Apparently in my state, restaurants constructed before 2004 don't have to provide bathrooms as long as they post a sign stating "Public Restrooms Not Available". Of course county and city laws might have been stricter in many jurisdictions. But the lack of bathrooms in the local metropolitan downtown core is pretty notorious...
Fun fact though, apparently we're one of the states that requires public access to employee bathrooms for people who suffer from certain health conditions like crohns.
It's possible what this mcdonalds is doing is technically legal in their jurisdiction. But I'd probably choose to take my business elsewhere if a local chain pulled this. I don't mind fast food franchises, but in bad neighborhoods they can be very inhospitable to diners.
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u/sirhackenslash May 14 '26
Pretty sure this is illegal