sacred grounds.

The Sacred Grounds is a quiet lounge-cafe where you can sit with your laptop or book and not be bothered. There are couches and benches with tables set up to give the feeling that you are just at someone's house, in a really big living room. Fridays and Saturdays there is live music, and on Wednesday evenings poetry readings are held.

The vibe is really laid-back and low key. And so is the toilet! The bathroom is located behind the counter and kitchen. To get to the potty, you have to walk past the person making someone's bagel or espresso drink.





There are collaged pieces of different wallpaper from the 1970s covering the walls.









The Sacred Grounds is located at Hayes and Cole.

irish bank.

The perfect place to grab a drink and some fish 'n chips with friends is the Irish Bank. Hidden in one of those neat little alley ways in downtown San Francisco, this isn't just your ordinary Irish pub. The place is filled with interesting pictures and artifacts. An antique collector could have a field day in this pub.




The decor doesn't stop at the Bathrooms. Each stall is covered with framed pictures and things, and the wood and brick walls of the pub carry into the bathrooms as well.



The Irish Bank gets pretty crowded weekends, but at this particular establishment I say "the more the merrier!" The outside seating is perfect for a snack and a pint with friends!





The Irish Bank is located at 10 Mark Lane. (Grant & Kearny)

casa vega.

Casa Vega is a classic Mexican restaurant in the heart of the San Fernando Valley. The old school style of the restaurant is what keeps it popular and busy. The waiters and waitresses dress in authentic Mexican suits and dresses, and the deep red booths are lit only by candlelight. The restaurant is so dark when you first walk in, that your eyes have to adjust in order to walk around, never mind read the menu! Casa Vega is romantic at any time of day, and the food is so good and authentic. The best chips and salsa in the world I'd say.

The bathroom is very clean and matches the style of the restaurant..


but the lights are a little brighter in there.. phew!







Casa Vega is located in Sherman Oaks at Fulton and Ventura Blvd.

fish house.

Santa Barbara's fresh seafood restaurant, Fish House is known for the consistent quality of their dishes. This is where I recently had one of the best meals since Cafe Bastille in San Francisco. With lobster, oysters, halibut and shrimp cooked to perfection - you just can't go wrong with a meal at Fish House.

The bathroom goes along with the beach-y theme of the restaurant. The walls are all slanted and there are polls going every which way from the ceiling.





Fish House is located at Cabrillo Blvd and State Street.

cafe bastille.

Cafe Bastille just might be my favorite restaurant in San Francisco. The food is perfect every time, and so is the ambiance and service. The decor of the little French restaurant is colorful and romantic, and that goes for the bathroom as well..









Cafe Bastille is located at 22 Belden Place, off of Bush and Kearny.

For my full restaurant review and experience at Cafe Bastille, check out no schwag.

club deluxe.

In and club with a name like "Deluxe," one might assume that a bathroom located in such an establishment would be of "deluxe" nature. This bathroom goes against the grain- and the name for that matter.

Although maybe not the highest in luxury, the bathroom is quirky and fun..





Club Deluxe is a special place. There is live Jazz - Tuesday through Sunday, and Stand Up Comedy on Monday nights. This cozy little bar in the heart of the Haight, happens to have really good Greyhounds (:vodka, fresh pressed grapefruit juice, a squirt of lime, and a spritz of club soda). They use an old-fashioned metal citrus press to squeeze the grapefruit, and it gives the drink a nice refreshing taste.



Club Deluxe is located at Haight and Ashbury.

el balazo.

The food is decent, and the bathrooms are COVERED in graffitti. There isn't an inch of the stalls not covered with writting. The toilet seats, mirrors, walls, ceiling, and any other bathroom fixture you can think of is marked up. Most public bathrooms will get tagged in, it's inevitable. What makes Balazo's bathroom fun, is that it provides a place where people can come and sign without feeling guilty - because, Hey! everyone's doing it! Right?

This is a place where the exterior is just as colorful as the bathroom stalls inside..


Taqueria El Balazo is located at Haight and Cole.