Florence Car Wash

Food Review: I grew up around the area. Almost every Saturday everyone would go to the car wash; for the food. The special with an orange bang and a side or dressing. Oh man! Mouth watered. I haven’t been there recently. The older men who made the food were friendly and so nice! The chicken dinner. Amazing memories there. If the food is still made the same, which I hope, it is gewd and not pricey at all. It is in South Central, just FYI ;)

I used to come to this car wash since Back in the 80s and now since this new owners
Outrageous prices and HORRIBLE SERVICE!!!
I don’t know what to think, seems like this new owners are doing everything to keep customers very unhappy. I hope they sale the business to real people.
I have so much to say but I am just not coming back here for sure.
Not as long as this middle eastern guys own this business.

Been coming here for years never had a problem. They do an okay job.

Should’ve checked the reviews before coming here, worst car wash ever. Came to get my car vacuumed and washed and when my car came out it looked as if they did a half ass job. We had to grab the rag and wipe down my car from the inside because they clearly didn’t and also didn’t check to make sure the windows were ALL the way up! My car got wet from the rear right side! The reason I wanted it vacuumed was because I had lots of dog hair from a beach trip with my dog but there was still hair on the seats! Did you even vacuum?!? Agh don’t come here for a car wash unless you want to end up washing and wiping your car yourself. I should’ve done that in the first place.

Man oh man, where to start with this place. I do want to say the guy that greeted me was really nice to me, I waited for my car and it was finished much faster than expected … My car was still dirty it had grime all over the bottom the inside looked pretty bad and dusty, so I went to the front desk and asked the girl if they could wash the car again. When the guy in charge found out about this he stopped all cars from getting washed, and started yelling at the employees trying to find out who cleaned my car. Man, I I felt bad so I try and go talk to the person in charge but instead a short bald man with a huge mustache comes up to me and asks me if I remembered who cleaned my car, and I said no I didn’t remember and then he started cursing at me telling me «that was the fucking problem» I told him that the problem was that the car was still dirty. He was so up close and personal clapping his hands in my face. If he had done that to any MAN I’m sure he would have gotten his ass whooped, but of course, I’m a woman and this guy felt he had the power to talk to me however he pleased. I left to go back with my friends who were waiting for me and honestly just wanted my car back, there was this other guy slamming his crate of supplies against that wall because he was mad. I don’t understand why they were so angry, they could have just redone the car correctly, and I would have left a happy customer. Never did I intend for things to get so ugly. The person in charge is a mess, and is so unprofessional yelling at his employees in front of customers, employees are really fucked up, and extremely lazy. I tipped every person that cleaned my car, they did not deserve it. I would definitely skip this place for sure. Do it yourself, don’t wash your car. But don’t come here EVER. If I could give this place no stars I would.
There is a wonderful mom and pop car wash called VERMONT CAR WASH on the intersection on gage and Vermont! They are amazing, I have never complained with them, they really treat your car like it is their own. I have been on their Unilocal page, and if they get a bad review they invite that person back for a free car wash.

Worse car wash ever! Please dont take it here their bunch of lazy men!
It has happen to me twice already. I pay for detail cleaning and they dont do it right. I end up picking up a rag and cleaning it myself! Horrible service !
Great food though!

False advertising. This is my third time coming and my last. All three times I have requested exterior wash only for 4.99 special that is clearly displayed below their main sign. The first time I had no problem. The next two times they said they are not offering when the sign clearly states the special from Monday thru Thursday. More like a switch and bait.

Very bad service… Do not bring your car Here, if you are not able to wait all day for your car to be wash!!!
Waited an hour for a Wash & Shine Service… Never again!

This review is for the food only. I’ve been eating here for years. The steak sandwich with half onion rings and half fries are delicious. The chili cheese fries are second to none. The steak burritos are delicious but filling.
One little word of advise:
Make sure your visit is during the day light hours. The area might be a little rough if you are not from the area.
I grew up here so it’s home.
Enjoy

I gave the car wash a shot and I am not going back again, I do go for the food but I won’t take my car to wash there again except for tomorrow since they owe me a car wash and I’ll explain why, so today march 16 I went to get my truck washed here for the very first time, it’s a hot day and I’m lazy so I went, I got there and paid for the #2 wash which is a lot of crap from inside vaccine to tires, as soon as I pay their machine broke and there just happens to be a sign that says no refund, wow! So after talking with the manager they said they are going to hand wash the cars, I’m like ok as long as it gets washed, while waiting in the waiting room I noticed a lot of crap, for one they were waxing another clients 300 and I could clearly see how dirty the from was, THEY DIDNT clean it at all there, I told the owner of the car so she can check it out cuz that’s some bs, finally they brought my truck out with 2 other trucks, from being «washed» and omg I couldn’t believe how dirty they were, all they did was wet them, not even soap, on all of our trucks they didn’t even bother wetting the too part, we all ran our finger across to show them the dirt, we all complained and the workers apologized and said their machine isn’t working that all we can do is come tomorrow free of charge, no shit free of charge we paid for something and didn’t even got anything back, so tomorrow morning ima go get it washed cuz it’s some bs and I’ll never go back again
I would give it negative stars if possible,
This was for the car wash not the food, the food part is great, they are separate just happen to be in the same location

If you want your money stolen from your car then this is a place for you.
I have used this carwash before a few times and everything was fine but yesterday I bought the vacuum service along with the wash and wax FOR THE FIRST TIME for my car; and left money in the arm rest compartment in my car and when I look for it this morning it’s GOnE! The money that I WORKED FOR and missed Christmas with my family for was GONE!!!
I go back to try and make things right and ask them to the return my money or I would make a police report of the missing money & tell me that they can’t do anything due to the fact that it’s been «more than 24 hours» (total bull because it was less) and that after every 24 hours service video always deletes itself., and even if they did they can’t see inside the car. Then I asked them what would they do if another customer came in with missing money complaints and if they would tell them the same thing they told me and he said yes. These Grinches really knew how to ruin somebody’s holidays.
NEVER COMING BACK

Cool set up, eat while you get your car wash. If first impressions mean anything I did the opposite and stayed. The first contact did a good job in up selling car wash services. The girl at the counter was awesome! The rest just sucked ! If you want to spend 1.5 hours at a car wash it’s cool (explains the awesome waiting room). I’m not a pro but I don’t think a tercel takes 20 minutes dry. Worst $ 17 I have ever burnt on a car wash. The food looked good, too bad I was too upset with my observations.

Good price compare to others car wash in area.

This is actually a pretty decent car wash. I was satisfied with the quality of the wash. I used to know the owner of this place and he is a pretty cool guy. I do notice this place is under management by a different person now, I think it’s the owners brother so I don’t get the same treatment as before. Overall I thinks it’s a good place, burger place is ok, but it is not at all a high quality place. The area where it’s located is not the best in south Los Angeles, but its not the worst. They give you a card so you can get stamped every time you go there and after certain amount of washes you get a free car wash.

This is for the food.
Not until after I ordered my food did I realize they got a B rating… a friggin B! Nonetheless, I still gave it the benefit of the doubt and ate the burger and taquitos. Both sucked so bad. The burger was worse than McD’s and the guacamole on the taquitos tasted like Windex… seriously, friggin Windex. My bf ordered the chili and steak burrito which was actually really good… which salvaged the trip from being a totally fail. What made it worse for me was the prices here are not as cheap as they should be. I mean, really… I paid $ 12 for a burger, 2 taquitos with Windex flavored guac, and a burrito. It shoud’ve been less than $ 10.

Never f-​ing go here!!!

This is my benchmark for steak sandwiches, and it definitely still holds that top spot for me. I’ve been to many bistros, grills, delis, steak restaurants, etc. and this is still the best I’ve had.
Good childhood memories coming here, definitely as well. I come back just for the sandwich at least once a month.
…just don’t come at night.

Food is a awesome as it was when I was a kid! I am 35 now and made the drive and so worth it! Just remember this is S. LA ;) Enjoy the food while they wash your ride :)

There was no way I was going to pass up on reviewing this popular structure. The Florence Car Wash is a conundrum wrapped in an enigma inside a beautiful woman’s pocket.
Word to the wise, if you ever plan on visiting this Dr. Jekyll, make sure to do it in the daytime, whether you’re getting a car wash or a burger. At night this converts into a welcoming mat for hoodlums out to no good which is why if you’re smart, you’ll avoid this vicinity entirely. I reside in Florence so unfortunately I’m trapped in this hellhole but if you need a car wash, do it yourself. But then again — Angelinos are known to be lazy to the bone.
All joking aside, one thing I have to insert is that the burgers here are some of the best I’ve ever tasted, but it won’t be enough for me to recommend this place… maybe in another world where people aren’t ignorant and feel the need to associate themselves to idiotic gangs we would have had a lovely time together but unfortunately this is the real world and cruelty is her name.

One of the few car washes I’ve seen where you can get your vehicle washed and a good burger all on the same lot!
I was skeptical about bringing the X5 here, but I figured, What the hell, go for it!
Good interior vacuuming and cleaning, and the guys post wash really took their time to get it properly cleaned. All the while waiting to enjoy my burger from the stand that is about 10 feet from where the cars come out from the wash tunnel.
Don’t underestimate the hood car washes! They keep it real!