Rita's Italian Ice & Frozen Custard

Downingtown, PA · Ice cream shop

Rating
4.4/5
★★★★☆ 4.4
Reviews
20
Rank in Downingtown
#34
of 87 restaurants
City Percentile
50%
rating percentile
Address
Rita's Italian Ice & Frozen Custard, 84 W Lancaster Ave, Downingtown, PA 19335
Phone
(610) 269-6783
Website
www.ritasice.com/location/ritas-of-downingtown-pa
Status
Closed · Opens 12 PM

Rita's Italian Ice & Frozen Custard is a restaurant located in Downingtown, PA. It is one of 87 restaurants listed in Downingtown. Its 4.4-star rating matches the Downingtown city average of 4.3 stars. There are 10 photos associated with this location.

About Rita's Italian Ice & Frozen Custard

Rita’s Italian Ice & Frozen Custard is the largest Italian Ice concept in the nation. With over 600 shops operating in 32 states, our popular chain offers a variety of frozen treats that will leave your taste buds wanting more! Italian Ice - our... More

Hours

Friday12 PM–9 PM

Customer Reviews

★★★★★ 5.0 Ramesh D Foodie · Sep 2023

Thinking or water ice, I think about Rita's. This place is just off Lancaster Ave, with very limited parking. But I am able to get in get out most of the time. Our favorite at this place is always mango ice. Good place and good water ice. Try this place.

★★★★★ 5.0 Prabha Shankar · Aug 2024

Lovely spot , easily accessible , welcoming staff , good atmosphere , less than 10 parking spots , loved the location located on route 30.

★★★☆☆ 3.0 Caleigh Lydon · Jun 2025

I usually have good service at this location, but tonight, the young gentleman, Aiden, left me with a dissatisfied experience. My sister asked about grape water ice, to which he said they didn’t have any, which is fine. However, he added “if it makes you feel any better, we had it yesterday.” That did not, in fact, make her feel better. He forgot our order and then said it had been a slow day and he just wanted to eat his cheesesteak. Very unprofessional coming from someone who has worked in the food service industry for almost seven years. The strawberry water ice also was not pumped enough and there were a ton of ice chunks. BRING BACK THE NERDS GRAPE WATER ICE PLEASE.

★★★★★ 5.0 Ann Huff · Apr 2025

Emily Clarke is the greatest employee I’ve seen in the past half-decade, I, a pregnant single mother, walked into this Rita’s hoping for a sweet treat, but it quickly turned sour as I went into labor. Fearfully, I screamed for someone to call 911, but it was too late, Emily stepped up and helped deliver my baby, as well as give my newborn a frozen treat upon arrival. 10/10 customer service.

★☆☆☆☆ 1.0 Carly Foster · Jul 2025

Constant long waits with only ONE cashier while other workers are aimlessly sitting around inside. I spent 25 minutes waiting in line with only one person in front of me. More people need to work the cashiers avoid unhappy customers.

Accessibility & Amenities

✓ Wheelchair Accessible Entrance ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Parking Lot ✓ Assistive Hearing Loop

Services

Ice cream shopDessert restaurantDessert shopSundae restaurant

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