The Colorado Springs Gazette wrote, “A social smoke or supplies for your home, Hooked on Hookah turns clients into friends with its comfortable atmosphere, knowledgeable staff and a theater room in the back to relax and enjoy.” [Read more…] about Gazette says Hooked on Hookah is the Best Hookah Bar in Colorado Springs
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Hooked on Hookah Again Voted Best of Colorado Springs by the Independent
Best of Colorado Springs Winner for Hookah Lounge every year since 2005!
The Independent wrote, “Hooked was Colorado Springs’ first hookah bar, and the winner of the Indy’s first ‘Best Hookah Bar’ award.”
Best Hookah Lounge
“It feels fitting that Colorado Springs’ very first hookah lounge would win the very first Hookah Lounge award. Ramy and Shady Eshak opened Hooked on Hookah just over four years ago, and even as competitors have popped up around the city, the brothers have continued to stand out with excellent customer service, smooth shisha and a chill atmosphere.
“Something first-timers need to know: The Eshaks actually sold their south side location at the end of September (The new owners changed the name to ‘Wallahee,’ which means ‘For real’ in Arabic) and have put their newer north side location on Academy Boulevard up for sale as well.” — Carson Bennett, Colorado Springs Independent
Where there’s Smoke?
A few years after the first lounge opened in the Springs, the hookah trend burns bright
by Carson Bennett, Colorado Springs Independent
Colorado Springs’ first hookah lounge appeared four years ago, in a modest south-side house that had long harbored a deli. Set back a ways from East Cheyenne Road, with a simple sign that read “Hooked on Hookah,” it seemed a pretty inconspicuous nightlife addition.
It would’ve been difficult then to imagine that by the end of the decade, Hooked on Hookah would have expanded to a second location on North Academy Boulevard — and that both would be flourishing, along with competitors all over the city.
“On the north side we can get 100 [Air Force Academy] cadets a night,” says Matt Britigan, a customer-turned-shisha-barista. “And on the south side, more and more Fort Carson soldiers show up for a hookah and some downtime.”
Business has actually been too good, in a sense. Brothers Ramy and Shady Eshak, both in their mid-20s, say they were spending too much time at work and not enough time studying. So they’ve sold the south-side Hooked on Hookah, and now are considering selling the north-side location as well.
“We’re both college students,” Ramy says. “We decided to get out, finish school, and then maybe open another one.
“But the hookah craze is not slowing down.”
Hooked on Hookah Picked as Best Hookah Hook-up in Life’s Pleasures
The Colorado Springs Independent wrote, “Apple, cherry, coconut, cola, grape, bubble gum and mango. Where are you? Outside a sno-cone stand? Melon, mint, orange, peach, pineapple, strawberry, fruit punch or vanilla. Is it an ice cream or gelato shop? Nope. Cognac, margarita, pia colada, rose. Oh, you’re at a bar. Actually, you’re lounging in front of a large water pipe at Hooked on Hookah, deciding which lovely flavor of smoke to imbibe. Thanks to the wise and hospitable Eshak brothers and their hookah joint, Colorado Springs now serves up one of the Middle East’s greatest passions. The smokin’ is smooth, the atmosphere carefree, and $8.50 to $10.50 buys a traditional or premium blend that’ll burn for the better part of an hour. Inhale, exhale, relax.” – MS, Colorado Springs Independent