Rita’s Italian Ice

1. Delicious
2. Courteous
3. Delicious
4. Clean and easy to find.
If you are by yourself or with family and friends… And… if you like gelato and Italian ice… this is your place.

Free ice on the first day of spring.
Everyone is always so nice.
Great, clean place
Great flavors. Love the choices.
Always great

Yummy! Love this place!
Place isn’t huge and there are just a few tables and chairs inside. You can sample some flavors if you aren’t sure about it. I’ve tried the cherry and black cherry and they are both delicious. I’ve had their orange before but I don’t think it’s a popular flavor because I rarely see it. Mango is also delicious. I get my italian ice with the vanilla custard. It’s a better version of soft serve ice cream. It’s so good and creamy. I could eat the custard by itself if I have to. But the texture of the custard and italian ice makes it a good combo.
They accept the ballantyne corporate card for a discount too!

I haven’t had Rita’s in over a year, since I relocated from DE to GA. I recently visited the Fort Mill, SC area and stopped by Rita’s for an afternoon treat. I loved that this location was a storefront equipped with a restroom and tables indoors to sit and enjoy our Italian ice. However, I was not pleased with one of the young ladies there helping service customers. I asked my daughter to request a top for my cup so I could take it along with us in the car. The cashier tossed the lid on the counter. When I asked her about it, she stated that she didn’t throw the top. I asked the other cashier for her name and she gave it to me, and told me the counters are clean… assuming that would make it better. I told her it wasn’t an issue as to if the counter was clean or dirty, my child requested an item and it was tossed in her direction.

So good! Refreshing and I love a ‘Mom and Pop’ place to go like this with our family! Good peeps!

I love Rita’s for both their Italian ice and their custard! The ice is bursting with flavor and the custard is smooth and creamy. I like to switch between the two depending on what I’m in the mood for, and sometimes it’s hard to decide between them. I know you can mix the custard and ice together, but I’m not much for mixing things. They taste too good on their own. My only complaint is the shop is closed from the day after Halloween to Valentine’s Day. I know winter may not be their most popular time of year, but I still get cravings even in the cold weather.

Took my wife’s young cousins here for a treat after dinner. I have been dying to try Rita’s for the longest time and wasn’t disappointed.
This the closest I have come to Ralph’s Ice ever.
I had the sugar free cherry ice. Which was so good you would swear it wasn’t sugar free. My wife had the chocolate custard. The kids had strawberry & raspberry kid size cups while their Mom had the vanilla custard. We even brought home some ice cream sandwiches for a later time.
I had to come all the way to the Queen City to try Rita’s.:)Even on a rainy Saturday evening it seems to be a popular place to get a sweet treat with the locals hanging out front.

After thinking for years that I needed to try this place, I finally made it in to check it out. I decided to go with frozen custard and chose chocolate & a sugar cone. It was good and the service was a-​ok.

I’ve been having mad cravings for a really good hot fudge sundae… We were driving down Lancaster and I that saw Rita’s had frozen custard. I decided to give them a try. I walked into the small shop and was greeted by a young employee. She pointed out the list of Italian ice flavors posted on the wall. I asked how the custard was and she said it was «really good.» I ordered a kid’s hot fudge sundae… I was handed a small cup filled about half way with a pretty sad looking drizzle of hot fudge on top… Here was the shocker… I paid $ 4.70 for a kid’s hot fudge sundae… For real? The «custard» was ok… it really wasn’t custard at all but a thick soft serve (traditional frozen custard is scooped, not swirled out of a machine!). The hot fudge was just the cheap canned stuff… Needless to say, I’ll be continuing my search for the best hot fudge sundae in Charlotte.

Yeah, I agree with the other Brian; how could you go wrong? Best place south of the Mason Dixon.

I LOVE Rita’s. The gelati’s are great!

Italian ice, gelato, frozen custard, mixtures of all of them — how can you go wrong? Rita’s Italian Ice is delicious no matter what you get. It’s a small shop behind Big View Diner and mostly just has some seats outdoors. Every year on the first day of spring, they give out a free medium size Italian ice. A medium is a pretty good size too. It’s just a mile south of both Ballantyne and Blakeny, so it’s probably closer to you than you think.

Love Rita’s – especially on the first day of spring when they offer free water ice! I dropped by this location today and it was packed due to the freebies. It’s located in the same shopping center as the HT offer Audrey Kell so if you’re driving down from the north you either need to make a uturn or go onto Audrey Kell-​I was a bit confused with where it was located exactly. Their custard is fabulous and I learned they have a Swedish Fish flavored ice – sold! Perfect treat to cool you off on a warm day!

I absolutely love water ice /​Italian ice! This place is a great treat when the weather is hot. The rich fruity flavors keep me coming back for more. The only complaint I have is that they don’t have all flavors all the time. Oneday they may have cherry and the next they may not. However, they have an email sign up to alert you when your favorite flavors are being served.
They also serve custard and gelatos. Yum yum!