Friendly Cleaners

Great quality & service. Super nice owner. Been going here for 4 years. Best in the area.
Had some tailoring work done here too — repaired some wear and tear near suit pants pockets — and it was nicely done. Some time later, the tear re-​appeared and Mike had it taken care of no charge.

$ 14 for two pairs of paints and a tie. The black pair of pants had a few typical food stains and I pointed them out, but they were not taken out after being dry cleaned. I had to take it out with a wet fabric napkin later. So my first experience is my last experience.
Guy is friendly. If you like them, stick with them, but I’ve experienced better.

The cleaner across the street is «Sanitary» but the folks there sure aren’t friendly. While the prices between the two rivals on Grove Street are comparable, I pledge my loyalty to Friendly Cleaners because its owner and proprietor, Mikhail (or Michael), is just so darned sweet and, well, friendly.
I pass by his shop twice a day (once in the morning en route to work and once at night on my way home), and unless he’s servicing some customers inside, I always get a huge smile and a wave from him. Often I even pop in just to chat. Once in a while, while waiting for my dry cleaning, I even get a Russian lesson or three.
If you need a reliable and reasonably priced dry cleaner, I recommend Friendly Cleaners. Throw in a «kokti sibya choov-​stuyitch» (formal «how are you?») and «spasebo!» (thank you) and Mikhail will be your neighborhood buddy for life. Or at least until you move out of Jersey City.
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One star upgrade for Mikhail being so kind and letting my brother drop off my keys and for holding it until closing time. Spasebo, Mischka!