ADA Checklist for Restaurants

By Warren Wu | January 5, 2021
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Intro

When you’re opening a new restaurant, there’s a lot to think about such as designing the layout, creating the menu, hiring, and much more. However, one thing to keep in mind is making sure your restaurant is ADA compliant.

This checklist will help you find areas of your restaurant that needs to comply with ADA requirements so that your restaurant can be accessible for all customers and employees.

ADA Checklist for Restaurants

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There must be at least one handicap spot for every 25 parking spaces in a restaurant’s parking lot.
Accessible parking spaces should be the spaces closest to the accessible entrance.
Designated parking spots must be on a level surface, with no more than a 2% slope.
Are 8-foot-wide spaces, with minimum 8-foot-wide access aisles, and 98 inches of vertical clearance, available for lift-equipped vans?
One in every eight accessible parking spaces needs to have an access aisle that is at least 8 feet wide so it is van-accessible (with a minimum of one van-accessible space in all cases).
Install a sign with the international symbol of accessibility and "van accessible" and mount it high enough so it is not hidden by the vehicle parked in the space.
An accessible route must be provided between the access aisle and the building entrance.
Accessible route must have no no stairs or steeply sloped surfaces and must be stable, firm, and slip resistant.
Accessible route must be at least 36 inches wide.
If a ramp is provided, the slope must be no greater than 1:12.
Ramps longer than 6 feet must have railings on both sides that measure 34 to 38 inches in height.
Ramps must be a minimum of 36 inches wide.
Ramps should have top and bottom landings as wide as the ramp it self and at least 60 inches long.
You must provide an alternative accessible entrance if your entrance has stairs.
Entrance door must have at least 32 inches clear opening (for a double door, at least one of the door should have a 32 inch opening).
There must be at least 18 inches of clear wall space when an individual pull on the door to enter or exit the restaurant or a room within it
Threshold edge must be 0.25 inches or less, and a beveled edges in the door must not measure more than 0.75 inches.
Carpeting and mats must be a maximum of 0.5 inches.
Door handles must be no higher than 48 inches and operable with a closed fist.
Doors must open without too much force, maximum is 5 lbf.
If door is automatic, it must take at least 3 seconds to close.
Aisles between fixed seating must be at least 36 inches wide.
Wheelchair accessible seats must be provided throughout the dining room.
At least 5% of the tables must be ADA compliant tables with a minimum of one
Tops of tables or counters at accessible tables must be between 28 and 34 inches high.
Underneath the accessible tables, knee space must be at least 27 inches high, 30 inches wide, and 19 inches deep.
At a cashier counter or food-ordering counter, a portion must be no more than 36 inches high.
At least one restroom must be fully accessible.
Signage should easily indicate which room is fully accessible.
Must provide adequate maneuvering space (36 inches of clear width for forward movement, and a 5-foot diameter or T-shaped clear space to make turns) for a person using a wheelchair. 36 inches of clear width for forward movement, and a 5-foot diameter or T-shaped clear space to make turns.
Grab bars must be installed behind and on the side wall closest to the toilet.
Toilet seat must be 17 to 19 inches in height.
Sink should be no higher than 34 inches.
Soap and other dispensers and hand dryers within reach ranges and usable with one closed fist.
Faucet should be operated with one closed fist.
Lavatory rim no higher than 34 inches.
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