May Lee Self Service Laundry

Been a regular customer here for years. Reasonable prices, great attention to detail. They work hard and do a fantastic job.

WORST DRY CLEANER EVER!!! You need your dry cleaning back on time? Don’t trust that you’ll get it back on time with them because they might close down last min. for a «family event!». I had an outfit that I needed back the day that they randomly closed and had to buy a new outfit. Needless to say I will not be back or recommending them to any of my friends!

Laundry almost as good as my mom’s. Turned around 10 pounds in 18 hours for no extra charge. Best of all, the owners are pleasant and easy going.

I love May Lee Laundry! I’ve been bringing my clothes here for wash and fold for a little over a year now and they are just exceptional. Always willing to get my items back to me the next day, even if I insist I won’t be able to get them until the following week. I recently brought 100lbs (not an exaggeration) of my roommate’s clothes and they got them all washed and folded by the next day! Even re-​packing them into the suitcases I brought them in. They are amazing.
Note to new customers, cash or check only!

Do not get your dry cleaning done here. Sure it’s cheap, but they definitely left marks/​over ironed most of my clothing!

Great laundry. Professional people. 1.80 $ each shirt for cleaning/​ironing.
Only 2 days job requested. Only cash!

I’ve been going to May Lee’s for over a year and this is the best price per pound wash and fold I’ve found in North Beach.
They’re great because they get it done same day, no problem. On Trac would give me attitude if I requested same day. I’ve also had them press a dress and stitch up a hole in a dress in one hour! The laundry also smells GREAT… but not over powering.
I want to give them five stars, but one time i found another person’s pair of underwear mixed in with mine… makes me wonder if they’re washing stuff together, or even if I’ve lost a piece of clothing to poor organization.
Very very nice people :)

The best laundry service. If I could give them 10 stars and a hug, I would.
May Lee and her husband are fantastic. Always welcoming, and they always put up with my antics (ex: constantly forgetting my laundry pickup ticket, forgetting my dry-​cleaning for a month, leaving my keys IN my laundry… I’m a responsible adult, I promise).
Their wash and fold prices are reasonable and available for next day pick up. Dry-​cleaning is good (I mean… it’s dry cleaning, it’s never that exciting is it?)
May Lee even just called to let me know I left my credit card in my laundry basket… again.

MAY LEE IS THE BEST. She is great. She cares so much about her customers.
I can’t imagine what’s wrong with the people who got upset with her.
After living in North Beach for sometime I’ve experienced a few of the possible problems you could have at a dry cleaner and every time May Lee did the right thing. I’m a faithful customer.

Came in over the last two weeks to have 10 different pairs of pants altered and brought in about 5 to 6 inches in the waist — lost about 40 to 50 lbs over the last few months. During my 1^st visit — there was a slight hole in the ceiling from the upstairs apartment on Saturday May 19^th, 2012 — however, they were working right thru it!
Overall her attention to detail and work was quite commendable — and the price at $ 15 per pair of pants was unbelievable. Pants fit like a glove — and no longer drop to the ground without a belt. I would come more often if I lived closer for laundry @ $ 0.98 per pound and dry cleaning.
Would recommend to anyone!

May Lee is such a lifesaver! I’ve been bringing my clothes to May Lee for a year now, and I’ve never had any complaints. I’ve brought her 50 pounds of laundry in the morning before and she’s always had it ready by the time I’m home from work. With no laundry in my building, I’d die without her!

I want to kiss the cheeks of May Lee every time I see her.
I have myself on a tight leash on the wash n’ fold front. The euphoria of 28 pounds of laundry arriving clean, folded, pressed, and organized is hard to resist, especially when the alternative is lugging it around the block in my slippers, pausing asthmatically on my neighbor’s stoop half-​way and racing back when the wash cycle’s over to make sure I catch the perv who is undoubtedly attempting to make off with my skivvies.
Sunday is also wino day at my laundromat. As this was the case, I drove my laundry over to May Lee along with mending, dry cleaning and alterations. As if wash’n fold isn’t enough, everything else turned out perfectly and on time. The alterations were seamless (punny) and May Lee even made recommendations of how to make the clothes fit even better than I was instructing her.
The difficulty to stem my laundry apathy increases…

Got some jeans hemmed here and the lady was nice, the price was good ($ 11 for the «original seam» option), and the quality was good, service quick. Cost for this service was $ 4 less than the competitor across the way.

May Lee knows me in the most platonic intimate way. she does my laundry. I come to May Lee for my wash-​n-​fold needs, clothing repairs and dry cleaning needs. She is very thorough and always attentive with my urgent needs (e.g., one day turnarounds).

May Lee is the bomb! When I messed up my dress (a very pretty, champagne colored satin cocktail dress, mind you) with a vicious red wine spill, I brought this into May Lee because of her Unilocal reviews. She and her crew then examined the dress for a few seconds and said they’d do the best they can, but nooo guarantees. A few minutes later, I got a call from them on my cell to let me know the stains had some serious damage potential — and they asked me if I was certain I wanted them to move forth with treating it. Gave em the green light, and they told me to come back Wed (it was Sunday). Called em Wed, y thetold me to come by Thurs. Came by Thurs — dress looked close to perfect. Small stain on the back but barely noticeable! $ 6.50 total.
Will bring by some more regular garments and see what magic she can work on those at her cheap prices!

If i could give this place negative stars I would. May Lee and her husband Ping used to be my go-​to place for wash and fold since my unit in North Beach doesn’t have laundry at all. At first, it was great. I could drop it off and pick it up the same day. But, one time, I came to pick up my clothes. I walked home and to be honest did not even check on it. When I was unpacking my laundry I realized I had someone else’s bag of clothes mixed in with mine! If that’s not bad enough, I was missing a few pairs of good jeans (they were my favorites which totally sucked), a few shirts, etc.
I went back immediately to tell May Lee there was a mix up. She was anything but apologetic. She told me I was difficult and that she was not responsible for this!!! I have never been so angry. So, if I can stop anyone from using this service then I feel as though justice has been served! Don’t go here. Awful.

I’ve been dropping off my laundry here since I moved to North Beach 2 years ago. The lady and husband who run this place are really nice. Prices are reasonable, and it is really great that they are open till 7pm.

I love May Lee. She’s a super sweet woman and has never done me wrong. I always go there for dry cleaning.
Also, she’s great for small repairs. She and her husband have always made me feel welcome, unlike other dry cleaners in the neighborhood.

I was a bit concern given Brandon’s review BUT after reading other reviews and other places, as well as passing by a few places nearby — I decided to give it a shot. I was going to start with a piece that’s not expensive to test the water but before I had a chance to do that, I had a fire to put out on my brand new down jacket!
I wore it to pick up a sandwich from Buster’s the night before so it must have been the grease from the fries or something. I didn’t even know until the next morning when my husband saw the stain.
I rushed it down and had the saddest look on my face. May was asking what it was and how I got it and I told her I think it’s grease from fries… she was not convinced and said she will try her best but can’t guarantee and to allow her additional time. Take as long as you want if you can save my jacket!
Came back a week later — she recognized me and said «you’re lucky». A smile broke out of my face. Yup, she did it — although not completely GONE, you really can’t see it unless you looked very closely and knew where the stain was. Her advice to me: «Be careful when you wear nice clothes in the future.» …“yes, ma’am!“
All this — $ 5! That’s beyond fair price for dry cleaning a down jacket. Thank you May and I have bags and bags of stuff to drop off very very soon.
PS: Her hours rock! 7 days a week and until 7pm on weeknights!

May’s is my favorite place to get my clothes clean in North Beach. She is warm and friendly. They turn around clothes pretty fast and at decent prices. Also, they are open on Sundays! :)