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John's Shoe Repair

4.4 (103 reviews)

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Stephen S.

Took a nice piece of luggage to John's because the pull tab on a zipper on an outside pocket was pulled off. I had the new slider with new pull tab and John was able to remove stitching, open up the end stop and replace the old slider with the new slider. He then reapplied the end stop and manually re-stitched the leather surrounding the zipper. He did a great job and the luggage is like new. Two people worked on it for 2 hours and he charged me $40.00. A great bargain for the work done. Work was done promptly and with skill. I highly recommend.

John the proprietor with my trampoline mat he repaired.
Sean D.

John is an excellent repair artist who can repair many things including your shoes. He took care of this trampoline mat for me within an hour at a very reasonable price. Highly recommend this craftsman. He took care of me when many others turned me away. Needless to say I'll be bringing more work to him.

I brought my shoes for repair, specifically the zippers in Christian Louboutin shoes. John repaired them wonderfully for a very decent price. Very nice, polite older gentleman. I highly recommend this place.

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Joe B.

Absolutely love John's Shoe Repair. I had a pair of leather boots that he punched extra holes in for my laces and it took him less than 2 mins to get it done. I also recently took in a pair of leather sandals that fit loose because the heel strap had excess material. So he cut the leather to my exact specifications and sewed them back up and also punched an extra hole on each sandal so that they can fit a little snugger. This man has been in business before I was born (he opened in 1982) and truly knows what he is doing. I am a bit upset with some of the negative reviews, especially the vulgar ones. Treat him with respect and you'll get respect, period. These types of businesses are a dying breed but the fact that he's still thriving after almost 40 years should say something of his craftsmanship. Keep up the excellent work, John!

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Shoes were repaired perfectly and for a reasonable price. John was very knowledgeable with his craft.

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Best shoe service in dupage. great service, excellent workmanship. JOHN is the only one that I trust my leather and shoe repair with.

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Paul's Shoe Service - Birkenstock sandals

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(68 reviews)

The "shoe service" is pristine and wonderful. The "customer service" is all over the place here…read more The older gentleman at the counter has to check with his wife for EVERYTHING: even though he'll promise that something will be ready on a Friday and charge me the $6 for a service (that I've already had done here before), SHE will then call back to say it won't be ready at that timeframe, and this is the last time she will accept that price. Several times I've had Paul's shoe service punch a 2 mm hole into the middle of the spine of a leather notebook (see photo). I have at least six of these notebooks that they have punched holes in. On my most recent trip in I was charged the same price I've been charged and promised that my new project (one single notebook witha hole punch in the spine ) would be finished by Friday. Mary called me the following day to explain that they would no longer be able to charge me the six dollars. I love working with small businesses so I asked what the updated price would be. She became very defensive and explained why the price point would be different. "Thank you for the explanation but what would that new price be?" Again even more flustered and defensive. She explained that she didn't even know what the price would be and that normally the price would be between $20 and $30, and that I've been getting "the deal of the century". She also explained that they gave me bulk pricing for my previous notebooks. She then threw that older gentleman under the bus and said "I don't know why he would've told you Friday. We're extremely busy. These won't be done till sometime next week." Overall, I'm turned off by the lack of information the lack of communication between employees and the attitude I was presented with when asking further questions. I'll be taking my business elsewhere going forward. It seems like I was just too small a project for them and they didn't know how to deal with my projects.

Shoe shine is poor. Cannot do a high gloss polish…read more Nice people though. Other services better.

Yorktown Shoe Repair - Down the hall near restrooms and management office.

Yorktown Shoe Repair

(53 reviews)

What a hidden gem. My old go-to guy in Naperville sold out to Taco Bell and retired. They're…read moreactually closer to me here. Prompt reasonable friendly service, obviously keeps him busy. I had received an expensive pair of shoes for a gift. I didn't wear them initially and they fell apart once I did. Kuru (brand) wouldn't take them back because it was past their warranty time. Kinda shitty thing to do after buying dozens of them over the years. Fortunately I have a new pair of shoes for just $14. It's a little tricky to find but just look for office/restroom signs near H&M entrance to the mall on 2nd floor, and head down the hallway. They carry all kinds of accessories for your feet/shoe needs.

I was initially referred to Yorktown Shoe Repair Center this past December by the people at Famous…read moreFootwear, also at Yorktown Mall, when I couldn't find the shoelaces that I was looking for at their business. Not only did Jose Verde have suitable shoelaces in stock, but he also did a great job of shining my two pairs of dress shoes in only half an hour and at a great price! Since then, I have been back to Yorktown Shoe Repair twice - once for a further shoe-shining, and once to have one of my pairs of dress shoes repaired and to buy accessories for shoe care. And again, Jose did the necessary work in the agreed-upon time and at an eminently fair and affordable price - and he did a GREAT job, too. He also has a great selection of quality accessories for shoes, including shoe polish, shoe applicators, shoe brushes, shine cloths, anti-slide guards (for shoes with "slippery" soles), shoe horns, and, of course, shoe laces. He and his wife are both very personable and very professional. I do like Tony's Shoe Clinic in Oak Park and Lou's Shoe and Luggage Service in Park Ridge - but, given where I now live and where I now work and where I now go to church (every day of the week) I'm very happy to have this hidden gem of Yorktown Shopping Center right on the way to and fro. STRONGEST POSSIBLE POSITIVE RECOMMENDATION for Yorktown Shoe Repair Center, located on the upper level of the mall, on the west side of the complex (right down the same hall as the mall offices and the upstairs men's and women's restrooms, in fact). And I'm going to continue to go to Yorktown Shoe Repair Center for all of my shoe-repair and shoe-accessory needs!!!!!

John's Shoe Repair - shoerepair - Updated May 2026

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