ABC Locksmith

Needed Vespa keys cut. Purchased OEM blanks from a Vespa dealer so I would have original keys. Bring them in here, willing to pay to have them cut. Nope. Lady says they won’t cut keys they don’t sell. Asked if I could return the keys and buy through her. I don’t get it, why wouldn’t a business want easy money? I’m letting you charge me for labor, and you don’t want to do the work because I didn’t let you make money off me on the blank too? Are you kidding me? This place is a joke. Go elsewhere

Great, friendly service and accurate keys cut quickly and cheaply. Who could ask for more?

I brought my keys in, and one said «do not duplicate». The woman that runs the place refused to duplicate. She told me she needed a «letter of authorization». (How would she even tell it’s not a fake letter? Is she going to hire a private detective? This is a house key!)
Anyway, I brought back a copy of the original key without the «do not duplicate» wording, and she copied it, but not without telling me how terrible quality the key was that she was copying. JUST COPY THE KEY LADY, I HAVE STUFF TO DO.
In the end, she made me a copy, but what should have been a 5 minute run to this locksmith (I live nearby and I chose to shop locally) turned out to be a 1+ hour fiasco. Save yourself some time and go to another local spot.

Keys that work in 2 minutes? Done!
After countless trips to big box hardware stores I’ll happily pay $ 4.98 per key. They work flawlessly.

I have always gotten courteous, prompt service here. Definitely recommend it!

Just had the best experience! I was about to buy a new lock for my front door (about $ 80) but after looking at the old lock, she (the locksmith) advised me to just replace the inside mechanism — total cost $ 17! — and to top it all, she spent another 5 mn explaining to me how to put it back together. Left the shop with a big smile on my face.

I really believe in small business — and this shop has all of the charm and prompt, personal service you could want.
I lost my keys to my workshop and needed a new copies made. She was fast and friendly — bought a new keychain too. It is nearly identical to this «hip» one I have from Azalea Boutique and it was $ 20 less expensive.
Also — a lot of times, I find that new keys stick in the lock. However — I actually find this new set to be less sticky than the old set.
Needless to say, I am very pleased.

When I lost the only set of keys to my motorcycle (lesson learned: have backups) I thought I was screwed. I removed my ignition and headed to a local locksmith (not ABC) to have a new key made from it. The guy couldn’t have been more rude and pessimistic as to his success likelihood. What was more frustrating was his not so subtle comments suggesting that I may not be the legal owner of the bike. «I’m just saying… this looks like it’s been tampered with so I’m uncomfortable here.» (it had most certainly NOT been tampered with). Anyway, long story short. I took it to Katy. She was super nice. Super confident that she could help. And in 20 hours I had a working set of keys and her price was only 30% of her original quote!

Not the the best locksmith shop in San Francisco, but frankly the U.S.
Katy, the proprietor, is a masterful key maker and locksmith. I live in Oregon and I will most likely order keys from ABC and have them shipped. Fantastic customer service as well.

I called ABC locksmith this morning to find out if they could make a mailbox key for me using the code inside the mailbox. Unfortunately, the original and only key available was misplaced I suspect by my mom that has Alzheimer’s so that’s pretty much gone. Anyhow, the lady I spoke to immediately told me they could not guarantee the key would work just by using the code. I asked her why not and she basically said they would have to make upwards of 3 or more keys each for $ 3.99 to $ 20.00 and even then they couldn’t make the guarantee that it would work. I would have been totally okay with that answer if she wasn’t so damn rude with her delivery. She then proceeded to ask me how I got the key code inside the box in the first place if I didn’t have the key. Well if you must know ma’am my husband chased down the mailman and asked if he could open the box so we could acquire the code. I’m literally just floored right now with the level of customer service which in my estimation was a big fat zero.
Anyhow, I hung up with ABC and called Mario’s Locksmith as it was next in line on Unilocal.They were very helpful from the start and asked me to text them the information with the code and the model number of the mailbox. A few minutes later they let me know they could duplicate the key with no problems whatsoever. I’m getting two mailbox keys made for $ 20 bucks! Now that’s what I call good customer service! Take a cue ABC.

Came here after showing up to two unexpectedly closed locksmiths in the neighborhood. The woman working was friendly and fast. Great price. My new keys usually stick until they work in. These work like a charm right off the bat. THANK YOU

Just had 2 copies of my housekeep made. Got home and one doesn’t work at all, the other only works with a lot of serious jiggling and manipulation. Fortunately, I got a receipt, but I am not a happy camper.
Some people complained about the prices; I paid a little under $ 10 for the two keys (which are the fancy, decorated kind) and two keyrings. It would have been reasonable, if only they worked.
$ 10 minimum for DR or CR cards.

You mysterious,’ we only work 4 days out of the week from 10−5pm locksmith’
that only translates to = they know their shit.
Went to 4 hardware stores to get some keys made and all failed. They either didnt carry the type of keys i needed or was made then to realize it doesn’t work.
Then this place is suggested by everyone. And Voila, my keys are perfect, smooth, no jiggle and wiggle to get it to work. Perfect set of keys.
Worth perhaps missing couple of hours at work for.

I copied 6 keys and got 3 key rings. The bill was over $ 20, I have never paid that much to copy keys. I know rents are high, but I’ll be going somewhere else next time. Ask for the price before you copy.
Great fast service. But I have never ever paid that much for a basic key copy.

This is the best locksmith I have ever had the pleasure to utilize!
The staff was helpful, courteous and super friendly, They handled my request instantly and were very economically priced compared with the other locksmiths I had called around for pricing.
Two enthusiastic thumbs up!

Good grief. Some of the reviews of this place were clearly placed by folks who had not been there because they wrote about the guy who treated them badly when it’s a one-​woman shop.
I’ve found her to be the most competent locksmith i’ve seen since Ernie DeBaca was still working at Cliff’s Hardware in the seventies. She’s great, so good that i go back across town to her even though i no longer live close by.

This place is an extremely small shop. I had been looking for a replacement commercial washer/​dryer lock for about a week now. The places that I had been to, sold no such thing. I decided to give this place a shot because I was in the neighborhood. Unilocal says they are closed on Saturdays, but the open sign was lit, and there was a man working at that time. I showed him my old lock, along with the cover for the washer/​dryer, and he magically found a replacement. He even put it together for me. The cover that I had was bent out of shape, and he helped put it back to its proper shape using a hammer. This man was extremely helpful, and truly went the extra mile. Great customer service here. I paid $ 25 for the replacement lock, although I do not know the average value of it. I was desperately in need of one.

Had a ton of keys copied here for 1.98 each (for the standard ones) and slightly more for mailbox types. Seems reasonable. It’s only a cent less at Lowe’s. It’s pretty fast and she knows what she’s doing.

I guess when you’re days away from retirement you don’t need to bother with customer service.
I went in to have five keys cut. Four regular and one on a blank I had. The old bat refused to cut my blank. When I asked why she said it’s because she won’t cut something she didn’t sell. I told her I would pay for her blank and she can use mine. She refused.
ABC Locksmith is officially off my list.

Horrible lady who would not willing to make a key for me. The problem is that she would not like to explain why. So frustrated!!!