Joe’s Tailor Shop

I bring all my pants here and they’re always done so quickly and so well. I’ve been bringing pants here for over a year and everything has held up beautifully.

I needed some pants hemmed and the sleeves of a coat shortened and Joe’s Tailor Shop was the closest place I could find. The women working there are nice and helpful and they did a fine job on my pants and on my coat. They normally have a one week turnaround for most work but I told them I needed it in 3 days and they accommodated me. Good work, quick turnaround but a little expensive. I’ve been getting pants hemmed for 8 – 10 bucks my whole life but Joe’s charges 13 for plain bottoms. Not the end of the world but just slightly more than I would want to pay. Good tailor shop overall though.

The person who answered their phone was incredibly helpful in making sure that I had all the information I needed and gave me advice on what to do with my situation. I am so pleased!

This place is great. I have been coming here since high school prom and now go here all the time for bridesmaid dresses and summer clothes. The ladies are great and willing to work with whatever issues you have.
Someone once told me to find a good tailor as it makes your clothes fit so much better-​and so true!

I’m loyal to Joe’s Tailor Shop. They’re straight up about what they can or cannot do and up front about costs, which are reasonable, so that I can make an informed decision. They’re professional & polite & get right to business. I take almost every pair of pants I purchase to Joe’s to be hemmed or to have the waist altered. In addition, they’ve altered shorts, jeans, dresses, a leather jacket, and made some small repairs for me. Perfect fit every time. Alterations generally take a week, but they’ve expedited items for me with no extra charge. My husband now also uses Joe’s for alterations & repairs and is always pleased with the results. I highly recommend Joe’s Tailor Shop.

Perfect every time. I like their friendly but businesslike attitude.

My whole family has had our alterations done at Joe’s for YEARS. I do not think I could go anywhere else and we have been to other places.
I have never had a problem with any of the items I have brought there. They can be curt or short, but I think that might be a cultural difference. I don’t think they are rude, just straight to the point and tell it like it it. Just like last week when I didn’t bring the right shoes to have my pants hemmed. I was scolded like a little child :)
We have had $ 3.00 clearance jeans hemmed to formal dresses that needed difficult hemming and shoulder straps shortened.
You will not find better tailors anywhere else.

I was previously at the House of Brides Schaumburg (see review link at the bottom of this — I recommend staying as far away from them as possible)
The House of Brides had ruined my hem (it was completely uneven) and hadn’t taken my dress in enough at the shoulder strap and sides. I cam to Joe’s after I was unhappy with the HOB’s second fitting. It was 8 days til the wedding. The two ladies there gave me advice, measured me and had it fitting perfectly in 7 days.
They were quick, professional and my dress looked as amazing as it could all thanks to them. I highly recommend Joe’s to everyone.
Here’s why you should stay away from the House of Brides Schaumburg

I’m really torn on what review to give Joe’s. The actual quality of the work they did was very good, no doubt about it. The service I received, though, had one glaring flaw that’s very difficult to ignore.
In my review of Fair Game, I mentioned my wife conspiring with one of the owners to get me my own version of a map of Westeros that’s prominently displayed in the store. The thing is, the map is just printed on a cut piece of linen that needed to be properly altered to be hung and ready for display.
Joe’s was the nearest tailor, so I decided to see if they’d do what essentially amounted to hemming. They quoted me a reasonable price and said they’d call in about a week.
Two weeks pass and I haven’t heard from them. So I decide to call and see what the hold up is. I’m told on the phone, rather curtly, that my map was finished early and that they were wondering why I hadn’t picked it up. I said I never received a phone call. I was informed they don’t call you. They give you a date and you pick it up end of story. That policy is fine, except I wasn’t given a date, just told it would be ready just a general «about a week» time frame and was explicitly told I’d be called when it was done. I gave them my number and everything, it was on the service ticket. I was pretty rudely told I was wrong and that I should come get it now.
Well, I went to get it, pretty frustrated by the whole situation, but was genuinely pleased by the quality of work. The map looks better than I anticipated, plus the woman I actually spoke to at the store (her voice didn’t sound like the same one I spoke to on the phone) was much friendlier than the people I had talked to previously.
All-​in-​all I’d probably go back, if and when I need another tailor. The work they did was excellent, and now that I know that no matter what I’m told, I won’t be getting called when my work is done, I know what to expect for next time.

They do great work! I had a zipper replaced and now the dress is better than ever. But even more importantly, I had them do major alterations on a bridesmaid dress, and it turned out beautifully and only took two week!
Beware that the ladies are not the most friendly, but it’s worth it because of the fine work they do.

Thank God for these skilled people. I have a big butt and often have to have pants altered. They always do a great job. Honest and professional.

After having an abysmal wedding alteration done at another shop a friend recommended Joe’s to me, and I am certainly glad she did.
Plain and simple, from what I have seen and experienced, this is a classic European tailor shop. And for that, I’m also grateful because there is no muss, no fuss, we will do it, and this is when it will be done. Not a lot of pleasantries, mind you — that’s not what this place is about.
From previous experience at other tailors, I always ask them if they will steam the item for me. Be sure to check, as they routinely do this for you. I also suggest that you bring a pair of shoes that you’d normally wear, if you’re having hemming of pants done. I mean, the last thing you need to do is try to estimate the new length you want. Otherwise you wind up with a pair of slacks that you will only be able to wear if you are going clamming.
At any rate, I have used them at least 10 times without complaint. There was also an instance where they altered several things within 2 days and I was not charged extra due to the circumstance. They also have ample parking, too.
I do recommend them but there is just one thing … I have no clue who Joe is.

So, I’m the friend Osi V. refers to, and yes, I’d still recommend them. The only thing that prevents me from giving a full five stars is that the customer service is not all warm and friendly. ‘Abrupt’ is probably the most appropriate description. However, I’m not at Nordstrom, so I don’t really care. I want my clothes to fit right and they get the job done.
Apparently, I have an uncommon shape for clothes makers, as every dress needs the straps shortened and every pair of pants needs to be hemmed — I’m 5’5″, so I’m not quite sure how I always feel so short. However, Joe’s fixes my body problems all the time. They did my wedding dress in 2009, they’ve done every bridesmaid dress I wore in my 20s, they’ve done a littany of pants for both hems and taking in the waistline (another body oddity of mine) and can do both pants and jeans well. The cost for my bridal gown was about a third of that at the bridal shop (House of Brides) and they did a fantastic job, too.
I’ve been going there since 2006 and have never had to return something or have it done a second time. In fact, I’m going tonight with a backseat full of clothes, as I’ve lost some weight and need them taken in. I trust them to tell me what is feasible to be altered versus what needs to be replaced.
I can’t really compare prices, as this is the only non-​bridalshop tailor I’ve ever used, but even if they are high, I don’t mind paying a couple extra bucks for my clothes to look and feel good — they cost too much upfront to risk having them messed up by another tailor.
Bottom Line– go to Joe’s. And Osi, try them again!

I guess I just have bad luck with tailors. I needed a dress altered recently and brought it here per my friends request. The ladies in there are rude most of the time. It seems like you have to catch them when they’re having a good day. I returned after two weeks to pick my dress up and it looked and fit funky. So I left it there and the second time I went back it was ok.
All I have to say is go at your own risk. :)

Like Kelly C., I’ve not gone to other tailors in the area. So far, they have done an excellent job making the specified alterations in my clothes.

Worst customer service ever!!! I brought a new dress in for some simple shortening of the shoulders and stich in the front. They pinned the dress when I first brought it in and told me a week. A week later I returned and tried on the dress in the store. Not only were the shoulders completely crooked, one was still falling off. On top of that the front stitch was done so horribly the dress was «puffing» out.
They re-​pinned and told me to come back the following tuesday. 20 miles of driving (not cheap when gas is $ 4.12 a gallon and 5 days later, still not 100% to where I wanted it.
The woman tried to tell me it was my fault and not their’s. They were so argumentative and rude to me about my unsatisfied feelings.
I’ve been to many tailors before and this is one I will not return to.

To be fair, this is the only tailor that I have ever gone to. The ladies are very to the point and work quickly. Usually there is a one week turn-​around if you do not have a time frame. They have done lovely jobs on any dress that I’ve had altered. But I’ve had many pants hemmed there and the hem always seems to come out. Once the hem came out and it was the first time I wore the pants after getting it done. I know some people that swear by this place’s service, but I have had both positive and negative experiences with Joe’s.