Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Taaza





Taaza Indian Cuisine - Roanoke, VATaaza's food is amazing. Their restroom...well, it will do. I investigated the women's restroom during a recent visit, and found it acceptable, although a few things were lacking.

The good: the restroom is in a good, central location, and it was clean. There were plenty of supplies (toilet paper, soap, and paper towels), although there were no extras like feminine hygiene supplies. And, also important, it didn't stink. Always a plus.

The mediocre: the light over the stalls was out, and it was kind of dark. I'm assuming that was on the To Do List and has been taken care of.

The not so great: the trash can is at least eight feet away from the door. Many, many people use a paper towel to open the restroom door, but once you get the door open, it's quite a stretch to get the towel into the trash. There was evidence that people had tried--namely, crumpled paper towels on the floor near the trash can. (I just wadded mine up, took it with me, and set it on the table.) I realize that the design of the restroom makes it impossible to put a trashcan near the door inside the restroom, but maybe there is room for one outside the restroom door?

Overall, not bad: I found the restroom convenient and clean, and the distance of the trashcan from the door was only a slight annoyance. However, if people keep using paper towels to open the door then toss them in the general direction of the trashcan, it could become a big annoyance for the person who has to clean the restroom.

Saturday, October 5, 2013

Natural Bridge




"I've got a rating for you---went to Natural Bridge yesterday. The restroom at the entrance/gift shop was horrible. Super old and rundown. Only 2 stalls available and definitely not very clean. The one at the wax museum was excellent though. Super clean, definitely remodeled, smelled nice and had nice decor. You would think that it would be the opposite---fancy gift shop/nice big bathroom, weird out-dated wax museum/awful hole-in-the wall bathroom. Not so!"  --Cat Conover