Ming’s Upholstery

Took my VW GTI over to Ming’s to have the sagging headliner re-​upholstered. They did an excellent job and were cheaper than any automotive specific upholstery shops. So glad I took my car to them.

Excellent workmanship and prices — I highly recommend.

I really like this place. They do a great job with upholstery repair and their prices are AMAZING.
Totally recommend.

Really glad I found this place. Took my sea-​doo seat and new cover in this morning around 10am expecting it to take a week or so. They told me they could have it done by 2pm! Went and picked it up and it turned out great! Very fast and efficient, friendly staff! Will definitely go back when I need something upholstered!

I’m headed to Ming’s now for yet another job. This is a designer-​worthy workroom made available to all with quality workmanship at a low price. I’ve done chairs, cushions, pillows and more. Very pleased!

I want to do business with Mings but can’t get them to provide a quote. As instructed I sent photos of the furniture I wanted reupholstered, waited one week, then two and received no response from anyone. I called again and was asked when my pictures were sent and my last name. They claimed they only received one out of 3 and asked me to resend. I did and what happened? Nothing! No call back or response to my email. Guess Mings has more than enough business and doesn’t need mine. Too bad that I want to support this neighborhood business but don’t do business with companies that don’t have the common courtesy to respond to potential customers.

These guys re-​stuffed my outdoor furniture cushions and did a great job. It seems to be a hard working family business, no frills or fancy front desk, but very good work and very good, competitive prices. I was really pleased with my order. I would recommend and not hesitate to return.

I have been using Ming’s for at least 18 years. He has reupholstered many of our personal items and we have always been extremely satisfied.
Last week Ming went above and beyond for us. We have a dental office and needed 8 chairs recovered and two custom made benches he made for us 10 years ago. (which are still holding up great by the way) We were closed on a friday, so we dropped everything off the night before, and he must have worked all night, because we picked up the chairs and benches the next day and had them back in the dental office for our patients on Saturday. And guess what? They look beautiful! Fabulous job as always. Thanks Ming and his entire hard working staff.

Just had my dining room 8 chairs, ottoman and husbands recliner re-​stuffed. What a great job. They took the time to make sure that the designs in the chairs lined up perfectly. So every time you look at one chair they were all matching in all places! Maribel was great and they delivered everything as promised. They will be doing our two barrell bedroom swivel chairs next!

I took a photo of one of my dining room chairs in on Saturday, got a quote (great price!) Headed over to Joanne Fabrics next door and picked out fabric at 50% off. Dropped off the chairs Monday, and they were back in my dining room Friday night! I choose a fabric with a large pattern, and they did a fabulous job centering the pattern consistently on each chair. Quality work, very reasonable price! I was quoted 3X the price and 4 – 6 weeks at another shop! Friendly staff!

Absolutely NO customer service! The young woman at the desk is rude and not the least bit interested in helping the client. I was told my chairs would be finished in two to three weeks. It has now been 6 weeks and I have returned three times when promised they would be done and each time I am told «we have not been able to get them done yet.» No apology for the delay; and I have tried to call before driving there and no one answers the phone… it goes to voice mail. There does not appear to be anyone in charge. The place is a mess; no wonder they can’t complete work on time. Even if the workmanship is good the lack of concern for the customer is frustrating and infuriating.

I’d give the place SIX stars, but five is the limit. What a find! I seldom write a Unilocal review, but in this case, I felt compelled to give the place the praise it so richly deserves.
We had two kitchen rolling chairs with torn seats. We had thought about buying a new kitchen table and chair set at $ 1,200 and up, but we could not find one as good as our present set. We ASSUMED it would cost «too much» to repair.
Wrong! They replaced the two torn seats with near-​identical material (sun fading made an exact match impossible), and the TOTAL cost was (drum-​roll) $ 95. No, not per chair — the total for TWO chairs. Workmanship was top drawer.
It took over a week for them to do the work — as we had been told in advance. They called when they were ready. It’s a busy little hole-​in-​the-​wall operation, with VERY helpful staff. Parking is no problem.
Don’t be put off by outward appearances. It looks like a dive from the outside. It ain’t. If you want high overhead and high prices, try somewhere else.
We’ll be sending them some more work shortly — more difficult wicker chair repair. But we’re confident the work will meet or exceed our expectations.
Give Ming’s a try.

Went to Ming’s with a friend yesterday… the young lady working up front was super friendly and helpful. She gave us some help looking for fabrics but didn’t push anything… when we saw fabric another customer had brought in, she offered that it was purchased at Jo-Ann’s (which is just a couple doors down).
Ming’s has an interesting approach… you can bring in your stuff for an estimate and to sign a work order and get into the queue… you take everything home so you can keep using it (and they don’t have to store it!) and they will call you when they are ready.
Prices quoted were very reasonable. I saw some chaise cushions that a lady was putting into her car and they looked really nice. Hopefully my friend will be as fortunate as well!

Ming is an amazing professional Upholsterer. The price is so reasonable and the quality always wonderful.

I recently shopped for a nice quality chair at Thomasville, Lazy Boy, and several others. The quality I wanted was about $ 2,000. for just the chair. I could not justify spending that much for a chair. So, I decided to get my old comfortable chair re-​uphpolstered. I went to UFO in Vista and bought $ 100 per yard fabric for just $ 22.00 a yard. I took it to Mings. Long story short. They did a fabulous job on the chair, and made me a foot ottoman from scratch to match. Total cost of chair, fabric, and ottoman was about ¹⁄₃ the cost. They are the best and I plan on taking another chair to them.

Love this place. They’ve done several jobs for me including dining chairs, a vintage chair and most recently some cushions for a vintage canned ham trailer. The upholstery work is top notch and the prices are competitive. It does take time since they are a busy, small shop but if you aren’t in a rush, definitely give Ming’s a try.

Years ago I took in my beautiful wing back chair to be reupholstered at Mings at the Poway location. I brought in my own upholstery fabric because I found exactly what I wanted at an upholstery store. It had a delicate acorns and oak leaves English country pattern on olive and cream fabric made by a well known company. I bought ample material so there wouldn’t be a shortage.
I asked Ming if he could build me an ottoman with a flip top for storage and on casters to go with the chair. He was confident they could fill my order.
I was really pleased with the finished product. I used the chair for years and was glad I had the ottoman made to go with it.
I communicated what I wanted and Ming’s nailed it!
I wished I had bought a bright green, fuchsia or other raw silk for the interior of the ottoman to give it an interesting contrast, because they used a plainer material which was serviceable but not anything special. But that was my oversight for not discussing in advance.
It’s been about 14 years and I’m considering getting it reupholstered once again, as I’m ready for a change and have the seat pillow refilled to give it more loft.
Mings treated me well years ago and I would definitely use them again. They also were reasonably priced as well.
I’m looking forward to consulting with them again soon and I hope they haven’t radically changed their standards or prices.

When I was looking for a place to re-​upholster a gliding chair and ottoman footrest to match my daughter’s nursery, my sister recommended Ming’s. I called and got a quote but decided to shop around to see if I could get a more competitive quote. Long story short — I went back to Ming’s. The employees were friendly and helpful. I brought in my own fabric but mentioned to them that I wanted the welting in a contrasting fabric but wasn’t able to find fabric for it. The first bolt of fabric that the lady that was helping me picked out was exactly what I was looking for. They didn’t charge me the 2 yards for that fabric and even threw in arm covers for free. I am very pleased with the end result. The upholstery work is very tailored and you can’t tell the chair was re-​upholstered. I highly recommend Ming’s!

Ming’s brought my 12-​yr old sofa back to life in two days and the staff was knowlegeable and friendly! After replacing squishy cushions with new firm ones my uncomfortable sofa has been revived and my back is happy again — thank you!

Are the two previous posts family or employees? I received Horrible customer service. Got my order wrong via phone AND in person. Then «forgot» to put my replacement order in. Almost 2 months wasted with them only to never get my product. The worst service experience I have gone thru.