Grassroots Coffee on Sunset

Grassroots Coffee shares a space with Armoires and Accents on Sunset Blvd, just East of 281 South.  (Wait: is that East?  Or is it West?  Forget it: just exit Sunset from 281 going toward Downtown, and make a left at the light.)  It’s a quaint coffee shop, and really – possibly due to its neighboring tenant – has the exact look and feel I want from my coffee shops.

They brew a great Cup of Joe and pull a sublime espresso, but how does their Men’s Room hold up?

One sign to rule them all

To begin, it’s a unisex bathroom, so I can’t really designate it a “Men’s Room,” so much a “Restroom.”  Please keep that in mind when viewing the following pictures; this has definitely got some added female flair you won’t find in your typical Men's Room. Things like air freshener, two-ply toilet paper, and a working vent.

And, yeah, you read that right: “working.”

Dip in boiling water

Hey!  Fancy that: an actual armoire!  A clever way to hide restroom cleaning ingredients and air fresheners, sure, but…. this thing was for sale.  SALE.  Explain THAT to your better half admiring your purchase:

“Honey!  That’s beautiful!  I think I’ll put the kids’ toys in it!  Where’d you find it?”

“Armoires and Accents.”

“Where?  I go there all the time!”

“In the, uh... in the can.”

“GET OUT!”

Can't figure out why it's sideways.  Sorry.

Just a standard sink.  Plenty of soap and paper towels available.  Nothing to see here… oh, Wait!

The Drunk's Bobsled

There we go!  A full on, industrial mop bucket here in this otherwise cozy bathroom space.  Having an awkward yellow obstacle in the room made it feel crowded, like going to the bathroom between cars in a parking lot.  That said, it was nice to have something mildly crude in such a refined setting; it reminded me of how I WASN’T at home. 

A good thing, given that someone may be in a hurry to get in after me. 

All in all, a good restroom.  It was clean and comfortable – even welcoming.  The only thing is – and this is really more of a personal pet-peeve – there was only one commode to serve the entire coffee-drinking customer base.  You don’t find just one Band-Aid in a hospital; work the extra $2,500 into your business plan somewhere, and install at least one more, would you?


Four pucks.