Jump to content

Chicago-ians/ Illinoians!


Recommended Posts

Hey Guys!!

so i was thinkin about where i can get some hookah supplies and i could only come up with like 3 places so i was thinkin of makin a little list of places...

i Got

Guess Hookah..www.guesshookah.com.. ample supply, strictly hookah, decent prices but city tobacco taxes!!

Meditteranian Oasis...Naperville Rd. & Baley... decent supply of hookahs (KM) nice price for tobacco (SB-18.99)...Good ass homus tho

Meditteranian Market...Roosevent Rd....same as above but no kms ..and reg 20 bucks sb...

any one got any others??
Link to comment
Share on other sites

You have to go to Kedzie and Lawrence in Chicago.

Cleopatra grocery $15.99 Starbuzz All MYA models and plenty of Egyptians.

Sahar grocery lots of QT's

A little further north at Milwaukee and Golf try ARAX grocery lots of MYA's but price is a little more expensive because of no competition in the area.

Hope this helps.

LUXOR
Link to comment
Share on other sites

QUOTE (supersubby @ Jan 10 2008, 07:36 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hey Guys!!

so i was thinkin about where i can get some hookah supplies and i could only come up with like 3 places so i was thinkin of makin a little list of places...

i Got

Guess Hookah..www.guesshookah.com.. ample supply, strictly hookah, decent prices but city tobacco taxes!!

Meditteranian Oasis...Naperville Rd. & Baley... decent supply of hookahs (KM) nice price for tobacco (SB-18.99)...Good ass homus tho

Meditteranian Market...Roosevent Rd....same as above but no kms ..and reg 20 bucks sb...

any one got any others??


Kedize and Lawrence will be your best bet. There are tons of Atabic stores there. That is where I go.

Naperville, I used to like there on Pembroke Road, Naperville rd was a hop skip and a jump away. When I lived there, that area was just starting to get new sub divisions. I went back about 6 years later, and I was like, Holy French Toast, what a change. I cant imagine what it is like there now. In the 80's it was the fastest growing Suburb of Chicago. Guess Hookah is pretty cool. He has a lot of different pipes. That is where I got my Egyptian.
Link to comment
Share on other sites

i know these have already been mentioned..but these are the spots i like.

guess hookah..because he has a great selection and john is a really cool guy.

Meditarranean in lombard, because its close to my house and i know the owners pretty well...he is more pricey compared to the city..but he is conveniant

Kedzie and lawrence...there are a ton of stores there.....and great great prices.
Link to comment
Share on other sites

There is also House of Hookah in Chicago... haven't been there yet, so I can't say much about the prices. But from the pics, they have a nice selection of stuff:

http://www.chicagohookah.com

Sigara also sells hookahs... Lebanese only from what I can recall... and their own tobacco blends... $70 for 1 kilo...

http://www.sigaralounge.com/store/index.php
Link to comment
Share on other sites

il have to check out lawrence...its been ages since i'v been there during the day usually i got to the lounges.. pharos(when it was open) nefirtiti ali b's and carthage... il have to go during the day to get a new peice and tobacco...thanks guys!
Link to comment
Share on other sites

QUOTE (supersubby @ Jan 12 2008, 05:48 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
il have to check out lawrence...its been ages since i'v been there during the day usually i got to the lounges.. pharos(when it was open) nefirtiti ali b's and carthage... il have to go during the day to get a new peice and tobacco...thanks guys!



i thought all three of those places where closing after the smoking ban
Link to comment
Share on other sites

QUOTE (ASUSEAN1 @ Jan 12 2008, 04:15 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (supersubby @ Jan 12 2008, 05:48 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
il have to check out lawrence...its been ages since i'v been there during the day usually i got to the lounges.. pharos(when it was open) nefirtiti ali b's and carthage... il have to go during the day to get a new peice and tobacco...thanks guys!



i thought all three of those places where closing after the smoking ban


Not sure... unless they switched to BYOB, and stopped serving food. Heh...

I also think if an establishment who has at least 25% of their sales as tobacco... then they are exempt. I could be wrong though... *shrugs*
Link to comment
Share on other sites

QUOTE (oolatec @ Jan 12 2008, 11:45 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (ASUSEAN1 @ Jan 12 2008, 04:15 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (supersubby @ Jan 12 2008, 05:48 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
il have to check out lawrence...its been ages since i'v been there during the day usually i got to the lounges.. pharos(when it was open) nefirtiti ali b's and carthage... il have to go during the day to get a new peice and tobacco...thanks guys!



i thought all three of those places where closing after the smoking ban


Not sure... unless they switched to BYOB, and stopped serving food. Heh...

I also think if an establishment who has at least 25% of their sales as tobacco... then they are exempt. I could be wrong though... *shrugs*


yeah ali b's is still open so is carthage nefertiti got bought out and there makin it into a place called king tuts. you can still have food in the restaurant if the owners put it down on paper under a different name. i kno there doing this with dhuwan and with lux.
Link to comment
Share on other sites

does anyone know what part of chicago the middle eastern and little india wholesale stores are at. I hear they sell hookahs cheap and tobacco cheap.

I am wanting to zip up and see what they are offering. Maybe a closer way for me to save on shipping charges on the larger hookahs and some of the tobaccos.

Thanks
Bubba
Link to comment
Share on other sites

QUOTE (Snoopy1966 @ Jan 12 2008, 03:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Indo Pak is on Devon St. Arabic shops on Kedzie and Lawerence as you already know.


I never knew where they were at all I know is chicago.

Do you know the names of any of them so I can get address off of yahoo maps?

Thanks
Bubba
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Devon is Huge and so is the Arabic section of Kedzie. If you just park the car and start walking, and go into every Arabic store, don't leave out the food stores, good eats and also sometimes they have good stuff especially in the Arabic section. I do not know any names off hand. I just know where to go. Bring me with and I will show you the ropes smile.gif Seriously just get out and walk, you will not be disappointed, except for the fact you will have so much stuff to carry to the car
Link to comment
Share on other sites

QUOTE (Snoopy1966 @ Jan 12 2008, 03:53 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Devon is Huge and so is the Arabic section of Kedzie. If you just park the car and start walking, and go into every Arabic store, don't leave out the food stores, good eats and also sometimes they have good stuff especially in the Arabic section. I do not know any names off hand. I just know where to go. Bring me with and I will show you the ropes smile.gif Seriously just get out and walk, you will not be disappointed, except for the fact you will have so much stuff to carry to the car


for indo pak...just google map devon and western ave. pretty much you will find all the stores around there...althought the hookah selection and tobacco selection you will only find in the small "pan" shops

lux chatea is definatly my favorite of all the lounges cuz their hookahs are amazing, Samah is also realy nice, thier set up is nice. Fumare is also pretty damn good.

we should plan a forum meet up at one of the chicago lounges.
Link to comment
Share on other sites

QUOTE (Snoopy1966 @ Jan 12 2008, 03:53 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Devon is Huge and so is the Arabic section of Kedzie. If you just park the car and start walking, and go into every Arabic store, don't leave out the food stores, good eats and also sometimes they have good stuff especially in the Arabic section. I do not know any names off hand. I just know where to go. Bring me with and I will show you the ropes smile.gif Seriously just get out and walk, you will not be disappointed, except for the fact you will have so much stuff to carry to the car


I may need the help carrying the hookahs I buy Snoopy tongue.gif Jk If and when I do go I will message you ok.
Link to comment
Share on other sites

QUOTE (ASUSEAN1 @ Jan 12 2008, 01:42 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
after january first, it is 80 percent of sales need to be from tobacco.. thts why dhuwan only serves prepacked food now, and basically the bear minimum


for the dhuwan in lisle there makin a cafe next door. you can still have hookah and food if you own the whole building or have been established for a while. but yeah
Link to comment
Share on other sites

QUOTE (supersubby @ Jan 13 2008, 01:44 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (ASUSEAN1 @ Jan 12 2008, 01:42 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
after january first, it is 80 percent of sales need to be from tobacco.. thts why dhuwan only serves prepacked food now, and basically the bear minimum


for the dhuwan in lisle there makin a cafe next door. you can still have hookah and food if you own the whole building or have been established for a while. but yeah



idk about tht.

dhuwan will get away with it b/c technically they are lettin people bring in their own food from "another" company.. they are not serving it. i am friends with the owner nasir.. the cafe looks nice.. plus the hookah bar is gettin remodeled right now
Link to comment
Share on other sites

QUOTE (ASUSEAN1 @ Jan 12 2008, 09:47 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (supersubby @ Jan 13 2008, 01:44 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (ASUSEAN1 @ Jan 12 2008, 01:42 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
after january first, it is 80 percent of sales need to be from tobacco.. thts why dhuwan only serves prepacked food now, and basically the bear minimum


for the dhuwan in lisle there makin a cafe next door. you can still have hookah and food if you own the whole building or have been established for a while. but yeah



idk about tht.

dhuwan will get away with it b/c technically they are lettin people bring in their own food from "another" company.. they are not serving it. i am friends with the owner nasir.. the cafe looks nice.. plus the hookah bar is gettin remodeled right now



yeah his brother was tellin us about the plans. my friend also does the zoning. the lux/fumari guys are doing the same thing with there places. lux is actually collaborating with a restaurant called safari (which is amazzzzzzzzzzzing) so soon the safari kitchen will be in the lux lounge so that is one thing i HOPE to God follows through!!! if all else fails... yaay for guess hookah!!!
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
×
×
  • Create New...