by rahas c.
on a recent trip to the denver area, i met up with a fellow backpacker i had the pleasure of meeting during my travels. we are both lovers of the middle east; so in an attempt to recapture a bit of the finer (stereotypical) things offered by the mideast, we ate falafel and ended the nite at baghdad cafe. i suggested we stray from the popular places listed on yelp and somehow inexplicably ended up at baghdad cafe.in terms of ambience, the room is reminiscent of an unfinished basement with a mix of secondhand sofas and tables and chairs you tend to find at your local pizzeria. the people that patronized the place that nite ranged from high school/college kids to scantily clad go go dancers. the resident dj was blasting some serious house/techno/electronica music all nite long. the grape mint hookah was truly amazing and the service was fantastic. nothing says iraq like this joint.if you're looking for that romantic hookah bar where you sit in plush seats with the sounds of arabia flowing in the background and the optional belly dancer frolicking about, this aint the place. think the exact opposite and you have baghdad cafe.
