Foster City Shoe Repair

You’ll pay premium price and receive back nasty shoes with glue and fingerprints all over them.
Typically, the shoes are either polished or at the minimum wiped before given back to a customer after the fix.
My two pairs were retuned to me in such state that I didn’t even want to touch them.

We’ve been coming here for years mostly to have my husband’s soles replaced. I also trust him with my special shoes and they come back good as new. I’ve never had any problems in the last 10 years.

I have not done a lot of reviews but this is one I have to do. I was just at this place 5 minutes ago and will never go back. He is very very rude. I was asking what he can do with my sandals and explaining to him how the laces originally looked. His comments were «take it to the factory», «you’re wasting my time», and «I don’t need your business so don’t come back here». I guess that’s how he treats potential customers after he probably figured that he can’t fix it instead of being apologetic that he can’t do it the way I want it done. I would be careful going to this shop to have your shoes repaired.

I rarely write a review and when I give 5 stars they deserve it!!! I read the other reviews including the bad ones and still decided to give this place a try. I have became a loyal customer. After he repaired my beloved Louis Vuitton heels with the red bottoms my friend asked if I bought a new pair, he not only repaired them but polished and cleaned them up! Not all of my shoes are expensive but when I find a pair that are comfortable and cute I want to save them and he has saved many of my shoes snd two purses! He is very nice, honest and great at what he does. Truly a gem of shoe repairs!

thank you for saving my beloved tory burch flats! My favorite flats were destroyed and coming apart and low and behold I come across this place. Dropped off my shoes during my lunch break and was gonna be done in a day or so. Price was also reasonable! As I anxiously wait for two days for my shoes I go pick them up and YAY! they were in just as good condition as when I purchased them! I will be bringing my other shoes asap! Thank you !!! My shoe game is real.

Very small place — a bit dark and seems dirty/​unorganized. Re-​soled men’s shoes — took one week and cost $ 45, including shine. I was happy w work, but price is expensive (quality in same ballpark) and takes longer compared to shoe repair on 3^rd ave in San Mateo.

I wish I had known about this place sooner. I took my worn down boots to get re-​soled and new heel caps put on them. The gentleman was kind enough to accommodate my request to pick them up a day earlier than he said they’d be ready. When I forgot to pick them up, he called me a half hour before closing. I told him I was stuck in traffic, about 15 minutes away, and would not make it there before he closes. He said he would wait for me!
I got there and my boots were polished and looked as good as new. I was really pleased all-​around with the workmanship, his customer service acumen and just being a nice person. Thank you :)

Brought my scuffy boots that I’ve had for years here. At first, after hearing the price to repair, was thinking it might be better to just get new boots. But when I picked them up, I was pleasantly surprised on how immaculate and new they looked. Definitely worth the money pad to fix them ($ 30).
Excellent shoe repair, will definitely be bringing my other shoes that need repair.

I have been taking my shoulder briefcase/​bag to Krikor at Foster City Shoe Repair for several years now. I purchased it in Florence, Italy in 2000, so it is pretty much one-​of-​a-​kind and irreplaceable. Years of wear and tear can affect the leather and even some of the structure of the bag itself. Every time it needs conditioning and/​or repair it comes back looking flawless. I just picked my bag up today and this time he had to add some metal structure into the flap of the bag. Not only does the bag look new again after 13 years of continuous daily use, it is now even better than new structurally. Krikor is very very good at his trade and also happens to be an extremely warm and friendly person. For anyone looking for service on shoes, bags, luggage, etc… I could not possibly recommend him any more highly.

I just recently moved from Fresno to Daly City. I’ve been looking for a professional cobbler to take my fiances Yves Saint Laurent heels to for repairs. I went to a shoe repair in Daly City and they said they couldn’t do it. I did some research and a friend of mine referred me to Foster City Shoe repair. I had trouble finding the store but when I did I was greeted right away by the owner. I explained him the problem the heels had and he took it in right away. I was skeptical at first but when I came back they looked brand new! Great price as well. My only complaint is the convenience to get to the shop and the hours. Not open until 10, but still worth 5 stars!

I took my favorite pair of Louboutin to him he resoled them and matched the color of the red bottoms exactly! He does a great job and the price is good! I have taken many different kinds of shoes to him, my husbands work shoes to be resoled and even a luggage and belts!

If I could give this place-​0 I would. WORST Place ever. Rude, wants the money before he does the job and argues. I think the reviews on this place that has stars are his relatives. DON’T WASTE YOUR MONEY DOES A HORRIBLE WORK!
I have told many people about this place and they won’t go as to my experience with him.

After seeing this place walking around Edgewater Plaza going to all the various restaurants and GNC, I finally stopped in last night to get the soles of my Sbari topsiders reglued and stitched. For $ 15.00 and 15 minutes, it was worth it as I didn’t need to to leave them overnight or pay a hefty price. The guy is very nice and you tell what needs to be done, he examines everything, and gives you your options, telling you what he recommends from most important to least important. At some point, I will need the heels fixed and soles replaced and he will be the one. So, for excellent shoe repair at reasonable prices with friendly service in a clean shop, Foster City Shoe Repair cannot be beat. Keep up the good work.

Hubby & I have use this service for shoes & leather goods several times over the years. Great experience each time!
No complaints at all. He has done miracles to some of my leather goods & I am grateful.
On one occasion, he even advised me that he was going to be away a few days so I needed to pick up my shoes before he left or i needed to wait until his return on a specific date. Was grateful to NOT find this out the hard way when i went to pick up my shoes.
Fantastic, small business & he obviously works very hard & has a rare talent to repair leather goods.
Highly recommend!!!

Came in Monday at 4:30pm. Dropped my shoes off and told him i needed the next day which is today at 7am. He told me come back at 6:30pm and it will be done.
Quite costly but I’m already know man it’s late i don’t care pay $ 58 for new sole and heel of both shoes.
I like what I paid. First time customer, and I’m happy with what I got and will come back in the future.

I needed to have rubber soles put on my new leather soled shoes and wanted them done quickly. (The shoes are amazing and I didn’t want to wait a week to wear them). I checked around and for some reason shoe cobblers are generally closed on Mondays. They must be big booze hounds and wreck themselves on the weekend!
Anyhow, I found this cobbler and he had decent reviews and was OPEN. Some reviews had him being too expensive but that generally says to me that he does good quality work and people don’t want to pay for quality.
So, I called the owner Koko and told him what I needed done. I stated that I would like to drop them off at lunch, go eat lunch, and then pick them up when I’m done eating lunch. Koko said no problem and I dropped off my shoes. I was dictating the terms and he was flexible. Pretty nice start to the relationship.
Koko gave me some guidance on what I needed to do for the best results and I put my trust in his hands. I left the shoes, ate my lunch, and went back to pick up my shoes and the workmanship was way beyond expectations. Worth every dollar.
I highly recommend Koko and would trust him with any shoes. He is very personable and knowledge about the work that needs to be done. If you think he’s expensive then you’re skimping on quality.

just as others have already noted, good quality work but overpriced. and the hours. 10am open. really? i came here thinking i could pick up my work shoes before spending the day with my boss. not open! wth!!!
also i should mention that he wanted a week to work on two heels. i told him they were my work shoes and needed them sooner. he said fine, tuesday afternoon. great, i leave $ 29.50 and my shoes, tuesday comes and i am exhausted from day trip to eureka, so i wait, and wait. thursday morning i go in. they are closed still. i come back at 10, he can not find my shoes to save his life. finally he comes back out and says, «oh they are not ready. i did not mark the change on my workshelf.» really??? he says come back friday afternoon. clearly i am annoyed by now. he gets it. has them done in 30 minutes. no apology. no «thank you».
i was tempted to go back to the shoe place on 25^th avenue but i like supporting my FC businesses. my gut told me he would be pricier but i went anyway. i was even accused by the manager at oceanic next door that i dont support my local merchants.
next time, i may just take the drive to 25^th ave… or oakland where my sister has a cobbler who does most of her work free or for minimal rates.
4 stars for the workmanship. 2 stars for the rates and lack of service.

His personality/​customer service is adequate, but I won’t be returning. He’s overpriced, and I don’t like that you have to pay in advance of the service. I don’t trust his business ethics.

Looks like most people didn’t like this place. My only complaint about this shop is the hours! So hard to go there after work and it’s closed on Sundays! I see that I am not the only one frustrated so I can only suggest to go midday when he should definitely be open. I have tried to go when he firsts open and learned that doesn’t work for him. Other than that, he always does a great job fixing the heals and soles. He even polished then up and looks like new (almost).
A very small shop behind a clothing store facing the water. It is in a shopping center close to Lucky. It might be a little hard finding this place the first time if you are not familiar with the shopping center or that area in general but worth it. I like to support the small private business that are still around and he is a nice guy which also helps!

I am extremely picky about my high heel dance shoes — I get them custom made and am super nervous about letting just anyone resole them. After chatting with the owner and finding out that he’s a Tango dancer and knows about dance shoes, I knew he would take care of me and I was right.
I’ve had both suede soles and dance rubber sole replacements and they have been perfect and well worth the price. He has always been charming to me — I can see how he might be a bit of a curmudgeon to some people, but I’ve found that curmudgeons tend to be really good at what they do. I like curmudgeons.