We were deciding on a place to chill on a Sunday night (long weekend) but we came across this place.Its a perfect place for some decent sushi, hookah, drinks and some dancing and yes its true.Its amazing, we asked on put on the NBA playoffs game and they gladly did. They have two spaces, one on the outside and one inside with a dance floor.The food is pretty good, hookah is good, drinks were good. There was a salsa dancing event thingy going on as well. The servers are good and accommodating.

One of my favorite lounges in DC! Chill vibes, cool clientele, AMAZING sushi and hookah...and the prices cant be beat! One of the Districts gems!

I took a 30 minute Lyft just to be tolfthry wouldnt be able to accommodate one person.

The waitress definitely stole the cash I gave her.We ordered several drinks and two hookahs. I paid for a portion in cash. When I asked for a receipt, the waitress disappeared and had the manager look for the receipt. How would the manager know what I ordered when he didn’t take our table.The other portion was paid with a card so all they had record for was that portion. I had to go because my uber was outside so I didn’t have time to deal with it but I found it very skeptical that minutes after I paid for my drinks and hookah When I requested a receipt, the waitress definitely avoided me.I was waiting for 15minutes and still no receipt.This is poor customer service but also real sketchy. These people can’t be trusted.Avoid giving this place business for sure.

Hookah and sushi? An interesting combo, right? If you like both, you’ve met your match. If you only like either sushi or hookah, it’s a great happy hour spot. Gazuza Lounge is located only a few minutes away from the Dupont Circle red line metro stop and offers some great happy hour specials. Monday through Friday from 5 to 8 p.m. you can get some cheap beer, wine, mixed drinks, and of course, the highlights - $5 classic rolls, $8 specialty rolls, and $18 Hookah. The sushi is not going to be the best you’ve ever had, but for $5 per classic roll, it’s very hard to beat. Gazuza Lounge is located on the second floor and definitely has a relaxing, chill lounge vibe. Usually, it’s not very crowded for happy hour, so you can enjoy your conversation with your friends, or just relax and eat as much sushi as you can. The people I came with who like hookah, said they offer a wide selection of good flavors. They have a bunch of TVs running sports matches, if you’re in the mood for that. Staff members are attentive, friendly, and polite – they’ll even remind you when happy hour is nearing its end.

I was torn between between this rating and 3 stars. I only come to this place because it isnt that far from my house. The music is good, they have a good sushi and always have a great crowd, but the service is not good at all. Every time my buddy and I come. It never fails. They just have rude and disconnected servers who seem to never come to your table. You always have to go fetch their attention, which is absolutely ridiculous. If you go, I recommend sitting at the bar so youll get direct service from the bartenders instead of those small tables with the VERY low to the ground seats.

Went in drinks were good and arrived rather quickly. Ordered some sushi philly rolls were also pretty good. Solid atmosphere hookah as also good. Recomend this spot to relax!!!!

Good drinks and sushi. Hookah was pretty good too. Loved the vibe and good music.

It took long to be seated and once they gave us a spot no one came by to take our order, asked 2 different people if they could take my order but got ignored in a rude way, even the table next to us was surprised. Went to the bar to order instead but told me to order with the server. We sat for like 30 minutes then we decided to leave and we were asked to pay the tab. Like what???? You guys didn’t even took our orders, what tab??? They most not like tourists. Terrible experience

Walked in at midnight with my colleagues, we were quickly seated and waitress was attentive and fun! Owner showed his gratuity too. Music and atmosphere kept the night going after a long night at a Gala/fundraiser

Decent Hookah, alright ambiance, good music - too bad they cheapen their own brand by doing things like charging 3.64 for soda water and lime. How did you even come up with that cost? That cover your soda water margins? just a random charge basically. Unfortunate.

Nice place, great music...I used to come in and get a nice table by the windows but they turned it into sort of a VIP section where now you have to buy a 250 dollar bottle to sit there ? Used to be 5 starts now it’s turned into a cash cow ... (if anyone from the business side sees this) —> worry about your customers and their experience vs how you can milk your customers. 1 happy customer can = to 100s more.

Great music, Seductive atmosphere, Awesome Bartenders, Good Hookah flavor choices and the Sushi is on point!

Went for HH. Drinks werent good. Sushi was ok. I wouldnt go back with the expectation of good sushi and drinks.Music was solid with good acoustics

Great atmosphere. Speaker kept going out though. And there wasnt a lot of room to dance. But DJ was great!

Very Good Hookah and nice place with good service but very very expensive

Decent hookah lounge with potential to be very nice. A few upgrades to the decor could be beneficial to the overall experience. The drinks were very watered down but the hookah was pretty good. It seemed as though they were understaffed as it was about 4 servers for a lounge that had at least 80 people. All in all I would return but wouldnt be a go to spot for me.

Brittany was AMAZING!!! So attentive and before we could even need anything she appeared as if from thin air. Welcoming, thoughtful, and recommendations were second to none. Whenever I come to DC I’m definitely coming here and looking for the section she’s working. Did I mention she was AMAZING?! The vibe of the place and music are great as well. But that service tho?!

Great drinks!

While the sushi was good I dont understand why this place takes my credit card and ID, seems a little extreme. It looks nice but that policy is crass. I wont be back. If you dont mind that have at it, they also have hookah.

Go during Happy Hour, makes it 10x better.

Loud af and kinda dingy with overpriced and limited selection of beers. You can get bottle service, I guess, but it also seems like the kind of place where the cocktails are all two-ingredient and over-iced. It really comes off as if its not sure if its a hookah bar, a sushi restaurant (I was not brave enough to eat here), or a club. Basically, I had some out of town guests staying with me who wanted to hit up a hookah joint, and this filled that requirement. I really dont have anything good to say about this place except that the service was quite good.

This place is dope. Its not easy to find a place with great sushi AND hookah. Great vibe and strong drinks.

Pricey. Its a decent vibe. Too much airflow for a hookah bar. The hookah was also pretty weak, like it didnt really hit you much and I dont even smoke anymore. Its location is good though. Easy to get to.

Very nice environment, the price was a little above average, best of all NO COVER CHARGE!

Great happy specials that runs until 8 p.m. which is late for the city. Sushi and hookah was good, nice atmosphere and chill vibe.

I would not recommend anyone coming here. Very rude owner.

This place is top notch. Great space for families, big groups, or a quick stop by yourself. Great staff as well.

Atmosphere was great. Arrived a little before midnight waitress did not tell us kitchen closed at 12 a.m. however proceeded to enjoy hiooka and I expressed that it taste funny and she kept telling me it was fine. Drinks were good tho. Luckily tip was already included in bill, as a good tipper I did not want to tip due to service

Cool ambiance the only I wish they had was more for the food selection. Otherwise, cool spot.

We called ahead to see if they would be playing NBA playoffs and they said they would be happy to. The most popular hookah flavors were a mixture of anything plus mint. Food was ok and once it got busy, slow to arrive. They had a limited amount of drink options. Couches were comfortable and the servers were personable and attentive. Great place to smoke hookah, lounge and watch the game.

This venue is beautiful and centrally located around other establishments however, the spacing, service and lengthy wait time is unappealing. When we arrived to a gathering for our friends birthday we struggled to find proper seating with our party. Additionally, the hookahs were decent.

It was my friends birthday. We had a great time.

Happy hour. Nice food, drinks and shisha at good prices. Cute waitresses

Rude server. Blonde haired female, skinny, European. Almost as if us spending our money here was for our own good.Mustve been international night. I had to check her tone. If I do return. If request a different server. Vibes was nice otherwise.

I’ve been going I Gazuza for years, 5 years or so. I don’t know what happened but the service has seriously gone downhill. I walked in, today to be exact, the manager was on his phone, in the corner, and the one server they had working seemend to be on her phone at the bar. Waited a few minutes for anyone to come over and take an order. I wasn’t too upset about that, but from there it went to hell. I ordered a Stella and a hookah, to start, and when I asked for a glass for the beer the server looked as if I was asking her to blow the glass herself. I order some sushi, no complaints there, aside from the time it took to come out. Final complaint was about the service, or lack there of. Never had someone come over and ask if I needed another drink or charcoal. Server didn’t “serve” at all. Pretty piss poor experience, which is sad, considering I’m a regular. I bid you farewell Gazuza, I won’t be back.

Great place to go and chill out with friends

For the price and quality I might as well had just stayed home and smoked my own hookah. Good luck on finding a waitress.

2-9-19 night1st and last time... It was a cute lilttle spot but no spunk to it.the seating is horrible if you are on a date.food ...serve one thing 1Sushi....Drinks -1 i had wine it tasted so bland and dry. Service -1 waitress was trash.being honest. Thats my review. Save your self and dont waste your time or money.

Nice chill out spot. Hookah, drinks and musicOh yes, sushi too

Is good to go to relax!

Oooops. Wouldn’t reccomendThe place is cute and the athmosfare is nice, but the service is really bad. First They kicked us out of the ”special” area when there was no sign of it being special. After that we had to wait for a long time (15-20 mins) to get our hookah. The place wasnt very busy so didnt get why. The witress was walking around snacking on food. Not very professional. We ordered drinks but they delivered to another table first. Eventually the hookah came it wasnt good at all. Barely no smoke. They seemed very confused.The dj is great though. Good music. Mojito tasted like icewater, Nothing special.Feel like people working there Dont know What good service is and they were just playing around with each other. They also took the tip and automatically added it to the check. Nonsense.I wouldnt recommend it and I wouldnt go back. Waste of money.

Scrutinise your receipt really well or don’t go here if you’re already intoxicated. Somehow or the other, they decided it was appropriate to add gratuity to the check for a table of 3 and neglected to disclose that so of course I tipped on top of it. I tipped even though we had to chase down the server ourselves each time to get water or get new coal or get drinks. It’s dishonest and I’m not going to be revisiting this establishment.

Nice cozy place, that has a separated area for hookah smokers. I just wished the menu was a little bit more versatile. Drinks are slightly more expensive!

Beautiful location, very chic decor.

Hookah is good. You can tell they clean their hoses and use good shisha bc you get a good pull with lots of smoke.

Service was good. Atmosphere? A little bit less. The place has no acoustics which makes the music echo from each corner of the room. That said, people shout all over and eventually make the place louder than it should be. I had to raise my voice to speak to a friend that was 4 ft away from me. Unfortunately the hookah was chocking, they fill small part of the head with tobacco and charge $23 for it (which I find very expensive) they also charge gratuity fee so make sure you dont overtip. I dont know if there are any other hookah places in the area but this one is definitely not the best one Ive been to.

Very elegant atmosphere! Once you ascend upstairs, you enter thru a glass door to a charming atmosphere. It is a low lit lounge. They have a DJ next to the bar. To the right is a separate room that looks like a glass box that looks out to the city. The left side is cozy and private.One of the better deals Ive seen on hookah. The wait staff is very attentive. They make sure that your coals are hot with no interruption to smoke. Blend your flavors if you like. Drinks are reasonable priced. They serve food. Didnt have a chance to try food this time, but I would go back and visit to try.

The place is not that good. Hookah average. 2 stars for the excellent service.

The hookah is hit or miss and they upcharge for certain flavors. The Starbucks flavors are trash, dont fall for it.

I wasn’t impressed...there’s better places to spend your money.

The gazuza roll was amazing

Great staff

Bad customer service!!!! I will never go back again.

Hookah and Martinis were good but didnt serve food until after a certain time. So we left.

Low-key atmosphere is dope!

An ok place. The HH menu and prices are good. The sushi was very good for the price (usually the HH sushi is very basic/simple). The classic Margarita was really good, try it! The only thing I didnt like was the smell...I know they serve hookah here, but still - I would expect less smell there, especially considering I was there around 5:30 which is pretty much right after they opened. Also, dont know what are the vibes at this place during the weekends, but mid week it was quite empty with tired vibes.

Service is typically bad during happy hour unless you’re at the bar. However, great sushi, hookah, and cheap drinks. The DuPont circle location is also clutch.

Gazuza is a fun place to grab some basic sushi and Hookah. Its not the best hookah or best sushi but definitely a consistent good time.

Nice environment. Didnt tey the food but the drinks were good and the atmosphere was grown and sexy. Nice!

Excellent sushi selection

Stopped in here on a tour of DC cocktail bars. The sushi was very nice and the cocktails were pretty good, but not earth-shattering. Overall, I thought that the prices were a little high for the quality of drinks and food. The service left a bit to be desired.

The best thing going here is the reputation. Over the years this place has become a shell of What it used to be, with all of the other hookah bars around the city. Service was lacking, hookah was burning when it arrived. I had to say something to get it corrected and the drinks were pretty much lackluster. This is may be my 20th time here and it is not worth it.

This is a great spot with a chill vibe. They have good hookah, great drinks and the best sushi Ive ever had.

Nice and cozy. Seats in main area are worse than doc office but vibes are dope overall.

The server we had was not friendly (very lackluster approach to serving us) and It took an hour just to receive my California Roll. Mind you, my friends complicated sushi order came out faster than mine . I was invited to be there while visiting from out of town for a get together and I think its safe to say that I wont be returning by my own will ever again.

Sushi is great! The Gazuza roll specifically. Dont expect good service but the food and atmosphere are nice!

Nice and clean, easy to find

Affordable hookah and happy hour drinks, clean and classy. Nice atmosphere, good lounge music at just the right volume for conversation.

The owner is racist. Stay away from this place.

It could be better if they had more food choices other than sushi. Its a nice and chill place to go to. Drinks are pricey.

Its a real shame about some of the low ratings and comments about management. I use to go here years ago and the service was always great and I always felt welcomed and comfortable, I recently just moved back to the area and I wanted to take some friends here because I remember I use to have such a great time but after seeing the recent reviews and its consistency about service and management, No thank you! I refuse to spend my money especially in D.C. where is usually overpriced anyway for bad service and a rude manager.

Service overall is slow. Servers smoke hookah at the bar and forget about their tables pretty often. Also, the last time i went, i was told they no longer take cards that dont have a chip in them. What kind of card reader doesnt have the ability to swipe a card on it? We were told this when we were paying, not when we first sat down. And theres no signage at the bar that lets customers know in advance. #Wack

Very limited selection of alcohols. Waitress didnt ask how I liked my scotch and just served it with a bunch of ice (I insist on having it neat). Cant sit close to the window unless its 5+ people. Got moved from our original table because they wanted to accommodate a bigger group. Just left after one drink. Wont let you smoke cigarettes. I could go on.....Just dont go to this place, certainly not worth the money.

After tonights experience at Gazuza, I was compelled to write my first Google review. I used to come to Gazuza at least once a month for happy hour because they have good sushi, at very reasonable prices, and a happy hour that goes later than most places in DC. Ive never had an issue with service before, but tonights experience included the worst service I have ever experienced at a restaurant in my life. I ordered my usual rolls, which included a Dragon roll. Instead, one of the waitresses brings out a Bamboo roll. I said no, I ordered a Dragon roll. The waitress (a tall brunette Eastern European) who took my order comes over and has the audacity to argue with me! She says, no, you ordered the Bamboo roll. I said no, I ordered what I always get, and she continues to argue with me! My friends were stunned and commented they said they had never seen something like that before. I asked to speak to the manager, and the waitress says, no, you cant. If it wasnt for the other waitress (the cute blonde) who took over our table who corrected the issue, I would have given this place one star. In any event, I am never going back to Gazuza and I will be sharing this experience with all my friends whove Ive recommended Gazuza to in the past and will never recommend this place ever again.

This is the worst place I have ever been to. I would never recommend anyone coming here.

Beautiful place to go and have fun

Think modern contemporary dive bar that serves sushi and has hookahs.As opposed to what others have stated, I had no issues with service; the bartenders were nice to me, and my drinks were made well; however what I believe that Gazuza suffers from a lack of direction. The last time I was there they had a basketball game going on a couple TVs, people were eating sushi or smoking hookahs... and in the background a DJ was mixing on the patio hosting a dance party. Any one or two of these things by themselves is great -- but the vibe left something to be desired. Gazuza needs to find their niche and stick to it -- because currently they seem to be all over the place.

Good Happy Hour Sushi, Hookah, and drinks. The service was a bit slow, and it wasnt crowded. However, this didnt take away from the experience. Its walking distance (2 mins) from the DuPont Circle Metro, so its the perfect after work spot!

First time in DC decided to go out for hookah. I saw that Gazuza served both sushi and hookah, and I thought the combination was pretty cool so I decided to go here. The hookah was a little over 20 bucks (overpriced) which was more than I am use to paying. The sushi was fine but nothing that would bring me back. The worst part of my experience was the customer service. My waitress the tall blonde had an attitude. It seemed like she didnt want to be at work. There were several times I tried to get her attention, but she kept on walking away. When it came to her giving me the check it took her forever. Then after the fact when she had finally given me the check. I had to wait forever again for her to pick back up the check she never came back around. After 20 mins of waiting for her to come back for the check I decided to get up and physically give it to her. (It wasnt a busy night that I went in, so I found that inexcusable.) Her and several other employees were just standing around talking and laughing when I walked up to her to give her the check. I honestly felt like walking out without paying, and they probably wouldnt have even noticed. Once she gave me back my change I left, and I definitely will not be back. I am sure there are better hookah places in the DC area.

Chill place with great hookahs and delicious Cocktails .

Good ambience for a quick beer and hookah

The girl who receives you at the door is extremely rude. Me and my two invitees are over 22 years old and had valid ids (us and spain) yet she insisted we could not drink because we had to provide passports.She then proceeded to scream at my girlfriend for trying to provide another form of id in order to demonstrate she is over the required age. She ended up making a somewhat inaproppiate comment about us being latin and european, or basically non-us residents. You guys should either retrain your servers or leave a chain of business which involves treating people right.

This place is cool. The lasagna rolls are delicious, and the hookah is good. Sometimes they are understaffed though. Its like 1 or 2 people working the entire spot. I gave 3 stars because the manager copied my credit card and ID without my knowledge and requested that I sign the copy as proof in case I dispute the charge!!!! This blew my mind, why would he assume that I would dispute the charge?!?! I doubt this is a request made of all customers. It was a little insulting considering the fact that it was only a $300 bill, which isnt s$&t. Clearly the business isnt doing that well.

Its great place with nice service. Amazing hosts, Shisha is fantastic and the best in the area.

Gazuza has a hip atmosphere and good ambiance, and the times I have been there it has been less crowded than other spots in the area. We sat at the bar, and service was not an issue. We were early to dine on a Saturday night (they dont open until 6PM) and had sushi and tuna tartare. Drinks and food were good. Sushi was excellent, especially the dragon roll.

Great atmosphere to smoke hookah

Won’t let men in with tank tops but will let the women.... smh

Strong ass hookah....good drinks...Happy Hour on point

Great spot for happy hour drinks, sushi, and hookah.

Great environment and service. Fair price. Definately recommend.

This establishment is breaking the law and rights of patrons! To me it was discrimination to tell me my drivers license had to be held in order to be served. It’s against the law for an establishment to hold your identification and not return it until youre finished. We asked to speak to the manager and he told us that this was policy because so many ppl ran out on their tab. This is an unlawful practice and because one person ran out on their tab...everyone has to be punished. We refused to give him our ID to hold and he told us it’s also his right not to serve us! We told the manager that this behavior doesn’t make us comfortable to return and his answer was OK and he walked off. The staff was not friendly and we felt very discriminated against.

Great place! Friendly employees.Thank you, Yuliia! She made our night best

Great food, great vibe, excellent hookah, slow service.

Hookah was great. Sushi yummy alcohol was light on thw alcohol ;)

Super slow service. Drinks are not made well at all. Hookah is subpar and the atmosphere is basic. Seats are uncomfortable and tables small. Don’t waste your time.

The sushi is good. Hookah is pretty horrible and very overpriced. Oh yea, they keep adding coal without telling you that each one costs you.

Best hookah in town

Im not big on hookah, but it was subpar in comparison to the more upscale bars Ive been to. Ive heard DC is big on hookah so this might be the norm. Uber driver also had a hard time finding it. We arrived at 12:02 and the kitchen was closed for the night so we left for a while and grabbed & Pizza and ate it in there! The tables were a nice size and created an atmosphere for our group to talk.

(1/30/18)I went here with my boyfriend on a last minute adventure... and just to make a long story short this is a low class hookah spot. The workers were all young white girls who did not know how to make a hookah or fix a messed up one. Both of us know how it should taste and pull and they kept insisting there was nothing wrong with ours (every time we tried to pull hard we would cough a lot) which is NOT normal I’m 26 and been all around the DMV spots so yes I know a bad hookah AND...we asked for patron margaritas and received pink drinks in martini glasses like—what?!