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    Barrera Shoe Repair

    3.2 (73 reviews)
    Closed 9:00 am - 6:00 pm

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    The shoe came back with a disassembled midsole.

    DO NOT bring your shoes to this place they will ruin your shoes. I took two pairs of Jordan 11s in for repair and they came back destroyed with new holes on the side and completely disassembled midsole and air unit. They were supposed to just reglue the midsoles that were separating from the upper. I came to check on my shoes three times over a 6 week period and the owner kept making up childish excuses like "oh we just ran out of glue". DO NOT go here.

    Cynthia C.

    Would not recommend. I took my shoes here because someone had referred me to this guy. See pictures of his shotty work. I don't know how he thought I wouldn't notice his poor work on a $900 pair of Valentino shoes...

    I've been using this place on and off for as they are local and convenient. That said, the low quality of work, lack of customer service and flat out dishonesty outweighs any benefits. I took a couple of boots to this place for a resole. The work looked good upon pickup but within weeks the soles started to come apart from the shoes. See pics. I had to take both pairs back at different times for them to re-glue. Even after their re-glues, I'm still having same problem and have been fixing it myself to save ongoing trips. This is supposed to be the most basic job at a cobbler shop! If you can't do this right, what can you do right? Will likely have to take them to a competent shoe repair to redo everything. This last time however, was a gem. I dropped off a couple of non shoe related items for them to repair. They told me it would be ready in 1 week. Yeah right, I had to come back to this place 5 times! Every time it was a different excuse. The first time-they couldn't find it, the second time- they were randomly closed in the middle of the day, the third time-one of the repairs wasn't done ( Good lord!) and the fourth time -old boy couldn't find the keys to the basement where he stores everything. What a joke! At this visit, he promised he would have them ready in week. This was in November. I call him in early January to ask if my stuff was ready to avoid another wasted trip. He cops a surly attitude (cause I dared to inquire on the status of my repairs?) and tells me everything is done and ready for pickup. I go in there and he's sulking like a little baby. Brings my stuff out and only one item was done and the other halfway! I'm totally flabbergasted, he gives me everything back and says he wont complete the repair! This place and this guy suck. If I could give a negative star I would. Do yourself a favor and avoid this place unless you like wasting time on fruitless visits and shoddy repairs. Read the other negative reviews, They describe this shop to a tee! Epilogue- In one of my many fruitless attempts to pickup my stuff, there was a distressed looking clerk behind the counter (not the cobbler). He couldn't find my stuff of course but was so shaky I had to ask if he was ok. He responds "No I'm not!" and shows me a bloody hand and mangled fingers. He says "the dog bit me and I'm trying to get a hold of the shop owner!" He was talking about the resident shop pooch that hangs out in window. Not sure what he did to the dog to deserve that but I'd keep my hands out of range if you are adventurous enough to go into this place. You are risking not only your shoes but your body parts! That guy was gone the next time I went in looking for the elusive repairs, never to be seen again.

    Missing heel tab that he lost.
    Eric G.

    So this place was close to my old spot I decided to check them out since my Jordan's needed some repair work. I took my shoes in Feb. Didn't receive them until sept!! I understand covid hit and a lot of non essential businesses closed. But I had very little communication w the guy who worked on my shoes during the time. He kept giving me the run around. He was very unprofessional. Finally after 7 months he said my shoes are ready. I pick them up and there in a diff shoe box and missing a heel tab that he was gonna put back on! And the shoes were just ok looking def not what I expected! I tried to support local but completely was disappointed. Check out red star cobbler In wicker park instead.

    Replaced all four soles on my boots. Tell me they don't look awesome.
    Aldo D.

    Saul is a leather artisan if there is such a thing. Great craftsmanship in shoe repair. Took 4 pairs of boots to get resoled and reconditioned and he blew my expectations! As we say as Mexicans, "es todo un chingon!" Great and fair pricing, believe me. For the work he did I was being charged more than double the price for the resoling of the boot. All in all, I'm a very satisfied customer and without a doubt have talked with him what to do next with my next pair of shoes. Con confianza!

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    Great service and repaired my boot soles beautifully! Definitely would recommend and glad it's in the neighborhood.

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    Took my shoes here in February and got them back finally in April. The did a good job just don't be in a rush.

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    Initially I wanted to give them a 5 star rating. For 80$ they cleaned up some beat up ll bean boots…read moreand replaced a collar on some vintage danner boots. I dropped it off Wednesday and they said it would be ready by Monday. They actually had it ready the next day so thy are definitely fast but I think I would have preferred they take their time and get the small details right. The ll bean boots look good, there was some leftover polish they didn't fully rub in but minor quibble. Really its the repair on the danner boots that I think would have benefited from more attention to detail. The leather they replaced is the same color but way more wrinkled and its clearly a cheaper leather than the original. Whats worse is the stitching, the old one had it tucked in and smooth but the repair has the old leather more pronounced and it rubs on the heel and ankle. Its still wearable but feel like an extra 10 minutes would have resulted in a better finish.

    Brought two pairs of shoes in for cleaning/conditioning and was told it would be $25 dollars. When…read moreI came to pick up suddenly it's $25 dollars EACH. There are also new discolored splotches on the boots and the tongue of the shoe is still dirty so the cleaning job was not even thorough. I felt compelled to pay and tip because the guys were very friendly, but frankly I feel swindled and cheated. I would never have left my shoes there if I'd known that was the quality and price. I would have just bought the oil and did it myself. Be more transparent about your rates, I will not be returning.

    Barrera Shoe Repair - shoerepair - Updated June 2026

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