One of the ONLY dry cleaners in SF that knows how to press dress shirts and suits properly. Other places seem to compete for screwing up cuffs, collars and lapels. My dress laundry and dry cleaning have come out perfect every time. Owners are incredibly nice. read more

I have literally given New Best Cleaners thousands of pieces of clothing in the last 15+ years, since they do cleaning for my business. Jerry is great and does great work, couldn't be happier with their service! read more

New Best Cleaners - The BEST Cleaners! - Laundry Services Near Me - San Francisco, California

This place suck. I been a costumer here for years, one day I took a brand new pillow top goose down to get was before using it and they ended ruined it. I picked up with stains dirty dusty and the owner isn't responsible or helpful. I spend $400 on this pillow top I bought it on Macys. I went back back and he didn't fix the problem he returned to me on black bag in the same condition is a piece of garbage now. I lost a lot money on this. I never put reviews on business but I want to warn others not to take their bedding here. You would hate go through the same situation I went through. read more

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The BEST! They really picked the right name...My husband and I use their services regularly and are very happy. Most notably, i just gave them my wedding dress to dry clean as it was quite dirty from dragging on the floor during the wedding - I had a delicate lace dress made in Belgium and they did a FABULOUS job! Dress looks impeccable and they took great care of the delicacy of the fabric. Also - they asked a fraction of the price of any other place. Whoever is about to pay hundreds for wedding dress cleaning, check them out!! I paid 25 read more

New Best Cleaners - My wedding dress - they did a fabulous job! - Laundry Services Near Me - San Francisco, California

I've been going to them for a year now and love them. Fast, friendly, and reliable, esp compared to some prior dry cleaners that I've been to. My knit sweaters/silks always come back clean and neat. Great neighbourhood dry cleaner and I definitely recommend them! read more

My regular dry cleaning spot was closed for an extended period of time so I gave this place a try. All of my shirts came back fine, except for one which had a series of characters in black ink stamped on the inside of the neck. Wth!? That's not acceptable, and it made me mad given I had spent a lot of money on this APC shirt. read more

New Best Cleaners - Permanent characters printed inside the neck of my shirt - Laundry Services Near Me - San Francisco, California

After the disaster that is Ming House cleaners (just two blocks away), New Best is new to me and the best I can find in my 'hood. The people are great - there's one woman who conducts herself with the utmost seriousness, which really just makes me smile. It's laundry, after all. They always say hello when you come in, goodbye when you depart, and the prices are very reasonable (not as good as my old dry cleaner in Chicago, but going 1800 miles just for dry cleaning isn't cost-effective or good for my carbon footprint). They don't break your buttons, they add nice finishing touches to garments, and they actually get stains OUT. Love. read more

Could it get any better? Only a block from my house, pretty cheap prices and friendly owners. Yeah so I'm a bit on the lazy side and I've given up doing my own laundry. I drag my dirty clothes over to New Best for wash and fold on my way to work and pick them up on the way home. My clothes are always ready, clean and they've yet to lose anything. Jerry and his crew do laundry magic. read more

Standard laundry service in Noe Valley. I was crashing with a friend when I moved here so I had to drop off some work clothes before my first day. Place is ok on prices (for SF, I guess, which is comparable to NYC pricing), but they stamped all my shirts with some type of barcode like something out of Gattaca. It doesn't wash out and is still there after multiple dry cleaning sessions. Kind of annoying. read more

I'm a picky customer, and it's hard to find a good dry cleaners. I tried these people (who are indeed very nice, but that's not that relevant to whether this is a good cleaners or not) three times with large bundles each time. No problem with stains - the problems came with the pressing. They use too much heat for the fabric. E.g., my synthetic knit dress came back with the flattened nubs characteristic of using an iron on a setting that is too warm, and a cotton sateen suit jacket came back without its shine and looking washed out (which may be because they washed it instead of dry cleaning, but nonetheless was an error). Other than the pressing problems, the results from this cleaner were fine. I just have too many items that I can't have hot-pressed, so I'm searching for a new cleaners. read more

So I just moved to SF and my best friend's wedding was in like 1 week. So I needed to find a dry cleaners for 2 suits and wanted to get two shirts laundered and pressed as well. The man at the counter was very kind and happy to help out. He said he could have these done in less than a day. And he did. Unfortunately what I got back was, 1 suit pressed with some stuff on it (took a bit then wiped it off), the other suit was pressed and creases zig zagging down one leg (wtf?) and then the shirts have ink inside the collar with numbers on it. I guess it didn't wash off? There is also sticky film on the inside of the collars too. The collars were bent and creases were pressed and starched zigzaggly into the cuffs and back... I improvised for the wedding. Next time I will do some more scouting way before the event. I don't think I will be returning. They are friendly but quality is meh. I could have done better I think. read more

Best Cleaners is wonderful! They are so nice in there, I never have to wait because they make sure to greet you as soon as you come in. I brought two pairs of jeans in for alterations the other day. One pair needed to be hemmed and the others were my Absolute Favorite jeans which have developed an ever-growing hole in the crotch. Needless to say, I felt like I was entrusting my first child to the handiwork of Best Cleaners. When I picked them up they were both nicely pressed and looked brand new! The patch is inconspicuous and looks wonderful, while the hem job is clean and simple. The price was very reasonable and I left happy! read more

I have been using New Best Cleaners for almost 2 years for minor alterations (hemming and patches on jeans) and everything has been satisfactory. However, I took a dress for a black tie event there to get the straps taken up 1/2 an inch. A few days later I got a call that the seamstress had gotten confused and cut 5 inches off the bottom of the dress, which was floor length. The dress was ruined and unwearable. They are reimbursing me for the dress, but the whole process was frustrating and expensive. I would not recommend them even for a simple tailoring job. read more

this last time i brought in couple of Gucci shirt from my wedding. i knew they were dirty, that is why i brought them in so i can have them dry clean. But this time i found they were very sloppy with the work, cutting corners?expenses? i found couple of yellow spot and stains after the shirts were ready to pick up. i worn the shirt ONE time only, seriously. So i asked Mr. Jerry Li, who claim to be the owner of this property. i was concert how careless this gentleman was when i was pointed out all the stains and yellow spots. He said it was from the sweat that dry out. i was like, you are kidding me, right! How can you make such statement when you have no idea how i treat my garments. He offered to have another treatment so i agreed but after i drove away i realized that i better off take them away and clean it myself. Just to be in the save side : ) Long story short, i do not recommend this place for dry cleaning specially if you have garments that are high end brands, just because this property lack in consistency. One day you have a fabulous job the next one MIGHT not be as good. read more

Please steer clear of this dry cleaner! I had a couple cleans done from them that were okay, but I just got a $400 jacket back from them that smelled of wet sock and piss. It smelled like that when I first got it back from the dry cleaner so I gave him another chance to clean it again. But it came back smelling sooo horrible and even worse the second time. He outrageously claimed he could not smell it and that it must be fine because my other clothes were fine. Other clothes obviously come out different due to the material. This business is truly dishonest or just incompetent if he can't smell something so foul. He didn't even say sorry or apologize. He just tossed me back $15 for my $400 jacket and claimed he didn't see a problem. Save yourself the heartache. read more

I love that they have longer hours than the typical Cleaners in Noe. I live in Glen Park and i don't mind making the short trip to drop off and pick up my dry cleaning. The owner is incredibly nice and will ask you all the right questions before taking your laundry. One time we left a shirt as 'regular wash", and he found a tag that said dry clean only, and made the call for us. Incredible. He's done it the other way around as well, for those that think he did it just to charge more. His prices are fair, and the job is done well. read more

Super friendly! Drop of my bag in the morning, pick it up after 5 pm, no stupid rush charge. I carry my 20 lbs bag past 3 cleaners up hill both ways to do so; they are always friendly and fast - what more do you need? read more

I live upstairs (wave!) so I'm biased, but New Best is great. Jerry and his family do wash and fold and my husband's shirts on hangers and always get things done before we expect. They are great neighbors, too, letting me have packages delivered there and putting up posters for all sorts of funny Noe Valley events. read more

We're without a washing machine right now and have become major patrons of New Best Cleaners. They do a great job, handing me quarters for parking, bringing things to my car, and keeping the door open when we have an emergency stain. Prices are very reasonable, and the turnaround time is excellent. And most of the time there is street parking! read more

Great service, quick turn around, decent prices. Have come thru for me many times. They did shrink a pair of jeans a little bit, but over a year of service, I think that is acceptable. Great cleaners, highly recommended. read more

My inaugural review goes to New Best Cleaners for removing what looked like a rust stain on a vintage 1960s dress I scored a couple weeks ago. The dress is beautiful and the stain could have easily been camouflaged with a strand of pearls. But New Best Cleaners actually came through and now no one will know I only spent $18 on the crushed black and white silk dress at a thrift store in Petaluma. I'll be rocking this weekends wedding in style. read more

They're fast, friendly, and reasonably priced! They haven't pressed any wrinkles into my shirts yet, so that deserves a good rating in my book. They also did a great job fixing a couple of tears in my sweater. read more

I've been bringing my dry cleaning here since 2001 (during the times I've lived in/near Noe). They are friendly and my clothes are clean, what more can you ask for? read more

This place does poor work. They make everything right but I need my shirts to be right the first time. Every other shirt I take to Best needs to be repaired or re-pressed. This is not an exaggeration. I tried them on three separate trips and each one resulted in half my shirts having broken buttons or bad creases down the front and a trip back to the store to do them again or repair them. Not good work at all. read more

Twice I've gotten clothes dry-cleaned here and they've come back smelling like body odor. And not even a body odor that smells like my own!

No matter where I live in San Francisco, I have repeatedly come back to Jerry and his team at New Best Cleaners. I no longer live in Noe Valley, and my wife does not mind going all the way there to drop off our clothes - they are so good, and such nice people. They have always done a great job of cotton shirts and dry-cleaning. If you have synthetic/delicate shirts, just remember to give it for dry-cleaning instead of laundry. One of the nice touches they have is their great customer service - when my wife comes with our daughter, they actually come outside the shop to drop off the clothes to the car - now that's SERVICE WITH A SMILE! read more

New Best Cleaners is great. They have a quick turn around, excellent product, fair prices, and genuine customer service. They're even friendly to my dog! read more

DO NOT USE THIS CLEANER FOR TAILORING SERVICES!! What was a simple sleeve shortening job on a man's dress shirt cost me twice as much. I tried New Best Cleaners based on the reviews of this site and was sadly disappointed with their tailoring service. Not only did they improperly pleat the shirt sleeve the wrong way when shortening the shirt cuff but they didn't move the placket up making the shirt look more like a woman's blouse. When I had taken the shirt back to NBC for an explanation, I was told there would be a "problem" to correct the tailoring to my specification. I thought this type of job was standard procedure for any tailor. I was not going to waste my time explaining his profession to him at this point. I took the shirt to Danny's Cleaner's on Elizabeth and Douglass. They gasped at first and I suggested that NBC have their sewing machine confiscated. In addition, DC's tailor made me aware that NBCleaners had marked the material with a felt tip marker which became apparent when DC's tailor evened out the sleeve length. Needless to say, DC has restored the shirt to a presentable condition except for the marker stain. I will not be using New Best Cleaners in the future for any of their services. read more

Although I live in inner Richmond, the service is worth the 15 minute drive into Noe. My boss is the one who recommended them. She used to live in Noe Valley and still goes there herself! The owner is unfailingly polite and cheerful and very conscientious. I highly recommend!! read more

Ok, this was my first dry cleaning experience. But I discovered a nasty year-old stain on a skirt I had to wear for a wedding the next day, and I needed it to be taken care of fast. Jerry (I think that was his name) was super sweet, told me he wasn't sure he could get the stain out (tomato sauce or blood or something on white cotton eyelet lined material). He got it done. No stain and ready the same day, for under 5 bucks. And he was nice. Who can ask for anything more? read more

New Best Cleaners really is the best. I took them for granted when I lived in Noe Valley, and now I live in the land of expensive cleaners that have yet to discover the innovation of the credit card machine. I think you can gather from my previous reviews that I am a clumsy person; I fall down a lot and often spill on myself. Jerry would happily take my garments and fix up the stains and rips (and not give me the evil, judgmental eye thats says, "Now how in the heck did you manage THIS?"). Sigh... read more

When I made the move up to SF and left my dry cleaner of choice in Sunnyvale in the dust, I was admittedly nervous about finding someone good that also wasn't going to cost me and arm and a leg. Thankfully, New Best Cleaners does the trick. Everyone is very friendly and thorough - coffee, tomato sauce, chocolate, you name it, they always can get it out. Given my propensity for spilling things on myself, I've become quite the regular, and they recognize me whenever I come in! Also very quick turnaround. read more

Super nice staff, quick turnaround, good prices and great quality service! Love this place, and appreciate the longer hours. I've going to New Best Cleaners for years. Can't recommend this place enough! read more

Dry cleaning is my favorite errand because of this Dry Cleaner. They are sooooooo nice. They do a great job and are fast if I need something cleaned quickly. read more

Have been using them for years... never had any clothes damaged. Good at spot removal and will tell me in advance if they cannot fully clean something. read more

I really like these guys. They are so nice, and they have always done a fantastic job on my dry cleaning. I brought in a very nice silk dress and it came out looking like new. I've had them tailor pants for me as well, and I was very happy with the result. read more

I brought my clothes in for wash-and-fold and they came back smelling like someone had dumped a bottle of perfume on them. I had used this place a few years ago & it was fine. Then I brought my clothes in a few months ago and ended up having to wash my clothes twice more at a laundromat just to get the stink off of them. I thought maybe that was an aberration, and since the place I liked down the block had closed, I tried again. Never again! read more

I recently moved, and brought about 5 suits, 6 pairs of slacks, and 9 shirts to the cleaner. Jerry was super friendly, got the stuff done very quickly, and did a fine job. Great prices too. read more

Not so sure about the choice of names, but they did a very nice job hemming a pair of jeans for me. $15 is more than the place I went last time, but the extra $3 was worth the convenience. I'd go back. read more

Jerry is a true professional. We have been a customer for nearly 30 years since my wife first moved to Noe Valley. We have moved around San Francisco to The Mission, Bernal Heights and Potrero Hill---but we have remain a loyal customer given his friendliness, excellent service and sharing his recommendations on best to care for our garments. We have used New best Cleaners for wash & fold, sewing on karate badges, alterations, loose buttons and dedicate pieces. Highly recommend! As I tell Jerry every time I pick up "Thanks a lot and See ya soon!" read more