Al’s Shoe Repair

Couldnt ask for a better job on my shoes and purses … Fast work, amazing work, and great prices. Why get rid of the old when they can make it new … Thank u:)

They did excellent job on my boots. Yet not so clean job on my sandal straps… Instead of taking off threads, they cut and pasted with glue. At least it wasn’t my designer shoes.
Definite yes for boots, no for sewing needed sandals job. Still love the price and will go there for heels.

As far as getting my heels replaced on my «vintage» suede boots, that was all fine and well… the price was $ 7 – great!
Well, the only problem was, when I took them home, elated to finally have them fixed, I realized the insoles of both boots were gone, and left with the white padding. I went back and asked for them, and he said they were never in there to begin with. There’s no way. I remember having looked inside days before and wanting to take them out, but they were snug and stuck in there, so I didn’t bother for that reason.
When I had initially walked in (the second time) and placed my boots on counter, I said to the older gentleman, «Hi, I think you forgot to put my insoles back. Just the white padding is there.» He looks at me and takes the boots, says something in a different language to the other guy who worked on my boots, but didn’t even look inside. The one who did work on my boots comes up and non-​nonchalantly and says, «They are in there, this here.», looking inside. I’m like, «No, those are white, my insoles were brown… those aren’t it.» He kinda of walked around his tight area and grazed around with his eyes and said he didn’t take them out and that they weren’t there. I was like, «Okay, then… well maybe they’re at home.», «Yes, go check. Maybe at home.»
You don’t want to over-​react to insoles being missing, but they were nice friggin’ insoles! So I’m super sad, and angry enough to come on here and write this. I can only speculate why they would take insoles: part it out to another shoe? There were plenty of shoes there that were dusty, and I’m pretty sure just for show, or for sale; or maybe he just straight up forgot and misplaced them? I would think you WOULD take the insoles out if you are working with nails and don’t want to possible damage anything on the inside. I DON’T KNOW, and that’s what bothers me: WHERE THE HECK ARE MY INSOLES???
L.A. Angst, I know… but seriously, I damn well love these boots, and that was a huge disappointment after being elated when I got them back…
3*s for service, –1* for losing my insoles, –1* for the sheer disappointment and extra gas I used to drive back. Damn.

I love this place! They never disappoint. My shoes are always repaired on time & for a great price. By far the best shoe repair shop! Highly recommend.

Amazing place! Great prices, great work, very reasonable prices and courteous. When looking for this location the sign is pretty beat up and just says Shoe Repair. Parking is not the best but worth waiting. You will not be dissapointed.

This guy resoled my work shoes for a great price. I was expecting good work from the reviews and I was very pleased with the outcome. Another shoe repair guy who I consulted first said the job couldn’t be done. So Al’s shoe repair did what another shoe repair guy said was impossible. That just goes to show that you must not just accept «no.» If you find the right person, almost anything is possible. Anyway this guy is legit!

I found these guys using Unilocal and couldn’t be happier with the results. Thank you, everyone, for your helpful reviews. I found the quality, the price, and the service at Al’s Shoe Repari to be everything you said. These guys are my new go-​to, 5-​star shoe repair place!

they do a good job fixing my shoes and purse. they get it done fast, same day sometimes. great pricing. i’ve been going to them for years. he comes up with great ways to fix shoes from what i was thinking. he is creative. does a good job. i recommend him

I’ve had quite a few pairs of shoes fixed up at Al’s since I’ve lived in the valley, and the outcome has always been better than expected. His prices are really reasonable and he’s had my shoes done same day every time no questions asked. I’d recommend Al’s to anyone that lives in the area and wants a great job done for the right price, and fast!

great work, excellent price– not so great parking or location, but worth it.
i was at the 99 cents store searching for parking when i saw the «shoe repair» sign. i remembered that i had 2 pairs of shoes in my trunk. i was thinking that the usual place that i go to in studio city was a little high, and thought i could find a better price, and i did!
the store is not a high end store, it’s not the neatest, but it has a busy, productive vibe about it. when i walked in the man behind the counter was speaking to another man in the back of the store. or, they were yelling at each other in another language. as soon as i approached the counter they stopped and he asked how he could help me. i showed him my shoes he said «$ 5, when do you want them?» i could either wait, pick them up in an hour or the next day. the other place i used to go to took forever, so this was a change for the better. i paid $ 10 for 2 pairs of heels that needed the «top piece» or «top lift» replaced (the little black thing that goes on the bottom of the heel– i just googled that and learned the proper name).
when i got my shoes back, they were polished and ready to go. i was so happy, they looked like new!
i promised the guy i would Unilocal about his store. he had no idea what i was talking about, don’t think he was interested either– he had lots of shoes stacked everywhere, he’s busy.
this place works for me, i would say it’s ghetto fab!