Rita's Italian Ice

255 Rivertown Shops Dr Ste #108, St. Johns, FL 32259

Frozen Desserts

Last inspected: Jun 23, 2025

100

Score

Low Risk

Rita's Italian Ice has been inspected three times since 2022. The most recent visit was on Jun 23, 2025. Low risk means the most recent visit produced few or no significant findings.

Things are looking better lately, with recent visits averaging around zero violations compared to roughly four violations earlier on.

Rita's Italian Ice's latest score of 100 sits above the St. Johns average of 69. The file should reassure diners considering a visit.

Inspections

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Inspection History

Jun 23, 2025

Routine - Food

No violations found.

100

Nov 16, 2023

Routine - Food

1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 3 minor violations.

View 5 violations

High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. At time of inspection current license is expired from 06/01/2023. Operator renewed and printed license during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**

50-17-3

Intermediate - Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Open container of milk from the previous day with no product date marking. Operator labeled the open container of milk. **Corrected On-Site**

02C-03-5

Basic - Accumulation of debris on drainboards or equivalent. Drainboard to the prep sink with green staining of hard like water substance build up.

16-15-4

Basic - Sanitizer stored with food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Sanitizer solution bottle stored on top portion of the flip top reach in cooler at the front counter. Operator relocated the sanitizer spray bottle. **Corrected On-Site**

21-44-1

Basic - Label on a food item prepared and packaged onsite for customer self-service does not include product identity/description, date product was packaged and name and address of the establishment that prepared and packaged the food. In the grab and go reach in cooler at the front counter, ice cream cookie sandwiches missing location address. Operator wrote the address on the current sandwich bags. **Corrected On-Site**

02D-03-4

Aug 30, 2022

Food-Licensing Inspection

3 minor violations.

View 3 violations

Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. On the metal storage rack opposite the three compartment sink clean plastic containers stored on the shelf with old sticker labels still attached. Operator began removing the stickers from the clean containers. **Corrective Action Taken**

16-46-4

Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. At the front window reach in cooler, plastic cup used as a scoop in bulk container of Reese's. Operator removed the cup from the bulk container of Reese's. **Corrected On-Site**

14-01-5

Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. At time of inspection, employee personal food stored in reach in cooler opposite the prep sink, stored over syrups to be served to customers. Operator relocated the employee personal food. **Corrected On-Site**

08B-49-4

Frequently Asked Questions

When was Rita's Italian Ice last inspected?

The most recent health inspection at Rita's Italian Ice on file is from Jun 23, 2025. The public record contains three inspections in total.

How does Rita's Italian Ice compare to other restaurants in St. Johns?

Rita's Italian Ice most recently scored 100 out of 100, which is higher than the St. Johns average of 69.

Has Rita's Italian Ice's inspection record improved over time?

Yes. Recent inspections at Rita's Italian Ice have averaged around zero violations per visit, down from roughly four earlier in the record.

What does a low risk rating mean?

A low risk rating at Rita's Italian Ice means inspectors found minimal or no significant issues at the most recent visit. Most facilities at this tier have a clean recent inspection report.

How often is Rita's Italian Ice inspected?

Based on the inspection history on file, Rita's Italian Ice is inspected roughly once per year on average.

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