I was down at the Pechanga Casino for their BBQ Festival (which was great by the way) and decided to stop in to Zarka Cigar Lounge just off the 15 & Rancho Calif Rd.

Zarka is unique among cigar stores in So Cal, in that they actually sell booze. They're a private club ($365 a year) that sells one day memberships for $10 that includes one free (house) beer, wine or cocktail.

They got a nice walk-in humidor, leather couches, big screens, pool table AND A FULL BAR.

It was pretty empty on Saturday around 1:00pm, but I smoked a La Gloria Cubana Artesanos Retro Especialé (which is not a bad medium cigar) and enjoyed one of their house cold beers.

I would say "everybody was friendly" but it was really just me and one other guy. It's not nearly as smoky as my pictures look. I think the neon signs mess with the exposure.

Here are the pic's.

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That place looks nice. I wouldn't pay $365 to be a member, but it still looks good.
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$1 a day would work for me to have a place to smoke in the winter, if it were near me, and open late.
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Very nice! Thanks for sharing,
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Touché Tom, hadn't thought about that.
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Looks pretty nice, I'd pay a buck a day for it
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A buck a day to hang out with legend. What a bargain.
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Nice of you to say, but I won't be there. :-)
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$365 a yr is totally worth it. Nice looking place
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Seconded.
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:-)
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