Ko Company

Our family has taking our dry cleaning service to Ko’s Cleaning for years. Through the many years we worked with the store owner, Mrs. Ko; Karen is a ray of sunshine, always upbeat, positive, delightful, smiley, eager to help and assist with our needs, service is always done timely. If we were to ask her for tailoring advice, she offers helpful guidance, took time and explained. The store is clean and welcoming. We became such loyal customers due to the exceptional friendly service we receive, we do not take our dry cleaning or tailoring to any shops; we feel right at home when we stop by Ko’s company.

Been coming here for years. Mrs. Ko remembers everyones names and delivers top notch service. I recommend this spot to all my friends

KO recently cleaned my lace bridal gown from a sample sale. They did an AMAZING job for $ 200. I would highly recommend this cleaners to any bride! The owner is a sweet woman who was so sweet to me. Thanks for making my dress new again!

I took a new suit here for dry cleaning. I got the suit custom made in Thailand and sent over (bad idea). She pointed out what the tailor messed up on so now, I know what to look out for when looking for my next suit.
Mrs. Ko is hella friendly. She was very honest and funny. I will come back here again.

If everyone gave customer service like this lady, we wouldn’t need Unilocal!Went in late on a Thursday with a rush order for some burning man outfits, she took care of me with no problem, and everything was done to my complete satisfaction by Monday, all with a smile on her face. Would have never guessed they do alterations (with all the antique stuffed animals in the window), but they do and great work to boot. Will be back again when I’m home from my trip.

I’ve been going to Karen for the last 2 years, and she does a great job! She’s very friendly, and it’s nice to go to establishments who greet you by your first name every time! She even remembers what I dropped off when I forget my slip too. Turn around time is about a week, which is standard, and basic alterations are done in the same time with no issues. This is far above some of the other alteration/​dry cleaners in the area (I.e., grant/​green) who have butchered my shirts/​pants in the past. I never notice any «missed» stains — a must in my book. It’s in a weird location and runs a toy store too but definitely worth taking a trip too. Try her place out :)

Reliable, well-​priced alterations and dry-​cleaning with Karen, super friendly and one of those uncanny people who will remember your name and exactly what you dropped off. Dropped off wedding dress and my groom’s suit, tie and shirt, and Karen even removed and re-​sewed the jeweled embellishments on my dress for dry cleaning, all for a grand total of $ 35. And if you need an impulse purchase plush toy or adorable flying squirrel stickers from Korea, you’re set! FYI cash only.

Mrs. Ko is very friendly and knowledgeable. She is very experienced in alternating suits and bridesmaid dresses. The turnaround time was quick.
Tip: if you need professional wedding gown dry cleaning, bring your dress in on Monday.

KO Company is wonderful, and I highly recommend it. I’ve come here for dry cleaning and alterations, and I’ve been impressed with all their work! Most recently I brought in a vintage fur coat that I got at a thrift shop, and it had a major seam ripped in one sleeve. Karen helped me figure out the best and most affordable way to fix it and gave me tons of tips on how to take care of the coat going forward. If you’re looking for exceptional quality and incredible customer service, you won’t be disappointed! Plus they have adorable stickers for sale to boot. :)

Ko Company & Karen saved my favorite jacket and my vacation! I am from out of town and flew in to San Francisco just for a day before leaving town again for the rest of my trip. I had only brought one jacket with me, and it ripped on a seam and through a big part of the back almost as soon as I got off the plane. I needed to get it fixed quickly before I left town. At first Karen said she wouldn’t be able to do it on such short notice but then she agreed to fix it by the end of the day and saved me from having to buy a new jacket for the rest of the trip. The repair came out great and it as all for a very reasonable $ 20.

Dry cleaning is reliable and fine. Alterations is OK not perfect. I got a number of jeans hemmed with no problem. However I’m sitting here at my desk at work with my dress lining popping out. I had my dress shortened which looks aesthetically fine when I stand but it looks like the tailor didn’t alter the length of the inner lining. Terrible.
Parking isn’t easy around here either.

Ko Company is the best. Karen is unbelievably smart. She remembers my name (every time) as well as my 3 sets of dry cleaning that I left with her, all without the ticket. She is always happy and the clothes are perfectly cleaned/​in good shape. If you live in North Beach you should definitely go here for dry cleaning.

I’ve been going to Karen for about two years now and couldn’t give her a better review. She greets you by your name when you walk in the store, remembers your order without having to look at your ticket, is warm, friendly, and talkative, sees and fixes little issues on your clothes (e.g., button about to fall off) without charging you, and never loses anything (an issue I’ve had with other dry cleaners). And she actually keeps track of and returns things I forget to take out of the pockets before I drop the clothes off! Karen also altered a blazer for my husband and she knew exactly what to do to make it look right. The blazer now fits perfectly and no longer looks like a house. Karen’s store is a true mom and pop gem in SF.

Ummm… this place is amazing!!!
I was seriously worried when we first parked outside when I saw all the random knick knacks they were selling. What kind of tailor was this?! My boss needed a shirt tailored by Friday (it was Wednesday afternoon) and at first the lady said she couldn’t do it and then later agreed to get it done for us! There was a $ 12 option and a $ 28 option of getting the sleeves shortened and he went with the $ 28 option.
My boss and I both agreed she looked like she would be the boss lady of some crazy Chinese mob. She is super flossy!!!
Was always able to find street parking right outside but probably just got lucky since North Beach is notorious for bad parking. She only takes cash too!

Ko Company provides fast, friendly tailoring services at a reasonable price. Convenient location for me, and the tailor is SO nice. I feel confident getting my clothes hemmed/​fixed there. I also enjoy taking a look at all of their knickknacks.

Fantastic service, great quality alterations. A bit pricey, but you get what you pay for. I had 1 pair of work pants hemmed, 1 pair of jeans turned from boot cut to skinny, and 1 skirt re-​hemmed where the threads were coming out. All 3 came out exactly how I wanted. The ladies here know what they are doing, and they were so friendly to my dog who also accompanied me on my trip there. It’s a very casual spot that is half alternations/​dry cleaning and half toy store. Located next to Stinking Rose. Will be returning!

Ko Company is awesome. The lady in the front is very nice, chatty and knew exactly what I needed (I needed the waist of my Gstar jeans taken in, they were too big at the waistband).
I came back a week later and the waistband was still too big. They redid it smaller without any extra charge. Great service and great prices too!

Ko Company I have no words to explain how happy I am to have found a reasonable tailor that knows what they are doing. I forgot to ask the lady’s name so I’ll call her Mrs Ko. I went in to have a two pairs of jeans hem done and a suit sleeves and pants done.
Told her what I wanted and she knew what I was talking about because I wanted my suit to show some cuff like most modern suits do. She made me put it on the dressing room and measure me and asked me questions to make sure she got it right.
The work was perfect and reasonable price and she has a client for life.

Ko Company is where I’m going for all my tailoring needs now that I’m moved into North Beach. Karen, who seems to be the one there all the time, is so welcoming and friendly. She almost feels like a loving aunt. She remembered my name without looking at any slip when I came back to pick up my tailored items.
She has taught me how to buy suits and jackets. She knows exactly all the mistakes young men make and seems like she’s seen them all. She was able to take a jacket just too big for me and do «major surgery» to give it a fitted look specific to my body frame. I’ve been impressed by the work done so far.
She clearly cares a lot about the quality of her work and spends time trying to understand what you want. She then makes sure to explain what exactly she’s going to do to make it possible. It’s her husband that executes the vision she sells to you as you stand in front of the mirror.
All in all, I highly recommend this place. They do charge a bit extra but it’s worth it when you have high quality items you want to make sure are taken care of.

I went to Ko Company to get 4 pairs of Ben Sherman pants hemmed after researching tailors in the North Beach/​Chinatown. I’ve walk by this place almost daily and never realized it was not a toy store. But don’t let the plethora of gund stuffed animals in the windows fool you. All the good reviews on Unilocal are spot-​on.
When I dropped off the pants, I told the woman behind the counter that I needed to change what was labeled as a 32″ length down to a 30″ inseam. She had me try on the pants, just to make sure that the 30″ length would fall where I wanted it to, and then told me I could come back in 3 days! For a place that has such good reviews I was expecting a much longer wait time. Not only that, but the pants were just $ 9 a pant to get hemmed.
I picked them up today and am very happy to say that they came out exactly as I wanted. And when I paid and tipped, the woman insisted on giving me a tiny paper crane, one for each pant I got done. This small, cute gesture was a very nice touch and a nice compliment to the already very friendly service I had received.
They also do dry cleaning here and I expect I’ll be bringing my coats and pants here when I need that done next.