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| - Pay less attention to the star rating I've assigned this place and more to what I have to say, as I feel the fundamental issue(s) I discovered are easy to fix and upon adjustment would warrant this place more stars in my books, and as you all know, I'm all about second chances.
First the Pros:
1) First and foremost, it's a Hookah Bar in the GTA (these are few and far between, so big points for this. As Abbas said, this is a GREAT place to hang out with a friend, without feeling the pressure to drink (get drunk)
2) Great selection of tobacco-free Shisha flavours. We had Watermelon with a hint of mint mixed in to make the smoke extra cool. Ask for the Orange top which means you get a larger, smoother, longer-lasting bowl (ours lasted over 2 hours between the two of us). I'm not sure if one of the other reviewers below was aware (not Abbas) but it's actually illegal to offer tobacco based shisha indoors - given the "No Smoking" indoors law that's been around for .... well a long time! (get with it)
3) The comfy couch-bed seating areas can fit 4-6 people easily and looked great (especially liked how everyone took their shoes off to sit here and sat cross-legged). I would highly recommend this as a date idea folks, you can easily lie down whilst enjoying a Shisha and a Tea
4) Persian Tea - My friend and I tried this for the first time (I know I live in Richmond Hill and am JUST trying Persian tea - what's up with that right?!?!) Well forgive me my trespasses friends, the Persian Tea was mild tasting, had a definite caffeine kick and with a sugar cube tasted magnificent. I could drink this daily if it always came with a Hookah
5) Super friendly service from staff, very personable and apologetic for longer wait times and you could tell they were doing their best to service everyone
And the Cons:
1) Service time was much too long, 20 minute wait to get order taken and another 20 before order was brought to table. Understandable they are busy, but they appeared highly understaffed
2) Music was CRAZY loud. Like nightclub loud, conversation was definitely a tad tricky, I'd recommend turning it from 10 down to 7
There were a couple of small things that I felt needed to be adjusted as well (bathroom door broken, etc) but I'm not a nit-picky person. I came for a night of Hookah, I got it, and I went home happy!
Update: They will soon have a liquor license, so you'll be able to enjoy a cocktail or beer with your Hookah when you come hang out with your friends!
Looking forward to returning and upgrading this from a 3.5 star to a firm 4 (or higher).
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