Any hookah bars in the area?

Serious question: why is hookah not covered by the smoking ban?

The last time I was in Zaytoons, we were unfortunately really put off by the smell from the hookas. And, despite the water "filtration" when you got a half dozen of those things puffin' around you, there's smoke in the air no matter what

1. bristen's (on franklin) has hookahs

2. i've only seen hookahs outside at zaytoons or bristens. do they use them inside? (nasty.)

3. someone (like me) who doesn't like smoke and whose asthmatic lungs aren't big fans either might go to a place with hookahs because the food (etc.) is good and the restaurant choices in a given area are not infinite. is that hard to imagine?

BKChickie wrote: Serious question: why is hookah not covered by the smoking ban?

The last time I was in Zaytoons, we were unfortunately really put off by the smell from the hookas. And, despite the water "filtration" when you got a half dozen of those things puffin' around you, there's smoke in the air no matter what

the law says that if an establishment makes at least 10% (I think that's the number) of its revenue from tobacco, it can have smoking inside. That's why you see cigar and hookah bars.

edit: also, the water isn't for 'filtration'. It cools the smoke.

i thought the hookah smoking at zaytoons was only outside in the back garden. whenever i've eaten in the restaurant i've never seen or smelled a hookah.