The Fresh Choice-San Jose, CA

I liked Fresh Choice; the salads and soups were generally healthy and the price was right.  But with the cafeteria style of seating, does the bathroom suffer from the lunchroom treatment?

The first sensory I encountered was the musty urine smell.  Gross and as uninviting as the chilly darkness.  There was no happy medium in lighting.  The most light was at the sink, but when I sat down at the toilet it became a cave.

Of course their toilet paper was thin as a Bibles, low and stored on top of the toilet.  At least the seat covers were stocked to warm my bottom from the plastic seats chill.  Not even the 90s music cheered me up as I waited for my business.

To add to the gross, the plunger was out.  Disgusting, uninviting, unsanitary, why did the manager think it was a good idea to leave a poo mover out?

Also, even in the dark, it was pink, pink, pink.  Yes, girls born in a hospital were adorned with a cute pink hat and blanket at birth, but it doesn't mean no other colors exist for a woman's bathroom.  But it was functional and cheap.

Further, if I was going to change my baby here, I would do it on a dining room table, the changing table here was cocked on.

Another safety issue was the light switch, it was cracked in half, just the cover, only 99 cents to fix people.

At least everything was stocked in the sink and the decoration was real flowers for once.

All together this bathroom was a dark, cold, hazard to all the senses.  5.5/10

Barnes and Noble-San Jose, CA

Barnes and Noble usually has a decent restroom, but there were times it was left to be an unholy mess.  Let see if it was true for this toilet spelunker.

Upon entering it was a well lit 3 stall layout with a classic white and green tile design most Barnes and Noble bathrooms have.  

The tile did not look too grimy and all the doors worked, were equipped with purse hooks and loaded with toilet paper and seat covers.

Temperature wise, it was a little chilly, but not to the point were my buttocks produced goosebumps when exposed.

I hate the cheap toilet paper many major big-box companies use in their stores though.  It's thin and scratchy, making the cleaning process a long and painful one.  

I would think using better paper would lower a company's cost because people would use less, but what do I know about money?  I just my by butt to be in comfort.

In the stall I chose there was a sticker from a shirt stuck to the wall.

OK, how lazy do you have to be to not throw away a piece of trash in the bathroom of all places?  That was just the laziest litterbug right there, in the stall before me.

Enjoy that t-shirt made by a child starving to death in Bangladesh and leave your trash stuck to the wall while your at it for somebody else to clean up and don't forget to recycle.

To quell my litterbug fury,  both the soap, the paper towels were full and the sink was clean.

Overall the Barnes and Noble bathrooms were a good stop to make.  Clean, well lit and well stocked, there was little to fear.  9/10