It's a sad day in Cville, because Rita's is no more. The Charlottesville
Rita's Italian Ice *WAS* located on The Corner, next to College Inn on University Avenue. No more Lemonade, Mango, Cherry, Cotton Candy, or Key Lime. No more Custard. Boo!
Hubby discovered this just today when he got a hankering for some Mango on what appears to be the first day here that actually FEELS like summer. Hazy + Hot + Humid = Italian Ice Time. Found the Rita's shuttered, not just shut for the summer, but EM-TEE. No sign, no ice, no nothing.
Frick! Frick! Frick! We loved Rita's in Pittsburgh, and I was so excited when one opened in Cville - it was like we'd brought a bit o' the Burgh with us. Oh well. Our first victim of the 2009 summer season. Not the first establishment to fail once the hungry minions leave for the summer, and certainly not the last. I've said it before and I'll say it again, if you have a favorite place, frequent it as much as you can. Not because you'll help it stay afloat, but because you might find it gone the next week...
