Nice to meet you, Kelly," says the doorman. "Now go to the back of the line."

11:10 p.m. Only thirteen clubbers are lined up in front of The Easy's velvet rope, but already one of them is trying to get in free. Wearing a white PVC jumpsuit and a white PVC cowboy hat, she clutches a clipboard and screams at the doorman, "It's me -- Kelly! Don't you remember? We met two weeks ago; I was with Wayne and Dave." "Nice to meet you, Kelly," says the doorman. "Now go to the back of the line."

11:23 p.m. D.J.'s are blasting house music, the place is packed. The lounge is full. The bathrooms are full. There's only one person on the dance floor.

11:45 p.m. There are now two other people on the dance floor -- a tall, thin guy in Dockers and a girl wearing a flannel shirt and shorts. "This sucks," says a guy sitting on the stairs to the side of the dance floor. "I have friends from Boston, and they came here to dance! Does Junior come on soon? Do you sell ecstasy?"
Midnight. Ten heads and two glowsticks are visible on the dance floor. A man in a black turtleneck and pants pirouettes and prances across the floor.

12:15 a.m. A cavalcade of scenesters pours in from the entrance: two girls in purple rubber dresses; several burly muscle-heads with fake tans, gold chains, and skinny girlfriends; a man wearing a disco-ball hat; a drag queen dressed like a witch in a black gown and black eyeliner; swarms of Chelsea boys with enormous biceps, buzzed heads, and sagging pants; and a young New Jersey couple who are already fighting -- "Fuck you, asshole!" "Baby, why you gotta be mean? Why you gotta be mean to me?"

2 a.m. A familiar bass line cues pockets of cheering as D.J. Mike Cruz's "Movin' Up" kicks in at a feverish tempo. The man in the black turtleneck sweeps ecstatically through the crowd. In one corner, five friends huddle, jump up and down, hug one another. Overheard: "Do you know what I love about you so much?" "What?" "You're really, really real."

3:15 a.m. "Junior!" screams an Italian boy in leather. "Not yet," his friend growls.

3:20 a.m. A toilet has overflowed in the bathroom, and soggy tissue paper, cigarette butts, and bottle caps litter the floor. Fifteen people are waiting to get into the stalls. One of the stall doors is abruptly thrown open. A jittery girl staggers out in five-inch heels. Inside the same stall, another girl is staring hypnotized into the toilet bowl.


Reader Reviews

I'm over 19!
Hannah, Toronto
November 12, 2002
I really hope you post my review because the experience I had last night was truly disgusting, and I think the people of Toronto need to know what kind of superficial scum own the Easy. I had planned a stagette for a friend of mine and decided to get ourselves on guest list, knowing how crazy the lines usually are at the Easy. Guest list WAS confirmed. I spoke to them myself. When we got there, the bouncer told me I was late...by FOUR minutes... and he wouldn't let us in. I couldn't believe my ears. I told him that was bullshit. He asked for my ID and I gave it to him (I'm over 19), to which he said he needed TWO pieces of ID. Now, I ask you...who carries two pieces of photo ID??? The bastard wouldn't let us in. There were, of course, very scantily clad women breezing through the door without their ID's being checked at all, let alone two pieces of it! I'm not stupid, I know they judge by how slutty you look, which of course helps your chances of getting in, but this was just ridiculous. I had planned the whole night and because of these assholes, it put us all in a very bad mood. I guarantee you my friends and I are attractive girls (I can send you a picture!) but that shouldn’t matter. No matter how you look at this was discrimination and has completely turned me off from the Easy…a club that I have been to many, many times before (with only ONE piece of ID, I might add).


The Best Bar In Toronto
Visitor from SoCal
Dec. 27, 2001
The Easy is the best bar in Toronto. A warm inviting atmosphere by staff and music, the Easy has some of the attentive employees not to mention very good looking. The Drinks are great here, with no wait as there is also table service here. (a rare thing these days) I was there the other night and ordered a Martini.... Fantastic!