Mighty Clean Laundry

After two weeks of a broken dryer in my apartment, I decided to give in and go to a laundromat. My lack of doing laundry for the prior four weeks was paying me back with such a punishment. I wasn’t too fond of the idea since laundromats are stereotypically known to be dirty and grimy, but after my experience at Mighty Clean Laundry, I can honestly say this is a laundromat like no other. It’s practically the Holy Grail of laundromats.
First of all, THIS PLACE IS SO CLEAN. It’s probably actually cleaner than my own laundry room at my apartment. The counters are clean, the floors are pretty clean, the machines are clean, and more. I definitely need to get the number of their cleaning company. I didn’t feel like I was going to leave with dirtier clothes, and in fact, was so excited to leave with cleaner items.
Since it was my first time in a laundromat (adult moment), I was a bit confused as to how everything worked, but Timmy was extremely helpful and explained everything. There are 3 different sizes of washers: small, medium, and large (mostly the latter two). A medium wash (which is still pretty large) is $ 3.00, and a large wash is $ 4.50. To dry, it costs 25 cents for 12 minutes. Most of my clothes dried in about 24 minutes, but some needed 36, which is still only 75 cents. Regardless, this is actually cheaper than the dryer at my own apartment.
The machines use quarters, so either come with noisy pockets or they also have a machine that gives you change for bills, even for $ 5 and $ 10 bills, which is so convenient. They also have washing and drying supplies, detergent, etc. for sale just in case you forget yours. I went on a Monday night, so it was pretty empty, but Timmy mentioned that it gets pretty packed on the weekends. He was so helpful and pleasant to talk to, and I definitely hope to be back. But I also hope my dryer gets fixed… eeekk, dilemma.

The owners and facilities are very nice and the drop off service is timely and efficient!

I honestly don’t mind doing laundry. I’m a domestic diva that loves cleaning & being organized — though I’d try a new restaurant or takeout over cooking any day! One of my main things in choosing an apartment is making sure they have a washer/​dryer. Well, that main feature I look for in apartments is currently broken in my place. I’ve been putting off going to a laundry mat and buying new socks instead of going to the laundromat. I really don’t like the thought of sitting around for 2 hours waiting for my undies to be cleansed. I have ADD and need to be constantly on the move!
I did some searching online and started reading about drop off laundry services. What is this magical wizardry?! Something only the upper 1% can partake in I’m sure! Lo and behold that is definitely not the case! Once I read about the service, I went straight to Unilocal to find places that offered this cooleyhighharmony service and found Mighty Clean Laundry!
Mighty Clean Laundry rates are way cheap — 65 cents a pound. Be sure to pack your laundry in something that isn’t heavy like a laundry bag and not a huge heavy hamper as that counts towards the cost. I called prior to going in to ask some questions and they were very helpful in answering my questions. You can pay before or when you pick up. If you drop off early in the morning, it’s usually done that same day but worst case scenario is it’s done the next day. They task cash, credit or debit. They open at 6am and close at 11pm! Perfect for me because I leave Chi Town at 6 to trek out to the burbs for my 7 to 4 job. Daily grind be killing me yo.
Mighty Clean Laundry texted me when my laundry was done the next day. I was so happy with the ease & convenience, I dropped off another loud when I picked up. The guy working is very nice and made me not feel like such a noob dropping things off.
I’m so insanely happy with the convenience of this service, cheap cost and time it saves me — I think I’ve made a life change for the better and will absolutely continue using Mighty Clean Laundry!

For Sarah S’s questions.
You can pay before or after. They for sure take credit and debit visa and cash.
As for the weight, what you package it in goes towards your charge. I bought a large laundry bag from them, hold about 30 lbs of my clothes.
But I’ve seen baskets and trash bags being used.

Nice folks that own the place. They were cleaning and tidying up the whole time I was here washing my clothes. Plenty of washers and dryers available, all newish and well-​maintained. It costs $ 3 for a regular load, $ 4.50 for a big one, and $.25 per 12 minutes on the dryers. I haven’t tried the drop off service, so can’t speak to that. Across the parking lot from Fresh Market so you can grab some groceries or pick up a snack while you wait.

They have large and super large washer for your puffy comforter. Clean and safe. I recommend.

DO NOT DROP YOUR LAUNDRY OFF HERE.
Last week we dropped off a lot of laundry and when we went to pick it up a few hours later, it didn’t seem like there was enough stuff. We asked and the owner assured us we had everything. WRONG.
When we unpacked the baskets later on, they had lost about 20 pounds of our laundry including expensive running clothes, jeans and a few irreplaceable items from vacations and events. We went back to complain and the owner said the cameras had been cleared since we’d been there and he said his employee swore we didn’t drop off the things we said we were missing. The owner wouldn’t do anything to try to make up for the issue at all; he basically claimed we were wrong about our stuff being gone. I don’t know if they accidentally gave our stuff to someone else or it was stolen, but I do know I dropped off over $ 300 worth of clothing I’m never getting back.
I used to really like this place but I will NEVER, NEVER go back and I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone who wants to get the clothes they drop off back.

I had a similar problem to another post below — they do indeed have good prices for dropping off your laundry and for a while were providing a great service. However, recently they misplaced a significant amount of my clothing and made zero effort to figure out what went wrong. The owners claimed that because they were not the ones to receive the drop-​off that they can’t be sure that it was actually ever dropped off. This seemed ridiculous to me because their records showed the number of pounds I dropped off and the amount I picked up was significantly less.
Overall — be very weary of this place, they are nice to you until something goes wrong and then they disappear.

By far best wash and fold in chicago. .65/​lb or $ 1/​lb for pick up AND drop off! Absurd prices, great service and they can even use organic detergent if you have sensitive skin. #1 without a doubt.

I found this laundromat on Unilocal,of course. I had a queen sized quilt to launder and Green Spin, my fav dry cleaner, wanted $ 40 to do it.
So I went to Mighty Clean on a Sunday morning. All descriptions are spot on. Their wheeled bins are clean and plentiful. Found a huge washer, paid $ 4.50 and in 30 minutes after running errands, it was ready to dry. That cost me .50 for 24 minutes on low. And my quilt is beautifully clean and well-​preserved.

The skinny: After the recent upgrade where most of the machines are now high efficiency, this place saves me both time and money. Add in friendly ownership, and I’ll probably stay loyal to this place as long as I need a laundromat.
This place is a little hard to find, but it’s in the strip mall where the old Danny’s food market used to be, right at Western and Shakespeare. My buddy told me about it, and it’s worth the journey.
They just recently added more high efficiency washing machines to the place, including two huge 90 pounders in the front window, so that the majority are of the H.E. variety. If you’ve never used these, basically they have stronger motors, better programming, and spin a lot faster. When my clothes come out, they are only faintly damp. I now buy the h.e. detergent and I use less of it, because of these machines. New tech == better laundromat.
The dryers here are very nice too. When I use the high efficiency washers, because it squeezes so much water out, I only need to dry for 20 minutes as opposed to 40 at bubble land or that place near strack’s.
The owners are very nice, which is always a plus. They are putting a lot of work into making the place nice, and it shows. It feels like it should be busier, but given that the machines lopped off half an hour of my usual laundry trip, maybe that’s a good sign that it’s not packed with people.
Oh and say hi to the owner’s brother at the door. Nicest bouncer in the city!

Really clean place. Machines are scheduled for upgrade and it wasn’t busy for a Sunday. The guy who was working today was so nice and helpful. Was on top of letting people know what machines were available. Will come back for the friendly service and cleanliness! :)

Great place for drop off laundry, it’s $ 0.65 per pound and they do a great job. Fast, friendly staff. All around great spot.

Clean and efficient washers! Wifi is available upon request as well. Upgraded flat screens are a plus! This place is a work in progress. Will definitely come again!