San Francisco is a wonderful city full of unique little places to eat, shop, drink, and go to the bathroom. At Madrone you can partake in at least two of these activities. There, you will find an AK-47 over the bar upholstered in the distinct Burberry tartan pattern. And the clip is solid gold. Classy. And what does the bathroom have to offer you ask? Graffiti. But not just any old graffiti. We are in San Francisco. Well I’m actually at a Panera waiting for the New York Public Library to open but in the metaphorical sense, we are in San Francisco, together, in the bathroom. And as we are here in the bathroom at Madrone, we find graffiti of the San Franciscan variety. Imagine coffee shop signage reminding you of how the napkins used to be trees and that you are a wasteful SOB. One might call this authoritarian, commanding, controlling, despotic, dictatorial, high-handed, imperious, iron-handed, oppressive, overbearing, overpowering, pushy. Am I blowing this all way out of proportion based on one bit of graffiti on a graffiti covered hand dryer? Of course I am. If they can do it on the news then I can do it on this blog. Sue me. Just for that, I’m not even going to tell you which bit I’m referring to. Figure it out yourself.
Design – 6 Like a high art Starbucks bathroom. By high art I mean dipped in glossy black paint, which is all it takes really. The sink, toilet, and mirror are all dipped in black, otherwise its a bland trailer bathroom. Point deducted for most of the black paint peeled off the toilet. Or is it some type of bohemian high art? Doesn’t match with the AK-47 aesthetic quality.
Cleanliness – 6 Far enough away from Haight to avoid rich kids gone hippie from using it as a public shower.
Layout – 6 Same as a Starbucks, one oversized handicapped accessible bathroom. Uncomfortably accessed at the front of the lounge, the door opens right where the crowd gathers for live music.
Extra Credit – 0 There is nothing extra here. No bonus for you.
500 Divisadero Street, San Francisco, CA
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