Eight To Eight Cigars

Great shop with a wide selection of everything. Staff is helpful and friendly and so is the clientele.
This is probably one of the most accommodating smoking lounges I’ve been in. They provide soda and coffee, and the coffee is always fresh. It’s like a Starbucks where you can smoke, but with better coffee. They’ll charge you a $ 10 fee if you use their smoking lounge without buying something from them, but that’s fair considering it’s kind of rude to just walk into a business to use their facilities for free.
They also host lots of events like the Chicago Pipe Collectors’ Club meetings, and just the other day they had a huge sale and provided food. Everyone shopping was encouraged to help themselves to hot dogs, brats or chili. That’s how you run a business.

Love this lounge. Mike is a great owner & Craig is an awesome manager. Awesome selection from every day to rare hard to find cigars. It’s Home away from home & treat you like family. great company to enjoy multiple cigars and watch a game or hang with the guys and relax. Recommend to anyone that wants to enjoy a great cigar experience. You won’t be disappointed.

Great selection on cigars and reasonably priced as well. Friendly and knowledgeable staff. An excellent place to relax and smoke a good one!

Excellent and knowledgable staff! Nice variety of cigars and they answer all your questions! Very home-​y environment and would definitely go back!

The cigars are very expensive poor ventilation system and gets to personal with customers

I love this place! An amazing selection, a decent-​sized free lounge area, and a ‘hoot’ for hanging with good old Chi types. Salt of the earth types. There’s a small group of regulars who I see almost every time I visit – regardless of day or time. Pretty entertaining…
But as to cigars it can’t be beat. Killer selection and decent prices. Free wi-​fi and coffee. I love going there to work or read. I could live without the ever-​on FOX news but it’s also part of the ‘ambiance’ of the old-​school I like. I love to listen to the retired codgers who complain constantly while puffing on great smokes.
The owners are also the owners of Casa De Montecristo and are aggressive businessmen. They know their audience and run a great business.
A definite recommend… hang out for a while.

What more can I say than Five Stars?! The location is convenient. The service is outstanding; the owner and staff very knowledgable and helpful. The selection is outstanding (visit the Aging Room) and priced reasonably. The facilities are clean and well kept. The lounge offers a very comfortable place to relax, enjoy a cigar, and kibitz.

Hey Cigar lovers!!! Make your way to Villa Park.
Let me set the picture for you. We’re on 83 on our way to Elmhurst Hospital to help our friends welcome their new baby girl into the world. It’s my family tradtion to pass out cigars when a baby is born, so I knew I had to stop somewhere to grab a few for the dad and my guy to share.
I opened up my helpful Unilocal app and found 8 to 8, my new stop for cigars from now on. This place has been here for years! I have driven past it a million times. I just couldn’t picture it. I took a turn west on St. Charles Rd off 83 and it was just up the street a mile or so on the South side of the street.
We walked in to a cigar scented wonderland. It was very well organized, and cleaner than expected.
We informed the owner that our friend was not cigar smoker by any means, but we wanted to get him a cigar to celebrate this momentous occassion in their lives. The owner suggested a Gurkha Special Reserve cigar. It’s a Honduran made cigar dipped in cognac and from what I understood, is the ideal non-​cigar smoker’s choice for a celebratory cigar.
I’m so glad we stopped, as I’m sure my father will be for many years to come, because I’m the daughter that enjoys buying these little guys for my daddy. And I’m certain our friends will reap the benefits as well. Thanks 8 to 8 for your help! You have earned my business.

Great store! Cigar lovers in Chicago should make the trip out here. They are a sister store to Casa de Montecristo in Countryside. Terrific selection of brands that are hard to find in a B&M in Chicago like Liga Privada, Tatujae, Camacho, Joya de Nicaragua, My Father, etc. Great lounge area with two TVs, coffee, drinks, and sometimes snacks. A great place to hang out and watch a game. The staff is very friendly and knowledgeable about their product. Prices are very fair. Sign up for their email list to get the know on vendor events.

Whenever I’m in Chicago this is my go to place for a quality cigar. Their humidor is very well kept and I have yet to get a bad cigar from them. There is tones of selection as most of the walls are lined with humidors.
They have a lounge room that is quite nice and fairly large with comfy chairs, TV’s and coffee makers. I’m not sure if you can drink alcohol there or not though. Fair prices, big selection, and quality cigars make this a great place to get a stick.

I grew up in the Chicago area and tried multiple cigar stores in the area. None had the friendliness or expertise that 8 to 8 has. I’ve done a bit of traveling as of late and from Texas, to South Carolina, and up to Delaware I’ve visited many cigar stores and none have come close. Anytime I order cigars I order from 8 to 8 because I have yet to find a business that knows as much about cigars or has as wide a selection as they do. Anytime I visit Illinois, I make sure I stop by and have a cigar at 8 to 8. If you’re in the area, want a cigar, and don’t feel like paying an arm and a leg, you’d be crazy to not stop by 8 to 8 for one.

Eight to Eight Cigars is an outstanding cigar retail store and smoking space. Its owners know the product. They have special relationships with some of the manufacturers too.
Eight to Eight has lots of humidor space and inventory that spans many of the top or desirable brands. The owners are on site, and they know cigars. All of them can help you find what you are looking for, or else recommend an alternative. For example, four years ago I came in to the shop to buy an Enchantment, certainly a safe choice, and long one of my preferred sticks. One of the owners buttonholed me (I had been a customer for about one year at that point) and insisted that I sample several Tatajues that had just come on the market. Right he was. We all know what has happened since, as Tatajue has become popular and well-​regarded, a surprise cigar from Mexico.
On any given day you will see new inventory arriving. Turnover must be good.
The store is a pretty good place to enjoy your smoke, too. There are a few tables with high bar chairs scattered around, and a few armchairs around the TV. There is even a very basic café service offered by the store. The same man who rang up your cigar purchase can fix you an espresso.
Eight to Eight is the site of cigar parties hosted by manufacturers, distributors, or other sponsors. The store is also plugged in to cigar dinners and other happenings that it can sell to customers.
Eight to Eight is an excellent cigar retail shop.