B & K News Stand

Horrible customer service.
Won’t exude too much energy on this review. We were looking for frankincense & hookah items & from the moment we walked in the door, the less than tall & less than slim employee was just rude. Not that this little «news stand» was packed with the hustle & bustle of customers (only 4 in addition to us), so not sure why the attitude.
However, the crew wanted some items & since in the area, so here we are.
& the guy had the audacity to snatch the items out of my relative’s hands & walk it to the counter as if we were thieves
The store has a great inventory of almost you can imagine from that a news stand, smoke shop, paraphernalia & homeland keepsakes, unfortunately the horrible customer negates the massive items.

REASON FOR COMING: To purchase a hookah.
THE STORE: Small and smelly.
CUSTOMER SERVICE: Horrible. Before I could even ask about the products, I was asked to show my ID which I left in my car. After running back to grab it and return, I could only ask one question about a hookah before the staff member pointed to the ‘you break you buy it’ sign. Why would I spend $ 90+ on a hookah I can’t even touch before buying?
I don’t know much about hookah and neither did they — or so it seemed based on the lack in help.?If you’re uneducated on hookahs and other products they sell here, go elsewhere. They aren’t very helpful.
PRICING: Overpriced.
OVERALL: This place is outdated and the products are expensive. If you’re desperate, I guess it’s fine. But try out other places in Maryland or Virginia first.

Hard to find a decent smoke shop in DC that isn’t heavily overpriced. This place wins hands down. Lots of pipes and bongs to choose from.

B&K is a total rip off. There prices are stupid high, A DHV vaporizer that sells for $ 15.00 on the Internet is being sold there for over 80.00 (and they break in less then 2 weeks). The internet is the place to buy your paraphernalia. Forget this jipp joint. Other words for jipp; jipped, screwed, gyp, jipping, cheated, ripped off, gypped, fucked, rip off, cum jipology, jipper, cracker jack’d, gip, jipocolypse, jipp, screwed over, shafted.

Large selection but no-​nothing staff. I went in to buy my first vape pen type thing. The staff could explain how it worked but not much else. There are a ton of different ways now to smoke. If you know what you want, or you just want a pipe or a bong, then you’ll find it here but if you want to get some deeper advice about the range of products out there and how their products fit into that larger picture, go somewhere else or buy it online.

Solid head shop with everything you’d need to smoke. They have a wide selection of rolling papers but most everything here is a bit over-​priced

I purchased a faulty Starbuzz Hookah stick from this store. I used it 3 days after I purchased it to I find out it didn’t work, so I called the store and spoke to the Manager, Tony. He tells me that because I purchased it three days ago there’s nothing he could do AND THEN told me he didn’t believe me. NEVER AGAIN will I purchase anything from this store. Terrible customer service and over priced. You’re better off ordering online or finding another store with reasonable prices and reasonable staff.

I really like B&K. The staff is friendly and always willing to help. While I do think their Starbuzz is overpriced, you pay for convenience. They have a large selection of beautiful hookahs, among other accessories. They offer some basic convenience store products, as well, but I go here mainly to gaze at the gorgeous hookahs and maybe buy some Starbuzz.

If this wasn’t the only place I know about in DC that sells glass bowls I would never come here. The selection is pretty terrible and the prices are a bit high. I recently bought a piece here and when I asked the guy if he’d take a couple bucks less for it (typical haggling) he got offended and went on this long winded tyrade about how tobacco products are taxed and that they aren’t making any money blah blah blah (could’ve just said no). After the rude rebuttle I ended up buying the thing anyways (like I said, I don’t know anywhere else around here). I didn’t inspect the piece as thoroughly as I should’ve in the store as I made the assumption that it was new, but when I got home I noticed that there were a number of chips in the piece as well as a chunk of glass that appeared to have been reglued into place. When I prodded it a little bit with my finger it popped right out. Problem is that I had already smoked some tobacco out of it by the time I noticed the chips and broken part making it unreturnable. Don’t Buy Here. I’ll make the trip up to baltimore next time I need to go to a head shop.

Great shop

Quite possibly the seediest place in Adams Morgan. Now it’s up to you if you like that or not.
With the major renovations that are hitting the AM area now it’s nice to have a reminder of the pre-​gentrified environment. The man is rarely rude, only when my friend snapped a photo of the water pipes. The prices are high, yes, but you’re in the middle of DC with crazy high rates and he carries just about everything.
I’ve been here a bunch of times, always have to see what’s new when I roll though, though I rarely buy anything. His cigar selection isn’t huge but when a craving hit me it was a nice change from something a CVS might offer and turned out to be an alright smoke.
Apparently there’s an XXX section in the back, I’ve never heard of this before but I might bring some friends here and check it out. They seem to think I know where the good stuff of DC is…

My favorite go-​to store for shisha tobacco and charcoals, but it carries just about everything in the book. Right smack in the middle of Adams Morgan, which can be good or bad depending on when you go and where you live. It’s always busy as it should be since it carries everything and anything. I go there for my hookah tobacco (shisha) but they have a lot more for the regular smoker (Zippo lighters, ash trays, and some glass pieces for those who are privy to that kind of lifestyle). They also carry a lot of incense flavors that I usually buy, as well as some snacks and beverages. They have every kind of cigarettes you need as well as tobacco if you roll your own. They also offer various international items (newspapers, novelty flags and jerseys from Central and South America, and other chatskys). The back of the store is another story, so I won’t go there, since I’ve never been back there… The prices are moderate but that’s understandable because of the prime location. I love the owner and the two gentlemen who are always working there when I visit who help me find my favorite shisha flavor (Blue Mist) and even offered to come get my credit card from me outside when I couldn’t find parking once (they never did… I ended up finding parking :)) They are so friendly and always recognize me when I come in. They also don’t mind my conversational Spanish and help me practice and offer help with my grammar, etc when that’s not something people usually do. All in all, this place is one of my favorite tiendas in DC and is a must-​see/​to-​do for those who haven’t been.

Uhhh… hmm…OK, I gave this place 3 stars because the cigarette selection is pretty decent as well as the beverage section. They have Cokes in a glass bottle made with REAL sugar (imported from Mexico) which is practically the ONLY way I’ll drink a Coke-​a-​Cola these days.
As previously mentioned, they do have futbol jerseys hanging on the wall that you may puchase along with little novelty flags from various South and Central American countries. Was pleased to see that they had an Argentina flag as it is hard to find.
The «head shop» in the front of the story had cheesy, over priced pipes, grinders etc. Capitol Hemp is a MUCH better bet for that stuff.
The adult section of the store has $ 1 admission but they give you your $$ back if you make a purchase from that area. Truth be told, I’d never step foot back there for the simple fact they have a sign that states they’ll buy any USED adult magazie or novels for twenty five cents. Yuck.
All the other stuff they had in there looks cheap and dusty like it’s some kind of store front operation or something.

Let’s see. head shop, porno, small amount of convenience food and a lot of Soccer jerseys lined up on the wall. (Oh, and don’t forget they do have some international newspapers too.) Interesting business model. Not really my kind of place, but I could see coming here for some Red Bull or Monster energy drinks during a late night of partying. (They keep them cool in the fridge to the right where you walk in.)
I get a kind of gritty vibe of an Adams Morgan of yesteryear from this place. (When I say yesteryear I mean like the mid 90’s or earlier) It stays open late, like after midnight. I could see how that would come in handy if your hookah pipe or bong breaks during a late party. Or if you run out of specialty tabacco and are jonesing for a fix. Me, I don’t smoke tobacco or anything else, but I could understand how someone who did would see this place as a diamond in the ruff. Also, if you do like soccer it is worth coming in to check out the cool soccer jerseys they have on the walls. I could see buying one of those. Of course there is always the over 18 section in the back if you are feeling like a naughty video or two… Just one of the funky stores that make up eclectic Adams Morgan. Groovy, Man!

A uh, charming head /​tobacco shop in the middle of Adams Morgan. I don’t know much about bongs but they have an extensive selection of them, so I guess there are at least a few diamonds in the rough.
However, what’s awesome about this place is the fact that they sell Nat Shermans at $ 10 a pack. Considering these are the finest cigarettes put on this green earth, that’s a good deal. They also sell a variety of American Spirits, including the Perique blend which I have a hard time finding elsewhere. Cards are accepted, which is cool (just gotta make at least a $ 10 purchase). About my only complaint is that they really checked my ID more thoroughly than the TSA does. Serious bidness eh?

I can’t believe this place only has 5 reviews. This is my favorite place in Adams Morgan. I don’t have much of a reason why, except for the chilled out vibe of the place, the dudes that work there have best friend-​potential (the only way I can describe them — think Cheech /​Chong) and it’s the closest thing to a bodega in New York (minus a larger food selection) that I’ve seen around here.
They have a pretty extensive selection of pipes, Zippos, etc. I went up to the register to buy screens for my pipe, and to my left I saw a closed off area with a sign in the front — $ 1 admission. My six foot friend looked over the divider and asked, «Hey, do you want a vibrating egg?»
You get the idea.

When I think about what Times Square must have been like in the 60s and 70s this is pretty much it. This really is a one-​stop-​shop and you need to go check it out. The staff is attentive since most things need to be unlocked for you to get your hands on them. It’s a buck to enter the back area and I haven’t really been in there, yet. I didn’t see any bowling pin tobacco pipes but they have tons of others, it’s actually impressive. A little pricey but what can you do. This is the type of place where you could probably get a toe by 3 o’clock, with nail polish but that’s only speculation.

This place is a joke. A tourist trap. Talk about highway robbery, check out their prices. A joke I tell you.

It is what it is. I used to patronize this store when I was in high school, since my school was just a few blocks away. It compares poorly to similar establishments on the West coast, but it’s centrally located and usually gets the job done, depending on what this job is that you keep talking about.

The biggest head-​shop in DC — that I know of, at least. I first came here my freshman year at Georgetown, when my floormate wanted to buy something called a «bong». What a strange a magical place! I thought upon first entering the door. There’s nothing like this in Nebraska. It was the sort of place where I had bad visions of my mom walking in the door and catching me there – a large XXX video section that you have to pay a quarter to enter, and all sorts of baffling looking paraphernalia.
Last week I visited this place again, for old time’s sake. It hasn’t changed much. There are still about thirty varieties of visine across from the cash register, and everything else your small-​time black marketeer might need: brass padlocks, digital scales, fruit-​flavored rolling papers, etc. Some freshman-​aged girls were giggling at a dirty magazine…
I bought a tube of toothpaste and headed out the door, but was tempted on the way out to buy a packaged cinammon roll labeled «The Big Texas»…just one of many curiosities to be found in this shop.
Would be five stars for pure fascination/​seediness factor, but the prices here are too high.