Locus144

The first time we sat out at Bar Vespa’s patio, its hard not to notice the loud music, and herds of urbanites (mid 20−30s) making their way to Locus 144. I recall just bumping my head to the beat of the music being played, so it was necessary to check this venue out the next time I made my way to Liberty Village.
Firstly, it doesn’t have the crazy line up compared to Williams Landing and mainstream image.
Secondly think of this place as a hidden gem, pretentious free of all the BS!~, and away from the main street.
Thirdly…its pretty hipster and you can tell its a place where people just want to have a good time and not give a crap about who’s wearing what etc. etc.
For the area, Locus is a chilled out, casual environment where people can come together for some drinks. They’ve got available, limited, table seating along the sides in the front and back. In the middle along the side is a huge bar, which essentially is the focal point of this place.
The music is loud, but the when its good music, you can’t complain ;) .the dancefloor is very spacious so don’t worry about brushing arms with some rando…
The drinks are well priced for the area, $ 16 for beer and mixed drink… and to top it off, the people seem friendly.
Though I didn’t see any food being served, based on the previous reviews, I’ll have to pay Locus 144 a second visit as I was quite impressed
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Great spot! Friday night I was asking around where my group could go that’s got a club vibe without the huge club, someone pointed us to Locus. From the street I heard them playing awesome dance music, and instantly I was excited to get inside. The crowd was mainly 20 – 35, most of the staff were great, a few were really slow with drinks. Bouncers were friendly, great mix of hip hop, rap, pop, reggae! It was a great atmosphere, I’ll definitely be back!

Cool joint in the heart of liberty village!
The food was amazing and it was a great vibe… I will be back!

Love the beef brisket sandwich, it’s had me coming back almost half a dozen times in the last month alone & I don’t know how they cook the fries but they are amazingly well done… I need to start sampling the rest of the menu but I’m still to addicted to the brisket sandwich and fries & all for under $ 20 including a pop… that’s a great dinner choice for anyone living on a budget like myself

Was dragged here on a Saturday night after a birthday dinner. I knew things were bad even as we approached the entrance. I could hear the music blaring from down the walkway, and when we walked in I felt like I was going deaf. The DJ they had was cranking his levels to obnoxious extremes, and with the sterile décor the sound was bouncing in all the wrong directions. It didn’t help that the DJ was terrible to begin with.
The bartenders ranged from jock-​like dudes and cleavage-​heavy women. All of them seemed slow at their jobs and were too consumed pouring dozens of shots and making fancy drinks to get any of us a simple beer. We drank pints of Kronenbourg, which tasted really off and quite gross.
The washroom situation was one I wish I could have avoided: a bunch of drunk dudes waiting in line and hitting on any woman who happened to be waiting as well. I let a couple girls go ahead of me in order to avoid the onslaught of lame pick-​up lines.
The crowd was a mixed bag. My girlfriend said the only people who go here are people who already live in Liberty Village, which makes sense seeing as I don’t see why anyone who lives elsewhere in Toronto would specifically make there way here.
We stayed here for about 30 minutes. Terrible in every category.

This is a review of it as a «club» not resto. Came here last night, Jan 19 2013
Décor is nice, but when it’s a club scene, some of the beauty is lost, because of the crowd. It is incredibly small.
It is a no cover place, drinks are normally priced. A shot is about $ 7.00, average I believe.
The crowd, is.very.different. Eclectic mix of people. the dress code is all over the place. I saw a group of 3 girls wearing flannel shirts, then I saw a group of 3 guys wearing suits later in the evening. But this is what happens when it is a free for all, and I am not saying it is a bad thing.
The music is SICK… if you like hiphop and mash up house, etc. The dj was an Asian girl, she was pretty ill with it.
The only problem is, and I am of south Indian parents myself — it is only a matter of time before this place gets to be better known, and before the king st douches descend on it. I already saw a flyer for an Indian party to be held her (Indian promoters) sometime in Feb 2013.
I would come here again — if they were a LITTLE more discerning about who they let in. But I mean, it’s one of those «all love» spots. you get a lot of different characters. This is not a swanky stuck up place, and I am sure their aim is to make sure it never turns into one.
P.S — the owner Cassius is amazing! He made sure everything was taken care of, while I saw him WORK, while I saw him HOST and make sure everything ran smoothly. Hard working guy to say the least, and all while looking fly in his V-​neck!