You don't even need a formal review, just watch people take their first bite. It's immediate joy, borderline disbelief. This is custard that humbles you a little, in a good way. Smooth and rich. This would be a great emotional support dessert. I've tried the Rocky Road, the Heath bar, and the Wally. All fabulous. read more

Rich's Frozen Custard - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Festus, Missouri

Rich's has great ice cream but horrific time management and customer service. If you go through the drive through, you had better not be in a rush as it's going to be at least 20-30 minutes. The wait is even longer if you're inside as they "prioritize" drive-thru window. Staff is primarily high school aged, but the manager is older and ineffective as a whole. Strongly caution any group over 5 from ordering at once as it causes the staff to glitch. read more

They r moving back into the smaller bldg on same road as sonic the turtle sundae is the best

I called to see if they would mail a gift card to my Dad for Father's Day and they were so accommodating! Katrina is the manager and she went above and beyond expectations. She mailed the gift card and wrote a very sweet note. My Dad absolutely loves the chocolate malts here--they're the BEST! Thanks again read more

The day we were there they were training new employees. They were also down a manager. We enjoyed the ice cream, but it was a little slow going. read more

Great ice cream great shakes blizzards Sundas. wish they had inside place to eat each ice cream.

I got a western barbecue bacon cheeseburger which was absolutely to die for, whoever makes these burgers knows what they're doing! Don't get me started on the ice cream, WHOO buddy that stuff is scrumptious!! Keep up the fantastic work ladies and gents read more

My favorite thing to get in this small town. Childhood favorite. I live in LA now and i have yet to find ice cream / custard that's better than Rich's!!! Haven't been back in years and last week, my boyfriend and I visited his family in festus and stopped by the new location. I'm so impressed and happy for the owners and the fact that they upgraded and have a whole store with indoor seating now. Ordered vanilla with cookie dough and it still tastes just as great. The ice cream is smooth and prices are good! I remember back sometime in 2010-2012, I used to order something called the "Zack Attack" -- can't remember the exact toppings but it was my FAVORITE THING but the new workers had no clue what that was .... i know it was like cookie dough, maybe brownies and something else??? Not too sure it's been so long!! But i hope the next time I'm here that someone remembers and informs them lol read more

Amazing. The staff and service was great. The food was even better! We will most definately come back! read more

Best ice cream in Jeff co! I've been coming here since I was in high school but moved away so can't come as often. When I come back to visit, I always stop at Rich's! I always get vanilla ice cream with cookie dough. Their cookie dough is BOMB! Different than a lot of other ice cream shops I've been to. The customer service is always super good. Portions are good for the price! The pile a bunch of cookie dough on top, definitely get your money's worth. Highly recommend coming here! read more

Absolutely love. Their concretes are to die for. I usually stick to the classic Oreo there's all different sizes of cookie chunks which makes it even better read more

The custard is fine but stopped coming here after hearing about how they treat some of their employees. Unfortunate.

I waited for 10 min by the drive thru window. They asked me to move to a parking spot in front of the business. I waited for another 20 min. I drive back around. She says. ". Ohhh we don't know what happened to your order Ummm it just disappeared. Would you like me to make you another order. So you can wait another 20 min. I just got a refund and left. All I ordered was a single cheese burger and fries. What a shame. 3rd time I have waited over 30 min. Won't happen again I am going looking to see about reporting to the BBB. read more

We visited this restaurant this evening and as usual the food was very good. My favorite is the fresh chicken tenders and the smash burgers. Of course the frozen custard is the smoothest around. We have been visiting Riches since he opened in the smaller location. We love to patronize the mom and pop shops. He has been in business for 22 years. If you haven't tried this restaurant for a while check it out again. read more

Moving out of the city, one thing I was going to miss was the local custard stand, how could I enjoy summer without concretes and malts, it was unheard of! one day while driving around I stumbled upon Rich's frozen custard, and decided to see if their concretes lived up to my standards... The visit was a success, and I had found a replacement for my custard addiction! Rich's is a small stand with window and drive thru service, they offer concretes, shakes, malts, sundaes, and the prices are right up there with the rest of the custard stands I have visited. the parking lot is large, and even when there is a line, the drive thru and wait in line is usually minimal.. it's definitely nice having a delicious cold treat on a hot summer evening, and I'm sure glad that I discovered Rich's, it definitely takes care of that addiction... read more

Rich's Frozen Custard - the front of the building - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Festus, Missouri

We stopped off for custard while Traveling. It was quick and busy. That was a good sign to us. Crowds who are moving in and out always mean the place knows what they are doing. We got a hot fudge sundae and a brownie blast. The hot fudge sauce was plentiful and the mini scoop we had it on was rather Hefty in size. The large brownie blast was made with chocolate ice cream and brownie bites. It was rich and chewy. The price was about average for this type of ice cream. The cups were from sams/Costco type coffee cups and not personalized and that kind of cheapened it a bit for me. Presentation is important. I'd try it again. read more

Placed a decent size order went to pick it up had to ask for my shake and drinks. Got my food home one order was messed up and one order wasn't even in the bag. I called to let them know what happened and I would come get the stuff I needed and was told I didn't order those items and that if I wanted them I could come in and pay for it. They didn't even give me my receipt so I don't even know what they even rang up. Not my fault they rang the order wrong. I run a sandwich shop for my sister and if a customer calls and I forgot something I give them what they asked for because it was my fault not the customers! You take care of your customers. I was not trying to get free food just what we ordered. We will not be back and make sure our family and friends don't either. read more

After placing order we were given our sundaes and asked to pull forward to wait for our sandwich. The ice cream was already melting when we were given it. After waiting 20 minutes I got out and knocked on side door to see how much longer. Was told it was almost done but took another ten minutes. First and last visit. read more

We had such a wonderful experience at Rich's Frozen Custard. We yelped ice cream and this was the place that popped up so we tried it out. Boy are we glad we did!!!! Fabulous service FABULOUS CUSTARD! And fabulous smoothies. Place was so very clean even the bathrooms. Really nice guy waited on us. Found out he was the owner. Just a wonderful experience. Thanks for the great service and good! read more

Good flavor and add in choices. Prices higher than Ted Drewes but not comparable in quality. Friendly service, worth a visit to a locally owned establishment. read more

I love Rich's and visit almost once a week in the summer! The custard is delicious, you can get chocolate or vanilla as a base and then whatever kind of goodies you like mixed in. My favorite is chocolate custard with heath bar, but the turtle is good, too. My ONLY complaint is that the pecans are not toasted, which makes their version of the turtle sundae/concrete not as good as other custard places. They also recently started offering coffee and make a pretty good latte. Service is always fast and friendly; even when there is a long line you usually do not have to wait long. read more

I used to go to Rich's all the time at the old location by PaPa Johns. Since they've been out of business for what feels like 10 years, I went ahead and tried the new business D's, and was very impressed. When Rich's reopened- I still gave this small business a chance. I thought this was going to be the same business it was before, but at the new bigger location by Gordan's.... clearly I was mistaken. It's nothing compared to the new place by PaPa Johns. The employees were rude, they didn't have food like they've been promising, and the prices were sky high compared to other high name custard shops. Sadly I won't be returning and I would not recommend them for your hard earned money. Good luck at the new location, you all clearly need it read more

The first time I went there the bottom hamburger bun was a soggy mess and it all fell apart. Today, months later, I decided to give it another try. The chicken club sandwich was good, but......but the service was dreadful! I pulled up to the drive through speakers and after a wait had to ask if anyone was there. I was then able to give my order---a sandwich only--pulled up, paid and pulled forward to the pick up spot to wait for the order to be brought out to me. I waited and waited and waited. I was able to see a worker just sitting chatting with someone....another worker likely. No customers were inside. I waited some more minutes. I honked. Then in my review mirror I noticed the man in the vehicles behind me eating his sandwich. I realized he had gotten his order, was eating it and I was blocking him in line. I Pulled up to let the guy behind me get thru and waited more. Then honked harder. A worker came out to say they were working on my sandwich. 3 more customers behind me got their orders and left. I honked again. The worker came out and had a lame excuse about having had a run on chicken so mine was taken directly from the freezer. It would be just a bit longer. About 2 minutes later my sandwich (only) was finally brought out. I didn't time this from the beginning but I'd say this take-out order of a fast food sandwich took 10-12 minutes. And BTW no napkins were put in the bag. I won't give them a 3rd chance. read more

My wife and I stopped by Rich's today (09-02-2020) and both ordered a chocolate cone. The chocolate custard was great but the cones were stale. read more

I take everyone that's new to festus here. The service is always fast, the custard is only second to Ted Drew's and it's an easy location to find. They aren't super cheap but for a treat once and a while I don't mind. read more

Custard is good most of the time. But the employees need to take a customer service class including the owner.

This place is great I hope it never goes away! Check them out! Staff is awesome too.. their stuff is a really nice quality and not cheap stuff. Pleased read more

Super awesome and the workers are really cool too! All of their stuff is sooooooo good! No lie!! It's a small place but don't skip it, just go try it!!! It's worth it trust me!! Yummy!! read more

SOOOOO GOOD!! Their chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream is amazzing. Love to get chocolate syrup on it too. They also have a drive thru which is helpful and places to park too if you want to sit in your car to eat. Oh and tables out front. read more

Rich's Frozen Custard is the best custard in the St. Louis region. The custard is very creamy, very thick and not too sweet. We moved from Festus a couple years ago, but we still make the trip to Rich's. It's that good. read more

Well, I'm addicted. I eat way more than I should! I moved close to festus. So, every time I make my way to town I have to get a vanilla cone. It is definitely a staple in our family. The only bad thing is they run out of vanilla then what are you gonna do? read more

The employees there are super nice! Really fast to get custard out and all in all just a wonderful place!! I could never go back to eating ice cream after having tried Rich's frozen custard! Far better than Ted Drew's and Dairy Queen combined. read more