Let’s DO Dry Cleaning & Wash

Nice owner, very kind to little ones. Reasonable dry cleaning pricing and standard turn around time.
This is a quiet sunny location with a variety of machine sizes that’s never over busy. They have magazines you’d want to read and readily available street parking. It’s kind of a secret how easy the street parking is.

I’ve been going to this corner laundry for years for my shirts. The owner and family are kind, considerate and always friendly. I seldom use the machines (except for comforters and oversized items), but the other day, our washer broke down and I needed to use the washers and dryers. Everything was easy and available. The owner, an older man, was cleaning up and noticed I had dropped some of cash when I went for the change in my pocket. He picked it up for me and then helped me with my load. So unexpected and thoughtful.
Highly recommended. It is simply a laundry, but good people and a nice easy experience.

Great wash and fold service here! Very reasonably priced, something like $ 1.10/lb, and if you bring it in by 9am, you can pick it up the next day! Friendly service too.

Reasonable prices ($ 2.50 /​sm wash, $ 4.50 triple wash, 25c dry/​6 min). Offers other services (dry cleaning). Gentleman was there when I went prenoon on weekday. (Pricing subject to vary of course)
5^th star was earned because I put in a quarter and it got stuck. He brought over a knife and got it to free up. Have had machines jam up before and lost $$! So reassuring to have someone there.
Parking: very good. Several spots nearby (Monday about 10 – 1130). Previous experience elsewhere had to walk blocks.
Quality: units worked as I expected.

I had two loads complete that were not even fully wet at the bottom. I spoke to the owner (it’s the older guy, only employee I ever see there) about it and he said I was overloading the machine. I’ll admit that’s a possibility, but the way he showed me to load it was just over half full. Having owned a washer and dryer in the past, I know that’s not a reasonable expectation. I recently switched laundromats in spite of this one being less than a block from my house after having numerous loads of laundry (even using half loaded machines) comes out clearly not clean. There are other coin-​op laundromats in our neighborhood that charge the same price (and haven’t covered or wiped off the manufacturer instructions that clearly do not indicate half-​loaded machines), do not leaving clothes less than clean, and offer nice environments and wifi.
I have no experience with their dry-​cleaning, so my review doesn’t relate to that. If you’re nearby and have a car or other option for transporting your laundry definitely try one of the other superior options in Noe Valley.

This place is pretty unprofessional. The machines often break and it is common that they have no one «on duty» to refund the money you put into a washer or dryer that is broken and unlabeled as broken. I have had to deal with broken machines about half the time I go there. Their dry cleaning is expensive and pretty lousy… they weren’t able to get dirt off basic black wool pants– funny because when I took the pants elsewhere, they said the dirt would be no problem and were able to remove the «stains» that Let’s do wash staff said were permanent.
Although I live close, I’m never going back. I’ve already wasted too much money on their broken machines and subpar dry cleaning services.

I’ve been having shirts laundered and pressed and drycleaning done here for several years and haven’t had anything ruined or screwed up, so compared to other cleaners I’ve used, these people do a good job. Plus they are really nice.

If I could give zero stars I would. These are highway robbers. I bring in the same set of dog mats once a month, and the lady tries to change the price each time. So I say, do you want to see the receipt from last time?
I brought in some extra blankets to avoid breaking my washing machine and they just randomly look at the stuff and say $ 75. For blankets they are throwing in for a couple quarters each? I said no way, she comes down to $ 70. I took the stuff back.
It’s hugely irritating to renegotiate the same deal over and over and I live 2 blocks away. I’m not visiting Fisherman’s Wharf.
They don’t weigh anything and they don’t post prices.
CRAP!!!

I love this laundry. Okay, so I’m slightly biased — its on my block, so its super handy. But beyond the geographical bias — its all about the owners and their family (all 3 generations of ‘em). They are super friendly, helpful with my idiot questions about how much powder to use (etc.), and keep the place tidy and trim.
Other pros:
— excellent and prompt dry cleaning service
— I’ve never had problems with the machines, in fact they work great.
— Great bench outside to sit in the sun
— A restroom. Civilised!
— Pleasant neighbourhood, up on the hill. No one is going to steal yer stuff.
Tip: check in the washer/​dryer to make sure the kids haven’t left bits o’ toy in ‘em

Okay, as Laundromat and dry cleaning options go in this neighborhood I do give Let’s Do Wash /​Let’s Do Dry Clean 4 stars.
Mainly I’m a huge fan of the people who run the place, I’m assuming they own it. A husband and wife — they are incredibly kind people and are very detail oriented with the dry cleaning. Best dry cleaning service I’ve had in SF so far, they catch little things that you might miss and check in to see if they should fix them (tear in the pants I dropped off, cuff needs hem fixed).
Going to do wash is my least favorite thing to do and this place is decent, decent counter space for folding and a decent number of washer/​dryers. Believe me, if you saw some of the other places closer to 24^th St. in Noe you’d see why this one is my preference. Nothing to write home about but as laundromats go in our area decent/​good.

Once, when I lived in Seattle, I actually bought a used washer & dryer to avoid going to the Laundromat.
As someone who, up until recently, has always been pretty transient, buying appliances was a HUGE, icky deal. But it was necessary b/​c apparently, in Seattle, Laundromats do double duty as prowling grounds for Microsoftus Vulgaris. Ugh.
It was with trepidation then, when I moved to San Francisco, I was again without an onsite washer & dryer. Fortunately Let’s DO Dry Cleaning & Wash is definitely NOT that type of Laundromat.
Unfortunately, it can sometimes turn into an odd Survivor-​challenge-​in-​the-​Laundromat type of place.
Occasionally, someone pulls up in a car with bags and bags (usually large lawn and garden garbage bags) of laundry. Then they load up all of the triple and double load washers, sometimes even moving on to the singles. That’s when the game begins.
Normally, I fill up a few single load washers and then go home to eat dinner or walk the dog (it’s right around the corner) while the washers run. I’ve timed it so that I’m back just as the first washer finishes.
However, on the nights that that the family with 3 years worth of laundry shows up, I’m afraid to leave. Not because I fear that they’ll steal my sudsy undies, but because they try to «reserve» all of the dryers by putting one or two items in each.
Seriously.
So, if I want to actually be able to dry my clothes in the big dryers before they close at 10 p.m. (the little ones must be for show, b/​c they certainly don’t dry clothes) then I must also «reserve» a dryer or two.
You know the scenes from Survivor where two people are racing towards a basket, awkwardly loaded down with some bulky, unwieldy item? That’s what Let’s DO Dry Cleaning and Wash devolves to on those nights. Sigh.
Moderately useful info:
= Single load washers are $ 2.00 per load.
= Big dryers are 7 min. per quarter. It usually takes 35 min. ($ 1.25) to dry two loads of laundry in a big dryer.
= Hours for self wash are 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
= They ask that the last wash go in no later than 8:30, but they don’t monitor after they close the dry cleaning window at 7:00, so as long as you’re out by 10, you’re good to go.
= If you don’t make it to pick up your dry cleaning by 7:00, you can sometimes pick it up around 9:30 when they show up to clean the place.
= It’s relatively clean, very well lit and usually has only one washer out of service.
They also offer wash by the pound and alterations services.