Budd Dairy Food Hall

Budd Dairy has many food options from different vendors and a delightful drink menu. However, Budd Dairy has its limits with accessibility. The parking lot has three handicap accessible parking spaces that are rather close to the front door. There is no curb to the entrance however, there are two flights of stairs. They have a wheelchair lift to the front doors, but it requires assistance to use. Once inside most of the vendors are on the main level. There are not any necessarily strong smells produced by any of the vendors. However, once you order your food (which can be done at the vendors directly or through an app) you must go retrieve the food yourself when it is ready posing an access risk. There is an abundance of seating on the entry level however, it is mostly high-top seating. There are only a few tables at a regular height. On the first level the lighting was very natural due to many large windows. On the far side of the space lighting became a little bit more dull and yellow but it was not harsh. If you want tacos or want to sit on the patio, but need wheelchair access, you might want to think again. To get to this patio and the taco location you need to go down a flight of stairs or take the ramp with a tight turn. Then after making the tight turn towards the taco stand, you will be met by a large cabinet on your right and chairs on your left. Hopefully, no one is sitting in the chairs so you can move them, but the issues do not stop here. There are two garage doors that open to a patio. While I was there only one garage door was open and to get to the taco line one had to fit through a very tight space. If both garage doors were open, one could go around this space by exiting onto the patio and reentering on the other side through the other garage door. However, since this location is in Ohio this option is not available in the winter months. Once again indoor seating on this level has high-top tables. Outdoor seating is more accessible with normal height tables however, the seats are only benches and there are no normal height chairs with backs. There is one family style restroom that had a normal weighted door and is very accessible except for an electric door opener. The women’s restroom had accessible sinks but is inaccessible for large wheelchairs to reach the large stall. A piece of the wall jettisons out into the path making it nearly impossible for someone to reach the large stall. There is a baby changing table in the large stall, but not an adult changing table. The doors to the bathrooms have no electric opener, but they were light. There were no harsh chemical smells in the restrooms, but they used a scented soap that smelled like sage when I was there. The soap was from a local company (Glenn Avenue Soap Company), so the smell probably changes from time to time. The lighting in the restrooms were extremely yellow. They used rustic Einstein bulbs to light the room. There was adequate couch seating outside of the restrooms but if you require a harder rather than soft chair this may not be of help to you. When exploring the other floors, there was an elevator near the entrance for transportation. On the rooftop the doors were slightly heavier. There was a ramp to get onto the rooftop deck. Once again, most seating is high-top seating but, there were a few couches at a lower level. The lighting on the roof had a yellow tint but, depending on the time of day the natural light will be the major source of lighting. If you are a person who gets easily overstimulated, I would recommend going during off peak hours. The space can become overstimulating with many people and noises. However, the seating area near the restrooms with softer couches that I previously discussed might be a great space to escape. No one seemed to be sitting there and it was relatively quieter than the food court area and had dim lighting. While the food and drinks were delicious, I would love for this space to be more accessible.