Hit or Miss
It seems like ice machines are a hit or miss in the fast food industry. A lot of people on this thread posted about the nastiness of their employer’s ice machines, while others were quick to defend their restaurant’s cleaning routine. Someone confessed that the ice machine at the McDonald’s they used to work at was never, ever cleaned out.
There were even times when this ex-employee saw dead bugs in the ice machine! Other McDonald’s employees replied to this person’s post, explaining that not all McD’s were like this. Some places clean their ice and drink machines once a day, while others do a deep clean once a year. It seems like getting ice from McDonald’s is a gamble!