# Smoke Boxx, Elgin IL: Reviews

Source: Local AI Registry, https://localairegistry.com/biz/il/elgin/smoke-boxx-elgin-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/elgin/smoke-boxx-elgin-il

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## In short

Smoke Boxx is a smoke shop in Elgin, IL. Its AI Score is 34 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 | 840 Summit St H, Elgin, IL 60120, USA |
| Hours | Mon to Sat 10 AM to 8 PM · Sun 10 AM to 5 PM |
| Phone | (630) 440-0067 |
| Rating | 5.0 across 118 reviews on Google |
| 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 | 840 Summit St H, Elgin, IL 60120, USA | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Description | Experience the grand opening of Smoke Boxx, a premier destination for enthusiasts in Elgin. Located at 840 Summit St, STE H, this new shop opens its doors on June 12th, 2026, offering a sophisticated selection of products for every preference. Discover a carefully curated range of premium cigars, a diverse collection of vaporizers, and exquisite glass pieces. Smoke Boxx is more than a store; it's a community hub where both connoisseurs and newcomers can explore high-quality goods in a welcoming and knowledgeable environment. The team is dedicated to helping you find the perfect item to elevate your experience. | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Hours | Mon to Sat 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM · Sun 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Name | Smoke Boxx | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Phone | (630) 440-0067 | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Monday | 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Tuesday | 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Wednesday | 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Thursday | 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Friday | 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Saturday | 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Sunday | 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Team | Summit St, STE |  | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |


## Services and prices

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## The team

1 person is named on this page.


### Summit St, STE

| Field | Value | Mark | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |


## Visiting Smoke Boxx

Address: 840 Summit St H, Elgin, IL 60120, USA. Phone: (630) 440-0067. Hours: Mon to Sat 10 AM to 8 PM · Sun 10 AM to 5 PM. (Confirmed, Google Business Profile.)


### Location info from Google Business Profile

From Google Business Profile: "Experience the grand opening of Smoke Boxx, a premier destination for enthusiasts in Elgin. Located at 840 Summit St, STE H, this new shop opens its doors on June 12th, 2026, offering a sophisticated selection of products for every preference. Discover a carefully curated range of premium cigars, a diverse collection of vaporizers, and exquisite glass pieces. Smoke Boxx is more than a store; it's a community hub where both connoisseurs and newcomers can explore high-quality goods in a welcoming and knowledgeable environment. The team is dedicated to helping you find the perfect item to elevate your experience."


### Parking and getting in

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### Nearby

| Place | Type | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Los Girasoles Taquería | Mexican restaurant | 1 min walk |
| Tea Time Boba & Coffee | Cafe | 1 min walk |
| Chinese Wok | Chinese restaurant | 1 min walk |
| Wingstop | Chicken wings restaurant | 2 min walk |
| 854 Summit St | Bus stop | 2 min walk |
| Jefferson Ave & Bennet Dr | Bus stop | 2 min walk |


## Reputation

5.0 average across 118 reviews: Google 118. (Confirmed, read September 16, 2026.)

Smoke Boxx stands out for its knowledgeable staff and extensive product selection, though some customers report issues with hours and pricing consistency. (AI guess, from 118 reviews.)


### What people like

- Wide selection of vapes and wraps
- Competitive pricing compared to other shops


### What people do not like

- Inconsistent business hours
- Inconsistent pricing on products


### Press

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### Awards

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### Directories

Listed on 0 of the 10 directories we checked.

| Directory | Listed |
| --- | --- |
| Angi | Not listed |
| Apple Maps | Not listed |
| Birdeye | Not listed |
| Brownbook | Not listed |
| Chamber of Commerce | Not listed |
| Cylex | Not listed |
| Facebook | Not listed |
| Nextdoor | Not listed |
| Thumbtack | Not listed |
| Tupalo | Not listed |


## Questions people ask


### anywhere on Summit to sit while I wait


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


### do regulars get anything here


### anything new from Smoke Boxx lately?


### best smoke shop in Elgin


### going rate for shops locally, any idea


### is Luv 2 any better


### Smoke Boxx, any chance to get in this week?


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


### Whereabouts is the shop?


### opening hours at Smoke Boxx in Elgin, what are they these days?


### what do people usually buy there


### reviews all look glowing, what are the real complaints?


### On a budget in Elgin, is the shop the one?


## The AI Score: 34 of 100

It measures how likely AI engines are to recommend a business, and how accurately. Elgin smoke shops run 16 to 35. Fair starts at 45, good at 65. Smoke Boxx scores 34, above the Elgin average of 26. The same method scores every business on the registry.

| Signal | Weight | Score | What it measures | Smoke Boxx |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Retrieval grounding | 26 | Does not apply | 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. |  |
| 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 | 86 | 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 | Does not apply | Domain authority and editorial quality of the sources that attest to you. |  |
| Google Business Profile | 8 | 78 | Required and recommended fields; update cadence. The listing AI pulls from first. | Good |
| Speed & mobile | 7 | Does not apply | Core Web Vitals at the 75th percentile, on a real phone. |  |
| Content freshness & schema | 5 | Does not apply | Crawl recency, intent alignment, valid JSON-LD, canonicals. |  |

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 Smoke Boxx |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Smoke Boxx | LocalBusiness | #business |  | Subject of this page |
| Summit St, STE | Person | #team-summit-st |  |  |
| Elgin, Illinois | City | #city |  | City Smoke Boxx 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 Elgin, linked to the lists and towns around it.


### Lists

- Best smoke shops in Elgin: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/il/elgin/smoke-shop
- Best businesses in Elgin: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/il/elgin


### Nearby

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


### 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:ChIJIZDmB7MFD4gRnTw_Vbq_kdw (accessed Sep 16, 2026)