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    John's Tailor

    4.6 (68 reviews)
    Closed 9:00 am - 6:00 pm

    Services - John's Tailor

    Clothing alterations

    Clothing mending and repair

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    He is very professional, his pricing is fair, and his turnaround time is reasonable. I bought this wedding dress and it was just slightly too big, but he was able to fix it up so it fit me perfectly and I felt so beautiful on my wedding day.

    Luke L.

    Recently I got an inexpensive blazer and I wanted to shorten sleeves as soon as possible. I did a quick Yelp search and discovered this mom-and-pop alternation shop called John's Tailor. I walked in on Thursday at 1 PM and the guy (I believe he's the owner) said that he can finish the sleeve alteration by Saturday 11 AM - 12 PM. I paid $40 on the spot and sure enough he finished the alteration when I stopped by on Sunday at 1 PM. He initially had trouble finding my blazer, but I pointed to my blazer on the rack and he couldn't locate my cloth because there was a mislabel on my receipt. $40 is slightly expensive to shorten sleeves for a blazer (few places in SoCal offer $25) and it would be even better if I get a call when they finished the work, but overall I was satisfied with the service and he did finish the job on time (less than 48-hour turnaround time).

    Wearing dads jacket after Juan did a whole redo of it. Below are pics of my dad wearing it years ago.
    Jose M.

    Been going to Juan for a couple of years now. From workout pants to suits, he has done a good job. The ultimate test came this year. My dad passed away last summer. He had this jeans jacket he wore in the 1980s and 1990s. To strangers, the jacket is worth 5 bucks (if that), but for obvious reasons it's priceless to me. Was going to store it away, but figured I'd ask Juan if he could alter it to my size. Met up with him and explained the meaning of the jacket and what I was hoping to get done. It would take some skilled work to alter since my dad was a bigger guy than I. Talked it over, took my measurements and met up with him again as he was working on it to ensure it was coming out bad expected. The end result was FANTASTIC (see the pic). Fitted / vintage style! My dad got a lot of good use out of it and now it's my turn to add some miles to it. Juan is professional, highly skilled, patient and friendly. He takes his job seriously. He's not "cheap," but he knows his work and should be compensated for it. Highly recommend him for all your tailoring needs!

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    My go to Tailor. John is funny and good at what he's doing. I moved to DTLA but still make the trip back to him when I have the need.

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    I rarely need to get things tailored but this place was fast on getting two pants tailored.

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    Great customer service and very friendly. Also provides amazing work at a good price!

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    Just picked up my daughter's dress, and it fits perfectly. Quick turnaround time. Would come back here again.

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    GREAT SERVICE!!!! Extremely affordable and good quality work. I definitely recommend this business!

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    Rogelio is now my go to guy. Very nice guy and does great work. I'll definitely be back

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    Called last minute if he can get my jeans hemmed within the day, came in and got back to me after an hour! :) Thank you!

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