Rita's Italian Ice

I first visited Rita's in Pittsburgh and I've been craving the frozen custard ever since July. At first I thought it was an east coast chain or something, but to my surprise I found there are so many Bay Area locations. I just had to visit this one in Santa Clara so close to home! Unlike the Rita's I visited in the east coast, this Rita's has an actual storefront where you can sit and enjoy your dessert. All the custard flavors are on display like an ice cream shop which makes it easy to choose what flavor you want. I visited around lunchtime and the store was pretty empty. The server at the counter was also very nice and friendly. I absolutely love the vanilla frozen custard, so I ordered that again. It was just like what I had before so creamy and delicious, not too sweet! Their quality is definitely quite consistent between stores. Now that I know there's a Rita's so close by to me, I will be back to try some other custard flavors!

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Rita's hits the spot when I'm craving Italian ice, but unfortunately, the only flavor I like is the mango ice. I've sampled several other flavors, but they all taste too artificial and are super sweet. The mango is the least sweet of the ones I've had. I always get a small gelati with mango ice and vanilla custard. The small is plenty!! I do like that there's custard under the ice as well as on top because the richness of the custard helps balance out the sweetness. They also serve pup cups at this location, which my dog enjoyed. Workers are helpful with letting you sample and constructing your order quickly. They have some indoor seating as well as a couple chairs outside. Definitely will be back when I need an Italian ice fix.

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Rita's had great tasting desserts. They're Gelati and custard is like soft serve with shaved ice but way more decadent! This place has great tasting deserts. This location is good. The staff is friendly and attentive. The place was actually pretty clean. And they had plenty of the flavors we saw online. The location also has plenty of parking. It's on a corner lot so you can't miss it. The flavors are amazing!!! This is a great place to get a sweet treat if you need one.

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Got the gelati. It's been awhile since I've had Rita's and it's still as good as I remembered. The guy who was working was really nice. There are a couple seats outside or a table on the side you can sit at.

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Friendly staff, Fun large variety of Italian ice and Custard flavors!The original Vanilla Custard soft serve is the actual best you will ever have anywhere, hands down!! Always worth the trip!!!

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