Smile Cleaners & Tailoring

I’ve taken 2 suits down here for tailoring and 2 – 3 shirts for dry cleaning and everything was perfect each time. I also forgot my tie there and next time I came in to drop off a shirt, she remembered me and gave me my tie back! I’d definitely recommend this place for all of your tailoring and dry cleaning needs!

Great place to get clothes altered! I went here to get a black floor length prom dress altered to my height. I’m 5’4, so there was a lot of fabric that needed to be removed. Chuka did a great job and fixed it to my help. Her assistant was very sweet and offered my family refreshments while we waited. While fixing my dress, Chuka explained what she was doing, and was very helpful. She offered her honest opinion and didn’t try to trick me into getting things I didn’t need. I had wanted my dress dry cleaned too and she told me it was a waste of money because my dress was brand new. It was $ 75 dollars to get a chiffon dress with 3+ layers altered. She didn’t charge me extra for the things she fixed, like small runs and the snap in the back. All in all, I’d recommend her to my friends for sure and will definitely come back for more alterations and help! :)

Great place for alterations. I took three new suit pants there to be hemmed and they look great and they did it at a great price with a fast turnaround time. The last time I went in I needed two pants back the next morning and they accommodated me. Highly recommended.

More like 3.5 stars. Came here for dry cleaning and wash-​and-​fold. The woman at the front desk was neither rude nor friendly, as all the reviews seem to suggest that she is. This dry cleaner is a little farther than where we normally go but decided to give it a try because her wash and fold was supposedly cheaper than others in the area. However, upon arrival the woman said that even though it says $ 1.25 online and on their website, it’s now $ 1.50 and that’s what she’s going to charge. I understand that prices raise but I do think that it’s unfair that she continues to advertise as $ 1.25 knowingly because they market themselves as having the lowest prices around but now that really isn’t true. The clothes and dry cleaning came out fine but I probably won’t go back. Just fine using dry cleaners closer to home. If this is the dry cleaner in your neighborhood, definitely give it a try. If it isn’t, don’t bother.

Getting my dress altered here cost half the price I was quoted at David’s Bridal, and the alterations were done in one week. Overall pretty good customer service, though when I picked up my dress I feared it was a little too short (I got a floor length gown hemmed), and didn’t think the tailor really allayed my concerns. Nonetheless, tried it on again at home, and the length seems great and the hem looks really well done.

This is dry cleaning like it’s supposed to be done.
Last week I decided to try a new dry cleaner. I took a single item to them – a beloved black cashmere sweater. I’d worn it too many times since its last cleaning, and it looked a mess. Plus it had a small hole in a shoulder seam, When I dropped it off for cleaning, I asked that they also repair the hole.
When I picked it up yesterday, the very nice lady at the counter asked for $ 6. I said, are you sure? Did you fix the hole I mentioned? She said oh yes, $ 6. When it’s a small issue like that, we fix it for free. I was flabbergasted. That is how the best dry cleaners did things in the old days. But no longer.
When I got home and moved the sweater from the wire hanger to my own hanger. I saw another old-​school touch: At each end of the wire hanger was a nice wad of tissue to protect the shoulders.
I would love to keep Smile Cleaners my little secret so others don’t find out about it and make it way too popular. But this business is gold, and truly outshines all others.

The ladies here are polite, kind and ever so caring.
I have come here a few times to get my stuff dry cleaned and their results are good– though the time on the return is always a few days or more because they take their stuff externally to get dry cleaned (obviously because they have no space inside). The quality is great.
I did get some alterations and they were not cheap at all– and I would not have minded but the alterations did not look very good… so I would just stick to their dry cleaning and forget about doing alterations for men’s suits.
Good people though! Will be coming back.

I’m getting my wedding dress altered here after an amazing experience with Ami (sp?) and Chuka. Chuka made what I thought was going to be an outrageous expense into a very affordable service!
She took great care in making sure that my dress was well cared for and paid detailed attention to how it needed to be taken in and hemmed. I also completely forgot to bring in my own heels when I was trying it on, so she sweetly gave me hers to use. She’s working on it right now, and I have yet to pick it up to see the final product, so I’ll post an update to this when it’s completed. But so far, amazing service!

I brought a brand new pair of jeans in to be hemmed. Chuka was so sweet and accommodating and she agreed to have my pants ready in four days!
Well, life got busy, and I didn’t go pick up my jeans for a MONTH. Yes, a whole month. I was expecting phone calls asking me to come get them, but she never bugged me once! I was so embarrassed when I finally picked them up, but she was so kind and understanding. The bill was ridiculously cheap, too! I have already recommended her services multiple times and will not hesitate to bring any tailoring or cleaning needs to Chuka.

I have to agree that what makes this place special is Chuka. She is a serious small business person who always greets you like an old friend. The work is great, but its the atmosphere that makes me «smile» each time!

Night before my stepsons prom he informs me that he needs his pants hemmed. Are you kidding me ??? I called two places before calling, this establishment only to be told NO but I could have it done in two weeks? Really? I phoned Smiley Cleaners are 5:30 in the afternoon, I told her the story she said come in before 6:30 pm, my stepson and I raced down there, I informed her I was willing to pay extra if she could have the pants the next day in the afternoon! She did NOT charge me any extra fees and the pants were ready and pressed by 11 am ! Don’t bother with her competitors ! Her price was more than fair and she saved my stepsons prom! Thank you!

Absolutely hands down the best laundry and drycleaning in all the Peninsula!!! Chuka is the nicest and most honest person in the world, not to mention her amazing alteration skills!!! Go here, you won’t regret it!!!

Chuka is polite and nice. If I need something in a pinch, she will do it for me without question. Smile Cleaners does quality work and their prices are in line with any other dry cleaners. I’ve never had any issues. This place is always dependable in doing a thorough job even with clothes with tough stains.
Found this place near my home and originally brought my suit to dry clean and after that started bringing more clothes. With such a huge number of dry cleaners around it is so good to have found one that I will stick with. I really can’t think of a negative thing to say about the place.
Chuka is great and always greets me by name. I’ve yet to be let down by Smile Cleaners.
I recently had a seam tear on a suit jacket and it was repaired good-​as-​new for a pretty reasonable price.

This is a fantastic and very reliable shop. I have been getting my family’s laundry done here for over a year. I called and read reviews of several other shops before decided to go to Smile Cleaners. Chuka’s attention to detail and respect for her customers personal belongings is unmatched.
Our clothes are kept separate from other customers clothes during the washing process. This was a very important factor for me and it hard to find.
Chuka is a wonderful, kind and hardworking store owner. She has a lovely family who we have been lucky to get to know during our frequent drop-​off and pick-​up of our clothing.
Besides wash/​fold service. I have also used her dry-​cleaning service and been pleased and tailoring. Chuka tailored a vintage dress for me that turned out great.
I highly recommend giving this family business a try.
Parking there is plentiful too!

I am so glad if found this place! The prices are great and the owner is wonderful! She really knows her stuff and suggests the best way to clean things. The shop can be a little hard to find, it’s on the parking lot off Olive St instead off right on El Camino. I drive all the way up from Menlo Park, it’s so great!

Highest quality alterations, very low prices — this place is A RARE GEM in Redwood City. Hardworking owner with exceptional customer service. After having been nearly ripped off at another alterations place, my husband urged me to go to Smile. Not only did Chuka perform the challenging job of altering my girls dresses two sizes down (they were swimming in it), she did the job with the utmost precision, quality and speed, and charged me such a low price compared to other places that I did a double take. Above all else, she had the most wonderful demeanor, smile and warmth. I will rave about her service to everyone — she will get my return business as a very loyal customer. Thank you, Chuka!

I had to really talk myself into writing this review, because I found the most awesome seamstress in the Bay, and I didn’t want to share her with anyone! Call me selfish if you like, but once you’ve met Chuka, the owner, and experienced her work, you will understand why. I went in just looking for small alterations for my unflattering work shirts, and Chuka fixed them up perfectly, and I look amazing in them now, and at such an affordable price! She is an absolute angel. She has a quiet, knowing, pleasant smile every time you come in, but also a hardworking side to her personality that tells you she takes extreme pride in her work.
I recently entrusted Chuka with the alterations for my wedding dress. She is extremely knowledgeable and up to date on modern fashion, and this is a major factor when choosing a seamstress.
She offered very smart suggestions on «dazzling» up my plain satin dress and helped me come up with some appliqué ideas. We made a plan, and she offered to text me any other places she could find that would have dress embellishments that she could sew onto the dress. I am so lucky I met this woman! Her work is impeccable, and her warm kind-​hearted demeanor make you wanna realize that you have cheated yourself by going to any other dry cleaners in the past who gave you half the service as this. You don’t need a lot of money to look and feel fabulous in your clothes, all you need is Chuka :) Pictures coming soon!

I found Smile Cleaners just recently. I had picked up an order of dress shirts at another cleaner, and the French cuffs had all been pressed with a big crease down the middle of the cuffs. They obviously needed re-​pressing, but I didn’t trust the previous cleaner to do it right — besides they would have charged a lot just for pressing. Chuka at Smile Cleaners re-​pressed the shirts, did a beautiful job, and charged a much more reasonable price. I could tell even by the way she handled the shirts that she was the right person for the job!
Since then I have brought many other clothes to Smile Cleaners and have always been pleased with the work they do.

I just found out about this place recently. And I’m delighted to share and review. I’m the kind of person who loves to share what I have found, especially the great things. The friendly service, and quality is amazing. I could not have told the difference between the alteration and the original if it wasn’t me who brought it for alteration. It’s well worth the trip and the change. I won’t have to look for anything better. The price of all this is so affordable.

I got few shirts and trousers dry cleaned here couple days ago. The quality of cleaning was excellent plus a very friendly service and plenty of parking.
I will be going there again ;)