Lakeview Lock Shop & Mobile Service

I found Solomon here on Unilocal and I am SOOOO thankful I did! He is a blessing of a human and excellent at his craft! My key broke off in the lock of our front door on Thanksgiving evening; he came with his mobile service immediately when I called him the next morning and fixed our front door lock as good as new, also making two new keys for us right there since I needed to replace my broken one and have a spare. He was professional and lovely and don’t even bother looking for anyone else! It was truly as if God sent an angel to my house.

Just moved into a place and didn’t realize that one of the rooms had a lock. Well you know what happened and of course on the weekend. With no key and locked out of the room I called Lakeview Lock Shop and talked to Solomon. He said he could be here in an hour and before the hour was up here he was. Solomon opened the door and when I asked about getting a key made he said no problem. He even matched it to my current key so I will never be locked out again. Super friendly and professional. I would use Lakeview Lock Shop again if the need ever arose.

So, I’m a genius and locked myself and my 3 month old baby out of the house today and couldn’t take the car to the rental office for a copy of the key because the car wouldn’t start. In a panic I called this place hoping that they could get here fast to let us inside and get my baby out of the heat. A very nice man named Solomon said he could be here in 10 minutes. It felt like he was here in 5. At first he had a difficult time with my smart locks and was going to have to drill them, however after looking around and realizing I had other locks to work with he was able to just use one of the locks on my gate door to make copies Of the keys an Save me some money. He had us back in the air conditioned house in no time and was a very kind and friendly gentleman. It cost me $ 125 but was so worth it to get my baby back inside the house quickly. I would definitely recommend this business to others.

Solomon is amazing. He came to the house on a Saturday afternoon after his normal hours b/​c our schedule didn’t match with his. Then when a relative who was staying with us locked herself out of the house a week later, he went over again and immediately helped her out. This is definitely our locksmith from here on out.

I locked myself out for the second time around last Oct, 2014. This time around was so much worse because I was 8 months pregnant and BOTH my toddler and my dog were inside and I was outside. I called super distressed and explained my situation, Solomon was at my door within 25 minutes! Again, very professional, very friendly and just a wonderful experience. I would recommend him every
time!

I needed a key made quickly and found this place on Unilocal.
I walked in and asked to have the key made. In literally 30 seconds the key was made. Fast, efficient, and friendly. The guy introduced himself as Solomon and he asked me what I was going to do for Thanksgiving (we chatted a bit). Real nice guy.
Apparently he and his staff are big Laker fans. There was lots of Laker memorabilia on the walls.
Before I went here my OCD had me remembering not so fond memories of previous key making experiences at places like Walmart where it first takes 15 minutes to find someone then another 10 minutes to find someone else who actually knows how to make the key. The difference was night and day. This place is great.
I will come here for future key needs. They are super quick and handy.

It was 6:45pm on a Friday night and I had locked my keys in my bedroom. Luckily, I had my phone and was able to find Solomon. One call took care of my problem. He was there in under a half hour, it took only a few minutes to get the door open.
I can’t tell you how relieved I was. I mean it was Friday night. It could have been a real pain in the a$$, but Solomon took care of business!
He even made me a couple of extra keys there on the spot. If you ever need a locksmith don’t hesitate to call Lakeview.
Solomon, you helped me out of a problem that was my own making! You rock.

Solomon is awesome! Fast service with a smile :) just met him but he treats you like family! Thanks Solomon!!! You’re the best!

Very good and very capable locksmith. I went in there one morning with a key that was bent badly. Very special type of key, hard to duplicate. He spent some time getting it straightened out and didn’t charge me a dime. And mind you, I’ve never been in his store prior to this. Anytime in the future I need a locksmith, I will definetely head here! By the way, the key worked perfectly

I called this gentlemen yesterday to get a quote to open my doors to get in into one of my units. I explained on the phone that I had a tenant who had moved out change the locks so I needed to get in. I was told $ 65 dollars for a service call and $ 18 dollars for every lock changed. I own a duplex here in Long Beach, so this business was one of the first to come up when searching Unilocal for a locksmith. His prices sounded good, and so I was excited to hire them. He told me yesterday he would be here at 0900. He got here just 5 minutes before which was great. His nephew learned that they needed to pick the lock to get in (even though I already explained this on the phone yesterday to Solomen) so Solomen goes to pick it, (doesn’t mention anything about additional cost.) It took him a whole 1 minute to do it or less. They get in quickly and start taking apart the door. Solomen lets me know its 2 dollars for every additional key they make after 2 which was fine (I asked for 2 additional keys). So in my head I’m thinking this job still shouldn’t cost me more then $ 141 dollars right?. Because 18 dollars x 4 door locks = $ 72 + $ 65 service call = $ 137+ $ 4 for keys = $ 141right? WRONG. try $ 214.00! He tells me there was an additional charge to get in because he had to pick it, i told him when I called yesterday that he never mentioned that in the estimate, he says «you may have said it but i didn’t hear it» then I said, «but before entering the unit then why didn’t you tell me that you were going to charge me an additional charge?» his response to me was, «you’re right i should have told you… Don’t worry ill give you a discount. 20 dollars.» so now my new total would be 194.00. WOW! so somehow my job which was supposed to be no more then $ 141 jumped an additional $ 50?! looking at the receipt he charged way more then 18 dollars a lock. his receipt looked like this.
item # Quan# Item amount
#1 1 Service call 65.00
#2 1 Apt open 25.00 (originally 45.00 before his discount)
#3 4 Re key 72.00
#4 4 Lock pick 20.00
#5 4 Additional keys 2.00
#6 4 Ins lock 8.00
Grand total 194.00
So his $ 18 dollars a lock price is not true and he never mentioned any of those additional costs on the phone. I feel suckered!
he gets 1 star for being on time, and being nice. he loses 4 stars for horrible communication skills and for not making this customer happy.
This is my first Unilocal review i have ever written might i add… I never believe in giving bad reviews because I wouldn’t want them myself, but I had to write this one because i feel ripped off.

Solomon is a great guy, friendly, and professional. He took care of my lock assembly in minutes and his prices are fair. JR

I have used Lakeview Lock Shop for everything from making keys, replacing locks, lock outs of bad tenants, to specialized lock and security design and intallation. Solomon’s shop is an one-​stop shop. Great and fast service and competitive prices.

Shop and service were very pleasant, Sal gives great customer service and top notch work. All 5 locks I rekeyed worked like butter. Competitive pricing, I wouldn’t go anywhere else.

I lost my house keys while running recently, and after an hour of backtracking had to admit defeat. That left us down to one set of keys, which is stressful for someone who loses little things regularly. We went to Lowe’s to have the replacements cut, but they were unable to cut them because our building uses specialized keys. They gave me Solomon’s business card and suggested that I call him. It was late Saturday afternoon (outside of the listed business hours on the card), but I thought we would give him a call and see what happened. The shop was closed, but he said he lived close to Lowe’s and could cut the keys for us from his van if we wanted to stop by. We did, and he was pleasant and kind even though we were interrupting his weekend. He seemed like a genuinely good person, and we will definitely go back to him the next time I lock us out of the house ;)

I am a Realtor and have used Soloman at Lakeview Lockshop since 2006. He is almost always available immediately, which is always nice when you discover you are locked out. He has come on weekends, when I’ve needed locks changed. He always tries to save me money, when possible. His committment to helping underpriveleged children is admirable. He connects with kids, encouraging them to stay out of trouble and buys presents for them at Christmas. I like supporting this kind of business and individual.

After several attempts to have our front door lock repaired, this guy has failed to show up. «40 minutes» was the standard response given to me 3 different times, and no show every time. On to the next one…
If you value timely service, this is NOT your choice for locksmith in Long Beach.

Solomon provides excellent service at fair prices. Called on a Saturday afternoon and he came in less than 20 minutes to install new deadbolt. Now that is service!
A few years ago, he also helped me rekey my entire house, with my master key working on all locks and certain locks opening with both my master key or my roommate’s key. Sounds complicated, but he made it simple.

Soloman came today to change the locks out on our new home. He was very pleasant to talk with and efficient. All locks work beautifully on the 1^st go around. I should have talked pricing prior to the service because I was a bit misinformed on the phone & it ended up costing much more than expected. I would call him again if needed, but I know to discuss pricing ahead of time. I would recommend…

Solomon is a very professional and pleasant person. I needed some keys made for my brother house. I was in and out in minutes. Awesome service.

Solomon is an awesome locksmith! If you ever need an extra set of keys or someone to change your locks in the California Heights/​Bixby Knolls area — he is your guy! :)
We first met him last summer when our landlord asked him to change our locks. He came straight into our driveway and did everything in his well-​equipped van! He was super sweet and very fast! We recently went to see him last week to get an extra set of keys and he still remembered us.
Definitely will use him again in the years to come!