People are so dramatic on Yelp. This place is cute and the lady was nice and the selection is good…read moreand there's nothing to be complaining about here. Also it's very close to the train AND ice cream, so win-win.

I went to this botanica last Saturday and was not impressed- at all. First off, the name of the…read morebotanica throws you off-Botanica LUCERO would make you think that the store would cater to practitioners of palo mayombe. WRONG! The minute you walk into this store (which by the way, is literally next door to a CTA stop, and there's no store parking so good luck finding a crappy parking spot on the street and pray that your parking meter works!) you are "greeted" by the sight of La Santisima Muerte. ALL OVER the entire freaking store. The place should be called Botanica Santisima Muerte instead of Botanica Lucero. After getting over the shock of seeing 50 million Santisima Muerte dolls, statues, and VELVETEEN PAINTINGS (yup you heard that right, I thought they only made Elvis velveteen paintings!), I wondered why no one personally greeted me. Instead they just stared at me for five minutes and then went back to ignoring me. Some time later, a woman showed up and anxiously asked me why I was there. I told her that I had "heard" that her store had things relating to palo. She immediately tried to sell me an herb that was called "contra de palo". I told her that was NOT what I had in mind, and she tried for the next 5 minutes to convince me that she knew what I wanted. This was very aggravating, to say the least. I then proceeded to ask her if she had any candles for Papa Candelo (a figure from the 21 Divisions). She proceeded to try to sell me a candle that clearly said "HORSESHOE" on it with an accompanying picture of a horseshoe. When I voiced my displeasure, she immediately tried to sell me a "BUENA SUERTE" candle, and then a "CLEAN HOUSE" candle. Then she tried to convince me (yet again) that she knew what she was talking about, and that the candles she suggested WERE for Papa Candelo. Meanwhile I pointed out to her that the little statues that were collecting dust on top of her television were actually statues of Papa Candelo, so I had no idea how she could confuse a HORSESHOE with an elderly Black man. This woman claimed to know about the 21 Divisions, but clearly knew nothing. This woman (who also called herself an espiritista) also pretended to know about Santeria, when clearly she didn't. She tried to tell me that a statue of Chango was actually Papa Candelo. I bought a bracelet for my daughter and when I turned my head, one of the storekeepers pulled out a paint brush and swiped some kind of perfumey smelling liquid onto the bracelet-WITHOUT my permission. The vibe in this botanica is totally "wrong", the statues are overpriced, every book they had for sale was strictly based on either : La Santisima Muerte or brujeria or how to put an amarre on someone. Needless to say there were only 4 copies of the "Santa Biblia" (Holy Bible). This place was full of negativity and I will never go back there again. Stay away from this establishment unless you like being lied to and have a serious thing for La Santisima Muerte.

I decided to come here since I live nearby and I don't regret visiting to Practical…read moreMagic. I was greeted by someone and they let me know that they can answer any questions that I had. The items were reasonably priced. I noticed that they had aerosol sprays and even smudge candles. It's definitely a place where you can buy stuff that is meant for healing. I could have bought this from Amazon, but since I prefer buying things in person, I feel that I can come to this place more because of the products they sell. l definitely recommend this store because of this reason. I am actually satisfied with the products that I bought from here today.

They are a fraud. She saw money when she saw me and sold me $200+ of Ogun items. She told me I was…read morea child of Ogun. My intentions kicked in. I didn't FEEL any connection with his image. I told her I wasn't feeling him. But, she kept telling me that I was his. Ogun like metal and gambling. I told her I am not into metal and I do not gamble. To make a long story short. I purchased the items. Ogun's image and his tools. The image she had in the store was broken, a nudge I ignored. She ordered it and had it shipped to me. While waiting, I looked on Amazon to see if they sold his image. They did for half the price I paid. I have also started studying The Orisa. According to what I have learned, I am a child of Esu. I contacted her today and told her what I have learned and why I think she should give me my money back. All she got out of it was the way I was talking to her. She stated that she was learning like me. First of all, I'm texting you. We're not conveying over the phone. Texting is like writing a note to someone. Talking is verbal. Second of all, if you are learning like I am, you should not speak to people with assurance. She said she didn't mean me any harm. Yes, she did. Speaking with assurance and asking me over $200 of something Because she spoke with assurance, that did cause me harm. This is not the place to go for ANY TYPE OF SPIRITUAL ADVICE OR GUIDANCE. Do your research and know for yourself. Save yourself some money. I am REALLY considering take her to court for fraud.

Beware of Paige the Scammer!!! Made me realize I need to get back to God. But that's all. She told…read moreme that I need to buy 2 big 18 packs of paper towels and 2 big things of toilet paper & a 8ct of wash rags and bring it to her house.. After that I haven't looked back! I just thought it was weird to bring paper towels and toilet paper to her! Then she said a 1 hour reading then she sent me out 28minutes later to get the toilet paper! I'd recommend keen clairvoyants for real into and the Bible for true guidance !!!

A friend and I went for her birthday to do palm readings. It was pretty fascinating and Sandra was…read moreaccurate, kind and quite helpful. We want all of our friends to experience this too and turns out she'll come to do gatherings or parties as well!

Mariah is awesome I have seen her in person about 3 years ago and she was spot on with everything…read moreand very detailed. A year after my reading I paid for my parents to get a reading and they were so excited and agreed that she has a magical gift. She provided details no one else could have known except our passed loved ones. Recently I paid for my aunt to get a reading as an early Xmas gift. My aunt was thrilled and was able to get closures and once again Mariah was very detailed. Mariah has a special professional and kind attitude. She is the most trustworthy and honest psychic/medium I have worked with.

Four years ago my aunt and I started looking for answers to questions to her abusive relationship…read more We not only received answers to her questions but answer to so much more for both of us. I can honestly say that after the reading my life has changed for the better. Mariah brought up a lot of topics that I ignored for a long time and gave her opinion on how to fix them. I have a better relationship with myself, my future, my walk with God. I feel deeply passionate about Mariah's work her unique touch is different. She doesn't read cards she actually drawls a colorful picture with each unique individual spirit sending you direct messages. She never asked me any questions before hand she took her time with me with personal answers only (I) could know. I feel better as an individual and Im actually happy I've met her. I've stayed in contact with Mariah learning and pushing forward. I highly highly recommend her 100 Stars! She is the best of the BEST. I Just wanted to say thank you again Mariah. One more thing, I have done over the phone readings, face to face readings & by text. May this help answer your questions.

This place deserves less than zero stars because of the owner's attitude to people he's very rude…read moreand disrespectful please avoid going to this place. The owner of the place doesn't want to have customers to come back to his store. Many people told me to not go to this store but they were 100% right about the owner's attitude and his way of talking to people

I bought a white gummy escobar that was yellow for $17!…read moreAlthough the lack synchronicity in color and flavor should have been huge red flag, I foolishly purchased it anyway. After trying it, theres no doubt in my mind that it is fake! No flavor what so ever! Complete dud! Do not waste your money!!!

Ok to good place to buy smoke supplies. Though the…read more price changes according to whos working. The older lady if she's preying she won't even pay the customer any attention

Ok, I was struggling on whether to give this place 2 or 3 stars. They definitely deserve a good…read morescore for selection hands down, they have everything you could imagine. Their prices are fairly good, but you know you can always find certain things cheaper online of course. The displays where on par with a local kind of business such as this and prices were clearly displayed. Long story short I felt rushed and unwanted and didn't get to see exactly what they offered. Long version: But getting down to the nitty gritty, I had a horrible customer service experiance here. The guy that was attending was a balding guy with a bill cosby-like sweater. When I walked in, he was helping out these two young girls who were just goggling some cheaper pipes, they eventually left and it was just me and him in the shop. He said hello to me ofcourse and asked what I was looking for, I responded that I wanted to browse a little first.(I came in for specifically a grinder and a one hitter but I wanted to check out the store because everything was so pretty). So anyways I'm looking at the stuff in the case and I could just feel his eyes burning a hole through me, had to be at most 15 sec since the first time he asks and he says what can I help you with, so I'm there next to the grinder so I say whatever let me look these 2 silver ones over here. One was bigger than the other but the more expensive one was larger than the other, so I ask to see both out the glass and the guy says "one is bigger..." in a tone that says he really means "hurry and pick one and get out of my store" SO with his excellent selling skills I pick the cheapest one naturally. Then I say "I'll take it but I wanna look at some stuff over here." (meaning give me some space) Again, I know what I want but I wanna survey what they have maybe for future purchases, right? So anyway literally 5 seconds later the guy comes up again and says "what do you want?" So I say screw it and point out the one hitter I wanted and went to my for my stuff. I don't know if you guys get what I'm talking about but I just know he didn't want me there for whatever reason... hmmmm I wonder why??? Just thinking about it pushes me to the 2 star rating. Sorry, I'm not gonna go anywhere I feel unwanted, and what more I'm gonna warn everybody about your lameass attitude on yelp :P

I've only been here a couple times, the staff is usually friendly and helpful…read more I've come here primarily for puffco products, and they have had tons of different products for that company. Other spots I've been to haven't had puffco.

They are selling thc-p, hhc-p, cgn, and several other substances and marketing them as thc-a…read moreproducts. Several disposables had vitamin E acetate as filler, with sketchy packaging. You don't know what you're really buying here. Stay away from these head shops!

5 star Service Wow! These smoke shops are hit and miss but Genies in Hillside are the real deal…read more Adam was very knowledgable about there products and he also was patience and attentive to all my questions. A nice shop to stop at.

Dope dudes running it and love the cat walking around gives chill vibes prices are a lil steep…read morenothing crazy thou