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| - Vapor Central is the largest vapour lounge in Toronto.
Couches, vapourizers, bongs, TVs, music, comedy shows - it's all there.
It's $5 to get in most of the time. The place is shaped like a rectangle with a bar-type area (no alcohol of course). Seating is a mix of couches, stools/high top tables, and regular seats and tables. While being the largest in the city, it's not huge.
Some rules they have posted: no tobacco/cigs, no blunts, no alcohol, and no dealing. You gotta be 18+ to get in. I`ve seen people being denied entry for not having ID.
Use of the vapourizers is included in the entry fee but you have to pay extra if you want to rent a bong.
To get the equipment for the vapourizer (bag, mouthpiece, and chamber), just go to the back counter and ask for it. Note: they might hold onto your ID. They have the most vapourizers compared to the other lounges in Toronto (about 20, maybe a little more). You can also rent grinders for free.
There's a water cooler, they sell drinks and snacks, and they have some cards and board games which are free to use. You can also grab some free papers and filters if you need (not entire packs, just a few).
You can view the interior here: http://goo.gl/maps/DYbFz (Renovations took place in Sept 2015 so it might look a little different.)
In my experience, the majority of people who visit this place are guys in their 20s. Sometimes it's more mixed but I often find this to be the case. Although it might not be scary/ghetto, I could see some people feeling out of place (women and older folks). You shouldn't feel worried though. It's usually relaxed and laid back.
They have live entertainment on some nights (mostly comedy) and that's usually $10. If you leave before the show starts, you'll only pay $5. If you get there after the show ends, you'll pay $5. But one time there was no show going on and I still had to pay $10 so it can be confusing, but that has only happened once in my many visits. I saw one of their comedy shows. The comics did short sets, were kinda amateur-ish, and mostly talked about weed. It wasn't that funny but it probably varies from week to week. They record shows and post them to their YouTube channel so you can check some out before you go see one.
They also do live podcast tapings sometimes which is usually $7.50. I don't think this is the right type of venue for that though as I often see that most people don't really pay attention to these things.
They get really busy sometimes. You might have to wait for a table and/or vapourizer. Just as an example, Saturday evenings are probably the busiest and wait times can be over an hour. But other times it's pretty empty.
Sometimes they play movies/shows on the numerous TVs they have and other times they just play music. Some things I don't like:
1) they put the volume a little too high sometimes in my opinion,
2) sometimes they play the same type of music for hours or when there is variety there's no flow and the selection sounds very random,
3) sometimes they play movies/TV shows but don't turn the volume on and instead play music over it. Why?! Why put on an episode of The Simpsons if we can't hear it?
4) sometimes they play stuff like horror movies which can be a buzzkill. Come on, put on a comedy so we can laugh and have a good time, not get paranoid.
Even though I hate these things, there are other times when things are more smooth.
The staff are usually good. There are, however, one or two employees who always look angry and don't seem too welcoming. So maybe look for someone else if you need help or have lots of questions.
Good place overall. It remains my go-to vapour lounge in Toronto because of the size, location (on two subway lines), and good hours (open til 1am everyday).
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