Do NOT go here for your formal wear. They have now ruined two tuxedos by hot pressing the satin lapels, even though I specifically said not to do it the second time, as I know their presses run too hot and will leave marks in the satin. They previously ruined a suit too --it looks like hot pressed the lapel when it was wet. I use this place for basic mens button down shirts and pants, as it's a convenient location. I don't trust them with more. The buttons often get cracked as they don't provide much care to the pressing. But it's hard to find a dry cleaner who doesn't do that in Chicago. Most places (like this) send the stuff off-site and don't control this. I also go elsewhere for tailoring. read more

Clean As A Whistle Cleaners - The suit has permanent wrinkles...she says it was from water...I'm not sure what it is from, but wasn't like this when I dropped it off. - Laundry Services Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

DO NOT GO HERE!! Peter and his family are lovely people and I do really enjoy talking with them, but I will never go back here. To begin, the first time I went I had lost the ticket they gave me which someone else picked up, and ended up stealing my clothes. They came in and paid for my dry cleaning and I lost $2,000 worth of clothes. After offering very little to make it up to me, Peter (store owner) offered to dry clean my sweater for free, and when I went to go pick it up, he informed me he lost my cashmere sweater. In all fairness, the first incident was more of a fluke, but the lack of willingness to make it right, along with losing the one thing I had asked for as a consolation results in me never going back. read more

I rarely use dry cleaning services but this place makes me wonder why I don't use it more! Now that we're emerging from the pandemic (kind of...), I figured I should finally dry clean my professional clothes. All these wrinkles and residual interview stress in the creases will not do! I took my blazer here to get dry cleaned, and a week later it came back so fresh and wonderfully crisp--without a wrinkle in sight. (I didn't have a timeline for when I needed it so I said I can pick up whenever. So I'm not sure what typical turnaround time is.) The staff was kind and cheery! Reasonably priced and good quality. I paid for it when I picked up the blazer, but I had the option of paying up front too--they seem flexible. Highly recommend supporting this local Asian-owned business :) read more

So, admittedly my local cleaners is having a deal where if you review them on Yelp, you get $5 off. That being said, we've been using this little laundromat for over two years now and we have no complaints. So I thought I would drop a good word or two. We actually have a system in my apartment building where you can drop dirty clothes into a locker and pick them up dry-cleaned after a few days. We stopped using this system, because some of the clothes came back still stained. We have never had this issue with this place. Also, the little Korean lady that runs the place is very nice. She always asks what time would be a good time to pick up your clothes, and frequently is able to work around your schedule. read more

i've used them twice. First time to have a suede jacket cleaned. This was done nice but I also asked them to mend the pocket linings. They did not do it even though they marked to be done. I wasn't charged for it. Second time, I had an outfit hemmed, a dress cleaned and three sweaters. All three sweaters came back with the same odor of my perfume, the dress was steamed but still dingy, and the hem was wrong for the type of fabric. I paid $57 dollars for nothing. I do think they scamed me. Would not advise using them. read more

A friendly face equipped with hilarious jokes, satire, and overall cheer always greets you at Clean As A Whistle. This keeps me coming back, along with the fact that they keep my clothes (and me) looking good. Located in West Loop, nested near the Greektown area of the neighborhood, is this quality combo of cleaners and tailors. The service is always great, reliable, and affordable. What's most paramount is that - you pay for what you get, and in this case, it's quality. There's an adage along the lines of the following: "You can learn a lot about a person from how they treat others." Well, the staff is always friendly, not only to me, but to others. Which always makes me smile whilst in line waiting to be helped. They seem to have a lot of regulars; everyone is treated like the best of kin. In addition to being a reliable dry-cleaning service, they also provide tailoring/alteration work. I've had a few pairs of slacks altered, and at the time of this post, I'm anticipating picking up a sport coat which I dropped off earlier (getting the sleeves lengthened). The turnaround time is usually pretty fast; (roughly 5 days or so), of course, depending on what the job is. If you work, live, or frequent the west loop area often, give them a try. And if you don't, still give them a try anyway. Tell them I sent you. read more

Only came for alterations/shoe cleaning but was very impressed. I went to two other cleaners and they said they couldn't clean my sneakers and finally clean as a whistle said they could. Super reasonably pricing and great alterations. Got 6 pieces altered and my shoes cleaned for under $125. Everything came out perfectly. The woman who helped me was also the sweetest. Highly recommend if you need anything altered! read more

They helped me big with a last minute wedding alteration. Super accommodating with schedule and great work!

I really love this little gem amongst all the dry clean options in busy West Loop. The ladies who run the store are always so pleasant that I feel like I want to ask them to adopt me. Their wall in the store is filled with holiday cards from their customers, and I guess I never would have thought to even send one to a dry cleaner before but they must have a really good relationship with their customers who love them enough to think of them on the holidays. Cute! Prices are reasonable and my clothes always come back immaculately clean. If you're looking for a no fuss place, Clean as a Whistle is the place to go to! read more

I've been going to Clean As A Whistle Cleaners for 4 years and their work isn't just clean as a whistle but faster than the speed of light. The women who operate the location are sweet to all customers that they are fun to speak with about life and personal events. Not sure how long I'll be around but if I ever left the West Loop, not having them around would be tough. As long as I'm around, I know they're open long enough for me to come at convenient times and hard-working to get the job done right. read more

I came here after reading reviews of all the other cleaners nearby and being terrified. I had a large number of items / services, and I genuinely have no complaints and was happy with everything. I will be coming back here for future services, no doubt. I had two suede items cleaned, boots and a purse, and they came back looking fresh. This service was cheaper than I anticipated as well, about $20-25 per item. This took about 1.5 weeks just FYI, but they made sure to communicate this up front and make sure that was OK. I had three of my dress shirts altered; the mid-sections needed to be tapered. They did a great job and now I feel like I have 3 new shirts. These were $18 a pop which is considerably less than buying a new dress shirt. Money well spent. I had a dress cleaned, which was $9. I also had a minor stitching alteration, the sleeve portion of a shirt came apart from the shoulder, and they fixed that puppy up for $2. Finally, I had a wool sweater cleaned which I had previously tried to hand wash. Through my hand wash, the colors and fabric became a bit dull. They brightened back up after getting cleaned here! read more

Came here to alter a couple of bridesmaid dresses and they came out perfectly! It was hard to find a tailor to alter dresses during this time because of the post-COVID wedding boom and Clean As a Whistle was super responsive, reasonable priced, and ran by very nice Korean ladies. Would recommend for alterations! read more

Very friendly! Very detailed! Fast! I've used their dry cleaning, laundry & tailoring services and am very happy with them all. Plus I get a warm welcome every time I'm here. What more can you ask for?! : ) read more

Great service and prices! Will be my go to dry cleaner moving forward. Had some tough stains and they got it done.

Excellent customer service, fast and reliable. I recommend this business to everyone in the west loop area.

Cleaners provided a fantastic service that never disappoints. The staff are very friendly and will assist you in any way they can. The clothes are professionally cleaned and pressed with consideration of the fabric and type of clothes provided. Excellent location I highly recommend it to anybody who looking to have their clothes professionally handled. read more

This is a wonderful Korean-owned cleaner that serves the neighborhood. We use them to help us clean our comforters and large winter coats after season. They are very competent and have been there a long time. read more

Excellent dry cleaning and tailoring! And for an extremely reasonable price. I had a couple delicate silk pieces. One needed to be dry cleaned because it smelled like smoke from a bonfire and the other needed shorter straps. The work done on both was top notch. Just moved to the West Loop area and was sad to leave my other dry cleaners but have found my new spot for sure. read more

Judging from the previous reviews, I think this place has changed owners - it's now run by a Korean couple and the lady's name is Christine. Service isn't particularly fast, but they are friendly enough and the location is convenient for me. I'm used to my dirt cheap Texas cost of living though, so $12 (or $13?) to hem a pair of dress pants seems a bit steep to me. Dry cleaning is about $11 a suit, which is very reasonable. read more

I had a bridesmaid dress altered here. The ladies were efficient and very accommodating with my tight timeline. They did a lovely job. Will definitely be back! read more

Great service, reasonable prices, convenient location, and efficient turnaround. Would not hesitate to use again

These cleaners also do alterations and leather special care cleaning. The whole staff and seamstresses are very kind and professional. Best cleaners in the West Loop. Been coming here for 10 years, I've tried others in the neighborhood, but noone matches the quality, price & service.. read more

Clean as a Whistle is my go-to cleaners in the West Loop! The owner is always so friendly and has great service and price for the area. She's also hemmed/tailored a few things for me as well. Highly recommend! read more

I went to this cleaners yesterday. The woman was rude to me. My husband has been going there for several years. She is always nice to him and willing to do complicated last minute jobs. I went in for the first time to drop off a cashmere and alpaca winter long coat -- I thought, no problem. It had been in the back of the closet and had spider webs on it, perhaps a few moth holes. She called her husband over; they spoke about it in Chinese -- I've taken Chinese classes for two years. Suffice to say that which they were saying was not nice, nor was it professional. After making me wait for ten minutes, she refuses to clean it and tells me to get out because my clothes have bugs. She does this in front of two other customers. I told my husband; he was shocked. He said she is so nice to him. I should mention that my husband is big blonde, Nordic type; I am African American. What they were saying about my coat had less to do with "bugs" and more to do with that fact that I am black and they think blacks are dirty. I have never been treated with such disdain. I took my coat and three pairs of Uggs to a nearby cleaners; no problem. We will never frequent this cleaners. People who speak languages other than English in front of their predominantly English-speaking customers should be careful -- English-speaking Americans learn other languages, too, even black people. read more

Phenomenal service! Quick and reliable! would totally come back

This is a great dry cleaner place ..the ladies here are very very helpful and will give you the right advice Love it ..and it's in west loop!! read more

I've lived in the Loop for 4 years now and have never found the perfect dry cleaner until this past weekend. I had a grease stain on one of my favorite dresses, which was satin/jersey knit dress, and took it to one of those one-price dry cleanerts. I told them about the stain and they said they would try and take care of it. Well, when I picked it up, the stain was still on there with a note stating "That's all that could be done without ruining the dress". I thought that there was no hope for this dress. That was 5 months ago. I had to attend a wedding last weekend and wanted to wear that dress so I thought I should give a real dry cleaners a try. I live in the West Loop so I hunted around for a place. I do have a dry cleaners in my building but they did not do a good job of cleaning my husband's blazer and overcharged me for a terrible job. I ended up giving Clean as a Whistle a shot due to the good reviews - even though the reviews were kinda old at the time and there were only 3 reviews. I didn't think the stain would come out of the dress since it's been 5 months but Grace did a superb job and it was fast service as well! I couldn't even tell where that stubborn grease stain was. Although I think she may have been pricey - it was well worth it cuz my dress was back in mint condition and service was superb! Their hours are convenient and the owner is very nice. Thanks Grace! read more

First time in, Grace asks my name. Then she remembers it. They successfully removed bright navy blue *permanant* marker (sharpie) off of a tan suit! Amazing. Enough said. really. Great dry cleaners. read more

I went here b/c of all the wonderful ratings - and will never go back. I brought them a never-worn dress to have it altered. I am completely obsessed with this dress - got it to wear to weddings and it is really hard for me to find dresses that look good on me. So I take it to be altered and really they just need to alter the strap. Okay fine. I go back to pick it up and when I get home notice a pen mark on the lower half of the dress. Why would there be a pen mark on the lower half of the dress when they were altering the top half? I brought the dress to my normal cleaners (love them but they did one alteration I was so-so about so I thought I would try someplace new). Well they informed me the pen mark probably won't come out. So the dress is still wearable and you can't REALLY see the pen mark because it is in one of the folds and at first glance even might look like part of the dress - but I find this unacceptable and refuse to return. It's not worth the $12 I paid for the adjustment and it's not like they can replace the dress b/c I bought it in May and the Limited no longer has it. read more

It's a Greektown Gem. Super friendly owner, we had great conversation about life. You can see the postcards and memorabilia from the patrons and their families on the wall. The white jacket I sent for dry cleaning had lacquer stains from a cathedral! She removed it flawlessly, and it came back good as new, Cash only below a certain dollar amount. Very reasonable prices. read more

Very proactive service that is affordable and thoughtful in their work. Quick, easy, and seamless!

I love the location! It's super convenient! I really like the two ladies operating the joint

It is with mixed emotions that I write this review. From 2011 through 2013 I lived next door to this business and I thought they were the best dry cleaners I've used. Grace and her husband provided excellent service. Upon moving to Streeterville in 2013, I still drove back to the West Loop to use them. That's how much I liked them. About a year ago was when the problems started. First, clothes started coming back with really bad chemical odors, like they were cleaned in dirty solution. Then Grace has been absent for some time. I heard rumors of health problems and I hope that isn't true. Since she has been gone, the quality of service has gone downhill significantly. Now, when you bring in clothes for "same day service" you get bitched out, even though it's a service that they advertise. They've also screwed up basic alterations like hemming a pair of pants. I've moved back to the West Loop and will be finding a new cleaner. read more

Excellent tailoring service. I needed a few pairs of pants (including one Lululemon) tapered and adjusted for length, and they came out exactly as I'd imagined. I was given a week for the expected timeframe for the job to be done but called two days early and was pleasantly surprised when my pants were ready for pick up. Owners are kind and hard-working - will be back in the future. read more

Grace is the owner. She is wonderful. There are so many places to bring clothes for dry cleaning in the West Loop, but this is hands down the best. Any reviews you see here that are negative are obviously people who reviewed the wrong place. Typical. Not everyone on Yelp is as smart as you and me. read more

I am going to keep this review short. We go to this place and they are awesome. The owners are members of the community and get to know their customers well. Their prices are more than fair and their services are always on par. Turn around times are great- and the very small alterations we have needed have been performed to a nice standard. I have literally no complaints. Recommended. read more

Grace is a miracle worker. She's been my go-to tailor and dry cleaner for the past 3+ years. She can be a bit expensive, but she always does a great job. Recently, I tested her super powers on my favorite white silk dress. I managed to get a massive black ink stain on the front and thought it was a goner. Lo and behold, when I picked the dress up, there was no sign of the stain. Amen, Grace. read more

I've been taking my clothing to Clean as a Whistle for a little over a year now, & I'm always pleased with their service. I've taken a dress to be tailored, & everything from sweaters to dress pants to a homemade quilt to be cleaned. Everything always comes back in great shape & in a timely fashion. The owners are friendly, & the shop is decorated with community posts & family holiday cards which I think is an awesome touch -- it really shows how much they value their clients. Prices are reasonable, but I never come out of here with less than a $50.00 tab due to the number of items I drop off at a time (usually at least a couple of sweaters & dresses or shirts). What would bring this place to 5 stars is a loyalty program. I would love to have an item cleaned for 1/2 price or free every 10 visits -- not even every 10 pieces. But every 10 visits it would be awesome to receive a little token of thanks for my business! read more

The nicest staff and best dry cleaners service in West Loop area!! Highly recommend.

I second all the positive things other reviewers have written about Clean as a Whistle. I formerly went to Capitol Cleaners in my condo building, but now gladly head over to see Grace at Clean as a Whistle on Adams. Their service is well abolve average, and I've never had a complaint. I too look forward to Grace's personal greeting and cheerful demeanor! Only suggestions to folks...if you have precious, one-of-a-kind garments that need adjusting, take them to a tailor. This is a drycleaner first, tailor second...just saying. read more