Tony's does great work, hampered by a few small issues.
On the positive side: Tony, the owner, whom you'll inevitably find in his signature embroidered jeans, blousy open shirt and black cowboy boots, mane of black curls bent over his sewing machine in the back room, is genuinely a very talented tailor. He does good work, and at a reasonable price.
Now the negatives:
1. The place smells like a head shop. I don't know what kind of air freshener or incense he uses (or why), but the cloying aroma will stick to your clothes if they stay there a few days, and it'll take a while to air them out (don't immediately put them in the closet with your other clothes when you get them home, or everything you own will pick up a lilt of that same hippy hippy funk).
2. You may need to call first before you stop by to pick up your clothes. Partly that's because Tony is generally in the shop alone, so sometimes you may find a movable clock-hands sign on the locked door, indicating the time at which he'll return, and other times, it's because he may miss the deadline which he himself proposed for having your work finished (I've had to go back twice after Tony's original suggested pick up date for an item--not every time, but twice on the same order was enough to convince me to call first to check from now on).
3. Finally (and this is such an easy thing, I can't imagine why it's not automatic): I get that a busy tailor shop might have bits of other colored thread floating around in the air, but they shouldn't end up on my garments (and ultimately back home in my closet). Invest in a roll of plastic dry cleaner bags and a lint roller, Tony, and use them.
A good local tailor who can alter anything from a men's suit to a woman's gown is a great find for busy folks who may need that service--I'll continue to do business there. But ease off on the incense, Tony, watch the floating threads, and I promise, from now on, I'll call first.
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