Lavanderia El Gringo Laundromat

Machines rip u off. Expensive and the machines doesn’t do a good job of washing the clothes. I put 2 cups of arm and hammer with oxi clean liquid detergent and saw no suds on my first load. I thought, maybe I’m suppose to put it when the water is running so I did it on the second machine. No bubbles on the second machine I used. I waited till the machines were done. I checked if some of my shirts still had stains and they did. I wasted 4 cups of detergent and time. I won’t come back here.

This place very clean and cute card they give you
Prices are moderate I came here on a Friday morning as this place has a lot of space and parking

I don’t visit laundromats often but the washers at my work went down today so I had about 8 loads to do, and fast. Upon my arrival, I found that this place offers A/​C, the facility is super clean, there are tons of machines, and I didn’t need to break bills and lug quarters around. They offer a card system that was in perfect working condition. A worker by the name of Julio helped me obtain my laundry card and when I finished also helped push my basket to my car and also helped me load my laundry into my trunk. I offered a tip and he refused. If you have to use a laundromat for your laundry needs, I suggest you check this one out. The place wasn’t busy but I went around 2pm on a Thursday. I imagine the weekend gets packed.

This place is going downhill. It is understaffed, kids run around like wild animals (bumping into the legs/​feets of other customers, including me), and many broken machines. They are also overpriced. The debit card reloading machine now does not take credit cards, you have to use cash only and the ATM of course charges a fee so be sure you have cash with you (obtained from your own bank) to load onto the card. The machines are also seem to have a new «bait and switch» function — the dryers, anyway. Today I put my clothes in and as soon as I paid and pushed the start button, it started blinking again, as if it did not accept my payment. At first I thought there might have been some minutes left on the dryer from the person who used it before me but then, it deducted another 50 cents from my card! Well, at least I now have extra dry clothes. Also, be sure you watch out for the washing machines — if you have a heavy load and press ‘Heavy’, it will take another 25 cents from your card. There’s no need to select ‘Heavy’ though because the washing cycle is the same number of minutes. I checked. Also, if you are washing a lot of clothes, be sure you put in enough detergent. For the $ 6.50 machines, you should put in at least 2 – 3 cups of liquid because otherwise your clothes will not be clean. 1 ½ cups for the $ 4 machines. And, be sure you bring enough detergent because they only sell small bottles of really good detergent and they are $ 6.50 per bottle! They also sell some powdered ones but those don’t clean the clothes well at all. AND — be sure you put your detergent bottle back into your car after you are done because it WILL be stolen by someone else. Stay next to your dryer when it is drying the clothes; this is Canoga Park and is filled with «lower class» people who will rip off any valuable clothes. I just had a Polo shirt ripped off recently. I hope the new owner is enjoying it. FINALLY, be sure you park in the back parking lot. Today I noticed a car parked in the metered spaces in the front being ticketed. Looked like a big family who probably was working hard to make ends meet… that trip to the laundromat cost them another $ 63.00. :-(
They need to get more staff members in there and tell the kids to stop running around indoors (if they slip and break an arm, the parents will sue the laundromat) and fix those debit card machines. And take off that bait-​and-​switch function on the dryers in attempt to nickel and dime the customers.

I rated three stars because the business claims to offer dry cleaning, but it’s only «Wash n’ Fold»
The prices here are reasonable, and their establishment is usually kept pretty tidy.

I’m not into scroungy laundromats, so I was SO THANKFUL to fun this one! Big, open, clean, and well staffed up in here!
I like that there are TONS of machines here, and that its always clean. With so many washers and dryers you can get it all done and be out the door in about an hour– which I love. (Leaves so much time to do more fun stuff-​well, stuff more fun than laundry!)
Seems like every time I’m here it’s not jam packed-​which is a late morning time for me.
TIPS:
This is a coo less laundry, you’ll put all your money on a card. On your first trip you’ll buy one from the machine for $ 5– but they put the value right back on it– so no loss. (ask the lady on duty to help/​explain and they will show you how to register your card in case of loss)
There are several washer sizes with prices from $ 3– to $ 5– and dryers are .25 for 10 minutes. (They are hot and dry quickly)
Vending machines and nice folding stations here as well.
Nobody ever parks out front due to the parking meters-​there is parking round back. :)
Have fun and see you there!

This was by far the best laundromat I have been to! Very clean, a lot of machines and different sizes to choose from! I liked how they had a variety of vending machines and that there was tables and chairs to sit on!

This place is awesome! Everyone was very friendly. They have someone watching the parking lot who helped me bring in my laundry. The women inside took the time to explain their card system and helped me get a new card. As I was leaving another man asked if I needed help out. I didn’t but I was surprised how helpful everyone was. The place was clean and their machines worked well and many to choose from. I am happy as I haven’t had the greatest experience with my now former laundromat near my house. This place is out of the way for me, but I don’t mind. Definitely worth the drive. I will be back!

After moving out of my parents house and moving to California going to laundromat was something I was dreading. This place has exceeded all my expectations of what I thought a laundromat would be like. Very clean facility, friendly staff, free wifi, great snacks in the vending machines! Also their card system is super easy to use. Tons of different machines and sizes. And lots of room to just sit and hang out while waiting for your laundry.
I prefer to come during the day because I’ve noticed it gets a little crowded in the evening when everyone gets off work.

Love the cleanliness of this place! Very excellent costumer service!.. Love the wifi! And the many machines there is to use! I will definitely will be coming back!

Since I have a pretty small washer and dryer, sometimes I’ll scoot on over to the Lavanderia for a quick 1-​day washing excursion. Once I get going, this place is amazing! It’s clean, not overcrowded, the people are helpful, they have vending machines, tables, places to fold, and laundry baskets on wheels. They actually make laundry more fun. Plus you can get on the free wifi while you wait or read a book.
I have been there twice now and I have to say it’s pretty great! I prefer going there to doing laundry at home. The only drawback is how complicated it is to start. First, you have to get a card with them and give them your name/​address/​phone, which you put cash into. If you don’t have cash, you have to see them at the counter after you get your card set-​up and have them put money on it from your card. At least, that was my understanding. Since my English machine was down one time I went they had to do everything for me. They have 1 machine in Spanish and 1 in English. The thing I don’t like about it is I have to keep going back to the machine to add more money since I don’t want to put too much in or it stays on the card.
Aside from the card set-​up, this place is a breeze! Don’t be afraid to ask for help if you need it. Everyone is very pleasant and helpful.
If anyone from the Lavanderia is reading this: You have microwavable snacks, but I don’t see a microwave available… why!!!

Since I first stepped foot at this place I knew this would the place to-​go and wash the clothes. It is clean, very friendly staff, and the owners are down to earth. You can see almost that they are committed to their business because they are there almost each day — and all I ever see them doing is attending customers, and cleaning. There is a huge parking spot right at the back of the laundry place — free. I can honestly say I can look forward to doing laundry now because of the free wifi access which lets me rock out to my music while I’m washing. Overall it’s an awesome huge place. Oh and various of eating spots and banks nearby.

I love this laundromat It’s less than 2 miles from my place and it is VERY clean and their cars system is very easy to use and there’s plenty of parking out back and free Wi-​if!

This laundromat was close to me and I had heard it was new and clean so I thought I’d try it out for my big blankets. I had also heard it didn’t use coins… but I did not fully understand how the process worked. If it were not for the kind help of Yolanda, I would have been lost and felt like running out, but she walked me through getting a card and registering it process… and never made me feel stupid… and I promise you, I was acting stupid. I almost forgot to put the laundry soap in and she gently reminded me. She actually walked me through the whole process of choosing which machine and showing me how to work it.
I feel more at home in here now, have a registered card with money on it, used the clean restroom and got a snack all without looking too foolish again!
There are big screen TVs and tables for folding and for sitting, eating your snack and typing Unilocal reviews. I will definitely come here again!

You know, I have washing machines in my apartment complex, but I drive two miles to this place. I like not having to get quarters, I like that its so clean, I like that there is always a machine available and I like the friendly staff. And God knows I love having WiFi. Laundry is boring.

I visited it yesterday, and I am very pleased with the service. The staff helped me and showed me how to pay with their Card, how to put money and use their machines.
there are plenty of washers and dryers, so you don’t have to wait for anyone, I was done within an hour.
Thank you

Holy Jesus on a pogo stick. This is a really nice laundry mat. The staff was very friendly. Other customers helped me figure out how to get my card, yes a card is $ 1 but you register it and you get your $ 1 back. My first load (hey-​Oooo) was $ 4 but when I swiped my card it said free, obviously I was very confused. But when I went to the next one it showed in had a full balance. So yes my first load (hey-​Oooo) was FREE. Very clean, lots of parking, and free wifi, I’m sure you already know.
Thai place is dope.

Clean, friendly staff, priced right, free wifi.
First impressions matter — a staff member met me at my car with a cart and the manager was quick to approach and show me the machines and hand me a wifi password. Weird saying this, but laundry time was … pleasant.

This is my second visit to this place. I consider this place to be the best laundromat in the SFV.
Don’t worry about quarters, they accept credit cards to load your prepaid laundry card.
The AC works very well. The hot dryers are working hard, but I’m sitting and relaxing in the cold AC.
The vending machines are reasonable priced too, 75 cents for a can of coke.
I will be doing my laundry here for the foreseeable future.

Compared to other laundromat this one is by far the best one I’ve been too. There is lots of parking in the back. There’s this cute old man who is so friendly that greets you at your car with one of those cart.
If you haven’t been here before you have to go to the machines to load up a card ($ 1 to start a card and then you can add money to it)
What I like about this laundromat is that they offer different size machines and they are clean! They have options of 4 load, 6 load or 8 load machines which is awesome because you can get it done faster. We decided to do the 6 load machine which was $ 5.75 which is actually pretty good compared to what my apartment charges. We also opted for the larger dryers and they charge 50¢ for every 10 mins.
They also offer free wifi, arcade games and lots of different drinks and snacks.