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| - To start with, I recently moved back from Mumbai where hookah bars are everywhere so I had a reasonable idea of what I do and don't like about Hookah bars heading into my experience here. That said, I dulled down my expectations of "authenticity" as this Hookah bar is in Pittsburgh, PA and on Carson Street none the less.
First, I must say that while the two flavors I first ordered ( which were replaced with the help of the waitress by "almost the same" flavors) were good. I had blackberry and Mint+guava and the flavors lasted for about an hour or two with 4 people smoking. The hookah was a quality smoke for the most part- these hookahs were lit by coals heated in a small over which greatly improves the flavor from any small brick coal someone may give you. Hint: look for hookah bars that do not use circle shaped coals and you will have a better smoke!
Important: my friends and I arrived before 8pm. Call this location and check to see, but when I went that meant before 8pm was hookah "happy hour" and with hookahs ranging up to $20 a pop, that means heading over a few hours earlier might save you a lot.
While the service was friendly enough, the atmosphere was lacking to say the least. This Hookah bar feels like a bar in the Southside of Pittsburgh, and there just happen to be hookahs thrown in. This means sort of dingy, poor lighting, and " we got this on sale" style decor and seating. For a more authentic experience I suggest you search elsewhere.
The food, which was only served until 9pm was also off the mark. They have Italian food? And Nachos? Strange Hookah bar indeed...
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