Rita’s Italian Ice

Occasionally, like this evening, I get a craving for some really cold sugar, water and flavoring. I am a fan of this particular Rita’s as they almost always have Wild Black Cherry water ice, so much better than the artificial tasting regular cherry. The staff is always very nice and helpful. The custard at this store has also been very good.

The workers here are usually friendly and fast. They have a good selection of flavors, including at least 1 sugar-​free, more often 2.
Parking around here is a bit tight at times, especially with lots of people sitting in their cars eating waterice.

Standard Rita’s stand with long lines and great water ice. The employees are generally really nice here and they don’t get upset when you ask for a sample! Woo!

I’ve recently become a fan of Rita’s, this one in particular. They seem to have more flavors and options than other locations. I notice they have the light vanilla custard which they don’t have everywhere and they usually have two flavors of sugar free water ice, not just one.
The best part is that now they are open until 11. I don’t know how long that will last though. There are also a lot of restaurants in this plaza, so you can grab a water ice after dinner.
I really like the blendinis which is a topping, water ice, and custard all blended together. I had one the other day with vanilla, juicy pear, and nilla wafers and it was fantastic. The gelatis are also good which is just the custard and ice in layers, which is also good. I’m way beyond simple custard or water ice only!
Would be great if they had some tables and chairs to sit at while enjoying these desserts.

Rita’s Water Ice is a good place to get a quick, cold custard or ice.
The staff was really friendly and the service was quick. I got the mango Italian ice with vanilla frozen custard gelati and it was delicious!

This Rita’s has been here forever. The workers are always nice and have a smile on their face. The product is consistent and it’s a Philly favorite. Sucks they close down for the dead of winter. I’d eat Rita’s in the cold!