Jin’s Cleaners

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The quality service and uplifting attitude help too.
Tux, Shirts, Coats, stained silk… all have come out above average in treatment.
price is noticeably high.

The service is average and the prices are too expensive. Since there aren’t many other cheaper options nearby I will probably be back.

Two stars because they never get my stains out and my clothes never smell like they’ve been cleaned. They have never «ruined» anything of mine beyond repair but I have gotten wool suit pants back with weird spray marks on them and a black silk blouse with white marks on it.
They are affordable and do get the clothes done in a reasonable time and have never ruined anything beyond repair.

I really like this place. They’re always quick and professional. The one and only time I had an issue with my snow white sweater not being it’s whitest– they redid it for free and it was as good as new. Thanks Jin’s!

While the dry cleaning is very well priced I was absoluted appalled by their dry cleaning. I took a light green dress and a cream blazer in. I picked them up and when I got home I noticed that the green dress had NEW marks on it and is now stained (I took it to another cleaner). The dress was fine when I took it in, I had worn it out in the summer and didn’t want any yellowing under the arms, but there are a couple dark marks on the front of the dress and it is completely unwearable. Additionally, my cream blazer came home with a massive soap stain on the front lapel, so I can’t wear it until I get it dry cleaned again. DEFINITELY WOULD NOT RECOMMEND!

Good dry cleaners in Wicker Park. Staff is friendly and they generally speaking do a good job. I like that if I’m ever short a nickel or dime they tell me not to worry about it. I hate small change and never carry it. Thanks for not making me carry it.

I was quoted 12 for a simple hem for the bottom of my pants. When I picked them up they charged me 16. I would have paid 16, its not outrageous but I’d like to know an honest price up front. They did do a good job with the hem though.

I’m tired of dealing with sub-​par service and cleaning at Jin’s. Since dry cleaning is not a regular service I need, I put up with the tiny mistakes like not fixing a button when requested. However, in the last year I have used Jin’s about 6 times, and every single time there has been something wrong; pressing pants from the outside, when I (and the garment tag) have expressed the need to press from the inside, fixing a hem on one side of a shirt and not the other, and twice adding stains to the garments to be cleaned! I’m through with the poor service and the high prices. I’ll go elsewhere.

I have gone to another cleaner because they are not competitive on pricing by almost double. Nice people, but I dry clean all my clothes and I am saving $ 10 – 20 a week.

Their cleaning service seems fine. My issues are with their tailoring.
After seeing mostly good reviews on Unilocal,I brought in a suit and a pair of pants to have altered. Both pairs of pants needed to just be hemmed. The jacket needed the back to be taken in a bit, and the sleeves to be lengthened.
I should have reconsidered when the woman in front of me lashed out at the lady behind the register about how her skinny jeans had been ruined by the tailor. I guess I doubted her sense of reality as I couldn’t imagine how she could cram herself into said skinny jeans.
That being said, the lady behind the register and marked up the changes needed on my clothes. She said that I could pick them up about three days later, and I appreciated the speedy service. That is, until I came to pick up my clothes.
Since the alterations were basic, I didn’t inspect them in the store. I also needed them for a work trip a day later, so my options were limited. Upon my eventual inspection, here’s what I discovered:
–The hems of both pairs of pants were so poorly done that fabric was ballooning out between the stitches. They length was also at least half an inch longer than had been pinned.
–The sleeves of the jacket were altered unevenly so that the material on the inner arm pulls, and looks awkward. Additionally, the buttons weren’t moved to compensate for the addiitonal length.
–The seam of the back of the jacket appeared fine.
So, I wore my poorly tailored clothing on my trip. When I returned, I brought these garments back to Jin’s to discuss. I was greeted by the same young lady behind the counter. I told her I was unhappy, and showed her the hems of the pants. I was then rudely told that is how pants are supposed to look, and that nothing was wrong. If this were my first alterations experience, I could have gone along it, but this is not how hems are supposed to look.
I then moved on to the jacket, and put it on to clearly show the issue. She again rudely told me that she saw what I was talking about and that it had nothing to do with the alterations, but rather the construction of the jacket itself. If it had been a flea-​market find, I could have gone along with it, but the jacket is from a reputable brand and the flaw clearly is a result of the tailoring.
Despite saying that these issues weren’t their fault, and that nothing could be done, she did suggest that I come back when the tailor is there — which is between 9:00 and 3:00 on Mon, Wed and one other week day. Seeing as how I have a job, this isn’t going to work. She then suggested that I come back when the owner is there to discuss.
What I’m doing instead is going elsewhere to pay for the alterations to be re-​done correctly. That means I’m out $ 73.
Please, for the sake of your pants and jackets, do not allow Jin’s to attempt your alterations.

Jin is so good I still travel from the south loop to wicker park to have her do my dry cleaning and tailoring after 6 years of moving. She knows her regulars and does a great job whether dry cleaning, laundering or tailoring for every customer.

While the pants I gave them came back looking and feeling pretty good, if you look closely you can just barely see that they missed the original crease by about ¼ inch. Not a deal-​breaker, but certainly not ideal, either.

Friendly staff, quick turn around, reasonable prices and good hours. I’m happy to have them in the neighborhood. And they have yet to ruin anything of mine in the year i have been going there. Damn! I just gave my next shirt the kiss of death…

Jin’s is my go-​to for alterations – big or small – and has been for several years. I used to live close, but even since I’ve moved, I go out of my way to take my clothes here because of her stellar work. I’ve had dresses, skirts, pants, you name it fitted by Jin and they’ve all turned out wonderfully.
Most recently I brought in my favorite pair of jeans, which were wearing out in the butt, for some preemptive patching. I told her I understood if she needed to do some stitching across the patch (even though I didnt really want obnoxious zig zags across it) because I knew that iron-​on patches could fall off after a few washings. She used a real piece of denim instead of flimsy iron-​on and the stitching is practically invisible. Great work.

Although this place has good reviews thus far, it is not worth the risk. I went here three times and each time they ruined something, which I did not realize until after the last time I brought a load of laundry. I kid you not… each time, at least 2 articles of clothing were damaged. Outrageous. I don’t pay someone to destroy my clothes, when I could do just a fine job destroying them myself if I were to clean them at home.
Their prices aren’t very great, either. For the quality of work, it is pricey. They use cheap and lazy processes, and if you have fine quality clothing, this will ruin them. This place has cost me much more than I bargained for.
Go to JOY LUCK on Milwaukee. Cheaper prices, and amazing professional quality. They have cleaned my silk pieces and fine fabric suits, and have amazed me!

I don’t go to the Dy Cleaners very often, heck this was really the first time I had ever used one. Jin’s was excellent they had great service, and a quick turn around.

I primarily use Jin as a dry cleaner for typical boring work fare. I’ve never had any issues either with quality, price or timeliness.
I’ve also taken in some pants for length and waist (again, boring wool work pants) and received similar exemplary service.
Its been over a year since I’ve been using Jin and never had had an issue.

Based on bad experiences in the past, I’m wary about trying new cleaners so I only dropped off 1 pair of jeans requesting original hemming. She wrote down the inseam and didn’t measure or pin the jeans.
A couple days later, I come to pick it up and the hemming looked pretty good, but sadly they were 2 inches too short. It would have taken 2 minutes just to pin them — she didn’t ask and neither did I so I guess it was also partially my fault. Cost was more than I had paid at similar cleaners.

I think I have finally found a new dry cleaning spot that I will be satisfied with! Prices were great and they have same day service. Warm and friendly staff (I thnk its just two women) also make the experience enjoyable. They did a great job getting a notorious stain out of my favorite yellow shirt! The best thing about it is that I can just walk two blocks from home to get to it!
NICE!!!

Update as of 1÷05÷2008:
They are one block away from my place and have become the default cleaners. I need to update this review as I need to write about two special incidents:
Incident #1:
My mother-​in-​law bought a new suit for me as a gift. I had to get it altered because I like my suits fitted. I kept postponing the alteration until my in-​laws called and said they are visiting us in a few days. Holy shit! If my mother-​in-​law notices that Mr. Oscar de la Renta (the suit) has been sitting in my closet for the past 5 months, she is going to give me «that look»…you know, the look of the in-​laws! So, I rush to Jin’s to get the suit altered.
I told her that I need it fit to my body. She is taking measurements and asks me to hold the coat on the back so she can mark the adjustments. I do as she says and she goes «thats too tight… do you want it to look that tight?» Oh yes ma’am, there is nothing worse than a loose suit. Plus, if you have it flaunt it, right? She doesn’t say another word, takes measurements, and asks me to come back after 2 days. Wow, 2 days? Thats impressive… the tailor at Nordstroms wanted a week to do the same job (take that sucka!). I go back after 2 days and the suit fits perfectly.
For further proof, you can see me wearing that suit in the pics from Unilocal holiday party. I got quite a few compliments on it. So much for being too tight!
Incident #2:
At the same Unilocal party, someone bumped in to my partner thereby spilling red wine on his camel hair sport coat. I took it to Jin’s and they got the stain out. It looks new.
So yeah, you can trust your clothes to Jin. Their prices are reasonable. I took an entire laundry hamper full of clothes (sweaters, shirts, and pants) for dry cleaning yesterday and my bill was only $ 82 (I was expecting anywhere around $ 150)
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I have been going to this place for a while now and they have not misplaced or ruined my clothes… yet. I have had horrible experiences with dry cleaners before but not with Jin.
I have had all sorts of clothes dry cleaned here… linen suits, ties, silk shirts, dress shirts, wool pants etc. Everything has been perfectly done. They also do alterations. One of these days I may go get my suit altered.
The turnaround time is pretty good, they have your stuff ready in 2 days.