Oakdale Cleaners

I live super close and the ONLY reason i go here is if im being really lazy. The old woman who runs the place will charge me $ 5 per shirt i get dry cleaned! When the younger woman is working I pay less. When i mention this to the old woman she insists on $ 5/​ea. Not only that but she’ll be like, «ohh only two things 10.68, just give me $ 10» like she’s doing me some favor. Such a rip off

I should have read the reviews before going here… wow this is horrible.
2 shirts pressed how hard could that be? Well let’s say say the sleeve has 4 creases, and there are creases all over the front of the shirt, I haven’t even looked at the back.
When I asked for a refund or to do it over she called the police! On her bad service!!! I will NEVER be back

AVOID THIS PLACE, no matter how convenient it is to your place. As others have said, it is overpriced and the service is terrible. I wish I’d checked Unilocal first before wasting $ 50.
She was aggressive about getting extra services and refused to quote a price. The pants I was having hemmed came back with one leg longer then the other — and both hems were uneven. For dry cleaning a skirt and getting the hem job, she charged me $ 50 and went on about what a wonderful job she’d done.
After trying them on at home, I went back to get my money back because I no longer trusted her judgment. When I asked for cash back, she claimed that there’s no way they could have done a bad job because they cut off the same amount of fabric from each leg — completely ignoring the fact that one leg was longer then the other.
After some arguing, I ultimately got a fraction of the money back and went down the street to Wellington Cleaners, a place with five star reviews. Cost there to fix the hemming? SIX DOLLARS.

They charged me more than they originally said they would and didn’t mention that they only accept cash. Horrible experience and will never go back.

Quick, reasonably priced, conveniently located for me, and friendly service. I have no complaints and will use this cleaners again. They have a 5hour cleaning service available and men’s dress shirts are only $ 1.80 each.
–Cash only

Have had experiences similar to those below of surprise giant bills received after alterations were done. The dry cleaning in general is overpriced and isn’t all that well done — if you have absolutely anything on the article of clothing she basically looks at it like she won’t be able to get it out. Tried sticking with her for awhile for convenience and loyalty’s sake, but just need to try others now.

Sue rocks. Easy going, no nonsense, quick turnaround and friendly.

Overpriced, cash only. I have found after multiple visits that the clerk is not friendly. I had no idea getting two pairs of pants hemmed with an «original hem» would amount to $ 47, so I had only taken out $ 40 from the ATM at work. I was told I could come back later when I had the full $ 47. This is my first review, and I admit I am a bit frustrated on a Friday afternoon after a long week. However, I plan on going to Halsted Cleaners from now on. The prices at Halsted Cleaners make sense for my budget, they take credit cards, and the people working the counter are always friendly.

I’ve been going to Suzie for a few years now. This dry cleaners is nothing special, but she gets the job done. Once or twice over the years there was a seemingly new stain on a garment, and she’d take it back and fix it for no extra charge. I can’t complain.

Do not ever take your clothes here!!! They are SOOOO over priced. I took one basket full of laundry when I first moved here to get it just washed and it was $ 60! I made the mistake of taking my laundry again and she charged me double to dry clean my clothes because of the dog hair… she tried to be funny and say aw you have a cat and I was like no a dog. She told me that she lint rolled all my clothes like I was supposed to be happy, when there was hardly and hair on them and it should be part of the dry cleaning. There are plenty of other places around this area so try them and don’t ever waste your money at this dump.

I had a few items with lingering stains that I needed to bring in. Here’s what the owner said about them:
*Silk dress with food stain: Pointed out that the white on the print and the off-​white on the print were «not the same color. I don’t know if these stains will come out.» I had to correct her that it was part of the print. That was pretty funny.
*White sweater with mystery stain: I had a hard time finding the stain to point it out to her. She then proceeded to point out the pit stains on the white sweater and giggle to me. Really? I know I’m a sweaty beast. That’s why I keep my arms down. That’s just plain rude. Hey lady, you’re old and mean! HA! See, not very nice pointing out the obvious, is it?
When I went to pick up the clothes, my silk dress had a NEW stain on it, all across the breast. What? Unfortunately I had no proof that it wasn’t there before, so I had to pay for it. And the sweater was just the way it was before. Bad customer service and bad results – the winning 1-​star combo.
Go to White Cleaner’s. That woman is awesome and does a great job.

Said that my pillows/​comforter would be done in a week. Two weeks later, things are still not done. No apologies nothing.
I wouldn’t go back here, there are so many dry cleaning places in chicago, that this one isn’t worth my time.

Not surprised to see the other poor reviews for this place. Like Wende, I was excited to have a cleaner a stone’s throw away. But the lady’s attitude is not worth the convenience. I got similar sketchy quotes for bigger items. And what really got me is she basically made fun of me for having cat fur on my things. My cats rule! what does she know?
Go to Diversey Cleaners at Racine/​Diversey. Super nice, a total 180.

This place is shades to the shades. I live down the block and was excited to have a cleaner so close by until I learned my lesson –the lady is MEAN, argues with you and rips you off. She doesn’t quote you a price until you pick up your item. The first time I went in I brought a comforter. When I asked her how much it would cost to clean, she said she didn’t know. Apparently, she had to wait until she finished cleaning it before she could tell me. Then she made me put down a deposit and told me to come pick it up. When I picked it up, the price was crazy. Next time I brought a pair of jeans to be altered and when I came to pick it up it was $ 50. Plus I found random strings all over the place. Not worth the energy or money. Do yourself a favor and go somewhere else.

They do a very good job cleaning your clothes. A very good job, really. One time I took a load of wash in there though… mind you, it was maybe a washer’s full of clothes, and the sign in the window claims that laundry is $.90. I told them I wanted everything laundered, not dry cleaned, and when I went to pick it up, I had an $ 80 bill. I had to pay it to get my clothes back. Crooked.