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1125 E. Apache Blvd. Tempe, AZ 85281

480-921-1670 

 

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  • Middle Eastern
    Daily 2pm-2am
    $, $$
    All Major Credit Cards, cash
  • casual
    Smoking, Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Takeout, Private Party, Wheelchair Accessible
    Dinner, Lunch
    None
  • Recommended for Large Parties
    Lot Available
Description

Located near the ASU campus, this hookah bar and cafe attracts budget-challenged students. Choose from a wide range of tobacco flavors such as mango, strawberry, jasmine or molasses. The baba ghanouj is tasty; the falafel, lamb shanks, and tender beef korma all make for outstanding main dishes. Don't leave without sampling the sludgy Arabic coffee.







  • 2007 | BEST HOOKAH BAR

    It makes sense that within a few square miles of ASU in Tempe there are seven hookah bars to choose from. Where else are underage college freshmen supposed to sit on the floor and regurgitate ideas from Intro to Philosophy If you're not of the frat-party persuasion, there's not a whole lot going on near campus until you turn 21 (or score a fake . . .).But in spite of the variety of newer chi-chi spots, we'll always have a soft spot in our hearts for Tut's. It's one of the few Tempe college... More »

  • 2003 | BEST HOOKAH BAR

    No gyrating belly dancers, no velvet couches. This is just a hookah bar, plain and simple. King Tut, a Middle Eastern restaurant, lounge and de facto cultural center, was around way before the Tempe smoking ban and Gulf War II made smoking hookahs dangerously cool, so, thankfully, it hasn't resorted to becoming a glitzy novelty. The joint is relatively quiet during the day, so gaggles of ASU students stop by to relax and study between classes on the well-worn Persian couches. At night, the... More »

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  • King Tut Cafe and Hookah Lounge

    King Tut Cafe and Hookah Lounge

    | Wed, September 28, 2011

    Sweet molasses, this place stinks -- but luckily in a good way. The first thing that usually hits you when you walk in King Tut's is a rolling cloud of fruity, musky shisha tobacco.Then you notice the... More »

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