Does Circle K have nugget ice?

What we found

• A Nashville-area resident reported (September 2026) that Circle K stores across greater Nashville have nugget ice at the fountain. We found no Circle K company statement about nugget ice, in Nashville or anywhere else.
• Outside Nashville, online reports are mixed: Reddit users in other markets say some Circle K stores have a pellet-ice dispenser at the Polar Pop fountain, and that ice quality varies by market and by whether a store has a separate ice machine. A 2026 blog post says Circle K often uses chip ice rather than true nugget ice.
• Because of that, Circle K is not listed as chain-wide. We pin only Circle K stores in the 14 counties of the Nashville–Murfreesboro–Franklin metro area (Davidson, Williamson, Rutherford, Sumner, Wilson, Maury, Robertson, Cheatham, Dickson, Macon, Smith, Trousdale, Cannon and Hickman).
• Store locations come from OpenStreetMap, which doesn't have every Nashville-area Circle K yet. If yours is missing, add it; if a pinned store doesn't have nugget ice, vote "no longer has it."

18 Nashville-area Circle K locations on the map

Locations from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL). Only Circle K stores in the greater Nashville area are pinned (14 counties: Davidson, Williamson, Rutherford, Sumner, Wilson, Maury, Robertson, Cheatham, Dickson, Macon, Smith, Trousdale, Cannon, Hickman, by Census county boundary). They're reported at Nashville-area stores, not individually confirmed: nugget ice at Circle K is reported locally, not chain-wide. OpenStreetMap is missing some stores, so if yours isn't pinned, Add it. If one is closed or its machine is out, vote “no longer has it.”

Cities with the most Circle K locations

By state

Sources

1. Local community report: Circle K stores in the greater Nashville area serve nugget ice

   Nashville-area resident (community report to Nugget Ice Finder) · 2026-09-28 · Local community report (no public link)

2. Has anyone tried Circle K ice? (r/IceChewersAnonymous)

   Reddit · 2023-11-11 · Secondary source

   I think the ice quality varies based on your market/location. Did you get the ice from their Polar Pop machine or the standalone Follett ice machine…? Not all stores have a standalone Follett ice machine in the coffee area

3. Where to get Nugget ice (other than sonic) (r/Columbus)

   Reddit · Secondary source

   Circle K has two types on their fountain machines. One dispenser has cubed ice, the other has pellet ice! … Some Circle Ks also have it.

4. I Mapped Out Exactly Who Has Nugget Ice (And Sells By The Bag)

   HOMEVOL (blog) · 2026-05-03 · Secondary source

   Circle K is starting to catch on, but they often use chip ice, which is thinner and sharper—not quite the same satisfying crunch as a true nugget.

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