Amsterdam Cafe

I had a horrible experience here. I had been here years ago and it was a great place to be at. Tonight, however, was a different story. We were seated promptly and given our tea and hookah quickly, but it went downhill from there. We had no service whatsoever. The waiter/​manager/​host (I do not know who he was because right after serving us, he went to sit down and gave us no attention for the rest of the evening) did not come to check on us throughout our time there. There were older men sitting around who did not look like customers, but rather some sketchy figures hanging around and making the place look sketchier than it should have. I would definitely not go back nor would I recommend this place to anyone I know

Good hookah, good service, good place.
Amsterdam is a good hookah lounge with reasonable prices for the shisha. It’s always crowded and service is great

I haven’t been to Amsterdam Café in months, but I saw that they got a new sign outside which makes me worried that people might be more inclined to go inside and I feel compelled to convince you this is a mistake.
I stopped in once thinking I might just grab a coffee and a light lunch, check the place out. I was the only patron, and looking up at the menu I decided the Turkey and Olive Bruschetta sandwich sounded nice, so I ordered that and a coffee and went out to the back patio.
Please keep in mind that the nice looking photos of the back patio on Unilocal are dated from 2009. None of that nice furniture was there when I visited. The patio was covered with a tattered tarp, seats ripped and held together with duct tape, and the floor was filthy. I could see cigarette butts filling up the little gutter between the patio and the building next door.
I poured cream into my coffee — it was curdled, little white nuggets floating to the surface.
I was brought my sandwich, which turned out to be deli turkey, lettuce, tomato, and a few tablespoons of mayonnaise on white bread. No olives, nothing that even roughly resembled a bruschetta.
While I looked at my food, deciding how much of it I could politely ingest without getting sick, the man who took my order (and I’m guessing who also prepared my food) came out onto the patio, stood a few paces behind me, and casually smoked a cigarette.
The most disgusting restaurant experience I’ve ever had.

Every time I come here, the service isn’t too great. Tonight was especially bad, however, because we waited for what seemed like forever and a large group came after was was given their hookah almost immediately. It didn’t feel welcoming at all. It’s really a shame because the owner is very nice and the hookah and pizza are good, it’s just the service that lacks.

A very low-​key small/​medium sized hookah lounge that holds an indoor/​outdoor smoking lounge/​patio. It was our first time to this location on a Wednesday night. We walked in and we were greeted by this older gentlemen by the name of Fred. Since it was our first time here, Fred recommended that we tried «Lemon Mint» as a well known house flavor. Once we ordered, we made our way to the outside patio. It did not take us long for us to receive our hookah. The «Lemon Mint» flavor was actually great!
In over-​all experience, I give this place a 5 out of 5. This is definitely a good spot to hang out with friends if you’re looking for a less crowded location. So far I’m really satisfied with the flavor that was provided with us. Staff (Fred) was friendly. I have no complaints.
*Location: On Magnolia BLVD. Right across the Ralph’s parking lot.
*Parking: Street parking — Majority of street parking was taken so we decided to park across the street inside the Ralph’s parking lot (At our own risk?).
*Pricing: Affordable. You can’t beat the price they offer for good tasting hookah flavors.
*The Lounge itself: Great atmosphere. Depending on the night you go, they remain open late.
I will definitely be coming back for more and I will be bringing some friends with me! Give this place a try.
* If anything were to change on my experience, I will make sure to post an update *

Hands down my favorite hookah lounge in the Valley. Hookah is always on point when I come here. Friendly staff and the owner is very knowledgeable with all things hookah. Pizza was good too. Highly recommend.

Horrible service.
They made us leave because we had outside food with us (starbucks) when we even already ordered the hookah already. They were totally racist to my black friend. Hookah was horribly packed and took about 45 minutes. The place is very dirty with bugs crawling around as you’re trying to smoke some hookah.
I gave them one star because Unilocal won’t let me put 0.

Very chill place and the food is great!!! Try the club panini, you wont regret it. The hookah was good as well. The only thing they should change is the music. It was persian music on a station called radio jabal

I actually do like this spot… it’s more low-​key and not as crowded as other hookah spots… pretty chill environment café in the front and a outdoor patio in the back, super cute. They are a bit laggy but I honestly don’t mind because I love chillin there. I usually go with a group of five but one on one would be romantic as well ;) the food isn’t bad ether from what i remember.

since when does a hookah take 30 + mins to prepare at a hookah lounge? i get it if
I’m at home, il and I have to do it
myself… I came here about a week ago and the service was great; friendly staff, the hookah was in my face within 10 mins. Less. I come here today and I have to stand at the desk and yell «Hello?!» to even get anyone to come see what I wanted. Whoever that kid is working here acts like it’s a major inconvenience for him to ask you what you’d like.
I sat here for 30 mins waiting on a hookah. and in the meantime, some lady is sitting on her phone giving her life story as loud as possible. I literally now know everything about her personal life; including everything about her failed stand-​up comedy career and the guy who doesn’t return her phone calls. I came here to relax, not to sit around and wait for 40 mins and hear some annoyingly loud woman’s’ personal
bullshit.
Last week I would have given it 4
stars;
now it’s down to 1. maybe I’m
just in a bad mood,
but geezus. get it together, Amsterdam café.

I love this place it’s a chill spot for hookah and the people that work there are also amazing when going there ask for ALAN he is honestly an amazing hookah guy you won’t be disappointed I guarantee it!

If I can give this place no stars I really would.
I’ve been coming here for about a year with my friends. They prefer here than anywhere else because it’s cheap and no one really goes. They did pretty well with a change of staff a little after New Years. Hookah improved as well as the service, then the one good worker they had quit. Now this place has turned into crap yet again. The hookahs are horrible, their service is even worse. When the owner is there (short guy with white hair) all you hear is Persian music, when he isn’t there all you here is random crap or nothing at all. (Neither are good). The employees have no idea what they’re doing and can’t even make coffee to save their life.
I would only recommend this place if you need to pass some time and don’t want to spend much money.

I’ve been coming to this place a lot, the hookah is cheap, plus if you get a package for 20something you get chips a hookah and a free refill, u will never find a better deal like that. The service is nice, and the owner always happy to see me with my friends, and other costumers. I give a 4 star because it needs a little work to get a 5 star :)

* NOTE *
I only went there to smoke hookah so I will update the review when I buy something to eat there.
PRO:
Good hookah and relaxing atmosphere. :)
CON:
They don’t check on your hookah to make sure it’s still good.
OVERALL:
Because of the location and it’s open late, I will still recommend this place. It’s near a few restaurants, fast food, and bars. Excellent place to go to before or after going to a bar. :) There also have comedy nights there too. So call them and see when they have it.
TIP:
You should park at the shopping center across the street where Carl’s Jr and Ralph’s is at.

I wish I was at the same hookah place that all these nice pictures show it to be. I don’t know what happened, but looks like the owner got lazy. Me and my friend walked in during the day and no music was playing, one person was in there and seemed like he was a friend. Long story short, hookah was good but the charcoal was not once changed! We weren’t asked if we wanted food, drinks, water even dude. After 2 hours of sitting on old and ripped couches and listening to my own music on my phone we decides to leave. The guy was nowhere to he found. Really? How is this a business? We could’ve easily left without paying, probably could’ve robbed the sorry place. i’m not even going to talk about the dirt everywhere, the pictures will show you all that. Not to sound like captain obvious, but definitely not going there again.

The best spot to smoke hooka!!!
They also have the Best Panini in LA!

Nice place to meet a friend for midday tea. Relaxed atmosphere and fresh air on the patio. Plenty of seating and pillows for people to lean against, could use a few more pillows for people to actually sit on. Decent restroom. Would come here again.

Is this actually a business? Because I don’t think it’s a business.
I came with a friend for a coffee date on a weeknight. I live right around the corner, and thought we’d give a non-​chain place a try. When I walked in rap music was BLARING from the sound system. And I mean BLARING. All of the chairs and tables were pushed up against the wall, wood scraps and a saw were on the other side of the room and the place was empty. For a second I thought maybe they were under construction and weren’t open. I was literally about to walk out when a guy appeared from the back, hurried to turn down the music then impatiently stood at the counter to take my order. It was weird.
I ordered a hot tea and my friend ordered a latte, which wasn’t good, apparently. We sat on a worn down couch by a dirty table and chatted for maybe 30 minutes. During that time, people kept coming and going– but they all seemed like friends and family of the guys working. People kept staring at us like it was weird we were there. Like I said– is this actually a business? Because it felt like we were drinking coffee in someone’s dilapidated basement while teenagers came in and out, carrying cans of Monster and smoking cigarettes.
It was kinda trashy, it was dirty and it was very unwelcoming. Definitely will not be coming back.

I can’t judge this place as a late night hookah place but as a daytime study spot it’s the best. Quiet, outdoor seating with shade, and service is amazing and they let me do my work. Definitely beats Starbucks!
Just one tip: it’s supposed to open at like noon but it is a family run business so sometimes u may have to wait till at least 1oclock.
It’s a very tiny bit pricier than some other coffee shops but well worth it for supporting a family business as well the comfort the place has.

I took my mom out here for a fun evening.
Some sandwiches. Some hookah. You know.
The turkey sandwich was pretty good. Definitely a Persian-​style sandwich with crunchy cucumbers in it.
The back patio is definitely relaxing, although, the chairs needed a bit more cushioning for my boney arse.
Prices are great and the food is pretty decent. I would definitely come back here again to chillax.