Bing Wong Wash Center

I LOVE THIS LAUNDROMAT!!! I’ve been washing my clothes here for years… Like 8 years. Let me first tell you, their water level is perfect. The washing machines release a fair amount of water into the washers which gives your clothes a cleaner wash. I’ve been to many wash houses and this one by far is the best. And they are very reasonably priced too! Their dryers yields 7 minutes per quarter. They have a blend of older machines (Speed Queen which are my favs) and newer ones too which I don’t really care for. Yes, the place looks a little dated, but for the price and the cleanliness I get from each wash, I really don’t care. Besides, it gives a very hippy vibe. Also, the staff there are really nice! I recommend!

I did not get my laundry done here, but it is a great place to exchange bills for quarters when you are unable to get to a bank!

nice staff, but the machines all wash cold, even when you set it to warm. the driers don’t work well, most of the machines are broken at any one time… but there is good parking.

This laundromat has more character and style than any laundromat I’ve been to. Don’t get me wrong, there are a lot of broken, out of order machines and corners stuffed nearly to the ceiling with old junk and dirty ceiling lights that look like they haven’t been cleaned in years but it is still one of the coolest, neatest and cleanest laundromats you’ll find.
They have lots of beautiful plants that are well taken care of, interesting little knickknacks all over the place, lots of magazines to read — they even have a free book station! What laundromat has a free book station?
The staff are very friendly in spite of not speaking English well and they are always very helpful. It’s spacious with a decent amount of parking and they’ve got good hours. Definitely worth checking out.

This place oozes with character. Magazines lying around, plants perched above the washers, and long well lit aisles. You could meet a UC Berkeley student, a bikergang member and a dog on any given day. Cheap prices if you use the 3 load washers, and dryers are pretty generous when it comes to miles per quarter. Sometimes the dryers are iffy, but the washers are pretty bulletproof. It’s not a wash and fold, so don’t expect the staff to give you the luxery treatment. And most of all, bring your hw or a good book, there is an abundance of places to chill. I’m surprised they don’t serve free WiFi and coffee, although they do offer lots of candy and soda, quarters and checks accepted. Haha Anyways, I’m taking away three for being a damn blunt and straightforward place, and I’m giving it 3 for not being your compact run of the mill wash and dry. It has character, like I said.

I have been going to this place for 20 years since I move to Berkeley CA. This is a fully staffed laundry mat and they will break a 20 dollar bill for you so that you can use their change machines. They have polite and nice staff.
It is a little grungy and there are some broken (out of order) machines. But this place is a great place to do laundry. They stock magazines, have snacks and lots of seating. 7 – 11 is right across the street too.
Love this place.
(off street parking is available)

The laundry mat Bing Wong is wonderful I think its a true Berkeley experience and a marvel of telegraph. There is a cute zen garden outside of it. They have all kinds of machines in all sixes. Everyone is nice there. Its a well kept laundry mat and a well run business. The family that owns it really cares about their laundry. They also have xfinity wifi so you can check bspace or do whatever you need. There is a lot of large tables to fold laundry. They also have change machines to get quarters that’s a really big plus for me. Eliza is one of the people that take care of the laundry mat she is a quite amazing old woman that always smiles when you walk in and says hello. She also, is always cleaning the laundry mat and helps costumers.

More expensive than other nearby laundromats and has a pungent patchouli scent, no sink, and a bunch of broken machines. If you want to clean your cloths in a clean environment go somewhere else.

Pretty OK place if you’re in dire need of Laundry machines. Most of the machines are «Out of service». A good Detergent dispenser along with change machines (some work) is a good package. $ 2.5 for a wash and $ 0.25 for the drying unit use. (I used it twice to achieve desired dryness.) You ve got magazines and books lying around to flip through and sip your sodas from the vending machine.

This place is in the parking lot of the auto repair shop on the corner.
There’s a confusing array of washers here, with multiple different prices. Medium front-​load washers were $ 2, large were $ 2.75, top-​load were $ 1.75 depending on what machines you use.
Lots of large dryers, and you get approx 8 minutes per $ 0.25, so for $ 1.25 you can dry probably 2 washers worth of clothes for 40 minutes, which is usually enough to finish.
There’s definitely a sketchy element running around this place — lots of homeless folks wandering in and around. I didn’t feel unsafe, but I wouldn’t leave my stuff there unattended.
I was there on a Saturday morning starting at 10:45 and there were probably 6 other people doing laundry.
The place is definitely run-​down, but all the machines I used worked perfectly. About ¹⁄₃ of the machines in the place were marked as broken. This is bad because it lowers the amount of machines you can get in a row, but it’s good because you know that they’re diligent enough to mark the machines, so you’ll probably not waste your money on a non-​working machine.
I don’t drive, but there appeared to be very limited parking in the lot, although I’m sure you can find street parking nearby.

It’s there and I don’t know what I would do without it since my apartment building doesn’t have a laundry room, but still this place could be so much better. Something that bothers me is that so many of their machines are not working on any given day, especially the dryers. The dryers, even when they are working, don’t dry that well. I know this because I usually divide up my clothes into two dryers and one always works well and the other one is still wet. Additionally, the washing machines are pretty old, most of the time they do their jobs but it would be nice for them to do some upgrades on them.
I have never had any problems with losing clothes here or anything at all even though there are always sketchy people walking in and out. They usually keep to themselves, just make sure you don’t leave your belongings alone for too long.
As a college student, I have a lot of time between classes so I’ve learned to do my laundry when most people are not doing their laundry. It works out because I can seriously cut down my laundry time by half and hour to an hour per week when I do my laundry during weekdays. Also, who wants to spend their weekend doing laundry?
Laundry comes out to about $ 5-​$ 6 here, I do miss free laundry a lot but what can you do? I saw that someone said dryers are $.25 per 12 minutes, I think its 8 minutes actually.

DO NOT GO HERE
My laundry was stolen when I left it for only 30 min after the dry cycle had ended. My brother was visiting and his clothing was stolen as well. They did not even offer to refund us for our wash/​dry cycle. We kept going there in spite of the theft just out of convenience. The last straw was when we washed and dried several loads only to discover the dryers are dirty and our clothing/​linens ended up covered in lint. It is the #1 spot for all the hobos and street vagrants on Telegraph.
Go at your own risk!

Great place. You have a choice of $ 2 or $ 1.75 washers (size) and 8 minute or 12 minute per $ 0.25 drying. Go with the former on both and you will have much less hassle, much fewer machines to sentinel.
Tons of machines and areas to fold, and a private parking lot to boot (which makes exploring Telegraph while your clothes ablute possible). I was pleased to see that the place mostly had legit people who just needed to clean the 2 shirts they own, which is awesome.
The parking, potency of the drier and general safeness makes this a highly recommended place to satisfy your need for entertainment and doing laundry; to kill two birds with one stone.

At first I was concerned about the potential for my designer jeans (Targét, Winter collection, 2020 edition — aka space pants). I was glad to find out that the owner keeps a watchful eye over the place, like a wolf mother protecting her peeps.
$ 1.75 for washers and $ 0.25 for every 12 minutes of drying? Respect.

I used to live a block away and Bing Wong was a great place to do laundry. The lady operating the business was always friendly and more than accommodating if I was ever pressed for time before closing or needed to get a quarter out of a jammed washer.
Recently I’ve been driving to the laundromat since I moved, but every time I park some guy immediately runs out waiting to see if Im going inside or not. He won’t even let me grab a cup of coffee from 7-​eleven.
If parking was really scarce (it never is) I would even understand towing my car, but don’t be a d**k about it. If it wasn’t for this, I would give Bing Wong 4 stars.

The Bing Wong Wash Center was probably here before the advent of the Gourmet Ghetto and is a decent place to do laundry and get change for things like parking meters and street people donations. I have my own washer and dryer at home, but when a machine breaks down or I have a heavy load, I come here. It seems safe, is well lit, offers good people watching, and provides nice seating for consuming the gourmet takeout of your choice.

This is a great place to do laundry! There are plenty of washers and dryers, there is plenty of seating, there is plenty of parking and most importantly, the place feels safe.
The only downside is that there is no wireless Internet — as soon as they get it my review will go up to 5 starts.

Gotta give them props, they let my girlfriend do her laundry here at borderline closing time without giving her any grief while I waited on a bench and pushed some code from my laptop. It’s not super ghetto either, which is really my only requirement for a laundromat.

My loyalty to Bing Wong laundromat can be likened to that of Bilbo for Frodo. I used to live close to this laundromat and went every other week. Now I live pretty far away but still keep going back. The prices are great and its mostly clean. The owners are also very nice. My only gripe with this place is the number of bums that frequent it. If they got rid of the bums it would be laundry paradise.

It’s been a while since I’ve done laundry. Having just moved from an apartment that had laundry machines downstairs, I was new to this whole concept of going to a laundromat. Eventually, I went through what every guy goes through once in a while: I ran out of clean underwear.
Bing Wong to the rescue! I finally found the time to drag all my clothes a block over to Bing Wong and give it a try. The machines are all fairly cheaper than at my old apartment. Most of them are very clean and in working order. A lot of the dryers are out of order, which is kind of suspicious, but I managed to find one that works well.
Tip: I put most of my clothes into the dryers that run for $ 0.25÷8 minutes, and a dollar dried everything very well. I had A LOT of stuff, but 32 minutes was enough to dry it all perfectly.
I just wish they had free wifi or at least some power plugs, but since I live less than a block away, it wasn’t too much of an inconvenience. A homeless guy might occasionally come in, or the «Fuckathon» guy might appear out of nowhere. But hey, isn’t that what makes Berkeley such an awesome place?