Art of Venice

Had a great experience here today! The staff is very helpful and they hook it up with good deals. They also have a pretty large selection!

Bought what I thought was a RooR water pipe for a great deal. I did some research when I got home, and the piece is definitely a fake. Stay away from this shop if you’re going to buy a name brand unless you can spot a fake.

This place is shady. I purchased a 300 $ AMG 12 arm percalator bong from this shop. The salesman informed me that because they own AMG there was a lifetime warranty on the piece. He said if anything broke
on it to just bring it back. So two days after I purchased the piece, two of the arms on the percalator broke off. I didn’t drop it or bump it or misuse the bong. I lightly tapped a lighter on the down stem and the arms of te perc just fell off. Very poor craftsmanship. When I went back to the shop to take advantage of my «life time warranty», they then said the warranty was only valid on things they can fix, which is limited to the downstem. The only consolation they offered me was to purchase a new one at half price. So I can spend 450 $ on cheap bongs that break? No thanks. I’ll never shop here again and I reccomend you don’t either.

The owner was down right rude and a total jerk, I asked about prices his Illadeph coils and he responded with ‘their $ 1500 – 2000′ after that he got real cocky with me asking if could afford it totally attempting to insult me and my girl. Before this encounter I looked at all of the best large glass pieces and found nothing even remotely custom only run of the mill RooRs, sheldon blacks, AMGs, ect. They won’t even lower prices on the Sheldon Blacks. I was looking to spend upwards of $ 350 on something special and have purchased glass at the Art of Venice before but will never in my life return after this visit. There is no longer large artistic pieces only mass production glass with high prices. Overall the experience was horrible.

Great Prices, Great People, Great Service — What more can you ask for? Not to mention they are on the same strip as Maui & Son’s skate shop, and LaLa Land. Can’t go wrong with any of these places.
–GorillaMic

These guys have anything and everything you could possibly imagine. The best smoke shop in venice. From glass to acrylic water pipes. Every size. Every price range. They have glass on glass pieces, vaporizors, hooka’s, gravity pieces. Truely a great tobacco shop. The people who work there are laid back. The good thing about having sooo many other smoke shops around is the competition. Just tell them the guy down the way offered the same thing for cheaper and he’d throw in something else.

Dropped in on a whim. Decided to buy One of their beautiful pieces of glass… Great saleslady, and willing to bargain. Attention to detail and very personable to the customers. If your a Novice you can get your questions answered here.

Great price. They claim to make most of the glass pieces there, not sure if it’s true, but I think it is.
The girl behind the counter was cute and knew her glass, too.
She pointed me towards a piece that I am VERY happy with, and it was $ 45 out the door. (Ask for a discount for cash.)

I’ve been shopping around where ever they sell genuine Roor Bongs. From Sherman Oaks on Ventura Bl. to West Hollywood; and I have to tell you, this place is about the cheapest!
The seller will try to sell you something else because it’s cheaper and he probably has plenty in stock. I can’t go for that! No can do! Remember Hall & Oats? Nothing hits quite like a Roor! Plus, you can haggle the price down with this guy! Gave me a free bag for it too!
It make me wonder, how are they able to smuggle so many German Roors in the U.S., without being seize and confiscated? I know, same way unethical drugs are smuggled into this country.
And if 420 isn’t your thing; you can always come and check out all the happenings on the boardwalk. You’ll see ‘em all! Never a dull moment!

Definitely a fan of Art of Venice. Got an amazing piece here for my roommate and the exact same one for me, and never felt like I was hustled at all. The glass is blown with a cool green roping detail and I love the design — finger grip and bulbs around the carb — for the price, a whopping $ 15! Woo hoo, cheap in Venice? That’s hard to find. A ton of places on the boardwalk try to hustle and oversell you, but this store is probably the best and most comfortable place to buy some glass.
I also love that the store is large, clean, and somewhat isolated from the craziness of the boardwalk. Definitely a place to stop by whenever I am in the mood to deal with Venice.

Uhh… Brad and Andrew, are you reviewing the shop or the whole boardwalk’s artwork?
This store is a smoke shop.[hellll yeaaaaah to all the smokaaaasss] I didn’t see much art in here, other than blown glass. BUT! I must say, this particular shop has the nicest, the cheapest, and the best quality AMB (American Blown Glass) I’ve seen on the boardwalk. I bought my mini bub here, with a really cool case to fit in my glove box, AND a bottle of Venice’s own bottled water (weird, I know… I guess they’re doing that whole thing now).
Not to mention the guy who sold me my piece was super nice, a photographer, and he was actually genuine instead of a salesman.
I used to get all my pieces at Tutti Frutti down the boardwalk because they were cheap, good looking, and good quality… but damn. I’m shopping here when I want a new piece from now on.

BACK THE DAYS SHOUT OUTS:
CBS: (Cant Be Stopped; City Bomb Squad) MEAR ONE
AWR: TYKE SUMET KRUSH
AND MOST RECENTLY:
MRK (most rotten klowns) Still bombing since 93. Some of us shifted elements, some of us kept it strong from the original kings of venice to the now. what?
ZONK ONE. BERD ONE.
Go there and see the work. Some of the sickest stlyes to this day. Big-​ups ZONK ONE
(see photos)
Good Artists? These are some of the worlds best! And they do erase them that is why the MRK (mark and run kings) still go back to bomb!
675 beyond all Unilocal; 675 Kings!

I love graffitti art. In Venice Beach, you get a real chance to catch a lot of art that they don’t seem to erase. Probably, this is the only part of Venice I like.

When you walk in, the walls are covered with graffiti art done by a really good artist. There are two huge speakers that are blasting an array of funky beats. You cannot bring a camera in because the glassblowers that do the work here are nothing short of amazing and do not want their work duplicated. They are like masterpieces. Good quality and great to look at. There are even a few pieces that are priced around $ 1,600. Those are one of a kind but they also have many affordable items.