JM416

If you are looking for an experience like Stock Bar or Campus you'll be disappointed. Different provinces have different legislations and ways to get around those legislations. The dancers at Cock Bar aren't employees of the club and are all freelance. So it's a crap shoot as to what you get each night. You have to go in with an open mind and remember that the "glory days" of Remingtons and most of Church Street are gone. That being said we had fun when we were there.

With Remingtons sadly gone (thanks condo developers!) and the post COVID world it appears that Flash on Church no longer has male strippers. Flash has moved into a drag and dance format with a heavy, heavy emphasis on Latin nights. The boys of Flash have moved upstairs to "Cock Bar Toronto" which does not seem to have any affiliation with other Cock Bars that I know of. Same format as before. A little harder to find perhaps as the street signage is for the pharmacy on the main floor. One door south of Flash you go upstairs to what used to be "Erotico Lounge" combined with the upper level of Flash. Two bars inside, one on each side of the building. Main one open seven nights a week, the other open on weekends only. They have cut down on the number of private rooms for lap dances. The overall vibe of the bar depends on the night. Thursdays still have the jockstrap nights with a drag queen host but I haven't seen any other drag acts in the bar which is a nice change from every other bar on Church which seems to have drag 24/7. Didn't see any posters for theme nights beyond "Hump Day" and Thursday. Some dancers from the "old days" with a bunch of new ones. Bartender told me it's a different business model from Montreal and all the dancers are "freelance workers" meaning they aren't paid to be there. That explains the variety of dancers and the inconsistent number of dancers each night. The boys were ok, some better looking and friendlier than others, some better dancers than their coworkers and some just drop dead gorgeous. Some spend more time on their phones than talking to customers but I guess that's the world now. We had a fun time. Was it amazing and fantastic? No. But better than not having a peeler bar around I guess.