Red vinyl booths, bold blue ceilings, a huge mural with cartoony blue and yellow fish, hip square menus with all the right fonts… one might expect to find a restroom to match at this not-quite-trendy restaurant near Macalester College in St. Paul. Instead I found shiny black tile with pale blue dividers and faux-marble floors – respectable in it’s own right, yet not quite fitting of the dining atmosphere I experienced.

To its credit, the restroom was remarkably clean and new. Most of the fixtures required touching – but touching them didn’t seem quite so bad because of their immaculate condition. (Also, the patrons themselves seemed like a well-kempt bunch — probably showering daily and whatnot.)

EDITOR’s NOTE: This restaurant no longer exists.