If I could leave less than 1 star I would. I am 18 years old but did not have my ID on me, I go to lava all the time and never have a problem and I am never ID'd, there is a new blonde older looking woman who asked for my ID and I told her I didn't have it on me and that I usually am here all the time and have never been asked before, it is somewhere I always come for a good chill time, that is not the case this time. The waitress was rude and it was a very unpleasant surprise, I will never NEVER go back, I spent my money at midnight right across the parking lot, and I am so glad, they were delightful and gave me no problem at midnight. Lava is highly unrecommended, do not spend your money there, there are many places in Dearborn!! read more

Horrible service and when we got the bill the cost was all higher than what we ordered. Why? Because they increased the prices without updating the menus. The waitress didn't bother to tell us that until we asked about the bill. Very poor service, unprofessional and the food was alright. Save your self time and go to a better place. I will never set foot in their again. read more

My favorite cafe in Dearborn not to busy it's nice to sit and relax the food is amazing the hookahs are really good and last long the prices are good as well and the staff is very friendly. It's a great atmosphere. I love there bbq chicken quesadillas as well as the bbq chicken pizza and their waffle fries are really good and fresh steak subs are amazing read more

I usually love coming to this place. The owners and workers are so friendly but tonight was quite off. We got a booth and there were 4 of us. We ordered 2 hookahs, some food and 2 vanilla cappuccino's. The cappuccinos didn't come out for about 10 minutes and when they did show up we didn't get our pops. The pops took about another 5 minutes and was brought to our table by someone else. She also brought over uncooked food and a extra fry that we did not order but I didn't say anything. What topped it off was that she avoided coming to our table the whole time and when she did she asked if we were okay and walked away before I could say anything. I still tipped 25$ because I am a waitress but unacceptable customer service. read more

Today I reviewed the lava Java cafe of Dearborn my rating is two stars because when you receive your food the servers do not provide napkins to customers if you choose to come her don't because the cleanliness is poor depending on the food but if u do choose come here anyways just not the best rating for a Lebanese style tradition if you want good food go to beruit by night in Dearborn heights excellent food for a excellent price great Lebanese tradition there then it is at lava Java of dearborn the most poor rating when it comes to clean read more

Lava Java Cafe - Pizza Near Me - Dearborn, Michigan

We waited 40 minutes for our food to arrive. When it finally arrived, it was underwhelming; soggy, bland, cold and even undercooked (I had the smoked turkey wrap and my friend had the steak wrap). Hookah was very weak as well. Won't be coming back. read more

I usually like cafe and especially the one that serves Hookah, but Lava Java is very very very pricy for no reason, I went last week on a saturday night and ordered 2 coffees 1 hookah and 2 pieces of cake the bill was 45 dollars, I think they take advantage of people and they add things to the bill, hookah was ok bad coffee and very very very bad service Don't recommend that place to anyone read more

Almost nothing in Food options for vegetarians. No music. Hookah Okayish but expensive. Service Lathargic.

have tried nothing but the hooka there and its always good , great service they chack on you every 5 to 10 minutes , atmosphere was great sat night they have a singer that takes request , 5 dollar cover charge added on the bill watch out for that :) read more

Unscrupulous management with terrible service. Went here with a party of six. Sign on the door to the place says cover charge after 10pm. We thought that meant if you arrive past 10. Apparently it means if you are in the place when the singer starts. Cover is $7. That's reasonable. What isn't is they tried to charge us cover for each member of our party. And they added it to the bill without telling us. I spoke to the manager and demanded they remove it. Service was lousy. They are way understaffed. Waitress got our order wrong 3 times. Just overall a terrible experience. read more

Came in and sat down with 2 friends. nobody checked on us.., he got up to go order, nobody brought anything... waste of 25 minute. Worst service or should i say... non service. Horrible! Will never go back! read more

Love this place, it is like a hidden living room. Food is always great and the service can be terrible depending on which girl you get. Other than that its a great place to just sit back relax , and smoke a hookah. read more

nice place, we used to hang around there but we stopped after they started allowing Hookas and cigarette we go there from time to time they spent a fortune on the internal decor ! read more

Horrible service. Took 30 minutes to get our hookah, 40 for a pot of tea. Damn. Brace faced waitress didn't even notice us walk in so we sat ourselves and got a menu ten minutes later, but only a food menu. No hookah menu of course so you can't tell how much they f*ck you till afterwards. I've been to most the hookah lounges in the metro area and especially all the top notch ones. This trash dump was the only place I've ever been to that charged me for coco Nara charcoal. Like 4$, and since my family has a lounge I know that that's literally how much you can get a whole box for at wholesale prices. Made a complaint and the owner said don't worry I won't charge you for the charcoals after "jokingly" referring to us as assholes for complaining about that and the damn near hour wait for a pot of tea. You'd think the tea would've been on the house for the terrible service but no, it was 8$ and the man had the gall to charge us another 8 for a refill, on top of actually charging us for the charcoal anyway. The worst kind of Arab. Puts money before customer satisfaction. Nice atmosphere though:) read more

If you want half frozen hot pockets go to lava java! they force u to pay a 18% tip on top of that, the service and food is garbage go somewhere else. read more

Food was good, friendly people but not enough workers so i waited a while for my food. still recommend people over there because the hookahs are good! read more

I went here today for the first time and was pretty disappointed. Lets start with the atmosphere, the decor is a little tacky and over the top. It's called Lava Java so as you can guess there's "lava" all over the walls of the place. It's a young crowd, so expect to see a lot of high school kids here. Also, if you don't like a smokey environment, this place is not for you. They don't even have a nonsmoking section, and half the people there are smoking hookahs. The service was pretty bad as well. The waitress brought our appetizers and food out at the same time, never refilled our drinks and a few of the menu items weren't in stock. Most of the the chicken sandwiches have garlic dressing, which I'm not a big fan of. I asked for mayo instead, and got a garlic smothered sandwich with a side of mayo. On top of that, you could see the entire wait staff goofing around instead of at least acting busy. The food was mediocre and overpriced. A chicken sandwich with fries cost $9. My buddies were equally disappointed and we don't plan on going back anytime soon. read more

This place was terrible. My friends and I decided to give it a try about a week ago for Iftar. We ate from the buffet which was a bit overpriced in my opinion considering that 90% of the food they had was either vegetables or some kind of noodles. They only had one type of meat there and it was grilled chicken which was a bit bland. The wait staff were horrible, they completely forgot that we were at the restaurant and thus drinks were not refilled and empty plates were not hauled away. To make things worst, they included an 18% gratuity in the bill which came out to roughly $24. We thought that the 18% tip was a bit outrageous considering that the wait staff were terrible and didn't serve us anything beyond the cups of water and the first round of drinks, there were no refills. We had the manager take the tip off the bill and we tipped accordingly. We came to the conclusion that the wait staff must have been a bit busy considering that the restaurant was packed and it was Ramadan. What got to me the most is that when food ran out, they refused to bring more, for example when the salad ran out, they refused to bring any more out, that really irritated me. So we decided that we should give them one more chance and we went back there today. Again, the service was horrible. The waitress was mean and snobby, the drinks didn't get refilled, and the gratuity was mandatory. Also, the food is not that good for them to ask for $9 for a chicken burger. The place is heavily overpriced. In addition, there is no reason for the service to be horrible this time around considering that Ramadan is over and the place was deserted. Needless to say, this is one place I will not be going back to, ever!! I have never been treated this horribly at a restaurant before. Maybe it is because the waitress was going to get her tip whether we liked it or not? read more

i had my birthday here, envited all of my family and friends and i was impressed with the service, food and decore. the hookah was really good also. the girls are pretty hot here too. read more

The Lava Java in Dearborn, MI has really changed its service from good to excellent. There is absolutely no mistake made from anything you order on the menu. You simply cannot go wrong with anything you choose. Their Lavash Wraps are amazing and taste so good you'll hesitate to choose something else. Their hookahs are of the highest quality and last the longest than any other Hookah Cafe I've ever been to. The taste of the hookah also lasts long and is consistent, unlike other cafes whereas you get a burnt taste after use of one charcoal. They also come and check up on you and change your charcoal for the hookah themselves. Everything is delicious and the only thing I don't agree with is their entertainment. I personally think it's a headache. Other love it and go just for the singing. The entertainment is every Friday and Saturday night with a cover charge of about $5-$7. Simply not my scene, but does not change their rating with me. read more