Shoe Repair & Shoe Shine

The «boots» that I wear in the snow and rain were letting in RAIN and SNOW. As it was snowing, I just happened to see 100% waterproof boots in the front window of this store. Joseph from Uzbekistan directed me to the 100% water proof boots in his window. I love these boots and I love this store! I paid half of what I expected to pay for boots of this quality. I will definitely return to Joseph’s store for any shoe repair issue I have. This is my «shoe repair» store now.

this man does some great work. he’s friendly and gets your shoes back to you within a day. when the shop down the street said they couldn’t replace my soles, joseph did it no problem for $ 20.
i went back and he patched up a rip in the back of the shoe and gave me new heels for $ 30. he threw in fresh laces because mine were beat up and a nice shoe shine as well.
maybe a bit pricier than I would have liked, but better than buying new shoes. and now these can last another good two years.

Shoe repair places always make me nervous. Probably because I have been to several unfriendly ones. I discovered this place last month and I love it! such a friendly man and fast service. I will keep hauling all my shoes uptown!

I must agree with the above review completely. Joseph does a great job, i have been coming to him for years for my shoes and my gf (now wife).
I believe in spending a little extra on quality shoes bc they can last a lifetime if properly cared for. He adds the rubber sole to my leather shoes and the tap on the back heel, cost is usually about 20 – 25 per pair, same goes for womens shoes. He also does a good job stretching shoes and if you need a polish its $ 3.
The shop is a little hole in the wall type place, but the work done is very good.

I adore the sweet, old Russian man with the mustache who runs this little shop. I go here for all of my shoe repair and key cutting needs. He does a great job and has a gracious manner to the way he conducts business (i.e. today, when my friend didn’t have cash to pay him, he told her to come back after work with the money because he remembered me. I ended up lending her the cash but it was such a nice gesture). It’s people like this that make you remember the good old days when strangers trusted one another (okay, so «these days» never existed in my lifetime, but my parents remember them fondly).