When you're not eating out so you can write fabulous review on Yelp, you're probably whipping…read moresomething fantastic up in the kitchen. But horrors! Are your knives so dull they'll hardly dice an onion, much less shave thin slices off a tomato? If so, you need to meet Woody, pronto. He'll lovingly fix up your knives using the Bob Kramer (official American knife god) method, and he'll give you a really thorough lesson in how to maintain those lovely edges once they're restored - one that actually is practical and does not refer to magical angles you'll never achieve. You will go home and find things to chop up even if you did eat dinner out somewhere, because he'll have you totally excited about knives. He works at the Oregon Culinary Institute, is a wonderful guy, and seriously, what he does to your sorry old knives will make you sad you didn't meet him sooner. He is mobile, so if you have enough knives to be whipped back into shape, he will come to you in the Portland metro area, or he does in-store shindigs at Kitchen Kaboodle sometimes on weekends, or you can go visit him at OCI. Stop reading. Wrap up those knives, throw out that nasty electric knife sharpener, and make an appointment with Woody!

As a former cook/chef I am particular about my knives, which I have too many. But when it's time to…read moreget them sharp again it took me a while to find a professional I was going to trust. I was not disappointed. Fast service. Amazing work. Reasonable prices. I have many more I Intend to send over.

Professional sharpening and quality service, my chefs knife cuts like the first day I got it. Thank…read moreyou so much!

What a great experience. The owner and expert on all the sharp things did a wonderful job on my…read moreknives and the turn around was fast! Her word of the day is always safety (necessary and appropriate!). I had brought my knives into her shop wrapped in paper and she instructed me to bring a couple towels for pickup. I'm in the market for new kitchen sheers and garden clippers and She also gave me advice on what to look for and a few brands that she prefers organized by price range! I really appreciated that because I'm trying to buy better quality that will last me forever. Highly recommend this business. I'll definitely be back. Side note, there is a dry cleaner and a shoe repair shop just up Sandy from here so it's convenient too.

This is THE BEST hardware store I have found. They always seem to have exactly what I need, and a…read morelot of items you can find priced individually. Additionally, everyone working at the store is so nice! They seem genuinely happy to help problem solve or explain. A few years ago the incoming waterline to my house was broken on the Friday afternoon before Christmas - we had to turn the water off at the street. Unfortunately getting a plumber to come out was not going to be feasible and we didn't want to go without water all weekend. We popped on down to Ace with some pictures and someone helped us pick out a solution that would allow us to have our water on until a plumber could come out. In fact, we were going to purchase extra parts and return what we didn't need later, but the guy helping us was doing his best to trim down our order so it was a cheap as possible (I guess to help save money for Christmas). We actually live a lot closer to the Hillsboro Ace, but I prefer to go out of my way to this location.

Suburban Ace Hardware is located on 185th just north of TV Highway. The parking lot is small and a…read morebit inconvenient if you're heading south when you leave. This store carries all the typical items found at hardware stores including paint, plumbing and electrical merchandise in addition to lawn and garden. With a few exceptions, the employees are all knowledgeable and welcoming. There are two downsides to shopping here. The prices are a bit higher than their competitors and they have somewhat limited hours of operation, closing early and only open 12-5 on Sunday. But overall it's a nice local store.

Easy to schedule for three knives and a great job by him not having to rush to get it done onsite…read moreat a FArmers Market. Picked up 24 hours later. Great for any Lake O/Tualatin/Mountain Park/SW Portland folks.

Matt did an excellent job returning my extended reach branch trimmer to it's former glory. He…read morefixed the blade alignment and sharpened the cutting edge, It's like a brand new lopper! I got lucky and was able to get my sharpening request done while I waited, so I was back at my yardwork project the same day. This was a 5 star experience all the way!

A true expert knife sharpener. Efficient and speedy at a reasonable price. He often finishes our…read moreknives the same day. Highly recommend -- He's really sharp!

Great service, excellent communication.....sharp knives! Thanks!!…read more Maybe a bit of a unique drop off & pick up experience, but it's all good after the first visit. Also, take some books to trade out from the little library in front of his house.

Quality starts at the drop off. The staff is polite, courteous and professional. I dropped off a…read moreset of knives and a couple of clevers. They had them completely sharpened in a couple of days. Can I say too sharp? they were able to slice through anything. Fantastic! The price was worth it, better than buying a new set.

Outstanding store with excellent blades. Large unique selection but their store model is supreme…read morequality. Quite enjoyed talking to them about Judo and jujutsu

Please appreciate this review as a very positive review for a business that deserves your business…read more I am an amateur home cook that cooks a lot because my wife has a lot of food allergies. I have been looking for knife sharpening better than William Sonoma since we moved back to Portland and have had a hard time finding a spot. I saw there was another location in Washington Square to sharpen knives and I decided I'd check it out. I read a lot of bad reviews but thought I'd give it a go. Stopped by on a Sunday and said "do you sharpen kitchen knives / repair?" (I have a shun 8 inch that had a large chunk out of it that multiple places refused to repair). The response I got was "Yes but let us follow up in regards to the repair / write your contact on this post it and we will follow up." Two weeks went by and I didn't have a message or note / call regarding an update. I decided to go stop in and lo and behold they were done including the major knife repair. This was a thin Japanese knife completely shaved down to perfection. The other knives - precise. Cost was insanely reasonable but the care was over the top. In my experience working with small businesses, the passion is in the craft. Yes everyone likes Amazon up to the date updates but I appreciate the quality and Highlander provides quality / craft.

These people are thieves. Said they had a product. So I bought it online And they charged my card…read more Then they said they didn't have it so they would refund the charge. Never refunded. Won't answer calls or emails. BEWARE OF DOING BUSINESS WITH THEM!!

One of the best shops of its kind. Informative, no pressure, and our person answered all of our…read morequestions with kindness and knowledge

My son wanted a new kitchen knife and so we decided to make the hour long drive to this store. I…read morethought it was kinda crazy but wow. This store although small has every type of kitchen knife you could ever want in a variety of different price points. I didn't catch our sales guy name but he was wonderful. I appreciated that he took the time to explain different things and offered some tips. My son is thrilled with his purchase and I have no doubt we will be back.