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Tuesday, 9/27/11, 6 pm
After dinner with a friend at this San Diego restaurant, I ducked into the restroom before heading to the airport. While the place is has that rough wood/rustic-wine-bar feel (there's even a fake deer head on the wall), the bathroom felt more like an outhouse than an indoor restroom. All I'll really say is that it's clean.
While the food at Bankers Hill was definitely yummy, the bathroom left much to be desired.
Monday, 9/26/11, 11 am
I stopped into this cute French cafe for breakfast on a visit to San Diego. The single-stall restroom definitely fit in with the rest of the place. With warm lighting even in the middle of the day, it was an embrace walking in. The single orchid on the credenza and the simple candles were a great touch. I loved the double mirror which probably made the stall feel larger (not sure if that's a need in a bathroom but when you only have one, it works). The sand tiles were set off by a metallic chair rail. Even in this small place, no details was ignored - the paper towels set on a glass table were very high quality.
Here's more on Café Chloe.
Sunday, 9/25/11, 11 am
I had been really wanting to try this restaurant by one of my Top Chef favorite's Brian Malarkey. Even just trying brunch I wasn't disappointed. Located toward the back of the place, the stalls stood behind simple wooden doors with traditional reading material posted on the walls for those who might have to wait (raving articles about opening night or how the place was setting a trend).
Nothing exciting about the actual stall but it was clean and I always think a full length door is a better option.
The sink area offered clean lines with a bit of country charm. It featured two sinks on a marble-wood vanity with chunky round mirrors. I do prefer magic-eye sinks (I never understand why places put magic eye on the toilet but not the sink and vice versa) but maybe it didn't work with the faucets.
Searsucker is in downtown San Diego.
