I've been to a few hookah lounges as of recent and this one by far has been my favorite thus far in SD. Stopped in on a Saturday afternoon pretty empty which was good for us. The interior is spacious, booths along both sides of the walls. Tables and chairs in the center. Big screen televisions all around and a nice center section with 3 big screens. Really liked the interior well kept and clean. Bathroom was much nicer than I've seen at other places. Small bar area to order drinks and they also sell food. We didn't check out the menu will need to another time. Just came for hookah. We ordered our favorite mix and ordered a small hookah with coconut coals no extra charge spent about $25 plus a bottle of water. I did catch a sign that 3 hour limit on each hookah head and then you have to refill. We don't usually stay that long but heads up. Really enjoyed this spot we got comfortable on the booth and smoked our hookah. Super chill great atmosphere. Parking sucks! But if you find a spot it's worth coming in. Will be back! read more

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Hookah was so good. Service was great. Ambience was okay, wish there was music a bit more loud to fit the vibe , overall will come back!

GO SOMEWHERE ELSE. The kid who runs this place for his dad is very unprofessional. He was laying in the booth smoking hookah instead of helping customers waiting for refills/ order off menu. He refused to serve certain meals on the menu because he didn't want to turn the fryer on. waste of money. Very negative energy. The owner of the place made a huge mistake having his 70 pound/ unprofessional/ lazy/ rude/ nasty attitude son run the place. GO SOMEWHERE ELSE read more

This lounge is such a vibe! The drinks were really good, the hookah was super flavorful, and the service was honestly amazing. Weezy, the manager, kept checking on our coals without us even having to ask and took the empty drinks right away so nothing sat on the table. The music was great, the atmosphere was chill, and overall it was just a perfect experience. This was my second time coming here within a week, and I'll definitely be back again. If you're in the San Diego area, you have to check this place out! read more

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I love this place! Cool vibe whether you want to bring a group or just come by yourself. A bunch of TVs, good for game days. Beer on tap and a selection of other drinks. What makes it really feel like home is the team- all the staff are kind and friendly, the service is great and they are super attentive with coal replacements and otherwise. Good music but also nice if you want to get some work done. Plus, adults! Not overrun with obnoxious groups read more

Social Hookah Lounge - Hookah Bars Near Me - San Diego, California

Came here on a Saturday night and there was plenty of seating available. I really appreciated that the hookah was smooth AF. I went to another place in Hillcrest not too long ago and all their hookahs were harsh and made us cough, but not here at Social! Originally we ordered their social mix which was a combination of 8 different flavors but it ended up being too much going on for us, so we switched to a honey dew melon one which was perfect. I really appreciated that the workers came around to switch the coals without being prompted to, and it was super cute and clever they had a handheld vacuum for the ashes. The pizza we ordered was good too, it had lots of cheese and they had an assortment of sauces to choose from. Total bill for 2 bowls and a pizza was $80. 10/10 would definitely come back here! read more

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The lounge has a great atmosphere, but Weezy truly elevated the experience. Highly recommend checking this place out!

Really cool place! We went to a smaller place first that said they don't play any Arabic music so we came here and enjoyed a little rap, R&B, and some Arabic music with some green tea and a hookah. Really beautiful inside with high ceilings, so it doesn't feel stuffy. Really cool vibes. Will def be back. read more

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Great atmosphere and hookah flavors. The shisha is great and fresh. Great staff and food. Tried multiple cocktails and they were amazing. Highly recommend this place for a great hangout read more

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Do not get what they call "fried pickles". They are, in fact, NOT pickles at all. They are fried zucchini. You're welcome. BUT everything else hookah oriented is up to code. read more

The spot is super chill and gives welcoming vibes, the hookah's are priced very fair and the customer service is top notch. I highly recommend this spot, there's solid appetizer options such as wings, fries, mozzarella cheese sticks, small pizzas. read more

Social Hookah Lounge - The spot is super chill and gives welcoming vibes, the hookah's are priced very fair and the customer service is top notch. - Hookah Bars Near Me - San Diego, California

I went to this hookah lounge during the day and found it very pleasant. The associate Weezy was very nice and able to answer all of my questions. The vibe was very mellow and a great place to smoke and read. I will definitely be back to enjoy the high quality hookah. read more

Good service, good hookah, good vibes. This spot is in a good location plenty of stuff to do before or after. Also has a bar, the liquor options are limited though read more

service was amazing, weezy was nice and treated with the most upmost respect. hookah, the most important part it was really smooth. the food was also great and the music that was playing was also really great. def worthy of 5 stars. will recommend this place to anybody. read more

Social hookah is one of my go to spots to chillax. It's right next to USD (University of San Diego), so you'll ocassionally see students studying. There are 6 TVs that usually are playing the current sports. Lots of space and couches, dont think you'll ever have a problem finding a seat. Conveniently the couches all have outlets to plug your electronics in . They have both square coals and quick lite circle ones, so you can choose which you want. Attached is photos of the menu to see what other additions you can make. There is food, drinks... to include alcohol. The liquor license is the one that they have to water it down... just fyi. Very convenient location, in a strip mall with lots of food places and they dont care if you bring in outside food. It's the owner and his son that are usually running the place, both of which are chill dudes. Parking basically sucks really bad, I would strongly suggest parking on an adjacent street, most of the spots are labeled with 30 minute parking but its VERY HARD to see, I've seen cars get towed out of there alot. $20 for a basic hookah, I go with watermelon mint. Happy hookahing @sirjake2.0 read more

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Hookah is top flight. Drinks are a bit overpriced. Music is the worst. When more than 50% of your clientele has noise cancellation headphones on you should reconsider your life choices read more

They water down the shots. Aside from that it's a nice go-to spot. Chill vibes, nothing crazy

Went here our of sheer convenience of already have eaten dinner in the plaza. Walked in and was truly taken back by how spacious it was. Vaulted ceiling. High back couches. A true "lounge" feel -- people kicked back on the couches, feet up, whatever made you comfy. Let me say, this was probably the best hookah joint menu that wasnt just a dry list of tobacco. It listed all their offerings, substitutions, add-ons, possibilities (like adding beer to your hookah base?!? Dope.) Ordered a StarBuzz flavor. We usually go for Al Faqar. It smoked amazing. Coals were in constant rotation. The TVs were playing. Light music to drown some noise. Nothing crazy. They have hookah + alcohol specials too! Beer wine whatever. If I lived in SD I would be here weekly for sure! read more

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Love going there. My friends and i play pool table! They have Alochols! best choice foods and alochols! Great Service! Went there for years! Good place Sometime busy or not busy! its worth! parking is bad! but Its best time go there Friday and saturday! read more

All they play is 42 Dugg, Kodak or meek mill. I hope they play some Latin music like peso pluma or fuerza regida. Price is ok for 30$

Visited this hookah spot on our trip to SD a couple weekends ago and it was great! They service alcohol as well! Being a frequent hookah smoker, it's hard to find places with good hookah! This place didn't disappoint. Space was clean and good environment as well as their Micheladas were bomb!!!! read more

This place is a gem! Hookah is on point, great long lasting flavor, clean appropriate size hookah, coals at all times rotating, good atmosphere and a nice fun beat. I was very impressed with their food quality. I dont even see a lot of lounges with anything more than snacks, and i got served Shawarma, what?! It was destroyed by me on arrival. I had the pleasure of meeting Q, who can read turkish coffe cup fortune. Im so there! Matti and Ahvad are awesome hosts. The place is clean, strangely, yet wonderfully accented with purple. TVs at perfect angle, crazy veriety of cocktails and soft drinks. The bar counter area is great, sufficiently roomy without being grotesquely oppressive, and too busy. Everything is well balanced, someone with very good taste pulled this place together. Yeah, you should go, get your bowl, shawarma, your turkish coffee revelation, and inhale..... read more

Hookah is if you trying to request a beat they will play it. Staff is friendly and responsive and very helpful and respectful. Vibe is cool and i definitely come back to visit! read more

Really this lounge deserves 0 stars. Oh where do I even begin! This review is solely based on their customer service & their drinks. It literally took 20 minutes to get someone's attention once we sat down. They only had one waitress working who was running around like a chicken with her head cut off. No offense to the lil waitress but she was not helpful at all in taking our orders. Seems like a newbie so we cut her some slack. But it turns out she was more interested in being around the "boys & taking selfies"! Really!? Ordered 3 drinks! 2 piña coladas & a mojito. These were the 3 worst drinks we had in our entire lives!! It tasted like crap pure crap! Tasted like Scope mouth wash & spoiled milk. Turns out these are all PRE-MIXED cocktails YUCK!! Called our waitress over & told her we didn't like it & to please take it back & to bring our check. Her answer was, I can't make that decision & that she had to talk to management. Ok???? As she walks away, we are all assuming she's looking for the "manager". NOPE!!! More selfies! Smdh!!!! Finally our check comes & the 3 drinks are still on there WTF! So I then got the manager myself & explained to him the problem. Instead of an apology, he looks at us & in pure utter disbelief asked us why & really?? He did not like that one bit. Finally he took it off our bill. Worse experience ever.. Hookah was awesome that's about it. I can buy my own hookah & light it up in my own place, with better company & cocktails for sure!! read more

This place is as worst as it gets ppl spend your money some other lounge this place is disgusting cocktails and food nasty service was horrible the people working there don't know how to smile and rude as fuk. read more

The vibe was so good around 9-11pm Sunday night. Great music and drinks! Being a frequent hookah smoker, it's hard to find a spot with the right vibe and decent prices. read more

Incredible orange bowls!!!! $9.99 to go and lasts for hours!!!! I use king coals, and i could smoke their bowl for like 5 hours straight or within 2 days before it goes bad. Highly recommend!! The owner makes hookah worth smoking FOR SURE! Had me coming back 2 weeks ina row, as I am middle eastern and heavy hookah smoker! read more

Hookah was good, service was alright, music was terrible!! If you like old school r&b music on repeat then this is your spot. But I feel like a hookah lounge should have a good music variety! read more

This place was so great! Raymond was so helpful! Clean and great smoke! Will definitely be back when we are in San Diego! Thanks for a great experience!!! read more

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Not too bad at all! I just assumed the wings were hot wings but they were blah but their hummus was dank, really dank. I like this spot cus the music isn't loud and they have beer too. They also have wine for sure too. Their packages aren't bad at all, go there with a nice group of people and split the hookah bill and y'all can toke it up all night long while listening to old school R/B lol. Which I really didn't mind at all but thinking about it from a business standpoint I don't think that is good for a business to pick one genre over the other. Having a well rounded mix is usually the best. I was nice to reminisce though. Get the blueberry flavor! read more

Nice mellow lounge, variety of hookahs.. The wait is a bit long but I understand because they're typically busy on the weekend. Will return.

First visiting this place. It was amazing staff was friendly. Great music choice. Food was great to my wife. However for me it was not alot for me to choice from I am vegan. But overall it was a vibe read more

Great place to chill and let things go. Take your date there as a second time and have some smoking fun time :).

Pictures are deceiving. Hookahs are weak. The music is very quiet and the lights are on the whole time.

This hookah lounge has a "diamond in the rough" appeal that I was a bit surprised with. The location and outside appearance, don't give the inside atmosphere any justice. The location is a mix of residential, random mom-and-pop looking establishments, but inside makes you feel as though you are in a more urban, upscale part of town. Love the hookah selections, they have such a huge variety of flavors. And the menu is on par with the great setting. Great staff that is very attentive and polite. I would definitely recommend this place for anyone looking to come to relax or bringing friends to celebrate. Very very well done :) read more

Social Hookah Lounge - Hookah Bars Near Me - San Diego, California

I am visiting with a couple of friends and we tried this place out- environment:3/5, hookah:5/5, service:5/5. The menu was very extensive and has a lot of options for drinks and hookah flavors. Would definitely recommend if someone wants a low-key hookah spot with great hookah! read more

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I loved this place! Ever since Pasha's in downtown closed we haven't been to many other hookah lounges as a lot of them are kind of run down and dirty. This place was spotless! Service was fast, prompt and efficient. Staff was courteous but not too friendly, didn't offer recommendations as other places. Service was fast but maybe since it was Thursday night and it was kind of empty in there...The one thing I think they can improve on is the fact that they only sell water in bottles. A place that serves alcohol should bring complimentary water when you are spending $30 on hookah. Besides that, I will definitely be coming back. read more

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Poor service. Cleanliness is not good. This is a family owned business that shows favoritism and needs more training on customer service. Over priced beer. Beer is five dollars a bottle and food is not that great. read more

Best hookah spot hands down in the San Diego area. Instant family vibes from the whole staff. Good music. Better hookah. Best atmosphere

This place is awesome and the staff is so friendly!!! Super laid back and they play great music. Definitely recommend