El Khaiam Cafe

The worst hookah café.
— overcharged
— skimpy with their flavors
— bad customer service
I would never refer anyone here. There are much better places than this.

This place used to be the best. I used to come here about 2 – 3 times a week during winter breaks when I came back from being away for college. If I wrote this review a few months ago, this place would have been no doubt a solid 5 for me. They have a decent assortment of flavors and great coal service. The drinks are pretty good but honestly what matters most at a hookah bar is the hookah itself which was fantastic about 95% of the time. Definitely spend the few extra bucks to get a fresh fruit bowl.
The owner has remodeled the place and hired a bunch of new workers who, while are nice, are not as nearly as good as a previous worker that my friends and I were extremely fond of. I came here a few times more recently and I firmly believe that the establishment now stands at a 3. However I am giving a 4 rating because my past experiences here lead me to believe that this place can push itself back up.

ahh Steinway infamous for Greek and Arabic businesses and culture. As for a place where you want a sheesha aka. hookah, you go to Steinway. If you want a fancy place with a restaurant and no alcohol, you go to Jerusalem nights. If you want a sheesha with a club like environment and alcohol you go to After 8 sheesha spot. If you wanna hit on a lady or a guy you go to Ferdous. Unfortunately all those places I mentioned are very pricey and packed like prince Albert in a can.
Now, if you want to just relax in a quiet environment and want to taste a flavor in a sheesha, than you come to this place where all customers are treated equally. You can actually taste every flavor, and fresh charcoal comes to you every 5 minutes or so. There tea is also delicious, if I have a headache I try the green mint tea, believe me it works to fix your headache. And most of the days I try tea with milk, boy is it good. And on a cold day I order something called sayhlab, its like rice pudding with coconut, be very careful as it is hot. There lemonade is handmade which is very delicious, when customers feel cautious they order this lemonade and it helps a pretty good.
Why did I give four stars? Well you have to be fare to everyone, you can’t just give three stars or five stars just like that! People read reviews cause they wanna try the place according to the ratings and stories. I give four stars cause the service is a little slow and sometimes they forget your o