Rita's Italian Ice & Frozen Custard

4.6
(232 Reviews)
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Ratings of Rita's Italian Ice & Frozen Custard

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4.6
(232 Reviews)

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Location & Hours

Italian ices & frozen custards star at this counter-serve chain with a range of other cold treats.

740 El Camino Real
San Carlos, CA 94070
Monday
12:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Tuesday
12:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Wednesday
12:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Thursday
12:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Friday
12:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Saturday
12:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Sunday
12:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Recent Reviews

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Sep 2024
Service: there was a line when we first came in. The line went pretty quickly and the person who assisted us was pretty patient in answering all of our questions too. Ambiance: small, not too loud, and cold. The room smelled a bit strongly like cleaning solutions but better than terrible smell. Food: the custard is soft, almost whipped cream-like. Not too sweet. The italian ice was also pretty good. The concrete ended up too sweet for me, I’ll get gelati next time.
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Sep 2024
Cute gelato shop .. love the choices .. Dragon Fruit a plus … nice sitting area .. only one street over from Laurel Ave .. pretending we’re getting GELATO in Milan 😂
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Aug 2024
frozen custard is yummy, and honey walnut topping is to die for. :) Update: honey walnut topping is gone... had to suffer through hot fudge with sprinkles <oh the horrors> As yummy and creamy as ever. We'll be back!
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Jul 2024
Terrible. We went there to get some custard. I think it had been churning in the machine too long. Almost had the consistency of butter. Very few options for toppings. The ones they were out of were scratched off in sharpie. The guy working behind the counter was watching soccer on the TV the whole time and wasn't paying any attention to anything else.
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Jul 2024
Creamiest ice cream ever!
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Jul 2024
Can never go wrong with a Italian ice form Rita's only thing Is I wish they had black cherry flavor
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Apr 2024
Closed at 1pm on a thursday! Posted hours were noon to nine.
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Apr 2024
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Apr 2024
Really yummy! Definitely coming back.
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Feb 2024
Service was outstanding! I got vanilla and pineapple gelati and this was the best custard I have ever had!
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Oct 2023
If you ever come to Rita’s, make sure to say hello to nick… He’s an amazing guy.. thank you nick keep being awesome.
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Oct 2023
This is where my kids demand above all other ice cream shops—and is the closest you can get to Hawaiian shave ice, when there is no Hawaiian shave ice around…. this is NOT like chipped ice, but is a “smoothed ice” with real fruit flavors—sorta like crunchy Hawaiian shave ice. Our GoTo is the Gelati—creamy and thick vanilla custard underneath a mound of cherry ice. Absolutely outstanding dessert in a cup—addictive. I’ve been ordering a half-gallon for delivery from the shoo directly. If you order from them directly, it saves this locally owned shop (Miles) some dough….
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Oct 2023
My first time here. Staff was friendly and explained the items on the menu. I told them what I wanted, they made a recommendation and I was super pleased with my order!!!!
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Oct 2023
Just ok. The vanilla custard was super thick with an artificial flavor aftertaste and no real dairy flavor. The Mango Italian ice had the consistency of a very thick slushy with tiny ice crystals, and the flavor was like jello. The service was meh.

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Rita's Italian Ice & Frozen Custard is rated an average of 4.6/5 stars across various online platforms.