Carthage Café located in the Build America shopping strip in Falls Church, Virginia is a small bare-bones operation that caters well to its clientele of card players but offers little to other Hookah enthusiasts. The establishment is reminiscent of a typical low-budget neighborhood café in North Africa or the Middle East, geared towards catering to locals rather than tourists or night life seekers. More card club than café, Carthage serves adequate Hookah, food and beverages and is a quiet venue to spend long hours at the card table.

Jerusalem Restaurant is primary focus is its restaurant and catering business, whith Shisha smoking limited to the outdoor seating areas. Perhaps one of the top dining establishments in the Northern Virginia area for Middle Eastern cuisine, its patrons tend to frequent the restaurant for the food rather than to smoke. Its Hooka nevertheless is well prepared and nicely complemented with strong Arab coffee and Middle Eastern sweets.