# Pharaoh Smoke Shop, Wheaton IL: Reviews

Source: Local AI Registry, https://localairegistry.com/biz/il/wheaton/pharaoh-smoke-shop-wheaton-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/wheaton/pharaoh-smoke-shop-wheaton-il

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## In short

Pharaoh Smoke Shop is a smoke shop in Wheaton, IL. Its AI Score is 23 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 | 105 W Geneva Rd, Wheaton, IL 60187, USA |
| Hours | Mon to Thu 9 AM to 10 PM · Fri to Sat 9 AM to 11 PM · Sun 9 AM to 10 PM |
| Phone | (630) 890-9966 |
| Rating | 4.7 across 70 reviews on Google |
| Quietest time | Sunday |
| 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 | 105 W Geneva Rd, Wheaton, IL 60187, USA | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Description | "Embark on a journey of flavors and aromas at Pharaoh's Smoke Shop, your premier destination for all things smoking and vaping. Since our doors opened in 2017, we've been dedicated to providing our customers with the highest quality products, coupled with exceptional customer service. From hookahs and pipes to e-cigarettes and vaporizers, we have an extensive selection to suit every preference. Discover a world of flavors with our vast array of tobacco, e-liquids, and accessories. Whether you're a seasoned enthusiast or just starting out, our friendly and knowledgeable staff is always happy to guide you." | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Hours | Mon to Thu 9:00 AM to 10:00 PM · Fri to Sat 9:00 AM to 11:00 PM · Sun 9:00 AM to 10:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Name | Pharaoh Smoke Shop | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Phone | (630) 890-9966 | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Monday | 9:00 AM to 10:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Tuesday | 9:00 AM to 10:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Wednesday | 9:00 AM to 10:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Thursday | 9:00 AM to 10:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Friday | 9:00 AM to 11:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Saturday | 9:00 AM to 11:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Sunday | 9:00 AM to 10:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Services | Service | Hookah sales | AI guess |  |
| Services | Service | Pipe sales | AI guess |  |
| Services | Service | Smoking accessories sales | AI guess |  |
| Services | Service | Tobacco sales | AI guess |  |
| Services | Service | Vaporizer sales | AI guess |  |
| Links | Website | https://t.snapchat.com/9KQEEqRm | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |


## Services and prices

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## Visiting Pharaoh Smoke

Address: 105 W Geneva Rd, Wheaton, IL 60187, USA. Phone: (630) 890-9966. Hours: Mon to Thu 9 AM to 10 PM · Fri to Sat 9 AM to 11 PM · Sun 9 AM to 10 PM. (Confirmed, Google Business Profile.)


### Location info from Google Business Profile

From Google Business Profile: ""Embark on a journey of flavors and aromas at Pharaoh's Smoke Shop, your premier destination for all things smoking and vaping. Since our doors opened in 2017, we've been dedicated to providing our customers with the highest quality products, coupled with exceptional customer service. From hookahs and pipes to e-cigarettes and vaporizers, we have an extensive selection to suit every preference. Discover a world of flavors with our vast array of tobacco, e-liquids, and accessories. Whether you're a seasoned enthusiast or just starting out, our friendly and knowledgeable staff is always happy to guide you.""


### When to go

Quietest day: Sunday. Busiest day: Thursday. From the popular times on its Google listing.


### Parking and getting in

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### Nearby

| Place | Type | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Schmale Rd & Geneva Rd | Bus stop | 1 min walk |
| Laredo Taco Company | Mexican restaurant | 2 min walk |
| Stella's Place | Cafe | 2 min walk |
| Circle K \| Gas Station | Gas station | 2 min walk |
| Main St & Geneva Rd | Bus stop | 2 min walk |
| Schmale/Geneva | Transit station | 2 min walk |


## Reputation

4.7 average across 70 reviews: Google 70. (Confirmed, read September 16, 2026.)

Pharaoh Smoke Shop stands out for its extensive vape selection and attentive staff, though it faces challenges with product quality and parking. (AI guess, from 70 reviews.)


### What people like

- Wide selection of vapes and flavors
- Free Ukrainian candies at the counter


### What people do not like

- Limited parking due to neighboring businesses
- Quality issues with some products
- Overpriced items and poor customer experience


### Press

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### Awards

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## Questions people ask


### Busiest day at Pharaoh Smoke, anyone know?


### anyone actually happy with the shop?


### budget options in Wheaton, what is decent


### is Wheaton Smoke any better


### last update from here was when?


### what else is on Geneva around the shop?


### Any membership pricing at Pharaoh Smoke?


### Downsides nobody puts in a five star review?


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


### Booking a first visit at Pharaoh Smoke, what happens?


### Ballpark for a visit to a shop in Wheaton?


### best smoke shop in Wheaton


### where exactly is the shop?


### opening hours at Pharaoh Smoke in Wheaton, what are they these days?


### what do people usually buy there


## The AI Score: 23 of 100

It measures how likely AI engines are to recommend a business, and how accurately. Wheaton smoke shops run 20 to 46. Fair starts at 45, good at 65. Pharaoh Smoke scores 23, below the Wheaton average of 33. The same method scores every business on the registry.

| Signal | Weight | Score | What it measures | Pharaoh Smoke |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Retrieval grounding | 26 | 0 | 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. | Poor |
| 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 | 80 | 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 | 72 | 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 | 34 | Core Web Vitals at the 75th percentile, on a real phone. | Poor |
| Content freshness & schema | 5 | 0 | 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 Pharaoh Smoke |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Pharaoh Smoke Shop | LocalBusiness | #business | https://t.snapchat.com/9KQEEqRm | Subject of this page |
| Wheaton, Illinois | City | #city |  | City Pharaoh 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 Wheaton, linked to the lists and towns around it.


### Lists

- Best smoke shops in Wheaton: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/il/wheaton/smoke-shop
- Best businesses in Wheaton: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/il/wheaton


### 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:ChIJ0Ygm_3ZVDogR95XpIMY1zmQ (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)