Ben’s Custom Tailors

perfect for my needs: dress shirts and pants. sounds like other people had problems with more specific requests but mine are easy enough. and for $ 10, I have seen much worse stitching done by a tailor shop up the street

As the previous reviewer said– blast from the past. I felt like I was in Vancouver’s old chinatown again. Anyway I was hoping that this tailor could meed my needs being in business for so long however he not only failed but failed very poorly.
Mom said she doesn’t have the special sewing machine for my request so I had to find a pro. So my request was to change some elastics on a pair of spandex shorts. This Tailor said he knew what to do he had the machine, nothing special.
When I received my shorts again, not only did he not replace the elastics (with my own supplied), he sewed my new elastics abruptly over the old with a standard sewing machine. The stitches were crooked, started and ended in arbitrary areas.
I couldn’t even voice my complaint because he was either too senile or clueless. Anyway for $ 10 it wasn’t worth my trouble to explain to a «pro».
I ended up undoing what he did.
I now know, overlock sewing machine is what I’m looking for.
1star for service,
5 stars for pricing,
rate weighing heavy on service, total 2stars.
btw your clothes will smell like mothballs when you pick them up.

From another era! Walking into this place feels like stepping back in time. This is a hidden gem. The whole shop is full of fabrics, and Ben offers custom made suits. I’ve only ever had tailoring and mending done here, and I’ve always been super happy with the work. The prices are so low, I wonder how he can stay in business. Almost like he hasn’t raised the prices for 20 years or something.
I asked Ben if he also makes shirts, but alas, shirts are not on his menu. I suppose tailors have their specialties.
Ben is another local business owner that I am happy to support. Recommended!