DejaVu Hookah Lounge & Cafe

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  It gets a star for doing half of what it advertises, providing hookahs.
  Otherwise, it's a dingy little shop that felt like it was filled with high school seniors. I actually saw one car that was decorated with "Happy 18th" writing, so I'm assuming this is the go-to spot for Duluth's too-young-for-clubs crowd.
  The service is soooo slow. And, it turns out, that half of what I had assumed was a part of the 18 year old's birthday posse were employees who were just sitting around smoking. Thank you for your impeccable service, folks.
  The music was not music. It was noise pollution. Also, the computer was projected on the wall, and it was clearly an 8tracks playlist, so no points for effort either.

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  Posted on 08.05.12 R K.

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  I had a great experience. My only complaint would be there price have increased by there popularity.

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  Posted on 07.10.11 Mahamed H.

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  I thought that this was a great spot to place a Hookah lounge, so I was super excited after the great review someone gave it. Obviously this person is the owners significant other or has some sort of stake in the business. I went several months ago, but when they brought their "drink" menu, I was a bit confused. They don't serve alcohol. This might have changed by this point (I hope so, because it could be so cool!) but at that time there was only fruit juice. Let's face it, when most people go to a Hookah bar, they go later at night wanting to smoke and have some cocktails with their friends. At this place, I hope you have some REALLY FUNNY friends that perform because that is the only thing that would make this place bearable. It is also a converted Starbucks, so it is pretty cramped in there.
  
  As a plus, the people that were working apologized for not having their liquor license yet and were very pleasant. Now if these very nice people could visit other Hookah bars and get some tips, this place would be a new hot spot in no time!

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  Posted on 04.20.11 Paula J.

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  We arrived on a Friday night and the place was about half full. The age this restaurant seems to target is the 16-19 year olds so be ready for that demographic when you arrive. There were just three tables full and four people working and it still took forever to get our menus. The music is a disaster. The "Live DJ" is basically a laptop connected to Pandora behind the counter which the servers seem to love fighting over the songs playing so get ready for really loud music which is stopped randomly in the middle of songs while the waiters change it to their preference. It goes from  persian music, to eighties, to classic rock, to random hip hop. And half the songs are interrupted.
  
  We placed our order and the waiter forgot about us. Yeah -forgot-. He actually said to us "whoops sorry guys I forgot". When he finally did remember us he finally got us our hookah.
  
  If you're used to smoking good hookah like at Divan, Ibiza, or Cafe Istanbul then you're not going to like the cheap stuff and poor setup they have here. The smokes is not smooth.
  
  The waiter told us to "come grab him" when we were ready with our order so I actually had to get up and go to the counter and get the attention of one of the people working there to place my order.
  
  Nobody checks up on your drinks so if you run out tough luck. Unless you want to go "grab the waiter" again.  It seems like the place is run by a bunch of young guys who cater to their friends because they would totally wind up talking to a couple of the groups forever, sit and smoke with them, and ignore the other customers.
  
  At the very least, the food was ok but the first two things we ordered they were out of (and of course we were only told they were out of it like 15 minutes after ordering it). The only reason we didn't walk out is because it was storming like hell and we didn't want to drive in that.
  
  I usually love little mom n' pops but this place is an immature teenage disaster. Honestly pay the extra $$ and go to a well established joint run by experienced restaurateurs and save yourself the aggravation.

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  Posted on 09.01.10 Sunira M.

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