Top 5 Ice Machine Rental in Minneapolis, MN

Shamrock Group is a family-run beverage and ice company that has served Twin Cities bars and restaurants since 1945, longer than anyone else in this market. They say more than 3,000 leased pieces are maintained across the seven-county metro, and no other company here publishes a leased base at all. They are one of only two companies here with published after-hours repair, and theirs covers evenings, weekends and holidays. But their lease runs 60 months, the longest term we found, and the lease expects you to buy your product from them too. We did not find which ice machine brands they place. So we recommend you ask whether the ice machine lease stands alone or depends on a soda and ice supply account.

Berry Coffee Company is an Eden Prairie office coffee service founded in 1979, and ice is a side line for them rather than the core business. Their Follett Symphony Plus makes up to 425 pounds of nugget ice a day, more than any other countertop dispenser we found in this metro. And they deliver across all of Minnesota, with routes out to Fargo and Sioux Falls. They are also one of only two companies here promising help around the clock. But the dispenser comes with a supply account rather than a standalone rental, and we did not find a price. We suggest confirming whether the 24/7 line sends a technician or only takes orders.

Artic Ice Systems & Refrigeration is an owner-run shop in Big Lake that has serviced ice machines around the Twin Cities since 1983. They are the only company we checked whose main business is ice machines, and the only one publishing a lease that covers installation, repairs, cleaning and replacement filters in one agreement. Their typical minimum is 36 months, shorter than the other published term here, and they say they have written shorter leases in some cases. They also name their lease customers, from Cowboy Jacks to Smack Shack, which nobody else here does. But we found very little public review history for them. So we would advise asking what their guaranteed ice plan costs and what it actually delivers during a breakdown.

Premium Waters is a bottled water company whose Minneapolis depot runs home and office delivery across Minnesota, Wisconsin and parts of North Dakota. Ice is a single product for them, the Monet dispenser, which pairs chewable nugget ice with filtered hot and room temperature water in a cabinet the size of a water cooler. Their delivery service needs no long-term contract, and that stands out here, because the only lease terms we found published elsewhere run three and five years. But we did not find a monthly rate for the Monet itself. We recommend you ask whether the Monet rents on the same no-contract terms as their coolers.

First Choice Coffee Services is the Coon Rapids branch of Daiohs First Choice, a national office coffee and water company, and ice reaches their customers through the Follett Chewblet system. They are the only company we checked that says outright their ice unit needs no floor drain, which matters in a break room with no plumbing beyond a water line. They also size the dispensers by headcount, from 30 to 350 employees, and offer a free demo, which no one else here does. Their route manager visits on a schedule to restock and keep the equipment running. But we did not find a price, a contract length or a response window. So we suggest getting the demo and the service terms in writing before you commit.