Coin Laundry

Ive been going to this laundry for over 15 years. They know how to do it right. They have the same basic staff for over 10 years. I feel like my mom is doing my laundry. Jim the owner says he has owned this property since 1968 when he owned a gas station on this site, hes a awesome man. and funny. The night guy Peter is great, hes from south America and loves to help everyone out. I guess you don’t stay in business at the same location for almost 25 years without doing it right.

Please save your money and dont come– ESPECIALLY if you’re a minority. The man who works the evening shift is extremely rude and after he put his hand in my face screaming about a close time that he knows I’m aware of (I come all the time). I’ve seen him treat non-​minorities as royalty and yet ignored a Hispanic couple when they’re machine kept stopping. It’s 2015 and thats despicable. I don’t care how close it is, I’ll never come here again.

I only come here because they have a free parking lot, and they are across from Ravenswood Used Books and the post office. It’s nice to be able to run errands while your clothes are washing. They now offer Free Dryers. The staff is nice depending on what days you come. Some days they are fabulous some days they tick you off (like today).

First off, the day-​to-​day staff here in the evenings is a pleasure. Peter and the ladies that do the wash are very helpful. I’ve been washing my clothes here for two years. I alternate between doing the washes myself and having them wash things. At $ 0.80 a lb it’s manageable when I really don’t have the time.

Up until this week, I had no problems dropping clothes off, other than the occassional missing sock. This past wash that I dropped off included 3 brand new sweaters I had gotten for Christmas. I checked all of them to make sure they could be machine washed, and they could. I got them back shrunken. When I called the facility, I gentleman picked up, and I tried to explain the situation. I’m not sure if he really didn’t understand me or he just didn’t want what I was saying to be true because he kept saying I could come look at the other clothes there as if they had just put the wrong size of the same sweater in my bag. When I finally got accross that the washing attendant had shrunk my clothes, be blamed me saying that if it was a new outfit I needed to check tags before I dropped them off to make sure they could be washed. When I said I had, he said that he didn’t know what to do then, and to stop in and talk to the lady that washed them. In my opinion, that’s realy poor customer service. I’m a good, paying customer who has used the facility for a long time. Mistakes happen but when you assume the roll of washing the clothes, you wash them per the instructions on the clothes and/​or should be knowledable on how certain materials are supposed to be washed. When mistakes happen, you assume liability and either refund the wash or pay for replacement clothes.

This place let me bring my wet laundry when my dryer broke. No problem. The machines seem a bit old, but they were in good working order and got my clothes dry.
I didn’t notice any annoying attendants, and while I dried I got to watch an old Cosby Show episode. Bonus — there is actually a parking lot right there (it’s next door to Giordano’s).

I’ve been doing laundry here for about 4 years, it’s O-​K, mostly, but…
within the last year? the prices have gone up a bunch. The single-​load machines
are now $ 2 IIRC, the big beasts $ 4.50 (which is great if doing sox, tighty-​whiteys,
T-​shirts or machine-​washable winter coats). So what do I have to gripe about?
Well, howzabout water temperature? At least on the small machines WARM is
best described as TEPID… not a result of ultra-​cold ground-​cooled winter water,
was true back when it was a balmy 70 degrees.
But I DO like the fact that often I can find usable sox and other items in the lost-​and-​found
(read: finders, keepers; losers, weepers) baskets near the back door; Goldie’s Place on north Lincoln Avenue accepts men’s and women’s clothing and I’m happy to be able to donate things
whenever I can get there.
As an alternative, there’s Joseph’s place on Broadway at Buena. Very eclectic furnishings, the machines work well and the 7-​Eleven across the street has dynamite burritos. The caveat is
that Joseph WILL talk your ear off… but you could think of that as mental-​floss.

I started dropping off laundry there about a month ago. $ 0.80/pound, washed, dried, folded neatly. Shirts either on hangars or folded and put on top of everything else in the bag. Next day service, no problem. Nice people and they work hard.

As far as the actual facilities go, this place is pretty much on par with most laundromats I’ve been to. It’s clean, and there’s plenty of washers, dryers and laundry baskets. They could probably use more folding tables, but that’s ok. My real beef is with their posted hours. The door CLEARLY states that on Sat-​Sun they are open until 10pm. Well, last weekend, my GF and I had planned our Sunday around getting to the laundromat by 8:00 which would give us plenty of time to do our laundry. When I arrived at about 7:45, the lady who was there informed me that they close at 9pm and that I could put a load in but that I wouldn’t be allowed to fold and she would kick me out at 9pm. Needless to say, because they don’t know how to properly post their hours of operation, I was left with wrinkly, partially dried clothes for a week.

I moved to a place that has laundry in the building since my first review, and just had to go back this week when there was a gas issue in my ‘hood. IT WAS OPEN ON JULY 4^th! And air conditioned, and super clean, as always, and I got a fudgecicle from the machine for $ 1 and they let my dog sit inside the door because it was so hot out for her when I was folding my laundry. I really love this place. If you must do laundromat laundry, it’s the best.

I was actually kicked out of this dump because I wanted to dry my clothes without washing them (the dryers in my building are not working due to a gas issue). What a bitch! Also, I noticed the place was dirty and does not have air conditioning (It’s 90 degrees out today). Avoid this place like the plague!

Do not go here! This laudromat is a piece of crap. I hate to say that because there are so few places to do laundry left in the city, but this one is AWFUL!
Here’s why:
1. They close at 7 pm.
2. The workers are rude and watch over you the entire time you are doing laundry.
3. Half of the machines are out of order.
4. They don’t have a quarter machine, so you have to ask the attendant for quarters.

I never have to go to laundromats, but I am about to move and needed to wash pretty much everything I owned. However, it’s hot. really hot. How are most laundromats not air conditioned? I walked into one a block from where I live, and it felt like hell had taken over.
THIS PLACE HAS AIR CONDITIONING!!!
This needs to be noted. Had lots of washers, and while it was more expensive than what I’m used to, they were very quick and actually cleaned my laundry (unlike the ones in my building). Big thumbs up– AIR CONDITIONING!!!

I MET ERNEST BORGNINE HERE!
Granted, he had *the* thickest East European accent and a shorter stature. Maybe Ernest finally retired to laundromat management. I’m not saying it’s about time, but … there comes a time when you’re so old that no one understands you anymore and maybe that’s the best time to give up on acting?
I needed to wash blankets and comforters. My apartment has top-​load washers which are spawns of Hell and must be destroyed in a recyclable fashion.
Seriously, how do clothes get clean by spinning them back and forth? Well, they DON’T.
HAIL the front-​loads. They clean and fit more clothes, and are FAR more interesting to watch (shut up, I’m not the only one mesmerized by moving water. Ooohhh, bubbles…). Not that your laundry is visible with top-​load washers. Seriously, why must they shut off the water when the lid is up?
Anyway, back to Ernest Borgnine Version 2 and comforters.
He was just as friendly as his older clone (I think, maybe… I’m not sure), and immediately greeted me and directed me to the motherships of washers. The 50 lb-​er.
Hell to YAY! I could fit two blankets and two weeks worth of towels in ONE. Oh my god, I was a little too giddy… even if it’s $ 4 per load. Costly, but you’re doing ONE LOAD and saving valuable weekend time.
The dryer costs around 25¢ for 12 minutes. I was able to fit all of my laundry in one dryer. More time saved!
Okay, the machines are a bit outdated but I just need some damn clean bedding. Seating is somewhat limited too. Overall, an average laundromat with free parking and Ernest Borgnine T-​800 running the show.

A highly satisfactory laundry-​doing experience. We went on Sunday morning so it was crowded, but definitely not too crowded. The machines all seemed to work fine ($ 2 for double washer, $ 4 for quad washer, $.25 for 12 mins drying), there was ample space to sit, and there was ample space to fold. Compared to my other laundromat experiences, this was great since the TVs weren’t too loud and there were no weird smells.