When was the last time you were so pleasantly surprised with a meal you had to try one more dish AFTER dessert?  This is that kind of place.  When the food is so tasty and they cook it so fast that your stomach doesn’t have time to tell your brain you’re full, it opens the door to that sort of excess.

And with the kitchen in the front and seating in the back, there’s no service section to bypass on your way to the room we’re all here to talk about.

Design – 7 Ngam bills itself as modern comfort food from Thailand.  I cannot disagree.  In the bathroom design they’ve done the “modern” with white paint on the walls and brick, and a square Ikea mirror.  The flowers and the peachy colored candle give it a colorful kick over the bed of white rice that is the walls.  I’m undecided if the faux metal tiles are meant to be “modern” or “comfort”.

Cleanliness – 10 One of the cleanest I’ve ever been to, and the suit wearing manager stepped in multiple times to check on it.

Layout – 9 Basic one person handicapped stall.

Extra Credit – 9 The most fragrant, in a good way, bathroom on this blog so far.

99 3rd Ave, New York, NY 10003

 

I’ve taken many bathroom photos, and I’m so backlogged that I’ve forgotten where I was when I took many of them.  Here’s a quick pick of lost bathrooms to get you through the day.

It’s been a while since my last post.  Work has kept me busy and distracted.  And now for a distraction from that…What better place to find distractions than Ikea?  I was there last week to pick up a shelf for my office.  I arrived at 9, when only the cafeteria is open, and after sipping on some tasty free coffee and flipping through the pages of the catalog, I made my way to the bathroom.

Design – 4 It seems there are parallels between Ikea and Starbucks (see previous post) when it comes to the relationship of their image and their bathrooms.  In spite of Ikea being known for their particular design aesthetic, it all goes out the window once you traverse that extra long corridor and push through the swinging doors.  On a long shopping day you could get confused and think you were in the TJ Maxx bathroom instead.

Cleanliness – 8 Again, at the start of the business day, all was fairly clean, though some corners were suspect.

Layout – 6 Expansive, but didn’t seem to take full advantage of it.  Men’s rooms never have perks.

Extra Credit – 9 Baby jump seat in the handicapped stall.  Instill crippling images into your child’s brain as they watch you on the bowl.

100 Ikea Drive
Paramus, NJ 07652

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