Wash and Go

I’m not sure why this place has so many bad reviews, currently it is good, clean, tidy and is $ 1.25 a load. Not sure what more people are expecting, but this place does the job.
FYI — price is back up to $ 2.25 /​$ 3 a load

I am pretty sure there are new owners here and the machines have been upgraded. Plus, check the signs, they are running a special this summer for half price small/​medium washers. With the special, it’s the best prices I can find around. It’s still a no frills place, but it no longer smells and no longer has leaking machines. For the price and location, I think it’s convenient, fairly clean and a good deal.
For the reviewer who posted that there’s no number, there is a number inside, but yes — maybe it would be good to post in a place that is visible from outside if you are locked out. Or, maybe the owner could update Unilocal with his number?
The last two times I went there, one of the overhead lights was flickering and needed to be replaced, but all in all, this is a huge improvement over last year, when I would have given it one or two stars.

I’m locked out and watching my clothes dry. Please don’t throw it out before I come back in the morning. I’d call, but you don’t have a phone… I’m not even sure you have employees

I hate this place. Machines are either out of order with illegible notes or in use by their burgeoning industrial towel washing business.

«Eek! Methinks not» is about right (I was about to give it two starts, but «I’ve seen better» sounds like an endorsement).
This is the closest laundry to my house. Problem — no one really cares about the place and maintains it as minimally as possible. Use at your own risk. They’ve had broken machines forever; a few months ago they replaced the few that would break consistently. I’ve used it for almost two years, grudgingly (the place is dirty ½ the time, and ½ the time ½ machines don’t work), but now I think I will switch for sure.
Illustration: I load my laundry in one of the big $ 4 machines. Come back at the end of the cycle to find my sheets soapy and dripping wet, with the machine giving an error. This is during normal business hours, so a seemingly nice lady is folding clothing at the counter, the door to the inner sanctum of the place ajar. «M’am», I ask, «do you work here?» — «No,» she replies. After I knock on the door, she says that yes, she works there, but has nothing to do with machines. Someone might fix it tomorrow. I ask if at least I can get a refund. I get a very curt and adamant «no». «What should I do, I need to rinse the clothing?» — not her problem.
I end up paying another $ 3 to rinse my sheets.
Customer service at its best.
The other day I ran out of coins in the middle of the wash. Both coin machines were out of order. Another lady «not working» there flatly refused to change any of my money, also said it was «not her problem».
The _​only_​thing I do like about the place are the drying machines — fast, cheap, efficient, with lint screens. Unfortunately, everything else sucks.

Can’t get worse than this!
The premises is never clean! Half of the washers and dryers have been out or oder for months! Dryer filters are NEVER ever clean! Every time I wanna use a dryer I have to clean an overloaded filthy lint filter!
And guess what! if the filters are full it takes double the time and the coin to dry your clothes so more $$$ for the owners.
The washer settings are also set in a way that they don’t do a full rinse and that again means more drying time.
I once had to wash 2 loads from 2 different washers again just because there was a pool of water still in the washer when I was taking my clothes out (and these were the working machines)
The owners of this place CAN NOT possibly CARE LESS about their service and more about their profit.
It’s a money printing business with no cost!

Worst Laundry Mat Ever! This is the last time I’m ever coming here– I’ve had it! Half the machines are always broken. There used to be 1 and a half change machines (one only took $ 1 bills). Now the half machine is completely broken & the other one is only taking $ 1 bills. I realized this AFTER starting 2 loads in the washers. So I walked all the way over to buy a coffee on California/​Divis just to get change. I was only able to get $ 3 in quarters, but plenty of one-​dollar bills. I came back to the laundry mat & guess what? The only working change machine is now out of order! How am I supposed to dry my laundry? The stupid «new» dryers are so expensive (1 quarter gets you 4 minutes) that I only had enough quarters for 16 minutes of drying time, so I am taking my laundry home damp. One of the other patrons in the same situation asked me if I could give her change for $ 2, which I could not.
In response to the one reviewer who actually gave this place 3 stars in Nov. 2011 because she talked to the owners & they told her how much money they were investing to clean up the place: it is now 2 years later, and it actually seems dirtier. The few so-​called «new» machines are twice as expensive to use and are often out of service. Some of the old 1970’s machines are still there. They have not added wi-​fi, or an attendant to keep the place clean like the owner promised.
Once while I was here, my washer broke while full of water WITH my clothes in it, which caused a huge mess while I had to transfer them to a new machine & pay double. I called the «help» number & spoke to a man who said he would call me back the next day & reimburse me. Do you think that ever happened? No.
The detergent dispenser is empty except for bleach. They finally got rid of the old, out-​of-​order soda vending machine but replaced it with an old, dirty cushioned armchair! It looks like something they found on the street and dragged it in. Is this their response to the complaints about the plastic chairs bolted to the walls? I didn’t see anyone even touch it while I was there.
The floors are always covered in dirty water. Today there were Taco Bell hot sauce packets smeared on the floor by the dryers. You better be extra careful when taking your clothes out of the machines, because if anything falls on the floor, you’re screwed.
To say this place is a dump is an understatement. Take your money elsewhere. The lousy people who run this shit hole don’t deserve any more money than they’ve already taken.

And the winner for the worst laundromat in the world goes to.. . Wash and Go!
No surprise there. When you have dryers broken for months, there’s a problem.
Oh ask someone who works there for help? Good luck w that! I saw one person who worked here once, def thought it was a mirage at first. Asked for change, she looked confused. Um dont you work at the laundromat? I guess not.
Maybe I should open up a laundromat too because apparently, you don’t need working machines or staff.

What everyone says is true. It’s drab. However I came because I noticed the sign that that advertised half off Tuesday –Wednesday. Those large commercial washers are only $ 1.25 and they are installing new machines as I type this. So, maybe they poor reviews have prompted them to «clean up» their act.
I decided to up their rating from 2 – 3 stars based on the fact that I talked to the owners who where there while I was. I asked him if he was aware of their Unilocal reviews. He told me he is investing 30K in new machines, paint, wifi and hiring someone to be there to keep it cleaner. Oh, and that ancient soda machine? It was vandalized soon after being installed and hasn’t worked since. That’s getting replaced too.

Average neighborhood laundry mat — that is rather blah. The laundromat has no attendant and one cart to place your items in from the washer to the dryer — last time I was in someone hoarded it for the entire visit while their clothes weren’t even ready to be moved yet.
A few of the machines never seem to work — and as everyone has stated they have two plastic lawn chairs and a few other seats bolted to posts with no wifi, tv, etc. Most drop off their laundry and come back when it’s time to change it.
Only plus is I every time I have been here there has always been at least one cute gal.

Of all the horrible laundromats I have been to this is the worst. The only redeeming quality it has is that it is very close to my house. The vending machines have never worked and only display cold-​war era soda cans. The machines are never working either and you literally have to have a newly minted dollar to receive change. I had five new towels stolen out of the dryer when I went home for fifteen minutes. The seats are buckled to the floor to prevent chair theft. The dryers take forever. The place smells of broken dreams.

This is a laundromat review. I shan’t mince words, lest you be fooled into thinking this is a viable option for laundry in Lower Pac Heights. When apartment hunting and your future landlord endorses, «Yes, yes, of course there’s laundry nearby!» ask him if he’s actually used said ‘recommended’ laundromat. Didn’t think so.
PROS:
* My clothes weren’t stolen out of the dryer
* The change machine doesn’t charge a service fee
CONS:
* More than 50% of machines out of service
* Shitty plastic lawn chairs are chained and bolted to the wall & floor
* Washers, though pre-​dating the 1970s, are the same price as they are at legitimate laundromats
* No carts to move clothes from washer to dryer and the floor is unspeakably filthy
* No surfaces for folding clothes
* Shady, derelict characters roaming the perimeter, just waiting for you to leave your clothes unattended
* No attendant on duty
* Vending machine is empty with the exception of limited edition Indiana Jones Dr. Pepper and holiday Coca Cola (I actually researched the year of the design and it’s 2005)

Let’s see, how many ways can a laundromat suck? Dirty floors, check. Hot water that isn’t, check. Nobody ever attending, check. Hardly any carts, check. Change machines that don’t work, check. To be fair the 1 dollar changer worked… well of course I always head to the laundromat with 10 one-​dollar bills. Washers that shut off at the beginning of the cycle asking for a «reconfirm» and force you to spend an extra half hour there, check. The only good thing about this place is they have plenty of folding countertop because there is rarely anyone there. One star, and I will NEVER go there again even though it is semi walking distance. It’s demeaning enough to have to roll my granny cart 4 blocks without finding such a depressing scenario. This is NOT a bad neighborhood, and apparently everyone has W/D’s built in. I am now driving 3 miles to do laundry… I know it’s not very ecologically minded but I really hate this place.

Wash and go indeed. They really don’t expect you to do much more here. By far my least favorite laundromat, probably ever. It’s drab and dull and so completely only what it is that it feels like it would be more at home in the Soviet block. Uncomfortable plastic chairs bolted to posts, a boring non color on the walls, a large folding table in the center, and NOTHING. ELSE. Nowhere comfortable to sit. No sink. No outlets for the love of Pete. You’re all lucky I’m even able to type out this review before my computer dies. But it’s two blocks from home, and laundry isn’t really fun anyway, no matter how many comfy couches, tvs, snack machines or outlets there are. But man do they help.
Basic washers are $ 2.25, the commercial size are $ 3.50 (there are 4), and then there is one larger, industrial sized washer for $ 4.50. Dryers are 50 cents for 13 minutes $ 1.00 for 25 minutes.