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DEL.ICIO.USA New Ice in Town
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
AT RIGHT: I can’t wait til summer! Enjoying an Italian-style ice
Photo: Gavin Averill/Special to the AJC
“Enjoy your ice cream while it’s on your plate — that’s my philosophy.” — Thornton Wilder
Rita’s, the Philly-based franchise offering ices and soft custard ice creams, has been open since last October in the Midtown Promenade shopping center. Franchisees Rashad and Charlett Hodge will open two more locations in the area in the next two years — one most likely in Camp Creek Marketplace and another in the Georgia Tech area.
The pristine shop, decked out in checks of blue, cream and red offers Philly-style ices and soft-serve ice cream in cups or with cones, but the real treat here is the “blendini,” a Blizzard-like concoction that super swirls an ice flavor together with one of the frozen custards and a cookie (Oreos or Vanilla Wafers). I tried the power-packed punch of mango ice with vanilla custard and was knocked off my you know what — yummers. I can’t wait to go back and blend the chocolate custard with mint-chocolate chip ice, or vanilla custard with cherry ice.
If you’re not accustomed to Philly-style ices, they may seem a little different than their Italian-style counterparts, which are smoother and less icy than Rita’s (gelati and sorbetti traditionally have more overun, or air, spun into them during churning, making them extremely smooth and light.)
Who’s been to Rita’s? Did you like it? Where’s your favorite spot for ice cream or gelati?
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By Blue
March 3, 2008 12:50 PM | Link to this
Yay! I wondered when Rita’s was going to come here. Water ice and a good cheesesteak were the two main things I missed here moving here from Philly. Oh, and turkey scrapple.