I've been going to a fast-food restaurant on North King Street in Kalihi every morning for a long time. But I've stopped going because people have been washing their hands in the water fountain because the restroom basin pipe in the men's restroom is broken. Also, the men's toilet is so dirty also because there is no running water in the toilet. Can you help? Restaurants not required
to have public restroomsInterestingly, there are no state health rules that govern provision of restrooms for patrons of restaurants, said Brian Choy, chief of the Sanitation Branch for the Department of Health.
Most eating places provide restrooms as a convenience for their customers, not because it's required, he said. The exceptions are bars and other places overseen by the liquor commission, which requires a certain number of toilets per number of patrons, for both sexes.
In the case you cited, Choy said an inspector went to the establishment to make sure there was a restroom available for staff, not patrons, to use.
The inspector found the men's restroom was closed, which was allowed. It also found there was a unisex restroom available to the staff, which was adequate since there are fewer than nine workers on each shift, Choy said.
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