Emerald Cleaners

The original owner, Holly, died of cancer. She was amazing at alterations and her prices were very good. The new people, I believe it’s her sister, will NEVER admit she’s dead. That’s bad luck for Chinese. They say she went to Southern California. Really, I’m serious. So the alterations are still good but prices have almost doubled.

This review is for alterations. As others have noted a very nice lady who does good alterations.

The lovely lady that runs this place does great alterations! I have had many dresses (new and vintage) and she had done a splendid job.
I have not had dry cleaning done here, I usually choose to go to locations that clean on site so there is no worry of losing clothing in transit between locations. Plus it’s easier to hold the cleaner responsible for a bad job if they clean on site. But since this place does a great job it’s worth going in just for alterations.

Waste of money, was charge $ 10 for two items that appeared to be removed straight from the dryer and thrown on a hanger. Maybe I would have gotten better service if I were Asian.

Whoever was running this place has left because when I went in there, there was a man who first of all couldn’t speak English and second of all, had no idea what he was doing. I wanted to get something altered and some items cleaned and he looked at me like I had 10 heads until I mimed it out for him. Weird seeing as I was in a CLEANERS.
Then he basically said no to the altering cause obviously the woman that did it no longer works there and he took my clothes for dry cleaning and threw them in behind the counter among a TON of other items that were strewn about the place.
Needless to say I was worried but I had been recommended by a friend so I went with it. Came back a week later to find my clothes were thrown in a dirty plastic bag and left behind the counter. They had never even been touched since the last time I was there. This guy couldn’t even apologize let alone explain what the hell was going on. I was just glad that he managed to find them in all the mess.
DO NOT bring your items to this store. There is a great place on 14^th and Taraval that will do a great job with no stress!

They’ve done a solid job with the men’s clothing (suits, slacks, etc.) I’ve brought to them. Prices are cheaper than others in the area. They open at 8, which makes it easier to drop off stuff on the way to work. Cash only.

I’ve been coming to Emerald Cleaners for almost ten years now, mostly for wash and fold but also for laundering shirts and various tailoring projects. Holly has made some fantastic alterations for me, and is also one of the nicest people you’re ever going to meet. Very affordable, efficient, and highly, highly recommended.

The lady Holly is super nice. Runs the place by herself. Charges very cheap prices– I got 3 pairs of pants and 2 blouses dry cleaned for a little over $ 20. She fixed a button on a pair of jeans for free.
Cash only.

One of the sweetest ladies runs this place, and honestly, with 10 items, I walked away paying about $ 40 with another 10% discount. One of the cheapest places to get your dry cleaning done and done well.

my favorite dry cleaners place! super cheap and fast!

Very nice owner! Great price for services! Get your clothes cleaned here now!

Affordable, nearby, they do a good job, and the owner remembered that my boyfriend brought my suits in, when I came to pick them up. Sharp memory!
I’ll keep coming back — especially if I keep having to make court appearances.

I’ve been coming to Emerald Cleaners for a couple years. Holly, the owner is very sweet. Holly does a wonderful job with tailoring any items that I have brought in. She will sew buttons and holes in items for free (maybe a perk for frequent costumers). I usual bring my blouses and my brothers dress shirts. My only complaint with this place is that I would prefer my blouses be ironed rather than pressed. I’ve had to bring back items that still had wrinkles in them.

she does a good job, remembers my face, and has very affordable prices. close always come back clean.
how could this be better?
*close = clothes. thanks for the «good writer compliment» that pointed this out.

Great. RIGHT near ma maison. My school uniform’s skirt with pleats was too long. Needed to be shortened. She did a great job! Looked as if I bought it from the store that way. Good price.

So finding a good dry cleaners is a bit of a task…
You want to trust someone with your expensive suits, silky dresses, and all the other stuff you spend a fortune on but can’t put in your washer/​dryer. The last thing I want is to pay someone $ 20 bucks to clean a suit and then still get it back with the stain on it .(Lewinsky should have used a better dry cleaners)
So when I take my «valuables» to Emerald Cleaners, I can always expect everything to be neatly folded, pressed, starched and cleaned to perfection. The «auntie» or owner of the cleaners is super sweet and patient, never rude or gives you a scowl if I’m trying to explain that the mysterious stain was from meatball sauce in combination of too much red wine…(yeah, I can get a bit sloppy)
Also, I take my jeans to get hemmed here. (I think I’m average height but you jean makers think every woman is a 6 feet tall model?) The owner charges a reasonable price depending on if you want to keep the original hem (around $ 10 – 15).
So bring your clothes, jeans to be hemmed… I love this place.

Very inexpensive, love the woman who owns it. I’ve had her do alterations and she is very good. There have been several times that I have asked her to rush things and she always says yes. For some reason she gives me a discount too. The only thing that I don’t like is that the place seems a bit unorganized and there was a time or two that she tried to give me someone else’s clothes… that was a bit scary. But I like the place and if I still lived in the neighborhood I would continue to go there.

This place is the best for all your dry cleaning! I bring all my alterations to her too. The prices can’t be beat. The woman there is very attentive and sweet. You won’t be disappointed.

Every week or two the husband (god bless him) takes all of our dirty laundry to Emerald Cleaners and it comes back neatly folded and wrapped in blue paper.
85 cents a pound.
Minus one star because I still have to go to the laundromat for delicates and «performance wear» that shouldn’t go into the dryer… it’s all or nothing at Emerald.
We tried a lot of other places in the Sunset but the price, quality of service and the nice woman who owns the business makes Emerald a keeper!
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Update…5/25/08…ok, so, twice now we’re received… um…other people’s laundry in with ours. A couple of towels, a couple of chonies. Of course we’ve returned them, but we’re missing a few things we haven’t gotten back so… bye bye Emerald.