Restaurants with one toilet

Oh I absolutely hate this too. While traveling by car, my family prefers Subway and they offer one bathroom. I have been known to find another restaurant or store nearby that offers several bathroom stalls (Target for example) and walk the distance while they eat just so I can use a bathroom without anyone knocking for me to hurry up (my second peeve after a restaurant offering one bathroom).

John - had a smile when you described the university's 10 stall men's room. My daughter's college had a 6 story student center that had restroom's on each floor with at least 20 stalls in each bathroom. That was my place to go if we were visiting her and I had to stay near a bathroom for a while, I'd say drop me off and you go run your errands with your dad. I was so happy to learn that building had 120+ toilets at my disposal.

I don't understand how restaurants can get away with this either, what if it's out of order, then where do the employees go to relieve themselves?

Most of the time, local laws require them to provide a bathroom for clients. So they do that - provide "a" bathroom. Dsm is right, it's all a matter of cost and profit. Think how many widgets they can display in the square footage required for one stall!

The one I hate the worst is McDonalds. They are ALWAYS busy and the men's restroom only has one stall. Winning the lottery would be easier.

Ive been on many road trips and what I hate the most is when you stop off the e-way to use a restroom at a gas station in a small rural town and they only have one unisex bathroom AND you need to get the key from the attendant. Then when you go in there, the bathroom is super dingy with a one ply toilet paper roll.

This drives me batty too! My favorite lunch/brunch place only has 1 bathroom. It is very popular (the restaurant not the bathroom lol). And it always makes me nervous!

Andrina! That bathroom list sounds like a job nightmare. I probably would have attached following each time:

Time: 9:40am

Minutes: That depends on the severity of my Ulcerative Colitis today.

Reason: Ulcerative Colitis causes swelling, ulcerations, and loss of function of the large intestine. I am unable to sit for long periods of time due to abdominal pain, watery diarrhea, and rectal bleeding. In ulcerative colitis, the inflammation affects the lining of the rectum and large intestine. The inflammation begins in the last segment of the large intestine, which empties into the rectum (sigmoid colon). It may spread through the entire large intestine, but only rarely affects the very last section of the small intestine (ileum). The first symptoms of ulcerative colitis are abdominal cramping and pain, a sensation of urgent need to have a bowel movement (defecate), and blood and pus in the stools. Patients experience diarrhea, fever, and weight loss. If the diarrhea continues, signs of severe fluid loss (dehydration) begin to appear, including low blood pressure, fast heart rate, and dizziness.

Ulcerative Colitis is covered under the American with Disabilities Act (ADA). Employers are required to make “reasonable accommodations” to assist their employees. This includes allowing enough time for frequent restroom breaks, moving an employees’ workstation closer to a restroom, time off or unpaid leave for doctor’s appointments, flare-ups or hospitalizations, and providing flexible work schedules or telecommuting opportunities.

Note to Boss: "GO SUCK ON A DONUT!"

Just another dictation our wonderful disease has on us...avoid places with limited restrooms when you have IBD, add that to the list of a million other things we can't/shouldn't do thanks to IBD. Can't even recall the last time in my life I was able to picnic in a park that generally doesn't have any kind of restroom...before IBD it was never a thought, since IBD all you can do while sitting on the toilet a million times a day is think about all the limitations that are now in your life...fun stuff.

I base MANY decisions on where to eat/shop based on their bathrooms! 1 stall = not likely, no bathrooms = not happening! I stopped going to CVS for years due to this. I also find many smaller, better restaurants only have 1 unisex bathroom with a constant line. That makes for a highly stressful dinner!