best smoke shop in Carpentersville
Question · by march_commuter_uptown · Member since Jul 2026 · 86 posts · 7w7 weeks ago
Smoke shop in Carpentersville, IL
4.9 · 288 reviewsOpen today until 12 AMOpen 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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Updated Sep 16, 2026Last activity 1 month ago, a question from march_commuter_uptown.
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What Elite Smoke offers, what it costs, and what people come for.
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No code detected[Photo 4]When it's quiet, where to park, and what's nearby.
Tuesday or Sunday, before 5 PM.
Busiest Monday from 5 to 7 PM.
Masi's Pizza & Catering is next door for pizza. Bella Bistro - Gaming - Slots is a 1 minute walk for casino games. No Manches Mexican Grill Carpentersville is a 2 minute walk for Mexican food. Lincolnwood Park is a 6 minute walk for a city park.
Nearby places from Google Maps, read Sep 20, 2026.
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.
Usually quiet now. Busiest Mon, 5 to 7 PM.
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.
The AI Score is out of 100, read from 8 signals across search and AI.
Signal and how much it countsElite Smoke
Every business is scored the same way, and nobody can pay for a better score.
Elite Smoke, as AI sees it. Blue signals help Elite Smoke, and red ones hold it back.
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The page ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Google read about Elite Smoke. The code version is exactly what their crawlers get.
Local AI Registry · Smoke shops in Carpentersville, IL · Editorial
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
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
| 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 |
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 | https://instagram.com/jaylvl773 | AI guess | Our record | |
| Links | Website | https://www.instagram.com/jaylvl773/ | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
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.)
Quietest day: Saturday. Busiest day: Monday. From the popular times on its Google listing.
| 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 |
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.)
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
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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.
This is exactly what this page sends to Google, Bing, ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity and Gemini. We publish it in the open for two reasons: so you can see nothing here is hidden or made up, and so any business or developer can copy it. Being a good local AI steward means the machine version says exactly what the human version says.
Sent before the page. They tell crawlers the canonical address and that a plain markdown copy exists.
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Title, description, canonical, robots and Open Graph tags. This is what shows in search results and link previews.
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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 ## Photos -  -  -  -  -  ## 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 Add your services so AI can say what you offer ### Known for Share your review link so AI can say what you're known for ## The team Add your team so AI can name who works here ## 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 Add your parking so AI can tell people where to park Add how to find your door so AI can walk people in ### 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 Add a press story so AI can say who's written about you ### Awards Add an award so AI can name it ### Directories Get listed in directories so AI can tell you're real ## 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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<p>Local AI Registry · Smoke shops in Carpentersville, IL · Editorial</p>
<h2>Elite Smoke, Carpentersville IL: Reviews</h2>
<p>By Steve Lee, founder and CEO of Local AI Registry. Updated September 16, 2026.</p>
<p>Published September 16, 2026 · Updated September 16, 2026 · Machine-readable version below</p>
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<h3>In short</h3>
<p>Elite Smoke is a smoke shop in Carpentersville, IL. Its AI Score is 43 of 100, which is poor.</p>
<p>What each mark on this page means: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#marks</p>
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<h3>Key facts</h3>
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<thead><tr><th scope="col">Fact</th><th scope="col">Value</th></tr></thead>
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<tr><td>Type</td><td>Smoke shop</td></tr>
<tr><td>Address</td><td>222 N Western Ave Unit D, Carpentersville, IL 60110, USA</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Mon to Sun 8 AM to 12 AM</td></tr>
<tr><td>Phone</td><td>(773) 931-0433</td></tr>
<tr><td>Rating</td><td>4.9 across 288 reviews on Google</td></tr>
<tr><td>Quietest time</td><td>Saturday</td></tr>
<tr><td>Updated</td><td>September 16, 2026</td></tr>
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<h3>All the details</h3>
<p>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.</p>
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<thead><tr><th scope="col">Group</th><th scope="col">Fact</th><th scope="col">Value</th><th scope="col">Mark</th><th scope="col">Evidence</th></tr></thead>
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<tr><td>Location info</td><td>Address</td><td>222 N Western Ave Unit D, Carpentersville, IL 60110, USA</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Location info</td><td>Description</td><td>222 N Western Ave Unit D, Carpentersville, IL 60110</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Location info</td><td>Hours</td><td>Mon to Sun 8:00 AM to 12:00 AM</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Location info</td><td>Name</td><td>Elite Smoke</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Location info</td><td>Phone</td><td>(773) 931-0433</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Monday</td><td>8:00 AM to 12:00 AM</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Tuesday</td><td>8:00 AM to 12:00 AM</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Wednesday</td><td>8:00 AM to 12:00 AM</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Thursday</td><td>8:00 AM to 12:00 AM</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Friday</td><td>8:00 AM to 12:00 AM</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Saturday</td><td>8:00 AM to 12:00 AM</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Sunday</td><td>8:00 AM to 12:00 AM</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Smoking accessories</td><td>AI guess</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Tobacco products</td><td>AI guess</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Vape products</td><td>AI guess</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>Links</td><td>Instagram</td><td>https://instagram.com/jaylvl773</td><td>AI guess</td><td>Our record</td></tr>
<tr><td>Links</td><td>Website</td><td>https://www.instagram.com/jaylvl773/</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
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<h3>Services and prices</h3>
<h4>Known for</h4>
</section>
<section id="ai-the-team">
<h3>The team</h3>
</section>
<section id="ai-visiting-elite-smoke">
<h3>Visiting Elite Smoke</h3>
<p>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.)</p>
<h4>When to go</h4>
<p>Quietest day: Saturday. Busiest day: Monday. From the popular times on its Google listing.</p>
<h4>Parking and getting in</h4>
<h4>Nearby</h4>
<table>
<thead><tr><th scope="col">Place</th><th scope="col">Type</th><th scope="col">Distance</th></tr></thead>
<tbody>
<tr><td>Masi's Pizza & Catering</td><td>Pizza restaurant</td><td>1 min walk</td></tr>
<tr><td>Bella Bistro - Gaming - Slots</td><td>Casino</td><td>1 min walk</td></tr>
<tr><td>No Manches Mexican Grill Carpentersville</td><td>Restaurant</td><td>2 min walk</td></tr>
<tr><td>Lincolnwood Park</td><td>City park</td><td>6 min walk</td></tr>
<tr><td>Restaurant Le Maddox</td><td>Breakfast restaurant</td><td>6 min walk</td></tr>
<tr><td>Las Kecas</td><td>Mexican restaurant</td><td>7 min walk</td></tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</section>
<section id="ai-reputation">
<h3>Reputation</h3>
<p>4.9 average across 288 reviews: Google 288. (Confirmed, read September 16, 2026.)</p>
<p>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.)</p>
<h4>What people like</h4>
<ul>
<li>Great prices</li>
<li>Wide selection of products</li>
<li>Exceptional customer service from Jay and Steve</li>
</ul>
<h4>What people do not like</h4>
<ul>
<li>Inconsistent hours of operation</li>
<li>Quality concerns with specific products</li>
</ul>
<h4>Press</h4>
<h4>Awards</h4>
<h4>Directories</h4>
</section>
<section id="ai-questions-people-ask">
<h3>Questions people ask</h3>
<h4>best smoke shop in Carpentersville</h4>
<h4>picking between the two, is Blazing Ape the safer bet?</h4>
<h4>going rate for shops locally, any idea</h4>
<h4>bad experiences at Elite Smoke, anyone?</h4>
<h4>is there a day here that is not slammed</h4>
<h4>cancellation list here, is there one</h4>
<h4>what do people usually buy there</h4>
<h4>what time does Elite Smoke in Carpentersville actually open?</h4>
<h4>Whereabouts is the shop?</h4>
<h4>worth it or not, what do the regulars say</h4>
<h4>anything good on Western to kill time near Elite Smoke?</h4>
<h4>anywhere cheaper than Elite Smoke in Carpentersville that is still good?</h4>
<h4>walking in for a first visit, what happens</h4>
<h4>points or member pricing here, worth signing up?</h4>
<h4>last update from here was when?</h4>
</section>
<section id="ai-score">
<h3>The AI Score: 43 of 100</h3>
<p>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.</p>
<table>
<thead><tr><th scope="col">Signal</th><th scope="col">Weight</th><th scope="col">Score</th><th scope="col">What it measures</th><th scope="col">Elite Smoke</th></tr></thead>
<tbody>
<tr><td>Retrieval grounding</td><td>26</td><td>50</td><td>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.</td><td>Fair</td></tr>
<tr><td>Off-property attestation</td><td>20</td><td>40</td><td>Volume and consistency of what others say about you: YouTube mentions, branded web mentions, third-party “best-of” lists. The cause of retrievability.</td><td>Poor</td></tr>
<tr><td>AI visibility</td><td>14</td><td>0</td><td>Whether ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and AI Overviews name you, and whether they name you for the right service.</td><td>Poor</td></tr>
<tr><td>Reviews & response</td><td>12</td><td>92</td><td>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.</td><td>Good</td></tr>
<tr><td>Backlink & citation authority</td><td>8</td><td>90</td><td>Domain authority and editorial quality of the sources that attest to you.</td><td>Good</td></tr>
<tr><td>Google Business Profile</td><td>8</td><td>90</td><td>Required and recommended fields; update cadence. The listing AI pulls from first.</td><td>Good</td></tr>
<tr><td>Speed & mobile</td><td>7</td><td></td><td>Core Web Vitals at the 75th percentile, on a real phone.</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>Content freshness & schema</td><td>5</td><td>42</td><td>Crawl recency, intent alignment, valid JSON-LD, canonicals.</td><td>Poor</td></tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p>Full method: https://localairegistry.com/methodology</p>
<p>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</p>
</section>
<section id="ai-entity-map">
<h3>Entity map</h3>
<p>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.</p>
<table>
<thead><tr><th scope="col">Entity</th><th scope="col">Type</th><th scope="col">ID on this page</th><th scope="col">Same as</th><th scope="col">Relationship to Elite Smoke</th></tr></thead>
<tbody>
<tr><td>Elite Smoke</td><td>LocalBusiness</td><td>#business</td><td>https://www.instagram.com/jaylvl773/</td><td>Subject of this page</td></tr>
<tr><td>Carpentersville, Illinois</td><td>City</td><td>#city</td><td></td><td>City Elite Smoke is in</td></tr>
<tr><td>Local AI Registry</td><td>Organization</td><td>#publisher</td><td>https://localairegistry.com</td><td>Publisher of this page</td></tr>
<tr><td>Steve Lee</td><td>Person</td><td>#author</td><td>https://localairegistry.com/team/steve-lee</td><td>Author of this page</td></tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</section>
<section id="ai-topical-map">
<h3>Topical map</h3>
<p>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.</p>
<h4>Lists</h4>
<ul>
<li>Best smoke shops in Carpentersville: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/il/carpentersville/smoke-shop</li>
<li>Best businesses in Carpentersville: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/il/carpentersville</li>
</ul>
<h4>Nearby</h4>
<ul>
<li>/chicago: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/il/chicago</li>
<li>/schaumburg: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/il/schaumburg</li>
<li>/elgin: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/il/elgin</li>
<li>/carol-stream: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/il/carol-stream</li>
<li>/lombard: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/il/lombard</li>
<li>/aurora: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/il/aurora</li>
</ul>
<h4>Every list</h4>
<ul>
<li>Every leaderboard in Illinois: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/il</li>
</ul>
</section>
<section id="ai-references">
<h3>References</h3>
<h4>Sources cited</h4>
<ul>
<li>[1] Google Business Profile, https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJ7xs6lgwPD4gR4GZfXkRmVjE (accessed Sep 16, 2026)</li>
<li>[2] AI engine output: ChatGPT and Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Sep 16, 2026, https://localairegistry.com/methodology (accessed Sep 20, 2026)</li>
</ul>
</section>
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