I call it a scam! I'm sorry but I see scam. You have to pay $20 cover charge to get in then once inside you have to pay for the hookah. Paying for the hookah is not problem but then the establishment is BYOB and you have to pay $7 for bringing your own liquor per person. Wtf! No damn way! The vibe is chill yes I went to she could experience it. They do allow you to smoke weed in there, which is cool for the ppl who smoke it. We asked for the owner & the manager stated "he not here, I'm the only manager here" and then we spoke to the owner later in the night. Well look at this here that man been sitting at the table the whole time. The place is not big at all. I say 15 tables max. There is floor seating along the wall. I only say I don't recommend due to all the fees and extra charges. read more

Idk, i think yall need to do better. For the amount yall charge that hookah lounge should be in a better environment. Charging all that money, and you have a time limit is absurd, if the location was bigger you wouldn't have to kick people out after 1 hour. Yall need to take notes of the hookah lounges in Houston. Do better! And yall to invest in a better coal change out method. Who puts new coals on the hookah with an old coal and not blowing thing hookah out. read more

Errthang bustin. Great service, cool people great vibes. shisha very flavorful. almost like my second home.

This place is definitely not worth it. They charge $20 just to get in--even if you don't plan to smoke. On top of that, it's one hookah per two people, no exceptions. The space is extremely small and cramped, and overall it just feels like they're trying to squeeze every dollar out of you. There are way better hookah spots around--this one is clearly past its prime. Would not recommend. read more

House of Hookah - Hookah - Lounges Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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Total scam. No line system, just a bidding war, and $20 cover to not even get a table and then expected to pay full price for hookah.

SCAM. $20 cover for 4 people with no table available, bouncer was offering to skip the line for the highest bidder. Very discriminatory DO NOT VISIT. 0 stars read more

I would give it a zero star but you can't the lady their kept charging people to smoke but said it was ok to byob I'm cool with the first charge you gotta make your money but they kept charging the same groups of people read more

First the bouncer had me CashApp a cover to his personal CashApp account. I don't mind doing that but the business name should be on it not some random person: I asked who was Francois and he said it is the owner and I asked if he was there and he said no. Come to find out because I asked the staff and they said Francois was the security/bouncer at the door. The time on google does not match. The times that I've been they close early and you just charged me to get in and then tell me???? The sitting on carpet is disgusting and has a bad smell. Probably from dirty shoes and not having a routine clean. The hookah was actually good but I was rushing because they decided they want to go home and mind you...they turned away so much business at the door because of it. read more

They showed us soo much love . The server Taylor and security were very nice and friendly . The environment was very relaxed and chill. The music choices were great. 10/10 Definitely Would Recommend. For chill nights and etc. read more

A good vibe. Brittney made the best hookah I've smoked in a long time. Taylor was an amazing hookah girl. Me and my sisters had nothing but an amazing time. If you are ever in Chicago make sure you stop at house of hookah! read more

I was so shocked at the prices - I was visiting from out of town and yelped a hookah lounge and found this place. Little did I know there's an entry fee of $10 dollars. I had read that it's also BYOB but what I didn't read was that there's a $7 dollar fee to BYOB. I had brought a modelo with me worth $3 .... So the fee to drink that modelo was more than the drink itself. My bill for one hookah including the byob fee was about $50 (not including the entry fee). For me, a person who came solo it was not worth it. The hookah was good don't get me wrong but this is more of a spot for groups given the prices. They also never checked on me once they dropped the hookah. read more

It's $10 to get in. $20 maybe $40 after 12am It's $7 to bring your own bottle and DRINK it. You have 70 mins to smoke your hookah (if they are busy) per the server. You have to pay for hookah even if you are not smoking. It is very small with limited seating. You may have to sit on the floor potentially. I would not suggest visiting if you're not familiar with the policy. The server was rude and did not tell us the rules initially. I called before going and this was not mentioned before. I will not be back. read more

House of Hookah - Lounges Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

This place is a total vibe!! If you're looking for a laid back chill night, this is the spot for you. Low lights, great music and an amazing staff. Everyone just singing, dancing and having a good time! Good for date nights, group events and parties!! I'm definitely going to book me a party for my birthday. It's also byob!! Go check them out for yourself!! Prices are very reasonable! read more

Hookah had a good taste. Spent 100$ group of 3 Service inside wasn't desirable. Host wasn't very friendly, rushing my group to make a purchase. (Rolling his eyes, and saying he wanted to move along we had enough time to decide.) Once we decided on our purchase and paid we were not checked on again after. Having to ask host for assistance to change coals he refused and said we had to leave promptly at close. Manager attempted to better the service. read more

Tay is the prettiest nicest server in Chicago. this place has the best hookah. great vibes and great music

This was my first time at House of Hookah. I had always heard about it but never visited it. Pulling up there was plenty of street parking so that was a plus. Service was great, we were greeted and it was open seating. There were a variety of flavors for the hookah to choose from which was good. It's also byob. I was unaware of this but next time I will most definitely have a bottle of wine with me. The ambience is amazing. Very colorful and vibrant! And hunny.....let me tell you about The music. I couldn't keep still. I'm an R&B type of chick and they played all of my jams. Needless to say....I will most definitely be coming back. It's a vibe!! read more

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Tay was the best server we love her. great spot go check them out. the best hookah I had

Do not go!!! The door staff are absolutely ridiculous!!! Racist first of all. If you're not black ... you are not getting in!!!!! We asked to just use the bathroom and they sell hookah and coal so we asked to just go in to buy a new one to take home instead since we wanted hookah and she refused to let just one of us in and then walked 12 black girls in that also had no reservations. Apparently one was a friend of hers. Then she started yelling at us for standing on the sidewalk while we waited for our Uber! Mind you we were 3 people!!! Of color at that.... Just Indian. So guess the wrong shade to get in!!! read more

Pricing: Horrible. This placed is extremely overpriced. Charged 10 at the door and then also had to pay for hookah (of course), but the catch is that they do not explain at the door that after an hour they will ask you to leave so they can let others sit down considering the place is uncomfortably small. Their process involves them coming over and whispering to you, you have 5 min and then we'll need to use you section for someone else. So about 30-40 dollars just to sit for about an hour. A WASTE. Thank God I did not purchase anything else. I wouldn't give them another dime. Ambiance: Music was extremely muffled. You could barely hear it. Sounded like someone was playing it off of their phone. Hookah quality: hookah was horrible. It did not pull and staff never came back to check if things were going well but we're sitting down with their regular customers smoking. Coals were not changed until briefly before staff came over to tell us we had 5 min left. Bottom line: DONT GO HERE. Save your money. Go some where that they value customers read more

A great place after dinner to hang out. You're able to bring your own bottle, smoke hookah and chill. Place is very very small. If there isn't a spot, you'll either be grouped with other people or you'll have to wait. Music on the speaker is general hip hop which works read more

Scam. $20 entry via cash app or cash only. $45 hookah fee , $7/person byob fee. Does not matter if you smoke hookah or not everyone seated will be charged for hookah. Overpriced. Once we declined the hookah and wanted to pay for just the byob fee. We were told that the BYOB fee would be the same fee ($70). I will not be back. Very hard to support businesses like this. I would not recommend. read more

For my first time here was pretty cool !!! I tool dell to see a cubs game and it was feeling great outside so he looked this place up being the closest in our area. It's a bit small nonetheless it's pretty intimate, and it's very safe. They have a variety of products. Please b patient and respectful. They play good music too!!! read more

Over priced under whelming , $10.00 entry per person. BYOB but $7.00 per person. Hookah starts at $29.00 for 2 people $15.00 any additional person even if not smoking. They play decent music but it's not clear through the speakers, it's kind of muffled. It's giving Spirit Airlines, charging for every little thing. Would not recommend, buy a hookah and smoke at your house. read more

Came here on the surprise date with my hubby it was after 10 on a Sunday night but yet this place was packed with people I'm definitely not a smoker and hookah is something that I have dabbled in maybe three times in my entire life We got a watermelon coconut flavor hookah that was recommended by the wait staff and it was awesome This place is tiny but it does have some comfy looking couches against both walls and ceiling the four in the middle of the room They do offer a Yelp check-in special a 50% off if you come before 9 p.m. I hook up with two people will run you 1795 which is pretty affordable and I believe they allow you to stay there the Max 90 minutes read more

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Horrible place. The bouncer is very nice but besides that I will never attend again. Also, my friend lives in the building and asks them to turn it down and the man in the phone says " i Gotchu" and then never does read more

First of all you have to pay $20 per person to get into the dry / lame spot with terrible service. THEN you have to pay an extra $33 for a hookah. Vibe was NOT it..... 0 stars!!!! read more

Avoid this place! They charged my credit card $102 and then refunded my hookah. Very disappointing experience. Rude doorman . Very unprofessional. read more

Decent spot as I showed up to meet a friend one day mid last week. I have walked by for years and never gone inside a I never knew (to my knowledge) any friends that have been here until now. Not the biggest place, but not tiny either with good ventilation. My friend preferred chocolate chip mint in which I have never tried in all of my 13 years of doing shisha. It was pretty good, but the problem we kept running into was it kept getting harsh. We called the guy over to fix twice and after about 2-3 pulls we were back at harshness. You would have thought they would have just replaced the whole unit. Didn't really matter as my friend was tired so we just put in 1.5 hours of time here. Music was nice as was the groups that were there in addition to the staff...would definitely return. read more

First and foremost, this review is not a "do not patronize this establishment" kind of review, just a teachable moment to help growth. We did our research on the establishment before arriving. The website stated "No Cover Charge". Upon arrival, a gentleman immediately told us "$10 per person". Even after we stated that we were told it was no cover. Once we paid and were inside, ordering, prices and charges seemed to be inconsistent per whomever may be relaying the prices. "Extra person fee", "Cup & Ice fee", as well as fees to indulge in items that were being sold off the menu. As we work to support Black Owned Businesses, please be sure to "hear the customers" and make adjustments that move in a positive direction for the business. We want to continue supporting and sometimes that means making adjustments for continued support. read more

House of Hookah - Establishment's website...NO COVER CHARGE! - Lounges Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

BYOB, it was total vibe small but was able to be seated fairly quickly. The staff was friendly and knowledgeable since it was my first time at an hookah bar. Prices were good as well definitely one to revisit read more

We ( 2 of us ) Came here visiting from out of town. There was a $20 entry fee ( which is fine ) . BUT they told us the bar was open seating . There is NO BAR. So they had us waiting by the hookah set up until our table was ready. They don't serve liquor and told us it is byob ( once we got there ). There is only 1 hookah girl ( she's dressed in the leotard). Her attitude is HORRIBLE. She had us order a hookah where we were standing. We were waiting on a table and they sat a party that was checking in AFTER us before us. Then sat us at a table to share ( everyone shares a space regardless if you know each other or not ). Literally once they sat us that SAME hookah girl who took our order and told us it's byob told us we had 5min left before we had to give our table up. I let her know we just sat down she said " you have been her for 60min " girrrl no we were not . We were waiting for a table for about 45min. She got an attitude then said you guys are fine . We ordered a bottle to the hookah spot. she came and charged us $7pp for the byob after telling us they don't sell any . They sat someone at our table & he asked for liquor then she brought him some LOL.. they tried to give us instant coals when they had regular square cocanara coals . We asked for the regular coals and SHE GOT AN ATTITUDE AGAIN! We asked for 2 cups she gave us cups filled with ice to the rim. We said empty cups without ice . Guess what she did ? ATTITUDE AGAIN. Never came to change the coals or ask if we needed anything . Guess what we did ? LEFT! As we were leaving a group of ladies were trying to come in and being charged the $20 they said " $20? It's free what are you talking about ? The vibe not even that in there & left!" & they were absolutely right. If you go here try everywhere else first . Definitely last resort & even then I'll go lay down before coming back . Very unfortunate.. especially for a first time experience . read more

First and foremost Z IS THE MAN. I've been in hookah lounges all my life but what changes things is the honesty, hospitality, and intrinsic motivation to see their customers happy. I took 4 different people to House of Hookah 3 different occasions in one week. What does that say? I did not meet Z until my last visit but I have to give a shout out to Saba & Ramon in playing their part in ensuring that I had a great time and felt comfortable while I was there. Those guys are awesome. My last visit I came to buy my second hookah. I was shocked at how honest Z was about the products they sell because he did not want me to waste my time and money. The guy is a true businessman and truly inspired me and gave me hope that people can still be honest to their customers during these times. I felt like I made great friend and I WILL COME BACK EVERY WEEK. Thanks fellas. -Mike read more

Cool spot to enjoy a calm evening with some friends. It's BYOB so come prepared. Fortunately, there is a liquor store around the corner. Only issue was only one bathroom. read more

I don't know where to start. The door guys are very welcoming. There is a lady here who is a pro at mixes. She makes me want to step up my shisha knowledge. I met the owner who was so kind and very informative. The place was clean. They have a time limit which helps everyone get a turn. They have the biggest selection I have ever seen. I recommend this place highly as a tourist. read more

Nice place in the Lakeview area for hookah. It was walking distance and one the few hookah lounges in the area. It is a small place however. Very cramped especially on weekend nights and you'll usually end up sharing a space with other parties. I think if you have more than two or three people you'll have to pay extra or basically the price of a whole new hookah, but the prices are not that bad. It is BYOB (they don't serve drinks) and there's a bunch of markets/pharmacies nearby. Many, many interesting flavors and combinations to choose from. Hookah lasts a while and they're on top of their game while changing coals. The service is great. I get along with the managers well. My friend actually bought their hookah from here. They have a good and pretty different selection to choose from and they'll throw in the foil, hose, coals, and tips. My friends usually come back to this place to get more supplies as well. The staff and managers are nice enough to give us a good deal. I used Groupon so I always get a certain amount cash back when I'm here. read more

It's really cool, chill and adorable good time I enjoy my self every time I come here

This place is pretty decent. Just be prepared to bring your own bottle and vibe because the music is hit or miss but the vibe is there. Low lighting and not a lot of seating so call ahead ! read more

Love it ; great ambience snd great hookah . Service was wonderful . A lot of good flavors to choose from and great music read more

House of Hookah - Fucking good - Lounges Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Awesome place. Came to Chicago from Dallas and definitely recommend for a cool chill vibe spot. Super comfortable seating on the stage type section. Good hookah and drinks as well. I got mango smoothie and it was great. read more

House of Hookah - Hookah - Lounges Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

We always pass this place and wanted to try. So, finally we went there. Hookah was good and lasts of 1 and half hour. Their tea is not so great. The only reason I took off the 2 stars because of sitting area. We had to sit on a table where you have sofa and2 chairs. Sofa was way low and chairs were too high, but felt like u r too high for the person sitting on Safari so you had to stretch yourself to give them hookah pipe. Environment is nice. Parking was easy to find. Good hours of operation. read more

House of Hookah - Lounges Near Me - Chicago, Illinois