Co-ed washrooms at Mason’s: swanky or skeevy?

From Graswich today I read that the restrooms at Mason’s have 1 set of sinks and mirrors to be shared by men and women. Graswich’s reader, a female, understandably brings up only the makeup issue, but that’s part of a larger issue here: separating the “business side” of the restroom from the sink and mirror means that when you exit the “business” wing it’s clear, you know, what you’ve been doing in there. The great thing about restaurant restrooms is supposed to be that they are multipurpose–powder room, shirt-tucking checkroom, middle-of-horrible date face wash and/or hair pat-down station, in addition to the infamous #1 and #2 that everybody knows takes place in there but thankfully when you exit, no questions are asked. In other words, ew gross, Mason’s! Where do you think we are?

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Author: CoolDMZ

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3 thoughts on “Co-ed washrooms at Mason’s: swanky or skeevy?”

  2. It’s not as skeevy as it might sound. Have you been to the bathroom there? It’s not open air between the two restrooms. There’s a big plate of frosted glass between the two rooms, which looks like an enormous mirror until you catch someone walking past the other side. There isn’t a lot of sound insulation, though, so if you’re, um, making a rather noisy business deal, you could potentially have to avoid eye contact with someone on the other side as you wash your hands.

    Also, I had the same concerns about women not having a place to touch up their makeup, about that potentially making them very self-conscious, but apparently there’s a makeup mirror offset from the more public area.

    It’s a little weird, a little awkward, but not entirely uncool. You should check it out.

    And, yes, I do feel weird recommending a bathroom.

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  3. The co-ed bathrooms were a trend that’s come and gone, but now I think they’re beyond trend and just done as an interior design option. My girl friend and I did have an audience in the Mason’s bathroom while we were applying lipstick (you men are SO easy) but they are separate rooms – just the sink/mirror area has a glass wall separating them. This is FAR BETTER than the true co-ed bathrooms (like at Slanted Door in SF) where there’s a slew of stalls (although the stalls are more like little rooms – you can’t see the occupant’s feet) on one side and a slew of sinks on the other side. Aside from having to put down the seat in a public bathroom (ew!), there is no option for girl talk with all the guys around.

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