John’s Tailor Shop

John’s is the Best value in town!
My husband and I have been going here for years now. Since I’m all of 5“2 I constantly need things hemmed or sleeves shortened. Cristie is amazing with a watchful eye. I brought in a patterned blouse with a bell sleeve and she pointed out to make the pattern of the sleeves match. My husband has his suits altered
Which is not an easy job. They come back fitting well and they don’t charge an arm and a leg.

Christy is a true gem. I took my wedding dress to get altered here and thank my lucky stars I did. Christy worked with me for weeks to get my dress perfect, she was completely accommodating with my work schedule and time frame to get the dress done. I had her alter my rehearsal dinner dress and fix my sisters bridesmaid dress that was loosing some beading. After I ran into an issue with my flower girls dresses not working out, she took the fabric I bought and made 2 beautiful dresses (that ended up way more fantastic than what I originally bought) during the last week before my wedding. She was a saint! I can’t thank you enough for making everything so perfect!

John is the only tailor I gone to in over 25 years., His prices are extremely reasonable and his quality of workmanship is superb. He’s from Hong Kong and he really knows how to do any sort of alteration necessary. I even had him replace the inside lining of a cute Banana Republic jacket I just couldn’t do without, since I’m a size 2, and it’s hard to find petite clothes that fit. John is also super friendly!

There is no better place and service than John’s Tailor Shop. Whenever I need something no matter the timeframe Christy always takes care of me. Great service, excellent turnaround time, and reasonable prices. No reason to even consider anywhere else and the quality work Christy does is the best!!!

Honest, reasonable. I bring all my tailoring here.

Excellent service in this long-​time La Jolla tailor. You’d think everything in La Jolla is expensive, well, not so. This tailor is reasonable, and efficient. I had two suit-​pants cuffed same day (in an hour actually) because I had to have them right away… no problem. This is hidden in an alley-​way behind Ogden Cleaners.

If I could give this place more stars I would. I live in La Jolla without the La Jolla budget. I bought a brand-​new dress to go out to party tonight and realize when I tried it on right before the party that a lot of the seams were busted. I had to get it fixed in the first thing I thought in my head was wow I’m going to get charge so much for something I know could be fixed really easily but I understood I needed it and I need it now so I was just hoping I would find a seamstress that was fair and understanding that wouldn’t charge me an arm and a leg. I was going into the situation expecting to pay more than the cost of the dress. I called John and asked if he could fix it on the spot he told me to come in and when I did he’s said «ooh this is easy, come back in an hour and it Will be six dollars» I almost cried because it was less than expected in my experience was more than I imagined having it was just too great and I was so thankful for it! He called me less than an hour and I handed him a $ 10 bill and he looked at me and said thank you so much and I said no way thank you so much and thank you for making my day ! The husband-​and-​wife are beautiful couple and run a business the old-​fashioned way and I can relate to that because that’s the way I do business and I appreciate that so much thanks again I’ll definitely be back!

what service we got today!!! John has been around, I think, for as long as I have been here in La Jolla. fifty seven years!!!
My son was down from Los Angeles, needed a pair of slacks altered for tonight… it was 1:00 on a Saturday and John was closing, as usual, at 2:00. When I called, he agreed to alter both the hem AND let the waist out one and a half inches and have it done before closing!!! Wow!!! No wonder there were so many people in and out of there!!!
Thank you, John!!!

I have been going to John’s Tailor shop for twenty years. I buy expensive clothes and do not want to take any chances of mistakes regarding hem lengths and other common alterations.
Up until recently, I thought John could do no wrong. However, the last three times I have taken something in to be altered, it was done incorrectly! I just tried on a pair of silk Ralph Lauren pants in which I had John hem, and the length of one leg is noticeably longer that the other! I’ve had it! Going to try Kiki’s.

Great small business that has been open nearly 40 years. Pant hems (including denim jeans) are only $ 8 a pair, lowest price in town. The owner and tailor John, originally from Hong Kong, was a pleasure to interact with, with his dry sense of humor. I took in four pairs of pants earlier this month and was pleased with the results. Will definitely return.
Tip: the shop has moved to a new location in an alleyway off Pearl so call ahead although there is a sign at the old spot. The new location has dedicated parking out front and is a short walk from Ogden’s dry cleaners.

John and his wife are the sweetest people. Every alteration is completed on time and with great skill.

Great work. Love this place!

This place is great. Very cheap for the work they do, very honest and straightforward. I used to go here (before an international move) to get dress pants and jeans repaired all the time, as I tend to be pretty hard on my clothes. They would always be very careful with their evaluation, let me know exactly what they were going to do, and have it done well and on time for dirt-​cheap prices. I can’t say much about their higher-​end work, but they’ve always exceeded my expectations for the work I’ve had them do. I wish I could find a place like this in Vancouver. The employees are all very kind. Highly recommended.

I recently worked with John’s on wedding related items (bridesmaids dresses, ring bearer pillows). He took in my mom and sisters dresses and they looked stunning afterwards! John’s work was first rate. They were an absolute pleasure to work with and the prices very reasonable.

John has been my tailor for over 15 years now and he was trained at an exclusive school in Hong Kong. His work is impeccable and I have never been dissappointed. He’s very honest and will let you know if he can’t achieve the look that you want and if it’s not right for your body type. Keep your receipt and life will be easier!

I have been coming here since I was in high school. (for at 10 years) John and his family are very nice. Its a decent price for alterations and the best priced in town. For the most part i’m generally satisfied with his work.
I do note that one pair which i’ve kept the bottom – the hem was a bit too much and kind stands up. however, for the most part, I say I give him my confidence when going to alter my designer jeans.

Great tailors with reasonable prices. I have many things altered here, from hemlines, to waistbands, to overall restructuring and have been very pleased with workmanship and timeliness.

I went here to get a couple of «premium» denim jeans hemmed. They did a good job and it was fairly cheap too. $ 10 for each pair with an original hem, $ 8 for regular. Much better than when I do it myself and you can’t really tell that they were altered.