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# Essential Torrance Dispensary, Torrance CA: Reviews

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By Steve Lee, founder and CEO of Local AI Registry. Updated 2026-10-27.

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## In short

Essential Torrance Dispensary is a cannabis dispensary. Its AI Score is 53 of 100, which is fair.

What each mark on this page means: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#marks


## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Type | Cannabis dispensary |
| Address | 1609 Lockness Pl, Torrance, CA 90501, USA |
| Hours | Mon to Sun 7 AM to 10 PM |
| Phone | (310) 891-2223 |
| Rating | 5.0 across 1,309 reviews on Google |
| Quietest time | Thursday |
| Updated | October 27, 2026 |


## All the details

Every row is something the owner can add or correct. Each one is marked Confirmed, Visitor submitted or AI guess, with where it came from.

| Group | Fact | Value | Mark | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Location info | Address | 1609 Lockness Pl, Torrance, CA 90501, USA | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Description | Discover Essential Torrance, the premier dispensary in Torrance located at 1609 Lockness Place, offering exceptional products and unbeatable deals. We serve the South Bay community, including Torrance, Carson, Redondo Beach, Gardena, and Palos Verdes. Our expansive selection of high-quality products caters to recreational needs, ensuring you find exactly what you're looking for. Experience the best dispensary in Torrance with top-notch customer service and exclusive deals. We also offer reliable weed delivery in Torrance, ensuring seamless access to your favorite products. Visit us today to elevate your experience! | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Hours | Mon to Sun 7:00 AM to 10:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Name | Essential Torrance Dispensary | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Phone | (310) 891-2223 | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Monday | 7:00 AM to 10:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Tuesday | 7:00 AM to 10:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Wednesday | 7:00 AM to 10:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Thursday | 7:00 AM to 10:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Friday | 7:00 AM to 10:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Saturday | 7:00 AM to 10:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Sunday | 7:00 AM to 10:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Services | Service | Cannabis sales | AI guess |  |
| Services | Service | Weed delivery | AI guess |  |
| Links | Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/essentialtorrance | Confirmed | Business website |
| Links | Website | https://essentialtorrancedispensary.com/ | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |


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## Visiting Essential Torrance

Address: 1609 Lockness Pl, Torrance, CA 90501, USA. Phone: (310) 891-2223. Hours: Mon to Sun 7 AM to 10 PM. (Confirmed, Google Business Profile.)


### Location info from Google Business Profile

From Google Business Profile: "Discover Essential Torrance, the premier dispensary in Torrance located at 1609 Lockness Place, offering exceptional products and unbeatable deals. We serve the South Bay community, including Torrance, Carson, Redondo Beach, Gardena, and Palos Verdes. Our expansive selection of high-quality products caters to recreational needs, ensuring you find exactly what you're looking for. Experience the best dispensary in Torrance with top-notch customer service and exclusive deals. We also offer reliable weed delivery in Torrance, ensuring seamless access to your favorite products. Visit us today to elevate your experience!"


### When to go

Quietest day: Thursday. Busiest day: Friday. From the popular times on its Google listing.


### Parking and getting in

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### Nearby

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| Spicy Chinese Kitchen 湘蜀小馆 (Chick Go) | Chinese restaurant | 3 min walk |
| Yoshinoya | Restaurant | 3 min walk |
| BCD Tofu House | Korean restaurant | 3 min walk |


## Reputation

5.0 average across 1,309 reviews: Google 1,309. (Confirmed, read September 16, 2026.)

Essential Torrance Dispensary offers great prices and knowledgeable staff, but customer service experiences can vary significantly. (AI guess, from 1,309 reviews.)


### What people like

- Great recommendations from staff
- Unbeatable prices
- Wide selection of products


### What people do not like

- Rude or unhelpful staff
- Inconsistent product availability
- Unprofessional behavior from security


### Press

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### Awards

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### Directories

Listed on 0 of the 1 directory we checked.

| Directory | Listed |
| --- | --- |
| Cylex | Not listed |


## Questions people ask


### quietest day to hit this place?


### how do I reach Essential Torrance to sort something out?


### address for this place, anyone have it?


### budget options in Torrance, what is decent


### is Original Green Cross any better


### points or member pricing here, worth signing up?


### trying to book here, how long is the wait?


### what else is on Lockness around this place?


### people keep recommending Essential Torrance, what for?


### going rate for dispensaries locally, any idea


### bad experiences at Essential Torrance, anyone?


### Street parking near here, any good?


### Do they post anywhere?


### Are the hours on Google right for Essential Torrance?


### does Essential Torrance ever have cancellations


### Are there any special features or discounts offered here?


### first visit at Essential Torrance, what do I need to bring?


### best cannabis dispensary in Torrance


### worth it or not, what do the regulars say


### first time here, what is it actually like?


## The AI Score: 53 of 100

It measures how likely AI engines are to recommend a business, and how accurately. Torrance cannabis dispensaries run 52 to 63. Fair starts at 45, good at 65. Essential Torrance scores 53. The same method scores every business on the registry.

| Signal | Weight | Score | What it measures | Essential Torrance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Retrieval grounding | 26 | 50 | Whether you appear in the ranked results AI retrieves and cites: AI-Overview citations, organic top-10 for your money queries, and the Bing index ChatGPT leans on. | Fair |
| Off-property attestation | 20 | 41 | Volume and consistency of what others say about you: YouTube mentions, branded web mentions, third-party “best-of” lists. The cause of retrievability. | Poor |
| AI visibility | 14 | 30 | Whether ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and AI Overviews name you, and whether they name you for the right service. | Poor |
| Reviews & response | 12 | 99 | The star average is only one input. We also read volume, velocity, the specificity of review language, and response cadence. Specific reviews are what AI quotes verbatim. | Good |
| Backlink & citation authority | 8 | 54 | Domain authority and editorial quality of the sources that attest to you. | Fair |
| Google Business Profile | 8 | 90 | Required and recommended fields; update cadence. The listing AI pulls from first. | Good |
| Speed & mobile | 7 | 63 | Core Web Vitals at the 75th percentile, on a real phone. | Fair |
| Content freshness & schema | 5 | 77 | Crawl recency, intent alignment, valid JSON-LD, canonicals. | Good |

Full method: https://localairegistry.com/methodology

How AI decides what to say about a cannabis dispensary: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#how-ai-decides-local-business. What to check before you choose one: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#how-to-choose-local-business


## Entity map

Every person, place, organization and treatment named on this page, with a stable ID and a public reference. The JSON-LD below connects them to each other.

| Entity | Type | ID on this page | Same as | Relationship to Essential Torrance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Essential Torrance Dispensary | LocalBusiness | #business | https://essentialtorrancedispensary.com/ | Subject of this page |
| Torrance, California | City | #city |  | City Essential Torrance is in |
| Local AI Registry | Organization | #publisher | https://localairegistry.com | Publisher of this page |
| Steve Lee | Person | #author | https://localairegistry.com/team/steve-lee | Author of this page |


## Topical map

Where this page sits in the registry. It's one profile among the cannabis dispensaries in Torrance, linked to the lists and towns around it.


### Lists

- Best cannabis dispensaries in Torrance: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/torrance/cannabis-dispensary
- Best businesses in Torrance: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/torrance


### Nearby

- /san-jose: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-jose
- /los-angeles: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/los-angeles
- /san-francisco: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-francisco
- /san-diego: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-diego
- /irvine: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/irvine
- /mountain-view: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/mountain-view


### Every list

- Every leaderboard in California: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca


## References


### Sources cited

- [1] Google Business Profile, https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJJw_HfptK3YARJnLgqvxFd6k (accessed Jun 4, 2026)
- [2] AI engine output: ChatGPT and Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Oct 11, 2026; Perplexity, read by Local AI Registry on Jun 19, 2026, https://localairegistry.com/methodology (accessed Oct 11, 2026)
- [3] essentialtorrancedispensary.com, https://essentialtorrancedispensary.com/ (accessed Oct 11, 2026)