George’s Shoe & Skate Repair

The shop’s employees are great. They do an excellent job on sharpening skates and even let my 2 young boys watch sometimes.
Great a leather repair as well — fixed my wife’s UGGs which my puppy thought were chew toys.

George’s saved my favorite boots, and for that I will be forever grateful! The customer service is incredible, and I am so glad I decided to support this small business.
They repaired the zippers on a pair of boots I had worn for over four years, and now I expect to get another four out of them! They helped me right away when I entered the store, gave me advice on how to move forward, told me the cost, and two weeks later my boots were good as new.

Fellow shoe snobs, rejoice! You can trust your beloved shoebabies to George’s when they need fixing up. I go out of my way to take my shoes here, because I don’t trust my precious footwear to anyone else. I’ve brought in many sad shoe tragedies that I’d worried were beyond hope (torn leather, horrible salt stains, broken straps, etc.), and the folks at George’s performed miracles to revive them.
It’s all the more worth it to invest in quality footwear when you know they’ll keep it looking good as new at George’s. I’m a Frye junkie, and they do a great job keeping my favorite boots looking awesome.
Got Louboutins that need red vibram soles? They’ve got you covered.
Not only do they do spectacular work, they are super friendly and ultra knowledgeable.

I can’t say enough about George’s. All of the guys there know their stuff and are so nice! They are reasonably priced with good turn around times. I never go elsewhere and recommend them to anyone I can for shoe/​leather repair. George’s is truly the best in the Twin Cities!

Best shoe repair place in town. I will never go anywhere else again. The team has taken on some of my most challenging shoe repairs and exceeded my expectations. Plus they are SUPER nice! Highly recommend

I went in to get my military dress shoes serviced. A new partial sole and heel. I also asked for the polish to be removed. Excellent shoe repair but they didn’t complete the job. I now have do the polish removal myself. For what I paid I’m very disappointed.

Thank you Dan and Brian for reaching out to Jay and I. I really appreciate that you took the time to review the original repair on my wedge sandals in which you were able to improve the look of the weaved material that was damaged. The sandals look much better! Again thank you so much for the extra effort you took to correct the situation too!!! Colleen O.

Every glowing review has been earned by these guys! Everyone I’ve encountered in my three visits (so far – more to follow) has been incredibly friendly with a genuinely caring attitude. I had a pair of beautiful leather boots stretched to better fit my calves, but I called first to confirm that they would stretch boots with a side zipper (according to my research, some cobblers won’t). They said yes, but took the time to ask how the boots currently fit so I would understand they can’t stretch a boot calf infinitely to fit. I was impressed by the level of caring and honesty.
They will do an initial stretch on a pair of shoes and you can bring them back for a second stretch for free. They were happy to measure where my boots needed a little extra help.
George’s does require payment up-​front but they accept credit cards. Their hours aren’t ideal but they are worth the trek! Truly a neighborhood treasure.

I need the heel taps on my black work boots replaced about once a year. I had a go — to shoe repair place back in Seattle and used Unilocal to find me a new spot in St Paul. George’s has good reviews and is pretty close to my office so I headed up to Grand on my lunch one day back in Aug. When I walked in I realized I’d actually been there before, many long years ago. I dropped off my shoes and asked about an additional repair to the heels. About a week later I picked up my shoes, which looked much better than when I brought them in. Friendly service, old-​school business, quality work, reasonable prices. Really my only complaint is that George’s closes pretty early: 5:30 Tues — Fri and 3:00 Sat (closed Sun and Mon), which means I can really only do drop-​offs and pick-​ups during work.

George’s is great on skates! I had popped a few eyelets playing hockey in my men’s league. The eyelets that needed replacing were in a tough spot right along the ankle joint. George’s did a great job patching everything up so it was good as new in time for my next game.
I also have a sharpening card there and only let them touch my blades. They consistently do a great job. Best in the biz, right here.

Need some shoe polish, new soles for those favorite brogues, maybe the best waterproof stuff for the new boots, well here you go. The best place to fix anything to do with leather. They even sewed my car bra!
They really are the best.

wonderful, prompt service. I must have for our neighborhood.

Besides the fact everyone who works here are the nicest people around, they are magical at what they do! They have saved so many beloved pairs of shoes of mine!

George’s shoe repair is a great shop. I recently had about a dozen eye loops repaired on a pair of skates.
The work was done promptly at the advertised price, and after a few weeks of skating the repairs have held up very well.
I’ve had friend use them for other equipment repair as well, which is how I hear of them in the first place. You can’t go wrong with George’s.

Some places still know how to treat customers… this is one of them.
I brought in a pair of shoes that were wrecked by winter. They were caked with salt and would turn white with any contact with water. They took my shoes and told me that they could make them look much better, but not quite «like new». I told them that was completely fine.
I picked them up a week later and they looked fantastic. However, I then wore them on a day in which it was sprinkling rain outside. The shoes instantly turned white again and I was pretty upset. I thought (and someone at George’s agreed with me) that I should have been able to wear these shoes in a light rain or that they shouldn’t have taken my shoes to repair in the first place. After all, I also invested in new heels that they sold me on.
They fixed my shoes again and refunded my entire charge. I’m taking a couple of stars off because it never should have got that far, but hey, at least they righted the situation.

They saved my boots. My favorite boots. The boots that make me feel kick-​ass.
Then they saved my other boots. My winter walking boots. The boots that keep me warm and fit me perfectly.
Skilled craftsmen. Friendly service. Deep history. They saved my boots.

George’s is dangerous for one reason: it gives me an excuse to buy lustworthy expensive shoes. I’ll explain:
Buy a cheap pair of kicks and you throw them out once they wear out or break.
Buy some with nice leather and a decent sole and you’ll never have to buy a new pair. Your prized footwear can be brought for refurbishing, repair, or even a good buff and shine. All for a very reasonable price, often cheaper than your run of the mill replacement. Once I had completely worn through the heels of my cowboy boots I received as a hand-​me-​down from a friend. I took them to George’s and they re-​stacked the heel and gave them a good polish. Voila! Good as new! I also brought them my shoes (yellow satin) I wore to my outdoor wedding. I was sad to see them in such rough shape afterwards. However, I was extremely happy with how well they were cleaned and restored.
So anyways, like I said George’s is dangerous… especially when you have your eyes set on a pair of frye boots

We moved to the Twin Cities more than a year ago, but I have not had need for a shoe repair shop until now. First, I was shocked at how hard they are to find! But second, it was totally worth the effort to find George’s.
This shop is owned by a pair of brothers, I think (at least that is what I think I heard someone say when I was in there). It is a really cool, old-​school shoe repair shop. They’ve got insoles and other shoe-​related things hanging from the walls. The entire tiny shop smells like leather. They really know their shoes and go above and beyond.
I brought my favorite pair of boots in for desperately needed new heels, and they not only did that, but patched a missing piece of the covering around the heel and polished them too. They look pretty close to brand new and I am totally blown away.
Caveats: They require advance payment (no biggie) and the wait is pretty long since they are just so darn busy. There was a week and a half lag between dropping off and picking up. But for the quality of the work, I am willing to wait. Don’t think I will ever take my shoes anywhere else for repair.

Did you get skinny and need another hole drilled in your belt? Did you lend your porous soft leather shoes to your sister and now they’re grease stained? Need taps put on the bottom of a pair of character shoes because you just landed a role in Singin’ in the Rain? Did you barter for a beautiful pair of black leather boots during your semester in Milan that you wore with love until you wore holes in both shoes?
Georges can help. Their knowledge, expertise and service has blown me away in all of the debacles described above. They’re affordable, they’re fast, they give you a free shoe-​shine with a repair, they do the leather repair for the Minnesota Wild and above all they’re true craftsmen. You will not be disappointed.
Sincerely,
Anna Maria of 1001 Shoes

I have a love hate relationship with the pair of shoes I took to George’s.
They’ve cut my heels, made me limp and want to chuck them in the street, but as excruciating as they can sometimes be, I wasn’t ready to let them go so I took them down to George’s. My first attempt was on Monday, and quickly learned they weren’t open on Mondays.
Second time I went, one of the guys explained what he could do for the shoes.
They rebuilt both heel tips, one was down to the nail. It took a little over a week which was fine and was ony $ 10.75 for both. I intended to get only 1 done, and he told me they needed to do both so one wasn’t taller then the other. I need as much height as I can get.
I’m happy with the end result and will certainly go back.
Prices are fair, service is commendable and they are informative. My shoes were saved!