Boerum Hill Dry Cleaners

Not used to spending $ 5.25 for a dry cleaned dress shirt… but maybe that’s standard for NYC? I was on business so didn’t have a choice. But at home I pay half that and have shirts picked up and delivered to my house.
Anyways, the shirts were ready on time and properly pressed. I’d use this place again.

Family-​owned, cleaning on premises.
Why are they unique? They care. Weird for a cleaners, right?
Reasons to Believe #1: They stayed open for me.
I went to Cobble Hill Cleaners by mistake. Went to Unilocal and searched for «best dry cleaners for wedding dresses nyc» and clicked on this instead of Boerum. I am not BK-​savvy so I went to the wrong one and knew I’d be 15 minutes past closing to Boerum. I called them and she said «don’t worry, just come, and take your time.» What?
Reasons to Believe #2: They are accommodating and generous.
I had a big marker stain on my wedding dress (don’t ask), and he knew I wanted to ultimately sell the dress (which means, if we can’t get the stain out, but can get everything else out, still futile). He said he would try to get the stain out free-​of-​charge, and if he was successful, he would proceed to the rest of the dress. What?
Reasons to Believe #3: They do whatever it takes.
So basically, the owner himself said he worked at the stain for a long time (I think over 1.5 days of hand detailed washing), even «with a qtip by hand» and said he could only get 30% out. He said «let me try one more time.» He called me the next day and said «it’s pretty much out!!!» He didn’t have to do this, but he did, and I’m so appreciative.
I got the dress back, whiter than when I first wore it on my day. Oh, btw, they were very very fair in pricing. Take it this way – I got quotes from other places that were ridiculous for cleaning ($ 600 from Jeeves) w/​o preservation, so I appreciate that they didn’t try to eff me here. Thanks!

they are very rarely open on mondays, yet there’s no notice of that on their front door.
as a result, one will often show up on a monday morning to encounter a line of people waiting by the entrance that’s hidden behind a closed security shutter.

I was so nervous about dry cleaning of my wedding gown just 2 weeks before my destination wedding. I looked long and hard and read reviews and this is when i came across Boerum Hill Dry Cleaners.
I was a total nervous wreck when i dropped off the dress not knowing what to expect.
8 days later when i picked it up, everything turned out to be beautiful! The dress was gorgeous, wrapped and packed very nicely and survived travel on the plane to Costa Rica. When i wore it on my wedding day, i looked so beautiful and received many compliments. Despite being folded in half on the plane, the dress did not have one wrinkle when i took it out of the bag. I could not be happier with how it turned out!
Thank you for doing an amazing job on my gown!!!

It is tough to decide where to take your wedding dress, and there are not too many reviews out there. I was in a bit of a bind — I needed my wedding dress cleaned (it was a sample, but not too stained), and I needed some alterations to be done before the wedding, but I only had a couple months left. Boerum Hill Dry Cleaners cleaned my wedding dress in 2 days (after promising it in one week) and texted me that it was ready. The dress looks great. Their price seemed to be at the low end of what I was told to expect for wedding dress cleaning. Their quick turnaround really saved me. Now I have plenty of time for alterations.

Shout out to Boerum Hill dry cleaners for letting me bring my own garment bags instead of having to use plastic bags!

These Dry Cleaners do an excellent job and are reasonably priced. They also do a great job tailoring. I highly recommend them and will continue to use them as my primary tailor.

This is really great dry cleaner in the neighborhood. I wish I could give them 4.5 stars!
The good — they do an amazing job cleaning clothes! Seriously. Everything is done thoroughly and carefully. I’ve never lost anything or had anything come back damaged. Everyone is also super friendly.
Right now, I only use this cleaner for my nice stuff, the stuff I really want to be taken care of perfectly. Why not for everything? It’s a little expensive (but not tragically in the scheme of NYC). I find it hard to get there during their business hours! They close before I leave work, and the weekend hours are limited. I get it, but it means that I can’t bring my clothes in or pick them up. I would use this place always always always if they extended their hours or added delivery.
Anyway, if you can get there while they are open, I highly recommend their service. They do an excellent job!

This is the kind of place that makes the neighborhood better. The people are very friendly and knowledgeable, and their rates are much better than most of the other dry cleaners in the area. While I wish their hours were a little longer and their turnaround time a little faster, the service and prices more than make up for those things. I always leave feeling a little better than when I came in – which is saying a lot for a dry cleaning business!

The owner-​operators are genuinely nice people and do a great job. I always leave with a smile on my face.

I did a stupid thing and wore my silk Samantha Pleet maxi dress on my bike a few weeks ago. Of course it got caught in the spoke and black oil was all over the bottom. Distraught, I took it to my normal dry cleaner who of course didn’t get it out at all. At this point, I was really upset. So I chanced my hand at boerum hill.
I brought the dress in and explained what happened to the guy. He was so nice about it and said he would do everything he could to get it out for me. He warned me that the other dry cleaner might have set the stain but he would still try.
Got it back today and it’s as good as new! Could have kissed him. Instead– Unilocal review! It does take them about a week, but they do a fabulous job. :)

If you can’t do next day in NYC, what kind of dry cleaner are you? And to act like it’s some kind of special request? Please. This is the first time I’ve seen a place that can’t do next day! Boo.

EXCELLENT. Don’t take your dry cleaning anywhere else. I’ve been using them for over 4 years and have never had anything less than impeccable service.
This is the most meticulous dry cleaner you will find in New York. It’s clear that they take great care with everything they do. If they can’t an item clean the first time, they’ll run it again and try another method. If they can’t get it clean within the time frame they gave you, they’ll ask for more time and they’ll do everything they can to get it spotless. No extra charge, they just really care. I’ve also had a few items tailored here and they’ve done a great job. Usually things take about a week, but they can rush it faster if you ask.
In addition to being amazing at what they do, they’re just really nice people. Always friendly, patient, and kind with customers. Really lovely people running a great business.

Excellent tailor… excellent work, fast, friendly and fair price.
I’ve always been satisfied with their dry cleaning. I’ve been going to them for nine years and have no plans to stop unless I move!

Friendly and talented neighborhood dry cleaners, so happy I found you! Their hours are far shorter than some other places in the neighb (e.g. 200 Dry Cleaners) but they make up for it by getting the job done well and with a smile, and not charging super-​high rates (e.g. Bridge Cleaners). On the rare occasion they can’t get a stain out totally on the first try, they try again without you having to ask. I have also gotten a bunch of things tailored here (work dresses and skirts, jeans) and they do an excellent job at a fair price and time frame.
Also seems to be a draw for people getting wedding dresses preserved. Last time I was there getting fitted for some tailoring work on a bunch of pieces, I listened as a girl no joke talked for 30 mins straight about how she wanted them to treat her wedding dress. She was super obnoxious but the staff were patient and nice — I was impressed! Then as I walked out I saw another girl coming in to pick up a preserved wedding dress.

Not exactly the closest cleaners to me, but worth the long walk.
They are not the fastest or cheapest cleaner, but I have never had a problem here like many other cleaners I’ve been to.
I had a food stain in my favorite white dress (brown splat right in the middle!) that they made disappear! And they do very good tailoring as well. The owner is very honest and will not try to BS me, which I appreciate!

dry cleaners that know their craft.
I had a Philip Lim dress with a coffee stain that was quoted $ 120 for a clean at Madame full-​of-​it in the UES. Since I don’t burn my money in the fireplace I chanced a cleaning here.
I explained the situation and the stain and the value (emotional and monetary) of the dress to them. the good-​man told me he would try a conservative non-​wet method first to preserve the sapphire blue color. i came back and saw that the outline of the stain was still there. so he tried a wet-​rinse method next and voila! it worked like magic and my dress looks new. all this cost $ 12.
overall he was really careful to explain the consequences of the cleaning methods to me. they don’t try to sell you snake oil, in fact, he errs on the side of caution. but it worked out great for me. his wife does tailoring too (not dirt cheap). all the work came back pretty (except for one skirt where the hem is already unraveling).
I would definitely come here more often it if were closer and the hours were better. but happy they can maintain their quality of life.

Yes, your clothes will come back fine. I’ve lived all over Brooklyn and used a wide variety of dry cleaning services. It’s not rocket science, so let’s not get too enthusiastic about a dry cleaner actually doing its job right.
No, your clothes won’t be there when they are supposed to. I’ve used their service for the past three months and they consistently need at least 4 working days to get two-​three shirts back to me. And these are not those special cases where they are hard at work getting a stain out, these are just two shirts in need of regular cleaning. Yep, four working days while 99% of the other services I used around BK will guarantee your clothes back by end of day next day.
Also, this place is expensive. I’m honestly puzzled by the other reviews. Anyway… not going to use them anymore. Walked over there way too many times to find out my clothes weren’t ready yet. This is it… shouldn’t take a working week for 2 – 3 shirts. Also, I understand closing on Sunday, but 6pm closing time in Brooklyn? Come on.

Very good work and fair prices.
Hours are a little short, but good work and fair prices.

These guys are so good I wish I lived in Brooklyn permanently, so I could get them to clean my clothes all the time.
Normally, when I take a dress to the dry cleaner, they’ll do what they can with it, but there will still be one or two residual stains left from years of wear. Sure, fine — I’ll deal with it.
But not these guys. They kept one of my items for a week and a half so that they could get every last mark out of it. The result? The dress looks good as new.
I can’t help thinking that if the cleaners I’d used in the past had the same attention to detail, they wouldn’t have had to keep the dress so long.
TL;DR: Great attention to detail, good prices. You won’t find better in the business.