Tenchodo Laundromat

It’s everything a Laundromat should be. Plenty of Washers and Dryers. The average load will cost you 3.75 to wash and .25 for every 8 minutes in the dryer. My total cost is usually about 5 bucks when all said and done. There’s an ATM and machine that will turn your dollars into quarters all the way up to 20 bucks. They say they have WiFi but I couldn’t find any free connection or password. I’ll have to lookout for that. I’ve never been during a «rush» but maybe they don’t have one will all the supplies they have.

love their laundry service!!! the clothes are always fresh, neatly folded, and clean! i really appreciate their attention to detail. they’ll hang my clothes to dry if they notice it cannot be machine dried. special instructions are heeded as well! so much respect for these hard working women.

Very nice and spacey Laundromat. There are TVs available for you to watch the news or sports. First laundromat that I’ve seen where the washers are timed. Most washers are not. There are double, triple and giant loaders. The double loaders are $ 2 for once wash, the triple washers are $ 3.75 and the giant washers are $ 4.75. Pretty expensive to wash in Astoria if you need a washer bigger than a double.
The only reason why I’m in Astoria is because my apartment is being renovated and I needed to stay somewhere that’s affordable. This is quite a walk from my hotel as I needed to walk down to Walgreens (one block away) to purchase detergent and fabric softener. The fabric softener and detergent in the laundromat are pretty expensive, so stop at your local drug store to purchase the more affordable items.
The dryers are $ 0.25 each for eight minutes. I don’t think I’ll be spending more than $ 3.25 here. They’re actually much cheaper than the laundromat in my apartment building. I definitely recommend stopping by here if you’re in the area. The owner is very nice and helpful and will assist you with any inquiries you might have regarding the washer and dryer systems.
EDIT: A nice woman gave me her washer to use. Very nice of her to do! Didn’t end up spending any more than $ 3!

Pretty dissappointed with there drop off service and dry cleaning.
To Samuel L — I am modifying my post and will be in your establishment soon to discuss in detail.
However, I will say:
1. Do you know your own procedures — shirts & pants are giving seperate tickets.
Therefore, it was 2 tickets
1. For 15 shirts at $ 2 a shirt
2. For 9 pants at $ 3 per pants
2. I didnt come in to discuss anything because I thought it would have been useless and staff would just deny or I would have been more frustrated at the end of our discussion. But I will admit wrong and maybe should have went and discussed the issues
3. Despite being signs indicating laundry will be ready 30 hours later — there have been several occasions where I drop off laundry in the morning and your staff told me I can pick it up in the evening.
4. I’ve been going to your establishment before you even owned it sir. Remember when it was opened 24hours — because I do.

Came here after sudz closed down and loved it. Very big and no wait for washers or dryers even on weekends. Crowd is pretty good no rowdiness. There are seats and 2 tvs to watch while you do laundry. Never had a problem with money being stuck or machine not working. Maybe a tiny bit costlier than my previous laundromat but well worth it.

Our #1 laundromat. When we moved to the area, we tried the one by Bakeway on Broadway and HATED it. This one is a breath of fresh air– worth walking a little further.
We always drop ours off instead of doing it ourselves. The people who work here are the best. They are always smiling. They always remember our details. We have a shirt that we always want hang dried and they always do it, even if we don’t remind them. They hang up all buttoned shirts, without question. They remember we like «Tide and Downy” — an upgrade in detergent. For the most part, they finish our laundry in 24 hours. Once or twice, it has taken a little longer but it was definitely at peak times.
There was some confusion one time and they thought they lost one of our clothing items. Turns out, they hadn’t. But they called us so fast, so apologetically, and so frantically. We were so appreciative that they would care so much.
I highly recommend this place.

Yes, this is the best coin-​op laundromat in Astoria. Lots of machines, plenty of chairs and tables for folding, soap and bleach starting at 75 cents. The whole place was very clean and world cup was on TV. Arcade games and vending machines make it fun to wait for your spin cycle to complete. 4 stars instead of 5 because one of the arcade games was out of service, and because there’s always room for improvement. The woman who worked there was really quite friendly and helpful, although she didn’t speak a whole lot of English and my Spanish is pretty bad as well, we were able to communicate effectively. Yeah, I just wanted to share my experience because Unilocal helped me find it in the first place. OK, goodbye now.

Best laundromat I’ve ever been to! I’ve tried all laundromats in the area and found that none of them come even close to Tenchodo. It is always clean, bright, and friendly. It is spacious with a lot of folding tables and plenty of washers and dryers. So you never have to wait or feel crammed. All equipment is well kept. There is a separate seating area with cool video games and vending machines. Free WiFi. Flat screen TV’s. The place is warm in the Winter and cool in the Summer. I used to do my own wash, but then I tried their drop off service. It is GREAT. I recommend the premium wash with Tide and Downy — unbelievable softness and smell.

Machines are great, customer service sucks. The spanish guy gave me attitude over me asking for help over a quarter that got stuck in the machine. I asked nicely and all he did was roll his eyes and relunctently pulled out my quarter. I even said thank you and he just walked away.
Sorry for asking you to do your job.

I’ve been going to this place for a while now, and just realized there are actually reviews written about this place in Unilocal.So here’s my 2 cents.
The place is clean and bright and there is a waiting room where you can sit down and use their WiFi. There lots of machine so I never have to wait no matter what date and time I come in. The staffs are friendly and helpful. They also do dry-​cleaning and the price is very reasonable. Overall, it is a very nice laundromat!

Great (for a laundromat at least). Tons of machines, the double washers are only $ 1.75 and triple washers are $ 3.50. There are a few even larger washers than that. Tons of dryers too and 8 minutes for a quarter. Never been too crowded when I’ve been there and I’ve always been able to find a machine.
They actually have staff people there which was nice, since today a machine wouldn’t take our last quarter to start the load. A man working there asked if we needed help and came over immediately and opened the machine and fixed it for us.
There’s free wi-​fi, although I can’t attest to how good it is since I’ve never used it. There are some chairs in the front along the window and in the back left corner there is a room with some tables and chairs, arcade-​type games and two (overpriced) snack/​drink vending machines.
There are a bunch of huge fans so while it’s never *chilly* it’s not as uncomfortable as other places.
There are a few change machines, which I’ve never seen out of order. Never seen a broken washer or dryer yet either, although a few are reserved only for staff. There are a lot of laundry carts and tables available. They apparently also do wash and fold service here but I’ve never used it.
Only a few complaints:
–There’s no place to buy one-​load-​sized detergents (vending machine style) that I could see. They do sell smaller bottles of regular detergents/​bleaches/​softeners at the staff window, but they looked pretty overpriced. You’re probably better off going to the Walgreen’s down the block if you need detergent.
–No «normal sized» (like home sized/​small load) washing machines. The smallest is the double sized washer. I don’t mind this too much though since the double sized ones are only $ 1.75 anyway, which is the same price I pay for the crappy washers in my building here and the small washers at my old laundromat upstate anyway.
–There is a bathroom but it was kind of gross. I can’t complain too much since a lot of laundromats don’t even have bathrooms. But there was no soap, although there was toilet paper and paper towels. May have to get a key from the staff.

This is a really, really nice laundromat. The staff, though limited in their English at times, is quite friendly, the waiting room is clean enough, the Wi-​Fi and games are helpful in terms of passing the time, and there are so many machines that it is hard to not find ones to suit your needs!

Usually a place like a laundromat can’t really warrant a 5 star review, but I invite you to consider this not a Michelin-​type 5 star rating; this is more of a 5 star in the laundromat category type of rating.
Right before I moved into my building the washing machine apparently broke down, and according to the landlord it actually needs to be replaced. In the meantime, my building is without a washer and as it does in other areas of life, dirty clothes tend to pile up and pile up.
Enter Tenchodo. Weird name, but awesome facility. TONS of *working* washers and dryers as far as the eye can see. Folding spaces galore. This place is super clean AND it has the cheapest machines I’ve seen in some time (even the laundromat I used to frequent in Brooklyn was more expensive, and it certainly wasn’t this nice). Washes in the smallest machines are $ 1.75 (I’ve seen this at $ 2 for most places and even up to $ 2.25!). $ 0.25 will buy you 8 minutes in the dryers whereas normally it’ll buy you 7. That extra minute adds up quickly!
As far as I can tell in the two times I’ve been (once on a weekday evening and once during the weekend), there is also a distinct lack of cracked out hobos frequenting this place compared to other laundromats in the city. Love. It. I’ll be around until my landlord gets around to replacing the washer in my building.
P. S. Apparently there’s free Wi-​Fi and there seems to be an old school arcade in the back plus several TV’s playing different channels.
EDIT: I forgot to add that they have «normal people» hours, e.g. they’re open late enough that those of us with jobs during the day don’t have to rush home and rush to the laundromat in order to beat the last wash deadline; I believe the last wash on weekdays is 10:30 p.m.

Free Wi-​Fi! Clean! Convenient! Huge! Reasonably priced! No psychos/​homeless drunk dudes at 11am on a Sunday! Digital washing machines with a delicate cycle! Why did I wait so long to come here?

you know that episode of friends where ross has to teach rachel how to do her laundry? oh gosh, she was so naïve in those early episodes. then she gets into a fight with another lady in the laundromat, but eventually ross encourages her to stand up for herself? it’s so romantic and empowering.
that’s how i often fantasized my time at tenchodo would be. well, since i know how to do laundry, i figured i could at least flirt with some single guy washing his boxers. he’d complement my speedy sock matching and folding, and i’d remark that i liked the color of his sheets. it would be totally amazing.
yeah, that’s not what going to tenchodo is like. at all.
instead of rippling young men, mostly the laundromat is full of moms and their infinity screaming children. the TVs are nice, but usually playing incredibly loud soap operas or spanish shows. there are three sizes of washers — big, bigger, and biggest. i recommend washing all your shit together in the biggest washer. that’s something like 17 quarters. the signs are very clear about how much you’ll be paying. when you move over to the dryers, they’re 8 minutes per quarter. once all the washing and drying is done, there are plenty of clean folding tables.
there are a few other amenities at this laundromat. they do dry cleaning, and you can drop your wash off. also there are change machines, and candy/​toy vending machines. there’s this great one on the north side that never shuts the hell up. «THERE’S NO LIMIT TO WHAT YOU CAN WIN!» you should use the machines on the south side to avoid it.
as far as laundromats go, this one is pretty good and i like it, even if there’s no chance of an astoria abstersion affair.