I've taken several cars to Carmelo over the years and NEVER been disappointed. He's honest and he and his people are competent and trustworthy. I recommend this place to everybody. Anything you need done on any car, they can do it and most importantly will do it well, affordably, and will never BS you. read more

Had to have my brakes & rotors done the other dayy. First time to Lincoln Square Service and I was super impressed!! Extremely friendly and informative service! And I felt like the prices were fair. Highly recommended!! read more

A couple of years ago, we were heading to Des Moines for Thanksgiving, but the temp gauge on our 98 Subaru Outback Legacy kept going up. We brought it here, explained our problem and asked to have it checked out. We picked it up the night before our trip and were told there was nothing wrong. Uh, okay. Before we made it to Aurora, our head gasket blew and the engine needed to be completely replaced. We spent Thanksgiving stranded with a newborn and a dog. The mechanic paid for some of the engine replacement, but I have never felt so screwed over. read more

I have taken multiple cars here for work over the years. Great service and reasonable prices. Highly recommended!

If you're looking for a skilled, honest, very reasonably priced mechanic, go here. Having a mechanic you trust completely is invaluable. I have been taking my cars to Carmelo for quite a few years now, and he has always been honest, fast, and less than half the price of anywhere else when I compared prices. I once took my car to a national chain where they told me my radiator was cracked and needed to be replaced for $670 and that my AC had two leaks, which would cost $730 to fix. I then went to Carmelo to get a 2nd opinion. He told me the radiator itself was fine and replaced a hose for $75, and it turned out the AC only needed to be charged. Twice I got quotes at the dealer and then compared their prices to Carmelo's for the same work, and both times he charged way less than half of what the dealer wanted. I don't even compare anymore; he won my business and my trust years ago and I feel VERY lucky to have him within walking distance of where I live. read more

Great service.. Friendly , owner operated. Gets work done as promised. Would not take my Ford Explorer anywhere else for service.

Went to see Carmelo with an Volkswagen Jetta-TDI auto-electric issue that had confounded several mechanics. His hunch regarding the cause of the was spot on even before he touched the car. Cause of the problem? Correct light bulbs installed incorrectly! That was it. Carmelo re-installed the lights bulbs correctly. The light bulb signal on my dash-board immediately disappeared, and he sent me out without charging me a single dim. Definitely going back to Lincoln Square Service with all my car problems in the future. What a skilled mechanic! read more

Their UHaul service is OK. Rented UHaul truck for moving twice this year. First time is good. But I have some issue with second time. Furniture pad was put into the truck while I did not request it. I was told that I would be charged only if I break the seal and use. However I was charged anyway even if I did not touch it. The truck was burning gas at ~2 MPG. The engine light is on all the time but nobody fixed the problem. I drove ~26 miles according to their record and I end up filling maybe 12 gallons of gas. So I think I spent extra ~$30 on gas. I called CS of UHaul twice and only got refund for the unused pad (not even including the tax! I think UHAUL is poor at management.) Nobody ever talk about the gas burning issue. I hope next time I won't have to spend more on gas than rental. read more

As good as it gets! I've been coming to Lincoln Square Service for 35 years and can personally attest to the stellar service and auto repair that Carmelo and his crew provides. Polite, eager to serve, honest, I could expound for days. Their professional expertise has rescued me on several occasions, even providing towing. If you want to experience one of Lincoln Squares original businesses remember to drive right in and tell Carmelo Margie sent you. read more

Carmelo and his staff did another fantastic job for my 2001 Honda Civic. For my car's first 195,000 miles Lincoln Square Service has been her caregiver, and she still runs like a charm. I will take my car to Carmelo for the next 195,000 miles too. read more

Finding a good mechanic is very difficult, especially as a student/relative novice to all things car. Carmelo did a transmission repair for my car for thousands under what my Honda dealership wanted to charge me. Not only does Carmelo service my car promptly and at the least expense possible, but he also sent me to a great shop in Pilsen to get my window repaired (New Pilsen Auto Glass). They fixed my window for $40, where another glass service quoted me $130! I am very impressed at the honesty and integrity of this repair shop, and I will definitely keep coming here. read more

I can't say enough good things about Carmelo and Lincoln Square Service. We've been taking our cars to him for years and he has always provided us with prompt and informed service. What's more, he stands behind his work and will do everything that he can to make sure that you're happy with how things turn out. I'd give him 10 stars if I could. read more

Excellent honest service! Have been to this shop many times over the past 11 years and have never had an issue. This time took the MINI Cooper in for brakes. Needed rotors, pads, oil change, filters. All less than $1k. The dealer would have doubled the cost. My MINI stops on a dime! Great place. read more

Excellent service! Carmelo was very professional and everything was done with care. So happy I found this neighborhood gem!

For 5 years Carmello and his guys have given me top notch, honest service. You won't find a better place for your repair work. The reader below complained because he couldn't find a problem. I'd rather have them return my car and wait to find the real problem than begin replacing parts to find the problem. read more

This is my 2nd time using their services and I really appreciate having a local and trustworthy place to go to. Carmelo was on vacation when I called for a quote and although the quote was a bit "off" Carmelo honored it. What a great guy! I dropped my car off in the morning, they called me so I could pay over the phone during the day and picked up my car later that evening. Super easy and convenient! I highly recommend them and respect they way they run their shop! read more

I had a very good experience with this place. I was able to drop the car in at 8am, no appointment needed, and it was ready by the end of the day. Everyone I spoke to there was nice and took the time to explain things to me. I never felt like they were talking down to me or trying to take advantage of me. I got a lot of work done and was pleased with what they charged me. I would go back again and would recommend this place--especially to people who are not super car savvy. read more

I am very grateful to Carmelo for his honesty and good work. I just took my car in yesterday and had it checked out. Thank you for helping! It's a great feeling to have an auto repair place that I can trust! read more

I needed a new battery and new brakes and decided to try them out. Prompt, honest service. Definitely a great neighborhood auto service place. I plan to continue using them. read more

My VW Golf was making a themping noise underneath when I first moved to Chicago, and a guy in the neighborhood Ace hardware recommended Lincoln Square Service. The diagnosis there was my motor mounts were bad, letting the engine shift a little and causing the noise, 'two belts,' and I forgot to ask which belts, and also new tires. I can't comment on the price of 1100 for these services, as I didn't get another diagnosis (my bad, but the thumping noises were ominous!). But when I went to pick the car up and pulled out of the shop, it died three times before I got to the end of the block, to turn around to go back. The traffic was rush-hour fierce and it was not a pleasant experience. They took the car back and fixed a hose that had given way and the distributor cap which had sprung a crack, both conditions occuring during the work on the motor mounts or the belts, and, at my protest that neither of these items were broken when I brought the car in, they didn't charge me for the parts or the work, which was only fair--I hope fair to them, too. However, it's not good that no one test drove it and let me leave the shop with the car not working, and I'm uneasy that whoever fixed it wasn't very gentle (the distributor cap has been 'worked around' by several other mechanics and not broken up to that point anthough it was obviously fragile--you know, the plastic had that discolored look). But my problems weren't over yet. The second time I picked ithe car up, when I parked it, I couldn't get it locked. The automatic alarm system wouldn't go on. I looked and looked, closed all the doors again several times, opened and shut the hatch, and was finally standing on the street in some frustration and leaned on the hood--and it clicked all the way shut. It hadn't been shut properly by the last mechanic. These are small things but important to an older person such as myself. I could have stood there all night with my blood pressure rising! So I think I'll try a higher recommended service in the neighborhood for the water pump that's coming next. Through all this, though, all the staff was very courteous, I have to say, and it's convenient, and if you're able to not sweat the small stuff, this is a good place. Addendum: After I wrote this review, I had a chance to drive the car a longer distance, and there was the same thumping noise that I had driven in with, eight hundred bucks earlier! Back I went, the owner (or manager) Carmelo drove with me and heard it, and then they fixed it too. Again, there was no charge. Seems one of the motor mounts hadn't been installed properly--due to dirt on the ledge or niche where it's seated, or something like that--so it betrayed the same symptoms as a bad motor mount. That is not reassuring, is in the same league with not test driving it after the first go round, not making sure my original problem was solved the first or second go-round, and with not closing the hood securely. Kinda careless. So I don't have much reason to change my 'tepid' rating. Again, though, they were at least nice throughout, really nice. But it cost me two extra days without my car, and hassle, and anxiety. Addendum two: a week later I had the water pump repaired at another Yelped mechanic, Marvin's on Belmont, and that evening the car began to make more strange thumping and bucking noises. So I sighed and took it back to Marvin's, thinking once again that fixing one thing had broken yet another. His inspection revealed that the motor mount just repaired--twice--at Lincoln Square had given way yet again! I told him about my recent experience there and I'm sure I looked sad. At that point, I should have left Marfin's and taken it back to Lincoln Square, but it didn't seem safe to continue to drive the car now that I had actually seen the engine jumping skyward every time the motor was accelerated, so I just mentally wrote it off and told Marvin to please fix it, which he did. But he refused to charge me so that I 'would feel better.' (I think it was only the labor, that he was able to re-use the mount. But still!) Needless to say, Marvin gets the five stars, but I won't yelp it because he has lots of five stars. I wish I had used yelp before I went to the other place! read more

The service we received from Carmelo at Lincoln Square Service was excellent. This was our first experience with this shop, and we will certainly be back. We called around noon on a Saturday to see if he could take a look at our brakes. He said he probably wouldn't be able to look at it until Monday because he closed at 2:00, but we could drop it off. This was fine with us, so we dropped it off. He called us just an hour and a half later, said it would be $300 and that he could have it ready that day. He stayed late, finished the job and in the end charged us $75 less than the estimate. Brakes are good as new and now we've find ourselves a new mechanic. Very happy! read more

i live in the neighborhood and have been taking my cars here for over 10 years now...my cars have been really old cars and Carmello has always agreed to work on them regardless of the difficulting on repairing them and finding parts still available,not to mention the rusted parts that have to be freed and replaced...EVERYONE KNOWS THE PIECE OF MIND YOU GET WHEN YOU KNOW YOU ARE DEALING WITH AN HONEST REPAIR SHOP...i highly recommend this place regardless of where you reside!...t.howard read more