White Castle - Wentzville, MO

On our way to Innsbrook for the 4th of July, we stopped at White Castle for dinner.

Privacy/Security:

• Nothin' to report.

Features

• One-person bathroom
• Hand dryer

Cleanliness

• Somewhat wet
• Scraps of toilet paper on the ground

Atmosphere/Decor:

• "Employees must wash hands" sign
• A list of times employees had cleaned the bathroom
• Purple and grey tile floor
• Tan tile wall with small abstract-colored-and-shaped tiles at the top

Music
None.

Applebee's - Chesterfield, MO

Sorry for the long hiatus. Here's a bunch of updates to keep you happy.

Please keep in mind that this rating was done a month or two ago.

Privacy/Security

• All good here.

Features

• Baby change station
• Coat hanger on stall
• 2 stalls, 2 urinals
• 2 sinks, 2 soap dispencers, 2 paper towel dispencers
• 1 trash can
• Air freshener
• Handicap bars

Cleanliness

• Wet sink counter
• Otherwise, very clean

Atmosphere/Decor

• "Sam was here" written in stall
• Smelled great
• Grey and brick red "stone-like" tile floor
• The was is hard to explain, so follow along carefully: Very light tan "stone-like" wall with stripe in the middle made of small tan "stone-like" tiles, and a large tan diamond placed in the middle of the row every so often
• Well lit
• Spotted-grey stall
• Well hidden air freshener
• Loose toilet paper dispenser
  
• Velcro on wall above urinal
• Velcro circles above paper towel dispenser above sink
• Real wooden door

Miscellaneous

• A (possibly broken) thermostant's plastic cover was missing, allowing others to mess with its reading.

Music
Modern hits.

5 Guys Burgers and Fries - Chesterfield, MO

We decided to go to 5 Guys after church for lunch. The food was great, and so were the bathrooms.

Privacy/Security

• A-ok

Features

• 1 stall, 1 urinal
• Toilet seat covers
• Baby change station
• Coat hanger on stall
• Handicap bars
• 1 sink, 1 soap dispenser
  
• 1 automatic paper towel dispenser
  
• 1 trash can
• Light switch
• Air freshener

Cleanliness

• Wet sink
• Strange (dry) blue substance on the wall

Atmosphere/Decor

• Theme fits in with the rest of the resturant
• Half white tile with two stripes of checkered red tiles, half drywall
• Large grey tile floor
• Red stalls
• Plunger and toilet cleaner behind toilet
• Very well lit
• (Positive) Business reviews on wall
• "Employees must wash hands" sign on wall

Music
70s hits

Steak N' Shake - Springfield, MO

I got to skip school on Friday to attend an awards ceremony for my high ACT scores. We stopped here for some lunch.

Privacy/Security

• Very large gap between the stall door and the ceiling, same with the floor.
• Urinal was right by the door.
• Baby change station was right by the sink
  

Features

• 2 stalls, 1 urinal
• Coat hanger on stall
• Handicap bars
• Automatic toilet
• 2 paper towel dispensers, each right on top of each other.
• 2 sinks, 2 soap dispensers
  
• 2 trash cans
• Air freshener
• A "Please wash hands, germs spread disease" sign.
• Baby change station
  

Cleanliness

• Lots of dust and grit along the edge of the wall, especially in the corners.

Atmosphere/Decor

• Floor was made up of black checkered tiles surronded by small white tiles
• Wall was made of large white tiles,then a grey stripe, then a black and white checkered stripe, then another grey stripe, then white drywall
• Grey stall
• Fairly well lit

Music
Heard some country song, the song "What About Now" by Daughtry, and "Tell Her About It" by Billy Joel

Bandana's Bar-B-Q - Manchester, MO

We went to Bandana's for my Dad's birthday. I also want to mention that I accidentally left out the "security" section in a few of my previous posts. I'll be adding the category to my new posts now.

Privacy/Security

• All good.

Features

• 2 toilet paper dispencers
• 1 stall, 2 urinals
• 2 sinks, 2 soap dispensers
  
• 1 automatic paper towel dispenser
  

Cleanliness

• Good.

Atmosphere/Decor

• Holes from where the old coat hanger on the stall used to be
• Light tan tile floor
• Light tan tile wall
• Yellowish tan drywall ceiling
• Old black and white picture
• Sign that says "25¢ Bath and Shave"

Miscellaneous

• There was a door opposite the sinks. I have no idea where it goes.

Music
None.

The Original Pancake House - Chesterfield, MO

To celebrate a belated birthday, we decided to go to my mom's favorite restaurant: The Original Pancake House.

Features

• A toilet paper dispencer that had 2 rolls in it.
• Baby change station
• Automatic toilets
• 2 stalls, 2 urinals
• Coat hanger on stall
• 2 automatic sinks, 2 soap dispensers, 1 automatic paper towel dispenser
  
• 1 trash can, 1 in the counter top.

Cleanliness

• Wetish floor

Atmosphere/Decor

• Brown large tile floor
• half brown tile half light tan drywall
• White ceiling tile
  
• Wood stalls
• Newspaper on floor
• Well lit

Music
None.

Chevys Fresh Mex - Ellisville, MO

We went to one of the best Mexican restaurants ever: Chevys. The bathroom looks very Mexican, but lets see if it's good at doing its job.

Features

• Toilet seat covers
• Automatic toilets
• Coat hanger
• 2 stalls, 2 urinals
• 2 automatic sinks, 2 automatic soap dispensers, 2 automatic paper towel dispensers.
• Light switch
  
• 2 trash cans
• Baby change station
• One stall had 2 locks (seems one was broken.)

Cleanliness

• Wet floor in many spots

Atmosphere/Decor

• As I said before, one stall had two locks. The working lock was on a piece of wood, making it stand out am0ng the rest of the bathroom.
• Very Mexican feel.
• Rusty, ridged metal stall door
• Grey tile floor
• White tile wall with blue, red, maroon, green, and yellow checkers all spread randomly across the wall in no particular pattern.
• Big map of Mexico on the ceiling.
• Small overhang over sinks with fake leaves strewn about it.
  
• Bad speakers. They seems to start and stop working whenever they felt like it.
• One of the paper towel dispensers were by the stall, which made it kind of uncomfortable for both the person using the stall and the person using the paper towel dispenser.

Music
Seemed to be no particular genre. At first, I heard a Mexican song, but then I heard Slow Ride, followed by Move Along.

Busch Stadium - Infeild Terrace - St. Louis, MO

We went to the Cardinals game at Busch Stadium. (Cards won 4-2!) The bathroom I rated was at the Infield Terrace, near seats 449.

Features

• 2 stalls, 8 Urinals
• 3 sinks, 2 foam soaps, 1 trash can
• Germ-X
• 1 paper towel dispenser
  
• Strange toilet paper "Ferris wheel." The toilet paper was in a triangle formation, and when one of them ran out, you spun the knob in the middle, and the other roll came down for use.

Cleanliness

• Smelled bad
• The floor was concrete, so it was bound to be a little dirty

Atmosphere/Decor

• There were at least 10 ads. I didn't count, but I was pretty sure there was at least 10.
• White cinder block wall
• Concrete floor
• Blue stalls (What's that doing in a Cardinals Stadium?)

Music
None.

Brickhouse - Wildwood, MO

We decided to go out and celebrate at Brickhouse after my mom got a part in a local play. Let's see how the bathrooms fared.

Features

• Baby change station
• 2 stalls, 1 urinal
• 2 sinks, 1 soap dispenser (on mirror)
• One automatic paper towel dispenser. The best I have ever seen. It's really quiet and dispenses out just the right amount of paper towel.
• A very low coat hanger on the stall door.
  

Cleanliness

• Clean.

Atmosphere/Decor

• There was a glass on the baby change station.
• Air freshener
• Tan tile floor
• Tan tile wall with thin brown tile stripe
• Grey stall
  

Music
None.

Oberweis - Chesterfield, MO

Tonight, we got a treat at the Oberweis in "The Valley."

Features

• A one-person bathroom.
• 1 urinal, 1 automatic toilet
• 1 automatic sink, 1 soap dispenser, 1 automatic hand dryer
• Trash can against the wall in the middle of the room
• A "Hand Washing Procedure" sign

Cleanliness

• Clean as a button. Or something like that.
  

Atmosphere/Decor

• Well lit
• Loud shaky noise
• Toilet cleaner behind toilet
• Grey and tan checkered floor
• Half drywall half white-tile-with-small-red -stripe-at-the-top-of-the-tile wall

Music
None.

Viviano's - Chesterfield, MO

I went to Viviano's with my church group tonight. Let's see what went down.

Privacy/Security

• A-ok.
  

Features

• 1 urinal, 1 toilet
• 1 sink, 1 soap dispenser, 1 paper towel dispenser
• A trash can by the door
• A rubber mat under the urinal
• Italian posters and painting on the walls
  

Cleanliness

• There was a paper town by the trash can. Other than that, not much.

Atmosphere/Decor

• There was an unpainted part of the wall by the trash can, that looked like it had been accidentally scraped off.
• Brick red drywall
• Dark green tile floor
• Black stall wall
• Annoying buzzing noise in ceiling
• Plunger behind toilet
  

Music
None.

Gordmans - Ellisville, MO

Now, I know I said that I would only do restaurants, but I thought, "Eh, why not? I got nothin' better to do." So, here we go.

Privacy/Security

• The stall wall didn't seem all that sturdy.
• The stall door had two locks, but only one of them actully worked. The other one seemed store bought. It was a gold circular shape, and seemed more pretty than useful.

Features

• 2 sinks, 1 soap dispencer, 2(?) paper towel dispencers
• 1 urinal, 1 stall
• Coat hanger on stall door
• Air Freshener
• The toilet didn't really work well, if at all. It was hard to tell if it was doing its job or not.
• Baby change station
• GOJO hand soap. (The foam stuff)
• Seats outside of bathroom
• A strange paper towel dispencer. It had two slots for paper towels, but only one could be used.
• Gift Card ads on mirrors
• A lightswitch.

Cleanliness

• Nothing to report here. I guess that means it was clean enough.

Atmosphere/Decor

• There was a plunger behind the toilet.
• White drywall
• Tan tile floor
• Yellowish-tan stall wall
• Hole in the wall, about the size of your pointer finger
• Well lit
• Cigar poster
• Slightly annoying heater noise behind the wall

Music
None.

Jack in the Box - Wildwood, MO

I went with my family to Jack in the Box a few days ago. The restroom wasn't half bad.


Privacy/Security

• The stall door seemed to small. There were big gaps on the top and bottom of the door.
• The "stall" was pretty much another room, kind of like the Burger King in Ellisville, MO.
• The urinal was right next to the stall door, but enclosed, so it felt pretty secure.

Features

• 1 sink, 1 soap dispenser
  
• 1 "stall," 1 urinal
• 1 hand dryer
  
• 2 trash cans (one in the stall)
• No mirror
• Toilet seat covers
• Odd toilet paper dispenser. It was half open, half enclosed
• Super thin toilet paper

Cleanliness

• Air freshener
  
• A sign that told everyone to wash their hands
• A "we clean this bathroom often" sign
• The soap dispenser was over the ground, meaning any soap that didn't make it into your hands made it to the ground.
  

Atmosphere/Decor

• Grey tile floor with matching stall door
• Whit tile wall with a checkered red and black stripe
• Well lit
• The bathroom smelled kind of smokey, despite the air freshener
  

Music
None.

Indigo Joe's - Wildwood, MO

We went out to eat tonight at one of my favorite restaurants, Indigo Joe's. It's fairly new, but let's see if the bathroom is the same...

Privacy/Security

• One of the stall locks was broken. The metal bar would come out, but there was nothing to keep it in place
  

Features

• 2 automatic paper towel dispensers
  
• 2 automatic sinks, 1 automatic soap dispenser
• 2 urinals, 2 stalls
• Coat hanger on stall door
• TV on wall, behind sink, with the audio played through the speakers on the ceiling
• "Reading material" placed above urinals and toilets
• Baby change station
• Posters all over the place
• News article mentioning Indigo Joe's in Wildwood taped onto mirror

Cleanliness

• Toilet paper on the pipes behind the toilet
• Wet spots on floor
  

Atmosphere/Decor

• Squeaky stall door
• Brown tile floor
• Half tan tile half tan drywall
• Tan stall door
  
• Yellow-tan ceiling
• Well lit
  

Music
None, but the audio for the TV was from a different channel than the one displayed.

McDonalds - Holt Summit, MO

While coming back from a youth retreat in Roach, MO, we stopped at a vintage McDoanlds in Holt Summit to eat lunch. (Yes, that is the actual picture of the restaurant.)

Privacy/Security

• Larger and more spread out
  

Features

• 2 Hand driers
  
• 2 sinks
  
• 2 urinals, 2 stalls
• Baby change station
• Metal toilet paper dispencer
  

Cleanliness

• Vandalized stall door
• A cool metal thing was attached to the bottom of the door, so you could open it with your foot, instead of touching that disease-ridden handle.
  

Atmosphere/Decor

• Brown wooden-tile floor
• White tile walls, green stripe of drywall above tile
  
• Great lighting
• Two pictures of Marilyn Monroe "graced" the wall, including this famous one.
  

Music
Same old, same old, top hits from the 90s.

Steak 'N Shake - Ellisville, MO

I went to the Steak 'N Shake in Ellisville, MO today, and it was pretty good. Read on.

Privacy/Security

• There was only one urinal, and it was right next to a stall door.
• Each stall had two locks, and I have no idea why.

Features

• 2 Sinks, 2 Soap dispensers, 1 paper towel dispenser
• 2 stalls, 1 urinal
• 1 trash can, under paper towel dispenser
• There was a diaper change station

Cleanliness

• New looking toilet paper dispenser
• The corners were full of little particles of dirt

Atmosphere/Decor

• Matching wall, stall, and floor
• Tile floor had checkered black and white design
  
• White tile wall had two stripes of grey, and between the two was a "X" in black tile
• Music playing over speaker
• After flushing the toilet, it made a loud shaky sound for a while.

Music

• Seemed like 90s or 00s hits.
  

Burger King - Ellisville, MO

I went to Burger King a few days ago, and it was surprisingly not as bad as you would think it would be.

Privacy/Security

• The stall was more of another room. It was like a really short hallway, and it had walls instead of, like, stall walls.
• The urinal was in a corner, but it was right next to the door.

Features

• There was a diaper change station.
  
• 1 stall, 2 urinals
• 1 sink, 1 soap dispenser
• 1 trashcan, by the door
• Choice of hand drier or paper towels
• Automatic toilet
  

Cleanliness

• The toilet paper dispenser was vandalized, with names etched into the plastic.
• The floor was wet by the sink.
• Had one of those air fresheners above the sink.

Atmosphere/Decor

• Grey stall door
• White tile wall with brown stripe
• Brown wood-like tile
• Strange sound coming from behind the wall

Music

• 90s pop hits were being played over a grainy loudspeaker, as it was everywhere else in the restaurant. Heard some love song sung by a woman.
  

O'Charleys - Chesterfield, MO

Ok, look, I am REALLY sorry about not posting in a long long time.

I went to O'Charley's today, and went to look at the bathroom. Here you go.

Privacy/Security

• There was a weird lock on the stall door. It was super thin on the end, so I felt that with a little shoving, someone could just get in.
  

Features

• There was a diaper change station.
• 2 Stalls, 2 Urinals
  
• 3 sinks, 2 soap dispensers
  
• 2 trash cans. One by the Baby Change Station, the other by the sink
  

Cleanliness

• There was a diaper on Trash can.
  
• There was an extra roll of toilet paper laid on the handicap bar.
• Paper towels were strew around the floor.
• Fairly dry counter
• Dry floor
• Nothing rusty
• No plumbing or cleaning objects laying around
• There was an "Employees must wash hands sign."
  

Atmosphere
Decor

• Great color coordination. Marble counter top, tile walls and floors with matching stalls.
• Great lighting
  

Music

• Very jazzy music, which I do like. Heard "Beyond the Sea" by Bobby Darin. Great song.