Find nugget ice near you

Yes. Sonic's soft, chewable nugget ice ("Sonic ice") is part of the brand, and Sonic's own chef has described it as the ice used across its locations.

Yes. Raising Cane's has said it has used only nugget ice, never cubes, since it opened, with nugget ice machines in each restaurant.

Yes, we list Chick-fil-A as chain-wide. Press and deal-site coverage (The Daily Meal, Allrecipes, Hip2Save, Cheapism) describes Chick-fil-A's ice as nugget ice, and Chick-fil-A is reported to use nugget ice across its locations. Chick-fil-A itself has not said so, so each location is not individually confirmed. If a location doesn't have it, please vote.

Zaxby's is widely reported to serve pebble/nugget-style ice at most locations, based on press coverage (The Daily Meal, Allrecipes). We found no company statement, so pins are not individually confirmed. If a location doesn't have it, please vote.

Wawa is widely reported to serve chewable nugget (pellet) ice, but the reports do not say every store has it. A 2026 review groups Wawa with Chick-fil-A as a place people get soft Follett-style pellet ice, and customers describe Wawa's "good ice" as nugget or pellet ice. Other customers say some stores have it and some don't. We found no Wawa statement, so pins are not individually confirmed. If a store doesn't have it, please vote.

QuikTrip is widely reported to have nugget ice, not individually confirmed. A May 3, 2026 guide says newer stores almost always have a fountain head for nugget ice, and calls Buc-ee's and QuikTrip the gas-station standard. An April 22, 2024 customer post says QT nugget ice is larger than Sonic-style Scotsman ice, and comments describe chunklet ice from a Cornelius machine. QuikTrip has not officially confirmed nugget ice at every store.

Sheetz is widely reported to have nugget ice, not individually confirmed. An April 22, 2024 r/QuikTrip post groups Sheetz with Chick-fil-A and Wawa as chains that have Follett chewblet machines. An r/Columbus post includes the author's update that Sheetz has the good ice. Sheetz has not officially confirmed it.

In the greater Nashville area, yes: local reports say Circle K stores there serve nugget ice. Elsewhere it varies by store and market, so we only pin Nashville-area Circle K stores, and each pin is not individually confirmed.

In the greater Nashville area, yes: local reports say Waldo's Chicken & Beer restaurants there serve nugget ice. We pin only Waldo's Nashville-area locations, and each pin is not individually confirmed.

Many locations, going by an older source. A Scotsman case study says most Thorntons stores used nugget ice machines for fountain drinks, but it predates the chain's 2019 sale to BP, so check your store.

Some locations. A Scotsman case study says Auntie Anne's used both cube and nugget ice machines and planned to put nugget machines in most stores.

Cook Out is widely reported to have nugget ice, not individually confirmed. A community report and some fans say Cook Out has soft, chewable ice, but we couldn't find a public source that says it's nugget ice, a 2023 review describes Cook Out's sodas as poured over crushed ice, and Cook Out hasn't said what kind of ice it uses, so the pins don't mean every location has it.

Yes, we list Swig as chain-wide: the "dirty soda" chain was modeled on Sonic's pebble-ice fountain drinks, and press describes its drinks with pebble ice. Swig itself doesn't mention its ice on its website, so each location is not individually confirmed.

Yes, we list Buc-ee's as chain-wide. The owner of this site reports that every Buc-ee's has nugget ice, and a May 2026 guide describes Buc-ee's fountain ice as Sonic-style ice and its bagged Beaver Ice as chewable. Buc-ee's itself has not said so, so each location is not individually confirmed.

Yes, we list Torchy's Tacos as chain-wide. The owner of this site reports that every Torchy's has nugget ice. Torchy's itself has not said so on its site, so each location is not individually confirmed.

Yes, we list Dave's Hot Chicken as chain-wide. A Welbilt 360 feature (quoting Dave's SVP of Design and Construction) and Scotsman / Avanti posts describe chewable Scotsman nugget ice in Dave's fountain drinks. Dave's own website does not say so, so each location is not individually confirmed.

Chicken Salad Chick is widely reported to have nugget ice, not individually confirmed. An r/Columbus commenter says Chicken Salad Chick and Chick-fil-A both have nugget ice, and a 2026 customer review of the Chesapeake, Virginia store says "They have the good ice too." Chicken Salad Chick has not said what kind of ice it uses, so the pins don't mean every location has it.

P. Terry's is widely reported to have nugget ice, not individually confirmed. A community report says P. Terry's locations in Texas have nugget ice, but we couldn't find a public source for it, and P. Terry's hasn't said what kind of ice it uses, so the pins don't mean every location has it.

Jack's is widely reported to have nugget ice, not individually confirmed. A community report says Jack's has nugget ice, but we couldn't find a public source for it, and Jack's hasn't said what kind of ice it uses, so the pins don't mean every location has it.

Yes, we list HTeaO as chain-wide. A community report says every HTeaO has nugget ice, and an Ali Group / Scotsman magazine feature (January 2022) says Scotsman machines make the nugget ice HTeaO serves and have been in all its stores. HTeaO's own website doesn't name the type of ice, so each location is not individually confirmed.

Captain D's is widely reported to have nugget ice, not individually confirmed. A 2017 story in Aliworld, the magazine of ice-machine maker Ice-O-Matic's parent company Ali Group, says Captain D's chose an Ice-O-Matic nugget ice machine for its chewable ice. That's the equipment maker's magazine, not Captain D's, and Captain D's own website doesn't say what ice it uses, so the pins don't mean every location has it.

MOD Pizza is widely reported to have nugget ice, not individually confirmed. A 2019 story in Aliworld, the magazine of ice-machine maker Ice-O-Matic's parent company Ali Group, says MOD's chewable ice is made by an Ice-O-Matic Pearl Ice machine. That's the equipment maker's magazine, not MOD, MOD's own website doesn't say what ice it uses, and MOD has closed many stores since, so the pins don't mean every location has it.

Hattie B's is widely reported to have nugget ice, not individually confirmed. A 2022 cover story in Aliworld, the magazine of ice-machine maker Ice-O-Matic's parent company Ali Group, says many Hattie B's drinks are cooled with chewable Pearl Ice from an Ice-O-Matic machine. That's the equipment maker's magazine, not Hattie B's, and Hattie B's own website doesn't say what ice it uses, so the pins don't mean every location has it.

Yes, we list Jacksons Food Stores as chain-wide. An official Jacksons Instagram reel (January 2026) says they have chewy, pebble and nugget ice ("We've got it!"), and a community report pointed us to that post. The reel does not say every store, and Jacksons' own website doesn't name the ice type, so each location is not individually confirmed.

Yes, we list Filthy Fizz as chain-wide for its three shops. A community report says its Martinsburg and Winchester locations have nugget ice. Filthy Fizz's own website doesn't name the ice type, and we could not independently verify an Instagram ice claim, so each location is not individually confirmed.

Yes, we list Encore Nutrition (Canton, MI) and New Five Nutrition (Livonia, MI) as chain-wide for those two shops. An official @encoresmoothiebar Instagram post (May 2026) offers $3 bags of nugget ice at both addresses. Each location is not individually confirmed beyond that post.

Yes, we list Healthies (Dunedin, FL) as chain-wide for its Main Street shop. An official @healthies.dunedin Instagram post says the "little crunchy nugget ice" has arrived at Healthies. The single location is not confirmed by a second independent source beyond that post and the listed address.