Locked myself out side the house and this guys came super quickly and saved my night!…read moreThank you guys for a great service and a great price!

I must admit, I am a bit of a space case. I usually lose my car/house keys at least once every few…read moremonths. Don't even get me started with the rest of my bad habits. Anyways, it is so nice to have reliable business like Dr. Lock permanently on my speed dial when I find myself locked out. I have used a dozen other locksmiths over the years and none of them respond faster than these guys. Take my word for it, don't call anyone else. This will be the first and last call you ever have to make. By far the best locksmith in San Diego!

Used diegos locksmith early early this morning in the pouring rain. Glen was so helpful easy to…read morecommunicate with. Very much appreciated

Dave is awesome! I called him Saturday morning and he was able to come over and fix two locks…read morewithin 30 mins. He was fast, efficient, and very reasonable in price. He even made me a spare key :) I would definitely utilize his services again and highly recommend for any locksmith services! Thanks Dave!

Needed car remotes set for my Saturn Vue. Paul met me and took care of them for an extremely…read morereasonable cost. (First quote I received from Leo's Locksmith technician was $150 ) and Ellis Locksmith was 1/3 of that . Recommendation to me from Sean at Grah Lock and Safe. Ace Hardware quoted $80 IF I purchased the remotes from them.

Was in anothe jam, my technician decided to lock his keys in the car when he was supposed to be…read moreworking. Called Ellis with my issue and was able to get it resolved right away. I am sure we will be seeing each other again in the near future because you know what they say about teaching old dawgs.

Came out cut a key for me but invoiced separately from the company and I had to pay additional fees…read moreoutside what AAA covers for a key that stopped working when I got home. I had to take it in to get the car repaired to the key that was a "sub par" key according to the dealer that would have only charged $65 and this one cost me $185 Only benefit is it got me home after waiting 3 hours for them to come out. I was in a pinch and they got me home so that's where the stars comes from but the hinky stuff with the key and billing from a different company while in a keychain car just strange

I was scammed by these people. I spoke with them on the phone, gave my car's VIN (a brand-new 2025…read moreHyundai), and they pretended to be knowledgeable. They came to my place, messed with my car for almost an hour, and then said, "We can't program your car, you'll have to go to the dealer." They still charged me $150 for an OEM key fob that's obviously useless. They have no idea how to program new cars. Completely unprofessional and misleading. Stay away!

Fast, honest, friendly and reasonable. What more can you ask for. I hired him to replace a…read morecommercial lock. He took care of it and made all proper adjustments. I'll definitely be using him again. It was a pleasure working with him.!

I need to change the locks in our office and I found SD Best Locksmith, Great Customer Service,…read moreFare price and punctuality I Highly recommend it.

They were hired by my property manager to add a deadbolt to a garage hinged side door above the…read moreexisting original doorknob/lock assembly that was to remain. I did not want this to be removed. The added deadbolt was to be installed above the original knob/lock. Kern instead did unauthorized actions. Kern completely violated the agreement and instruction, and stole my original doorknob/lock and will not return it to me, and will not even return my requests for a contact back, with these requests coming from both me and from the maintenance supervisor with the property management company. They must return my property to me that they never should have stolen, and another company will have to correct all of this as per my original instructions that never should have been violated. Update Oct 28 2025: This company refuses to return the stolen item, and is not addressing the other issues which include but are not limited to the fact that they "deviated" from the instructions and terms of the work order at their own whim, and did so without the required contact to the property manager for owner approval of any possible changes. Update Oct 29: KK continues to not explain why they discarded the perfectly working original doorknob after wrongfully removing it, all of which they did in defiance of the work order, and without authorization, why they stole the owner's property, why they did not follow the work order instructions and terms of contacting the management company supervisor as agreed if there were any issues or questions, and the solution offer has been declined for weeks and they do nothing to address the issues that they continue to ignore.

What a wonderful company! We just bought a house with these funky old doorknobs and locks, and…read moreseveral sets of keys, none of which seemed to work in any of the locks well. Dathan with Kern Key to the rescue! All of my locks are rekeyed, and faulty ones rebuilt! Kern Key folks are magicians! I cannot say enough good things about them. Punctual, courteous, friendly and technically skilled! Forget about looking further, just hire Kern Key, they are the best

I spent several hours trying to install a new deadbolt & doorknob with lock. It should have been…read moreeasy- or so I thought! I was close, but could quite finish the job.. I turned to Yelp for a local recommendation and signed up for projects, where I immediately received 6-7 responses from local locksmiths. Most asked me to send photos- which I did, but one, after seeing the photos, offered to walk me through the installation at no charge- I was done with the DIY, so I asked when he could come, and he arrived in 15 mins with no extra 'weekend fee'. Fast, efficient, and very reasonable! My little project looks professionally finished, works great!! I only wish I would have called Snir before I wasted my afternoon ! Save his number! Call him for home, auto & garage repairs & projects!

I locked my keys in my car on a Sunday evening and called SG Locksmith to unlock the car. They came…read morein about 30 minutes, which wasn't bad and unlocked the car in a few minutes. They didn't cause any damage to the car either, which was great. Now you may be wondering why I rated them two stars. The answer is the price. They only told me what it would cost once they got there, which was $288! My family was shocked when I told them it cost that much. They said 70-80% would be covered by insurance. However, even if you have great auto insurance, it is usually extra to include tow and lockout services in your insurance plan, which most people don't. The result is that $0 is covered and you're stuck with a massive bill. Moral is to just get a AAA membership, which would have been less than half of the price of this one lockout charge. Shame on SG Locksmith for the misleading information, lack of price transparency, and predatory prices. I will never be using them again.

Jim is legit. I had done all my research on every security keypad lock out there and thought I knew…read moremy stuff. The previous locksmith who installed Schlage locks for me was not very experienced with the system and took three times as long to install. He also didn't know how to program (hence why I spent forever learning and doing for him). Jim doesn't even need instructions manuals. He's so experienced that he read off the instructions in his head to me (while i had my manual to confirm). He's amazing at problem solving while being honest, fair, and ethical. I think his prices are very reasonable compared to the other quotes I've gotten. I wouldn't hesitate to use him again. What other locksmith goes above and beyond. Jim does :)

On June 24th at 4:00pm one of the drivers for this company took a left turn on a red light while I…read morewas entering the street honked the horn for 5 minutes and proceeded to brake check me while cussing and flipping me off I hope that you guys put more effort into hiring professionals that won't put lives in danger especially when running a business.