For the month of August our dinner club met at Sesame Asian Kitchen in Ashland. SAK is located on the corner of the Ashland downtown plaza, creekside, across the street from Lithia Park. I have walked by this restaurant several times but never took much notice. It looks more like a small fast-food restaurant on the outside. But appearances are deceiving. The restaurant is very expansive & much closer to fine dining than fast food. I would call the decor Modern-Asian. It is lovely and comfortable. I got to use metal chop sticks for the first time which was fun! The food was delicious & the atmosphere was very comfortable. Once again we got lucky and had a "fabulous" server. Unfortunately I never caught his name but he was funny, knowledgable & excellent at his job. Some of my dinner mates had the opportunity to check out the restroom before I got there & they were not impressed. When I checked it out for myself I realized what the problem was. It is not that it is so terrible. But just like the exterior of the restaurant, it does not reflect what a nice dining establishment Sesame Asian Kitchen truly is. As I've seen at other restaurants, the restroom feels like an after thought. Get with it people! Put a little thought into your bathrooms, especially the ladies'! Its not that hard & I promise it will pay off!
As you can see the bathroom is somewhat Asian-ish with the china red countertop and the jade green walls. It is pretty basic, though. It was pretty clean but no thrills, no frills. My dinner mates did not care for the green wall paint but I've seen worse(see Dragonfly post).
There were no extra conveniences like seating, hand lotion, hairspray, etc. No MOIST towelettes. A trash can near the exit would be nice for those who use a paper towel to open the door for hygenic reasons ( won't name anybody specdannielleifically). Note how full the trash can is here, please.
This restroom has 2 stalls which seemed to be sufficient. My lovely assistant Trish can be seen in this photo displaying the proper use of a plunger. Isn't she cute?! Vanna aint got nothin' on her! Thank goodness Sesame Asian Kitchen has a plunger in the restroom because I know that is the first thing we ladies' always look for...just don't know what a gal would do without one!
In conclusion, Sesame Asian Kitchen has earned a total of 1 3/4 rolls of tissue paper. 3/4 for cleanliness, 1/2 for comfort & 1/2 for aesthetics.
