Manuel’s Custom Tailoring

For the record in case the updated review doesn’t show, I gave Manny’s place 5 stars way back in 2008 as one of the early reviewers of this place.
I’ve been to his place many times over the years and it wasn’t until this year I noticed a big drop off in his service. Over the last two months I’ve requested some fixes to my pants which required some holes to be sewn back together and trimming the length of my pants. Nothing out of the ordinary or requiring significant work. The last two times I went to drop off my clothes on a Saturday, Manny would quote them to be ready for me three business days later (Wednesday). I waited a whole week each time. Yet even when I arrived, he said that they weren’t ready so I was forced to wait in the area for an hour for him to fix them last minute. I tried to be patient with him first when he explained to me he was short staffed. Ok then — why didn’t he just call me on the day of Wednesday when they were promised to be ready and let me know? I had to drive all the way to his store to be told that it was going to be delayed. So to be fair, I gave him a chance and just chalked it up to bad timing. Three weeks later, I come for my second visit within the same month and he quotes me a Wednesday pick up (having dropped them off on Saturday again). THE SAME THING HAPPENS!!! He comes at me with the same excuse. Manny — didn’t you learn the last time? If there was another delay, then at least notify me ahead of time. I gave you an extra two business days and you still hadn’t even started my request. If he was still short staffed through that month, he should have just at least told me he needed more than a week when I came back for the next job. It wasn’t so much of the wait that bothered me as much as the inconvenience of having to drive all the way up there to be told it was going to be delayed. He never learned and pulled the same excuse on me like last time. I am so disappointed in giving him a pass the first time that it’s on me if I give him another chance to disappoint me once again.
To add more insult to the situation, he quoted me my job was only going to cost me $ 4 but he charged me $ 5 upon pick up. So he didn’t even stick to his estimate and despite the inconvenience he just charged me an extra dollar on top of that.
His service has really gone downhill. I’m not sure if it’s his old age but you can’t make customers come back and forth twice just because you can’t schedule your work better or provide more accurate quotes. There are plenty of other tailoring places in the area that review well on Unilocal.Feel free to look yourself. Even as a long time customer, I will no longer give him my business.

Went to shorten the sleeves of my suit. Manual did an excellent job. He definitely knows what he is doing. Very professional and has really good character. Definitely my go to place for my tailoring needs! Also very reasonably priced.

Manuel’s Custom Tailor = Class «A» Service and Great Tailor. The older gentleman was able to rework the shoulder on a new suit and custom fit! High value on average price for high-​quality work! I can only comment on suits that required tailoring.

Sent in my samurai S300JPs in for some taperin and they got the job done clean and fast no problems. Not that pricey either

Manuel is the man! I am a first time user and he helped me tailored my Tuxedo for my wedding. The entire suit didn’t fit at the beginning due to my not so proportional figure, and I just looked a bit weird whatever posture I was using. Manuel simply drew several magical line on the pants and blazer and helped me make it just fit on me.
Besides, Manuel is a very kind gentleman, who looks like being integrated with life time wisdom and skills. Timing wise, I dropped on Friday noon time and got it the next Tuesday. Every efficient. Fair market price. Recommended.

I love Manuel, the work is always good, the finished product is absolutely and completely professional. You can have Manuel measure you once or bring in another like garment that fits you well and he will tailor what you’ve brought in to the same fit. I would definitely recommend this store!

Manuel always is awesome — does a great job tailoring my BFs suit jackets and pants. I have used him as well, and he is very reasonably priced. Quality work — I wish he was closer to my new home in the Peninsula, but we literally still go there anyway — no one can compare.

Great, family-​owned business. I’ve been coming to Manuel’s for many years now. I’ve had many things tailored here, including: very expensive, brand named jeans (w/​original hem), slacks, button-​down shirts, sweatshirts, blazers, jackets, you name it. Manuel can get the job done and get it right to your satisfaction. I would definitely recommend Manuel’s without hesitation.

Nice service and quality. Manuel is the owner and tailor. He’s the salt of the earth. He knows his stuff. This is the way it used to be before dry cleaners got in the business of providing shoddy alterations — people would take their garments to an experienced tailor like Manuel.

Manuel and family are the best tailoring team to work with. They work with you till you are happy with the outcome. I have been going to Manuel’s for abt 20 years and i will continue to go for as long as they are around. Thanks Manuel.

This is a legit tailor. He straight up looks like an old school tailor that’s been doing alterations and fittings for years. Go into a changing room and give him 30 seconds and he’s already sized you up on what needs to be done.
I’ve had him do suits, regular fit slacks, slim fit slacks, and he does them right each time. His son is now helping out and he’s awesome too. They totally understand customer service and customer loyalty.

I brought a few pant suits I needed hemmed before I left town on business. Manuel is amazing in that he was able to get down and mark off the measurements. Before leaving, I asked the young man (his son?) at the desk how much it would cost. He told me $ 10 which is pretty reasonable. Fast forward to picking up my pants about 5 days later and the price was now $ 24 for both meaning they were $ 12 each. I was in a rush so I had no time to argue, nor did I have the desire to. I just hate it when you’re told one price then charged another when you go to pick up. I’m too annoyed to come back. I’ll just stick to Nordstrom. It’s a little bit more but you never have to worry about the price changing on you.

They did very well tailoring my jeans and keeping the original hem. The pricing is excellent considering the quality of work. Manuel and his son are very nice and accommodating, but the older lady working the desk at times can be a little rude (hence –1 star). She said she was unable to find my jeans and asked me to come back the next day. As soon as I got home she called me and said she found my jeans and told me to come back before closing. More demanding than apologetic.

Quality cannot be rushed. Nothing is as nice as a finely altered suit, except for a custom made one. Manuel personally handles all of my surgeon’s cuffs on my suits. Why have non-​functional buttons on a suit anyway?

I am new to the area and have never had anything altered. For my upcoming event and also for interviewing purposes I bought a new suit. I was hesitant about going in because I wasn’t sure what to expect at all. As soon as I walked I was greeted by Manuel (Manny) and he was very quick to help me get measured. The process was quick and painless. My suit didn’t require much other than bringing in the pants length and shortening my jackets sleeves. He told me to come back a week later for the suit as I was in no big hurry. When I picked up the suit I of course tried it on and it fit me better than I imagined. His son helped me this time and was very courteous making sure my suit fit properly on me. The cost for the alterations was very inexpensive considering the price I paid for the suit. I will take all my business to them.

I am a denim junkie, when my jeans are in need of a repair Im super picky with how they are fixed. After asking around my friends directed me toward this place. Manuel is a sweet little old man who said he could fix my jeans for only 12 bucks. He said he could have them finished in 12 days. Unfortunately my jeans took about 2 weeks! They didn’t even call to tell me they were extending the date. Other than that I’m satisfied with how they turned out. I just wish they told me that they would take longer than expected.

I thought I would go back this time to try to get a shirt taken in by Manuel to see if things have changed but sure enough customer service there is still out right absurd. Before I can even say anything he told me it won’t be ready until after Christmas and I would be wasting my time if I left my shirts there now. Even though I told him I wouldn’t need it before Christmas still he said don’t leave the shirt. This old man is just plain getting ridiculous!!! Needless to say I will never go back to this guy again.

I always have a great experience here. They are pleasant and do very fine work.
They also do a great job of hemming expensive jeans and keep the original hem for us shorties out there!

This review is explicitly for hemmed jeans.
First time I came here, I asked to have a pair of jeans shortened with original hem ($ 12). I said there was no rush so Manuel suggested I come back within a week. I did and my jeans were ready on time. But… I swear it didn’t look like the original hem… unfortunately, I didn’t take a before picture to compare it to. So I took them home as was.
Second time I came here was a week ago. I had two jeans shortened again with original hem. When I came back to pick up my jeans a week later… jeeze. The stiching is sloppy (aka wavy, wth?). For one pair, the thread doesn’t match the rest of the thread on the jeans. On some of the jeans, the stitching is zig zagged. And I’m almost 100% sure this isn’t the original hem! Man… I’ve included pictures of each sides of the ends of my jeans so eight pictures uploaded. Please go see for yourself.
Honestly, I’m not asking for it to be PERFECT but at least stitch in a straight line??? :/​Oh well. Maybe they do a better job with suits. Manuel’s very kind though. Good customer service. Kind people. Quality of hemming for jeans though. Meh. Looks like something I honestly might have done at home. Given my no-​sew skills. :/​
If anyone has recommendations on good places to go for original hems, please msg me with suggestions.
EDIT ¹⁰⁄₁₂ I’ve worn my Banana Republic jeans twice now to see if I experience the same issue twice and yes. It turns out my right pant leg is shorter than the left. :(Now when I walk around, I get that annoying feeling where more air is entering my pant from the right end than the left is. My right cuff is also barely touching the top of my foot and it’s just slightly irritating cause it’s like that itch you can’t get rid of, while on the other side, my left pant leg is doing just fine. Dangit.

Yeah, OK.
If you’re a man, you will get your suit tailored.
If you’re a man who wants to look damn good, you go to Manuel.
I work in finance, I’m in the military, I’m in a professional business fraternity. I pretty much LIVE in uniforms — in suits.
I know the majority of people buy suits OTR and believe that it’s already good to go. Well, to those people, damn you must be out your mind if you think buying a suit OTR will make you look amazing.
Manuel gets the damn job done. You come in there with your suit and he or his son will quickly attend to you. Even if they have a line at the front, either one of them will acknowledge your presence and try to serve everyone in a reasonable amount of time WHILE giving quality customer service and attention.
Manuel has some sort of God given talent when it comes to sizing you up. You have to come in here KNOWING what you want done to your suit and he will give you his opinion if you ask for it. so ask for it! He listens to you intently, and swiftly and professionally makes the adjustments. I guarantee you’ll look just freaking amazing.
Word of advice? Come in here with some knowledge as Manuel has a vast amount of information on tailoring.
Highly recommended if you want to actually wear a suit correctly. Stop doing yourself a disservice and go here… NOW.