Chau’s Alterations

Chau transformed an ill-​fitting J Crew bridesmaid dress into a nice little number!
As a bridesmaid in multiple weddings this year, I really need a good alterations shop. (For some reason, those dresses have the most awkward shapes.) Fortunately all Unilocal signs pointed to Chau’s. I dropped my dress on a Friday & it was ready to go in less than a week.
Rates are fair — I had the straps shortened & the entire body taken-​in on my lined faille dress for only $ 30. There was a bit of a hiccup with my pickup date — I was quoted a day when the shop was actually closed. However Chau was very apologetic and offered a small discount for the nuisance.
I’m happy to find a good local tailor — I’ll be back for sure.

Was turned down by a different tailor shop when I sought to have the sleeves of one of my Free People thermal tees shortened and then Overcharged ($ 38) by another tailor who did a horrible job. So I took another tee to Chau’s and Was completely surprised at the price ($ 12) I paid. What’s even better was the quality work j received. It was just as I had expected to receive from a tailor – professional, quality work. I will definitely be returning here for all my alteration needs. To top it off she was very pleasant and greeted me warmly as soon as I walked in.

I haven’t even picked up my first alteration and I feel compelled to leave a review. The ladies working were respectful of my time, thoughtful enough to remember my call earlier that day, and the services are affordable. I’m thrilled already! I’ll report back tomorrow after I recieve my alterations.

We have been taking ALL of our alterations here for quite some time — the work is always well done, ready when promised, and the service is very friendly. Even after moving last year, we still go to Chau’s rather than somewhere closer.

I love Chau (and the other ladies there) !! She is so sweet, and can do anything!!! Dependable, quality work and reasonably priced!

This place asks you to come in, then they tell you to leave because they don’t want to do the alteration. How they stay in business as an alteration business is beyond me.

I had five pairs of pants hemmed and they were perfect. Quick turnaround in getting the work done.

I brought a bridesmaid dress here for some tailoring & they did a great job! I’d been going to a different alterations place in town, but felt this dress was too important & my gut told me to go elsewhere, so I landed at Chau’s. I was nervous about dropping off the dress at a place I hadn’t been before, but another customer that was there couldn’t stop raving about their service. The price was right too. They listened to what I needed to have done & executed it perfectly. They even talked me out of minor alterations on the dress that would have cost a lot more & weren’t necessary to make it look any better. Also, the turn around time was fantastic! They didn’t get 5 stars not due to their work, but when I asked if they had a refund policy (if they royally messed up), she was definitely offended & the attitude showed in her body language. If it wasn’t for the other customer raving about her, I might not have left my dress there due to her response to what I thought was a simple & honest question. Just so you know, they didn’t have a policy to guarantee their work. ;) However, I don’t worry about dropping off my garments here anymore since they did an awesome job! Once we got over that question & I chose to do business with them, they have been nothing but friendly towards me.

I LOVE Chau! Not only is she sweet and reasonably priced ($ 12 to hem a dress!) but for an indecisive person, like myself, she is über helpful with making decisions on length, fit, etc! I have been taking things to her for over 3 years now and I’ve always been extremely happy with the results. I honestly can’t believe it has taken me this long to review. I guess I selfishly wanted to keep their awesomeness secret so it doesn’t get too busy in there!

The lady was really sweet and they were reasonably priced. And luckily, they rushed my order. I had a bridesmaid dress that I needed altered. I dropped it off on a Friday and it was ready on Tuesday. I was in a hurry so I didn’t try it on again before leaving with it, huge mistake. I paid them $ 30 to hem it and am certain they did nothing. My dress was just as long at the wedding as the day I took it in to have it altered. I was tripping over it all day, even in my heels. So just make sure if you’re going to take anything here that you try it on again when you pick it up. They were really busy and clearly didn’t have time to get to my dress. I would rather they would have just said so, I could have had someone else pick it up a few days later if it meant actually getting the dress hemmed.

I went to another place that I always took my uniform shirts to only to find it closed. So there I was searching on Unilocal to find a new tailor. Read reviews for multiple near-​by locations and came upon Chau’s…saw good reviews and thought I’d swing by and give it a try. She was right there when I walked up, greeted me right away with a smile, asking genuinely what she could help me with. Right away I felt great about leaving my shirts for her to alter. It’s a small shop and you can see the tailors hard at work when you walk in.
She asked when I wanted to pick up my shirts and since I didn’t need them right away I let her pick the day. 6 days because they may or may not work weekends – I thought the timeframe was reasonable.
When I went to pick up my shirts it was a week later. I had only been there once but I think she remembered me when I came in & I liked that – made me feel like a regular customer. And I will say that I will be a regular customer because my shirts loo great & fit great – exactly how I expected! I already have a bag of things to bring by this week and have altered (recently lost 30+ lbs so I have new clothes and things to be taken in)
Can’t wait to have Chau fix more things for me because I am very impressed with her work, her kindness and the overall operation. I am so glad I found her… thanks Unilocal users for your reviews. Hope this review finds Chau even more customers :)

They are really reasonably priced. I have gotten suits, pants, various articles of clothing hemmed here in the past, and have always been satisfied.
Most recently, I brought my wedding dress here to be altered. It cost quite a bit, but was really reasonable considering the work that needed to be done. I had to have the bust and waist taken in, which alone was a lot of work, due to the ruching [or whatever it is] on my dress. I also needed to have it hemmed, which was also a lot of work since I had a large train and the dress had 5 layers. I would not be surprised if these alterations cost significantly more elsewhere.
When they were done, the dress was perfection. I would not hesitate to recommend them to anyone.

I had a pair of really expensive pants that needed altering. Based on the Unilocal reviews, I decided to try Chau’s.
They have small try-​on booths in the front, and then you walk out onto a little raised platform. She put in the pins so quickly I wondered how she could do a proper hem with so little information. When I picked up my pants a couple of days later, they were perfect!
Very happy to have found such a good tailor… and the hem cost $ 8. Ya can’t beat it.

Salesperson at White House black market recommended this place. They did a great job and the alteration was quite complicated. I would take anything I want done right here.

A-​mazing! They are awesome! I bought my dress at davids bridal and it was too small because I thought I would lose enough well i did lose some but not enough! so went here and needed it made bigger and the ladies were amazing so nice and knew exactly what they were doing. it costed $ 80 to be taken out and to be hemmed the bottom was tulle and such so i was expecting 150+ so I was so excited it was only $ 80! thanks ladies!

For the gentlemen out there looking for a great tailor for your slacks/​tuxedo/​jeans, this is the place! I’ve been coming here since 2004 in need of a good tailor and was recommended from a business acquaintance and never looked back going anywhere else. Chau and Lynn do an excellent job! They get it right the first time and they make me look professional at my workplace and highly recommend these wonderful ladies for all your tailoring needs.

I love Chau! The ladies can take anything I bring in and make it fit! They are quick and pleasant. She hems all my pants (I’m short) and does a fantastic job so they fit for all my shoes hi or low. And I’ve always brought my jeans here and they look amazing — stiching matches every time.

This is my go to place for all my alteration needs. I’m 5“1 so pretty much every thing I buy needs to be hemmed or the sleeves taken up. She took in the waist on a pair of jeans and it looks awesome. Her prices are very reasonable and everything is always done when promised. And she is the sweetest person, always in a great mood! I’m happy to give my money to this locally owned business.

I have been having items altered by Chau’s since I was 16 or 17… and I’m 28 now. Chau’s altered my prom dresses and now, the random pair of jeans or cute blazer I bought for work. I am always pleasantly surprised by the low prices when you consider the superior quality of work — as long as Chau’s is open, I will take any item needing alteration to them.
Great work ladies — always a pleasure.

Chau rocks! I take everything to her. Chau is inexpensive and does a fantastic job. She has never messed anything of mine up and she did a great job on my wedding dress too years ago. We even rented my hubby’s tux from her back in the day