Taraval Tailors

This is based on price quote only. I went in today and asked to have my dress altered. I got it on clearance at Nordstrom Rack for $ 40 that I wasn’t in love with it but thought it would do for a wedding I’m going to.
The man that worked here wanted to look at the dress before I tried it on to give me a quote. I actually appreciated this because I don’t like to waste time either. I need the long dress shortened and the bust taken in a bit. He said it would be $ 50 to shorten it and $ 80 to take in the bust. Then he looked at me and asked if I wanted to think about it. $ 130 is a lot of money. So yes, I would like to think about it. Or maybe he thought I didn’t have enough money since I had a backpack on and his tailor shop is right by Lincoln HS.
I thought I would just return the dress and get a nice $ 170 dress instead. On the way home, I stopped by Brigette cleaners on ECR in San Bruno. I had my wedding dress altered there in 2006 and I think they did everything for about $ 80, and it looked fine, no complaints.
A lady at Brigette told me to put it on and she pinned everything up and said it would about $ 50 – 60. Sold! I can’t compare the quality of work between the two shops, but I had a pleasant experience with Bridgette’s 9 years ago and they are obviously still in business. Maybe high SF rent causes this place to charge more than double what the other shops do?

Eddie is a Master Tailor with a lot of experience hailing from the Philippines and coming from a country where tailoring is based more on skill than machines. He served 15 years being a master tailor at Nordstrom and finally manages his own shop now.
Everytime i bring him a project it would only take 5 minutes for him to scope what needs to be done. Upon the time of pick up my needs are always met if not exceeded.
Tapering jeans and original hemming. Darning and patching heavy selvedge denim. If you think your suit fits good make sure you bring it to him to make it look better.
His prices are very competitive and he works quickly. Do yourself a favor and see Eddie. You will not be dissapointed.

Try to keep this brief. I didn’t get any fancy alterations, I just took 2 pairs of pants to get hemmed. Eddie got them both done by the next day. When I picked them up, I brought a third pair to see if he could get it done for me within the hour, which he graciously offered to do. Looks to be good work, and the turnaround was excellent. $ 30 total = great deal in my book.

Did a great job on some custom drapes for me. Very sweet people too.

Eddie the man has never let me down on getting my true religion alter from a bootcut to slim fit! Eddie did the impossible with making the pants look original! I got my pants done in less than 2 hours. Very kind and knowledgeable. I also had my dress shirt alter as well for around $ 35. Expect dress shirts to take a couple days to complete depending on what needs to change to make it fitted nicely. His store only has one extra employee to help him so don’t always expect last minute alteration to be completed in a day.

Eddy is super friendly and does a great job on my tailoring. I’ve had him tailor my suit, jeans, sports jerseys and they are look great. Highly recommended.

Eddie is a great tailor and my go-​to man anytime I get in new clothing that fits less than perfect.
I’ve had Eddie tailor the following items:
Blazers/​Jackets — Tailors them well, adjusts sleeve length to just right, also takes in sides to give it a fitting shape. Great results.
Pants — The only place I trust to hem my raw denim and taper the leg. He’s able to take fabric from the non-​selvedge side and taper without losing the selvedge details, and the jeans look a lot better fitting properly.
Shirts — He will adjust the sides and sleeves and make a baggy, traditional-​fit shirt into a modern slim fit with no trouble.
When you go to Eddie, know what you want — you might want to read style blogs or other information online on the type of pant breaks or other tailoring you can get. Eddie will do what you ask him to, and he’s a tailor not a stylist, so have your mind made up before you come in.

This place is amazing! Service is on point, accommodates urgent orders and can turn a baggy classic fit suit into a modern trim fit suit!

The owner/​tailor is a character straight out of a novel. He let me know he worked as a tailor in Nordstrom years ago and had a calling to the fashion, clothing business which I am glad for.
We took a couple of off-​the-​rack summer jackets and a tuxedo jacket for alterations of the sleeves, add kissing buttons, and add buttonnaire holes to the lapels. All the work was done on time, as promised, and workmanship was superb. Eddie is all business but we managed to chat a little bit.
I would recommend his services should you need alterations on your clothes.

Came here attempting to alter a bridesmaid dress. Was greeted by a woman who spoke little to no English.
I needed her to pull the zipper out my dress and add a lace back with additional fabric under the lace to prevent my skin from showing.
She could not understand what I was saying and kept reiterating that the dress didn’t fit.
Yes, I understood it didn’t fit and that was why I was there. I kept trying to explain what I wanted her to do and she kept saying the dress didn’t fit.
I finally asked if she was able to fix it or not and she kept going on about how the dress didn’t fit. I took my dress from her and went to someone else who understood my simple request.
On a side note, my friend got his pants zipper fixed here and it was fine. Will probably stop by when I have a remedial request that is easy for all to understand since it is by my house.

Eddie is the man! As a 5’1″ female, seldom do I find a pair of jeans that actually fit me, as I am usually standing in puddles of extra fabric around my feet.
I took two pair of jeans in yesterday to be shortened and tapered, and Eddie was able to do them in the same day! Wearing my newly, made-​for-​me jeans and honestly my life is changed.
Awesome guy, flawless finished product — will soon be back to get the rest of my wardrobe tailored to my size! Thank you!

I needed a pair of pants hemmed quick fast and in a hurry!
Called over here to Taraval Tailors and asked if they provided same day service. The lady on the phone said they did however I needed to give them 1 hour to do it. Well… an hour later, I picked up my pants and it was only $ 10! That’s super awesome as I don’t know very many places that can actually do that. The hemming looked just as it’s original hem. I’ll definitely be coming back!

Eddie has the skills, he’s just inconsistent because he’s more interested in the money than the craft of tailoring.
I had the negative experiences mentioned on Unilocal,and should’ve read the reviews beforehand. I read only one positive review from someone who went to Cable Car, and I thought I could get expert work for a reasonable price. Instead, I got what I paid for, and less.
If Eddie paid more attention to detail — even when the stitches don’t show — and cared more about people and customer service, the money would grow naturally. Cutting corners with quality won’t get you rich, unless you brand yourself as the fast food tailor. Eddie was only laser-​focused when talking about price and asking for the money. Otherwise he was distracted and slap-​dash with altering my trench coat and blouse. They’re wearable but don’t feel professionally tailored. Moreover, the work is sloppy with mistakes showing (seams not lining up, frayed stitches, gaps in stitching, etc). The fabric will need fixing eventually.
I hope my feedback is considered, Eddie, because my intention is to help as well as vent. There is truth in all these Unilocal posts, and you can really excel by integrating the criticism. As Billy Jean King says, «champions adjust.»

such a sloppy man and sloppy job he is doing. I would be embarrassed to call myself a tailor, I would never go back there. No wonder he’s got poor reviews

Eddie is a beast. I wrote a review in Cable Car Tailors (don’t go there) because I went to Taraval Tailors right after. He charges a very reasonable price (similar to 3 tailor shops I called).
He’s quick, professional, and personable. Shop is right next to the MUNI and easy parking. Turnover in 1 day to take the waist in and taper dress pants. In 5 minutes he hemmed the pants free of charge.
BEST tailor. Gonna bring my other suits to him!

Eddie has been my go to tailor for a while now.
Diesel Jeans, Hugo Boss suits, (ok, i have a limited wardrobe, but I know what works for me) he’s been consistently great.
I’ve taken dozens of pieces to Eddie, and i’ve been clear and reasonable about my requests. And its been all good.
I am about to take 4 more suits to him. I check the hours on Unilocal,and I saw the negative reviews.
First, There are limits as to what ANY tailor can do. Fabric and thread cannot extend beyond the constraints of the laws pf physics.
I would imagine that they have upwards of 20 – 40 clients daily. As of 2÷16÷15, I read all the negative reviews on Unilocal (1−2*)
They seem to be about:
1) Taking a bridesmaids dress in 3 – 4 sizes, complaint: dress not snug enough
((good luck with that, groomsmen)
2) having a dress shortened, complaint: price ($ 20), and not short enough
(Are they ever, really?)
3) needed to have dress sleeves shortened on NYE, unclear about holiday hours (what, he wasn’t open till 9pm on NYE??)
4) original hem jeans, $ 15 cost and wrong color thread
(Somewhere, I hear birds chirping)
5) skirt shortening, $ 25 (price)
5 one to two star reviews.
These reviews are in my opinion based on unreasonable requests, and I don’t know if they would EVER be satisfied. For eddy and his staff to earn five stars, they would have to bring in a dress 3 – 4 sizes, be open on NYE, and work at less than 10 bucks an hour.
If 15 – 25 bucks is too much for your alterations, you’re living in the wrong city.

Eddie is amazing. He helped me out with a dress that needed to be fixed overnight. It needed to not just be taken in but completely re-​designed in a few places. He just knew what to do. It looked and fit great! And the price was right. Lifesaver.

Fantastic service! I brought some jeans in to be shortened on Saturday morning and they were ready at 9 a.m. Monday. Original hem, beautiful work, very reasonable price! I’ll be back!

UGH! This place has TERRIBLE customer service! He is so rude. Because of this stupid incident, I was not able to wear my pretty red dress on NYE. WHY THE HELL WOULD YOU NOT ANNOUNCE YOUR CLOSING TIME AHEAD OF TIME??! Do you expect me to just GUESS what time you are going to close?
I simply needed the sleeves of my dress shortened. I wanted to wear this dress on NYE (Tuesday). I dropped it off on the Saturday before, so I asked to have it done by Monday or Tuesday morning. The guy Eddie said yes we can do that, please call on Monday to see if he has it done by then. I said okay.
Come Monday, I called and he said it’s not ready until closing time/​5pm. So I said, okay, I will just pick it up Tuesday morning. On Tuesday, I ended being too busy in the morning, so I got there at 3pm. AND THE PLACE WAS CLOSED. I didn’t check my phone until then and noticed he left me a message at 1:45pm saying «Please call me back.» THAT WAS IT.
Do you expect me to decipher your message of «Please call me back» to «I am closing right now»!!! You have a sign at the door saying you close on Tuesdays at 6pm. I have talked to you for about THREE TIMES throughout this whole process and you DID NOT MENTION that you will be closing early on Tuesday.
I picked up my dress on Wednesday and your excuse was «you said you were going to pick up in the morning, you did not show up. NYE is a holiday.» Well, excuse me! According to many companies out there, people DO work on NYE (¹²⁄₃₁) and new year’s DAY is a holiday (¹⁄₁). And yes, I said I was going to come in the morning, but your sign outside says you don’t close until 6pm. HOW THE HELL am I supposed to know you will take the damn day off if you DO NOT SAY SO!!!
Next time, try putting a damn sign outside or simply just TELLING your customers. I am never coming here again. He is super rude and not friendly at all.

I saw the reviews on Unilocal but they didnt post the prices so I decided to give it a try. Brought in a bcbg shirt that was too big and paid $ 20 for it. The shirt fits me ok now. But it doesnt flatter my body or anything. I brought a different shirt to another tailor in irving and they quoted me $ 7.
Ill come again next time to try out the hemming. Definitely not w/​a shirt again.