Did Downtown Hookah Bar Lure Teens with Boozy “VIP” Bed?
An East Village hookah bar encouraged teens to get their dates drunk and repair to a private loft bed, police sources tell the Post in a salacious article headlined “Hookah by Crooks.” The details sound too outrageous to be true, but the story goes that Hade Bade hookah bar on East 2nd Street was busted last Monday by police, who found “20 underage teens” imbibing alcohol. According to the Post, Hade Bade doesn’t have a liquor license, but the menu featured options like the $35 “Hot Date,” which was a hookah filled “straight alcohol.” (The latest DOH inspection record cited a lack of “Alcohol and Pregnancy” warning signs, which implies that Hade Bade does have a liquor license.) The anonymous police source says the menu also suggested, unbelievably, that patrons “Get her drunk and pay extra to go upstairs,” where a private bed awaited. There was also, allegedly, a $65 option that came with non-alcoholic beer for the man, a glass of wine for the lady, and complimentary condoms.
