Most four legged tables can comply with ada requirements if the open area between the table legs is at least 30.
Ada restaurant table.
Ada compliant restaurant tables need to provide knee room that measure 30 inches wide 27 inches tall and 19 inches deep.
Restaurant table and counterheight requirements haven t changed under the 2010 ada guidelines.
Dining tables must be between 28 to 34 inches high to accommodate guests in wheelchairs section 902 3 and the distance between the floor and the table s frame must be no less than 27 inches section 306 3 4.
If your restaurant or bar has less than 20 tables you need exactly one table to be ada accessible.
Food ordering counters should stand 36 inches tall at the least or have a designated space where restaurant staff can serve customers or pass unreachable food to them.
Fixed seating and tables if tables are provided such as in restaurants and snack bars and the tables are attached to the wall or floor fixed then 5 of the tables or at least one if less than 20 are provided must be accessible if doing so is readily achievable.
The 2010 ada guidelines expand this to 5 percent of all eating surfaces.
As you get your new business going it is important to keep ada regulations in mind not only during the building process but during the hiring process as well.
When your restaurant or bar has 20 tables or more it is required that 5 of the total number of seats in your restaurant be ada accessible.