Gazuza Lounge

This review is long overdue, the service was good overall, though as the night gets busier, you may need to flag down a server. The place could use better air conditioning as it gets extremely hot inside. The food was average; I sampled the jollof rice. The drinks were good, though a bit pricey. It's very crowded but has a great atmosphere, with a nice hookah lounge and excellent music, including hip hop, Afro beats, and reggae. Overall, it's a good spot to enjoy a night out.

I would leave zero stars if I can. I came here to celebrate a birthday and they were immediately rude and refused service to us because they "felt" like we were already under the influence! It was clear they just didn't want people of color in their establishment. Fuck this place and all the immigrants who run it

If you want to just sit back and smoke hookah, this is the place for you. I went to celebrate a friend's birthday and I expected that there would at least be some dancing and decent drinks. That was not the case when I went this past weekend. The lack of dancing is partly due to the shyness of whoever was there. But the other reason I think it was pretty dead is because the lounge is fairly small with a layout that does not create much (if any) space for a group of more than ten to dance without seeming like you're infiltrating someone's section/table. Plus, the bar was low on staff on a Saturday night. It was a hassle to just get a drink there and the drink didn't seem to be what I requested. It tasted like they subbed ginger ale for club soda or something else. Also, the DJ didn't stay on theme (r&b and afrobeats) for majority of the time I was there so that was a bit disappointing. But there was also no entry fee so it wasn't a total loss.

I went here for a hookah around 9pm. The place wasn't completely full so we got a table right away.Hookah: too smoky/burnt-ny tbh, but strongVibe: music was pretty loud, couldn't really hear each other when we were trying to talk to each other.I didn't try the food so I don't know if they're good.

Would have loved to give this place five stars for the great music and upstairs location that looked out over Connecticut Ave, but they charged $16 for premade, watered down, Don Julio margaritas and the waitress held on to my ID and debit card BEFORE we paid. No one else in the establishment that sat literally next to us, was asked for their card and ID before ordering. I spent $127 on four 6oz margaritas and a hookah...Also, the food was catered by a Cameroonian chef that was AMAZING but I unfortunately I won't be back....

Place smelled like cigarettes. Went there because a flyer was emailed to me about a happy hour and event later that night. The manager denied that it was from their promotional team which was weird. When I explained that was main reason for my visit she acted uninterested and confrontational. Will never visit again.

The service was great! I went on a Wednesday night. They're open til 2am & the Dj was ROCKIN! If you like RnB vibes and are just trying to chill, it's a cozy spot! Nice view of the town from where you're seated. They have the game on & have drinks and are located next to an icecream spot. I got the strawberry mint hookah, fantastic! You don't have to dress up but it doesn't hurt to. Also, it's well ventilated so it's not super smoky in there which is a super plus!

If I could give them 10 stars I would!!!! Excellent establishment, great atmosphere and amazing drinks and hookah! They also just brought back their sushi!!! What more can you ask for, Drinks, Sushi, great Music and Hookah is literally the perfect combination for a fun night out. The service is unmatchable, I've been to a few different hookah bars in DC and I always always always end up at Gazuza. Recommend trying them out if you haven't yet and let me know what you think!! Cheers!

Sushi, sexy vibe, and hookah is a great concept if done well. Came here on a Monday night to celebrate a friend's birthday . We advised the waitress there will be many of us and we will need separate checks. She said she could accommodate our request but, we would need to put up 1 card for the entire table. The 4 of us that were there at the time offered to put up our own cards to cover our own tabs but, she couldn't grasp the concept of what we were saying. After 10 minutes of back & forth she understood and took our drink and food orders along with our cards.FOOD:The sushi here is good. They have very limited selections on sashimi and sushi but, if you like creative rolls with interesting twist this is great and fresh. I had the Tiger roll, Lasagna roll (very tasty), and the Gazuza roll (it was warm so it wasn't my favorite but, good). DRINKS:I ordered a Lychee martini, which is one of my favorite flavored martini's, and it was just ok. I'm still trying to figure out why it was hot pink. Traditionally a Lychee martini is pear color looking and taste very much like the Lychee fruit and vodka. This one was very sweet and left me desiring more vodka. My suggestion use real lychee juice and and the fruit if you can to the cocktail... less hot pink please. My friend had the mojito and said it was good. HOOKAH:We were a group of 15+ and had several hookahs at our table. One of the ones at my end of the table wasn't functioning properly and instead of changing it out the wait staff kept loosening and tightening but, it did not work. I finally tooled around with it and we got it to do something but, we were over it at that point and just utilized th eff others. The hookah was good.I want to give this place another try because it's cute, sexy, in a great location, good music, and great vibes. Please work on your service! As a patron spending money at a table, I should not have to get up and go to the bar to close out my tab. This will ruin an experience. I recommend this place but be warned the service needs improvement.

Here the customer pays for sins of a struggling business; watered down drinks, low quality hookah with just good enough music. Gazuza, if you are will to charge these prices and marked up fees, give service that warrants it.