Lakeside Optical

This review is long overdue. My daughter was headed to college in August and needed eyeglasses with a short turn around time. Not only was the price reasonable, speed of delivery exceptional, and service professional, the owner was one of the most caring and genuine individuals you will ever meet. He was reassuring, patient, respectful, and encouraging beyond normal expectations. We feel we have found a trustworthy optician and friend.

Emmanuel is a very kind and careful optician. His prices are fair and best of all, he can make your glasses in one hour! My husband and I are both very happy with our new glasses and would certainly return when needed.

First Unilocal review ever and it is not even about a restaurant. Emmanuel is great! He is honest and fair. I got my glasses much earlier than expected. I would high recommend this place!

Emmanuel is a gem. Excellent, personal and entertaining service. I’ve been wearing glasses for over 30 years and I have a hard time finding frames I like. I ran across a pair in Atlanta, and started calling eyeglass shops in my neighborhood — no one carried them. Emmanuel told me he didn’t have them, but he could order them, no obligation. He also ordered a similar pair I ended up liking better. After about 5 visits where I hemmed and hawed, tried different things, asked him to find out whether this pair came in blue, etc, etc., I picked out a pair. He gave me a great deal. Emmanuel was extremely helpful, very patient and quite funny throughout. He also greeted me by name everytime I entered the shop. Working direct with an owner means he knows what he has and he knows what he can do for you — no «let me check with the manager» or «that’s all we have.» Plus, he refilled his candy bowl with Riesens after I mentioned those were my favorite candies!

After years of putting it off I finally had my eyes checked and sure enough I needed reading glasses. I work very near to Lakeside Optical and my co-​worker told me to go see Emmanuel. I’m so glad she did! I brought my presciption to Emmanuel and he showed me what frames would look best on me. Picked out the frame and then picked up my glasses a couple days later. Even the eye vision insurance I used went smoothly with Emmanuel. I am extemely happy with the service at Lakeside Optical.

Just remember when u call and have them set up an appointment with the optometrist, they will lock there doors during business hours, after they had u take time off work

You get to talk with the owner (Emmanuel) directly, which now-​a-​days is rare to find an owner being completely in charge of the business! He is a very kind person and will help you with your optical needs. The prices are very reasonable. Easy to find parking. Just a pleasant experience for me. If this store is in your area I highly recommend stopping by and supporting a local business.
Thank you Emmanuel for eveything!

If you need some glasses, this is where I would go. Emanuel is awesome to deal with! Love all 3 pairs of my glasses. Thanks Emanuel!

I got fed up with Lens Crafters and somehow found my way to Emmanuel’s shop on Ocean Ave, near Stonestown. Great find! I’m fussy about my bifocals, and take a long time to choose frames. No problem here. Emmanuel is understanding, patient and very knowledgable about the practicality of fitting (or not fitting) my tricky prescription into certain frames I had chosen. He’s now set me up with 2 great pairs of glasses, and I’m very happy with his expertise. Great shop for fussy customers!

Emmanuel was great. I would have preferred a larger selection of frames to choose from, but I did walk away with a fantastic pair of frames.

Have to say when thinking about getting glasses its always a very long process the places are big and just with crazy options– Lakeside Optical is a great place to go. Its a small establishment but with many many options and the process was not painful at all! I didn’t feel overwhelmed and Emmanuel (the owner) even helped out with picking some frames.
Glasses are expensive however Emmanuel was very helpful and even gave me a discount. This is a great place to get glasses and it is very clear that Emmanuel cares about the customers!
I recommend this place to everyone.

Emmanuel is a good guy, he offers good deal, has good service, suggests better ways, and is patient to deal with picky customer like me!
I got very good experience for my first glasses in this country with him!

I’ve been a bit glasses-​crazy lately, and stopped by this store a few weeks. ago.
Really enjoyed working with Emanuel to pick out a few pairs of glasses (both regular and sunglasses). Great service and really cares to make about making his customers happy.
Would recommend him to others.

First time here. Great service from Emmanuel. He was extremely welcoming, friendly, knowledgeable and helpful. I could not ask for more. Turnaround time was less than one week. Parking is easy. I’ll definitely return.

The owners who work there are Very helpful, friendly and Professional. It’s a great place and the prices are very good.

I was referred to Lakeside Optical by the School for Self Healing in San Francisco. I have been working on natural vision improvement and needed to get some reduced prescription glasses since my current glasses were starting to give me a headache and causing too much eye strain. Everyone there was so helpful and supportive of my journey back to clear vision. I found some nice frames and got them back with my new reduced prescription lenses very quickly. I also very much appreciated Emmanuel’s patience and great customer service. I look forward to going back there when it is time for me to reduce my prescription once again.

Small place, tightly packed, old school equipment. Parking is expensive. Staff is friendly

Lakeside Optical was the best choice for my contact glasses. As a student, I got a decent price and I’m very happy with the frame and quality of my lenses. In addition to that, Emanuel helped me to choose the frame with his professional expertise. BEST PRICE, QUALITY, AND CUSTOMER SATISFACTION. Thank you Emanuel.

I love my contact lenses and since I only had been wearing my glasses around the house I really hadn’t given them much thought until my ophthalmologist pointed out that my RX was so old I did need to get a new pair. The last time I had gone to LensCrafters but they don’t take my insurance (VSP). I am SO glad I found Lakeside!!! Emanuel and his partner were extremely patient and helpful with all of the technical and aesthetic considerations and I am so happy with my new glasses that I wear them as a fashion accessory! I have not put on my contacts for days. In fact, when I took my son in to get his new glasses I ordered a second pair for myself. My son was also very happy with the service he received. I cannot recommend Lakeside enough. Big selection, fair prices, they take insurance and they provide high quality customer service.

Mr. Effat Danial and his business partner Emat are amazing. Their customer service is impeccable. Nothing is too much for them to make their customers happy. Their level of knowledge is outstanding and they make the whole experience of getting new glasses a great and fun event. And there is plenty of parking on the street to make it easy to stop by. I recommend them highly. They are the best and will go the extra 100 miles for you. They did for me and I am happy and my eyes thank me for it.