Fong’s Alterations

Fong’s does a decent job with alterations, but there are certainly some quirks. For example, the changing room is incredibly tiny and is simply three walls and a slatted door directly next to the cash register and the fitting mirrors. That means you change right next to people coming and going to pick up dry cleaning, and step out of the changing area into the doorway of the place. If you want a private fitting area, look elsewhere, because at Fong’s, you’re sharing your time and sense of style with everyone who enters. I’m hot so I got a lot of compliments but others won’t be so lucky.
You also have to prepay for everything. After prepaying nearly $ 150 for alterations, I had to prepay again to get those items pressed. Most other places are not prepaid. Another quirk of Fong’s.
That said, the work seems top notch. They know how clothes should fit and are willing to take the time to make it right. I can’t speak to the dry cleaning side of things yet, but I’m hopeful. It can’t be as weird as being ogled by grannies picking up their pants suits or soccer moms picking up snooty school uniforms.
UPDATE 4÷11÷2014: Fong’s pressed my suits like a boss. I wore one of them to work today (on a Friday, just because I’m counter culture) and the ladies were stalking ol’ Nikolay like I was the Pied Piper. The creases were centered on the pants and not double creased like some of the other places. It wasn’t next day service, but was definitely worth the wait. If you don’t need next day service and don’t mind prepayment, you should check out Fong’s for alterations and pressing your gear.

I can only review for the alteration’s service because I’ve never used them for dry cleaning. I don’t know why, but ladies blue jeans are all made for 5’10″ or taller women, it seems! So, I brought in a couple of pairs of denims and a pair of dressy pants to see about hemming them.
The small shop was clean, and the lady owner was friendly.
She has one or two tiny fitting rooms where you try your items on and then she quickly pins them up. You pay, you go and in a few days return to a nice hem job, pressed denim and for a reasonable price. I think it was ~ 16 – 18 dollars for hemming unlined dressy pants and one pair of jeans. And In fact, she talked me out of hemming one of the pair of jeans that I brought in after reminding me that if I washed them in super hot water and dried them, they would probably be just right — she was right! :-) I’ll be taking a few winter coats with sleeves designed for baboons to have her shorten the sleeves soon.

I love coming here for all my cleaning and alterations, but I swear to god, we reenact this skit every single time!
Funny, in a sad way.