San Jose Safe & Lock

I have been to this gentleman’s shop on several occasions and he is always helpful and reasonable and more than fair. Quality stuff and excellent service at good prices. The kind of small shop that you would expect to find in small-​town America, but wish for in a big city.

Obviously knows his stuff. I wouldn’t get keys made at Home Depot or OSH anymore. What a waste of time compared to this shop.

I’ve been looking for a local locksmith and key place since neither Lowes or Home Depot could copy my office keys. So I found San Jose Safe & Lock here on Unilocal.I chose it because of it’s close proximity to my office. The man that helped me, sorry I did not catch your name :(, was very helpful and extremely nice! The service was quick and efficient as well. I was in and out in less than 5 mins (I needed 3 keys copied). Would definitely recommend this place for all your lock and key needs.

I needed to have a duplicate key made. Simple, right?
Not so much! After Home Depot (x2) and Orchard Supply Hardware failed THREE times to cut a duplicate key that would work, I was referred to San Jose Safe & Lock.
As one of the other reviews mentions, don’t let the not-​so-​great location deter you. Trevor is great! Very knowledgeable, professional, and affordable. He quickly cut a new key for me and said that if it didn’t work, bring it back and he’d set up a lock to test it.
I appreciated the offer but didn’t need to take him up on it. Got home and the key works perfectly! Highly recommend!

If you don’t need a mobile locksmith, check out San Jose Safe & Lock. I purchased an expensive key blank, since it was something not in stock by any locksmith. I read the high ratings in Unilocal,and went there on Friday, 8÷14÷15. The original key was made of steel; the blank also of the same material. Trevor did an awesome job: quick, accurate (it works like the original), and price was very competitive.
If you need keys copied or locks to be keyed alike, I highly recommend Trevor and San Jose Safe & Lock.

Don’t let the weird location in the sketch neighborhood deter you. I moved into a new home and replaced all our locks and knobs so I needed a couple things rekeyed and duplicate keys made. The price is great, they’re quick and nice. It was way cheaper than some other places that quoted me over the phone. Don’t hesitate to try them out, you won’t regret it.

This guy was great! :) fast, very affordable, and so polite and warm. They have some parking spots in front of the store available too. I won’t even think to go somewhere else next time that I need to copy some keys.

Trevor is a very honest and knowledgeable locksmith. He was able to duplicate my 1984 BMW 325E key for next to nothing and recommended I use the key immediately and store the spare key. The reason was that the original (and only key in my possession) was made of steel, which degrades the ignition/​door pins faster than if the key was nickel plated brass. It’s always easier to replace a key than an ignition. The new keys were nickel plated brass and both are working great! He was also able to cut my 2002 Land Rover Discovery II key as I provided him the blank. This was also the one and only key the previous owner provided me and it was bent, bent back, stressed, and cracked; literally on its last leg, but Trevor was able to duplicate it and compensated for wear by adjusting his machine to provide .004″ of additional material. Thanks Trevor!

Amazing. This will be my go to place whenever I need keys. Parking is meh and its façade looks pretty sketchy, but if you can overlook that then your in for a treat. I came several months ago to make three copies of a room key after locking myself out. I was in and out in less than a minute. Thank you!

Easy parking, friendly and fast service, and cheap prices. There was one guy in front of me who literally walked in RIGHT before me, who it took all of maybe three minutes to help him, including the time to make the keys and ring up the purchase. Then I had six copies of keys made and paid for my transaction within another three minutes. I almost went to Orchard because I saw it on the way, but now after reading the other reviews, I’m glad I didn’t.

Went here today to get a copy of an apartment key made. Literally took less than a minute to do — awesome! The gentleman who helped us said they didn’t have keys with the same head as our original key but that’s ok.
Would definitely recommend if you need copies made. Each copy is $ 2.

I spoke with the gentleman last week and he sent me to Southern Lumber to get my new locks etc as I wanted to update all bolt latches and locks etc. He assured me that they would be able to change the locks for me. I now have the new bolt latches and locks etc (approx $ 1000 worth of merchandise) — love the new sets for 5 doors btw– but upon calling san Jose safe and lock I was told by same gentleman that he did not install them but had a friend that did. Bait and switch?
Well, the guy at the phone number the gentleman from SSS&L gave me starts rambling on about possible problems etc. I hang up and go to another service. Beware the San Jose Safe and Lock led me astray.
Look at Tony S. review.
I don’t know what the gentleman was up to but it was weird to be told that they installed the hardware and the next week to be told another story and that he had a «friend» that he could recommend for the job. Sounds fishy.

Called under great recommendations from Unilocal… I called. They can’t install a keypad lock I bought at home depot. He wanted to refer me to another person that doesn’t have Unilocal reviews and that I don’t know. Sad to leave a bad review, but hey why be a lock smith if you can install what looks like a simple lock to me.

I’ve needed replacement auto keys twice, in emergencies, and this guy has done the job amazingly fast, amazingly cheaply, competently and without fuss. And that last part is important, because if you’re in need of a locksmith in the first place you’re probably stressed out and trying to deal with an emergency. You need someone who will respond honestly and efficiently and not take advantage of your situation to rip you off.
If you’re anywhere in his area and you need a locksmith, don’t even bother going elsewhere. Unless you want to waste time and money.

Five stars. Great place if you need an emergency key. Very friendly and helpful. They have really odd sized keys that you can;t find at your regular home depot type store.

Quick service copying a mailbox key that I couldn’t get copied at OSH. It took about 30 seconds and came to $ 4 for two copies. If I need keys copied, I’ll be back here. The only downside was the hours which made it hard for me to get there during the week since it was always at work while they were open.

What do you do when you buy a 1964 classic car and have no keys?
You come here!
I dreaded the thought of having to purchase new lock cores and an ignition switch to have matching keys for my car. I couldn’t even imagine the cost of parts and let alone, the price of hourly labor. Luckily, someone advised a locksmith. (Really.?) To be quite honest, I would have never thought to call a locksmith given the aforementioned nature of my circumstance. When I think of locksmith, I associate your general business/​house locks, but never did I think automobile. Who would’ve thought?!
Many thanks to my fellow Unilocalers for guiding me to the right locksmith and Thank you San Jose Safe & Lock for your superb service! You’re genuine, efficient, incredibly affordable and quick!

These guys are awesome. Dan really saved the day.
I found myself in a real jam when the close of escrow on a property was held up by a rekey clause tucked deep in the purchase contract. I needed to get the door rekeyed and an confirmation invoice sent into escrow within hours. So, I called around listings for locksmiths on Unilocal and Dan said he could be there in 30 minutes.
He arrived a few minutes early for our appointment, a big plus, and got to working on the lock right away. About 20 minutes later, he’d replaced the cylinder and had the lock put back together. The lock worked much better than before, and the bill was more than fair for such quick service, less than $ 100! Heck, I was prepared to bill escrow for $ 200.
They’re now my goto guys for other properties.

Really a great place. Super nice shop owner who is more than happy to answer questions, explain anything. Fast service. SUPER CHEAP prices.
This business takes the time to do the work right, and does not charge you unless they can deliver. I went there to have some locks re-​keyed. I took the entire lock mechanism and door handle out of the door and brought it into the shop to save myself a trip charge. I did not have keys to the locks, so they were going to have to pick the lock first to get it open before they could re-​key it. Normally, this would cost extra, but not here. The shop owner even explained that this type of lock is especially hard to pick. He took several attempts to pick it, then tried to bump the lock, and then finally said he’d wait and let his best lock picker (who was coming in later) give it a try. I left my locks and would return later before they closed at 5 pm.
Well wouldn’t you know it, time got away from me and around 4:50 pm I realized CRAP, I need to go get my locks. I called the shop, explained I was about 30 mins away and asked if I could get locks today or would need to come tommorow. He said he’d wait for me because he didn’t have anything that required him to leave in a hurry.
Three rekeyed locks with 3 keys each for a total of about $ 25. What a deal! I would highly recommend!
They also sell lots and lots of key type accessories, trendy designer keys, key rings, key ring accessories for various car brands, magnetic key hiding box to hide under your car, ect.

Great Service! A Lifesaver!
I locked myself out of my home with the oven on. Panicked and stressed out, I was able to find this great locksmith by doing a quick online search. Within 15 minutes, I was able to get someone out to my home. The locksmith was super friendly and skilled at his trade. Now that I know this shop is in the neighborhood, I will be sure to go to them for all my lock and key needs.
Forget Orchard Supply, go to San Jose Safe and Lock!