Whit's Frozen Custard (North Asheville) — Restaurant in Asheville

Special frozen treats are served here at this family-owned business operated out of a converted Arts & Crafts-style residence. This is not your run-of-the-mill ice cream joint where some high schooler takes your order at the counter and then turns to take another order from the drive-in thru a head set. These people are so warm & friendly. They smile and don't rush you thru your order, and you feel like you're getting a taste of authentic Blue Ridge culture. There's a small bar where you can sit and watch the traffic from a window or you can relax on the front porch out of the heat...like the "good ol' days." My kids beg to come here for their favorite dish, "Fish Bait," which has toppings like cookie dough & gummy worms with frozen custard. I love the "Asheville Gem" which has fudge, caramel, & pecans with vanilla custard. You can order it like a Sundae with the toppings added on top, or "Whitser" style with all the ingredients blended, which is my favorite way. The frozen custard is made in-house, and I think the flavors are rotated daily. Whit's is definitely on my list of places I'd recommend to anyone visiting Asheville for the first time. There just aren't many places...

We come to Asheville every year to visit family and no lie we go to Whits every night we're here. This year has been no different pertaining to the product... it is still exceptional (except for pumpkin pie... not my cup of tea). However, i don't think the owners care if they sell custard or not. Recently they've lost their sign which use to display the flavors... now you either have to go to FB or wait till you get there to ask. It's so easy to buy a temporary sign.. another night we just made it in time to place or order and were eating on the porch and noticed others coming were being turned away. It was just before 8pm and they had closed early due to "staffing shortage".. we saw at least 10 cars drive away... the last think is covid is over but they still are selling only from the window. I know they are not selling alot of custard from the case and I'm sure impulse buyers would by more if they saw the case... like i said.. do they really want to sell custard ice cream to AVL residents and visitors? With other ice cream joints ( Jeremiah's) coming in to town.. whits is losing lots of sales! The custard is 5 stars.. the care to the customers...

My 10 year old grandson's birthday was this past Saturday, and he told me he wanted a "very special birthday cake."

I thought of Whit's and looked into it.

Although Whit's has only vanilla and chocolate flavors available every day, and then two additional special flavors each day, for a custom cake they allow you to choose any two flavors from their total list of 71 flavors, which they will make in a small batch just for you (take that, Baskin Robbins!)

Additionally, they will allow you to add "a reasonable number" of toppings to your cake, from among the 37 toppings they offer. In the case of my grandson, Whit's thought his request for six (6!) toppings was still "reasonable"

The surprising part was how reasonable the price was. For Ben's custom cake, an amply sized "small" serving 6-8 people, it was only $20 plus tax. A "large" cake is available for $28.

It was yummy. Highly recommended, particularly if you're tasked with buying a birthday cake for a...