One of my favorite surf shops in Los Angeles. This location has been open since 2010, and every…read moretime I stop in, there is something great to get. They have all sorts of apparel and gear so whatever you are looking for, you will be able to find here. The staff was also very friendly and helpful in choosing some items. Inside is also organized really well, and they really do have a good amount of inventory. There is a small free parking lot attached in the back that you access via the alley, or it's usually easy to find free street parking in front. I know they have an online shop as well, so would definitely be someplace I would recommend if you have any interest in surf apparel or gear.

Super friendly and knowledgeable staff! Great surf shop in the neighborhood that also has some…read moresurf skate gear like carvers as well as accessories and repair foam for foamies which I purchased. I love how they often host events for members of the local surf community such as Venice surfing association. Highly recommend ! Come support your local shop !

Beautiful shop with a helpful crew. Thanks guys ! Love the shrine…read more Will definitely visit again.

I've passed by this place countless times because I used to live very close by, have even dined…read morenext-door, but for some reason I had never checked Mollusk out. Decided to change that this past weekend and I was really impressed with what I saw inside. This Venice location is the second of three locations that they have. The first was their San Francisco shop that opened in 2005, this one in 2007, and their newest being Santa Barbara in 2020. Everything is a bit expensive, but they use high-quality materials and attention to detail. The staff was also very friendly. This location has a small free parking lot attached right in front, otherwise there is a pay lot close by. They have a lot of gear and apparel, but most of what I saw was apparel. Pricing is high, but the designs are unique, and I was able to find a great sweater and shirt. I would suggest.

This place is a small gem. Always really welcoming, helpful, and nice staff, cool selection of…read morelocally made apparel, zines, and true surf fanatic gear and equipment. Great selection of used boards. Hope it stays around forever, even though there are so many changes taking place on the surrounding blocks.

TL:DR - Friendly customer service, bad surfboard repair job…read more This is going to be a long review, but if you want the short of it. -Took my longboard in, to repair a scrape, and get it color matched. -Got back a repair job that isn't color matched at all. The repair isn't even flush with the board. -Got more dings on my board than when I took it to them. -Check the photos. If you surf in California, it's not a matter of IF you'll get a ding on your board, it's a matter of WHEN. All the surf spots are lined with rocky shores that will ding your board. I am no exception to this rule and have dinged my longboards many more times than I can count. The one upside to this, is that I've become really good at repairing dings of all kinds. Whether it be on the bottom, the rail, the tail, the nose, anything I can do. What I can't do though, is color match. That is a magic unto itself. I was looking to sell an orange longboard of mine, but it had a scrape on the bottom side of it. It's not deep and it didn't crack through to the foam. If I wasn't planning on selling the board, I'd sand it down, fill it up with a little bit of Q-fill if it needed it, then fiberglass over it. Done and Done! BUT, I want to sell it, so it needs to look good, it needs to be color matched, and it needs to work. I heard a lot of great things about the repair jobs from Bay Street Boards, and decided to take it to them to color match and fix it. BIG MISTAKE. I should've known better when I pulled up to the shop and saw someone balancing a 9ft' longboard over their knees while scraping off wax. No stand, the board just wobbling about, almost hitting the concrete ground. Yeesh. I relayed all the info above to the repair guy and he said it was doable. He said color matching is tricky, but that'd he get it close enough. I was charged a $120 and left my board with them. I wasn't in any rush to get my board back, and it was about 5 weeks before I could pick it up. Is this fast or slow? I'm not sure, like I said, I do my own repairs and can fully repair a ding in a day. PRO-TIP: if you are going to get your board repaired by a surf shop, remove all the wax off of your board. There are 2 reasons for this: 1. If there is any wax near the damaged spot it will fuck up the repair. Wax will gum up the sanding pads, it will interact poorly with the resin, and it gets everywhere. Take it off. The repair guys will love you for it. 2. Removing the wax, will give you a very intimate look at your board. You will see any dings or damages that you hadn't noticed before. This is also important because it gives you a reference point and will let you know if the surf shop messed up your board even more. (Foreshadowing) I pick up my board and in the dim light of the surf shop, I can tell the color match isn't even close. It looks like they sanded over it with a too high of a grit sanding pad, and then glassed over it. They didn't sand it down at all to smooth out the fiberglass texture, and they certainly didn't add any dye to the resin to try and color match it. What the fuck?! In the dim light of the shop, I didn't notice that the sanding job was shitty too, it wasn't even flush with the board at all. There's a couple small depressions where the ding is and it's wavy. If you're going to do a shit job, at least make it flush. Every surfer knows to make the board flush on the bottom, you want that water to glide over it without any friction. At home, I had more time to study the board and found even more issues. I noticed that there were small gravel sized dings on the bottom of my board. Each dug into the board about an 1/8 inch. I know these were not there before because of having de-waxed my board and because these are literally impossible for me to get while surfing. These could only occur if you put a surfboard down on concrete/gravel ground to work it. (Remember that guy outside the shop.) Just to hammer home the case, the ding by the finbox can ONLY occur when there is no fin in. Nothing could hit the finbox at all with a fin in. And how do I know I didn't have these dings beforehand, refer to pro-tip #2. Another thing I noticed were resin drips on the bottom of the board that had hardened. This isn't that bad of an issue to correct, just a little sanding, but the fact that they did that, let's me know that they're sloppy and don't pay attention to details. Overall, this was a terrible experience. I paid a $120, for a bad repair job that I'll have to undo AND I have new smaller dings on the board that I'll also have to fix. Yeeew!

Don saved my board, got me back in the water in no time, with a perfect job…read moreAdditionally gave me good info on all the surfspots around the area & up north Will def go back to him with any wrecked board Additionally, he did the job for a quarter of what any surfshop would have billed Passionate & knowledgeable dudes still out there Cheers

Horrible experience. My board was returned to me in worse condition than when I dropped it off. Do…read moreyourself and Don a favor, and take your business somewhere else. Kennedy's, Rider Shack, and Val Surf all provide excellent service. If you're willing to wait six months for minor touch-ups, deal with repeated missed pickup promises, and listen to endless excuses, then this is the place for you. Otherwise, I'd recommend going elsewhere. I feel bad for the guy, but its better to be upfront about your ability than waste peoples time.

Been dying to shop at Val Surf and heading to the airport THE GODS heard me and directed my GPS to…read morenavigate me to Val Surf. With the store in my sites I pulled a hard right without rolling the SUV I was driving and parked... Amazing surf shop for goodie , surf boards and skateboards. Grabbed my Val Surf logo sweatshirt and a weird Nike shirt cause it was kick a$$ white with hot pink drawing... Now I explored and found great surf gear from major brands I won't mention but the shoe selection was amazing, especially the VANS. The suede leather Vans were awesome and I desperately wanted a few pairs but I didn't have room in luggage.... As I was walking past UGG's display they had the sand color version and again if I had room I'd bought a pair... Super cool " Dude " handling cashier duty's was awesome. The over the top skateboard decks blew me away located behind him and I only wish I was 12 again so I pester my parents for one... we had a good laugh about age and away I went... NOTE : Speaking of killer items and this wasn't for sale was wooden shoe by Vans with images of old school pro skaters including the "Godfather of pool skating" Mr Tony Alva! For those who don't know him well he was a member of the Zephyr Competition Skateboarding Team, or the Z-Boys.... Can't wait to come back and I'll have a bigger luggage bag for more gear. But needless to say this stop was amazing and worth the wait...

This place is AWESOME! I live in the neighborhood and I come here in the summer to get my swim wear…read moreand other accessories + my snowboarding gear for the winter. A HUGE variety of stuff and a great staff. I recently bought a waterproof Shark Clip watch and SKYLER at the front was extremely helpful with assisting me in setting it up! Thanks again!

Customer service is amazing, super nice, easy to talk to, and helpful! Huge selection of flip flops…read moreand surf stuff, as well as clothes.

Signed up for the rewards, WAY TOO MANY texts, emails, etc. App is janky, sales advertised are…read moreoften not reflected in the app and/or website merchandise. All staff at the store were nice and polite, have bought a few boards here in the past few years. I guess last straw for me is the line/collaboration with Huntington Beach Police Department. Of all organizations/causes to align yourself with, this is a weird one to me. Hard to imagine HBPD needs additional funds; how about some ecological organizations? Idk, won't be shopping here any more.

Fantastic Surf School! They got my son and his friend in for a last minute surf lesson today which…read moremade our beach day so fun and special...James was our instructor and he is so kind and amazing! Both the boys learned so much during their lesson and were already catching some waves....thank you so much!! :D

I got a lesson for my son. Clint was very responsive in getting the session set up. Start to…read morefinish was easy and well coordinated. The price was very reasonable for a two hour private session. My son had a great time. Hayden was his instructor. He was a great guy. Very patient and encouraging. I would highly recommend Hayden and this surf school if you are looking for lessons.