Embassy bathroom still in the running for best in the country

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - The bathrooms at the Embassy Theatre in Fort Wayne are in the running to be named the best in the country.

This year’s ten finalists have established a new standard for restroom quality, with washrooms reflecting their proprietors’ sense of taste, flare and humor, featuring some of the world’s finest materials and customer comforts.

The public is invited to vote online through August 31.

The site takes visitors on a photographic tour of each restroom and allows them to choose their favorite. The winner will be announced in September.

Top 5 – Current Standings:

Grand America Hotel - #1
Salt Lake City, Utah
Italian Carerra Marble, bronze and crystal chandeliers, floor-to-ceiling commodes, beautifully inlaid African Anegre Wood and hand- painted walls.

The Fountain on Locust - #2
St. Louis, Missouri
Hand-painted murals, ornate fixtures and designer mirrors.

Bryant Park - #3
New York, New York
Beaux Arts design, full-time attendant, fresh cut flowers, scented oils and electronic seat covers.

Embassy Theatre - #4
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Egyptian design, fireplaces, gold columns and custom wainscoting.

The Muse Hotel - #5
New York, New York
Individualized restrooms, each themed for a different Muse.

Joe’s Farm Grill in Gilbert, Arizona; China Grill at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Nevada; Rivue Restaurant & Lounge in Louisville, Kentucky; Lawrence Dumont Stadium in Wichita, Kansas and the Santa Monica Pier in California remain in contention, but are currently in the bottom five (in no particular order).

While these finalists are all quite unique, they have one thing in common: all are exceptionally clean. Cintas Corporation created the Best Restroom award in 2002 to honor those businesses across America that place high value on hygiene and exceptional style in their public restrooms.

Over the last eight years, the contest has attracted tens of thousands of voters. The 2010 winner will receive a plaque of recognition and a coveted place in America’s Best Restroom “Hall of Fame” section of the program’s Web site.

Previous winners have included restrooms at the University of Notre Dame; The Grand Casino in Biloxi, Mississippi; Kohler Art Center in Sheboygan, Wisconsin; the Fort Smith, Arkansas Airport; Wendell’s Restaurant in Westerville, Ohio: Jungle Jim’s International Market in Fairfield, Ohio, The Hermitage Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee and, in 2009, the Shoji Tabuchi Theatre in Branson, Missouri.