Kansas rest areas

September 4 and five and September 14, 2012

All the rest areas that we stopped at along I-70 in Kansas worked well.

17th St. diner Goodland Kansas

September 14, 2012

We parked in back not in a handicap spot but it wasn't crowded at all. There were two bathrooms just inside the back door where we entered one of them said accessible, but both seemed okay to me. There is plenty of space to get around and the table worked well.

118 E 17th St
Goodland, KS 67735

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Chick fil a and West Ridge Mall – Topeka, KS

September 14, 2012

Okay parking basic parking for a mall and was easy enough to get inside the building. We walked for a while before seeing the sign about the elevator which we needed to take to get to the food court on the second floor. We had to walk and drive for what seemed like forever down the long hallway to get to the elevator and then when on the second floor we had to go quite a ways to get to the food court. Next to the food court were great bathrooms especially the family room. There were many good tables in the food court area.

 

 

1801 Southwest Wanamaker Road Topeka, KS 66604

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Zarda barbecue - Lenexa, KS

September 13, 2012

 

Parking was good and had to cross the traffic lane. Inside was okay didn't have a ton of space but was okay. The bathroom was difficult to get into. There were two doors and I needed help holding both at the same time with the person holding the doors where I needed to drive.  Once we figured out how to get inside the stall was not big enough to get in. Everything else in the place was just about average.

 

 

11931 West 87th Street Parkway

Lenexa, KS 66215

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Kansas City barbecue store Olathe, Kansas

This place used to be right next to Oklahoma Joe's a few years ago, but moved to the other side of the shopping center. It had two storefronts with plenty of space around everything.  one side of the place was lower but there was a ramp to the lower section.

 

 

 

 

11922 Strang Line Rd. Olathe, Kansas 66062

 Google maps has it at old location
 



 



 



 



    

Oklahoma Joe's Olathe, KS

September 13, 2012

There were a couple handicap parking places fairly close but with small loading zones and you had to cross the traffic lane in the shopping center. The bathroom was great and had a ton of space. Some tables were picnic tables and some seats that were up a step or two. However there were plenty of wheelchair accessible tables that would work except when we were there it was packed and about every table was taken. We squeezed into a table for 2 with 3 of us. The counter where you order was kind of high and you have to fill your own drinks

 

 

11950 South Strang Line Road

Olathe, KS

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Comfort suites Kansas City Kansas

September 12 and 13 2012

 We stayed here a few years ago and it was very accessible so we returned. The elevator was a little worn since last time we were here. 

The handicap room was on the second floor. The handicapped room had two Queen Beds and a roll in shower and was very spacious. It had a ton of space for all of our stuff. The hoyer lift was able to go under the bed which was great and made life a lot easier.

In the bathroom the roll in shower was very good. The sink was okay to get under but there was no room to have someone next to me to help me brush my teeth or whatever else.

 

 

 

 

 

3000 North 103rd Terrace, Kansas City, KS 66109

 

 

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RJ's Bob-Be-Que Shack -Mission Kansas

September 12, 2012

There were two handicap spots directly in front one was a van accessible spot. The parking spot was not flat and a little slanted which might not be ideal but it wasn't too difficult for me.  There was good spacing inside to get and our table worked great. The bathroom here is also good.

 

5835 Lamar Ave

Mission, KS 66202

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Sleep Inn & Suites - Parsons, KS

9/5 and 9/6 2012

We were staying in Parsons Kansas, mostly so we could get fried chicken in Pittsburg Kansas which was nearby.

We stayed here a couple years ago and knew it had a handicap room with two queen beds. We knew it wasn't the greatest accessible room but it worked and there were not many other places to stay in the area anyways. There were two doors in the front of the building which were not automatic so I had to wait for help or go with somebody to get out. The Elevator was okay, kind of small but it worked alright. Our room was on the second floor and was close to the elevator, so that was nice. Inside the room it wasn't really spacious.

 

There was a long hallway from our door to the beds in the main part of the room, this worked okay by giving us places to park the hoyer lift and my wheelchair when I'm not in it.

 

The bathroom had enough room for me to get in and enough room around the toilet.

 

 

The sink I could not get under or use, I had to use the desk in the room that happened to have a mirror to brush my teeth. We couldn't get the lift under the bed so we had to slide me to the corner to be able to use the lift which wasn't great but it worked.

1807 Harding Drive, Parsons, KS, US, 67357

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Subway Parsons, KS

Sept 6, 2012

Parking wasn't great, but we could get out of the van. One ramp to the sidewalk looked bad, but there was another place to get on.  Inside there was a lot of space to get around. Everything was just like a standard subway. The one table next to the door had the handicap logo and was completely open on one side with plenty of space around it, this worked great.

 

 

2010 Main Street, Parsons, KS

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Chicken Annie's Original Pittsburg KS

September 5 and 6 2012

There were a couple of handicap parking spots, but were full both nights we were here.  It wasn’t real busy either night so there were plenty of other places to park next to empty spots.  There was no wheelchair access to the bathroom.  There was quite a bit of room everywhere else in the restaurant, so it was easy to get to our table and it worked fine.

 

 

1143 East 600th Avenue  Pittsburg, KS 66762

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Ihop Salina KS

September 5, 2012

 

The parking was alright with enough space; inside there was not a ton of space but enough to get around easily.  Our table worked great.  The bathroom was okay again not the greatest but okay.

2273 South 9th Street
Salina, KS

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Comfort Suites Salina KS

September 4, 2012

The parking was ok it was a little bit of an awkward parking lot, but the handicap spots were good.  The spot we needed was full.  In the morning this didn’t matter because we left kind of late in the morning.  The doors were automatic which makes it a lot easier to get in.  The front area and breakfast area looked like there was decent room and space to get around.  We had to use the elevator to the second floor which is where our handicap room was. 

The room description said it had 2 queen beds and an accessible bathroom with a tub. 

No roll in shower, but we were going to be in and out anyways. 

This is what we got which was nice that it was what it said it was going to be because that hasn’t always been the case.  The bed was quite high, but we could get the hoyer lift under it, so I wouldn’t have to be moved so much when I got to the bed. 












The sink worked well and so did the toilet.

In the door way to the bathroom it was flat unlike most places that have a bump right there.

 

 

 

 

715 West Schilling Road  Salina, KS 67401

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Chili's Salina Kansas

September 4, 2012

There were a couple of handicap spots, one that was a van accessible that worked pretty well. The front area was easy to get into. Most of the tables I saw were really like mini booths and some regular size booths, but there were some tables.  The table we were seated at was a little low, so I couldn’t get completely under it.  We didn’t use the bathroom, so I don’t know what it was like.

2255 South 9th Street  Salina, KS 67401

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