Elite Smoke

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Smoke shop in Carpentersville, IL

4.9 · 288 reviewsOpen until 12

Nestled in Carpentersville, Elite Smoke has quickly become a favorite among locals, boasting an impressive rating of 4.9 from nearly 300 reviews. Customers rave about the store's extensive inventory and the welcoming atmosphere, making it a go-to spot for those seeking quality products at great prices. With a dedicated team known for their exceptional service and thorough communication, visitors often find themselves returning frequently. Whether you're a seasoned enthusiast or new to the scene, Elite Smoke offers a positive environment that caters to all needs.

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AI ScoreChatGPT and Gemini didn't mention Elite Smoke.Scored from 8 signals across search and AI.

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Updated Sep 16, 2026Last activity 1 month ago, a question from march_commuter_uptown.

Services

What Elite Smoke offers, what it costs, and what people come for.

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Team

Who you'll see, and whether their licenses check out.
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Today8 AM to 12 AM

Busy times

Usually quiet now. Busiest Mon, 5 to 7 PM.

Reputation

What reviews, press and directories say about Elite Smoke.

4.9from 288 reviews on Google

Elite Smoke stands out for its extensive product range and dedicated customer service, despite some complaints about product quality and hours. Customers describe Elite Smoke as a welcoming and well-stocked smoke shop, with a friendly atmosphere fostered by staff members like Jay and Steve. Many appreciate the variety of products available and the willingness of the owners to accommodate requests, creating a sense of community among patrons.

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Would go back100%100% of reviews give the visit 4 or 5 stars.Positive 100%, 4 or 5 stars · Neutral 0%, 3 stars · Negative 0%, 1 or 2 stars
The good
  • Great prices
  • Wide selection of products
  • Exceptional customer service from Jay and Steve
The bad
  • Inconsistent hours of operation
  • Quality concerns with specific products

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How AI sees Elite Smoke

The AI Score is out of 100, read from 8 signals across search and AI.

43out of 100

What the score is made of

Signal and how much it countsElite Smoke

  • Retrieval grounding 26%Whether you appear in the ranked results AI retrieves and cites: AI-Overview citations, organic top-10 for your money queries, and the Bing index ChatGPT leans on.50
  • Off-property attestation 20%Volume and consistency of what others say about you: YouTube mentions, branded web mentions, third-party “best-of” lists. The cause of retrievability.40
  • AI visibility 14%Whether ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and AI Overviews name you, and whether they name you for the right service.0
  • Reviews & response 12%The star average is only one input. We also read volume, velocity, the specificity of review language, and response cadence. Specific reviews are what AI quotes verbatim.92
  • Backlink & citation authority 8%Domain authority and editorial quality of the sources that attest to you.90
  • Google Business Profile 8%Required and recommended fields; update cadence. The listing AI pulls from first.90
  • Speed & mobile 7%Core Web Vitals at the 75th percentile, on a real phone.
  • Content freshness & schema 5%Crawl recency, intent alignment, valid JSON-LD, canonicals.42

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Local AI Registry · Smoke shops in Carpentersville, IL · Editorial

Elite Smoke, Carpentersville IL: Reviews

Steve Lee

By Steve Lee, founder and CEO of Local AI Registry. Updated September 16, 2026.

Published September 16, 2026 · Updated September 16, 2026 · Machine-readable version below

In short

Elite Smoke is a smoke shop in Carpentersville, IL. Its AI Score is 43 of 100, which is poor.

What each mark on this page means: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#marks

Key facts

FactValue
TypeSmoke shop
Address222 N Western Ave Unit D, Carpentersville, IL 60110, USA
HoursMon to Sun 8 AM to 12 AM
Phone(773) 931-0433
Rating4.9 across 288 reviews on Google
Quietest timeSaturday
UpdatedSeptember 16, 2026

All the details

Every row is something the owner can add or correct. Each one is marked Confirmed, Visitor submitted or AI guess, with where it came from.

GroupFactValueMarkEvidence
Location infoAddress222 N Western Ave Unit D, Carpentersville, IL 60110, USAConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
Location infoDescription222 N Western Ave Unit D, Carpentersville, IL 60110ConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
Location infoHoursMon to Sun 8:00 AM to 12:00 AMConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
Location infoNameElite SmokeConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
Location infoPhone(773) 931-0433ConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
HoursMonday8:00 AM to 12:00 AMConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
HoursTuesday8:00 AM to 12:00 AMConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
HoursWednesday8:00 AM to 12:00 AMConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
HoursThursday8:00 AM to 12:00 AMConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
HoursFriday8:00 AM to 12:00 AMConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
HoursSaturday8:00 AM to 12:00 AMConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
HoursSunday8:00 AM to 12:00 AMConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
ServicesServiceSmoking accessoriesAI guess
ServicesServiceTobacco productsAI guess
ServicesServiceVape productsAI guess
LinksInstagramhttps://instagram.com/jaylvl773AI guessOur record
LinksWebsitehttps://www.instagram.com/jaylvl773/ConfirmedGoogle Business Profile

Services and prices

Known for

The team

Visiting Elite Smoke

Address: 222 N Western Ave Unit D, Carpentersville, IL 60110, USA. Phone: (773) 931-0433. Hours: Mon to Sun 8 AM to 12 AM. (Confirmed, Google Business Profile.)

When to go

Quietest day: Saturday. Busiest day: Monday. From the popular times on its Google listing.

Parking and getting in

Nearby

PlaceTypeDistance
Masi's Pizza & CateringPizza restaurant1 min walk
Bella Bistro - Gaming - SlotsCasino1 min walk
No Manches Mexican Grill CarpentersvilleRestaurant2 min walk
Lincolnwood ParkCity park6 min walk
Restaurant Le MaddoxBreakfast restaurant6 min walk
Las KecasMexican restaurant7 min walk

Reputation

4.9 average across 288 reviews: Google 288. (Confirmed, read September 16, 2026.)

Elite Smoke stands out for its extensive product range and dedicated customer service, despite some complaints about product quality and hours. (AI guess, from 288 reviews.)

What people like

  • Great prices
  • Wide selection of products
  • Exceptional customer service from Jay and Steve

What people do not like

  • Inconsistent hours of operation
  • Quality concerns with specific products

Press

Awards

Directories

Questions people ask

best smoke shop in Carpentersville

picking between the two, is Blazing Ape the safer bet?

going rate for shops locally, any idea

bad experiences at Elite Smoke, anyone?

is there a day here that is not slammed

cancellation list here, is there one

what do people usually buy there

what time does Elite Smoke in Carpentersville actually open?

Whereabouts is the shop?

worth it or not, what do the regulars say

anything good on Western to kill time near Elite Smoke?

anywhere cheaper than Elite Smoke in Carpentersville that is still good?

walking in for a first visit, what happens

points or member pricing here, worth signing up?

last update from here was when?

The AI Score: 43 of 100

It measures how likely AI engines are to recommend a business, and how accurately. Smoke shops on the registry run 16 to 65. Fair starts at 45, good at 65. Elite Smoke scores 43. The same method scores every business on the registry.

SignalWeightScoreWhat it measuresElite Smoke
Retrieval grounding2650Whether you appear in the ranked results AI retrieves and cites: AI-Overview citations, organic top-10 for your money queries, and the Bing index ChatGPT leans on.Fair
Off-property attestation2040Volume and consistency of what others say about you: YouTube mentions, branded web mentions, third-party “best-of” lists. The cause of retrievability.Poor
AI visibility140Whether ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and AI Overviews name you, and whether they name you for the right service.Poor
Reviews & response1292The star average is only one input. We also read volume, velocity, the specificity of review language, and response cadence. Specific reviews are what AI quotes verbatim.Good
Backlink & citation authority890Domain authority and editorial quality of the sources that attest to you.Good
Google Business Profile890Required and recommended fields; update cadence. The listing AI pulls from first.Good
Speed & mobile7Core Web Vitals at the 75th percentile, on a real phone.
Content freshness & schema542Crawl recency, intent alignment, valid JSON-LD, canonicals.Poor

Full method: https://localairegistry.com/methodology

How AI decides what to say about a smoke shop: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#how-ai-decides-local-business. What to check before you choose one: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#how-to-choose-local-business

Entity map

Every person, place, organization and treatment named on this page, with a stable ID and a public reference. The JSON-LD below connects them to each other.

EntityTypeID on this pageSame asRelationship to Elite Smoke
Elite SmokeLocalBusiness#businesshttps://www.instagram.com/jaylvl773/Subject of this page
Carpentersville, IllinoisCity#cityCity Elite Smoke is in
Local AI RegistryOrganization#publisherhttps://localairegistry.comPublisher of this page
Steve LeePerson#authorhttps://localairegistry.com/team/steve-leeAuthor of this page

Topical map

Where this page sits in the registry. It's one profile among the smoke shops in Carpentersville, linked to the lists and towns around it.

Lists

  • Best smoke shops in Carpentersville: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/il/carpentersville/smoke-shop
  • Best businesses in Carpentersville: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/il/carpentersville

Nearby

  • /chicago: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/il/chicago
  • /schaumburg: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/il/schaumburg
  • /elgin: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/il/elgin
  • /carol-stream: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/il/carol-stream
  • /lombard: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/il/lombard
  • /aurora: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/il/aurora

Every list

  • Every leaderboard in Illinois: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/il

References

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Sources cited

  • [1] Google Business Profile, https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJ7xs6lgwPD4gR4GZfXkRmVjE (accessed Sep 16, 2026)
  • [2] AI engine output: ChatGPT and Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Sep 16, 2026, https://localairegistry.com/methodology (accessed Sep 20, 2026)

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Sent before the page. They tell crawlers the canonical address and that a plain markdown copy exists.

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# Elite Smoke, Carpentersville IL: Reviews

Source: Local AI Registry, https://localairegistry.com/biz/il/carpentersville/elite-smoke-carpentersville-il. Free to reuse with a link back.

By Steve Lee, founder and CEO of Local AI Registry. Updated 2026-09-16.

Canonical: https://localairegistry.com/biz/il/carpentersville/elite-smoke-carpentersville-il

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## In short

Elite Smoke is a smoke shop in Carpentersville, IL. Its AI Score is 43 of 100, which is poor.

What each mark on this page means: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#marks


## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Type | Smoke shop |
| Address | 222 N Western Ave Unit D, Carpentersville, IL 60110, USA |
| Hours | Mon to Sun 8 AM to 12 AM |
| Phone | (773) 931-0433 |
| Rating | 4.9 across 288 reviews on Google |
| Quietest time | Saturday |
| Updated | September 16, 2026 |


## All the details

Every row is something the owner can add or correct. Each one is marked Confirmed, Visitor submitted or AI guess, with where it came from.

| Group | Fact | Value | Mark | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Location info | Address | 222 N Western Ave Unit D, Carpentersville, IL 60110, USA | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Description | 222 N Western Ave Unit D, Carpentersville, IL 60110 | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Hours | Mon to Sun 8:00 AM to 12:00 AM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Name | Elite Smoke | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Phone | (773) 931-0433 | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Monday | 8:00 AM to 12:00 AM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Tuesday | 8:00 AM to 12:00 AM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Wednesday | 8:00 AM to 12:00 AM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Thursday | 8:00 AM to 12:00 AM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Friday | 8:00 AM to 12:00 AM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Saturday | 8:00 AM to 12:00 AM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Sunday | 8:00 AM to 12:00 AM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Services | Service | Smoking accessories | AI guess |  |
| Services | Service | Tobacco products | AI guess |  |
| Services | Service | Vape products | AI guess |  |
| Links | Instagram | https://instagram.com/jaylvl773 | AI guess | Our record |
| Links | Website | https://www.instagram.com/jaylvl773/ | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |


## Services and prices

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### Known for

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## The team

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## Visiting Elite Smoke

Address: 222 N Western Ave Unit D, Carpentersville, IL 60110, USA. Phone: (773) 931-0433. Hours: Mon to Sun 8 AM to 12 AM. (Confirmed, Google Business Profile.)


### When to go

Quietest day: Saturday. Busiest day: Monday. From the popular times on its Google listing.


### Parking and getting in

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### Nearby

| Place | Type | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Masi's Pizza & Catering | Pizza restaurant | 1 min walk |
| Bella Bistro - Gaming - Slots | Casino | 1 min walk |
| No Manches Mexican Grill Carpentersville | Restaurant | 2 min walk |
| Lincolnwood Park | City park | 6 min walk |
| Restaurant Le Maddox | Breakfast restaurant | 6 min walk |
| Las Kecas | Mexican restaurant | 7 min walk |


## Reputation

4.9 average across 288 reviews: Google 288. (Confirmed, read September 16, 2026.)

Elite Smoke stands out for its extensive product range and dedicated customer service, despite some complaints about product quality and hours. (AI guess, from 288 reviews.)


### What people like

- Great prices
- Wide selection of products
- Exceptional customer service from Jay and Steve


### What people do not like

- Inconsistent hours of operation
- Quality concerns with specific products


### Press

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### Awards

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### Directories

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## Questions people ask


### best smoke shop in Carpentersville


### picking between the two, is Blazing Ape the safer bet?


### going rate for shops locally, any idea


### bad experiences at Elite Smoke, anyone?


### is there a day here that is not slammed


### cancellation list here, is there one


### what do people usually buy there


### what time does Elite Smoke in Carpentersville actually open?


### Whereabouts is the shop?


### worth it or not, what do the regulars say


### anything good on Western to kill time near Elite Smoke?


### anywhere cheaper than Elite Smoke in Carpentersville that is still good?


### walking in for a first visit, what happens


### points or member pricing here, worth signing up?


### last update from here was when?


## The AI Score: 43 of 100

It measures how likely AI engines are to recommend a business, and how accurately. Smoke shops on the registry run 16 to 65. Fair starts at 45, good at 65. Elite Smoke scores 43. The same method scores every business on the registry.

| Signal | Weight | Score | What it measures | Elite Smoke |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Retrieval grounding | 26 | 50 | Whether you appear in the ranked results AI retrieves and cites: AI-Overview citations, organic top-10 for your money queries, and the Bing index ChatGPT leans on. | Fair |
| Off-property attestation | 20 | 40 | Volume and consistency of what others say about you: YouTube mentions, branded web mentions, third-party “best-of” lists. The cause of retrievability. | Poor |
| AI visibility | 14 | 0 | Whether ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and AI Overviews name you, and whether they name you for the right service. | Poor |
| Reviews & response | 12 | 92 | The star average is only one input. We also read volume, velocity, the specificity of review language, and response cadence. Specific reviews are what AI quotes verbatim. | Good |
| Backlink & citation authority | 8 | 90 | Domain authority and editorial quality of the sources that attest to you. | Good |
| Google Business Profile | 8 | 90 | Required and recommended fields; update cadence. The listing AI pulls from first. | Good |
| Speed & mobile | 7 |  | Core Web Vitals at the 75th percentile, on a real phone. |  |
| Content freshness & schema | 5 | 42 | Crawl recency, intent alignment, valid JSON-LD, canonicals. | Poor |

Full method: https://localairegistry.com/methodology

How AI decides what to say about a smoke shop: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#how-ai-decides-local-business. What to check before you choose one: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#how-to-choose-local-business


## Entity map

Every person, place, organization and treatment named on this page, with a stable ID and a public reference. The JSON-LD below connects them to each other.

| Entity | Type | ID on this page | Same as | Relationship to Elite Smoke |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Elite Smoke | LocalBusiness | #business | https://www.instagram.com/jaylvl773/ | Subject of this page |
| Carpentersville, Illinois | City | #city |  | City Elite Smoke is in |
| Local AI Registry | Organization | #publisher | https://localairegistry.com | Publisher of this page |
| Steve Lee | Person | #author | https://localairegistry.com/team/steve-lee | Author of this page |


## Topical map

Where this page sits in the registry. It's one profile among the smoke shops in Carpentersville, linked to the lists and towns around it.


### Lists

- Best smoke shops in Carpentersville: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/il/carpentersville/smoke-shop
- Best businesses in Carpentersville: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/il/carpentersville


### Nearby

- /chicago: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/il/chicago
- /schaumburg: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/il/schaumburg
- /elgin: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/il/elgin
- /carol-stream: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/il/carol-stream
- /lombard: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/il/lombard
- /aurora: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/il/aurora


### Every list

- Every leaderboard in Illinois: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/il


## References


### Sources cited

- [1] Google Business Profile, https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJ7xs6lgwPD4gR4GZfXkRmVjE (accessed Sep 16, 2026)
- [2] AI engine output: ChatGPT and Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Sep 16, 2026, https://localairegistry.com/methodology (accessed Sep 20, 2026)

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  1. best smoke shop in Carpentersville Question by march_commuter_uptown, Sep 15, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/il/carpentersville/elite-smoke-carpentersville-il/q/best-smoke-shop-in-carpentersville
  2. picking between the two, is Blazing Ape the safer bet? Question by saving_up_nell, Sep 11, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/il/carpentersville/elite-smoke-carpentersville-il/q/which-one-for-smoke-shop-elite-smoke-or-blazing-ape-and-vape
  3. going rate for shops locally, any idea Question by budtender_birdie_60110, Sep 11, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/il/carpentersville/elite-smoke-carpentersville-il/q/how-much-does-a-smoke-shop-run-in-carpentersville
  4. bad experiences at Elite Smoke, anyone? Question by runner_may, Sep 11, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/il/carpentersville/elite-smoke-carpentersville-il/q/reviews-all-look-glowing-what-are-the-real-complaints
  5. is there a day here that is not slammed Question by june_zadie, Sep 9, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/il/carpentersville/elite-smoke-carpentersville-il/q/quietest-day-to-hit-elite-smoke
  6. cancellation list here, is there one Question by terpenes_jo, Sep 7, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/il/carpentersville/elite-smoke-carpentersville-il/q/does-elite-smoke-ever-have-cancellations
  7. what do people usually buy there Question by browsing_sativa, Sep 3, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/il/carpentersville/elite-smoke-carpentersville-il/q/what-do-people-usually-buy-there
  8. what time does Elite Smoke in Carpentersville actually open? Question by winter_sitter_north, Sep 1, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/il/carpentersville/elite-smoke-carpentersville-il/q/what-time-does-elite-smoke-in-carpentersville-actually-open
  9. Whereabouts is the shop? Question by second_opinion_preroll, Aug 28, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/il/carpentersville/elite-smoke-carpentersville-il/q/whereabouts-is-the-shop
  10. worth it or not, what do the regulars say Question by western_kit, Aug 24, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/il/carpentersville/elite-smoke-carpentersville-il/q/the-good-stuff-about-the-shop-what-is-it
  11. anything good on Western to kill time near Elite Smoke? Question by new_year_bride_east, Aug 20, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/il/carpentersville/elite-smoke-carpentersville-il/q/anything-good-on-western-to-kill-time-near-elite-smoke
  12. anywhere cheaper than Elite Smoke in Carpentersville that is still good? Question by long_overdue_in_carpenters, Aug 14, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/il/carpentersville/elite-smoke-carpentersville-il/q/anywhere-cheaper-than-the-shop-in-carpentersville-that-is-still-good
  13. walking in for a first visit, what happens Question by strains_roan, Aug 7, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/il/carpentersville/elite-smoke-carpentersville-il/q/booking-a-first-visit-here-what-happens
  14. points or member pricing here, worth signing up? Question by window_shopping_tess, Jul 31, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/il/carpentersville/elite-smoke-carpentersville-il/q/points-or-member-pricing-at-elite-smoke-worth-signing-up
  15. last update from here was when? Question by lowkey_flower, Jul 30, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/il/carpentersville/elite-smoke-carpentersville-il/q/keeping-up-with-elite-smoke-where-do-they-post

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