Society Hookah Lounge & Bar

Note: This establishment only serves Liquor, Hookah, Coffee, and Tea. Also, I'm not a hookah connoisseur by any means. In fact, this was my second hookah lounge experience.

I visited on 2/18/17 to celebrate a friend's birthday. We got there at 9p.m. and stayed until 2a.m. The music thumped, the vibes were right, and the hookah was delicious. We smoked the candy, white mint, and tutti fruitti hookahs and the staff was super attentive to ensuring the coals were turned (because we surely didn't pay attention).

The drinks are pretty pricey, but I didn't mind since it was a night out. I paid $25 for two drinks. The blue drink (I think it's called Society Island) is not the best tasting, but it packs a strong punch!

I saw some patrons bring their own food. I will keep this in mind if I decide to come here again and stay for a while. Smoking and drinking with no food on the stomach can cause a pretty nasty feeling in the morning. :)

Also, there is a cover charge after a certain time. We got here at 9p.m. and didn't have to pay. But a friend arrived around 11p.m. and paid $15 for himself and $5 for his lady.

Society is conveniently located in a strip shopping center with plentiful parking and Los Angeles pricing. If you don't want to stand up to enjoy your drinks and hookah, you should prepare to pay the $250 premium to be able to...






Sit down at one of the little tables instead of standing at the bar top for the night.

After you let that odd tidbit sink in, the drinks are actually decent.... Perhaps a little better aligned with like a $75ish table seating premium but maybe society was just on to the whole inflation thing before inflation really was a thing. There isn't a food menu but if you're in the mood for some tropical flavored sheesha, some music, and fruity cocktails without the drive to DC and crowd of ppl, this is your place. Like that they stay open late. Would like more if the bathroom was cleaner

Reasonably priced hookah in my opinion. Drinks
Are very strong (no complaints lol) and it's a good vibe. They don't sell food but it's a chill place. The service was good as well. Servers were very attentive. As most hookah lounges the charge an automatic gratuity regardless of your parties size. So just keep that in my mind.

I've been here twice and the vibe is good everyone partying no drama no fighting. Just everyone enjoying their self. The Dj is fire and the drinks are strong.

The people here were kind of rude, asking us $1000 to sit somewhere private. Other tables were like $300, and for this club it's just not worth it. They treat you like you are no one unless you want to pay. I refused to go down that path and the "security" told me to go stand somewhere else, which is ridiculous. What a bad club.

Sooo the lounge is cute. Nice decor. Vibe is right. Hookah smokes well, great flavors & prices are tolerable. Drinks are strongggg. Following safe covid practices.

So why 3 stars right?

1. No food, not even a mozzarella stick.
There is a bomb Caribbean spot next door, ijs.

2. The guidelines and customer service is sketchy and ever-changing depending on who you speak with. For example, went on a Thursday night a little after 6, wasn't charged a minimum and was offered drink specials. Came another Thursday, little after 6, told it was "club night" which entailed a $250 minimum per table or $100 per person at the bar. Gasp lol.
To then be told later at the bar, I could run a regular tab at the bar but I had a max of 90 mins. I mean, who's making the rules here?! Clearly, I nor the staff have a clue.

Don't get it twisted, I plan to return. Again, it's a cute spot and the music is good! There's just a few things I suggest Mgmt works on. Hopefully in the near future, I can upgrade their star count.

I spent a ton of money here just so we could sit down. If you're bored and don't have any other options, this is your spot. It cost $250 to sit down or you're forced to stand at the bar. You're better off driving to PG.

I would love to give this establishment 5 stars because the hookah is great. The BMW is really good and the ambiance is pretty chill. Nice music, esp the first DJ(don't remember his name) the 2nd DJ is good too but he definitely caters to the younger crowd so I don't really know anything about their music. I just know my son who is in his late 20's would prob love it.

Although they don't serve food they allow u to order from other places or bring ur own. The Jamaican place next door is excellent and the cauliflower pizza from Vocelli's which is in the same parking lot is really good too.

The part that blew me is, they charge $350+ just to sit at the larger seating area when you walk in to the right after happy hour is over....somewhere around 7-8pm! We came for my girlfriends bday and it was 10 of us total for happy hour(great btw, half off the bill.) When we inquired about keeping the table after 8:30pm the waitress said it was $350 just to sit there, not including drinks. We were thinking this meant we had to order $350 or more in drinks and that would've been cool with 10 ppl, but WHAT???? Just to sit there not including drinks.....NAW!!!! Way too much. The crazy part is they could've made so much more in alcohol but rules are rules I get it, however, I certainly won't come after happy hour! HIGHWAY ROBBERY!

Cool place! Hood drink selection. Grab a hookah, a vodka drink, and corner booth and chill a bit.

Boy oh boy ::shakes head:: I really wanted to like this place. Lol

I have come to Society Lounge twice and both experiences were kind of .....interesting! Let me start off with the positives. First, the ambiance and furnishing is LIKE THAT! Beautiful décor, very modern, & sexy. Lastly, & yes I said lastly, haha, the hookahs are delish! They are made to perfection and they know exactly how to get it right again when the coal starts burning a little too strong. They have a great variety of flavors! Ok, that's it. No more positives. Now I'm about to go in.

Society Lounge has some of the WORST customer service. When you walk in, no one greets you to see if you want bar seating or a table to smoke hookah; you have to walk around and figure out how to put your name on "the list". STRIKE ONE. Then when you are seated, your waiter will always take forever in a day to get you your drinks and hookah. STRIKE TWO. Then, there is one waiter, ugh I wish I remembered his name, he talks too much when you just want to chill and kick it with your friends. He is awkward and just rude. He said something real slick to my girlfriend the other night when she was playing with him & I had to chime in, but let me just say, I don't remember his name, but I do know, I will never come to this place again because of him. STRIKE THREEEEE! But the worst part about it, it doesn't stop there!

So apparently Society Lounge THINKS they are in DC with their extremely high prices for hookah ($30) and drinks ($15-25). Who do you think you are? Do you remember where you are located!? Waldorf boo boo so pump your brakes. I mean spending all that I can actually go into DC and get WAYYYYY better service. Then they tell you there is a 2 hour limit at the table and after 2 hours, if you want to stay you got to pay baby. And guess how much? $100 BUCKS! WTF hahaha. I died laughing both times they said that to me lol.

Lastly, this place is dumb small, they don't serve food ::side eye::, and the bathroom was horrendous. Overall, ...... I don't know. Lol. I just won't be back. I rather go into DC.

Favs: The hookah selection and décor!

Would Change: Customer service, fire that dude, have more reasonable prices, & stop thinking you are in DC cause if you could be, you would be, but you're NOT! Feel me! Haha.