Eric Odom

According to results of a recent Chicago Sun-Times investigation, 1 out of every 5 ice samples taken from bars and restaurants contain high levels of bacteria. In fact, water sampled from a toilet came out cleaner!

Next time you go out to eat or to a bar, it might be a good idea to say, “Hold the ice.”

In a test of ice cubes from 49 fast-food and casual-dining restaurants and hotel bars in the city and suburbs, the Chicago Sun-Times found that more than one of every five samples contained high levels of bacteria.

Samples taken at three of the restaurants contained an undetermined amount of fecal coliform, according to the findings of a government-certified laboratory that performed tests on the samples for the newspaper.

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