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Saturday, 5/14/11, 11 am - Murray Hill
There are apparently several locations of this diner so not sure if the decor is the same across the board. The bathroom for this location was a little space-ship-y (and, in typical NYC fashion "cozy"). Brushed stainless steel and silver tiles coated most of the walls, with mirrors taking up half of one wall.
I wasn't able to get a good shot of the light fixture, it was a splash of color in this mostly monotone restroom - one of those fixture with a stainless base that has several colored shades that extend off the base like octopus arms. The sink included a raise stainless bowl with a wall-mounted faucet. The restaurant interior included a lot of mosaics, the colors which weren't followed into the bathroom. Interestingly enough, there was a good sized water fixture - a water wall directly outside the bathroom which just seems like a tease if you're waiting for the single stall.
Moonstruck doesn't have a website but they're on yelp and menupages.
Wednesday, 5/28/08, 8:00 pm - Murray Hill
I had resisted mentioning Rare because the bathroom is actually in the Shelburne Hotel, but after visiting twice in two weeks, I felt I couldn't avoid it. Especially because the bathroom screams out for help. I haven't seen the rest of the hotel, beyond the lobby, but I can't imagine the restroom reflects well on the hotel.
Two black stalls and two sinks fill the stripped down bathroom. At least one of the times I went there, one of the stalls wasn't anything you'd want to use. It also drove me crazy that there were only hand dryers in the bathroom. I think Rare would do well to consider putting in their own bathrooms.
Here's more on Rare.
Thursday, 10/11/07, 8:30 pm - Murray Hill
The interior is country quaint. But efforts to extend this into the bathroom failed. The unfinished floor looks simply like that -- unfinished. While it could be part of the country facade, it really just looks like they forgot to tile it. It makes the whole room look dirty.
The rest is really unremarkable. The chair rail divides the lower white title from the deep-red upper portion. The toliet and sink are just plain white. Two mirrors had some etchings, personalizing the bathroom room somewhat.
Their website has little more than their address, but if you're interested, here's more on Penelope.
Monday, 10/1/07, 8:15 pm - Murray Hill
I have been to Josie's on the west side and don't remember being impressed by their bathroom. The one in this location is better. The walls of the two-stalled bathroom are lined with yellow raised-dots panels.
The silver soap dispenser hovers directly in front of you above the sink. The geometric-looking faucet sits on the left side of the bowl -- interesting design. The magic-eye paper towel dispenser probably rolls out a bit too much paper for this envirnomental-friendly restaurant, but it is recycled paper.
For more information on Josie's, visit www.josiesnyc.com
