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

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1 N Forest Beach Dr
Hilton Head Island, SC 29928

Most Recent Reviews


Gluten Sensitive

Overall Rating

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
Updated 9 months ago read full review

Overall Rating

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
Updated 1 year ago read full review

Overall Rating

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

Updated 1 year ago read full review

This establishment is NOT a dedicated gluten-free facility and may not be safe for those with celiac disease. Please contact the establishment directly to inquire about safety precautions.

Gluten-Free Features

  • Dessert
  • Ice Cream

Categories

  • Allergy Friendly
  • Dairy-Free Friendly
  • Dinner
  • Kid Friendly
  • Lunch
  • Outdoor Seating
  • Takeout
  • Vegan Friendly

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Vanilla chocolatw swirl custard
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Celiac

Overall Rating

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

Updated 2 years ago read full review

Overall Rating

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

Updated 2 years ago read full review

Symptomatic Celiac

Overall Rating

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

Updated 2 years ago read full review

Symptomatic Celiac

Overall Rating

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
Updated 3 years ago read full review

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