Monday, December 5, 2011

Mario's Restaurant, 4222 2nd Avenue Detroit

A newcomer in comparison to Roma Cafe, Mario's has only been in operation since 1948, but the atmosphere in this restaurant, at least to me, is more elegantly old-fashioned. As soon as you sit down a waiter in a tux brings a relish tray with a bunch of old-school appetizers (cottage cheese, olives) plus one cold shrimp per person, and later prepares your salad tableside in a ritual apparently handed down for generations.
But  we're here to talk about handicapped accessibility, which, I'm happy to say, is very good, especially for such an old building.  The main floor is a few feet above street level, but there is a ramp instead of stairs at the entrance.  Bathrooms are on the main floor.  All in all, an easy experience for a wheelchair user and proof that a building doesn't have to be new to be accessible. 

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