West Coast Emergency Locksmith

Super quick service. Very friendly. Went in to get a copy of my house key, cost me only 2 $ per cut. Was in and out in less than a few minutes.

He was very knowledgeable & was able to help w/​the rekeying of a deadbolt. He also didn’t charge me as much as someone I had previously found via the yellow pages.

NOTE: CASH ONLY!!!
This is the fastest locksmith I’ve ever been to. I went in with 2 of my apartment keys, and told him I wanted 2 copies of each key. He took my keys, did some locksmith magic behind the counter, and returned 2 pairs within 2 minutes. It was awesome. I’ll definitely be back here if I need anything else lock or key related.
The store itself wasn’t beautiful, but that’s not what you should be looking for at a locksmith. The walls had keys hanging all over them, and they have some keychains, key fobs, and locks selling on the side.

best locksmith i’ve ever worked with. fast, responsive, friendly and informative. even gave us extra sets and then discounted the job. can’t possibly be better than this.

Roy is the best! Got a copy of my building key here and super fast and cheap service!

I went to many, many key places trying to get my mailbox copied. Every place told me the key was too old and they couldn’t do it. This guy had the machine and had it done in a few minutes. The kicker is that it’s a couple blocks from my place, so if I’d gone there in the first place it would have saved me some hassle.

Went in to get some keys copied in and out within five minutes guy wasn’t at the counter when I first came in left came back later after grabbing a soda and he was there accepts cash only got the keys copied asked if he had a certain type of special key he didn’t got charged 4 bucks a key not to bad I guess let’s hope they work.

Had some keys duplicated here. Very quick, very cheap. Very friendly. In
and out before I could sit down and pull my phone out to check Instagram.

Good guy, seems to know his stuff. I’ve used him a few times over the years and no complaints, but he only takes cash.

I see all these other five-​star reviews and wonder if the business was sold since those reviews were written. The guy installed a new front door lock for me after the old one was destroyed in a break-​in attempt. The new lock was supposed to be keyed to the old key, but I got a call the next day from a tenant saying their keys didn’t work. It turns out that only about half the keys now worked. I’m not an expert, but it sounds like the process of keying the lock wasn’t done right.
When I called the guy, instead of coming out and fixing the problem, I had to bring a good and bad key to his store. To make a long story short, he came up with a couple of possible explanations and wanted to charge me to make another service call to fix the problem. As far as I’m concerned, I had a bunch of keys that worked in the lock before he replaced it, and for $ 364 (parts & labor) I ought to be able to expect all of them, not just some of them, to work.
I’ve been a small-​time landlord for 20 years and this is my first negative experience with a locksmith, so I think what happened is worth noting in this kind of detail. I generally use Unilocal to say nice things about restaurants I like, but I wanted other people to know that if you discover a problem after you write the check, you might be on your own to fix it.

I was fortunate to find this locksmith, thanks to the referral by a merchant on Mission street.
After a disappointing experience with ABC Locksmith (on 18^th and Mission) I was almost ready to give up on this project.
But the owner’s friendly proficiency at this business quickly restored my spirits. I needed a lock for a metal cabinet that I had just bought used, and I had it sitting in a pickup truck that I was able to park across the street.
He walked over with me, tried out something stock, it didn’t work, but told me that if I bring the door back, he can custom make something for me.
So two days later I brought in the door, and within 45 minutes he had shaped a new hole in the door, installed a lock with key, and all that for $ 35. Highly recommended!

I’m not sure what happened to my formerly favorite keymaker, but I stopped going there after twice getting imperfect keys. I really like a perfect key. One that you don’t have to jiggle to get to work.

I needed some information on keys and prices and decided to call West Coast Emergency Locksmith. Normally when one isn’t purchasing a service, employees can be less than helpful; however, they were amazing. Very nice, easy to speak with, and beyond helpful.

I went to this place because it was conveniently located close to where I work. I was given some keys to duplicate, and one of the original master keys was very «temperamental.» (you had to wiggle it, press it in, pull it out, and giggle… and after all that, then it might even get stuck…;).
Unfortunately, I failed to mention its fickleness until AFTER he had already made all the copies. Once he heard about it though, without further ado, he took back the original, made a few important shaving adjustments, then threw away the copies he had just made, and made all brand new-​and-​improved copies. Not only did he NOT charge me for all the extra keys, but it turns out that those little adjustments he made to the original key actually made it WORK properly for the first time. Now that’s customer service!

Owner Darian is a very compassionate man. He has helped me after nearly every kind of lock malady, including car break-​ins, basic key copying, rey-​keying my apartment unit, and breaking into my car for me when I locked the keys in. At least it wasn’t running with the keys in! He provides great service, is timely, can do ANYTHING, and charges fair prices for his work (cash, as previously noted). I have been going to him since 1999 and even though I have moved away from the Mission, I still go to him for all my lock needs and expect to always go to him.