Lucky Launderland

Mixed feelings about this place. I do love me a good deal, but quality is more important.
An «affordable» place to do laundry, especially with free drying, but it’s a gamble to wash and dry here. Not all the machines work, and you won’t know until you put your money in and try to start it. If you feel like gambling, I’d say take your money to Barona or Valley View, at least you’d get more thrills there! And an opportunity to eat at a buffet.
We refer to this laundromat as «Ghetto-​mat.»

Yes it’s just a place to wash & dry clothes but it’s ghetto here so not worth it. Half of the machines are broken. Yes half. It’s 2.75 to wash but drying is free. But even most of the dyers were broken without any notice so I had to move my clothes several times to find the golden one that worked. no joke everyone here uses black trash can bags to hold their laundry. It’s like a requirement. Next time I’ll just wash my clothes in a river I’ll feel safer & cleaner that way.

This place sucks no detergent and the change machine doesn’t work and the machines don’t show the price.

It’s early on a Tuesday and I’m the only one here. In here to do some wash and leave. Not work, not study. I’ll just enjoy my donut from next door and complete this task.
It’s a laundromat. Not a Hilton. Plenty of washers. Some new, some not so new, a few not working. But my comforter came out clean.
Free dryers, which is especially nice when you have heavy or bulky items that never seem to dry.

I have highly mixed feelings about this place. On one hand, it *must* be the cheapest place to do your laundry in NP. (Especially with the free dryers.) The employees are pretty professional. And the parking situation tends to be good.
But, since it is so cheap, it seems like this is the «family» laundromat, and thus you do have the screaming kids occasionally as others have mentioned. Also, there really aren’t any comfortable places to sit and pass the time while your load is going. So this is not a good place to expect to be able to come and work on homework/​study/​etc while you’re waiting.
If it’s all about the price, this is probably your spot. But for about a buck more per load, you could go across the street to «Get it Clean» for a muuuuuch more relaxing environment and free wi-​fi (although be warned, their parking situation ain’t as straightforward.)

Very clean laundromat with plenty of washers and dryers at good prices. The change machine really sucks here, it would not take any of my bills. I was beyond frustrated. Eventually it took my bills after nearly ironing them. I was quite pleased to learn that the dryers are free with your purchase of wash. Bonus points because Toronado and other bars are across the street. You can have a beer while your clothes wash. Genius and time efficient.

This place was walking distance for me and I felt completely comfortable leaving the premesis while my clothes were washing or drying. No one touches your stuff, and there are plenty of machines for everyone. The woman who works there was always very nice. The free dry is ideal, I hate having a set time for drying then your clothes are still damp and you have to put them in again! The free dry allows you to dry your clothes as long as you need. Definitely reccommend this place for North Park folks with no laundry in their apartments!

Horrible place. I had a lot of laundry to do so I went here and after washing 6 loads I had to take wet clothes to another laundry mat because the dryers did not work at this place. I tried 8 different dryers and only 2 worked properly. It was a disaster. Everyone at the place was pissed off. There was no one there to help or fix anything. I left frustrated. Stay Away from this place at all costs or be prepared to be frustrated.

Ugh. What an awful experience. What didn’t go wrong? First of all, the place is filthy. There was mold all along the insides of the machines, and the floors were gross, and there was a broom and dust pan were resting against the wall like someone didn’t get a chance to finish sweeping. The one change machine that wasn’t out of order said it takes all bills up to $ 20s, but that was a load of crap. We eventually figured out it only took ones. I had to visit both the donut shop and autozone (in the same parking lot) in order to break all my bills into ones. Once we finally got our machine started, we had to wait on a broken bench. The dryers were confusing as shit. We had to wait forever for two to open up, and one of them stopped halfway through. An extra star for the employee who helped us out, even though she hovered over us making sure we used to machines she pointed out. I felt so uncomfortable with her watching the entire time, and with the mold on the washers and moving my laundry from dryer to dryer, I doubt my clothes are clean. Unfortunately my first visit will be my last.

this place is shit. The washing machines cost a lot and if you can get a free dryer it has a ⁵⁰⁄₅₀ chance of working. Even at that there is no directions on how to get the free dry.
Also the lady that works there is not very nice. If you have a problem she doesn’t care. One time her machine gave me a nickel instead of a quarter and she looked at me pike I was stupid or lying.

When I needed to do laundry at my apt I usually didn’t have enough quarters, or it was in use by someone else. So a friend recommended going to Lucky because of the free dryers. That said I always do my laundry there, and though I look goofy walking by the laundry room in my apt with my laundry headed offsite… the best part is coming back and still seeing the same people doing their laundry. I’d rather drive a ¼ mile to do my laundry faster and actually save a little money doing so.
The environment is your typical laundry crowd with kids running rampant, but the staff is nice and the machines are easy to use. And though I sometimes wish there was WiFi available like at the place on the next block, I’d rather spend my time roaming around the neighborhood or reading a book versus being in a yuppie laundry mat paying 3x as much.

I always do my laundry here. My $ 20 bill got stuck in the coin machine, and the man working said he cant get it out, he needs to talk to the owner, and to come in tomorrow.
I went in the next day, the owner wasnt in. He said to come back next week. Went back next week, still the owner didnt leave my money.
4 weeks after my $ 20 bill got stuck, the guy working gave me the owners cell number, and said to call him, and this happens alot or else he would of gave me his number earlier. Called the owner, he said he would leave my money, he didnt… so the guy working gave me $ 20 in quarters.
Only took a month to get it back.
OTHER then that, I like this place. Free Dry with any wash! All sizes of washes.

I actually found this coin laundry on my way to another one that I read about on Unilocal.My dryer broke and I was rather upset, but things happen. At any rate, the free dryer promotion is what drew me in. They also had a huge bucket of laundry detergent that was provided for free, yet I prefer my own. There wasn’t anything too special about this place and many of the dryers were nonoperational. Perhaps that’s the reason that they’re free. I’m sure it’s much better during the day when the staff are there to keep it tidy, but when I went it was messy. All in all, it just seemed like a typical «hood» laundry mat. If I ever need to go again, I’ll try Get It Clean Laundromat, like I originally planned.

i’ve been here a few times and it hasn’t been so clean. people sit on the folding tables and eat… leaving drink spills and crumbs. the prices seem a little high… a triple loader is $ 5.75…the double loaders are at $ 2.75…and the monster machines are $ 9.00. yeah you get free drying but it’s cheaper for me to go elsewhere. i do however, enjoy the video games in the corner.

Not so LUCKY for me!
Someone jacked my comforter.
In LL’s defense, I did put it in the dryer and then leave for 5 hours, but I had a thing to go to! I had done that before and my comforter was left alone. I just hope that it was taken by someone who really needs it and uses it (like a bum in the park) and not by someone who just likes to steal things and then throw them in the attic.
Too many damn screaming and running kids. Don’t let your kids run indoors!
On the bright side, I got a new queen-​size comforter to replace my previous king-​size one. Since it’s smaller, I can clean it in my own washer/​dryer so I have no more use for LL. After 9 more washes, I will have saved enough money on the laundromat to pay for this new comforter!
But I don’t want my cat to pee on my bed 9 more times! Delilah!

I give it four stars for being easy.
This place is well-​lit, had a ton of washers (in 5 different sizes) and dryers. The free dry is exciting. There was a lady around keeping things clean.
Only downsides were lots of annoying kids screaming and singing the same Christmas carol over and over, but I’m not sure that can be helped. There are also only 2 benches to sit on while you wait, and you can’t see the dryers from the benches, so you have to time when your dryer will stop, or stand up every once in a while to look.
Note: There’s a donut shop next door that smelled tempting and was open late.

I don’t have a lot of Laundromat experience to compare this place to. The washers and dryers are in good shape and the place is clean and comfortable. It’s your typical Laundromat, but they have «free dry», and that rocks because when you wash a big ass comforter or a load of towels, it’s really really nice not to have to pay triple in the dryer to get those fluffy things nice and dry. They have good prices and everything works. I can’t figure out what the numbers mean on the dryers, but just guess until it starts going and one way or another, they’ll dry.
My recommendations:
— A card machine where you can put your money in and have a card instead of quarters. I dunno why the hell it matters, but I like those better ;-)
— Free WIFI! C’mon, somebody’s gotta do it! It would be amazing to have WIFI at a Laundromat since people have to spend time staring at the wall when they’re there. It would make laundry day much more fun. So would beer, but let’s take it one step at a time. ;-)

Just got back from doing laundry here. Free Dry for costumers who wash their clothes at Lucky. It’s been a long time since I’ve had to do laundry at a laundry mat. My wife and I moved to a house that doesn’t have a washer and dryer. They have several washers and different sizes. The cheapest washer is $ 2.50 and they go up $ 5.50 I think. The dryers looked new and in good shape but a few were out of service. When it was time for me to dry, I wasn’t sure how to dry my clothes because they had a few buttons that are not label so I wasn’t sure what they do and they didn’t have any signs to show you how they work. So i just started pushing some buttons and it worked but it would only dry for maybe 10 Min’s and then it would stop and I had to start it again. This happened a few times.

I try to hit up this place about once a week. Not only because the staff is friendly, but because I like to wear clean clothes. Most of the time.
Having lived in a house with a washer and dryer for the past several years, I was a bit apprehensive upon my first visit to the local laundromat when I moved into my North Park apartment. I carried a ziplock back with about $ 20 in quarters, as I was uncertain of current laundry prices, and I’ve spent more than a few hours continuously feeding quarters into a dryer that seemed to be trying to dry my clothes without the assistance of heat.
I needn’t have worried – the dryers at Lucky are free for customers. How awesome is that? And they’re actually excellent machines; they dry my clothes faster than many a home dryer I’ve known.
The wash prices are reasonable – I think it’s $ 2.50 for a regular machine load, $ 3 for a 20lbs machine load (the equivalent of 2.5 loads), and continues up the scale for the 40 and 60 lbs machines.
I should be there right now, actually. Instead I’ve opted to spend the day in bed writing Unilocal reviews. But believe me, I’ll be dropping by again soon!

The free soap and free dry lured me in, but the friendly staffers keep me coming back.
I went to Lucky Launderland a few weeks ago on my last few dollars. Seriously, I was broke and I chose to spend the only money I had on cleaning my clothes.
I put in a load, put in the quarters and pressed start. I looked down and realized I had put my clothes in one washing machine and my coins in another.
The manager saw my eyes start to well up with tears. He reached into his pocket and gave me a dollar. I took it and finished the rest of my laundry.
It doesn’t end there my friends. My ADD kicked in and the manager dude saw me pacing. He also noticed my laptop tucked under my arm. He asked if I wanted to sit in the office and use my computer. I said yes; waiting on my laundry has never been more fun!
I love Lucky Launderland almost as much as I love Disneyland. Scratch that; I love Lucky Launderland more.