He provided great service. Good communication throughout the whole process. I would highly recommend Chester's. Even under new management , rest in peace. read more

As I wrote a review about a locksmith encounter I just had here in Jacksonville, I recalled another experience I had in Fresno. Funny how my "Smith stories" involve me wearing scrubs every time. I was a 4th year med student in the ED at UMC. It had been a long 12 hour night in the ED and naturally I was tired. Happy to be going home, I reached for my keys and...doh. Not in my pocket. Walked back to the the ER to retrace my steps. I went to every single patient room looking for them. Not there. I was soooo tired and all I wanted to do was sleep. I asked everyone if they had seen them. Nope...no one. So I began asking about locksmiths. The clerk was a nice lady and she recommended Chester. I call him up and get a cheery, "Chester's Lock and Key". I tell him my problem and he comes right over. What's cool was he was able to make a key for me for my car. He calls a friend at Honda and the guy gives him the method to cut a key for it. Crazy. Scary actually. But anyway, it's a simple thing for him to do and enables me to have a key to drive home with as well. So the door's open, but doh, of course I had put my Club on. Shit. So he says there are 2 options. One takes 2 seconds and the other will take another 10-15 minutes. The quick one involves cutting the steering wheel and slipping the Club off. The other involves getting out his power saw and cutting through the Club. I opt for the second one. So he cuts the thing off and asks what I do. I told him I want to work with kids in the ER. He says, "I got grandkids, just pay me what you think is fair." I said that I have no idea how much to pay. He says,"If you have $20 it'd help pay for a new saw blade." So I gave him $30. When I eventually moved back to Fresno a year later and wanted the locks on my house rekeyed, I naturally called Chester and gladly paid him $60 to replace the locks and get me some new keys. Really nice guy. read more

Chester provided quick service and did a great job. Thanks Chester! read more

I have used Chester for 25 years. Not only in the auto/truck profession but in our Buy and Hold properties. He has the midas touch and everything he finishes he backs up in service and smiles. He is as knowledgable as any I have used. I hightly recommend you using him and you will never be sorry. You will be happy, pleased and expectations exceeded ! read more

We just used Chester to replace a broken door lock. He ended up replacing the locks on both exit doors & gave me a tip to buy a Schlage set that matched the set previously purchased. He gladly matched the set to another Schlage door we had at another exit. Now we only need 1 key for the house! He was also able to give us additional copies to our mail box key. Extra copies had been lost over the years & ever copy I had made @ Lowes, OSH, etc., wouldn't work! The new copies work! We will definitely use him again! Thanks for tips, Yelpers! read more

Chester came out the same morning I called. Awesome, quick, professional and knowledgeable! Thanks so much for getting me back into my garage :) read more

Our vehicle's transponder (clicker remote) key stopped working. Called and he told us to have it towed to dealer and hung up on us. Really not the kind of customer service you want when you're stranded. Would not use them for anything after that. read more

After calling several locksmiths in town and being told they were not available after 6pm I decided to call Chester, who I happened to skip from the list. He greeted me with a friendly voice and assured me he would be able to help me. He was available right away and got the door open in minutes. Not only was his service fast he was concerned about me being locked out again that he provided me with copies of my house key( at no extra charge)and gave me tips on how NOT to have that happen to me again. His price was reasonable and he was extremely friendly. I highly recommend him! read more

What can you say about Chester that hasn't already been said. I had a locksmith company that was recommended to me by a large service organization come yesterday to rekey my home. I was ripped off and had horrible work as well. I found Chester here at Yelp and decided after reading the rave reviews to call and have him come and undo their damage caused by the previous inept service man. He gave me the price, came early, was most pleasant yet extremely efficient as he worked. The previous company caused damage that Chester was able to repair and refused charge me extra no matter how hard I tried. This is one of those cases where it is not too good to be true. I know who I will use from here on out and who I'll refer as well. Thanks Chester, you're a real special person and I'm glad I have gotten to know you. read more

Super friendly, knowledgeable in what he does! And all around professional. Also if you want Santa to come help you re-key something or need locks changed, he's the guy! Literally straight up looks like Santa Claus. read more

Chester changed the locks on a new home for me and did a great job. He's friendly, knowledgable and thorough. Thanks for the quick response and for showing me how to operate the weird lock on the master suite door. read more

Chester came out to rekey my entire house. He was able to come out the day I called and only took 40 minutes. The best part is that he changed all the locks to have just one key!!! Very helpful. read more

Chester is a fabulous locksmith. He came out and installed a new deadbolt in a solid core door, rekeyed lots of locks. He worked very hard for a very reasonable price. The lock he installed works well, as do the new keys. He is kind, friendly, caring, and a very competent workman. I recommend him highly. read more

I am so anxious to write this review and let everyone know what a wonderful experience I had with Chester. Not only is he one of the sweetest people I have ever met, but his work is exceptional. He rekeys our whole house in less than an hour and even fixed a sticky lock on our back door. It was a great experience and I will forever recommend him to anyone that needs a locksmith! read more

Just called Chester. He wanted $225 to make a new car key when I lost mine at a large store. Yikes! Next person I called only wanted $135. Surely you jest Chest. read more