Shrader Cleaners

Not only do these guys over charge, they’re rude and can barely speak English. Warning to everyone that comes near, go to the other dry cleaning place a cross the street.

Susan the seamstress is an ANGEL. She took on an urgent alternation request (wedding dress!) and honored an impossibly fast turnaround without charging me a rush fee. Although on my wedding day I was waaay too fat to wear that dress, it was no fault of Susan’s and completely due to my irresponsible snacking. Since then, Susan’s completed several alterations for my family, including a beautiful job on a men’s suit.
P. S. I had assumed the reviews about Mr. Wong being hard to understand were just ignorant. After several chats with Mr. Wong where he talked my ear off, I realize the observations are accurate. I don’t know what he’s saying either.

This is the worst place you can take your clothes for dry cleaning period! Two weeks ago I dropped of a suit jacket to see if a stain could be removed, Mr. Wong the owner said no problem he would try several times if necessary. When I went to pick it up to my surprise it had 4 additional denim stains on a satin jacket??? Mr Wong’s response was to call the designer to complain! Wtf? Fortunately I went right down the street to Russ Cleaners who fixed the issue Mr Wong caused and removed the original stain.
I wouldn’t trust this guy with a pillow case!

I absolutely love this place, and adore the owner. I have been going here for over a year and refuse to take my dry cleaning anywhere else. The customer service is wonderful and my clothes always come back fresh and without any wrinkles. I own a lot of lace and silk outfits and he always handles with the utmost care. The prices are reasonable and the turn-​around is fast. Wouldn’t go anywhere else.

He is seriously the happiest guy alive. I sincerely enjoy dropping my dry cleaning off here as he is always so chipper and brings a smile. The prices are pretty reasonable as well, particularly on the big money items like coats, suits and dresses.

This place is the absolute worst.
(1) They are never open at 8am, sometimes not even by 8:30. Good luck trying to drop stuff off and make it on time to work.
(2) Tried to drop off some items to be hemmed, only to be told that they lady wasn’t there that day. Fine. When is she there? «Oh, some days, between 12 and 4.» So again, if you’ve a «9−5» job you’re S.O.O.L. if you need anything altered.
(3) Wash and Fold. They only do it on SOME days? What is that crap?
Long of the short, find another place in the Upper Haight/​Cole Valley. This place is a joke.

I am willing to give this place 5 stars solely based on the fact that if this dry cleaner didn’t exist– I wouldn’t know what to do. Cue Leann Rhimes «How do I live without you?»
Even though we now live in Cole Valley and not the Upper Haight, we still come here. I made the tragic mistake of dropping off my clothes at the dry cleaner on Cole Street due to the fact that it was three houses away from my own and $ 77 later learned the error of my ways.
Shrader Cleaners has quick turn around, the clothes are always pressed and cleaned at a fair price, and who can resist the super cute owners who always ask, «Why your husband no come in?» They also told me I look like a celebrity. Customer for life.
They do not take cards, but after years of getting to know me they will now take a personal check :)

I love this guy! Sometimes I cannot understand what he is saying, but they do a great job at dry cleaning and it is pretty cheap compared to other places in the area.

Well Bob, after finding other people’s clothing in our wash & dry 3 times, losing untold socks, t-​shirts, washcloths, and who knows what else, I’ve decided to start going to the expensive wash club. Now I have to walk further and pay more.
Me: Bob, does anyone ever bring in our clothes like I’m bringing in these people’s underwear and t-​shirts today?
Bob: Uh, I don’t know.
Me: You don’t know? What’re you, ON DOPE?
+I’ve had to replace a number of buttons on dry cleaned shirts.
+Reflecting another’s comments regarding wrinkles, yea. WRINKLES and plenty of them.
+Shrinkage. He runs his dryers like ovens to save time. All my fleece clothing is ruined.
+Cash only? Bob, it’s 2012. Get with the millenia already.
Inexpensive, yes. But another prime example of getting what you pay for.

I will always bring my dry cleaning here! The guy here is fantastic and will tell me what stuff actually needs dry cleaning, what stuff he thinks would be better thrown in his washer, and what stuff I’m being dramatic about and can just throw in the machine at home.

I was going to another cleaners in my old neighborhood. The prices were ridiculous, but the final straw was when I was prepping for my wedding and when I picked it up it was full of wrinkles. Increasingly this was a problem.
I quickly searched Unilocal and I drove directly to this lovely establishment. They got it back in a reasonable time. Not as fast as the other place, but NO WRINKLES. Been here a few more times and no troubles at a reasonable price.

Terrible results. I see many reviews talking about how nice the owner is. That may be true – I don’t know – but it is small consolation for mistreating your clothes.
Note to management: the second keyword in «wash and fold» is «fold.» And wrinkles don’t count as folds. Clothes must have been washed/​dried very hot because they came back shrunken. And stuffed in a pillowcase. Nice touch.
I reserve my one star ratings for truly rude, abusive, or traumatic experiences. That’s the only reason you have two here.
A tip to those who take their chances here: you can get rid of your ruined clothes at goodwill on Haight – it’s only a few blocks away from the cleaners.

Great service. This guy did a good job on the cleaning/​pressing, and also made a great impression on me with his customer service. I was in a huge rush, and didn’t have any cash on me, so he wrote up my order while I ran over to the ATM, and called me back to the front of the line when I got back to make the payment.
To top it off (and this is huge for me), it’s a family run, local establishment — good people.

Live right down the street and I’m damn glad too. They’re a good mom & pop type of shop. Mrs. ??? altered my pants because I’ve been smoking a bunch of crack from lower Haight and been losing weight.
No judgement = 4 stars.
Anyway, friendly and fair prices. Pretty tight. (Pun intended)

great neighborhood cleaners
decent prices — cash only

Love the owner! He calls everyone bud (of course, he is right next to the Haight), and is pretty funny if you get his jokes. He does NOT take credit cards, and while I am tempted to bump him a star for that, he gains one back for always (and I mean ALWAYS) being able to deliver a day or two early if I am in a pinch for shirts. I have never seen anyone retrieve garments with such enthusiasm.

This place appears to now be called Shrader Cleaners. Went there to have several items dry cleaned. Came back to pick it up and attempted to pay with my credit card since it was over 70 bucks only to be told it’s cash only. CASH ONLY? I get it, some bars and restaurants do that now, but you’re a dry cleaner. People like me that are lazy about dropping off their dry cleaning may not be carrying enough cash to pay for all the clothes we’re getting done (because we’re also lazy about going to the ATM).
So I then had to go home and get my checkbook in order to write a check for my dry cleaning. Drove back to pick up my clothes (super annoyed by that point). I usually write a check exactly once a month — for rent. You guys might want to look into a credit card machine…
Still give it 3 stars since they did a good job, were very nice and had reasonable prices (that 70 bucks was for over 10 pieces of clothing). Almost dropped to 2 stars because their phone number doesn’t seem to work (catch up with this century guys).

props to this dude. i have no idea what his name is — terribly spotty english! but the nicest guy in all of san francisco. doesn’t hurt that he recognizes my voice over the phone, calls me mr. steve, and says «u da boss!» all the time.
he pressed a suit, dry-​cleaned 6 shirts, and took care of 16 pounds of laundry in less than 24 hours. .90 cents/​pound!
i highly recommend this place. such a cool dude!

If I moved to the East Bay I would still bring my clothes to this dry cleaner. The owner is super friendly and the price is right. I’ve tried a few places and have paid almost three times the price as New Russ Cleaners. Try them once and you’ll see. You won’t go anywhere else.

I used to live 3 doors down from this place, and took my dry cleaning there. In those days, I didn’t have much dry cleaning, and I smoked a lot of pot. The end result was, I would often leave clothes there for months at a time.
One day I decided to make the 3 door trek down the street to pick up some shirts that I had dropped off months before. Mr Wong, the friendly and honest owner mentioned in the previous review, engaged me in some friendly banter, none of which I understood.
I smiled and paid for my clothes, and began leaving. Mr Wong kept talking to me, more excitedly now. After a few minutes of breaking down the language barrier, Mr Wong convinced me that I needed to pick up my suit.
Incredible; he pulled out a suit I had dropped off there no less than 6 months before. I completely forgot I even owned the suit, let alone had it dry cleaned. Now that’s impressive service. And marijuana.