O2 Cafe
1731 E. Broadway Road, (480) 966-9982
Traditional Arab elements meet modern American touches at Oasis Cafe's second location, O2 Cafe, which opened in November. The cafe and hookah lounge on Broadway Road has luxurious decor that rivals the original cafe's fading seats and cracked floors.
The lounge offers at least twice as much space as the first location, located at 1314 E. Apache Blvd. Customers relax on plush red cushions under the dim shadow of hanging tea-light candleholders. Intricate wrought iron designs offer an authentic, artsy flavor and are reminiscent of the original Oasis's ornate lanterns.
Other new additions include karaoke from 8 to 11 p.m. on Tuesdays. DJ Fox entertains patrons from 10:30 p.m. until 2 a.m. on Saturdays, mixing Arab music with popular hip-hop.
Customers can request to see movies and TV shows like "Law and Order" on a massive projector screen. Smaller screens are scattered throughout the cafe.
"On days when it's slower, we put movies on for customers," waitress Chelsea Carney says.
While the TVs deviate from a traditional atmosphere, they also play Arabic music videos, Carney adds.
For more information, go to oasiscafeonline.com
