I've been coming to this location for about 20 years. And they never disappoint. The staff is always professional friendly and have a good selection of products. There's never a line to check out and you get helped with your order almost immediately as you walk through the door. I can highly recommend this place for your uniform needs. read more

Have been coming here for about 10 years now. They always have consistent high quality printing, embroidery, and customer service. Highly recommend to anyone in the area that needs shirt printings, embroidery, and other uniform services. read more

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This store truly has the best staff! All the employees are very welcoming, friendly, and helpful. They do an amazing job with embroidery and repairs, always with high standards and great attention to detail. I highly recommend Cal Uniforms -- they also have restaurant chef coats available. read more

Great customer service. The only reason I put 4 stars is because the rule they have for patches. They change 45 for a shirt to be patched and name stitched. If you buy a shirt from them they charge 10 for the stitching and name. If you need a shirt and cannot wait I recommend this place over Ace Uniforms. read more

Get all my uniforms done here. Attention to detail is always there and full of nice people. Melina is the star of this shop! She's been there for a while and has always been extremely helpful and friendly. read more

Amazing service, and great selection of sizes. Will buy all of my workwear here when possible from now on

Great customer service. Lots of uniforms. I would recommend. Clean and if you park in the lot you don't have to pay for parking if you shop there. read more

Been shopping here for 24 years... Always great service! If they don't have what you need they will order it for you.

Cal Uniforms is awesome and I'd highly recommend coming here for embroidery, name tags, duty gear, and uniforms. The staff are nice, the alterations are well done and don't fall apart, and anything they don't have they'll order. read more

I came here to get a "9" embroidered on my graduation stole because I was cheap and bought a 2012 stole secondhand. Cal Uniform did a great job and was one of the few places to take me seriously for a small job like that. It came out great and I was super appreciative of their great communication throughout the process :) read more

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This is the best uniform store in San Diego. If you work in public safety, this is where you should be getting your uniforms from. They treat you like family. They don't try to oversell you on stuff you don't need and they don't play games with the pricing. Their prices are extremely fair, they do alterations and screen printing as well. The owner, Carl, truly cares about public safety employees and that is reflected in all of his employees as well. All of the employees that work here are extremely nice and helpful. read more

Needed to pick up a 2nd belt for my uniform, last minute of course (eye roll at myself). I really didn't want to drive downtown, then found this place on Yelp when I typed in "fire police uniforms." They had the exact one I needed, in my size, anddddd.... IT CAME POLISHED! Boom, mic drop. I was very excited. I was initially anxious I was going to have to buy the belt then find somewhere to get it polished same day. Even if it didn't come polished, they do polishing in-house! Boots would be $20, belt would be $10 for polishing--which is cheaper than other places. Not sure how long it would take though. Although my experience was brief, it was a pleasant experience. Clean store, Great stock of items I needed and great customer service. read more

I've been going to cal uniforms for years and it's always a pleasant trip. The people who work there are very nice and helpful. They don't try and sell you stuff you don't need. Went to the store a few days ago and was in and out within 5 minutes! read more

I recommend this place 1000%! The staff is welcoming the moment you walk in. The store is clean and smells great! Everyone is respectful and kind as I am a regular now at cal uniforms. The quality is always on point. I enjoy feeling at ease when I leave with my items or when I place my embroidery orders for my small business. It is important to me that my employees have their uniforms in perfect shape and neatly designed. Prices are unbeatable and the manager is great with such attention to detail! He will assist to make things right. Thank you guys!!! read more

I've been a customer here since 1988..no matter which agency I've worked for since then, this place is always on point. CARL is quiet, but a powerhouse in serving the First Responder community. MELINA has been my go-to person for clothes, boots, duty gear, and recommendations for new purchases. MARIA in alterations has done many repairs and custom alterations to duty, range, and tactical gear. All the other team members are polite positive and customer service focused. Parking is adjacent, always available, and safe for your g-ride or pov while you're inside. Thanks again, folks..will need something from you folks any day..will enjoy walking thru the doors to be spoiled. read more

I am giving a 3 star review solely on the reason that they charged me a different price then they charged my wife when she went in to purchase more of the same items a few days apart. It would be nice if the items actually had the prices on the tags. read more

Great service and not packed at all like other uniform shops. They were able to get me everything I needed for my uniform and recommended what I asked for read more

This shop is exceptional. Melina and the rest of the staff makes your experience effortless, professional, and friendly. I visit this shop often for new uniforms, accessories, and alterations. I'm always greeted with a smile and such a friendly helpful and motivated attitude. There're no pressure sales and you don't leave the shop feeling as though you've purchased unnecessary items you didn't intend to purchase like other shops. This shop is well kempt interior/exterior with plenty of parking. The products are organized and accessible to reach. They have a convenient dressing room and will take measurements for alterations. This shop goes above and beyond in making your experience top quality. Melina is stand out in assisting me with phone orders, as well as in person, for seamless pick-up later, and I've not experienced any delays or issues with my order nor alterations. She pays attention to detail and is very knowledgeable in her area. I believe the staff makes this shop on a different level than the rest. Thank you to the staff at this location. read more

Usual walked into the store. Employee "Hi, how can I help you?" Me "Just looking around" He stoped whatever work he was doing and proceeded to follow me around the store. It's been a really long time since someone has done that to me. Whenever I would stop to look at a product, he would hover over me not asking if I needed help looking for a size or anything. Besides the experience I can't judge the store that harsh considering they have a good size parking lot, the store is nice and clean with a good selection of 5.11s pants and shirts. I would recommend this place to security guards and first responders. read more

I only shop here for my uniform needs. Fast friendly and fair service. Quick alterations and if they don't have something they'll order it for you. It's my go-to. I won't go anywhere else! read more

I give this place two thumbs!!!! DOWN!! I mean HORRIBLE work on my jacket. I took my jack there to put patches on and they didn't even teace/line up the patches wit the Velcr. DEFINITELY would NOT recommend them! read more

Melina rocks! She squared me away with all the correct gear. I like when people is honest. Melina and the staff are honest. I did not felt "over sold". Go to Cal. Get squared away. Go back again because you'll need stuff. Then get squared away again. Repeat! read more

I called the store to see if they could embroider my son's backpack for kindergarten and Carl happily accommodated us right before his store closed. They did an amazing job!!! Melina did the embroidery so perfectly. I will definitely come back and recommend this place to everyone! read more

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Always a great experience here! Very friendly staff. You can get custom t-shirt prints as little as 1-2 days with a reasonable price.

5 stars for Carl! Came in for the first time to get uniforms and Carl welcomed me with straight forward, no hassle, and professional business. Jessica was also huge help when it came to ringing me up and letting me know when my items will be ready for pick up. (Super fast by the way) I'll always choose a place that treats me kindly and isn't going after what's left in my wallet. Cal Uniforms is that place! If you're deciding whether to go to Cal or "that other place down the street", go to Cal. You won't be disappointed. Will be back again soon for more items! read more

Great knowledgeable and helpful staff! I went in to grab some pants for my EMT course and they helped me find the right pair. They even recommended ones that are most popular amongst those in the field currently read more

Stopped in today for the first time to get my new uniform and I was blown away at how fantastic the customer service is. The nice girl helped me out and even put in a rush job for me so I could get everything today. Let me just say this I've been to all the military bases, 511, Galls those guys don't even compare!!! It's a bit pricey but I'm ok with that when the staff is friendly, knowledgeable and super cool! Customer service is 100%. Ask for Melina she's awesome read more

I placed an online order and it was filled promptly. Their customer service is phenomenal!

Terrible customer service. Got a blank stare from the three employees siting together at the front when I walked in and not a word when I left a couple of minutes later when I couldn't find what I was looking for. I came here because it had good reviews but I guess I was interrupting everyones coffee break. I actually said hello to the people at the front desk and they all stared at me blankly and proceeded to ignore me. I'm jealous of the guy who said he got followed around like he was going to steal something. I got my shoes somewhere else so it's fine. read more

The staff at Cal Uniforms are awesome. They will not up sell like the other place. They give only what you need. The wait times for gear are very reasonable. Above all they treat you like family. They will always have my business. read more

I walked in here looking for some uniforms for my wife and I had my son with me. Someone came up to us and asked if they could help us and we passed it up because we pretty much knew what we wanted but another person came up to us and said, I overheard its your birthday, talking to my son. My son said yea, the rep said , how old are you? My son said, Im turning 16! He looked at me and said are you buying those scrubs here I said yes he said Kool. He turned to my son and said if you can make a shirt and design it anyway you wanted how would it look? After talking to my son he designed a shirt and my son absolutely loved it and the rep said, Happy Birthday! I found out afterwards that the rep was the owner. It's very unusual nowadays to talk directly to an owner instead of a payed figurehead. I would definitely recommend this uniform store to anyone who is interested in not just finding a store but a home for their uniform needs. read more

I really wanted to give them 5 stars because the staff is really nice. I placed an order for them to put new patches and a new zipper on my jacket. This was on a Wednesday and they said it would be done that Friday for sure. I came on the following Monday to pick it up and it wasn't even started nor did they call me to tell me it would be late. They then told me to come back in 45 minutes so I did. They gave me the jacket but it wasn't complete. The new zipper was on but they neglected to put the new patches on. They then told me to come back in 15 minutes so they could put the patches on. This place isn't a close drive for me and I wasted time on my day off because it wasn't ready when they said it would be. They do good work though I must say when its complete. read more

Cal will try their best to provide you with information and not push any item you don't need. Their selection is quite limited but if they don't have what you're looking for, ask and they might be able to order it for you. Their staff is well trained and I will come back here for future uniform and equipment purchases. read more

This place is really awesome. Hey carry all different types of uniforms. All the prices are fair and great quality. Highly recommend this place. read more

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Actually friendly. I've been shopping at various police supply stores in San Diego county since the late 80's and a rather large portion of them have terrible customer service. I can understand wanting to see your ID if you're purchasing a controlled items but when it's just boots, who wants to be questioned about who you are, who do you work for, why are you here?, etc. At California Uniforms they just let you walk in, shop, and purchase. No hassle, no lengthy questions until they're satisfied that you're qualified to be their customer. I get why some shops feel they need to do that but it loses my business with them, especially when I'm just buying something innocuous. I've never had that issue at California Uniforms which is probably why ( after almost 30 years of being a customer ) I still come here. read more

Great service. I've come in here a few times through out the years and never had issues with the time or quality of work done here. Stopped in today for a new pair of boots. The lady who helped me out let me try on a few pairs and showed me what was available on clearance. At the end I went with a nice comfy pair of boots that didn't exactly clean my funds out. Great store for those in public safety, are nurses, or even those in the restaurant business looking for certain work wear. read more

OMG! Uniforms are a scary thing to buy. I went to Cal Uniforms yesterday with my hubby and there were too many choices. We asked Carl for help and he knew everything. He brought out two different kinds of slacks and two different kinds of shirts specific to my husband's occupation. He described each complete with pros and cons. Then he brought both to try on. It was a win win situation. Hubby tried and then bought. It was an easy selection with all the choices and information that Carl supplied. He even had some interesting stories to tell. Fun shopping expedition. They don't accept American Express read more

The service is great here. Fast turn around on tailoring and it is done when promised or earlier! If they have to order anything, they do it promptly and notify you as soon at your item is in. Everyone is very friendly and helpful. Prices are reasonable. This is where I go first for all my uniform needs! read more

Excellent customer service! I've been here quite a few times and the folks here always take care of me. I bought some pants, they hemmed them and I was out the door in less than 15 min. read more

Genuine staff that will provide excellent service. I was advised to come here for my uniforms over other stores... (ACE)... I went to both. I can say that Cal Uniforms is far more professional as a staff and environment. Highly recommend read more