Keith was super helpful and patient as I tried to decide on a board. He was really fun to talk to…read moreand pulled out so many options for me. I walked out pretty happy with what I got. This is a great spot that supports Asian skaters.

They double charged the first time and then charged the normal amount again but never refunded the…read moreaccidental double charge. They only said they'd give store credits

Great service! Great attitude! Awesome selection as well! Will definitely be coming back.read more

Sort of welcoming but since I knew nothing about skate I asked the employee for help. At the time…read morehe was more focused on the football game then helping me. Lots of clothes and boards, it's a small shop but everything was well priced. Just wished they were more helpful and welcoming.

Great Sage Palo Santo and incense selection here as well as all ashtrays and smoking accessoriesread more

I've been to just about every skate shop in the area over the past month, checking out what…read moreeveryone has... I'm not going to complain about feeling uncomfortable at some of the other shops or the high prices at many of them, I know I'm not their target demographic LOL..... all I can say is, District is the absolute bomb. The og skate shop vibe, with a cool owner. I left with a smile that lasted all day. Thanks Sam

This spot is such a cool homage to skating. When I came here, I was able to pick up a cool SMA deck…read morefrom Bennett Harada. Chris and Freddy were really welcoming and helpful. The deck options seemed a bit smaller but they had a lot more of the local and hard to find decks. This place has a special place in my world of skating. Definitely worth checking out, even for all the skate history pieces they have hanging up.

Sick spot! For sure a classic skate shop. Killer selection of boards and shoes and apparel. Pricing…read moreis solid for what you get. And friendly service.

TL:DR - Friendly customer service, bad surfboard repair job…read more This is going to be a long review, but if you want the short of it. -Took my longboard in, to repair a scrape, and get it color matched. -Got back a repair job that isn't color matched at all. The repair isn't even flush with the board. -Got more dings on my board than when I took it to them. -Check the photos. If you surf in California, it's not a matter of IF you'll get a ding on your board, it's a matter of WHEN. All the surf spots are lined with rocky shores that will ding your board. I am no exception to this rule and have dinged my longboards many more times than I can count. The one upside to this, is that I've become really good at repairing dings of all kinds. Whether it be on the bottom, the rail, the tail, the nose, anything I can do. What I can't do though, is color match. That is a magic unto itself. I was looking to sell an orange longboard of mine, but it had a scrape on the bottom side of it. It's not deep and it didn't crack through to the foam. If I wasn't planning on selling the board, I'd sand it down, fill it up with a little bit of Q-fill if it needed it, then fiberglass over it. Done and Done! BUT, I want to sell it, so it needs to look good, it needs to be color matched, and it needs to work. I heard a lot of great things about the repair jobs from Bay Street Boards, and decided to take it to them to color match and fix it. BIG MISTAKE. I should've known better when I pulled up to the shop and saw someone balancing a 9ft' longboard over their knees while scraping off wax. No stand, the board just wobbling about, almost hitting the concrete ground. Yeesh. I relayed all the info above to the repair guy and he said it was doable. He said color matching is tricky, but that'd he get it close enough. I was charged a $120 and left my board with them. I wasn't in any rush to get my board back, and it was about 5 weeks before I could pick it up. Is this fast or slow? I'm not sure, like I said, I do my own repairs and can fully repair a ding in a day. PRO-TIP: if you are going to get your board repaired by a surf shop, remove all the wax off of your board. There are 2 reasons for this: 1. If there is any wax near the damaged spot it will fuck up the repair. Wax will gum up the sanding pads, it will interact poorly with the resin, and it gets everywhere. Take it off. The repair guys will love you for it. 2. Removing the wax, will give you a very intimate look at your board. You will see any dings or damages that you hadn't noticed before. This is also important because it gives you a reference point and will let you know if the surf shop messed up your board even more. (Foreshadowing) I pick up my board and in the dim light of the surf shop, I can tell the color match isn't even close. It looks like they sanded over it with a too high of a grit sanding pad, and then glassed over it. They didn't sand it down at all to smooth out the fiberglass texture, and they certainly didn't add any dye to the resin to try and color match it. What the fuck?! In the dim light of the shop, I didn't notice that the sanding job was shitty too, it wasn't even flush with the board at all. There's a couple small depressions where the ding is and it's wavy. If you're going to do a shit job, at least make it flush. Every surfer knows to make the board flush on the bottom, you want that water to glide over it without any friction. At home, I had more time to study the board and found even more issues. I noticed that there were small gravel sized dings on the bottom of my board. Each dug into the board about an 1/8 inch. I know these were not there before because of having de-waxed my board and because these are literally impossible for me to get while surfing. These could only occur if you put a surfboard down on concrete/gravel ground to work it. (Remember that guy outside the shop.) Just to hammer home the case, the ding by the finbox can ONLY occur when there is no fin in. Nothing could hit the finbox at all with a fin in. And how do I know I didn't have these dings beforehand, refer to pro-tip #2. Another thing I noticed were resin drips on the bottom of the board that had hardened. This isn't that bad of an issue to correct, just a little sanding, but the fact that they did that, let's me know that they're sloppy and don't pay attention to details. Overall, this was a terrible experience. I paid a $120, for a bad repair job that I'll have to undo AND I have new smaller dings on the board that I'll also have to fix. Yeeew!

This place is a small gem. Always really welcoming, helpful, and nice staff, cool selection of…read morelocally made apparel, zines, and true surf fanatic gear and equipment. Great selection of used boards. Hope it stays around forever, even though there are so many changes taking place on the surrounding blocks.

So I have had less than great experiences with board repair. Often I get something back that is…read moreworse than what I could have done and believe me I'm no craftsman. Anyway a friend casually suggested I try Rider Shack to repair my board. The guy taking in my board couldn't have been nicer and then he uttered the famous surfboard shop repair claim, "It shouldn't take more than 2 weeks'. Sure I thought to myself. But guess what? Approximate 9 days later I got my board back (!) and it was so well repaired I tipped the guy a few dollars to give to the repair guy, Jose, since I was so impressed. The capper was this. When I brought the board in I had forgotten to take the fins that the guy took off before taking in board for repair. I had forgotten I had left them at shop and searched my car throughout and then thought I must have forgotten the fins at the shop. So I called and Jeff (the owner) quickly found them and gave them to me. He even gave me an extra fin screw just in case I had lost mine. These guys rule. You definitely just gained a repeat loyal customer! Thx again. So appreciated.

Super friendly and knowledgeable staff! Great surf shop in the neighborhood that also has some…read moresurf skate gear like carvers as well as accessories and repair foam for foamies which I purchased. I love how they often host events for members of the local surf community such as Venice surfing association. Highly recommend ! Come support your local shop !

Every time I've come in, everyone has been super friendly. The store itself is a visual wonderland…read more They have a really solid selection of premade boards and they sell components too. I came in today because I had been meaning to get my skateboard some new grip tape. The board was looking a little dirty and I was nervous about doing it by myself. Patty helped me and was just great. She showed me what she was doing, how to peel the old grip tape off, step by step and just made it seem so simple and doable. Super glad I've discovered this gem of a skate shop! I totally recommend this place

Called my best friend this Friday to meet up for coffee but she told me that she was at the GARAGE…read more She told me to swing by so I did. Noticed they were having the food drive then wasted no time & decided to jump in on the action. They have these food drives twice a week. Things are expensive nowadays so if you're in the area on fridays... stop on by! Why not? If you don't need the food then maybe you might know someone who does. Perhaps, someone who isn't Mobil, an elderly or maybe even someone who isn't as fortunate. You can bless anyone who might have a hungry tummy. #doagooddeedfortheday #itsfreefood It was such a pleasure meeting the lovely couple who run the Garage. Bless their souls. As soon as I stepped into the place I got an idea of how much they are involved with the youth & the community + all the well deserved recognition....ART GALORE! OUTSIDE: Can't miss the art on the building. Along with the bus that's usually parked in front. It's located on Whittier blvd / Atlantic on the same side as the sketcher store. If you pass the sketcher store, ya went too far INSIDE: you'll see art that the kids have made, shirts, bags, everything that has to do with skating, stickers, boards and so so so much more. This spot deserves a 10 Hope to be part of another food drive. Ps. THANK YOU FOR THE T-SHIRTS MY BROTHER REALLY LIKED HIS

Love this skateshop , it is my local and the guy helps you out with anything and is so sweet, i do…read morerecommend following them on instagram so you can see when he's available and when he isnt , overall service and everything 10/10!

5 stars for customer service ! I walked In 10 minutes to…read moreclosing, he had closed shop a bit early, I called to make sure they were open and the homie walked back to open. Thank you so much! I just needed bearings and I told him that but he still walked back. Now that's how you build up clientele