Pishers' Guide to Jerusalem #16, Iconic Location-- Nauseating WC

This is a continuation in my ongoing series about public toilets in Jerusalem. See #15,  #14, #13, #12, #11, #10, #9,  #8, #7,  #6,  #5, Saved by The First Station aka #4a, #4, #3, #2 and #1

Depending on how long one has known Jerusalem, the store/spot/location on the corner of Jaffa Street and King George has different identities. For me, and many other old-timers, it's the Weill Shoe Store where I'd bought numerous pairs of shoes for myself until the old couple decided to retire and close it.

For many others, the horrific Arab terrorist attack on Sbarro restaurant, which had taken over the convenient and central Jerusalem location, quickly erased the Weill couple from their collective memories. After that, Sbarro, hoping for better luck, moved their shop down the street and then ended up closing their Jerusalem operations. The large Neeman Bakery chain took over the iconic location, and I've bought many sandwiches and salads there, since the prices are relatively good. I davka went there this week, since the nearby "Coney Island*" was closed.


I must admit that I've been to the WC in that Cafe Neeman many times and never found it satisfactory. But this week it was so awful that I fled. The urine smell was powerful, and not for the first time did I wonder how people could eat a meal in that upper area right next to it.

I did search for another place to buy my salad, but there was nothing else for NS25 or less. It bothered me to buy food in a place that didn't have soap in the WC. So, if I get some sort of food poisoning in the next couple of days...

*I understand from my sources that Coney Island is opening a new branch on Emek Refaim.