita’s shuts down in winter on the east coast. Enjoy it for what it is… frozen heavenly goodness.
Oh, and if you’re looking for «all natural» go hang out with the green peace vegans harassing people at Metro Point and get out of my Rita’s.

Ooh, the mango Italian Ice. I was told by the young woman working there that mango is their most popular flavor. After a sample, I had to get it. It’s pretty tasty. I had this mixed with their vanilla custard. This is sweet, but not too sweet. I did prefer the Italian ice and might just get that alone the next time I go here.
I ate it pretty quickly. I must have liked it a lot. The shop is small, pleasant and clean. We were given a good explanation of their products, which helped for our first visit. Nice place to go for a cool treat.

I always welcome a new ice cream spot, especially when it’s so close to home. Rita’s is a little different though.
Their specialty is Italian Ice. It’s not like shaved ice, it’s more like sorbet. There are no crazy flavors here, just your standards, but the flavors are still big.
They also have Italian Ice Light, which is zero calories. But that version is different than the regular one. The consistency of the light version is more like a slushee than a sorbet. It’s really more of a frozen drink.
The same can also be said for their Gelati. The name threw me because I was expecting gelato, but it’s basically a thin gelato that you drink. Not the thick gelatos that are like ice cream.
I think my favorite thing here is the frozen custard. It’s like soft serve ice cream, but with a much richer flavor. They only have 4 flavors unfortunately, but you can get swirled flavors and add toppings on it, and can either get it in a bowl or on a cone.
It’s a little pricy (a small custard with one topping runs about $ 5) but they also offer a rewards card where you can get a free item for every 10 visits.
All in all a nice little shop. I look forward to trying more of their options very soon.