Best Alteration

I have been getting alterations at this tailor for several years. He has always done a great job, with fair prices and in a timely way. I will continue to take my garments to him for years to come.
I highly recommend the services at Best Alteration.

These guys do a great job. I had a difficult job with some difficult cuffs and I needed it done the next day. These guys came through, they were professional, helpful and courteous even while my tired three year old was melting down. Best of all my suit looked great.

They did a very good job on my bridesmaid dress alterations. He didn’t try to make me pay anymore than what I needed to. I originally thought I would need to shorten the length of the dress but he said I did not need this done since the length was ok with the shoes and that all that needed altering was the straps of the dress. The cost was only $ 25. Great price and great job on my dress! It fits like a glove !

Very friendly folk but don’t expect them to alter men’s suit jackets. Again, friendly enough but not as skilled as I was led to believe from the Unilocal reviews. Just a FYI.

Honestly this the best place for alterations. The owners/​employees are a very skilled elderly couple. Very kind and good at explaining any question or concern you might have. I took in 2 suit pants and one jacket to be altered; first pant only had the length altered and the second hand the length altered and the legs slimmed down and the crotch raised, and my jacket sleeves were altered. All together it came up to $ 77. Pretty good if you ask me. The workmanship is superb and although he is older the man that helped me is very up to date with current trends which helped allot.

The owner is so kind. I took many of my cloth to fix and shorten and they did a good job at a reasonable price.

They are the best. They are meticulous and detail-​oriented, and always deliver on time.

Good work, honest people, on time. Great!

Friendly, good price, fast work, and good work. They gave me the cheapest quote for my bridesmaid dress hem, and they offered a quick turn around. It looked great. I will definitely go to them again and I recommend them to my friends.

I think we can all agree that finding the right tailor is extremely difficult. So when I found Best Alteration, I knew I found the one. You can’t describe, you can fabricate, you can’t manufacture it. They always ask me, Tung, when did you know? I tell them «I just knew.» Wait, we’re still talking about Best Alteration right?
I came here a few weeks back to get my jeans tapered; yes, tapered. When you find the perfect pair of raw selvege denim, you work at it. You spend time and communicate. Take care of each other. Wait, are we still talking about jeans?
The tailor/​owner spoke with me very detaily (?) about the alteration. Exactly the opening diameter and how I shouldn’t do this and that. If it wasn’t for his advice, it would’ve looked like I used rubber bands to tie the openings. You feel the nostalgia coming? Now go stuff your shoes with extra socks. I made it clear that I want the red selvedge line to remain intact. He understood and his tone, voice, and gesture made me feel I like I could trust him. The job costs $ 25 and I paid when I picked the pair of jeans up. It was perfect, can’t complain. I know how hard it is to taper raw denim. Tipped his wife or lady co-​worker a few bucks and I was out the door.
Prices are extremely competitive and I will be coming here for all of my alterations, especially denim needs. It’s a mom and pop shop and I don’t feel like I’m being cheated. Hope they stay open forever, or until tapered denim are out of style.

I am a long term customer here and I can say this spot is the only people I trust with my alterations! From cheerleading outfits, dresses & jeans. This place can do it for you.
Recently I had my bridesmaid dress length altered, I first brought it in without my heels & he didn’t want to measure where to alter until I had my heels that I was wearing for the wedding. I’m glad he told me that because some places wouldn’t even consider that! Kudos to him! So I did come back a week after with my heels and it took him 2 weeks to alter it & it came out to $ 38.00 super good price don’t you think?! Very happy with them, I don’t know why I never wrote a review about them before!!!

If you need a hem or a trim, this is the place to go. Best job I’ve gotten this side of the bay hands down. The quality was superb. The prices were super reasonable. And the turnaround was incredibly quick. What more could you ask for? Tips: If shortening wash jeans before bringing them. If taking in pants, bring a pair that you like and it makes it a lot easier.

Friendly reception and happy to help. Let pants out nicely and fixed cuff on wool suite. Ready on time. very reasonable price.

This review is long long overdue. I’ve been going to them for the last 6 years. I’m a frequent customer due to my designer denim addiction (J Brand, Citizens of Humanity, 7 For All Mankind, Paige, DL1961, etc. etc. etc). If you’re not 5’9″, designer jeans never fit in length. They have done a great job on every piece that I’ve sent to them from denim, to dresses, to coats, to everything!!!

Wonderful and pleasant welcome, first time here. Went on recommendations from Unilocal.I got 2 pairs of jeans altered (shortened) and they did exactly what I asked and even double-​checked the length before I dropped them off. They were ready on time. There was no line and the owner was really nice.

ALWAYS dependable. They can fix ANYTHING. Nothing is too BIG or TOO small for them. Love them!!!

This place is the best in Alameda! I had to get 6 pairs of pants, 6 shirts, and one suit jacket done for my job uniform and brought them here. The man and his wife (assuming they’re the owners) are very nice and really take in what you want. I like my stuff fitted, but I also need to be able to move in them. The man spent some time and told me what they would be able to do with the cut to make it look the best. I told them I would at least need 1 pair done in a week so I could work and the rest could be done at a later time. He was able to do the one pair for me and even had the others done 5 days early! My outfits came out great and the quality is also great. I would recommend this place to anyone. The price was what I was expecting for doing so many alterations. Give them a try! You will not be disappointed.
PS: This is a cash only place!

Had the worst customer service experience of my life here.
Originally decided to give Best Alteration a try based on all the positive reviews. Had a shirt and pants that I needed taken in for a wedding. The guy literally turned hostile after I asked if he could re-​pin the hem of my pant leg slightly longer. At first I thought, «No way this is happening because everyone else said this place is the best! It must just be me.» But as I tried to talk to him and explain myself he grew more and more passive aggressive, ultimately refusing to do any of the alterations for me despite my sincerest attempts at diplomacy. I can respect a business owner’s decision to refuse service to a customer, but the passive aggressiveness and incoherent diatribe was simply uncalled for. Businesses like these deserve to go under.

This place really is the best alterations I’ve had. The prices are fairly reasonable, especially considering they have a storefront in the first place, even if it is really tiny. (I know of a couple of tailors who are smaller and work out of their homes so they can afford to be cheaper, but as a single person working on pieces they also have a smaller workload they can take on.) I gave them an A’s Jersey that was way too big and I picked it up the day of the game and it was perfectly fitted!
Also, they don’t accept credit cards, so be sure to bring cash!

I went back to Best Alteration a couple of weeks ago to get some jeans altered; I bought a pair of jeans from American Eagle online that were the exact same style, length, and size as another pair I had bought previously, but for some reason the opening in the flare of the jean was much larger than the first pair. I wasn’t happy with that and took the first pair I had bought as a sample, along with the new pair, to Best Alteration and asked him if he could use the sample to alter the new pair to match it.
I needed the jeans that day, and the man was nice enough to tell me to come back in an hour and a half and he would have them done for me (it was only four extra bucks for same-​day alterations, $ 24 in total). Sure enough he had them done on time and had narrowed the flare to match the first pair exactly. They look great, and the work was just as seamless and professional as when they altered the shirt I had brought them.
Hands down, this is where I’ll be coming from now on to get all my tailoring needs done.