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Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Comida Mexicana


So this is a restroom blog, not a food blog. But when you go to a restaurant, you don't initially go for the restroom. El Matador restaurant has their new location just off 500 South in Bountiful(I can't remember just how new it is). The food is really pretty good. As usual it isn't anything like what I ate with families in California that invited us to dinner, but it is what most people would expect to find and enjoy at a Mexican Restaurant. The sopapillos are really good, the enchiladas are pretty good...

This isn't a food critique. They get good business, so you should probably go for yourself. The restaurant aesthetic is really nice.





The bathrooms were nice, with unique decorations for the men's and women's rooms.



And it gets better on the inside.

To be honest, I don't remember now if there were automatic features or not, except that paper towel dispenser in the picture (which leads me to suspect that the rest was automatic as well), or even the sani-cover for the seat. But just look at those tiles...



And a bright orange door...



And then factor in that spanish music is being played over the speakers in the bathroom, all of which when put together, lost on me the other particulars of the privy by the time I sat here to think back on it.

They were nice though, and recieve a good rating from me, which is probably the equivalent rating I would give the food on my same scale, or fair to good(if I were rating the food...) :)

On the docket for next time, Taco Bell (maybe)!

El Matador is on 606 South Main Street in Bountiful.

2 comments:

Nathan said...

By the way, we're going to Zion's National Park soon, so I'll deviate from the Wasatch Front limitation to get a good campround latrine rated on here. Zion's should make a good showing.

Nathan said...

unlike my spelling in this post... :)

On Bathroom Aesthetics and Impartiality

Since we tend to pay attention in general to our surroundings, in restrooms the details are all assimilated and translated into very generalized responses.

In other words, sometimes for as clean as a restroom may be, the aesthetics are just wrong and leave you feeling icky. I'll try to be as impartial as possible, but let's face it, a lot comes down to how I generally feel while there.

This will undoubtedly, inevitably show in my ratings.

Restroom Goals

Restrooms that I would like to rate, but will take some time to get there.

1. Angel's Landing - Scout Lookout (It is a strenuous, 2.5 mile hike to the top. Well worth it, probably nasty, but I'm not there yet in any case. :)

2. The Louvre - obviously great, it would have to be.