House of Hookah — Restaurant in Atlanta

First off I'm a big hookah fan and I am very picky when it comes to it. I travel a lot so I try to check out some of the local lounges when I can. So far, this is one of the best lounge’s I have been to. I have been to many states and tried a lot, so I never do this unless it's worth the five stars. This will actually be my first review for a hookah lounge but I hope to do many more. I look for five main things in a lounge so I can base it on the five star system Google uses.

Star 1: Atmosphere This place didn’t seem like much but, it had everything any good lounge would need. The furniture was nice, very comfortable and had small tables that are easily moved around. The free WI-Fi was a big plus because I could use my laptop on the small tables anywhere I wanted. Everyone seemed very friendly despite the fact that they may not know you. The music was new hip-hop so it was great the whole night.

Star 2: The hookah itself. The hookahs were very clean and looked great overall. I could tell they were real Egyptian style hookahs from the look and the way it hit. The bowls were also very nice and were ceramic like most. The hoses where fine not much to talk about here. I did see the mystique hookah ice hose tip at other tables for those who like cold smoke.

Star 3: Hookah setup. I picked two different flavors of Starbuzz shisha and both turned out great. I have gone to places where they pack the bowls too much and it starts burning after about five minutes. This however was not the case for this lounge. I found each bowl (being by myself) to last about an hour and that blew me away. Some places skimp on the shisha to keep you buying more but not here. Coals were coconut so they had no bad taste and they lasted a long time. Clouds were great the whole session until the coals get small but once replaced they were good again.

Star 4: Menu The reason I have menu as a part of my scale is because some lounges overdo it. I have seen some with too many pages with useless crap add to them for, “good looks.” I don’t think that is ever necessary because people are only interested in three things: flavors, drinks, and food. The menu here was very straight forward, clean, and all on one page. Prices were normal, not expensive or anything but it’s not going to murder your wallet either. They have drinks and some food when interested. For the hookah, they have fruit to use as bowls to add real juice to shisha which in turn adds more flavor and sometimes longer session.

Star 5: Service As you walk in the door you are greeted right away and they let you pick anywhere to sit. The staff makes you feel very welcome and are always walking around if you need them. Occasionally guests would have to wave some of the staff down for stuff but that’s normal because they can’t be in all places at once. Coals are always ready for guests when they need them. The owner himself even walks around to talk to everyone and makes sure everything is going well, that is a big plus.

Overall, this place was great. I had a good time and that’s what matters. Will everyone have the same experience as me? No. But I do say to give this place a try if you’re in town. I wouldn’t spend all this time writing about it if it wasn’t worth it.

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The best thing about this spot was the big screen TVs. I'll use bullets to make this review easier for the reader.

Security agent attempted to charge us $10 to park on the PUBLIC street. Then, he said, we could park on the same public street for free if we parked "down past the house." We simply parked on a different PUBLIC street, across the street. 🤦🏽‍♀️

They do not serve food, only hookahs and drinks. The drink list was very basic.

I can tell they cater to the teenage crowd. It was crowded, but the patrons appeared to be under 25.

I'm not indicating that this is good nor bad, but anything other than smoking a hookah (cigar) must be smoked outside.

No waiter/waitresses/floters.

Free entry.

Huge TVs, which made it easy to watch the NBA all-star game. There was a slight echo due to the timing being off.

The couches and bench were comfortable to sit on.

*2 stars because of the attempted shakedown for parking and no food...

This place is a HOT ghetto mess. Hookah is only for 2 ppl at 25 bucks you have to add another 10 for it to be for 4 people. Where do you pay 35 bucks to Hookah that has no ambiance? The paint is peeling off the walls, all the chairs are from ikea like as if you were at a cheap nail salon, ottomans for sitting are torn up and it is small. Let's not forget all the high school and college kids in there b/c they do not serve alcohol. The staff is dressed in basketball shorts and sneakers. We didnt even use our credit cards in there for fear they would mess up the transaction.... we paid cash only. Wholes in the ceiling with hanging pieces. They are rapping people price wise in there. Even the Hookah instrument was lopsided. We will never return!!!!!!I I did not even want to give this place one star b/c that is one too many. They are making all this money take some time and fix the place up, have your staff wear some...