After years of searching for "the one," I've finally found my forever tailor. It may sound corny, but knowing I have a place I can completely trust gives me real peace of mind and one less thing to worry about. The quality of their work is consistently outstanding, and their turnaround time is even better than the competition. I couldn't recommend them more highly!. read more

Consistently great tailoring and repair work here over the years. Friendly service. Also, convenient dry cleaning drop off and pick up. Easy to recommend! read more

I have been going to Eleni's for two years now and I have had 100% satisfaction with their work. They are reasonably quick, provide exceptional tailoring, and are very kind. Highly recommend! read more

I've always had great tailoring, hemming and repairs at Eleni's. Service is fast and reliable.

Brought in a brand new dress to tailor , the person tailoring ruined the dress changed the midsection adjusted incorrectly than got mad when asked to talk to the manager , she said the dress looks good and continued to gaslight . Requested if she could untailor the dress and complained that she had already worked on the dress and that it looks great . overall horrible experience would never come back for any work . read more

Eleni is an​ older lady and nice enough. Note, I love to support small businesses and will pay a little bit of a ​markup for that, but I feel compelled to write the review after THREE separate​ encounters with the SAME result. I didn't come to get things hemmed, but rather patches sewn on. She does a decent job - that is why I came back - but the three stars are​ the HUGE varying in prices. Two patches same placement, the ​same type of uniform - First was eight dollars a patch (AWESOME!!! ~ coming back). When up to $15 and the second time (Mann, okay, I get it - Uptown, maybe she had trouble). ... Last time was $20 dollars a patch (WTH!?). So heads up - IMO - if you go here, she will do an​ okay job but MAKE SURE you have her quote you a price and have her validate it on your portion of the receipt she gives you so there won't be any "confusion" (notice quotes) and you feeling like a jackass when you're trying to tell an older woman that is double the price you charged me the first time. read more

High quality alterations and dry-cleaning with personal attention and friendly staff. Alterations very reasonable, cleaning can be pricey.

i've been to Eleni's several times over the past couple of years and always have a fantastic experience. she has sewn some secret pockets into my hiking pants for international travel and has also altered some jackets and pants hems. her work is always perfect and i think her prices are very reasonable given the quality and quick turn-around she provides! i wouldn't hesitate to go here again or to highly recommend her work! read more

We were there recently - my boyfriend needed a pair of pants hemmed and I needed a zipper replaced on a skirt - and were pleased with the results. You can't even tell the pants hem isn't the original and the zipper is far superior to the original one. Service was just fine too - I didn't think she was rude at all, as others suggested, more that she's just not into small talk, which is fine by me. I saw someone posted from last year that this place is cash only - not true anymore! We were able to pay by credit card. Seemed pretty affordable, but I don't often get stuff tailored. $37 for both the skirt zipper and the pants hem. read more

Always quick work and reasonably priced done well. I usy only have pants shortened but I would take any alterations to her.

The is an excellent tailoring service. I brought in a high quality wool sport jacket that had a visible hole on one of the shoulders (probably moth-eaten, yech!). Eleni fixed this by grafting a small piece of the identical pattern from the inside lining, and now it's nearly impossible to tell that anything ever happened to the jacket. This was a highly professional job at a very reasonable cost. On another occasion, I brought in a pair of corduroy trousers that was far too roomy in the waist. The alteration was done to perfection, again at a reasonable price. This is a tailoring service that I'll continue to use with confidence. read more

Had some scrubs tailored here! She did an amazing job and had them done in no time. Highly recommend!!

I recently relocated to Minneapolis, and I went to Eleni's based on the positive reviews here, looking to get my suit tailored. I was hoping to find a tailor who I could trust and rely on so I could return with the other clothes in my wardrobe. Unfortunately, this is not the place for me for several reasons. (1) The work is subpar--the suit jacket was not tailored to how it was pinned on me, and the hem on my suit pants came off within 2 weeks. (2) The service is lacking--she doesn't seem to care for or appreciate your business. (3) The rates are not cheap, and only cash is accepted; this wouldn't be a problem if the work was good! After I took my suit back in for adjustments that should have been done correctly the first time, she said she would call me when it was ready and gave me an estimate of one week. One week later, I called to find that it wasn't ready yet, and she said she would call me when it was. I wait two more weeks to call. This time, she tells me it's been ready all this time and blames me for not coming to pick it up. Really? No apologies whatsoever. It's safe to say I won't be back. read more

Extremely over priced and unhelpful. She did not document what I requested to have done, in fact tried to talk me out of the alterations I wanted and then when she didn't do them claimed they were not part of the original-prepaid-price! Do NOT go here. Almost $170 for nothing!! read more

I took in a few things to get fixed to Eleni's based on the previous review. I was not disappointed! Eleni (or his wife) did a perfect job hemming my jeans. They are a very dark wash and the thread is nearly invisible! $12 for a jean hem is a standard reasonable price too. I also had a hole is a knit blazer fixed. You can't even see where the hole was. Great job! This was also $12. I also appreciate their honesty. I brought in a few other things to be fixed and they carefully weighed whether it was realistic to fix it and what the cost would be, then let me make the decision. It's cash only but you don't pay until pickup so you'll know the amount to bring. Check them out, every one needs a good tailor! read more

I understand that it isn't a tailor's job to make me feel warm and fuzzy but I found the service here really disappointing. They did a really nice (but not perfect) job fixing a difficult dress on a very tight time frame, so technically it's a thumbs-up. But the woman I talked to when I came in was impatient, crabby and almost seemed to be scolding me for having a ripped dress strap. Also, I found the cost of the repair to be insane. I can't remember the exact since I used the receipt for a reimbursement but it was about thirty dollars to get the strap of a dress re-sewn/knitted. Also, no credit cards- lame. read more

I have been to Eleni's several times in the last couple of months and have been very happy with the excellent service and the reasonable prices! I think that perhaps the shop has changed hands, based on what I've heard and observed. I got my mom's 1970 wedding veil repaired and shortened so that I could wear it for my wedding, and I was a bit nervous as it was very precious to me, but the woman who helped me was so kind and did such a good job on it on short notice. It made me really happy to see it so carefully restored. I also went in two days before my wedding to get a loop put on my dress train and she had it ready very quickly. I so wish I'd gotten all of my wedding dress alterations done here! I did just get another more casual wedding dress tailored here that I'll wear to a smaller reception we are having out of state, and I just popped in to ask if she had time, expecting a no, and she said it was no problem to have it ready in a few days. I picked it up yesterday and the work is impeccable. I love the way the dress fits me now, and the work was fast and much less expensive than I was expecting. She is very skilled. This will be my go-to tailor shop for everything. read more

I can't say enough Eleni's! they have been doing my work for many many years and they have always been professional, on time and reasonable and most importantly the quality of work has always been above my expectations I recommend anyone looking to have anything tailored to visit them read more

I needed a pair of pants hemmed for an interview on short notice, so I began calling around and most businesses told me 2-3 days. She did it in one day and did a fine job, so I give her five stars. Should note that this is the first time I've had something altered so I have no other tailor to compare to. And I'm not saying that she can always turn items around quickly, so call and ask. read more

I brought in a suit for a wedding last fall (I was the best-man in the wedding) that I was required to buy from Men's Wearhouse...let's just say it still looked like a tent *after* Men's Wearhouse tailored it. SO I brought it to Eleni's and she made it look like it was custom-made for me...in a week...during wedding season. It looked great. And I just got married in October, and so she tailored my wedding blazer and, again, it looked so good after she was done. I can't say enough great things about her skill - I've tried four different tailors in Mpls and I've finally found the perfect one. So now I'm bringing a nice winter coat I got for Christmas to her tonight to have it taken in a bit. I also love that she's "all business" and no chit-chat (I'm an introvert, so this is ideal). read more

Good: fast-ish service, pretty reasonable prices, not impossible hours (has a few hours open on sat), decent work most of the time Not-so-good: surprisingly poor attention to detail at times (uneven on slimmed sides), cash only Overall, good. Will continue to go as long as I live so close. read more

First time bringing clothes to a tailor, and was super satisfied with Eleni's. I brought two pairs of jeans in at 1pm on Wednesday, Nov 27 (day before thanksgiving), crossing my fingers Eleni's would have the time to get my jeans patched in time for me to bring them with to North Dakota for the Thanksgiving weekend. Fortunately, I was told she should be able to have them both done by 5:30 and to stop in then. Picked them up and they look great. I'm so happy I did this instead of going to the store and buying a new pair or two of jeans for the weekend. Will definitely return in the future as needed. As other reviews have pointed out, you must pay with cash, though it's at pickup so you will know how much to bring. read more

I've been bringing cloths here for 15+ years. Simple things like hemming to tailoring on a 1500 cashmere coat. I trust that the work will be done very well and in the time that they give me. I've seen lots of reviews saying the owner is rude. She is not a native English speaker and perhaps culturally, seems short to Americans. She has never been less than polite to me. read more

Reasonabily priced, quality work, family run. All good things! No credit cards accepted though. read more

The woman that is always there is borderline rude. She does a pretty good job but the prices are extremely high. $50 to bring in the torso of a sports coat is crazy, and thats after bargaining with her. Quiet frankly I wouldnt mind paying top dollar if she was nice. read more

I took a pair of jeans in to Eleni's and they were hemmed up in two days and really cheap too. They did a great job. The hem looks neat and clean and the length is perfect. The man is really sweet. It's cash only, so be prepared. read more

Even though the final work Eleni did on my bridesmaid dress was ok, her customer service and time management skills need a lot of work to say the least. She is very rude and acts like she doesn't care for the customer or their needs. Eleni did not have the alternations done both times I went in to see how they were coming along after we confirmed dates and time she would have them done by. When I walked in both times she acted like she'd never met me before and told me to come back at the end of the day or the next day. I did not appreciate her not respecting my time and business. Plus, her work is expensive. I will not be giving her my business again. read more

My girlfriend recently took her bridesmaids dress to get tailored. She grew suspicious when the tailor charged over $50 dollars for a very simple trim of the base of her dress. The dress is a washable material, so it requires no additional maintenance. Even though she felt the price was steep, she assumed the best, thinking that perhaps the length of the dress called for significant work. I went to pick it up, and thought all was well (don't know much about dress tailoring). My girlfriend was looking over the work and noticed notch marks at the bottom of the dress where it was trimmed. Basically, instead of a nice straight line, there were many teeth marks from the scissors. Considering the price, and the many positive reviews of the business, we expected much better work. We won't be going back. read more