Goodyear Cobbler & Cleaners

I took my favorite pair of leather boots in for some TLC, since they were very scuffed and I wanted to wear them in my engagement photos coming up in a few weeks. The woman at the front counter looked them over carefully and mentioned that I could use some new heels as well, which I agreed to. I picked them up the following week and they look brand new! No scuffs, beautifully polished, and a brand new heel to boot (pun intended). $ 35 seems a small price to pay for like-​new $ 100 leather boots. Plus my fiancé gets his dry cleaning done here (which is how I found out about this place) and has nothing but good things to say so far.

RUINED MY SHOES. DO NOT GO HERE, THE CHEAP PRICES ARE NOT WORTH IT. I WOULD GIVE THEM NEGATIVE STARS IF POSSIBLE.
Took my one shoe in to simply glue a portion that was separating from the sole. Almost did it myself but loved the shoes so much I decided to have them professionally repaired. Apparently they got the glue all over the sole (which is a cork wedge), removed the finish with whatever was used to remove the glue, then SPOT SPRAY PAINTED the really damaged areas. No one called to tell me this. Let me pay for them and I didn’t even notice at first because they were in a bag. Good thing I checked them before I left and demanded my money back. They didn’t even apologize. UNPROFESSIONAL PLACE OF BUSINESS AND HORRIBLE QUALITY OF WORK.

I have never done my dry cleaning here buy I have used Goodyear to fix my shoes on two different occasions. First time, I had to stretch a new pair of Nikes that I bought a long time ago. It took about a week and the shoes did feel better.
Second time I wanted to fix a heel on my favorite pair of shoes (thanks Old Sac!) and they did a good job.
A couple of weeks ago I noticed that one of the heels was starting to turn. So I brought the shoe back in today and they fixed it right there, in 3 minutes. No questions asked and no charge, but I didn’t expect to get charged either!
Would definitely bring my shoes here next time if I need something done.

I LOVE LOVE LOVE Darryl and his shop crew. This is where I deposit most of my bimonthly dry-​cleaning.
Most recently they patched my my right rear-​pocket on my Dickies since I always wear that area out with my FAT WALLET (not with money, but from business cards I forget to file).
Back in April, their cobbler also resoled my combat boots so I could once again STOMP at my favorite INDUSTRIAL DANCE CLUBS in the Bay Area and Hollywood. Fantastic job and for $ 25 he saved me having to shell out another $ 150 for an identical pair of solid boots.

This place doesn’t even deserve one star!
I USED to frequent this place because it was by my work and the woman who works there was friendly, the owner on the other hand can kiss my a$$ goodbye.
I brought a designer puffy vest for them to dry clean. The vest had only been worn three times. There were no spots, snags, scratches, tears, or rips along the entire vest.
I return to pick my item up and place it in my closet, in the bag it came in. When I go to wear my vest I notice that along the entire front of my vest there were snags and rips. If that wasn’t enough, all of the metal gold and silver buttons were scratched. The vest was not returned to me in the same condition in which I had brought it in.
I went back to Goodyear to let them know that I did not bring my vest to them in this condition. The owner was not present, so I was told to come back.
I returned a few days later. The owner again, wasn’t present. Instead, my vest was returned to me with a note on it. The note said, «This is wear from buttons rubbing against material. If it’s snagged it would not be only around buttons.»
WHAT?! What does that mean? Something obvoiusly happened, Take some reponsbility. Not only did they refuse to do anything, or even say they’re «sorry,» but my vest had black dust on it, and a PEN MARK on the collar from the pen he used to right the note. Are you FU@KING kidding me?!
Not only did they shred the entire front of my vest, I now have a blue ink stain on what was an unscathed $ 300 vest. THANKS DUDE! You’re awesome.
My co-​workers think I should sue you. Lucky for you the filing fees, my hourly time and the depreciation of clothing wouldn’t make it worth my while. Instead, I’ll be informing the Unilocal community, my professional community, and all of my friends «about the quality work you do.»

I really love this place. They are quick and dependable, and my clothes are always ready on time. I’d say I take about 20 – 25 pieces a month in for dry cleaning, and I preface my review with this because I think that’s quite a large amount and so for the few issues I’ve had with them, its out of a big group.
I had a coat cleaned about 2 weeks ago that is slightly damaged now from their work to get out a coffee stain. The area where they tried to clean it (successfully) is now somewhat rough, and is pilling. That said, the coat is two years old, white, and has been put through the ringer, so the material may have deteriorated to a point on its own that it couldn’t withstand dry cleaning. I don’t know, but for all of the GOOD work they’ve done getting out my sloppy stains, I’m letting this one pass.
As for shoes, they do an impeccable job, but its pricey! Make sure you indicate what exactly you want done to your shoes… if you only need the heels replaced, SAY THAT, because the time I didn’t they put new tips on as well, which is $ 12 for each shoe…
Goodyear is certainly less expensive than Swanson’s, which I’d say is there most comparable competition. I’ve found the really cheap places don’t do a good job, so its all a waste in the end, and I’m happy to pay Goodyear’s reasonable prices for a (mostly) good job!

When I lived downtown, I’d get my work clothes cleaned here. I’ve had 2 – 3 pairs of shoes reheeled and resoled here, and Goodyear is solid in both functions. On both functions, however, I’ve had good work done for less $$$. I’m wearing a pair of $ 50 shoes that were reheeled/​resoled last week. The job cost me $ 54 — more than the original cost of the shoe. But the original workmanship of the shoes was poor, so the shoes are in better-​than-​new condition. In the end, they’re kind of expensive, but worth it.

What are you looking for in a Dry Cleaning spot?
I want my clothes to get clean, fast. (be there before 9:30 a.m. for next day service)
I want the location to be close. (if you live in midtown, downtown)
Earth friendly is a concern.(I’m not quite sure about them, I’ll update)
I want the employees to be friendly and efficient. I want to be in and out. (most of the times that I’ve been there)
I want it to be reasonably priced. (yes)
That’s what I want. And that’s exactly what I get here, they also have an excellent shoe repair shop.

Okay, so I used to have this place rated five stars and now I find myself wishing for the negative stars option… yep, they pissed me off that much. As you can read below, I used to frequent this place and I was always very happy with the service until this past weekend. I was in a wedding and dropped off my bridesmaid dress to get pressed and my roommate’s suit to be cleaned and pressed. I gave them specific instructions to not remove the tags from the dress because I had purchased 2 dresses (different sizes, depending on how fat I felt that day) and so I was going to return one. I also dropped the dress off in a garment bag that I needed to transport the dress to the wedding.
So I come back 2 days later to pick my stuff up. The poor woman working the counter clearly has no idea what she is doing. She can’t work the credit card machine, she can’t find anything, she’s a mess… and luckily for me, she’s the only one there. I can’t imagine how worthless you have to be as an owner to leave an obviously untrained employee to run your shop on Saturday. So after like 10 minutes she finally emerges with all of my clothes. My bridesmaid dress is covered in plastic because the garment bag has gone missing and all of the tags are gone as well. When I inquire as to the whereabouts of my missing pieces, the woman calls the place that they outsource their dry cleaning to and tells me that they didn’t think I wanted the garment bag returned to me. Huh!!! Why would I just bring something in a nice bag and want it returned to me in plastic? She then calls the owner who tells her to go ahead and not charge me for the pressing… gee, thanks you saved me a whole $ 10…and cost me $ 198 because now I can’t return that dress and I decided to wear the other one. I realize that this woman probably isn’t the one to take my aggressions out on so I just ask for the owner’s name and leave.
Then, when we get to the wedding, my roommate puts on his suit and walks out of the bathroom horrified. His suit stunk like a high school gym… seriously, it was disgusting. I didn’t even want to dance with him at the wedding because I didn’t want to put my face near it. It was gross.
I’ve been trying to get a hold of the owner all week but I was told that he wasn’t going to come in until Thursday and then when I called today (Thursday) I was told that he had already left for the day because «he’s the owner so he pretty much leaves whenever he wants». I still need to go in and pick up my bag but I’m waiting to the owner to actually be at his own business for more that 15 minutes so I can tell him how lame I think he is.
I think this place is great with shoes but I will never be back. So disappointing…

a tad more expensive than other cleaners, but they do a good job, remember you and are always friendly. i’ve taken my shirts and other things there for 8 years now, maybe twice a month, and they’ve fixed broken buttons, removed stains and generally done exactly what i needed with a smile, and they’re always on time.
they messed up a friend of mine’s shoes, and the resole they did on mine didn’t last more than a dozen wears and started to come apart, so i’m giving them 4/​5, but really, i think they’re the best cleaners in town and will be a customer of theirs as long as they’re in business.