Velvet Hookah in Dallas submitted Description

Although hookahs have been around for hundreds of years, mainstream acceptance of hookahs in the US is just starting to happen. Hookahs in the US were mainly seen at some Middle Eastern restaurants until about 4 years ago when they started to make their presence in hookah lounges. In 1998, The Velvet Hookah’s owner, Ehab Elsaadi brought a couple of hookahs back from Egypt and was amazed at the acceptance amongst friends who tried the hookah. The interesting thing was that conversation around the hookah tended to get deeper and more philosophical as friends sat around and breezed past typical superficial conversations about the weather and sports. It was as if the hookah brought friends closer together.