Nice Space — …Save Your Money and Go Somewhere Else The hookah is sub-par and the people who attend this hookah bar are sketch. Skip it and go to Sahara or Zaman if you’re looking for a more traditional experience.
Kelly G.
Place rating: 1 Kansas City, MO
Don’t come here. Live nearby so we walked here in hopes for a fun hookah experience. When we walked in we were ignored and the people working we’re sitting around hanging out. We ordered one hookah and then sat down. Our waiter brought us bottled water without us asking. He brought tips for our hookah spouts(where your lips inhale) and they were already opened from the package. We go to pay and our total is 5 $ more than hookah. Two waters were $ 5 apparently; ones we didn’t ask for. I asked about this and then reluctantly gave a small tip. Felt ripped off and unwelcome.
Catherine W.
Place rating: 5 Spring Hill, TN
Best hookah spot I’ve ever been to. Management was super nice. The atmosphere was cool, dark with great music and the hookah was awesome. Def coming back here again!
Ronisha M.
Place rating: 5 Los Angeles, CA
I absoluetely loveee Ali Baba! I had a 4 Day weekend with My Girfriend and some friends and we had got a VIP table at the Power Light, but we wanted to Pre Game with some Hookah, so we stopped at Ali Baba. The Drinks were slammin(even tho they weren’t alcoholic), the Hookah was Dee Lish Ish and it was soooo my scene. It was a dark atmosphere and they even had a dance floor with the DJ Playing the bangs for days. As the time got later it started becoming more fun, we didn’t wanna leave but we had to check in our VIP, if we didn’t buy a VIP, we definitely would have stayed. I will Be back soon!
Will B.
Place rating: 1 Kansas City, MO
awful establishment. I would never recommend this to place to anyone. the one time I went there they were blaring god awful arab infused techno music. the place could use some lovin. plus they charge for bottled water? no way will not be back
Phil H.
Place rating: 3 Leavenworth, KS
Not what you would expect for a Hookah Bar… They’ve done a great job mixing in elements of a night club(minus the alcohol due to state regulation). There was a very wide array of flavors, so much so we asked that they suggest a few for us. The owner was friendly and engaging(even showed us a few«magic tricks»). It was relatively inexpensive, too. If you’ve ever had the inclination to try, stop by at Ali Baba.
Scott B.
Place rating: 3 Kansas City, MO
Pros: great flavors, decently priced, good atmosphere Cons: terrible customer service skills by the owner and handful of employees. Overall I only give it three stars because the hookah itself is good but the lack of professional customer service skills leaves me searching to take my business elsewhere. For future reference when you state that you close at 3am dont try and push people out the door at 2:15 by coming to the table every 5 minutes asking if they are done when they are still obviously smoking. The place still had probably 4 – 6 groups smoking and they seemed to only care about getting everyone out so they could leave early. Poor business practice in my eyes.
Stephen H.
Place rating: 3 Paris, France
We were here as we were waiting for a performance at the Uptown. I think by law in KCMO a hookah bar can’t serve food… all they have here is coffee and other drinks. Despite the place being just about completely empty, it took us just about 30 minutes to get tea for two. That poor service, combined with the very odd choice of «world’s worst car crashes» playing on all the flatscreens didn’t make for a desire to return any time soon.