Midway Express Car Wash

I came into this car wash because it was next to my bank and grocery story. I usually go to another place, but this was close and needed a full detail inside my car.
Price: Waaaay over priced for detail services for what you get. I’d say at least 15% more than most other great services.
Wait time: Horrible. I went to the grocery store and sporting good store and my car was not half way done. This was when I was second in line for cars just coming in. Really really slow.
Quality: It was a bad car wash, but for the price and wait time, was not great. I’d recommend other places in the area over this place.
Overall: Won’t be coming back again.

This is a great local car wash! The people here are friendly, willing to help, and do an excellent job. I had tree sap all over my car (from parking under trees on the streets of PB) and they were able to clean it off plus clean up the interior of my car for a discounted price. You can wait for your service or walk to the shops nearby and have them call you when your vehicle is done. I highly recommend.

Been coming here for years because of the location and $ 12.99 basic car wash. I haven’t had a nice car in a long time so I don’t spring for the upgrades. They will get it clean and they will hand dry, but express it is not. Even when you are first or second in line, you’ll wait a solid 25 – 30 minutes. I appreciate not having to vacuum it myself though.

As I pulled up to the car wash — the person didn’t even say hello. The cashier wouldn’t charge an extra $ 2 for me to leave a tip for the guys, extremely rude. Told me I could use the ATM which charges a fee for the service. First — treat your workers right and second provide at least some customer service. There is none here. Would never come back.

I’m wen too get car wash today it was soo bad didn’t clean well inside my cars Still Dority
I’m finished to clean at my house :-(

Went here for the first time. The place was PACKED! But they are super fast. I’m pretty picky about how my car is wash and the job that gets done and I would have to say I wasn’t disappointed. I will be back!

I left the place down the strreet because of high pressure sales. Went here he did good jib for a buck less no pressure, clean car and he got a bigger tip

Best place in town. Great prices and great work. I have kids and they sure do a number on my car.

Great place with very friendly staff. Washed all the Mexico off my CHVEY HHR after a trip! Great wax job and even dried the often missed sports like door wells and window jams

So, couple of things I want to clarify. I came here because its literally 1min away from my Job. I just needed a car wash and nothing more. This review is based on the $ 12.99 service. I didn’t really expect too much because of the price range, but then again, If I was the owner, I would want my team to do a great job no matter what.
I walked in to pay for the service and I spoke to the Owner. I believe his name was Nathan. Pretty nice guy and was friendly to everyone that walked in. It also seems that most people knew him which tells me that he has a relationship with his clients.
It took a solid 20 – 25 minutes to wash my car. Many people would think that’s a long time just for a typical car wash, but let me tell you why it took longer than average.
1. Before the car entered the machines. they soap it up and scrub it with a brush. Not a lot of places do that. The reason why that’s beneficial is because it gets all the excessive dirt off the vehicle and make it easier to clean and dry. Especially when it comes to the rims. I thought that was a plus
2. As my car was coming out, they had a guy with an air compressor blow out all the water where the mirrors and window are. That’s another plus because it avoids water dripping. Another plus
3. They had 2 people wipe down my car. They did a great job by cleaning my windows and dashboard. They did the rims perfectly!!!
Based off what I paid and the service I got, I have to give it a 5 star! And because of this good experience, I am looking forward to having the inside of my car detailed.

I really wanted to like this place – my boyfriend comes here and he has never complained about his service. BUT there are NO positive take aways from my exchange with this business.
I went in right around 10 am on Dec. 30. I told that man in charge of intake that I was looking to have my car washed and cleaned, inside and out, and would consider detailing… But I only had about an hour. He asked me how much I wanted to spend. I told him less than $ 100. He quoted me $ 110 for a full detail, in and out, with wax, etc. I asked him how long it would take, he said only an hour. Rather than fight over the $ 10, I just decided to go for it. I told him ok.
I went inside and paid for the service and the receptionist said they would call me when it was done. So I walked to nearby Target and ran some errands in the area. No big deal. It was coming up on an hour, so I headed back and checked back in with the receptionist and told her that they didn’t need to call – I’d be waiting outside.
I watched the clock as the minutes ticked by. I knew my car was dirty, so I was willing to err on the side of caution and assume they’d take a little longer than an hour. But when 1:15 ticked by, then 1:30, then 1:45, I started to get frustrated. I tried to talk to the folks working on my car, but they waved me away.
After TWO HOURS and FIFTEEN MINUTES, they returned my car to me. For that amount of time, and after spending more money than I wanted to, I expected a flawless finish. What I got instead?
All of my seats were wet. Yes, I understand that they cleaned them – they should have a method for drying them, too. As a result, when I drove, all my windows fogged up because the entire inside of my car was damp. Now, several days later, my car smells musty and wet… STILL.
The insides of several of my windows were not cleaned. There are still smudge marks and hand marks that become VERY visible when the windows fog up (because my car is still soggy inside).
My instrupment panel now has a permenant fog on the inside and is water specked. It takes about 15 minutes for my car to warm up enough that the fog inside the panel goes away.
My review mirror is specked with dirt and smudges that I have to SCRAPE to get off. These were not there when I took the car in in the first place.
There are several places on the outside of my car that are STILL DIRTY.
For the amount of time and money that I spent, I am horribly disappointed. DO NOT GO TO THIS BUSINESS!

Had to barter for the first 5 minutes I arrived. No one was getting their car washed and i felt like I had to bring my A game just to get a full service wash, asked for interior detailing and he just danced around the question telling me that exterior and Mats and the console was included. I told him I was going to hillcrest to get the same thing done and also get detailing in the interior. Go to hillcrest or go to the oil change/​car wash on sports arena across from the grocery store.

I’m not one to complain… but wtf??? This place is a car wash??? …so why is my car still dirty??? I got the regular wash… so I wasnt expecting much. But come on, the shell gas station car wash is better!
Seriously, dont go there if you want your car washed… better off doing it yourself because when I got home, I had to do some cleaning! Such a disappointment…
Will not ever come back!!!

So I was a tad skeptical of this place but after driving around seeing numerous car washes I just pulled in and rolled the dice. Glad I did.
I was greeted by a guy named Juan and I asked him if he’d have a problem getting all the tree sap, bugs, and gunk off of my car. I have a BMW Z4 so was very nervous letting anyone touch it as I usually just go to BMW and get free car washes and sometimes detailing. But, after moving here from out-​of-​state this car was a mess and needed some TLC. Juan told me he’d take care of me and got me a detail and hand wash for $ 50.
As I sat outside waiting I started getting paranoid as I read Unilocal reviews of this place. I was envisioning my car coming out scratched up and looking like hell. To my surprise, it was one of the best washes I’ve ever had. They got all the tree sap off, every single bug from the road trip, and did a nice polish in record time as I watched. Two guys buffed it up while one cleaned the rims perfectly and shined the tires. I inspected it after and there was not a scratch and it was hands down one of the best washes/​polish I’ve ever had. The staff was friendly and courteous and even gave me a bottle of Gatorade on the house for coming in. I was impressed.
Being an avid Unilocaler and mostly listening to reviews, this is one I’m glad I took a chance on. Great job guys!

I brought my 2004 HD Road King here for detailing because my «regular» place in La Jolla wanted me to come back «sometime next week!» I was pleasantly surprised to end up with a better job done here, for less money. Staff here was friendly, fast and gave great attention to the little details that really make a difference.
Today they are detailing my ’67 VW Bug, which is essentially a show vehicle, and it is already looking better than ever. I highly recommend you give them a try.

Just here to get a car wash. Very high pressure salesmanship to get a $ 70 detail. Anything you ask they say –no, we don’t really do that unless you get $$$ detail service. Today they told me they don’t wipe the seats out or «really» clean the inside unless I get a $ 80 detail. When I said no thanks he said «well, that’s ok but you not gonna be happy, how bout $ 70?» I don’t like con artists. I will not be back.
In fairness, they did do a good job and it was actually very, very clean and everything was wiped out very well. I just really don’t like those high pressure guys, it really freaks me out to have to work hard to stand my ground at a freakin car wash.

Just drove by and saw the car wash, had about an hour of spare time so decided to get my car cleaned. I got convinced into a $ 60 detailed car wash and promised to be ready in 45min. It took over 2 hrs and wasn’t fully cleaned.
Inside was not as clean as expected. They missed some spots outside as well. Not going back again.

I took my jeep up there for a wash & vacuum. I wasn’t expecting much since I only paid $ 15, but let me tell you. I got a better wash & vacuum from a place in Encinitas and it was cheaper.
My car was cleaner but it looked like they didn’t vacuum or really take any time in it.
Really bummed since it’s really close to work, but I would rather drive to Encinitas and let my dog play at the park then go here again.

I wondered why the reviews weren’t so great for this place but I just figured that was kind of normal for a car wash. I went in today after I hadn’t been there in awhile. The price was reasonable and the place is close to where I live but the guy greeting was kind of awkward and I felt as if he was waiting for me to change my mind regarding the service I wanted. My car is new, I just need a full service wash!
After I wasn’t very excited about the result. The car was rinsed but the windshield still had a bunch of stuff on it, my seat was down and they didn’t move it to vacuem and not everything was dry. I would go there again if I was in a hurry and my car was scary dirty. Otherwise, I would go use quarters to do myself or find another place a little out of the way…

It hurts me to write a negative review, but when you have a business that damages your car and then makes excuses, I have no other choice but to warn others.
I really regret taking my car here to get washed – all four of my rims got scratched!!! My friend had given me a gift card for a car wash, so I took it in. It was my husband’s baby – his expensive rims that he has just gotten for our BMW. I noticed it right away and asked to speak to the manager. He came out and noticed it too, but just kept making excuses… that his machine is made of some material that doesn’t scratch rims and that this must have happened from another incident. He took no responsibly whatsoever!
To keep it simple: if you have expensive rims, DO NOT take your car here!