Mr. Cigarette Smoke Shop

Mr. Cigarette Smoke Shop is a family-run spot in Melrose Park that people around here have taken to heart, and it shows the minute you walk in. This is one of the most well-regarded tobacco shops in the area, and ask anyone who shops here and the first thing they mention isn't the products, it's the welcome. The two sisters who run the counter, Cindy and June, along with their mom, treat regulars like family.

As one longtime customer put it, "they make you feel like they are so happy you stopped by." That kind of warmth is rare, and folks keep coming back for it. The shelves cover the essentials and then some: cigarettes, cigars, vapes, rolling papers, glass pipes and water pipes, and a good spread of smoking accessories. They also keep snacks, drinks, and novelties on hand, so it's an easy stop. Word around Melrose Park is that the prices here are hard to beat, with more than one regular calling them the best in town.

The selection is solid and the service is quick and genuinely friendly, the kind of place where you get a compliment along with your purchase. We'll be straight with you: the block has a few tobacco stores, and once in a while someone grumbles about a price on a particular item or a package that wasn't quite right. Those moments are the exception. The overwhelming word is that this is a warm, fairly priced shop where the people behind the counter actually care.

One regular summed it up with a simple "20 stars," and that enthusiasm is easy to understand once you've been in. If you're looking for a smoke shop in Melrose Park where you're treated like a person and not a transaction, this one earns its reputation.