Rita's Italian Ice & Frozen Custard
5 recent ratings
$ • Ice Cream Shop
Reported NOT to have a gluten-free menu, but gluten-free options are available
Reported GF menu options: Dessert, Ice Cream
Safety Rating
4 ratings
As rated by the community
1 N Forest Beach Dr
Hilton Head Island, SC 29928
Most Recent Reviews
Quality & Quantity
How much of the menu is available gluten-free?
— Some
How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?
— Excellent
Other
Other Characteristics
- Good for dairy-free
- Good for kids
- Good for takeout
- Good vegetarian options
- Good with other allergies
Review
Rita's has both Icee and custard options in a variety of flavors. Specialty flavors offered they their spring thru fall scheduled openings.. We enjoy the Cotton Candy flavored icee (our #1, even 'tho we're on our 70's !!) and Black Cherry or Mango icee. Custard are very good but we prefer our #1 icee when available.
Service was friendly. Great T-shirt & magnet offered specifically for Hilton Head Island (HHI).
Their 2nd "store" , on the same property in Coligny Center is a kiosk: fall hrs are @5-9pm ( summer : longer day into evening hrs.) They both will close for his season (2022) on Oct. 30.@9pm
Safety
How confident are you that this establishment takes safety precautions against cross-contact?
— Somewhat
Quality & Quantity
Is there a gluten-free menu?
— Separate gluten-free menu
How much of the menu is available gluten-free?
— Most/All
How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?
— Excellent
Other
Other Characteristics
- Good for dinner
- Good for kids
- Good for lunch
- Good for takeout
Review
Our daughter (who has celiac) loved the slushies or Italian ice from Rita's. Great option for a fun treat on the island! My only issue is that some of the staff seemed very "deer in the headlights" when I asked about the gluten free options.
Safety
How confident are you that this establishment takes safety precautions against cross-contact?
— Somewhat
Quality & Quantity
Is there a gluten-free menu?
— No gluten-free information on the menu
How much of the menu is available gluten-free?
— Some
How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?
— Good
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Review
The people working there today were not very knowledgeable but were able to look things up on an allergy list. I was able to get the swirl chocolate and vanilla custard. I think some if not all of their ice’s are gf. I have been to another somewhere else so know a lot of things are gf.
Safety
How confident are you that this establishment takes safety precautions against cross-contact?
— Somewhat
Quality & Quantity
Is there a gluten-free menu?
— No gluten-free information on the menu
How much of the menu is available gluten-free?
— Some
How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?
— Good
Review
Delicious! No cones to causes cross-contamination. All the Italian ice and custard flavors are gluten-free. I had the Georgia Peach Italian ice.
Safety
How confident are you that this establishment takes safety precautions against cross-contact?
— Very
Quality & Quantity
How much of the menu is available gluten-free?
— Most/All
How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?
— Excellent
Review
All Italian ice flavors are gluten free. Custard is also gluten free, so gelati is an option too.
Safety
How confident are you that this establishment takes safety precautions against cross-contact?
— Very
Quality & Quantity
How much of the menu is available gluten-free?
— Some
How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?
— Excellent
Review
I ordered a gelati. It is layers of amazing frozen soft serve with layers of Italian ice
Safety
How confident are you that this establishment takes safety precautions against cross-contact?
— Very
Quality & Quantity
How much of the menu is available gluten-free?
— Most/All
How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?
— Excellent
Other
Other Characteristics
- Good for dairy-free
- Good for kids
- Good for takeout
- Good selection of healthy options
- Good vegan options
- Good with other allergies
- Offers outdoor seating
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