Urinal Journal

The Mandarin Kitchen's Delightful Urinal Experience

2024-10-27T09:34:00.005-07:00

This just in from Urinal Journal correspondent Jeffrey Cook (Cap't Cook), direct from the village of Des Moines, WA:

"While doing some research on places in the area (Dragon Gate in Des Moines is now closed), I came across this little gem in downtown Des Moines that has been around since the mid '60's. The Mandarin Kitchen, about 10 minutes from the airport. It still retains its minimalist, Asian Modern interior for the most part. This is very rare, I used to know of a few in the area, but they are all gone now.

The restaurant is clean and pleasant, and the new owner is a delight. The restaurant is open for lunch now (with good specials!) Go and support them! The chef has 30 years cooking in Chinese restaurants, which is also becoming hard to find, and the Kung Pao was just great."

(Note the cute "Lantern" tiles in the men's room!)

The Mandarin Kitchen located at 22612 7th Ave. S., Des Moines, WA 98198

Justin's Bathroom

2024-01-17T14:01:00.001-08:00

Oh, behave, baby! Hipster Justin, the grooviest cat in town, struts his stuff in his tiki bathroom, getting ready for a night on the town. The air is thick with the scent of coconut-scented candles, and the mirror reflects not just his image but a kaleidoscope of colors and patterns in his old Seattle bachelor pad.

Justin's legs are encased in the shiniest silver pants this side of the disco ball. With every step, those pants catch the light and throw it back with a dazzling display of disco glamour. Yeah, baby, he's turning heads and catching rays all at once.

His upper half is a symphony of pink! If he wasn't wearing that awesome Mormon-style t-shirt underneath, I imagine we'd see a thatch of chest hair. The tie, a splash of bold color, adds a touch of sophistication to the ensemble, baby.

But the pièce de résistance is the Carnaby Street jacket. It's a riot of of stripes that collide in a glorious mishmash that only a true hipster visionary like Justin could pull off. The jacket is tailored to perfection, hugging his frame in all the right places and creating a magnificent silhouette.

As Justin strikes poses in front of the mirror, we can imagine the dance floor that awaits, and Justin is ready to hit it with moves that defy the laws of physics. The tiki fabric on each side of the mirror creates an atmosphere that's part tropical paradise, part swinging 2002 Seattle. The clash of cultures somehow works, creating a scene that's utterly fabulous.

So there you have it – Hipster Justin, the silver-pantsed, pink-shirted, Capitol Hill sensation, grooving in the mirror of his tiki sanctuary. It's a scene, baby, an extravaganza, where fashion knows no bounds and every pose is a celebration of shagadelic cool. Yeah, baby, yeah!

Prince Bathroom at Revelry Room

2023-05-04T10:04:00.002-07:00

Prince's Throne Room

Derek Moon and Tony Larson are the owners of the new Revelry Room bar and event space located at 4547 California Ave. SW in West Seattle. It's a speakeasy bar with a rotating line-up of DJ's spinning records and a laid-back vibe.

There is an event space in front but enter through the backdoor to access the bar. That's cool and all, but check out the royal powder room, a cool bathroom decorated an a homage to our dearly departed Prince. White, Black, Puerto Rican, everybody just a-freakin', so check it out!

The Revelry Room has a speakeasy-vibe (with the entrance through the back alley), and the front hosts a retail space which they call "a cultural incubator & creative space located in the heart of West Seattle's Alaska Junction". They feature black distilleries and it's black-owned. Check it out at https://jetcitylabs.com/revelry/ Let's go crazy!

Urinal at Baker’s Buck Hut, New Sewickley, PA

2023-03-28T22:13:00.004-07:00

Photo by Peter Andrijeski

Kymm Bang’s amazing Economy Inn bathroom

2022-05-15T11:00:00.009-07:00

This is one amazing and overwrought "marble"? bathtub. File this under "weird"!

Artist Kymm Bang

Economy Inn, Ohio

The most beautiful outhouse in Maine

2022-02-08T20:10:00.005-08:00

This outhouse belongs to a gentleman named John Alvino. We do not know this man, but his life appears to be full of magic. We bow to his greatness.

The most beautiful chapel of defecation we have not viewed. Classic in its design and use.

As you can see, lifestyles of the rich and shellfish, bar nun.

The juxtaposition of good and evil gives one a special contemplative delight.

A U.S. East Coast "Sistine Chapel" of delight!

Eat, Pray, Love, Shit.

Bless you, my child

Cleveland's finest men’s room at the Stone Mad Pub

2021-10-03T23:07:00.006-07:00

Another photo by men's room aficianado Peter Andrijeski STONE MAD PUB, RESTAURANT AND BOCCE.

Here's a weird bathroom/mens room in ever-lovely downtown Cleveland, Ohio (Stone Mad Pub)

Tinkletorium

2021-10-03T21:21:00.001-07:00

Men’s Room at Taku in Seattle by Chase Burns

2021-08-29T00:52:00.003-07:00

We here at Urinal Journal value the colorful relief stations around the country and welcome your photos of bathrooms, urinals, toilets, restrooms and any other unusual and amazing rooms of commodes and vanities.

Penthouse bathroom at the Insignia in downtown Seattle

2021-07-22T12:26:00.001-07:00

This is the bathroom in a residential unit on the 40th floor. I have no words!
Beautiful View Bathroom at the Insignia Condo's in Downtown Seattle!

Pink bathrooms are back!

2021-07-21T12:28:00.003-07:00

There’s a worldwide movement to save the mid century modern Mamie Eisenhower pink bathroom. Let’s start with mine, shall we?

You likey the pinky? Save the Pink Bathrooms is your website then.

Did you know that this pink is referred to as Mamie Pink? " First Lady Mamie Eisenhower was pivotal in popularizing the color, which is often referred to as “Mamie Pink” or “First Lady Pink.” Her husband President Dwight D. Eisenhower sent her pink flowers every morning. She re-decorated the private quarters in the White House in pink — so much so that reporters called it the “Pink Palace.” And, the bathroom in her Gettysburg retirement home was pink down to the cotton balls."

View from the Columbia Tower in downtown Seattle

2019-09-18T14:14:00.001-07:00

The lovely Mary Denend Captured this photo from the 76 floor of the Columbia Tower in downtown Seattle

National Toilet Day!

2018-11-26T10:03:00.001-08:00

November 19th is World Toilet Day, so what better time to highlight commercial real estate’s golden thrones? From the beautiful to the fun to the weird, lavatories have become more than a place to just take care of business. Architects, designers and developers are paying special attention to restrooms, and the results can be amazing!

BISNOW celebrates the toilet in this wonderful article.

Room full of Dicks

2018-10-29T22:27:00.005-07:00

This just in from Peter Andrijeski of Project K-Bar fame, the men's room at the Cascadia Grill in Olympia. A beautiful use of dozen's of Dick pics, including Andy Dick and Dick Clark. Beautiful.

Beautiful Red Bathroom at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

2017-05-15T22:33:00.001-07:00

SF MOMA Matisse/Diebenkorn exhibit. Photo by Seattle artist Diane Tchakirides

Salon style! Nordstroms Ladies Lounge

2017-04-18T16:55:00.001-07:00

Everyone knows that Nordstrom is best known for its customer service. It's a great department store, and successful even when other department stores around the country are closing. Nordstroms offers an incredible selection of clothing and shoes, combined with incredible customer service and a personal concierge. It's glamorous and stylish, but who knew the ladies rooms were too?

Toilet of the day!

2017-04-17T19:43:00.001-07:00

This was sent in from Seattle artist Ryan Molencamp, from a home in West Seattle. Not sure exactly, but from the photo looks like a inlaid resin toilet seat. This is sure to increase the value of this lovely home!

Booze makes you crap?

2016-07-11T08:31:00.000-07:00

Really? I hadn't noticed!

From Thrillist: Why drinking alcohol makes you poop

View from the Ladies Room in the John Hancock Center in Chicago

2015-05-06T22:18:00.000-07:00

Photo by Carrie Doring - Seattle

https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-John-Hancock-Center/159833837406085

Playwright Holly Arsenault's first-ever bathroom selfie

2015-04-12T17:58:00.002-07:00

Carefully staged in a restaurant restroom to show off the makeup stylings of babysitter/makeup artist extraordinaire Laura Valiente. Ms. Arsenault is quoted as saying she is certain that babysitters who are also professional makeup artists is a million dollar idea. Good luck to Ms. Arsenault in this and in all future endeavors!

The Pecker Collection - A Poem by Robin Hall

2015-01-31T02:06:00.002-08:00

A curse upon you puddle makers,

mopping pee up gives me vapors!

Misdirection's not the issue

JUST CLEAN UP! There's lots of tissue.

If your thing swings loose and free,

and on the floor or seat you pee,

please clean it up, don't be a slob,

It's YOURS, not someone else's job!

Idaho Pride

2014-12-31T00:31:00.005-08:00

Photo by Trista Robinson

Picture from a recent road trip to the Boise State Penitentiary.

Toilets and bathrooms of past, present and future – in pictures | Life and style | The Guardian

2014-12-30T23:55:00.001-08:00

Few countries were as advanced as the Romans, however. In Britain, chamber pots were emptied on to muck heaps, streets or into rivers for centuries. But the toilet – like the one above – could be a means to power – the 'groom of the stool' had unparalled access to the King.Photograph: Royal Collection Trust/Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2014

Toilets and bathrooms of past, present and future – in pictures | Life and style | The Guardian:

Mexican Penthouse Has Toilet Suspended Above 15-Story Elevator Shaft (PHOTOS)

2012-05-03T23:30:00.001-07:00

Mexican Penthouse Has Toilet Suspended Above 15-Story Elevator Shaft (PHOTOS):

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The Stranger investigative report on public urination

2012-03-22T15:46:00.003-07:00

Stranger writer Cienna Madrid writes an in-depth and personal study of the public urination problem that troubles Pioneer Square.

Pissed Off by Cienna Madrid - Seattle News - The Stranger, Seattle's Only Newspaper