Saturday Night Is the Time to Visit Luxor Cafe & Restaurant

Edwin Goei • OC Weekly • August 24, 2017
As with most restaurants that are also hookah lounges, I knew we’d be sitting outside at Luxor Cafe & Restaurant in Garden Grove. And Luxor is practically all outdoor patio because Rozana Café—the restaurant and hookah lounge it replaced—was also...
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