Rita's Italian Ice & Frozen Custard

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Rita’s on a Hot Afternoon: The Official MacaroniVAN Pit Stop Review

There are a lot of things in life that test a parent’s patience. Like sunscreen application. Or five car seats in one vehicle. Or trying to reason with a 3-year-old who insists she is a unicorn.

But then there’s Rita’s.

Glorious, icy, flavor-packed Rita’s. The moment the temperature dares to creep above 75, the MacaroniVAN screeches into that parking lot like it’s the winner of the “Hot Mess Express Grand Prix.” And suddenly, peace.

River is living her technicolor dream with Unicorn Sparkle on Unicorn Flavor, like a Lisa Frank folder exploded in a cup. Ridley’s rocking the most chaotic combo imaginable—Nerds on blue raspberry, with a rogue Swedish Fish swirl like he’s building a sundae for a cartoon character.

The tween, of course, has transcended childish things and now requires a Gelati cola float, because it’s giving cool, it’s giving vintage soda shop, it’s giving “don’t talk to me, I’m vibing.”

And me? I’ve got the mango peach sugar-free—a treat that lets me feel like I made a responsible choice without crying sugarless tears into my sunhat. It’s fruity. It’s refreshing. It’s giving “mom deserves this.”

Rita’s is more than just a stop. It’s a survival tactic. It’s a reward. It’s air conditioning in edible form. And on a hot afternoon, when the van smells like feet and someone’s melting down over lost sunglasses, it’s the only kind of meltdown I actually enjoy.

10/10. Highly recommend. Will return approximately… every time the sun shines.

Fast, and has many options

Very friendly!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Mango Gelati

Very friendly!

Delicious 😋

Love Rita’s products. They have more variety of products than they used to a couple years ago. The service at this location was quick and friendly. There are benches to sit on and eat your food. Parking can get tight.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Gilatti with Root Beer Ice, Concrete Blendini

Ice cream was great

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Custard

The kids working here need actual supervision. They couldn’t have been more disinterested in serving the line of people. The owners should take a hard look at who they’re employing and how it represents the brand.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 3

Service: 1

Decent flavors, the kids working there are not friendly they'll give you attitude with a bit of side eye. Will go to a small family owned business next time

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 2

Service: 1

We stood outside and got the multiple layered mango gelati. The store is placed really conveniently and a good place to go to when it's hot. I hope to go back and try other menu options before the summer ends.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 4

I love Rita’s, my favorite is the blendini with custard, Italian ice and toppings I always get cotton candy and unicorn glitter lol but they have flavors for everyone definitely stop by and check it out! Also great seating area!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Regular Blendini

Stopped on July 12 20224 got 3 big tubs of ice then I wanted pretzels there is a sign saying 3 pretzels for $7.09 plus tax the 3 girls there charged us $10 then she gave us 10 percent discount which she took off and neither of them didn't know what the price was won't be going there shain

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

This was my first visit, Quality of my order was amazing, friendly staff absolutely. My only concern was the complete absence of “table touches”. What I mean by that is when you see customers waiting at your window and 7-10 minutes go by, Not one employee acknowledges your presence it feels a little undervalued as a consumer. Once you are acknowledged it’s spot on for customer service.

Parking: Parking was easy to find

Kid-friendliness: Staff once acknowledging your presence were very patient and friendly with children ordering

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: 1 Pretzel, Brownie, Gallon of Ice Cream, Custard

I can't say much about this place other than they were out of custard. Strange for a custard shop to be totally out of custard.