Smoke Dreams

Walking by I smelled an amazing fragrance I walked in to ask «what is that» I asked the guy working with the unkept beard. He says incense. I said… I know that, but what fragrance he says… I have no idea. I then just walked out. He seems really angry ALL the time. Maybe I would be too if I had to work there all the time.

Anthony was very informative and very accommodating. Treated me with VIP treatment. Thank you.

Rip off artists. Bad prices, dishonest sales tactics. Don’t go here. Save yourself some money and go elsewhere.

very cheap quality and bad grinder lasted 2 days after light use the grinder top part fell apart. Found the same grinder on amazon for $ 6 and they sold it to me for $ 32 very disappointing, especially the rude guy said there was no returns.

Tony, the GAY man that I interacted with was one of the nicest, most laid back people I have ever had the chance to experience (when dealing with customer service).
He was totally cool with me, very talkative and not FAKE like most store workers are (aka forced to be cheerful by their boss).
I have no doubt that basically ALL the negative comments here are complete BULLSHIT.
I say this because, as Tony told me, he is LEGALLY applied to kick anyone out who is trying to buy anything illegal to smoke his products with– therefor; when he tries to HELP someone who is whispering to him «can I ask you a question?»
And he replies with:
«Sure! As long as it’s not illegal, because I’ll be required to kick you out of the store!»
He is NOT trying to piss you off. So, for being so illogical and trying to point a finger at someone else (because it’s never your fault, right), you decide:
«Man, this dudes a fuckin’ ASSHOLE! I’m gonna go to Unilocal and post a piece of shit lie of a «review».
Last thing,
if Smoke Dreams was SO homophobic, why on EARTH would they hire an openly gay man? PLEASE, answer me that, if anything.
Stop trying to give an awesome shop, with awesome products, and AMAZING customer service a bad name simply because you never mentally matured passed the age of 1, and can’t admit when you’re wrong (or even realize that someone is trying to HELP you to avoid making trouble for himself AND you).
He doesn’t WANT to kick anyone out. Leave him at piece, he’s just trying to avoid conflict.
Sincerely,
Cae
(xoxox Tony, we LOVE the knew bong).

These are the worst retail establishment I have ever dealt with. I had the misfortune to have dealt with them in the past and while being a horrible experience then I am not going to even go there since some time has passed.
I broke a piece of my pipe and their store being in so close proximity to me I was lazy and walked into that store the one employee greeted me and asked if he could help and I’m surprised things are going well so far.
Well I brought the broken piece of my pipe with and handed it to him and I asked for a replacement. His response was no problem but you will need 2 pieces not one being one end of the part would be different but it would not affect the performance of the pipe.
I took the parts home and tried to put the pipe back together only to find it wasn’t even close.
I didn’t even anticipate a issue with the store because less than a hour has passed. I WAS SO WRONG and Totally surprised again when he then claimed all sales were final and there’s a no refund under any circumstances policy. I then left the parts there along with the wasted 40.00 I just spent.
I figured best solution was to stand in front and tell potential patrons of the business.
THEY CALLED THE POLICE AND TOLD THE POLICE «THAT I THREATENED TO SHOOT HIM» Well luckily they knew he was telling lies.
If you dont want a horrible experience don’t go to this place

Great customer service and a huge selection! It may be a little pricey, but it’s worth it. I recommend this place over the other shops in the area… The big guy behind the counter was very knowledgeable of the products, he answered all of my questions without getting frustrated and I absolutely love my hookah! Will patronize more often!

This has been my go-​to smokeshop for over 4 years. The staff (big burly guy looks like a lumberjack and wolverine had a child) is downright hilarious! Always an entertaining time and very helpful! He helped pick out my pipe by my specifications and the recommendation was perfect. A large selection of glassware, papers, water pipes, bats, bubblers, etc. I have ventured down to Belmont and Clark before and was thoroughly disappointed in the customer service, prices, and attitude from the retail clerks. Fuck them! Smoke Dreams is a staple in Uptown and I hope it stays that way! Thank you guys from one tobacco enthusiast to another!

Everything is way overpriced. I really want to shop here and support my local neighborhood stores. But if you drive a half mile South near Lakeview everything is like 50% cheaper, and they negotiate with you. Smoke Dreams won’t move on price and way overpriced to start with.

If i could give less than one star i would!
Absolutely worst customer service i have EVER experienced! How this guy is still in business is beyond me. Please, STAY AWAY! There are much better smoke shops to be explored along the clark/​belmont area with a lot more reasonable prices and 100% better customer service.

I wish I could do less than a star because this place is terrible. Not because of the quality of the products, but because of the attitude of the owner. He talks down to customers and has no sense of community. Also, everything is marked up to a ridiculous cost. You can go to any other smoke shop in Chicago get the exact same products for ½ the cost.

never again.

The shop was clean and open and I even made a small purchase. The big burly bearded guy however was no expert on customer service. A good KISS song came on the radio and he blasted the music, then preceded to yell the total of my purchase. That’s forgivable… it was a good song. The disappointment came upon exiting where he yelled «FAGGOT» as the door closed behind me. Although not untrue, I find it very insulting not to mention in extremely poor taste for a business person to treat their paying customers that’s way. Needless to say, I won’t be back. I can go any where and be called worse by better.

Best shop of its kind around, no question. Came here to purchase a gift for a friend, a novelty one-​hit tobacco pipe, made of ceramic and shaped and colored so that it appears to be a conventional filtered cigarette. Obviously, for those trying to ween down their addiction to the highly noxious tobacco plant, which remains lethal and legal, and produced by wealthy, powerful and politically-​connected corporations, unlike much more benign plants. Great selection of similarly-​intended products, including bonafide works of glassblown art that sell for hundreds of dollars. When I went to pick out my pipe, the clerk (and/​or proprietor?), wearing a G. G. Allin t-​shirt underneath a denim jacket, demonstrated how one variety was self-​cleaning: «Self-​cleaning. It cleans itself, man! Like a cat!» There’s nothing more American than a place like this existing, in the perpetually soon-​to-​be-​gentrified bowel of Uptown on top of that. These guys are heroes.

I happened to stumble across this place on my way to a Navy surplus store further up Broadway. On a lark I decided to check out this store’s prices and merchandise since I had coincidentally ran out of tobacco and papers the night before. And boy was I glad I did, Smoke Dreams not only had low prices on Zig-​Zag rolling papers and tobacco tins they also sold me a very inexpensive rolling machine to take most of the guesswork out of rolling my own cigarettes. Their selection in glass-​wares by the way, voluminous!
Best of all their staff was very helpful and friendly, which is something I value highly in a store these days. In the two years I’ve been coming here I’ve never been rude too, or regretted my coming here and I doubt you will either.

The most convenient and closest tobacco store for me, even though I’m all the way up in Rogers Park. I’m usually heading to the Aldi, and once they finish that Target I’m probably gonna be in here more. I usually pop in to buy tobacco stuff (no, seriously) – filtered tubes, pouches or tins. Since I’m usually so in and out I rarely browse their selection, but they do have a good amount of hookah flavors and blunt papers. If it’s related to tobacco and «tobacco», they probably have it.

Very clean, open shop. Selection is a bit small, but I did pick up some fantastic incense here, so props for that.
Staff was exceptionally nice, and very helpful.
Worth a look, (they may get new stuff in also, since I don’t regularly frequent this place) but I’ll stick to Pipes and Stuff if I’m in the serious market for a new piece.

The area is sketchville, but where else can u buy blunt rolling materials, stolen electronics, and a hooker all on the same block?!!

A bit off the beaten path for someone from my neighborhood, however Ryan at Smoke Dreams was extremely helpful and was very understanding of my long hiatus to the art.
We didn’t spend more than 30 minutes in the store, but we were very pleased with service and selection. The knowledgeable and friendly staff made it a great experience for the us, the two rusty old dudes who were longing for a revitalization.
They do have excellent glass pieces, and a few hysterical pieces with cartoon dragons in them… I really did want one, but I went with a heavy weight and sturdy blown glass piece instead.
I highly recommend making the trip to Smoke Dreams, they will take care of you!

Is everyone afraid to write here or something? Tell me you’ve never rolled a fag?
The selection of rolling papers here is amazing and they’re ok key with pricing compared to the other stores that cost 2x more.
They must have 20 types of Rizzlas… And they have the prettiest glass to But I prefer smoking my tobacco from the greek in paper rather than a pipe. They’ve got some hooka’s that I’m going to price shop compared to some neighborhood ethnic stores (andersonville, devon ave) and after the Unilocal Hookah dinner — maybe we’ll all go shop together!