A Taste of Home Cooking - Wheat Ridge, CO

September 21, 2013

The handicap parking looked a little awkward, so we parked next to their sign where there was room for us to let our ramp out, but not enough room for someone else to park there.  The front of the restaurant was very crowded; there were a couple of couches that were too big for the space which made it harder to make it through.  Right when we left the waiting area there were steps down to one seating area, so I had to be careful when driving past because there was hardly enough space.  The bathroom was not too bad there was enough room and the stall fairly big.  At the sink the mirrors I couldn’t see either one was too high and the other too low.

 

 

 

 

 

 

4101 Kipling St, Wheat Ridge, CO 80033

 

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Perkins – Loveland Colorado

August 23, 2013

The parking was good and had a fairly spacious loading area. There was plenty of room in the front part of the restaurant. It was a little crowded between the tables but I could get through. The hostess seemed like she really wanted to give us a booth which wouldn't work for me, then eventually asked if we just want a table? Yes that’s what we need. The restroom was very crowded, the stall door opened right at the sink and the main restroom door didn’t help either with the crowded part and it wasn’t easy for someone to help with the doors either.  We did talk to someone that said they would let the manager know about the restroom issues.

 

 

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6020 Stallion Dr, Loveland, CO 80538




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I-70 Rest area at exit 75 – parachute Colorado

August 23, 2013

The handicapped parking was full when we arrived so we couldn't use it. The picnic tables were not wheelchair accessible. The door to the restroom was huge so I could easily get through it, but inside I could not get into the stall. There was quite a bit of room in the bathroom but not in the stall.

High country orchards – Palisade Colorado

August 23, 2013

This had a gravel parking lot. The store was a little crowded but I could mostly get to everything.

3548 E 1/2 Rd  Palisade, CO 81526




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My favorite muffin - Grand Junction CO

August 23, 2013

This is located in a Safeway strip mall. We were not able to park got real close, but it wasn't too for a way. Inside was spacious and easy to get to the counter there were also plenty of tables I could use (although we took ours to go). The restroom was excellent for accessibility and worked great.

683 Horizon Dr  Grand Junction, CO 81506






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El Tapatio – Grand Junction Colorado

August 22, 2013

 

Not the best parking the handicap spots were full so we parked in a corner spot which had barely enough space to get in the van. Inside it was very crowded in front. I couldn’t get under the first table very well since it had a weaved basket type thing underneath, but they moved us to another table which had the same thing, but I could get under this one a little bit further. The bathroom is very crowded and I could only partially get in the stall.

 

1145 North Ave, Grand Junction, CO

 

 

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Suplizio Field– Grand Junction Colorado

August 22, 2013

Night two

This night we had to park further out but still a handicap spot that was closer to the swimming pool that was next door. This night our seats were on the third base side and the bleacher section. My parents found couple folding chairs so they could sit with me. There was hardly any room for me to park my wheelchair and people basically had to crawl over me to get past. But it was up close right behind the visitors’ dugout the screen made it harder to see the ball, but I was glad it was there.  There were multiple family accessible restrooms throughout the stadium.

 

 

 

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Blue Heron trail Colorado River – Grand Junction Colorado

August 22, 2013

 

There was a small parking lot with two handicap spots and there was good loading areas and in accessible porta potty. There was a paved trail which was nice but there was limited shade, there were a few benches along the way. This day it got a little hot. There was also in accessible fishing pier.

 

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Strayhorn Grill – Loma Colorado

August 22, 2013

The parking lot was gravel but the handicap spots were flat cement. But they were on the auctions end of the building with the restaurant on the other end, but there was a sidewalk to get there or I could go inside the building. Inside had quite a bit of space. the restroom was down the hall from the restaurant which was very easy to get to and very accessible. The handicap stall was great, it was also easy to get to the sink, but when I got to the sink I couldn’t turn the water because it was too hard to turn the faucet. In the restaurant there was quite a bit of space and the table worked great.

1369 12 1/2 Rd, Loma, CO


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Suplizio Field– Grand Junction Colorado

August 21, 2013

Night one

 

There was good handicap parking that was fairly close to the Stadium with enough loading area. It was easy to get through the gate, which we had to go to the side to get through since the turnstile would not work for me. From there we had to use the elevator to get to our seats in the ADA Pavilion. When we got there it was just a big open area with easy access to the seats which were all folding chairs that were movable.  This was next to a very accessible family type restroom this was great and we never had to wait.

 

 But now to the seats it was easy to park and had plenty of room but the view was obstructed by the sideways horizontal bars which was extremely annoying when trying to watch a baseball game.  There was also no concession stands up there so my parents had to go back down to get food which happened to be on dollar hot dog night.

 

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Dinosaur journey – Fruita Colorado

August 21, 2013

There were a hand full handicap spots and easy entry into the building and to the video room was big and easy to get into. Also the place was open and very accessible, but there were steps up to look down into the lab which is not wheelchair accessible. The store was average for a gift shop some places were harder to get through than others.  The restroom worked well.

 

 

 

 

550 Jurassic Ct, Fruita, CO 81521
 

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Which wich – Grand Junction Colorado

August 21, 2013

There was a handicapped spot or maybe two close to the building.  Inside was fairly accessible; in front there is room for you to mark on your bag with what you want on your sandwich. The counter where you pay was okay and worked fine. Where you pick up your sandwiches the counter was rather high and the drinks were fill your own. It was a little difficult to get to and park under the table; it was a little tight and crowded around the table.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1125 Patterson Rd. Grand Junction, CO 81506

 

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Kannah Creek Brewing Company– Grand Junction Colorado

August 20, 2013

There were two handicap spots in front and it was easy enough to get inside and get throughout the restaurant and our table was good and easy to use.

1960 N 12th St, Grand Junction, CO 81501
 

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Western Colorado botanical Gardens – Grand Junction Colorado

August 20, 2013

This was a small garden. The parking lot was kind of small but there were three or four handicap spots from there it was easy to get to the building.  The butterfly house was kind of crowded and there were minimal places where I could turn around. The trails outside were mostly accessible, except a few places here and there were not very easy to get through or to. The bathroom you had to come back out of the garden to the other side of the building this was very accessible and I had plenty of room.

 

 

 

 

 641 Struthers Avenue

 Grand Junction, CO 81501
 

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Springhill suites – Grand Junction Colorado

August 20, 2013

This was next door to where we had breakfast at the dream Café. I had read that they had accessible rooms, so we visited to see. They had a King room with a roll in shower or two Queens with a roll in shower. The two Queen roll in shower was what we would need so we looked at that one. This was a great room with plenty of space.  The bathrooms were really two different rooms one with a sink and a large roll in shower.  The other room had a sink and toilet.  Also the bed was open underneath so our lift would've gone under. We were already staying elsewhere but this would more of what we need and very accessible.

 

236 Main St, Grand Junction, CO 81501



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Dream Café – Grand Junction Colorado

August 20, 2013

This was located in the downtown area there was a handicapped parking spot that was fairly close. There was one door to get in and one door to get out both worked well.  We got a big table with half booth seating and half chairs which worked great with plenty of extra space. I don't think I could've gotten to the rest room.

 

 

 

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314 Main St, Grand Junction, CO 81501
 

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Clarion Inn – Grand Junction Colorado

August 19, 2013 – August 23, 2013

This is a fairly large hotel with two floors but without an elevator. There was some handicap parking in front with an automatic door to get into the building which I didn't actually ever use. We had to go to the back and to door F to get to our handicapped accessible room that was supposed to have two doubles and a roll in shower. But at door F there was no cut out to get onto the sidewalk. So we had to go down a ways to door E. There were no handicap parking spots near either door, but we never had trouble finding room to park.

 

When we finally made it to our room it was very tight and crowded but I could get between the beds if I backed in.

 

The table worked okay but it was difficult to get to. The light switches were very high especially for an accessible room.

 

 

The sink was good height but the bathroom door had to be shut for me to get there as it opened right in front of the sink.

 

The bathroom was not all that big and was kind of crowded my shower/ toilet chair worked fine for the toilet.

 

The "roll in shower" was too narrow for my shower chair so I had an interesting shower sitting off-center with two wheels in and wheels out. My lift could not go under the bed so we had to slide me to the corner of the bed which happens in most places.

755 Horizon Dr  Grand Junction, CO 81506
 

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Enzo's Italian restaurant – Grand Junction Colorado

August 19, 2013

We walked/drove my wheelchair from the Clarion inn.  The sidewalks were okay along the way. The parking lot of this strip mall was mostly empty so I drove through the parking lot with no problem.  The inside wasn't the most spacious place there was a couple tight areas to get through. Our table worked just fine.

759 Horizon Dr, Grand Junction, CO 81506
 

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Rest area at Edwards exit 163 – Edwards Colorado

August 19, 2013

 

This rest area had great parking there was more than enough space to load and unload.

 

 

There were a couple of picnic tables that their ends were wheelchair accessible and easy to get under.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

There was no automatic door to get inside. But the inside did have quite a bit of space and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 there were multiple family accessible bathrooms which were very nice except for the paper towels were too high.

 

 

 

Idaho Springs Colorado

August 19, 2013

We stopped in Idaho Springs for lunch at the Main Street restaurant. This was on Miner Street I surprisingly could get on and off most sidewalks at the corners. Some of the restaurants were accessible, but it seemed like most of the other stores were not. There were two big parking lots between 15th and 17th Ave.  The handicapped parking was okay but maybe didn't have the biggest loading zone.  When we were there on a Monday at lunch there were a lot of open parking spaces. There was a ramp up to a train that was next to the parking lot, but you can’t see in unless you go up a couple of steps. There was a path under I 70 that went to the waterwheel which was wheelchair accessible.

 

 

 

 

Main Street Restaurant - Idaho Springs, CO

August 19, 2013

We had to park and walk or drive a block or two. It was very crowded inside especially in the front, there were only two tables available and I couldn’t get to one of them.  The one we did say that was a table for two. Once I figured out how to park my wheelchair the three of us could squeeze around it okay. The bathroom in the back was very accessible and a lot better than I expected it was just one big room.

 

 

1518 Miner St.

Idaho Springs, CO 80452

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Grand Junction CO

I recently took a trip to Grand Junction CO.  I will be posting about this soon.

Jim 'N Nick's Bar-B-Q - Denver CO

July 12, 2013

 

We parked out in the parking lot aways,  there was not really anything real close since it is in a shopping center.  It was easy enough to get into the building and through the restaurant.  The table was not so good for me the part on the side came down lower than my knees so I could not get under the table real well.  This made it difficult to eat.  The bathroom was good and the stall had enough room and the sink was easy to get to.

 

 

 

 

8264 E 49th Ave  Denver, CO 80266

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Drury Inn and Suites Albuquerque - New Mexico

March 11, 2013

After our first stay on March 3, 2013, we were happy with everything especially that we finally found a hotel in Albuquerque with a two queen room with a roll in shower.  Well on our stay on the way home we were happy that we didn’t have to worry about what the room would have.  However when we arrived kind of late at night, they said that they double booked the room and gave it to someone else.  But they said they would give us an upgrade to a suite.  We thought that would work just fine.  When we got to the room, there was a sleeper sofa and a king bed.  None of us wanted to or could sleep on the sleeper sofa.  Also we didn’t want to all sleep together on the king bed.  So we had to go back down to the front desk and tell them it wouldn’t work.  So they said the only other room they could give us was a smoking room that was accessible with two queen beds.  This was not ideal, but at least we got the room free of charge. 

The next morning my dad went to talk to the manager, they said that they were really sorry and that they should have found us another place with the type of room we wanted.  Which that sounds great except for you’ll be looking for a long time, since there are not many.  That was the reason we stayed here was because this was the only place we have found in Albuquerque with the two queen beds and a roll in shower.

We had also reserved this room months in advance so it was very disappointing.  I’m not sure either why you would double book a specialized room, where the accommodations are required, like an accessible room/bathroom especially since there are only a couple of these rooms in the hotel. 

The next day after we returned home the area manager called and apologized again.    

4310 The 25 Way NE Albuquerque, NM 87109



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Blue corn Café & Brewery- Santa Fe New Mexico

March 12, 2013

We had to park next to the T-Mobile store that was close to this restaurant.  There was enough space to load and unload. The doors were easy to get through the spacing was good in front and was a little more crowded around the tables.  The table we had worked okay and it looked like they all would be the same.   The bathroom was in front of the building the doors were good and the stall was a good-sized stall there was a very good amount of space throughout the whole bathroom. The sink was good with no problems I just needed help getting the paper towels.

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4056 Cerrillos Rd, Santa Fe, NM 87507

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Cracker Barrel - Gallup New Mexico

March 11, 2013

The space inside was basically what you expect at a Cracker Barrel, but it was smaller than most Cracker Barrel's.   They gave us a huge table that worked fine. The bathroom is exactly like any other bathroom in a Cracker Barrel they work okay you can get in the stall and it's a little crowded around the sink area but it all works.

 

 

1480 W Maloney Ave, Gallup, NM 87301



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Roberto's Mexican restaurant - anthem Arizona

March 11, 2013

The parking was strip mall parking next to the frys market.  We did park in a handicapped spot in front of next door.  The door and entryway was great very easy to get into.  There was plenty of space inside and was very easy to get around.  There were two great handicap accessible tables that were very easy to use; I think some of the others would've worked to also.  I noticed the counter didn’t seem very high. I was also able to meet the owner who told me that he made sure to get the handicap tables and about how it bothers him when people park in handicapped parking spots and don't need them.

 

39510 N Daisy Mountain Dr #170, Anthem, AZ 85086



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The original Garcias - Phoenix Arizona

March 9, 2013

There were two good handicap spots fairly close to the building.  The door was okay and once inside there is a lot of space in the front area and throughout the restaurant.  Inside the floor was little rough to drive over, but I got to where I needed to.  It was not too difficult to get to the table and once there it worked fine. The door to the bathroom was okay, but the stall was really small and I could not get in so I had to go in front of the stall. There was not much space in the bathroom and the sink was not great.

 



 

 

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2212 N 35th Ave Phoenix, AZ 85009



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Times Sq. Italian restaurant pizza - Phoenix Arizona

March 8, 2013

 There was a good handicap spot directly in front.  The parking lot was small but the handicap spot was good.  The door was easy to get through, but they had a small waiting area which was rather crowded between the bar and the dining room. Once we finally did get seated, which took a little longer because we needed a table, the table was slightly too short but it worked okay. There weren’t very many tables that were easily accessible and there were more booths than tables which would've been hard for a wheelchair.

 

 

 

 

2602 W Deer Valley Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85027



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Midwestern meats - Mesa Arizona

March 8, 2013

 

The parking lot was full except for one spot with the loading zone on the wrong side for our ramp.  The parking attendant told us to just park in the loading zone and let me out then re-park when I got out. This place is really crowded right in front by the door which is also where the cash register was.  It was crowded with the line of people waiting.   We had to wait for a while so we went into the next part of the building to the bakery and the meat market. These two parts were okay to get through.  From the bakery part there were two half doors to the restaurant which was a pain because two people had to hold them at the same time.   The table we were finally seated at was okay, it was a big table which we only used half or less of it and it was a little difficult to get to but we made it work.

 

 

4308 E Main St  Mesa, AZ 85205

 

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Citrus Heights Farms - Mesa Arizona

March 8, 2013

There were just spots in front no handicap spots. The door was easy to get into; the inside was tight and crowded between the rows of fruit and everything else. There was no wheelchair access to the bathroom.






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4301 E McKellips Rd, Mesa, AZ

 

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Phoenix Municipal Stadium - Phoenix Arizona

March 7, 2013

When we arrived the handicap parking lot was full so dad dropped us off and went and parked across the street where the rest of the parking was. The gates were easy enough to handle.   There was little bit of space down the first baseline but not much extra space anywhere else. There was not a huge amount of space on the concourse or the walk ways behind our seats.  Our seats were good and had a decent view.   There were no bolted down chairs just fold up chairs, so you can just sit where you needed to. The bathroom was a little small and crowded.  The stall was kind of small but just about what you would expect at a stadium. The sink was okay and then I just needed help with the paper towels.   I did not see a handicap/family room but it would've been nice if there was one.   

 

When we left we had to cross a bridge to get to the parking lot where my dad parked.  There was a handicap lane for wheelchairs on the bridge off to the side.

 5999 E Van Buren St, Phoenix, AZ 85008



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