Ray Custom Tailor

Rude, rude, rude — borderline nasty. And way overpriced — $ 37 for a zipper on a vest. Seriously? I got a brand new vest for $ 25.

Ray’s professionalism and service is what keeps me coming back. Ray does exceptional work, I will not go to any other tailor, he’s just that good. I’ve taken suits I’ve bought of the rack to him to alter, and when he’s completed the job, the suit looks like it was tailored to me and not purchased off the rack.
He is also a good person and punctual, he has my garments ready as promised. I believe Ray ‘pull rabbits out the hat’, he can do whatever it is you need done.
Simply Put, you want quality work done go to Ray’s custom tailoring

Ray did a great job tailoring a men’s tuxedo to fit me (a woman). I’ll be going back with my tailoring from now on.

I’ve had Indochino and Black Lapel make me custom made suits and blazers. I take them to Ray for the last «fine tuning». Ray does an amazing job. Just make sure that Ray is on the same page in regards to deadlines and fit. He is easy to work with. I’ve utilized Ray for 5 blazers and 2 suits in the last 10 months. I give Ray my highest recommendation.

Ray is very nice and helpful. I had pants, shirts, and jackets tailored by him. Here’s my honest review of his work:
His sewing and actual craftsmanship seems to be good. So far nothing has ripped. Although there were several times where I would have extra seams.
Part of being a tailor IMO should not just be what the customer wants, but what is actually possible. Half of the shirts I’ve tailored were too slim for me. Yes I asked for slim but half of my shirts were too slim. I never fought with him and he never gave me recommendations.
Majority of my blazers ended up being a waste. One of my jacket was pretty much a waste since I can barely move my arms up. I’m sure a good tailor should have known better.
This may partially be my fault but I’m not the professional here. I most likely spent over over $ 600 with him and had to throw away well over 1k worth of clothes away.

Went to Ray’s because of all the great reviews and dropped two suits off for alterations two weeks before the wedding. He was a good guy, said he’ll definitely get the suits altered within two weeks, and everything seemed peachy.
Came back two weeks later (yesterday) like he said in the late afternoon and after ten minutes of him searching for the suits found out they hadn’t been worked on since I dropped them off. He said he thought he had done them, but actually worked on another guy’s suits (I expect a stellar review from that guy saying, «Damn quick! Dropped my suits off and got them altered in less than a week when he said two! Will be going back!» You know, typical Unilocal boilerplate great review language.
Anyways, no altered suits, it was late afternoon, and wedding was the next morning.
WTFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
He was able to alter one of the suits the same day, which was great, but again, had two weeks to make the alterations. The other suit will be altered past the deadline he himself gave and assured me. Didn’t offer a discount, but more importantly didn’t offer an apology.
Ray probably deserves all the 5 stars from other customers — he’s a friendly guy (when you first meet him), he’s very experienced, the alterations he does are on point, his prices are reasonable, and he’s probably on time according to all the other reviews.
But in my case, as a first time customer, given the reasonable amount of time to make the alterations, this wasn’t a positive experience in the end. Suits weren’t done in the timeframe he himself gave and guaranteed me given the circumstances of the situation and I’ll have to think twice before coming back to him.
Oh yeah, Ray doesn’t answer his phones. You have to physically haul your butt over to his shop.

Great service, and super nice owners. I’ve brought a number of items here to the altars and have been completely happy with the results. Only reason I don’t give it a five star review is because I think they were a little pricey. But then again, there is some truth to the cliché that you get what you pay for. I would definitely recommend these folks.

Ray is a hard working and talented individual. He patched my torn up jeans that I didn’t want to toss out for very cheap considering the quality of work and quality of denim used to close up the problem areas. I will be back for more repair/​alteration work!

Ray jokingly told me that we could put the wedding on hold if he didn’t finish my suits in time.
***nervous laughter on my part***
Ray got it done and I looked like a champ.
He’s not particularly cheap… or expensive, but he did quality work on time. One thing that’s a little tough is that he is one man show, and not always there during business hours, so call ahead to make sure.
I was nervous about leaving my suit there till the very last minute, but thankfully everything worked out. He was nice enough to give his cell phone number in case there were any mishaps.
I feel so bourgeois having a tailor now.

I’ve come to Ray a few times now. I’ve had suits and khakis tailored here, and they look fantastic.
Ray is the nicest individual you can meet as well, and makes the whole experience enjoyable. The work is quality, affordable, and the return times are very convenient (I’ve requested a suit that needed shortened sleeves, sleeves taken in, sides taken in, button shifted, pants hemmed and got it back in a week and a half).
Don’t judge a book by its cover on this one. Its a small shop in an unassuming neighborhood, but this is where you want to go for tailoring. He really knows his trade, and he’s a great human being.

My first review on Unilocal,but I owe Ray at least that. I was looking for a tailor in the neighborhood and found Ray’s shop rated really well at «5 stars». I recently purchased a new suit, sport coat, jeans and pants and decided they were worth tailoring. I gave Ray a call and brought them in.
It’s a small shop, and by the looks he has lots of customers (don’t be surprised if he’s seeing one or a couple drop by during your visit). Parking can be a challenge. I wouldn’t advise toting along the little ones, you may have to cross busy Mission.
Ray’s a funny and friendly guy. He enjoys sharing his life’s experiences and he has some interesting ones. Like others mentioned, he doesn’t try to influence you into making certain alterations. However, he does very well in listening to what you want and will provide solicited feedback. I was impressed with my first visit and extremely proud to flaunt his work. I’ve had several alterations done and am stoked to now say I have a personal tailor. He does make you look like a million $.
Ray is extremely busy, but if you’re willing to wait for work to be done, it’s definitely worth it. He is a true master of his craft. For selfish reasons, I might regret this review, but if you need a tailor, he’s the man to see! Thanks Ray and keep up the great work!

Ray = friendly.
Service = friendly.
Prices = reasonable to moderate.
He does a great job, and I’ll keep going back, as I’m always going to be short! :-P
Nope, it doesn’t look like much from the outside but it’s great quality and he has wonderful hours! Very honest, sincere, and makes you appreciate local shops like his!

Bloomingdales quality at a great price. Actually he used to work for Bloomingdales and won several awards for them! Ray decided to open his own shop.
Here is a recap:
Great quality work. No short cuts here.
He can do basic alterations to any of your clothes or make a non fitting suit fit you!
He has great hours. Open late! Very Late!
Great if needed in a short time frame.
Extremely affordable.
Old school tailor, not fancy equipment.
Honest and sincere, no sales pitches.
Can also make custom clothes for you.
I brought all my designer suits to him including my wedding tux. Reliable/​dependable.
Great service, great tailor, Awesome person.

Ray’s store doesn’t look like much, but he is the man who can make you look a billion bucks. He is my go to man for any alterations to my Black Lapel suit purchases (they get close, but never perfect). He has always been honest and ready for me to pick-​up my suit on the promised date.

Ray knows his stuff. He is a suit man through and through. I brought my new j crew suit for alterations and the moment I put it on he sized me up and called out where the faults were: ‘bubbling’ on the upper back, taper on the sides, and taper on the pants up to the knee, no hemming. Took a week and presto, the suit was tailored: perfectly slim without the discomforts that would usually follow. All three points of tailor ran to 135 (and you should not paying any less) for a suit that I wear without that weird feeling of ‘something’s off…’ you get from any slim fit OTR suit. Well done Ray!

I had Ray work on several suits, modify shirts (new and older), hem and take-​in some pants, all done beautifully, on-​time and at a reasonable budget. A lot has been posted here, so suffice it to say that Ray is MY ONE and ONLY Tailor in San Francisco! He’s great! I highly recommend him if you need a tailor.

Ray does great work. Prices are reasonable. I trusted him with a couple of nice and very important suits, and shirts. The work was done the day he said and I am completely satisfied.

Fast, Skilled, Friendly, and Inexpensive. This guy is great.
My roommate told me about him, so I brought several dress shirts for fitting. Excellently done, very fast, quality work, and was easy to work with, very easygoing. He had all my shirts ready the next day, per request.
Recommended highly! I will be going back.

I found Ray’s on Unilocal,I loved that he was so close to my house! I was having shoulder surgery a couple of weeks ago, knowing I would be home recouping for a while I bought a bunch of warm comfy thermals and PJ pants for around the house.
I have really small wrists so often when I buy things with cuffs they are way too big, I brought Ray 4 thermal shirts a very nice new sweater and a fleece, he fixed all of them for me overnight so I would have them ready to go to keep me comfortable and warm after my surgery! Ray’s work was flawless and he was very friendly and helpful! The price was a little more than I had planned on but for 6 pieces done overnight it was well worth it!
I have a pair of pants from a suit and two pairs of cords that need to be taken in… will be heading back to see Ray soon!
Thanks Ray!

Still excellent and friendly.
Since my original review he has also completely altered a pair of pants for the BF, they were quite possibly 3 – 4 sizes too big (they BF liked the material and took a chance that Ray would be able to work his magic) and they now fit perfect. He has also tapered pant legs for me. I will never go to anyone else. I don’t think there is anything he can’t do.