Alameda Repair Shop

I went today for the first time, chasing after a special key. They had it, and I now have spares. Quick, reasonably priced, it will now be my go to place for keys. After reading the reviews, I am also going to try their knives sharpening services.

Quick and affordable! Perfect combination!

Alameda Repair Shop saved me tonight! I had a key that I needed to copy, and had taken it to three other shops… Everyone else had failed. Joe and Chris did some custom key work and… Magically, it worked perfectly!
Thanks, gentlemen, you are truly, «The kings of keys!»

I needed a duplicate key made. 60 seconds and $ 2.18 later, I walked out with my new key in hand

Daughter called today and said dad looks like someone tried to break in house. Ok, go to your car I’m on my way. So I call the police and alameda repair. Cop show up in a hour and Joe from Alameda Repair right behind them.
After figuring out that the deadbolt had broken upon leaving the house earlier in the day police took an incident report and left. When Joe showed up he was thorough and made me feel comfortable that the door was going to be fixed. Within the hour the door was put back together, lock was working and at the same time joe also fixed a couple other items in my house. I would highly recommend Alameda repair when I need a locksmith or some tools sharpened. Nice to see a local business that’s still strives for customer service. Much appreciate…

I got locked out of my apartment and these guys came to the rescue within minutes! Their service was quick, professional, cheap and I was back in my place ready to get on with the day Hopefully I won’t need their services again, but I’ll definitely look to them first if I do!

The pull string on my lawnmower broke and I had NO clue how to fix it even after watching 3 YouTube videos. Anyway, I went to good olé Unilocal for lawnmower repair and found this awesome place. Not only did he fix the pull string two days before he said he would, but for no extra charge he tuned up my mower and cleaned it up a bit. Great customer service! Added bonus was his sweet dog who greets you at the door! :)

My generator’s gas engine needed some attention and Chris was the man for the job. It’s a Honda generator, about 10 years old and I rarely use it, but when I need it, I NEED IT. I had a generator job on a Friday and tested the generator on Monday. It would not run with the choke off. Problem was, I let it sit too long. I took it to Chris on Monday and he rebuilt the carburetor. It was ready on Wednesday afternoon! Fortunately, he didn’t need parts… he just had to clean the carb.
Not only did he do a spectacular job, he offered me good advice to keep my generator healthy and always ready to go. Run it once a month, drain the carburetor & keep it running healthy with fresh gas. Don’t let the gas sit for more than a month.
Now I have this scheduled once a month on my smartphone to remind me. This includes running the generator and refreshing the gas by putting the month-​old gas in my vehicles and refilling the gas cans. Yeah, kind of a hassle but when I need that generator… I NEED IT!
Thanks, Chris!

All the reviews I’ve read, talk about replacing keys and fixing locks. I’m here to write about their knife sharpening service. I can not say enough about the excellent service I received. It started from a phone call I made to get their Saturday hours to getting the edge of my 7 knives the sharpest they’ve ever been within 2 hours of my original phone call. They could have been done faster but I decided to run errands and come back later. When it came to knives, these guys know what their doing and they are the most reasonable place I’ve found to sharpen my high end knives. I’m definitely going thru my house to look for anything with a dull blade (scissors, garden clippers, flower shears) and will definitely take it to Alameda Repair to get them sharpened.

Best place on the island to get your locks fixed. Some places need the old keys to relock your locks but this place can relock without old keys. Excellent service and I will defiantly come back.

Called Alameda Repair Shop to come over to my house and give me an estimate for a repair job. He never showed up. Did get a couple of phone calls the next day or two apologizing for not showing up and not calling. Oops.

Had the key blanks I needed! Stayed open 20 mins later just so I could come in. Top notch service and results. Highly recommend.

If there was ever a business name that matches their business, it’s Alameda Repair Shop. Need an appliance or lawn mower fixed, give them a call and they’ll listen and let you know if they can fix it.
This is my goto place to get key’s made and the place is no frills. They have tons of different keys, if you want that zebra print key to match your zebra print bed sheets, go here!
Sadly, the only thing Alameda Repair Shop doesn’t fix … your love life but i bet if you start going often, the nice, homely dog inside might puppy up to you!

FIRST?! I can’t believe there aren’t any reviews to this place, I mean, they’ve been open since dinosaurs were around.
my mother, my sister and I have both searched high and low for a locksmith to duplicate an old key. utter failure. then I decided to try alameda repair shop. I work just a block away and figured it was worth a try. Although a slim chance, I thought that maybe, just maybe they’d be able to create an identical key for me, I mean, they’ve been open since 1901. lo and behold, they were able to make me three sets. hooray. my search for a great lock smith has ended. they also offer 24 hour services, so if you’re ever locked out, give them a ring. thanks boys.