The recently opened Rain Forest Cafe in North Hollywood is not just a hookah lounge, it's also a restaurant that serves Mediterranean and Middle Eastern food in an all-you-can eat Brazilian-style buffet manner.
After filling up on the buffet, rounds of meat are brought out to the customers, who may also order and enjoy hookahs right at their table or in the hookah lounge.
The Rain Forest Cafe is an open-air restaurant that has been completely remodeled since the Magnolia Boulevard site was occupied by an establishment called Royal Garden.
"We are all outdoors, 6,000 square feet," said Avo Hakopian, who opened the restaurant on March 26. Because it's outdoors, smoking is not prohibited.
"We're not a smoke-free environment, we're a free-to-smoke environment, since we're all outdoors," Hakopian said. "Yet if a customer requests a non-smoking section, we do offer that, it's not a problem." Although it is open-air, all the seating areas are covered to protect against rain.
There are some interesting touches, including a cave booth, several small pit fires scattered around and a few bunnies, which roam freely. Belly dancers perform every other Saturday.
Hakopian, who is from North Hollywood, previously owned and operated Nick's Hot Wings on Laurel Canyon Boulevard but said he sold the place to invest in the Rain Forest Cafe.
"I've been trying to get this place for like four years," he said. "I used to come with my girlfriend and just say, 'This place has such potential.' And now that I have it, I'm just using my imagination."
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