Central 111

(My mini story- skip this paragraph if you want the real review.)
I was driving along Rt 264 towards virginia beach to watch the fireworks. 0.5 mi. before my exit was to arrive, the ETA per GPS went from 11 min to 34 min and i began to see shiny taillights of cars backing up. I mmediately veered my car to the right ( after cheking my side view mirror ofcourse) , and took the first exit i could find before i could get trapped back in that mess! i love fireworks, but not so much.  Anyhow, longstory short, i called up a few friends, yelped a hookah bar, prayed for the best and rolled into here.

I gotta say, i was taken aback.

Vibe: So, this place looks like a normal tapas bar on outside, nothing fancy. it has its own private lot and is immediately adjacent to Venue 112, which is also a kinda fun bar. (Side note- yelp has Venue 112 listed as the hookah bar- which is NOT. Central 111 is.) Anyhow, It  has two rooms- ones a dance floor/bar , and the room in the back was a smoking room- with the hookah and also served food and alcohol. It has a classy/trashy feel to it. It was kinda odd- the inside was pink/purple with beads all over- classy part. Trashy part- their had tv's around the minibar which kept playing this music video with people masturbating - on repeat! Im not sure what vibe they were trying to evoke, but it was definitely a conversation starter.

More important stuff-

Hoookah- They serve al fakheer(15$) and starbuzz(18$) ( 2 of my favorite brands). My problem was with the hookah itself- i dont think it was set up right- too many coals made it harsh and we had to keep adjusting it. Also, our hoses were not pulling properly, so she had to change them. Im an amateur, but my hookah at home comes out ten times better with less complications. The premium hookah ( stabuzz flavors) come with a mini appetizer platter- which is genius because we did end up ordering food because of it. But the food was GREAT. I have never had a better falafel, ever. Oh, we also got a cheese platter- it came with 3 type of cheese + apples, strawberries, crackers, YUM!

Prices- pricey. We had just been to venue 112 earlier where drinks were 5-7$. here, drinks started at 9, which is expensive and therefore i didn't get any. Blue moon was 5$ ( at venue 112 it was 3$)  Extra hose was 2$ per person. ADD ICE to bowl was 2$ ( which is not on their menu and server did not tell me!).

Service- was awesome. Our server nina was great. She came by often to check up on us and to chit chat. Next time you go, ask for her to be your server. Shes sweet:)

My suggested plan as a smarter consumer- go to venue 112, drink it up first, then go to venue 112, smoke it up, then back to venue 112 and dance the night down. The end.

I'm writing this as on old lady who really has no business in a bar at midnight......my days of shaking my booty on a dance floor are neatly tucked away in my 20s.  

Central 111 is sooooo not my stee-lo.  I should have stayed home and watched Game of Thrones as originally planned.  Now that's my idea of a great night.

This used to be one of my hangouts. Those late nights are long over but I still like to venture off for a fun night here and there. My group decided to check this place out after dinner Saturday night. The bartender I know from the Onelife Fitness happened to be working and he was chatting up the hookah lounge/bar next door.

On a whim we decided to trek over next door to smoke up some hookah. Shortly after the place got really packed and before we knew it bedtime had arrived.

I definitely miss hanging out at this place like I used to. This is where all the beautiful people go. The place isn't big enough to be a dance club. My preference is to roll in there to drink a few beers and people watch...you can add smoking a hookah to that list now. Next time I see one of their wild parties advertised I'll be sure to return!