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bituerbo
08-27-2007, 01:52 PM
- Restaurant name: Narah!
- Location: Marda Loop
- Food rating 4/5
- Ambience 5/5
- Service 5/5

A friend of mine and I went, had two hooka's ($12.95 each, Raspberry/Kiwi and 'sex on the beach' - two house blends), Calmari (~$10?) and Hummus (~>$10) and a couple of non-alcoholic drinks (drinks around $4). The hummus was the best I've ever had, and the Calamari I tried was really tasty and had a texture that wasn't slimy. The drinks I tried were a Narah Soda and lemon iced tea.They have many flavours of soda's and iced teas, but I wasn't feeling too adventurous. Reason for 4/5 with food was just because we didn't try any main dishes, and 2 apps isn't enough to really gauge the quality of a kitchen.

I've been there twice now, and the atmosphere, food, drinks and sheesh are all amazing. A great way to chill out on a Sunday night after a weekend of partying - our new tradition. VERY friendly, always willing to offer up suggesions of "what's good." A pet peeve of mine are servers who just say "everything." The slightly raised patio is where we sat both times, heat lamps keep it toasty. Music was very fitting for the atmosphere.

Also, I felt pretty welcome there for a white guy, just comparing to the stand-off service I've recieved from other hookah lounges in the past. It's definitly worth checking out.

turbotrip
08-27-2007, 04:24 PM
thats the place that has the no hats rule right?

ashee
08-27-2007, 11:27 PM
Whaat?!!
Where in Marda Loop is this place??
It would be nice to try out a new shisha lounge.

avow
08-27-2007, 11:37 PM
no hats? wtf?
i ned to check this place out, where exactly is it?

arian_ma
08-28-2007, 08:10 AM
It is right on 33rd. The sign is pretty huge, you can't miss it.

eckostyle
08-28-2007, 11:40 AM
right across from opa ... the place is pretty sweet

TVG
08-28-2007, 12:18 PM
Do hookah lounges give you disposable nozzles? I've never been to one, but it's so sick at a party when there's like 20 people sharing one and the nozzles are covered in spit. :barf:

FreakinPrince
08-28-2007, 12:34 PM
i am pretty sure they do..cause ICE classic did that as welll

i am goign to check out this place as well..hopefully on monday evening!!!

avow
08-28-2007, 02:25 PM
ok i feel like an idiot but i just cant picture where this place is (i live in the far nw). anyone able to give me a better idea of how to get there or a phone number so i can get an address? i tried google but... yea well :S:thumbsdow

ashee
08-28-2007, 02:55 PM
Across from OPA?? Isn't that Kaffa??

avow
08-28-2007, 03:05 PM
so then it would be really close to here: http://maps.google.ca/maps?q=Kaffa+calgary&ie=UTF8&oe=UTF-8&client=firefox-a&ll=51.046574,-114.102631&spn=0.054392,0.11673&z=13&om=1 ?

BigMass
08-28-2007, 03:20 PM
rofl, the "everything" must be an East Indian thing because whenever i go to an East Indian place and ask what they would recommend, it's always 'eeeeeverything". It’s gotten to be a running joke between me and my friends heh

flamesfan
08-29-2007, 02:24 PM
i am a narah regular and i have to tell you the place is amazing. the food, the drinks, the shisha, the ownership. they treat everybody the same. whether you are their friend or a 1st time visitor. if you have not been to narah yet i highly recommend it.

teddye03
09-09-2007, 01:28 AM
just went there tonight, and i want to thank you for the recommendation
went there with two friends and really enjoyed it
food was great, prices were reasonable and the whole ambience was really great as well
even if you dont smoke sheesha, id suggest this place for dinner

ercchry
09-09-2007, 01:36 AM
Originally posted by teddye03
just went there tonight, and i want to thank you for the recommendation
went there with two friends and really enjoyed it
food was great, prices were reasonable and the whole ambience was really great as well
even if you dont smoke sheesha, id suggest this place for dinner

yeah it was a good time, we have to get the green star the next time

zain123
09-13-2007, 02:00 AM
i work there !!
def, one of the nicer sheesha lounges in town
kinda sounds biased coming from me but i was a regular customer there for the first 3 weeks.. it kinda got rough ($$ .. it adds up if u r there everyday lol)but anyways so i decided to work there.. and its actually not that bad (but its my first serving job..so i duno??)

as far as the lounge itself goes

fri/sat we got dj spinning house.. awesome crowd this night but it does get packed sometimes
sundays we have live arabic music (aoud) .. i am not arab but i enjoyed it lol
tuesdays..r&b n hiphop night (old school n some of the new stuff too)

i ll be workin all day tmrw so if anyone wants to come down

zain123
09-13-2007, 02:05 AM
avow if u need directions still u can msg me

Hakkola
09-13-2007, 09:00 PM
Narkilla FTW! I'll have to check this place out, hopefully this weekend. :) I haven't had sheesha for over a year.

turbotrip
09-13-2007, 09:08 PM
Originally posted by zain123
avow if u need directions still u can msg me

post directions here so everyone can see

ercchry
09-13-2007, 09:13 PM
Originally posted by turbotrip


post directions here so everyone can see

if you are heading north on crowchild go east (right) on 33rd and drive for a minute or 2 and its on the right, opa is right before it

zain123
09-14-2007, 01:17 AM
UPDATE: we just hired a sick sick DJ today, he was spinning tonight if someone was there to see him.. but he will be our new fri/sat regular DJ from now.
and Patio should be re opening tomorrow eve/night!!

and directions r correct/ corner of 21st st 33ave SW

AllGoNoShow
09-14-2007, 01:56 PM
hours f operation?

avow
09-14-2007, 03:02 PM
i will be stoping in tonight to check it out. when do you close?

zain123
09-15-2007, 04:14 AM
sun-thurs we r open till midnight
fri/sat usually 2 am but if it dies down little earlier then 130 sometimes ? i have only been here for a week and we resturant itself has been open for just over a month now so we are still in the process of gettin together hours of operation set schedule but what i mentioned above is what it is right now (if i am not making sense sorry i jus got back a little while ago..)

and nice to see couple of beyonders tonight .. hope u guys had fun!

avow
09-15-2007, 10:31 AM
went last night, and wow, it really was that good.there is alot of style to the place. shisha is alot cheaper then places like ice, and their house blends are really good. the new dj had some skill and to top it off there was a bellydancer around 9:30. really good time and look forward to going again. And I am pretty sure I met zain123, and he is a really great guy.:clap:

zain123
09-15-2007, 04:38 PM
so it was u who i met sorry i didn really get a chance to talk much.. we were pretty busy

oh and we will have the same dj and a different belly dancer tonight both starting at 7 n 930 respect.

patio should be open around 6/7 as well.. come check it out beyonders !

zain123
09-27-2007, 01:59 AM
i duno if any of u have stopped in lately
but we got a perm. dj for tuesday nights spinning old school hiphop and r&b only!!

come down for a good time to just relax to old beats n have some sheesha :zzz:

RiCE-DaDDy
09-27-2007, 03:39 AM
13 bucks. wow those places can really make a killing. how much tobacco is that?

zain123
10-01-2007, 02:12 PM
i think thats 15-20g of tobacco depending on how u pack the bowl

avow
10-01-2007, 03:19 PM
was there again over the weekend. love the place. I was going to say hi to you zain123 but you looked pretty busy lol. anyways i think the prices are really good esp. for the food. you go to any other shisha place and they charge you way more. see you on the weekend again lol.

ercchry
10-01-2007, 03:25 PM
yeah i went friday again around 8:30 and even though it was pretty busy we got our food and everything really really quick. it was the first time i was on the patio too and you guys should really get some pillows out there like you have inside then it would be awsome!

Gurpy
10-01-2007, 03:52 PM
I heard there was a dress code for this place? Is there/if there is what is it?

avow
10-01-2007, 10:18 PM
nothing too fancy. you just have to look respectable. its there basicly to keep emos and bums out. no hats, wear decent shoes, a decent shirt that doesnt say AC/DC on it, and no ripped jeans and your fine.

dj_honda
10-02-2007, 10:47 AM
Originally posted by zain123
i work there !!
def, one of the nicer sheesha lounges in town
kinda sounds biased coming from me but i was a regular customer there for the first 3 weeks.. it kinda got rough ($$ .. it adds up if u r there everyday lol)but anyways so i decided to work there.. and its actually not that bad (but its my first serving job..so i duno??)

as far as the lounge itself goes

fri/sat we got dj spinning house.. awesome crowd this night but it does get packed sometimes
sundays we have live arabic music (aoud) .. i am not arab but i enjoyed it lol
tuesdays..r&b n hiphop night (old school n some of the new stuff too)

i ll be workin all day tmrw so if anyone wants to come down

haha zain, since when? i kinda know alex, the head chef, through a bunch of friends. good place for sure, love the food and the prices are awesome.

zain123
10-02-2007, 03:42 PM
dress code is just no hats/hoodies (huge pullup ones)/sandals and shorts

alex is the man !! when did u come down jessy? i been workin here for a month now almost.. i think?

oh and the patio wont be gettin pillows(i knoww.. they r comfy lol) because they are going for a different look outside.. should be done by the end of this month!

zain123
10-02-2007, 03:43 PM
oh and next time u guys are down try the white grape if u havent already

white grape + peach is really good too!!

dj_honda
10-02-2007, 05:30 PM
i was there the week after it opened. i'll be back soon for sure. :thumbsup:

ercchry
10-02-2007, 05:37 PM
Originally posted by zain123
oh and the patio wont be gettin pillows(i knoww.. they r comfy lol) because they are going for a different look outside.. should be done by the end of this month!

ahh i see, so its not done yet. are you guys getting rid of the plastic window things then?

avow
10-02-2007, 06:33 PM
it use to be a deck just a while ago so i guess that would make sense?

zain123
10-03-2007, 03:48 AM
lol ye we got shutters coming in !!
plastic should be gone soon

ashee
10-06-2007, 12:24 AM
Thanks for posting this place up!
I finally checked it out tonight, what a sweet place, so chill!
The DJ was awesome.

ashee
10-06-2007, 12:38 AM
Originally posted by zain123
oh and next time u guys are down try the white grape if u havent already

white grape + peach is really good too!!

White grape was so good! First place I've been to that had it...

aryanemus
10-09-2007, 08:24 AM
hey guys this is arya the new Dj. well its been a month now and i wanted to know if you guys have any suggestions or comments.
we are looking forward to see you at narah pretty soon.
ps: any one of you guys who has myspace, my page address is www.myspace.com/kopolii i look forward to your messages so just add me up.
cheers

FatalError
10-09-2007, 11:56 AM
Wasn't smoking banned in public establishments?

zain123
10-09-2007, 03:58 PM
you arent allowed to smoke cig. there

arya didn know u had this ! lol
guys hes our fri/sat dj

Dehvee
10-09-2007, 04:23 PM
I finally went to this place on Sunday. Service was pretty bad but I guess its cause they had 2 waitresses for the whole place. Nice atmosphere though.

max_boost
10-09-2007, 04:36 PM
Originally posted by Dehvee
I finally went to this place on Sunday. Service was pretty bad but I guess its cause they had 2 waitresses for the whole place. Nice atmosphere though. You n00bs were probably getting ignored. You know, bunch of young punks haha

zain123
10-10-2007, 04:55 AM
sunday got rough because of 2 servers.. usually not that busy on sundays
it was my day off but i was still there..
anyways we are going to be more staffed for sundays too

and dehvee.. how long were u there for sunday??
and maxboost have u ever been there

FatalError
10-10-2007, 10:17 AM
Originally posted by zain123
you arent allowed to smoke cig. there


Cigarettes, cigars, tobacco...

I thought all smoking was banned.

zain123
10-10-2007, 01:33 PM
well there is some loop hole coz out east there is shit loads of hookah bars
edmonton has been smoke free for a while as well and they have couple old hookah bars there too..
i dont know exactly how they get around it but i think they are good till new years, after that i am not sure wuts guna happen

ryeguy252
10-11-2007, 04:59 PM
what type of food do they have there? arab?

zain123
10-15-2007, 04:17 PM
its a pan arabian hookah bar so the menu has arab touch to it

zain123
10-17-2007, 04:43 AM
http://www.narahonline.com/

menu should be there once the site is updated

zain123
10-26-2007, 03:09 AM
new update guys
we will be open after hours on saturday night
last saturday was a trial and it went awesome
we were open till about 430 full kitchen/sheesha and everthing and then some customers stayed around and partied till 6/630

attn halloween pubcrawlers: the kitchen will be open later !!

avow
01-12-2008, 02:43 PM
was there for my 6th time last night (first time in a while though). food was great, shisha was good (even with some mint residue problems), dj was rocking like always, and the server was very good like always :). however wtf happened to the prices.... $16 for the beef kabobs? $15 for the butter chicken?

1 ice tea, 2 cokes, one hooka, 1 beef kabob and 1 butter chicken came to almost $70 with tax... and not to mention the place was fairly empty for 12 am on a friday night...

Zain123, what happened buddy?

zain123
01-13-2008, 02:23 PM
entrees went up a $1 i think
and butter chicken is new
and it was empty on fri night a lil bit
and even at 1am we had no customers left
then it picked up at 130 again
and i didnt get outa work till about 5...
lol

was i serving u friday?

avow
01-13-2008, 11:07 PM
you bet you were buddy. im the bald guy :P its always a pleasure being served by you :thumbsup: love the place, and im glad business isnt dying, but i do find the food (as good as it is) to be a little expensive...

FreakinPrince
01-14-2008, 12:33 AM
damn which is the best time to go?

was there last saturday and it was packed as hell....guy said an hour wait is likely..i was like shit...

friday night good? was thinking around 8 r 9 pm at least?

thanks


PS what are some flavors to check out? or any good house blends?

zain123
01-14-2008, 09:17 AM
come around 7-8 on weekends i would say if you would like to get a seat right away
but earlier the better
and flavors wise
am hooked on sweetmelon+mint/mixedfruit+mint/swt melon+mango and most people think its wierd but strawbery+blueberry

if you got an imagination go for it i would say
see u guys then
oh and thursday we have a guest dj (surprise) coming in so come on down with your friends n family !

Godfuader
01-20-2008, 11:45 PM
Was there last night (Saturday) for the first time and I must say that the atmosphere was awesome. DJ was excellent. Entertainment was top-notch, and the staff work well with each other. We had around 15 people (including later-comers like myself) and the staff accomodated us really well. :thumbsup:

zain123
01-21-2008, 05:17 PM
were u with the party of persian girls that came from opus ??

Godfuader
01-22-2008, 12:42 PM
Some of the girls may have been at Opus before. We had the long table jammed with brown people. We were there when the unveiling of the plaque happened.

zain123
01-25-2008, 03:24 AM
aha sorry no clue anymore
but next time just introduce urself
always nice to see some beyonders there

avow
01-25-2008, 11:38 AM
anything special going on tonight zain?

zain123
01-25-2008, 01:25 PM
dj kappoli spinnin house
oh and i am workin lol
belly dancer between 9-10
some hot women
the normal friday i am hoping

if someone is coming down tonight with 4 or more people please come earlier then 8 if you dont want to wait

see u guys tonight !

asifka
02-03-2008, 12:03 PM
i was there last night. it was a blast, belly dancer was smokin:thumbsup: i like how she was picking up guys to dance with her:D

i wonder if belly dancing will be on everyday saturday?

FreakinPrince
02-03-2008, 04:11 PM
what time do they come out? i would assume late like 10 ? 11?

Gooseberry
02-03-2008, 07:46 PM
Originally posted by zain123
belly dancer between 9-10

asifka
02-03-2008, 09:40 PM
Originally posted by FreakinPrince
what time do they come out? i would assume late like 10 ? 11?

between 9-10.

FreakinPrince
02-03-2008, 09:51 PM
not bad not bad....well i was there saturday night and i thought it was a great place however i was a little disappointed with the hookahs....their pipe are really small...you don't get much smoke as you want...you really gotta suck that baby out!!!.... it could just be just me....

id on't know

but i really like that place..berry blast was good..enjoyed it alot...sex on the beach was alright..it was unqiue.....however cool apple was interesting...the aftersmoke of mint was nuts!!! lol

food was good...and services was awesome..quick and smooth...

i would go there again for sure....!!!

eur0
02-03-2008, 09:51 PM
We were there for a couple hours watching the football game tonight, second time being there and will be there next Saturday. Love the environment.

zain123
02-04-2008, 04:27 PM
u were there for the superbowl??
where were u sitting??
and belly dancing is every fri/sat between 9-10

haunt
02-24-2008, 08:02 AM
I was there last tuesday, pretty chillin place. Dj was spinnin hip hop, some good old school beats. Service was great, had a problem with the hookah but the server was active in fixing it.
I heard you guys actually have your own brand of shisha? If so do you guys sell it? and how much?

zain123
02-24-2008, 04:33 PM
50 g for 30$
and it comes in a tin box
we are currently running very low in some flavors and out of a whole lot as well
next shipment should be coming in next month or so

cityhunter2501
02-24-2008, 04:55 PM
how busy does it get on Friday evenings?

might be coming down this friday or next weekend with a couple of friends and wondering how long do we have to wait for a sit around 9-10pm?

JNeil
02-24-2008, 10:36 PM
I've never had to wait any more than 5 minutes to get a seat, any day of the week any time.. Awesome place to hangout and have some food

cityhunter2501
02-24-2008, 10:59 PM
thats good to know.

btw what time does the kitchen shuts down?
was planning to go watch a movie first then head there around 11 or midnight and wondering if they still serve food by then

zain123
02-25-2008, 02:47 AM
kitchen will be open till 1 am on fridays
and 330-4am depending on how busy we are on saturday nights
to be honest with u anytime after 8pm its a tough call to say about the wait but we will do our best to get you seated right away
we just HAVE to watch our capacity and sometimes cant let people in unless someone leaves (when we are at our capacity) but we are trying our best to accomodate everyone everyday.
and i also know some of you have had to wait outside this last week already
thanks for hangin in there
appreciate everyones business !

cityhunter2501
02-25-2008, 09:40 AM
Originally posted by zain123
kitchen will be open till 1 am on fridays
and 330-4am depending on how busy we are on saturday nights
to be honest with u anytime after 8pm its a tough call to say about the wait but we will do our best to get you seated right away
we just HAVE to watch our capacity and sometimes cant let people in unless someone leaves (when we are at our capacity) but we are trying our best to accomodate everyone everyday.
and i also know some of you have had to wait outside this last week already
thanks for hangin in there
appreciate everyones business !

ohh thats awesome then.
thanks for the reply...looking forward to head down there around midnight this friday then.

zain123
02-25-2008, 04:04 PM
see u then !

eur0
03-28-2008, 09:30 PM
nice meeting you zain a little while back, heading down tonight and looking forward to it

EK 2.0
03-28-2008, 10:23 PM
Been there a few times. I do enjoy it...


Two thumbs up from this mod.:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

eur0
03-29-2008, 04:29 PM
The green apple smoothie is extremely good and highly recommended :drool:

cityhunter2501
03-29-2008, 05:14 PM
the lady thought I didnt enjoy the narah burger (the one with fries, salad, burger wrapped in pita) but just couldn't eat it all.

but... ahh I want to come back again, enjoyed our stay there when we went and food and service was awesome.
dj playing on friday was pretty good and friendly as well.

zain123
03-31-2008, 03:08 AM
nice to meet all of u guys as well
and eur0 i wasnt there friday how was it?

and the burget ur speakin of is HUGE so dont worry lol
u guys should come check out hiphop nights now on tuesdays
we have a new dj now

if anyone has any suggestions please join the facebook group and let us know !
thanks again

zain123
05-17-2008, 10:11 AM
alright everyone
reopening is scheduled for noon today !!
come on down and enjoy the hottest patio in town !

avow
05-17-2008, 11:24 AM
might stop by tonight and see how things turned out. hopefully they didnt jack the shit out of the prices again...

zain123
05-18-2008, 01:05 PM
lol prices are the same

eur0
05-19-2008, 10:21 PM
how come you guys were closed?

eb0i
05-19-2008, 11:07 PM
Originally posted by eur0
how come you guys were closed?

http://forums.beyond.ca/st/218539/so-whats-the-deal-with-nahra-/

bashir26
05-24-2008, 09:58 AM
Cool place.

zain123
06-21-2008, 03:28 PM
just released a new drink menu (non-alcoholic obviously)
its perfect for the summer
and i ll recommend you guys to come down and try it out!:thumbsup:

teg_boya
06-21-2008, 03:34 PM
so they are open now? can you pack extra goods in the bowl?

cough weesha cough

zain123
06-21-2008, 03:39 PM
we been open for more then a month lol
aha and sorry bud no weesha

avow
06-21-2008, 04:28 PM
zain i was looking for you last night. guess you had the night off. lol
tried the watermelon, amazing! and dj phat was great :D

l/l/rX
06-21-2008, 04:33 PM
Originally posted by avow
zain i was looking for you last night. guess you had the night off. lol
tried the watermelon, amazing! and dj phat was great :D

just a thing about the dj, not to jack the thread or anything, he will be spinning at wild ginger tonight. but you'll also see more of dj phat flo spinning at narah on fridays and quite possibly tuesdays for hiphop rnb stuff.

keep an eye out for him, we have a big event coming up.

also 1 up for narah, love their food.

zain123
06-22-2008, 07:20 AM
yeah man i had fri night off usually it is that way
hopefully can make it down to race city one of these fridays too aha
but i wasnt there to catch the dj .. heard really good things about him tho so far
might catch him next friday !

ekguy
06-23-2008, 09:08 PM
for those of us who like food and sheesha but don't have very much experience with sheesha is there people there to help with people who have no clue hehehe. Wouldn't mind bringing the girlfriend there for a couple drinks food and some good smoke.

zain123
06-23-2008, 11:33 PM
ask any staff member or even some customers around u
i have seen multiple times customers helping others with their sheeshas but if u r shy to ask other people just let ur server know at the beginning that its ur first time and they ll help u out!

i am usually behind the bar on weeknights so feel free to come grab me/say hi as well

see u guys there!

dregs
06-24-2008, 01:51 PM
went there last night
the mango smoothie was delicious!
:hitit: