Italian ice, gelato, frozen custard, mixtures of all of them - how can you go wrong? Rita's Italian Ice is delicious no matter what you get. It's a small shop behind Big View Diner and mostly just has some seats outdoors. Every year on the first day of spring, they give out a free medium size Italian ice. A medium is a pretty good size too. It's just a mile south of both Ballantyne and Blakeny, so it's probably closer to you than you think.