Greg’s Sharpening Service

The best in town! It is like your knifes are new. I don’t even live in the neighborhood anymore and still drive out to get my knifes sharpened. Wouldn’t go anywhere else. He is also quick.

Greg will bring your dull knives that you thought were ready to be canned back to life. I had a couple knives that I didn’t think could be taken care of with a stone, and in three hours Greg had them in brand knew condition. He’s fast, and more than fair with his prices. Lets just say that I brought him a few knives so far and haven’t hit the $ 20 mark yet. Give this little shop a shot and I’d be shocked if you didn’t consider him your ONLY resource for putting a serious edge on your knives.

Took 2 pairs of kitchen scissors and a knife to sharpen, the service was fast! Pick them in less than 2 hours. Friendly service and great job. The scissors and knife work like new.

Great work and fast service. Read the reviews on Unilocal and decided to try. Knives are good as new. Knives are expensive and a good sharpening when needed brings the joy back to my butcher block.

Just visited Greg for the first time this afternoon. I had two pairs of scissors that I’ve had for years without any service. Not only did Greg sharpen them quickly, he also adjusted the tension on my Ginghers. They had always been difficult to use, but I just assumed that I did not have very strong hands. He adjusted them and told me how to keep them in well working order. Great local find. Will be returning with the kitchen knives soon.

I’ve had many knives sharpened here and Greg is the best! His prices are reasonable and service is excellent. Once I brought him an old hunting knife I found in my backyard, and he gave it such a sharp edge that I can use it as an all purpose kitchen knife. I broke the tip on my Wusthoff chef’s knife and ground a new one. I highly recommend!

Owner of the shop knows his stuff and is very informative about the care and handling of knife sharping. Would go to him for now on.

Had Greg sharpen my entire knife block plus a few and he did a great job. Even made me a couple of copies of a key in almost no time. The cost was very reasonable as well.

I’ve been going to Greg’s now for a couple of years. He’s worked on some of my garden type tools and everything cuts like they were brand new.
The main thing that I get sharpened is my chef’s knife. I cut a lot of produce, which can be hard on the blade edge, so I go as a routine every couple of months.
Greg has done a fantastic job every time. He even noted the tip was slightly bent, and was able to get it straitened out.
The prices are great. I pay $ 3.50 a knife, (as of this writing) which is a bit lower than some other places I’ve seen, and they did not have the quality tools that Greg uses.
As far as the edge after it’s been sharpened– I usually forget that I had my knife sharpened by the next time I use it, and within the first 1 – 2 cuts, I immediately notice a big difference (which reminded me). So, I feel that it’s very sharp.

I love my knives, machetes and hatchets so every time I need something sharpened I come here. The shop is small with a few knives to sell along with some other items. The last item I brought in was my machete because it was a little dull and to me dull is dangerous. The price was great, service was good so I was happy and I’ll be back.

Greg was super friendly and funny. Sharpened our kitchen knife in less than 5minutes for less than $ 5! highly recommend and definately will be back

This is my first time going after hearing about it via the Nextdoor app. I needed a new key made ASAP and this is the place I chose. The people working there were very nice. I didn’t realize the minimum amount for a purchase with a debit card, but they were very accomodating! I will definitely be returning for other services — afterall, we do need a few knives sharpened!
P. S. I work for a company that sends me to Home Depot to have keys made quite often. Greg’s Cutlery is a lot cheaper and much faster.

Great place to sharpen you knifes, Greg was helpful and nice, read only 1 bad review and lady sounded crazy, glad I took all great reviews advice… got 6 knifes done for under 20 bucks… yeah yeah

Fast, low priced, polite, and even showed me what I was doing wrong when I sharpened my knife. Overall great business and great guy. I will most definitely be back!

I have been here twice to have my kitchen (professional quality) knives, a scissors and even my blender blade sharpened by Greg before. He does great work and was friendly except for the last time I went to pick up my stuff. As I was walking out and closing the door I distinctly heard him say «Now get the hell out.» I was so shocked and running late that I did not want to deal with a confrontation but I will never be back. That was so rude and disrespectful. Even if the customer was not meant to hear those words it is no way to conduct business!

I accidentally bent the tip of a Henckel’s knife, and really thought it was a «goner.» But I happened to spy Greg’s Sharpening & Cutlery Service leaving the Starbucks across the street. I have never seen this shop before, but took my damaged knife in today. It was 2:30 p.m. The owner, Greg greeted me courteously, looked at the knife, and advised me some options, then stated he had 3 knives in front of mine, but could have mine done in…30 min. I received a call to my cell 20 minutes later, my knife was done. He was able to fully bend the knife tip, and sharpen it. It is fully repaired, and works beautifully. The bill??? $ 3.50.
To my surprise, this business has been in La Mesa at this location for 13 years. Greg informed me that he repairs garden tools, scissors, etc. I highly recommend and advise all La Mesa residents to frequent this shop. They give you a «frequent flyer» punch card good for complimentary services in the future. This is a great business, affordable, wonderful customer service, and highly skilled.

The affordable & best knife /​garden blade sharpener in San Diego, AND Awesome job on door keys! He even gave me a tip on how to keep my car keys from causing problems with my ignition. Too much to explain here, but take my advice Greg knows his stuff!

If you are going to do one thing this month, get your knives sharpened. It will change your chopping and cooking life.
I was so impressed by this business and wanted to make sure I left a review. I am taking time out from watching the Chargers vs. Broncos game to leave the review — it was that awesome (hey — I really love my Chargers!).
This was my second visit so this review is overdue. I brought in four large knives, two were chef knives. $ 3.50 each, $ 14 total. He gave me a time of about 30 minutes and called me in 20 to let me know they were done. He had them nicely and safely wrapped with newspaper taped around the blade.
The first time I went to visit Greg, he had my knives done in 3 minutes because there was no one in line in front of me to have theirs sharpened. He showed me how to use the sharpener that came with my knife block. He then let me try it, and very nicely corrected my technique until I was actually doing it right. He actually gave two wahoos about my knife sharpening skills which was pretty awesome. I really appreciate someone who puts personality in to their business and who delivers impeccable old school customer service.
There is construction going on in downtown La Mesa at the moment so they are giving everyone free 2-​hour parking. If that is still the case, you will see a sticker that says something about the free 2-​hour parking somewhere on the top of the parking meter (I found it on the back side of the meter that faces away from the street). With the free parking, I was able to park right in front of the shop! When they start charging again, just park right around the corner by the apartments.

Greg is amazing. He truly cares about his customers. His work is flawless. He took the time to fix some poorly sharpened and misshapen knives, and reviewed the knives and our sharpening skills with us. He also gave us band aids. :) We would recommend his services to anyone. Very affordable and quick service. This is old school customer service at its best.

I purchased a set of rather expensive Cutco knives some years back. They worked well for a while but required sharpening roughly a year after the purchase. Cutco sent out a «rep» to sharpen them at my house for free. This service was hardly free. The whole time the Cutco rep was sharpening my knives, he tried over and over to sell me more Cutco products. After twenty minutes, I made it crystal clear that I was not interested in buying more Cutco products because I was not overly impressed with the ones previously purchased. Angered by this ridiculous sales pitch, I said to myself «forget the warranty, I will find a local merchant to work on my knives».
Fast forward a few years later, I found Greg’s Sharpening Service. When I took my Cutco set into Greg he said that if he performed the sharpening, it would void the Cutco warranty. I couldn’t accept his terms fast enough. With a one-​day turnaround, I was thoroughly pleased with his work. Not only were the knives razor sharp, he did a far better job than the Cutco rep! If you have a set of knives that can only be sharpened by the manufacturer and have had a similar experience, take my advice and go see Greg. I have since taken several pairs of scissors and other edged tools to Greg’s Sharpening and do not intend on looking elsewhere for another sharpening service.
Not only is the service top notch, the prices cannot be beat (I’ve checked!).