WTF??????? If you knew how UNHEALTHY ice is out of those beverage dispenser(s), you'd never have "public" ice again. I'm a plumbing / HVAC contractor and have seen an amazing amount of "things" in the ice. Couple the view with the fact that those dispenser's are to be cleaned daily but the statistics show they are lucky to be cleaned once a week. The fast food places such as McDonald's / Wendy's / Burger King / Hardee's / taco joins / ect. Ect. Ect....... Are cleaned less than on average 2 times a month. Sure the high end places are A-ok but I just make it a habit of NO-ICE policy anywhere. 6months ago a Subway manager commented on my NO-Ice and discretely I told him my schpeel and he said no way. I said wait right here and went and got my ladder, stepped up and took the top of his machine off and sure enough I scoop edge a handful of black ICe out.......he got on ladder and witnessed the same thing. A lot of those machines are NOT auto fill ice makers and they require an employee to fill with a bucket of ice. Who knows where that buckets has been or had in it. Those of you in the restaurant buisness have probably experienced this or JUST have'nt thought of it as it's not your responsibility to fill. It's Jr.'s job....get it.
NOW there are many a good places but you'd be surprised how many get written up by the HEALTH department as a single strike which isn't enough to suit or temporary shut the doors. So don't be to alarmed but know there are some BAD places out there.
Salute the nation