Bernzweig Framing & Design

Bernzweig framing does a great job with any of your framing needs: from framed photos, art, and documents Stephen has good taste and the technique to make any piece standout.
I dropped off two pieces: A picture of my Grandfather and an ancient Sanskrit writing. Both came out wonderfully with beautiful frames, matting, and mountings.
Stephen is also a very nice, sweet, and caring person in general!
Prices are very reasonable… I actually think he does better and less expensive work than Cheap Pete’s!
Check him out!!!

These guys are top notch. Excellent value and great customer service. Its amazing how much cheaper in price this place is compared to other frame shops. They are better than most others in price and quality. I have spent a lot of money here and don’t regret one cent!
Helpful and professional. Nice to boot.

These folks are fabulous. I almost never take the time to write a Unilocal review, but their skill, service and price make them — far and away — the best frame shop you can
find. They are terrific!

This is the only place I trust to frame my family photographs and they have been helping me beautify my home for many years. They are a local business that spends the time to make recommendations to make your keepsakes beautiful. The quality of their work is amazing and I highly recommend them.

I was in a pickle and I called this frame shop. Steve answered the phone and said he would take a look at my mess, and when I brought it in he helped me quickly. I was a wreck; he was patient and very kind.
The shop is really cute, and you would never even know that it was there tucked in the sleepy suburban area of the Sunset… Ortega Street in San Francisco.
It seems they know their craft very well here; I will return.
Oh and my issue?
He said «No charge» when I asked him how much. So Nice, and helpful!
I recommend this place to everyone!

I feel comfortable writing a review for this wonderful local business because I’ve now used their services for three different pieces. I picked up the most recent piece this morning and was totally blown away by the quality of the work and the level of service I received. I immediately felt the need to sing Bernzweig’s praises on Unilocal.This is the place to go if you want to get a piece you really care about framed, big or small.
I am not an artistic person and I am very indecisive so each time I have used their services I’ve literally gone in and asked them to come up with the scheme for the matting and frame based on their judgment and experience. I am so glad that I let them do their thing without my input because they are pros! My living room and apartment have a completely different feel because of the care and creativity they’ve put into each of my purchases. They work hard to make committed customers and it shows.
Prices are fair and reasonable. There is a 10-​minute green parking zone right outside the shop so it is super convenient to drop off and pick up. When I went this morning for my pickup they kindly wrapped it up for me and loaded it in my car. A+ all around.

Not cheap, but great service!

My husband, Kieron, regularly has things framed for me here as gifts and it’s wonderful the thought they put into finding the perfect complement. My favorite is a two sided anniversary card made by our 4 year-​old that they mounted in two sided glass with a bright orange frame to compliment her masterpiece. I feel we are so lucky to have discovered these guys and our house is full of their great work.

These guys were so very helpful and so very nice. They matted on wood an old San Francisco map I bought. It looks great and the price was affordable. I will be back. These guys were super personable and nice. I totally recommend this shop!

Steve was incredibly nice and informative. He custom-​cut a black matte for my 24X36 poster frame in 2 minutes. It was perfect and only $ 20. Also gave me a 4 inch strip of special tape to prevent yellowing along with good advice. There’s a reason this place has been around 45+ years. Cheers to local family businesses.

The absolute best in SF! I brought in signed rock posters, and Steve did an awesome job of tailoring each frame’s mating to each poster’s design. Incredible job! And Steve’s an amazing artist too. He painted a picture based on my concept, and captured it.

This is one of the best places to get your pictures and keepsakes set, cropped and framed by real professionals. It is expensive but well worth it. They know what they are doing and will help you select the best frame and mat for your picture, painting or photograph.
located right off of busy 19^th Ave at Ortega, parking is available on the street right outside the door but is limited.
If you ask for an estimate, let Al or his staff know your price range. They will understand. Yet, keep in mind their work and skill is first class.
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I have been a customer for a few years now and not one piece that has been done by these guys has been bad. They take the time to go through frame choices with me and I take a long time deciding on the perfect one. They framed a huge piece for me in 2 days as a favor since I was late in getting a gift for my husband… and its amazing.
We have taken them small pieces and big pieces and each piece is amazing — I would not take my framing to any other framer.

You will be hard-​pressed to find nicer people than those running this 40-​year old family business.
They have very high quality framed pictures hanging all over, and they made excellent recommendations for the frame and matting for my diplomas. A nice frame with three mats, including a hand-​drawn «French line» accent, is only $ 350 out the door for _​three_​diplomas. There’s your value.
Note that the rude fuckups at Michaels in Emeryville (see my review) charged me $ 530 for shoddy work and low quality materials during one of their «half price» sales for the same diplomas. Thank you, Bernzweig.
UPDATE ⁸⁄₀₇: The frames look great hanging in my office. The quality of the workmanship is very high, and I’ve gotten a lot of compliments on them.