Relax and unwind at Tony's Fine Cigars



Relax and unwind at Tony's Fine Cigars

Tony's Fine Cigars owner Miranda Baskharoon stands next to one of her store's more prominent hookahs.

Tony's Fine Cigars

Address: 1459 El Camino Real, Tustin

Hours: Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Phone: 714-665-2270

Tony's Fine Cigars, a family-run smoke shop in Tustin, provides smoking aficionados with a place to purchase their smoking supplies as well as a locale to unwind and meet others who share their interests.

Upon walking into Tony's, customers will immediately notice the wide selection of goods available to them. At the front of the store is an area perfect for lounging, which many customers use to take a breather or enjoy a smoke.

In the middle of the store is a segregated display housing the store's namesake: the cigars.

At the back is a rainbow of pipes and hookahs, which come in all shapes, sizes, and colors.

At the front desk is an array of smoking paraphernalia, including cigarettes, ash trays, and hookah flavors.

The store also features a selection of electronic cigarettes and hookah pens.

Though Tony's is officially a smoke shop, it's come to be seen as a cigar club by many people. The store can often be found full of people lounging, talking, smoking, and socializing. The shop hosts hookah nights from Wednesday to Saturday, as well as cigar nights on Fridays.

"With women, you go to a salon, or you go to get your nails done. There's not many places where men can go and have fun," said owner Miranda Baskharoon. "This is more of a cigar club than a to-go place."

Baskharoon, a long-time Tustin resident, opened the shop with her husband Tony about six years ago. Her husband was retiring and wanted to continue to do something fun, so Baskharoon suggested opening up a hookah lounge.

The city didn't approve, so they went on to do what they saw as the next best thing and opened up Tony's Fine Cigars, which still ultimately has the laid back feeling and sense of community of the hookah lounge they originally wanted.

"A lot of stores are so cold now. You walk in, you get what you want, and you leave," said Chantel Baskharoon, Baskharoon's daughter and the manager of Tony's. "Here, we make people feel like family."

"It's not about the money, it's about actually having the clients come back," said Miranda Baskharoon. "Get to know the person, it's that rapport, the customer service. We're known for that."


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