Crystal Cleaners

Does anyone know what happened to this place? I am trying to track down a few shirts that were dropped off to be altered, which are now m.i.a. since the shop seems to be closed.

Selena rocked… and this place was truly a jem. Unfortunately she left and the quality has degraded precipitously: shirts are regularly returned with less-​than-​clean collars and with buttons cracked/​missing. I am here on Unilocal shopping for a replacement.

About the only good thing I can say about this place is that they were nice. But you can’t clean a shirt with a smile. So the 5 shirts I gave then came back just as dirty, with annoying little wrinkles on the sleeves, and to top it off, all the sleeve buttons came back cracked, as if their idea of ironing is having a truck drive over the shirt. So yes, you’re paying $ 1.10 for them to crack the buttons on your shirts, but can’t you find a kid do it for 50 cents?

I mean, I would give them a 7 stars if it was possible. I hesitated to further expose this place, because business has picked up noticeably for them since last summer. But seriously, how could it not? First of all, they’re very inexpensive: $ 1.10/shirt, $ 3/​pants. If you find any place that cheap in middle America, I would be surprised. But San Francisco? The second — and probably even more compelling reason to try them out at least once — is Selena, who I believe is the owner. This George Michael-​loving bundle of laughs and joy will be sure to brighten your day with her overwhelming exuberance. Oh yeah, third, they do a good job. But really, you go to Crystal Cleaners for the price and the personality.