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Alibaba Hookah Bar
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Categories: Middle Eastern, Hookah Bars [Edit]
Neighborhood: Albany Park4046 W Lawrence Ave
(between Karlov Ave & Keystone Ave)
Chicago, IL 60630
(773) 202-1992
7 reviews for Alibaba Hookah Bar
I have been to this place at least 4 times. I love their food . It's always fresh and yummy. Pretty authentic also.. My only problem with this place is the starbuzz hookah brand that makes me nauseous every time I smoke it. They should have more options for the Al-Fakher brand.. 2 other people have had the same experience and they are regular hookah people..
Overall, it's a cool place. However, I have to share that the last time I was there.. there were 2 couples that brought in their 2 children. How can someone do that with smoke blowing around!? Oh well, not everyone is a responsible parent apparently...
Nice artwork, comfy chairs, attentive service, smooth double apple hookah, and one hot, hairy, habibi! :)
I wont ever step foot in this establishment again due to the fact that sadly, i once was a young 17 year old girl who thought it wasn't a big deal to not be paid hourly. The food might be alright but, in my opinion, you are better off heading closer to kezie and lawrence. The portion sizes tend to be bigger and cheaper in those parts.. Either way no matter what you decide to do remember to tip the damn waitress.
So what does a chic who spits on people and yells after getting kicked out from an establishment "I'm from Yelp!" when drunk knows about middle eastern food? Let's not forget about making fun of someone dressing up as a girl while her boyfriend is dressed as a woman nun.
You guessed it right! Correct answer is "nothing".
A real authentic food is not something an American born or anyone outside the culture may like. Still, it doesn't make it non-authentic.
I walk into this place and I see the owner who is suckin on hukkah (authentic). TV is always showing a crappy show (authentic). Meat is washed 100% out of blood and the raw cooked (authentic). People from native country (Saudi Arabia) hanging out there with their friends (authentic).
Someone who doesn't belong to a certain culture thinks it's not authentic (non-so-authentic).
For everything else, there is Mastercard.
I love this place!...I am a regular...very diverse crowd...very cozy...byob...great food...good looking crowd...best part of all, the owner has pay per view shows all the time...I watch the UFC fights all the time.
This was actually my first hookah bar I have ever been to and I had really good customer service.
But then like a couple months pass and I come back and a woman over charged me, she never came to check up on how everything was going. It was hard to get her attention unless I actually got up.
I use to tell friends to go here but that's all changed, after explaining my story. None of my friends will go now. Now we go to other locations instead.
Update: Apparently you can't get food in the lounge anymore (only the attached restaurant area) which makes me sad because that was one of the appeals to this place.
I used to love going to hookah lounges when I was at U of I and I think I found a great spot in the city now. The back area has a plasma tv and plays lots of good high energy music videos. It's funny because that back room really reminds me of a VIP room, if you catch my drift...maybe it's the red leather couches...
You can bring alcohol here but be warned that they're charge $5 a head for that. Tried their hummus too and it was very tasty! Love hummus! You could really taste the chickpeas in them. Can't wait to go back and try some of the other foods!
