Express ShoeLab

Took a pair of boots in that my wonderful puppy chewed and they are like new again! I am so thankful that they were able to save them. Service was quick and easy.

I have been searching for a place for years and was lucky to stumble upon this gem through Unilocal. Owner is passionate and does amazing work. Just found himself a longtime customer!

This place is customer service at its prime. I bring in my shoes for repair and my wife brings in her purses and shoes. They are as good as new when they are finished. The shoes look just as if you just purchased them from the store, and the wife is always happy with the results. If you are looking for a great bag or show repair place, this place will satisfy your needs.
Parking is in their lot and its a non issue.

This place is amazing! Great prices and high quality work. I have taken my leather shoes, heels, boots and bags here!

This guy will slowly but surely start sucking money out of you and do work you did not ask for. Be careful and get an estimate first.

I came, and definitely was not disappointed.
Had to have one of my favorite dress shoes fixed. The Bottom part (sole) was falling apart, had to be stripped off and re-​glued.
Certainly it was a bit pricey, but if you’re shoes are of high quality it’s probably worth it to rework it than buying a brand new pair for $ 70+
It’s only been a few months, but so far quality is excellent.
As for the service, I can’t say it’s bad. But when I came the first time I had to wait about 5mins+ at the counter, waiting for the owner to finish his phone call. (he was definitely not in a rush) Maybe it was an important phone call, so I’m not gonna knock him for that .
I would come again.

I went back again because I was so impressed with service. I was not disappointed he does amazing work I wish I would have taken a before and after. My sole came off and now they are better then when I bought them! At this rate I probably will have no need of buying new shoes. I highly recommend this place if you need your shoes fixed really good prices.

I take all my motorcycle leathers here to get patches sown on. This is the only place I know of that has the proper sowing machines for the job.
My only complaint is that the stitching could have been more along the border of the patch. I think it might be hard to sow thick leather, BUT these guys have the right equipment and the experience to do better work as craftsmen.
THAT BEING SAID, stitching has held up even on a freeway accident! Very durable.

I have taken my and wife’s shoes there for over 3 years and I have been very satisfied with quality of his work. From simple polish to widening my cycling shoes and repairs

I found this business through Unilocal and I’m baffled by the high ratings.
I brought four pairs of shoes to be fixed and polished and had a horrible experience. I thought it was odd that the worker made me pay for the services when I dropped off the shoes. But I’m not the one to argue, so I did and this is probably why.
I brought in a pair of pink pumps which needed polish. was charged $ 17 and looked EXACTLY the same as how I brought in. the worker/​owner? said they did not have that pink to match at the store and he would have to send it out for color match and it would cost me $ 55! I wish he would have told me this BEFORE I paid. He refused to give me a refund.
The brown boots I brought in was not polished. I suppose they dont’ have brown either.
All in all, I paid about $ 80 and I’m VERY unhappy with this business. I will never be back.
Oh, and to top it off, they use cheap tape on the sole of your shoes. When I took it off, it took off the leather with it.

Express ShoeLab has done it again! I purchased a leather jacket for my fiancé at Nordstrom. It was a really cool jacket and received a ton of attention. So much attention that my fiancé’s sisters doberman puppy JUST had to chew on it! My home life was really cool for a week.
I tried to replace the jacket with a new one, but the jacket was and still is unavailable to order. If your curious about the jacket, here is a link to it.
I took it Express ShoeLab and explained the story. He stated he will try his best to repair the jacket. The dog picked some what of an okay area to eat the leather. He stated it will be repairable, but he may have to make some adjustments.
It took a little bit of time for him to complete (3 months), but the end result was amazing. He repaired and matched the jackets leather. He had to make an adjustment, but it looks so professional that it appears it was intended to be there.
Vic is a man of his word and his work is amazing. It took awhile, but he saved me a life long search of purchasing the exact jacket and save me $!!!
The charge was only $ 35.00! The Doberman and I split the bill so I wasn’t too mad at the dog.
Thank you again Express ShoeLab

Took in 2 pairs. One pair had couple of cracks in leather. Owner promised he could fix the cracks and make it look unblemished. Hardly. Cracks were still visible. Only thing he did was polish the top of the shoes but did not even bother to clean the bottom. Basically a very expensive shoe polish. Second pair needed cleaning, resoling and new padding. He forgot to clean inside the shoes or put new padding in. Oh BTW, they were not ready by promised date. A very disappointing experience. No, I would not recommend this place. Expensive and shoddy work ask around.

Don’t go to any other shoe repair shops if you live in the Valley! I went to three shops who wouldn’t change the broken strap on my Mary Jane shoe (one even said it was impossible), and when I came to the shop, the guy said he could do it in two days. The prices are reasonable, the shop is clean and the people are professional.
Edit: They don’t sell shoes, only repair shoes. So the other reviewer is wrong.

VERY affordable. Quick and excellent quality work. They even fixed a pair of stilletoes I tried to repair with crazy glue that other cobblers told me were impossible to fix because of the glue. Two thumbs up and two big toes too to Express Shoe Lab. So far i have had to had whole soles replaced on 3 pair of shoes, hills fixed on 2, leather restoration on one pair of shoes I spilled liquid detergent on and baked in the summer sun for months in my car, and two pair of sandals that broke on the upper leather part.
When I found out they made shoes as well… I just dropped the mic and walked out. These people eat, breathe, sleep shoes. I have to get a pair made by them.

5 stars, Yes, Yes and Yes. I took all of my favs including a pair that
bore the scares of the Vegas strip on NYE! I was so pleasantly surprised at the high caliber of work and at a reasonable cost on all of my bedazzled, bespiked and bejeweled heels. I would recommend to anyone looking for quality work for their quality shoes! He does handbags, all leather goods, it appears.
I am a big fan!

I think every woman has a favorite bag or purse — mine was a 10 year old Burberry backpack that had the strap torn off so bad that it tore through the Burberry fabric. He fixed it and it looks brand new. It’s like a magician did it. Amazing! He also cleaned and waterpoofed the bag. It looks brand new!!! I was so happy I wanted to hug him.

Did a fantastic job saving my favorite sandals from the trash heap. Thank you!

bring your shoes here and you will not be sorry. I had been putting off going to the shoe repair because i wasn’t sure who i could trust with my precious leather items. Being the procrastination I am I wobbled in with two large tote bags full of ‘projects’ for him. I was
He totally overhauled three pairs of boots. I had worn two of them to pieces and the other came from a thrift store so they were in eh condition. All of them needed the heels redone and a good polish. I also told him that two of the pairs had really slippery bottoms, he kindly resoled them with awesome vibrum soles. He made my favorite black flats look better than new. My last challenge for him was a vintage coach purse, the problem with it was the strap looked like a dog had gotten to it before me. Let me tell you, this thing looks amazing! It didn’t even look like the same purse. He fixed the strap and cleaned and polished the whole thing.
I FELL IN LOVE WITH HIM when he carefully showed me each item that he worked on. When I left it felt like having 5 brand new pairs of shoes and an awesome purse.
Tip: He requires 50% deposit for the repairs.

Popped over the other day to drop off my favorite rocker boots… They look like they’ve been abused, so damaged, I really cannot keep on wearing them
Luckily my friend Kat A. has been ravin about this place so I finally popped them over…
First impression — Dang this place is huuuge!.. And clean, nice one…
The guy is really nice and polite too…
It seems that the guy (sorry, forgot your name :() specializes in. well, everything!!!
Can’t wait to pick my boots on Monday and see how they look (with a sole!!)… So guess this is to be updated :))

So I bought this pair of boots that I’ve been searching for for years! Max Max inspired, right below the knee, belts & buckles, slightly pointed toe but not too blunt… leather. Found them at the Shoe Rack
for only $ 35! I asked the gentleman at Express Shoelab what he thought of the boots — if they were good quality leather, ect. To my surprise, he gave them the big OK! Was actually surprised that I got them for only $ 35!
Anyway, I brought these boots in because my calves didn’t fill them out enough. I’m a skinny ass bitch and it sucks sometimes for these reasons. I was a bit reluctant to ask him if there was anything he could do about ‘taking them in’, for lack of better terminology. He said «of course I can, honey. This is what I do!» THIS PLEASES ME.
What ELSE pleases me is that he told me this service is typically $ 75. He remembered me, said I was a great customer and charged me $ 60! AND threw in a free weather-​proofing! I was presented with the option to either pay in full or put a deposit. I chose to leave a deposit of $ 30. He taped the backs around the zipper and told me in a week or 2 they’d be done! Although I never recieved a phone call telling me they were finished, I am incredibly pleased with the outcome. Just as I suspected I would be! God, I love this guy.