I have been taking my shirts to City Clean Cleaners to be washed and ironed for over a year now and have been quite happy with their service... until last week. Last week I took my wife's shirt in, along with my own. When I got home I received a phone call informing me that my wife's shirt would cost an extra $2. When I asked why the woman informed me that "women's shirts cost $3.50" (vs $1.50 for men's.) Her shirt was a flannel work shirt, while mine were all dress shirts; I have them pressed to wear with a suit. I was incredulous and asked "why are women charged more for the same service?" She replied that it was her bosses policy. I pressed for a better answer and she speculated that it might have to do with either the buttons being on the opposite side or that it was a "non-standard size." My wife is petite but not *that* petite; she's is a good 5'2" and doesn't have to shop in the children's section or anything. She had no explanation for why men are "standard" size. This feels like a hold over from another era. I asked to speak to a manager but none were available. I got a phone number for the main office but no one answered and there was no outgoing message. I called back and asked to have someone please call me to explain but never heard back. I know that women get the short end on many things: pay, haircuts, deodorant etc... but I have been having my shirts washed and ironed for over a decade and I have occasionally dropped my wife's shirt off with my own. Never have any of the previous laundry services charge more for her shirt than my own. I can't in good conscious continue to take my shirts to City Clean Cleaners. Wish me luck, I'm going to walk a few extra blocks to Ideal Cleaners on 14th from now on. And if you care about women's equality, you'll do the same read more

When I was looking for a dry cleaner it was frustrating because there weren't many reviews for places...so I hope this helps! I tried City Clean because it is next to BART, which is very convenient for me. I have brought about 8 pieces of clothing in (mainly slacks) to get dry cleaned, and I haven't had an issue. Each pair of slacks is $5.15 to dry clean. read more

Stopped in for Wash & Fold (I was in the area for a work trip and had to unexpectedly extend my stay which meant laundry!). I picked City Clean because it is conveniently located in the City Center by hotels & the 12th Street Bart. Thursday morning I dropped off my bag of clothes and pre-paid about $25, and clothes were ready for pick up at 11am on Friday. They had a rush option but it was super expensive; closer to $50. When I picked up my clothes they were clean, folded, and neatly arranged in a to go bag. Next time I need laundry while traveling, I'd go back! read more

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Not a surprise that no one is frequenting this hole of a dry cleaners, located under the City Center. Desperately lazy, and not wanting to give up my parking space, I gave it a try. MISTAKE. They had two items-a shirt that I wear under suits, and my favorite skirt. The skirt actually wasn't dirty when I brought it in, just wrinkled. It's my "flirty skirt" and swings adorably when I spin-any day in which I wear it involves more spinning than the ordinary day. I'm always worried about proprietors being offended if I inspect their handiwork, so I failed to give it the once over while I was there. When I got home, I looked closely at the skirt. Maybe they hung it in the shower, but it was poorly ironed. If it was going to come back that wrinkled, why bother going to the dry cleaner? read more

I brought my cardigan here to dry clean and get some mysterious stains out. Who knows how that got there? There was no line in the morning and it was decently priced, but they charged me extra for having it ready on the same day. Is that the norm? I don't dry clean too many clothes, so I wouldn't know. They're not the friendliest people on the block, but hey, it's Oakland - nobody's that friendly around here anyway.... All in all, they got the job done, mysterious stains from a night of drinking are gone, it was ready on time as promised, it's not too pricey, and it's conveniently located right outside the 12th Street/City Center BART Station. read more

I enjoy bring my clothes in to City Clean. Staff is friendly, my clothes are clean when I pick it up with no damages, and it is convenient for me to drop off before I catch BART to work and pick up the clothes when I am done with work. These kind of small things just makes life a little more better. :-) read more

My worst dry cleaning nightmare came true at City Clean Cleaners and I had to write this review so that it doesn't happen to you! I took a silk dress to the cleaners. I was told that they couldn't guarantee any of the stains would come out, which I was OK with, although wondered a bit, why I was taking it to the cleaners if not to get stains out. Anyways, it is a very delicate dress. I returned to pick up my dress to find that they had completely undone the hem of the dress. When I pointed it out they offered me a 10% discount on the clean and planned to charge me $10 more (double the expense) to fix the hem. I spent the better part of an hour talking with the employee and manager (over the phone) who never really listened or heard my concern. Why should I pay for double the cost of dry cleaning to clean and fix a problem with my dress that they had created? In the end I was given only the measly discount, had to pay for teh hem repair in order to wear the dress to a wedding the next day and given a promise that future dry clean orders could be discounted. Unless you are hankering to pay way more in dry cleaning than is necessary, and like someone telling you that this is just 'how business works' rather than listening to your valid concerns, I strongly suggest you go elsewhere. read more

I tried this place for the first time and was very satisfied. Pros: The woman who worked with me was kind, if you pay when you drop off you get 10% off, when I picked up my clothes they were ready next day, I left my very expensive headphones in my suit pocket and they took them out of my pocket before washing and returned them to me when I picked them up, and with every single one of my pieces of clothing they unbuttoned every button and unzipped every zipper so that everything was clean (I've gone to a lot of places and never had this done-- nice touch!). Cons: I have a cat so there's lots of cat hair on my stuff and my now-dry cleaned clothes still has a little bit of hair on them. Overall, great experience. read more

Hmmm, I came here because it was convenient and close to my work... I have to admit, I was influenced in the review by other reviews, but brought in 2 wool jackets and 1 pair of dress pants and slacks for cleaning, and the bill came out to $26! Maybe I'm just inexperienced, but that seems really expensive to me. Then, they call me a day later and say because the jackets are heavy, they are charging an extra $2! Even more expensive! Also, the helpers weren't very friendly. I'm going to check out a different place before considering coming back here if I have to clean my jackets/coats. read more

I've tried a few dry cleaners in Oakland. These guys are my favorite - They have fair prices, they're fast, and most importantly they do a good job of cleaning your clothes. Also the location is about as convenient as it gets. read more

They are fast and convenient. Got a dressed cleaned the same day to prepare for a trip. I love that they are within walking distance from my office. I don't get a tone of stuff dry cleaned but they seemed pretty good to me. I couldn't really understand the clerk the whole time but another customer helped out so it was all good. read more

They are fast, convenient and decently priced. -1 star for not being green, but they do take back wire hangers for recycling so at least there's that. I've been happy with everything that I've taken here, from BF's work shirts to my pretty skirts, sweaters, jackets. There's always a short line in the morning which tells me others are happy with them, too. read more

Do not take any garment that you care about to this place. I let them dry clean my dress with fine beading and the dress is ruined. The woman who took my dress looked at the beading, gave me a disclaimer - "no guarantees" but followed up saying "I just have to tell you that, nothing's going to happen" Well something did something - all the beading came loose. When I picked it up, they tried to send me on my merry way - but I inspected the dress and confronted the shoddy work. They did not refund my $40. Do not go here for formal wear or anything you remotely care about if it were to get ruined. read more

Initially I avoided this place because of the reviews, but months ago I was in a hurry to get my clothes clean and decided to give the place a chance despite my reservations . To my utmost pleasure, even though I had them do same day. It came back wonderfully clean and pressed! Even my next few visits did not disappoint, Maggie and Cindy were very friendly and professional despite an occasional miscommunication. I'm SO glad I gave this place a try! read more

Do not take your clothes here! I only wish I had read the reviews here before I used them. Live and learn. These people are shameless and unethical. I took a number of new shirts here last week and found the entire experience appalling. First, I stopped in a day in advance and was quoted one price (which by the way is a total ripoff - they charge $.99 for men's shirts and $2.50 for women's saying, as all dry cleaners do, that women's shirts won't fit on the rack so they are hand pressed. It's clear when I got my shirts back they were thrown on the rack anyway.) When I brought my clothes in the very next day, the same women then tried to tell me it was $2.75 per shirt, even though the price list was right on the wall and she had quoted me the correct price the day before. I should have walked out then. Of course, it only gets better. When I picked up my clearly rack pressed shirts and paid the handpressed price, I noticed they had put an UNREMOVEABLE fabric tape on every single shirt with my name and last four of my credit card number on it. When I asked the woman about it she said they never do that and I had my shirts done somewhere else and they did it. THEY WERE BRAND NEW. If you want to be lied to, cheated, and have your clothes permanently damaged, this is the place to go. read more