Art’s Peninsula Locksmith

My Scion TC car keys broke and I had purchased a blank key online as Toyota was going to charge me $ 300 for a new key. Reason for the steep price is because the keys have a transponder in them. After getting a blank key online for $ 6 I moved the old keys transponder and keyless buttons over to the blanks and took it to Home Depot who refused to cut the key as it was not purchased there and they didn’t want to take a chance of messing it up. I then took it to this place and within minutes for $ 6 I was out the door with a key that works in my car. Very happy with this place.

Great local business. I needed a new key, and getting it made it turned into an epic saga. Ace Hardware couldn’t cut the key right. OSH was out of the blank I needed. Bill’s was closed even though it was posted business hours. So I ended up at Art’s, and now I will never get keys anywhere else. It took the owner less than 10 seconds per key, seriously, and service was extremely friendly. They have absolutely everything that goes on a door — locks, knobs, hinges — as well as all kinds of other hardware for the home.

Needed some keys done, and they did the job quickly and with great service! Thanks for the water again!

I called another place in Millbrae and they charge $ 60 to replace a lock on a mailbox. Art’s was the second place I called and they charged $ 65 to have someone come out. I asked if they price matched and they did for $ 60. After having the lock changed, I asked to match keys for other locks and they charged another $ 60 just for that.
This place is good and fast. They came out within a half an hour from my call. But a little pricey; hence, a 4-​star rating. Otherwise, I would recommend this place.

What a pleasurable experience! This company deserves more credit on Unilocal.With the chaos that goes into moving, I am happy to find Art’s shop to help with our keying problems. Long story short, we went there to get a new lock plus set of keys but after talking to Art, he explained to us that we do not need to change the whole lock; just need to be re-​key because our current lock has a special mechanism for multiple entry purposes. That saved us over $ 250. On top of that, he could do the project in the next 15 minutes and knew exactly where we lived. He was amazingly quick and knowledgeable. I also realize we needed an extra key for the main door and he offered to make us a spare in his truck where he kept the tools. How awesome and convenient! Although he was a bit pricier than the other places I’ve called, I would not take my business elsewhere. He is the best in his field.

After replacing my front door, I brought the original mortise lock set to Art’s Peninsula Locksmith /​Designer’s Brass. Boy was I surprised at how nice both gentlemen who helped me were. Not only did I find out that the lock was still in good shape, I was shown how to re-​install it the correct way. I set up an appointment to have the mortise cut. Hike, the technician, was right on time (a huge plus in my book). Unfortunately my original door handle was to wide for the new door (not this shops fault I must add). I had to buy a new handle, which I also purchased from them. Hike came back to the house & installed a temporary cylinder so I would be able to lock the door while the stain was drying and he could come back in a few days to install my new door handle etc. Bottom line I would most definitely go back & recommend to my friends and family.

Very helpful staff, reasonable prices, and a great selection of handles, door knobs, bath fixutures, etc. Highly recommended!

lol I did it again and lost my keys on the freeway
they cut me a new set of keys and carefully made sure the set would switch ignition on, off, lock, and park; open the gas tank; and open the trunk. One of the employees thanked me for their business again, the other guy (in my own words) jokingly said quit doing that shit.
hopefully won’t do it again, but i know where to go again

I highly recommend this company. They responded fast and did same day service. Everything we requested was done in a timely fashion. Will do business with again

Friendly service, and I’ve never had issues with my keys made at this location.