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Monday 12pm - 9pm Tuesday 12pm - 9pm Wednesday 12pm - 9pm Thursday 12pm - 9pm Friday 12pm - 9pm Saturday 12pm - 9pm Sunday 12pm - 9pm

Rita's Italian Ice & Frozen Custard

Nearby restaurants

Phoviet Dover
N Dupont Highway

Rita's treat experience brings you Ice, Custard & Happiness at over 600 shops in 31 states! Frozen Custard: our rich Frozen Custard is a creamy delight.

Rita’s Italian Ice & Frozen Custard stands tall as the largest Italian Ice concept across the nation. With over 600 shops operating in 31 states, our popular chain offers a variety of frozen treats that will leave your taste buds wanting more! Italian Ice: Our famous Italian Ice is made fresh daily, featuring real fruit flavors that burst with refreshing goodness. Layered Gelati: A perfect blend o

11/05/2024

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11/04/2024

You know the holidays are right around the corner when Frozen Hot Cocoa makes a comeback! Which treat are you grabbing first?

11/03/2024

Which treat you gonna get now that you have an xtra hour to swing by Rita’s?

11/02/2024

Don’t talk to me until after I’ve had my Concrete, who’s with me?

11/02/2024

Who has already gotten one this season?

11/01/2024

If we had our own reality show…

10/31/2024

Which spooky treat are you craving this Halloween?

10/28/2024

Heard it was National Chocolate Day, how are we celebrating? 🍫👀

10/19/2024

Can’t… resist…

10/18/2024

Only true Rita’s fans can name this flavor!

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10/16/2024

If you see this rolling through town, what are you doing?

10/14/2024

Would you be the Ri- to my -Ta?

10/13/2024

Our Dracula’s Delight Concrete is so good it’s scary

10/12/2024

Fall vibes with a Caramel Frozen Coffee! 🍁

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10/08/2024

Are you more of a Pumpkin Toffee person or a Dracula’s Delight person? Try both at your favorite Rita’s today!

10/07/2024

Not pictured: brain freeze

10/06/2024

Normalize dreaming about sweet treats
Drop a 👻if you agree

10/05/2024

Catch Lane Johnson in a totally different game as he works at Rita’s on a special feature with NBC! Tune in on NBC10 at 9:30 am tomorrow. And be on the lookout for him at your next drive-thru!

10/02/2024

The person that sent this to you really wants to go to Rita’s 👀

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10/01/2024

We don’t make the rules

09/30/2024

Fall Concretes? Yes, pleaseee!

09/29/2024

Coffee is the most important person in my life

09/28/2024

Tag a friend who needs the clarification

09/02/2024

Celebrate Labor Day in Dover with a refreshing sweet treat! Relax and enjoy the FRUITS of your hard work.

*Flavor availability varies daily by shop

08/27/2024

We’re just going to leave this here😮‍💨

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08/24/2024

Todo list:
Get a Mango Ice blender 🍓🥤

Get Yours At 191 N Dupont Hwy

08/19/2024

The flavor of Fall is back in Dover!

Got the Rita’s app? All app loyalty members receive a $3 Small Frozen Coffee reward through 8/30! Be sure to redeem your reward within two weeks to receive your delicious treat.

08/17/2024

It’s official, Rita’s is THE treat of the season

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08/13/2024

Which NERDS® Grape Ice treat is your favorite?

08/08/2024

Who else LOVES Rita’s Milkshakes? Come get yours at your favorite sweet treat destination in Dover! 😋✋

*The flavor availability varies daily by shop

08/05/2024

Living in Dover is even better with a NERDS® Grape Gelati Blender!

07/31/2024

Cool down with the best treat in Dover! Place an order and scan your app to claim your complimentary treat on your 8th visit!

07/28/2024

With sprinkles please!

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07/26/2024

I’m a better person after I’ve had my NERDS Grape Gelati Blender

07/21/2024

Treat the whole fam to Rita’s 🐶

📸: .the.chiweenie

07/19/2024

Not your average Italian Ice…

07/16/2024

Are YOU thinking what we’re thinking? Stop by your favorite Rita's in Dover today and beat the heat with your fave sweet treat

06/17/2024

It is hot!! Come cool off with us!!!
our flavors today are many, mango-pineapple, lemon, vanilla, watermelon, Swedish fish, cherry , wild black cherry, strawberry, unicorn,
Rootbeer, Florida orange, sugar free tangerine
Cotton candy, peach, pear, margarita,
Coconut cream, pina colada, sour patch red,
Sour patch watermelon, island fusion,

06/03/2024

Oh YEAHHHHH! Drop a ❤️ if you’re stopping by your local Rita’s to try our new Kool-Aid Tropical Punch Ice today!

05/31/2024

When you buy a Frozen Lemonade, you’re donating $1 (up to $10,000) to Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation! And you can donate with any treat you purchase! Join the fight against childhood cancer and grab your treat today! 🍋

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Our Story

We can’t imagine a more appropriate setting for the Rita’s story to begin than the sweltering hot summer of 1984. It was then that Bob Tumolo, a former Philadelphia firefighter, started selling Italian Ice from a small porch window in Bensalem, PA. Bob and his mother, Elizabeth, created their own Italian Ice recipe, which they made fresh each day and quickly perfected the flavors and consistency of the frozen treat, adding chunks of fresh fruit to some of the flavors. With the modest goal of earning a little extra income, he named the business after his wife, RITA!

Today, Rita’s continues to grow, expand, and spread happiness everywhere it goes. Still made fresh every day with real fruit. Still refreshing. Still fun. Still delicious. Just like it was in the early days when Bob Tumolo and his mother opened the very first Rita’s in 1984.

Rita’s is proud to be a locally owned small business, and an ultimate treat destination for families. Whether you enjoy Rita’s famous Italian Ice, award-winning Frozen Custard, our #1 treat Gelati, or another signature treat, we’re committed to providing a dose of happiness with every visit.