Allan’s Shoe Repair

Amazing guy! Great price! Small businesses like this are dying… Hope he sticks around and get local support.

Daniel «Shoe maker sick» it’s been around for like forever and one day. Him and his beautiful wife Svetlana are just wonderful. Simple and cut dry. Might feel like they are raw, but they truly are the sweetest people you’ve met. Just give them a hug and you’ll understand what I mean.
Besides that personal matter, Daniel is really good with his work and very reliable. His work sure does well on my fancy shoes, and he’s always watching that the quality of his work matches.
Please try them and sure, why not support such a wonderful business in the neighborhood! There are very few left, let’s not loose them.
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Very nice people who do a great job! My shoes have always been ready to go when they say. Just know it’s cash only.

I brought some beloved black boots in that had scuff in the front that needed to be dyed. I’ve had these boots several years and have had this done every year for the past few years at various cobblers with no issue.
I brought them in (along with a suede ballet flat that needed to be cleaned) on Saturday and was told they would be done on Thursday. I came in on Thursday to find that absolutely NOTHING had been done to either my boots or flats. The old Russian wife of the owner said that it was because the zipper was broken on my boot so before working on it — and doing what I asked them to do — they decided to wait until I came in to ask if I wanted the zipper fixed. No, I did not want my zipper fixed or I would asked for it. She could tell I was annoyed so she said I could come back in a few hours and everything would be done. This was after she claimed it was not her fault several times.
I was too annoyed to come back that day so I came back the following day to find they had dyed the entire boot with a cheap sheen. Not only that, it was sloppily done with the decorative brass zippers all f’ed up with black dye! The boots had been a nice soft black leather and is now cheap and shiny looking with partially dyed brass zippers.
I would never go back to this place. Customer service and craftsmanship sux. I am new to the area and was hoping to find a good cobbler in the hood but it looks like I will be going elsewhere. I was charged $ 20 for the horrible dye job and $ 5 for the flat. $ 20 is a little steep considering I was charged less in the UES last year for a much better job. I am out $ 20 and will be buying new boots.

do not take your nice watches to get their battery replaced here! I did, and it was a giant mistake, he scratched the entire exterior — going to a proper jeweler to get all those scratched buffed. As for shoes — he’s good.

If I may say Allan look as if he’s well known. He is very pleasant and his work is excellent. He’s my shoe guy for as long as I am in Sunnyside Queens. I may travel from a far to go to him too. :-)

A terrific and courteous shoe repair business. I was leaving for Los Angeles and needed a repair in a bit of a rush. He showed how he would fix it and offered to do it right away. As an artist, I know how to build things, so I appreciate a quality job. A terrific local business to support.

I dropped by this place last week to have a battery replaced in my watch. The owner was very nice, and he fixed it immediately. The service, price, and location were perfect! I would definitely come here again.

Daniel’s work is professional and his prices are more than reasonable (repaired 2 sets of heels and three soles for $ 42) He goes out of his way to be helpful. The shop has been family owned for 80 years although under various names. For shoe repair in Queens this is THE place to go.

I have been taking my shoes to be repaired at Allan’s Shoe Repair for the past two years. He always does a very good job on all my shoes. I’ve taken about 10 pairs of shoes to be repaired there, mostly high heels, both thin as well as chunky, boots, sandals, pumps… that have been worn out too much from walking around, or the heel getting stuck in the grids on the city streets. When I get them back, the shoes look almost like new. The service is very fast as well, Sometimes I’ve been able to pick them up the next day, depending on the extent of the damage. I would definitely recommend this place for anyone who’s looking for a shoe doctor. It’s affordable as well, some of my shoes were repaired for $ 10, others that needed a lot of fixing in different areas were closer to $ 20. But it’s well worth it!

I’m not sure why this place does not have a listing… I just dropped my shoes off for repair — i’ll properly rate it then. The owner, I’m assuming Allan, was nice and friendly. They do watch repair as well, so I plan on bring my Rolex there for repair. just playin, more like my g-​shock.