Profitablility of a Hookh Bar
 

A friend of mine wants me to be a business partner to open a Hookah bar. I'm in the process of doing research to see if it would be a profitable investment. Like any investment I know there are a ton of variables to consider(taxes, overhead, location....). We would want to start small with a couple of hookah's($120-200 each) furniture and the cost of renting space.

I talked to a local owner of a hookah bar in my hometown and pulls in about $5-6k in profit after taxes and expenses and being in business for only a year and a half. His place isnt very impressive, but seems to be doing well Does anyone have any experiences in the hookah business?

just for tobacco?

i don't see why anyone would go.....

In Los Angeles Hookah Bars are on the rise and I know they make money. I know a couple people who own some.

I think if I had a bar I would also sell accessories and such, both online and off, as part of the business. Basically the business would have 3 different main revenue streams.

where would you open it? kind of depends on location...

tobacco, espresso machine, free wireless internet, temporarily run the place as a BYOB establishment. ...1.5 miles from a major university.

College kids in the US 18-20.99999 go.

Thats exactly what I have been reading and what my bud told me. Hey mega, whats your icq?

Isn't everyone at a table sharing the same mouthpiece? So you and your buddy who likes eating crack whores get to exchange herpes viruses? Or is there some disposible part?

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http://www.hookah-shisha.com/ there are multiple hoses on a hookah, you can add a plastic disposible tip at the end of each hose. After the hookah session you remove the plastic piece for the next customers.

well u shoulda explained that :)

great idea

just be prepared to be raided everynight, or atleast have plainclothes staying around all night

man people LOVE those things!!!!!

They're legal, they're all over the place.

There is currently no hookah bars in this growing city where the major university(approx 40,000 attend) is located. I wont say which university it is, but a couple of red flag in my mind have come up. Why isn't there a hookah bar their currently....the city isnt THAT small. There isnt any zoning issues with our location. Also, the people that attend the university are predominately conservative, so i dont know if that would affect business.

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understood sly...what im saying is...i'm sure there are alot of hassles associated with such a biz....i.e. people dealing drugs without your knowledge, leading to busts involving your location

I'm sure dealing drugs is a problem at any bar for that matter. You can't stop all instances of illegal transactions, but with a solid team of employees and strict management this problem could be minimized.....I guess every industry has its risks, but thats part of entrpreneurship.