Frank’s Tire and Brakes

Love Frank’s! I was driving around with a slow leak in one of my tires. Screw head could be seen in the treads, and I was losing about 5 lbs of pressure per day. Tried a local gas station with an auto shop. Denied. Puncture apparently too close to the sidewall. Ugh. Thinking I might have to pony up for a new tire, I rolled into Mark Morris on Broadway. No mechanics available at the moment. Luckily, they referred me to Frank’s, right around the corner. Thank goodness.
Frank greeted me, rolled my Mazda3 onto the lift, found the screw and said, «Oh yeah. I can patch that. twenty minutes, twenty bucks.» Bam! About 15 minutes later, Frank had me all fixed up and on my way. Just like that. He’s an angel. An angel of tire repair. I made sure to drive the car around a bit before writing this review, about 400 miles over the weekend, in fact. All good. Frank is the man. He just is. And it looked like he genuinely enjoyed patching up my tire. He loves what he does. True story. Go see Frank. He deserves our business.

The only reason for not giving them 5 stars is they completely forgot about my appointment. My car was rolling on a donut so I couldn’t have waited much longer and had I not had a flexible work schedule I would’ve had an issue coming back.
With that said they pencilled me in, had competitive prices, and the service took about ¹⁄₃ of the time they said. I was impressed.

Franks was great. Dropped off my car the night before. They called promptly the next morning and told me the I needed only new front brakes and that the rears were fine. The finished the repair the same day and I was out the door. I will go to Franks again.

So fast and inexpensive. Only $ 20 to patch a tire and have it mounted. I will probably get my tune up there too.

I generally do not leave reviews, but I made an appointment to see Frank and he was incredibly rude. Perhaps it was a bad day, but I make a serious effort not to patronize establishments that take my business for granted or provide extremely rude service. I took my car over to Discount Brakes over in East Oakland and got the type of excellent, polite, fast service that really is so basic to provide.

Poor customer service.
I was 15 minutes late (yes, my fault). When I pulled in I was told that they only wait 15 minutes then give the appointment away. No effort was made to help me reschedule and he didn’t seem to care one way or another if I gave him my business. Total lack of professionalism in the way he responded.
I’d rather get my car worked on by someone who appreciates my business. For that, I don’t mind spending a few more dollars.

This guy’s really great. He didn’t remember talking to us on the phone or setting an appointment with us. Nonetheless when we showed up there was nobody waiting so we got our service right away. Took in some new tires and brake rotors and pads for him to do labor only. Reasonable price and excellent work. We thought we had alignment problems on our minivan that wasn’t fixable, but after Frank installed and balanced new tires, and test drove a bit, it drove much more smoothly. I guess that means the last time we went to Wheel Works to get tires for the van they didn’t balance them correctly.

Frank is the best. Super fast service. Had a slow leak on my tire. Dropped by and frank fixed my tire in about 15 min.

Although I am an avid DIYer, I also know that some tasks are better left for the pros.
Such as dry cleaning. And car washes (since we are in a drought and they recycle water). Haircuts.
But i digress.
I needed new brakes and rotors. Dropped off the car and picked it up 1.5 hours later. Excellent work. Solid prices.
Thank you, Frank.

Couldn’t be more stoked on this place. My visit was short, sweet, and affordable compared to others. I even gave him the wrong tire size and he wasn’t peeved at all. Highly recommend this dude. Go frank!

As all the other reviews indicated. Frank is an awesomely good guy. Honest and professional. I needed new front brake pads and the rotors resurfaced. Saved $ 100 from my usual shop. Made an appt by phone and got the job knocked out while I waited. Frank showed me my «none left’ brake pads and showed me the rears which still had a lot of life left. Gave me an education about rotors (resurface or replace), showed me the measurement on the thickness of my rotor and why it was ok in this case to resurface. All future brake or tire needs will come to Frank first. Old school good service. Just does an excellent job at good value with No B.S.!!
I also asked Frank to check my alignment as I had gotten new tires somewhere else about 10k miles ago and never got an alignment. He said tires are wearing evenly, no need. Call him if I notice uneven tire wear or feel pulling one way or the other on the highway.

I’ve been going to Wheelworks, BigO and Costco. Each had their challenges. I needed tires and a neighbor recommended Frank’s to me. After spending twenty minutes on the phone trying to avoid the BS sales tactics of WW ($ 15 lifetime valve replacement per tire? Really?) I decided to try Frank’s. Short and sweet — it is what it should be. No BS, no upsell, make an appt — drop it off — get a call — pick it up — done right the first time. He even checked the brakes and said — hey call me in 7 or 8 months — I’ll give you a good price. They started to chirp (warning you need replacement) around 9 months later. I did — he did. Brakes fine — same experience.
I’m done shopping — this place gets my respect and business.

Frank is Japanese like I am. Very honest and hard worker like I am. I can trust this guy! I wish I found here long before! I can bring my car without any worry free! And reasonable and he make sure does great jobs! Highly recommended! You can depend on him!

Frank is a lovely gentleman, as well as being a first-​rate tire and front-​end technician. And, his prices are more than fair. For many years i bought my tires at Costco and endured the waiting around and impersonality of the whole experience. And, if you have a problem with the tires at Costco, that entails more waiting around.
With Frank, I simply make an appointment and it’s done. Frank’s after sale follow through is also exceptional.; rotate the tires, no charge. Fix a flat, no charge. And, he does everything quickly and on time.
I’m a tough critic, and i can’t recommend Frank highly enough. Rather than trying to get him by phone, it is best to just drop by, describe what you want done, and make an appointment.

I called Frank’s Tire and Breaks looking for used tires for a near-​junking car. He said he doesn’t carry used tires. I asked him if he recommended a place that does do used tires and without missing a beat he gave me the phone number of a place he recommends (A&A tire repair), which has 5 stars on Unilocal,but for some reason didn’t show up in my search for «used tires.»
Warm and friendly on the phone. No resentment.
The next time I need new tires, I’ll be going to Frank’s!
Thanks!

I’ll cut to the chase, because if you’re on Unilocal searching for a mechanic right now, you don’t want to waste your time:
Frank is a kind and honest mechanic, who does great work in a timely fashion, at affordable prices.
I came in today because of vibrations and veering when driving my car. Frank took a look and confirmed that I needed my alignment fixed and tires balanced. He also found a nail in one of my front tires. Within an hour, he repaired everything at a very reasonable price! I will definitely return.

Came in after getting my tires replaced at Costco. After the install, they said it needed to be balanced for the warranty to be valid. So I called around and Frank’s had a good price and was nearby.
After he jacked up my car and ran the reflector wheel things, he had me come over and look at ‘the numbers’. Everything looked good, no need for adjustment. He let me get away for way less than originally quoted and had me out the door in about 15 minutes total. Someplace else could have balanced my car because that’s what I asked for without consulting me again. I appreciated it! Maybe I’ll have some real work for him in the future: P

I love this business!!! Frank is a one man show, does everything himself. By appointment only as a result. He is fast, and shows you the problem/​issue so you know he’s not ripping you off. And he is funny! And super precious. I am such a fan!!!
His prices are highly reasonable and most importantly, YOU DONT HAVE UNEXPECTED DELAYS b/​c he has this down to a science! Ladies, if you are uncomfortable with getting ripped off by car repair places, trust me when I say that will not happen here. I am so happy to have a reliable place to bring my car.

My Prius had a slow leak in one tire. Frank’s took a look and found a screw embedded in the sidewall — can’t be fixed, needs a replacement. However, they didn’t have as high quality a tire in stock. They offered me another tire that they said would have a lifespan of approximately 20,000 miles less, quoted a very reasonable price, and also suggested that if I wanted the original higher quality tire, I could take my vehicle to a shop around the corner which probably had it in stock.
I opted to go for the higher quality tire. Frank’s didn’t charge me a penny for the analysis and recommendation. «I wish you had the better tire in stock,» I said,” because I’d rather give you the business.”
«So do I!» said Frank as he waved traffic to a stop so I could back out, and wished me well.
I’ll come back here next time for sure. Integrity and pleasantness count more than anything.

Pros
— Quick service
— Super professional
— Honest
I went to Frank to get my brakes checked. I called the day before and we scheduled an appointment for the next day. Once I got there, he put my car on a lift and took off the tires. He found that my brakes could go another ~6 months but that there was a severe problem with my tire. He showed me the exposed metal mesh and suggested that I get a replacement immediately. He estimated the price for comparable tires and a wheel alignment. He really went the extra mile by parking my car outside when I told him I wasn’t going to be able to get to his shop before close time (that day it was 4pm).
tl;dr: really nice guy, knows his stuff, feel like I got a great deal on service and won’t hesitate to come back.