Elbasha Grill & Hookah

Started with 2 people that seemed as if they did not want to be at work, nor did they want to be bothered with customers. I get that this is probably a good time if you are in to the hookah thing, but we went during off hours for lunch and it was very disappointing. The wrap my wife had was cold and definitely previously frozen with wilted lettuce and no creativity. Hummus came of a tub, I am pretty sure. I will absolutely not be back. If all you want to do is smoke, then knock yourself out, but do not expect any decent food. This is not what they do here.

my all time favorite place for hookah, the owner and workers are really friendly, the food is GOOD. The hookah is good, the flavor they always give me are good, I like everything about elbasha, and also the vibe there is fun. I will always go back (:

Very good service, very good hookah and great food. It’s perfect for a date or even going with a group of friends. The only downside is the price to sit in the little cabanas, 30 $ extra!

Simply, the authentic hookah place not only in Fresno, but in south CA as well
Decent price, good owner that doesn’t hesitate to say hi and have some friendly speech
Good service, nice food with reasonable taste
Want to feel like in middle east? then just give it a visit

We still come here all the time– about once a week (sometimes more) and the service is consistently friendly and helpful, they always get our order right, the food is good and– most importantly– the hookah is EXCELLENT. Try their specialty mixes, you won’t be disappointed. Take it from a local hookah enthusiast, this is what a hookah lounge is all about.

My boyfriend & I went for the first time last night with our friends who have been there before so they already knew what to do & what to expect.
We went in & seated ourselves because the place was pretty full so we just found a table that seemed large enough for the 6 of us which it wasn’t so we ended up sitting outside after ordering. We got Starbuzz Simply Mint & some other flavor that I don’t remember the name of but I liked very much. It took a while for them to get everything set up for us but like I said, it was pretty full so that was okay. I just felt kinda bad because some of the workers seem so miserable.
They finally set everything up & we got started. Probably like an hour later, the owner comes out & asks us if we want to move inside because it was cold & he found a spot where all six of us could fit so we really appreciated that. The staff changes the coals pretty often which is great but they don’t check up on you asking if everything is okay or if we need anything.
The total was about $ 40 which isn’t bad considering there was six of us. I wouldn’t mind coming back.
Overview: can be packed depending on time & day, decent service, fair prices, I just wish the workers didn’t look so sad so I didn’t have to be sad for them lol.

All i could say is this is my FAVE place to smoke and eat. Perfect perfect perfect. Great Hookah Bomb Food. EXCELENT customer service.

Food 6/​10, Hookah ⁸⁄₁₀ Drinks ³⁄₁₀
Service: the girl had a poor attitude and clearly didn’t want to be there, but the owner was nice!
Try the falafel

Unfortunately the quality of this place has progressively gotten worse with each visit. I can no longer recommend this place.

Their food is good but you do pay for it. Their service not so much. They do not give out free water? Ok, so I purchased their water bottles and ask for a cup, they do not offer you a cup for your water. After going over my online statement from my credit card purchase I notice that I was charged more than what I originally paid.

Don’t waste your time or money, worst customer service ever. First time at this place and won’t ever make the same mistake again. For a Saturday night there were like maybe 2 other tables, practically empty, it took forever for someone to take our order, I guess they must be making humas fresh in the back cause it took like 40min just to get it. Being my first time, they didn’t educate us on how to us it or come back and fix our choals. To top it off, we were stuck watching Arabic cartoon followed by a movie, after we requested for some music. The employee spent more time puffing on a hookah behind the counter than assisting customers.
24 HR UPDATE: Yes you pathetic excuse of human being, it was paid with cash around 9pm, go back and check because you are either blind of mentally delayed. I nearly f* died tonight from your discussing food. Never been so sick in my life. I have hospital papers to prove it and you bet your sorry ass I’ll be calling health services to see what shit you are running in the back.
PS: your cashier couldn’t do simple math, 30−28= $ 2 change

The food is excellent! It tasted fresh. On the other hand, service was slow. My food was brought out 15 minutes before my guest’s food. The décor is great. Overall, it’s a good place to eat, smoke hookah, and chill.

Worst place ever now. Place gotten ridiculous. Dont care about loyal customers or quality. Dont know what happened here but the experience seem to decline every time. Hookah is crap and so is the customer service. A shame.

The worst customer service ever, even 1 star is Courtesy, they do their best to push away from the place.

No comment !!!

Great place I have to say happen to stop by for coffee ordered some food it was great
I like service and people very nice atmosphere

Servers. Seriously? We had 3 hookahs going at our table and it took what felt like hours to have our coals replaced.
Take your business seriously and maybe I’ll come back. I went there 2 nights in a row and experienced the same level of service.

Elbasha is a great place! Great service and very relaxing environment! I especially like the way they label each hookah with different tape. The Blue tape is for the hookahs that don’t have mint and the green tape is for hookahs with mint. They change the coals without hesitation and are happy to help with everything. The staff treats you like family. The food is awesome and made fresh to order. The prices are great too.
We love coming here

Poor shisha, fucked up hookah, horrible service, they wouldn’t even fix the hookah that wasn’t smoking. We got a booth but they don’t even allow you to close the curtain… what are the curtains for then? Never coming back. Sahara is the place to be.

It was an ok experience. Came here with an old friend to catch up and we sat in the patio. The private rooms looked cool if you had a big group. I had the white peach and it was good but the place I go to in oc is better. The place got packed later into the night. They played good music, mostly hip hop. The food looked pretty good but we didn’t order any. Easy to locate right odd Shaw and Blackstone.