Hookah kitchen visible OR invisible. Your Opinion?

Greetings to all owners and managers of shisha lounges!

The hookah industry is quite young by the standards of bar and kitchen culture. A lot of things are borrowed and taken from these two directions. The location of the hookah kitchen in the lounges was not spared.

Bar Savoy

Restaurant Marcellis

I wanted to discuss with you an important thing in hookah establishments, such as the place where the hookah is made. All hookah establishments are divided into two types: where there is an open hookah kitchen or a closed one – a separate place where the guest’s gaze does not fall.

Let’s analyze together with you each type of hookah cuisine and find out which option is more preferable and why.

Tangiers Lounge

Cons of Visible and Pros of Invisible:

1. Economic.

Organizing an open hookah bar is much more expensive than arranging a closed one. You will have to sacrifice part of the hall for the location of the workstation, as well as its additional equipment (equipment, furniture, sound insulation, etc.)

2. Otherworldly smells.

Even if you spend a lot of money on an expensive exhaust ventilation system, you still won’t be able to get rid of the strong aromas of tobacco and the smell of burning coal.

3. Noise and staff behavior.

When working at an open hookah kitchen, it is difficult for the staff to behave naturally so that guests do not pay attention to them, especially when there is a heavy workload,plus working in the hall increases the noise level inside the establishment.

4. Little space and cleanliness.

There should be a lot of space in an open hookah kitchen so that people do not interfere with each other, and this is an additional area seating facilities of the lounge.

Hookah Box

Pros of Visible and Cons of Invisible:

 1. Elements of the show.

Visitors are have an atmosphere of involvement and interest. They see the process and can always ask educational questions about tobacco, coal or hookah equipment. A huge plus is that the order can be prepared together with the guest and you can always let him appreciate the flavor before cooking the hookah.

2. Improving the quality of service.

A hookah master works better when he knows that he is being watched. He always sees what is happening in the hall and it is easier for him to control the work with heat and the functioning of hookahs.

Diskette Lounge

Мyata Signature

Here is what I would like ask you to do in the comments section (business discussion):

• 1. What do you think a hookah kitchen should look like? Visible or invisible ?

•  2. What nuances did you follow when creating a hookah kitchen in your lounge?

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