SF's Memorial Day Weekend: Check Restaurant Ice Safety

Panko Alerts · May 10, 2026

With SF's Memorial Day crowds packing restaurants, dirty ice machines work overtime and can harbor nasty bacteria like E. coli. If your drink tastes off or the ice looks cloudy or has black specks, send it back – contaminated ice causes the same food poisoning as spoiled food. San Francisco's health department sees more ice-related complaints during busy holiday weekends when machines don't get proper cleaning between rushes.

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Source: Panko Alerts