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Balboa Clean-X-Press
Category: Local Services Dry Cleaning & Laundry Dry Cleaning & Laundry [Edit]
601 Balboa Street(between 7th Ave & 8th Ave)
San Francisco, CA 94118
Neighborhood: Inner Richmond
(415) 751-8309
9 reviews for Balboa Clean-X-Press
9 reviews in English
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Review from Yuliya R.
San Francisco, CA
9/27/2010
This was my first wash and fold experience....
Let me start off by saying...
my washer/dryer broke in my apartment and I have been meaning to fix it but...but..what can I say?
I also had a little camping trip style party to go to this past weekend and I had to leave by Friday afternoon...
So...Thursday I decide that the laundry that has been piling up for like three weeks must be done before I can go...but alas....I had school all day and no time to sit at the laundro mat for hours so I decided to find a wash and fold type place.....and this is the place I decided on...thankfully...
my experience was pretty awesome
1. dropped off my laundry at around 5pm on Thursday and I got it back Friday at 11:30 am.
2. everything was perfectly folded/...PERFECTLY...all the socks matched and even my undies were folded...
3. The little lady working there is super cute.
4. It only cost me $9 and change to do all my laundry. I had at least two loads so considering how much I would have spent in quarters...wow...amazing times! Highly recommend!! -
Review from J B.
San Francisco, CA
12/16/2011
I never did my laundry here, but the dry cleaning/laundry lady here is so nice and honest. I had brought a dress to get dry cleaned, but the lady forwarned me that if she cleans it for me the beads would bleed. She didn't want me to take that chance. I really appreciated her honesty. I also wanted to get my quilt and comforter laundered. Rather than charge me $$ for one quilt...she just advised me to use the washer because it would be cheaper for me. I had also brought my mom's pants to be dry cleaned and when i picked it up, the lady had noticed a spot. She said she would dry clean it again free of charge.
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Review from Jason C.
El Cerrito, CA
11/22/2008
I am humbled and amazed at the generosity of some people.
I wasn't even supposed to be here. I have laundry facilities on site, so the only thing to get me out was a laundry date. We chose Clean X-Press because of magic formula: put your dirty/clean linens to wash/dry, walk to Java Cat for a coffee or eat a quick roll @ Sushi Bistro or simply window shop and peer into Frankenart. The point being, there's plenty to multi-task with.
On the way out, I dropped a Benjamin on the floor without noticing. Most people would have seen 100 opportunities and reasons not to tell me, but the beautiful, kind, woman that worked there went up to me and returned it.
WOW! Really?!
I quickly went out to break the money and returned to try to give her $20 as a reward, but she wasn't having any of it. Her hands, strong from folding thousands of shirts, clasped gently around my daily moisturized girly geek fingers and a smile beamed from her face stronger than a bluetooth connection.
"Just keep coming back and tell your friends," she uttered in broken English.
And hence, this post. Thank you, Clean X-Press. Me happy.Listed in: Geary and Masonic cooridor
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Review from Amy N.
San Francisco, CA
8/5/2007
I brought in a sweater for dry cleaning, one I'd almost destroyed because I was cheap and ignored the "DRY CLEAN ONLY" label. The sweater was fuzzy (it was NOT supposed to be fuzzy) and misshapen. The woman took one look at it and actually said she wouldn't take it. What kind of person refuses service?!! An honest one, to my surprise. She was refusing it, she explained, because she wasn't sure she could fix the sweater and was actually pretty positive she couldn't do anything for me at all. She didn't want to charge me for something she already knew she couldn't help with.
I thought that was the most awesome service.
I convinced her to dry clean the sweater for me anyway, basically begging her to help me. I understood it wouldn't be like it was brand new but as long as it was wearable, I would be happy.
A week later, I picked up my sweater. She remembered me and pulled it out of the plastic wrap to show me that while it was still a bit fuzzy, it was fuzzy like mohair which was acceptable, and it was back to its normal shape. Wohoo! I thanked her profusely.
This is definitely my dry cleaner of choice from now on. -
Review from John E.
San Francisco, CA
12/20/2010
for 2.50 a load, the washing machine load ability is sort of limited. Tho I have to admit I am not an expert on laundromat prices at all.
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Review from Kevin B.
San Francisco, CA
8/5/2006
I don't think of myself as someone flush with cash, but for the extra like $5 or so I spend a week to get wash-n-fold over doing it myself, well... that's a luxury I'm ok with. And they do wash-n-fold well here. I know it might seem nit-picky, but unlike other places, here the clothes come back sorted and folded well, socks paired up, and everything just looking good and feeling soft.
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Review from Chelsey G.
San Francisco, CA
11/6/2009
Ming and her puppy are adorable. Super hardworking, fast, careful, and get the job done. The prices are pretty good and my laundry is always perfectly folded after, I mean perfectly. I keep trying to replicate her perfect folding job.
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Review from Kelly H.
San Francisco, CA
5/17/2008
I LOVE this laundromat and dry cleaner!!
I echo what Amy O. wrote about Ming, the owner, who refused to dry clean that sweater. Ming has said the same to me---and thank God for honest service!
One time Ming repaired a hole in one of my sweaters to be dry cleaned, and she did it for free and on the spot! I didn't even ask.
Another time she noticed I put my laundry on the wrong wash setting, and she stopped me to explain how the setting I put would not wash my clothes well, and I'd have to do it twice.
She also does an excellent job at washing and folding your clothes, and for a decent price...79 cents a pound.
That's not all...it's ALWAYS clean and bright there. Most of the other places in the neighborhood are really neglected.
Balboa Clean X-Press is the best! Hands down. -
Review from Midori S.
San Francisco, CA
9/10/2006
Since I just panned another wash and fold, I feel like I should praise a good one. Decent prices, convenient hours, nice folding, paired socks, and optional fabric softener. The clothes come back in clear plastic bags instead of bundled tightly in blue paper, but ultimately I don't choose a wash and fold based on the wrapping. I've been to three wash and folds in the inner Richmond, and this one's my fave.
