The owner is a horrible cobbler. He doesn't stand by his work he overcharges you and expects you to pay high price for low effort low quality work. I brought one of my Jimmy Choo lace up heels in for him to fix one of the laces where the leather was coming off, he gave it a week for pick up. when I came to pick it up He wrapped a big thick leather cord around it. It was so big and bulky like the thickness of a pencil. I asked him to please remove that and if he could do it more thin, matching the rest of the cord he freaked out didn't wanna do it said it's $50 or he'll cut it off and I can take my business elsewhere. I asked him to please just fix it and I would pay the $50 if it looked like $50 worth of craftsmanship. He kept it there for another week. I went to go pick it up and he handed me my shoe with the cord, cut off and all the glue stuck to the leather. Do not take your shoes to hand if you want quality work. He is an asshole. read more

Rico Hillside Shoe Service - The leather cord that he was supposed to fix and he gave it back to me just with glue stuck to it and told me to take my business elsewhere - Shoe Repair Near Me - Dallas, Texas

I've brought a few items here in the past and the work was "ok" but this last time I brought a purse to be fixed and the work was sloppy, I brought it to their attention and they agreed to "fix it". I've just returned to pick up my purse and the work was WORSE and a so bad I told them to keep the purse and throw it in the trash - NEVER returning. read more

I bought a pair of Lucchese boots that were just a little too tight in my toe box and in the vamp. I brought them here and he was able to open them up and now they feel like they're already broken in and ready to go! Always great work. read more

I had used this service several times before but I will not be again. I was verbally yelled by owner several times on both visits, told that my shoes looked like "crap" after he fixed them. I asked them to shine my loafers, they completely changed the color without my permission, and after receiving the shoes with the color changed back, the shoes are completely unusable given the poor workmanship they put on them. I was told several times to get out of his store and he was not willing to have a civil conversation. As someone who deals with customers on a regular basis myself, I was very taken back by his lack of communication and his treatment of customers. Be aware. read more

Doesn't stand behind his work. Soles fell off after he glued them back, then refused to repair them. Even accused me of lying that I didn't get them repaired there despite HAVING THE RECEIPT. Stay away. MUCH better options elsewhere. read more

I am so glad I found this place. I used to go to another place that was more expensive and took forever for things to get back. I've taken several things here and I've always gotten things back quickly., done extremely well and everybody who work there is so kind. The turnaround time for things is a few days and I have been pleased with everything that they have done. read more

The young guy working today was the rudest individual I have ever encountered at a business. I politely asked why they did not alphabetize the shoes by last name for pick ups (they ask what they look like and just search around while you wait), and he told me I should just go somewhere else if I don't like their system. He said to leave bad reviews and also suggested I go to Cobblestone. So I will. What a way to run a business. Flabbergasting. And the work is fine, nothing extra. It's just convenient to where I live, but I am done with spending my money for people to be this rude to me. read more

I took my 2.5 year old Wolverine 1000 Mile cap toe work boots for resoleing and repair. I work in construction and the boots were in bad shape. It had scuffs all over, caked with dirt/mud, and heels and soles worn all the way down. The shop owner quoted me $89, which was a average price for the area (I called around a few other shops). I also requested a new more durable sole and re-polishing. I took it in on a Wednesday and it was ready by Friday. When I picked it up it looked brand new. The quality was outstanding. I wish I took a before photo to show the difference. He also charged me less than what was quoted, even with an upgrade sole and polish. I will be coming back in the future. read more

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Amazing work. Would never go anywhere else! Have been doing business with RICO for 20+ years. Never disappointed.

Rico has ably repaired a backpack that was falling apart, a leather jacket that had a tear, and a few other things. But I knew I had to leave him a good review when my dog chewed a leather strap that attached a hood to a raincoat--the best and coolest and most expensive raincoat I have ever had. For reasons of proximity to my office, I originally brought the strap to another shoe repair in town. They said they would have to source the leather. Weeks went by. Nothing. I called. "We're still looking." Weeks later, I gave up and just said "I'll take it to my neighborhood shoe repair." I brought it to Rico and told him about my difficulty (and where I had originally taken the strap). He rolled his eyes and said "I'll have it for you Saturday." And he did. Yes, you can see that it has been repaired. No, it won't be visible when I wear the raincoat. I'm thrilled! read more

I took in a very nice YSL small Kaia satchel purse. I purchased it from the website FWRD, which is a very well known high end website. I took in a black purse. It is now navy. When I went back to ask Rico about it, he told me I was wrong and that I had purchased a navy purse, and he just color matched the inside tag. He would not back down. And was absolutely zero help. I pulled up my order from the website. The purse color is noir. He was unbelievably rude. Certainly implied that I was in the wrong. And honestly it was super disappointing bc I've been going to Rico's for years. And I will never go back in there. I usually take in cheaper shoes, and I guess I learned my lesson. And now I have a navy purse. read more

Rico Hillside Shoe Service - Navy purse - Shoe Repair Near Me - Dallas, Texas

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Service was fine but I'm writing the review because the cost was so expensive. I took my heeled boots to get repaired - replace the shoe bottom rubber. The cost was 1/2 the price of the boots themselves. I hope the workmanship holds up! So much money for such a simple repair. Sadly I won't be going back. read more

I have supported this small business for over a decade. But I won't any longer. I bought two sets of heel strip inserts to prevent heel slippage. $3.50 a set. I asked that they be inserted to my two pairs of shoes with shoemaker glue so the inserts won't just slide off after wearing. $4 to apply for each set! And when I picked them up. The brand new, nude suede pair had some dark marks from handling and gluing the inserts. I pointed this out and was told they didn't touch them. But there is no other explanation since the marks weren't there before and they are now. I don't mind too much the absurd cost to use some glue because I'm supporting a small business. But the poor customer service is a problem. Get what you pay for and go to Deno's for shoe repair. read more

Word of caution. I've only used this place twice - first time was to replace a rivet that fell off. Had to take it to another place because they added a rivet that was too small and fell out. I noticed it immediately but they shrugged it off. So strike 1... ...But I saw lots of boots and shoes so recently I took a pair of expensive boots with a small surface scratch for a bit of cleaning. I've owned these boots for 10 years and wear them only on special occasions, never even been worked on because they look new. So I was blown away when I got them back. They painted them brown. Not kidding.... They just took spray paint to them. Ruined the boots beautiful honey color finish. Of course I immediately complained. They said we can fix this come back tomorrow. Next day they were the same.... No difference - they just looked dull. Still charged me btw. So I took my boots to a specialized cobbler in Ft.Worth and they just laughed and confirmed the guy basically painted them - they showed me the paint that was probably used. They were surprised given any reputable cobbler looking at boots this expensive would have 1) done this right, or 2) refused the repair. Maybe even suggested someone else (though good karma is bad for business I guess). No idea yet how these boots will look after this mess. So word of caution here. They might be ok for some small stuff - but they lost my business and warranted a bad review given they offered to fix and did not. read more

OMG Rico is a magician with shoes! I have a pair of dancing shoes that I have had forever lots of miles on the dance floor! My hubby said give them up please, they are looking really worn. It is so hard to find comfy dancing shoes! Rico took my old worn out dsnce shoes and made them reborn almost like new snd turn around time was amazing. Thank you so much Rico now I do not have to go shopping for new dance shoes, yippee! A really nice gentleman too. read more

If I could give this place 0 stars I would. First they do not stand by their quoted price. $75 to sew 2 loops on a purse strap - total thieves. When I said this will be the last time I come here the kids response was "we don't care, we have plenty of customers. I should have listened to my friend who had a similar experience. read more

Simply the best price and service of any shoe shop in Dallas Ricco is fast , well priced, and honest read more

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Rico's refurbished my leather jacket and it looks great! They're currently working on a handbag fix for me as well.

Excellent service and good advice about shoes to purchase or repair. I've been a customer for many many years and always satisfied.

After a recent move, I discovered that mice in a rented storage unit chewed through my new knee high UGG boots. Rico patched the boot where you can't even tell, and they are still comfortable. He saved me $200 plus tax for a new pair. So grateful. My only complaint is the sign on the door did not reflect the actual hours, but the work is impeccable. I dread the day Rico retires because I have lived in Dallas 30 years and never found any shop close to this quality of repair. If they can't fix it, they will tell you. Very honest also. FYI the mice also got to my Northface coat and a cashmere full length coat. PSA -- If you ever have to use a storage unit, be very very careful about storing wool, down, or your mattresses. Wrap well and maybe even sprinkle repellent around the door. In addition, do not store anything edible in the unit, especially bird seed or pet food. read more

Rico's does a great job, is quick, fairly priced, and gives shoes a new life! It is a family owned business that is a pleasure to support.

This guy's a complete idiot. I have been going here for many years with only a few minor complaints but recently I took a pair of my wife's high heel wedge shoes to be repaired and cleaned. The repair was ok but in cleaning the shoes, he completely stripped off all the finish on the wood which is most of the shoe. Now it's just raw exposed wood. Who does that? Cleaning and stripping are two very different things. When I took them back to find out what they were thinking, all he could say is they were very dirty. They just had normal scuff marks mostly from driving, nothing that required sandpaper to take care of. Now I have to find someone who refinishes wood to hopefully get them looking like they used to. Unless you want your shoes completely altered and/or ruined, don't take anything here. read more

Rico Hillside Shoe Service - Shoe Repair Near Me - Dallas, Texas

I think taking your shoes to be repaired is either something you do because your family did it and it's just what you do, or you're like me and wake up one day and realize that you can get things fixed vs throwing them away. I think that's called adulting. I'm so pleased with the work they do at Rico's. I've taken shoes, belts, boots, and purses and they've all been completed with top-notch results at fair prices. The staff is always very pleasant and I have no reservations about taking any of my things to them. read more

Rico Hillside Shoe Service - I wish I'd taken a before picture because you would be AMAZED. New half soles and all-over clean up and they're like new!! - Shoe Repair Near Me - Dallas, Texas

Rico does excellent work, for a fair price. I take all my shoe-leather repair business to him every time, and he has never disappointed me.

My mother has been going to Rico for years. She works incredibly hard and has several reliable and favored "work pumps" and the like, mainly leather, that she has trusted Rico with for 30 years. So when working for Nordstrom came with its perks and I came into some lovely Celine clogs in need of a little TLC, I could only think of one place. I live in Seattle and I didn't even look up a shoe repair place, I just wanted to wait until I came home next to visit Rico. It was a very short 2-day stay and we came in right away, asking if the chipped wooden sole and stained camel leather could be cleaned by the next evening. When Rico said he'd "see what he could do," we knew I had nothing to worry about. There's no one better to work magic on, from Steven Madden to Chanel, I think Rico deserves his Advocate or Dallas Morning News article promptly. Thank you. read more

This was a very disappointing experience with this company and the owner Rico. Rico lied right to my face after he did sloppy work on my dress shoes. He told me some shoes make this noise. He changed the sole protectors on the shoes and on one shoe did not seal the sole protector properly. Therefore when I walked one of the shoes on my foot would make a noise indicative of air because the sole protector was not sealed properly. I went to a separate company today and the manager told me "whenever he put the bottom part on (sole protector), he didn't seal it all the way." When I have more time to learn how to put the audio recording online. I will do so to back up everything I'm typing. I will never walk foot in your company again. read more

The soles of my expensive leather shoes literally disintegrated as I wore them to a fancy dinner. There were piles of black soles under my chair and wherever I walked. It was actually pretty funny except that it was formal dinner and you were not supposed to wear disintegrating shoes. At least it was not specified in the invitation. I really like the shoes because the leather is so soft and comfortable, so I took them to Hillside Shoe to see if they could salvage them. They did an excellent repair job--stripped off the old soles, put new ones on and now the shoes look professional and feel great. I am very pleased. I will definitely take my shoes here for repair again. read more

Rico Hillside Shoe Service - My repaired shoes. - Shoe Repair Near Me - Dallas, Texas

FIRST OFF RUNAWAY FROM THIS BUSINESS. RICO is an ANGRY and NOT HIGH quality cobbler. You can tell that from the dirtiness of the storefront and interior. It's NOT HIGH QUALITY. I typically reserved critical very pointed reviews for restaurants that have terrible service and not good quality but I will make an exception on this business. RICO The owner of this store shoe cobbler establishment when I first dropped off was very rude sarcastic with other people in his establishment regarding a very simple question having to do with how to fix my bag. I let it go and just wanted to have good quality work the place had good reviews so I left my bag. When I came back I found at the bag has been cut right in the middle and re-stitched terribly leaving the bag worse off than it was just to install little feet in the bottom. When I proceeded to tell Rico about the stitching and how it wasn't stitched clean and I wasn't happy with the work he kept interrupting me and kept raising his voice kept having an attitude and telling me that he could uninstall the feet but it would cost double. UNBELIEVEABLE! ILL NEVER GO BACK HERE AND I would recommend that you not either. read more

Went there the first time after seeing the yp reviews were pretty good. Got the heels replaced but found out a nail that was put in to secure the heel penetrated thru the sole? Excuse me? The others almost went thru as well. The glue mark was all over. The brand heels were swollen as well. Spent $27 for that! I am not very happy with the result. Will not recommend this place. read more

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Great job with boot sole repair and seamlessly sewing a rip in my leather coat. Solid family business, quick turnaround and affordable prices read more

I needed 2 pairs of shoes fixed. It was different things that needed to be done. One needed to be glued in order to restore it and the other needed new hills. They did really good job in just 2 days for reasonable price. Definitely will be back if I need any other shoes fixed. read more

I have been coming here for years! Boot soles, heels fixed, polish. This last visit will be MY LAST. Had a purse strap and soles replaced. I was so dissatisfied with the work. When I dropped the items off I was told that they would polish the strap on the purse but couldn't replace a broken piece. I was ok with that. I am happy to pay for quality. This was NOT quality. When I showed them how ragged the shoe sole was I was told that is the best they could do. Well if that is the case, don't bother. When I asked about the strap same response. I will not be back. I had hoped for better service to a long time customer. A discount or something. I was clearly unhappy. read more

I'm no sure how many years I've been going f to Rico's. He's a great leather repair man who can work magic.

Rico really got me out of a bind. I had an event on Saturday and didn't realize the boots I was planning to wear had a broken zipper on Thursday night. After calling a few other local cobblers who said it would be at least a week I called Rico who got them fixed within the same day still at a very adorable rate. This was my first time here & after reading some other reviews I was hesitant but I had a great experience! Zippers fixed and walked away paying less than $20! read more

SAME-DAY SERVICE!!!!! Awesome~ I had my mind set on wearing a certain pair of (broken) heels on Saturday night and of course, I procrastinated and tried to get them fixed on Saturday morning... Went to Cobblestone and Deno's first, both places had at least a 3 day turn around on shoe repairs. Someone at one of the aforementioned shoe places whispered "Shoe Repair on Mockingbird across from Albertson's" and I B-lined to Rico's. Dropped my shoes off at noon, picked them up at 4, wore them out on the town from 10-2am ... strutted, pranced and danced around Victory Park and they are still looking good. Not only did he replace my heel caps for $8, he also covered some scratches on the heel, which was above and beyond what I asked for or expected. Super friendly, affordable service. I will definitely be going back. read more

After patronizing Cobblestone for the past 20 years, I decided to find another place to take care of my shoe repair needs. This business had come highly recommended from two different sources so I felt good about using them. I dropped of two pairs of shoes to have the heels replaced and the owner also re-did the soles on one pair because they were starting to get worn down. I didn't ask for it to be done so I was a bit surprised when I was given the final total but seeing how they did a good job and I'll no longer feel self-conscious about wearing that particular pair of shoes, they did a good job overall. read more

Rico rules and does quality work at reasonable price. Used his services for years and he never fails to do a good job. Have had cowboy boots re-soled, luggage repaired and even dog harness repaired. Thanks for consistently good work! read more

Went because of the great ratings, not impressed. Dropped purse off for repair. Guy behind the counter was pretty dry, said he didn't know if he had the closure and he didn't have time to check, he'd call and let me know. 2 weeks later, no call so I drop in to check on the bag. He returned the purse and said his wife had called to tell me they did not have the closure. No record of missed calls or messages on my phone. They have a 30 day pick up policy and alot of "unclaimed" bags for sale - hmmm? Took my bag to Kosta Dino on Oaklawn - they did a great job on 2 other repairs and are much friendlier! read more

Yes, the quality of my men's shoe repair was good. However, the price I was told when I dropped them off ($29.95) increased to $49.95 when I picked them up. Needless to say, I was shocked. At the price I paid, I would NOT have had the shoes repaired, but rather bought a new pair. This was my first and last experience with Rico Hillside Shoe Service. Make sure the price you are quoted is written on your claim ticket!!! read more

I was so excited to found a good cobbler after reading so many good reviews. I was greeted by a very nice gentlemen who after telling what I needed, a new heel piece and retouch/cover up the missing patent on the back of the shoes as well as at the tip, told me it would be $12.95. My shoes only cost $40 and was comfortable so I agreed to it. I came to pick it up, the heel was one (hideously) and the patent was missing, he didn't do anything to it except put a little bit of dye on and semi cleaned it. Honestly, if I knew he couldn't do the patent touchup I wouldn't have fix my shoes at all let alone pay for it. The total came to $14.27 and when I asked about it, he tells me if it was leather he would have made it new again, but since it's not, all he can do is dye it black. Then I asked why does it come out that price, he said cuz he cleaned it. Really??? What I should have done was tell him to keep it since it wasn't worth $14 looking the way it is. AAAAHHHH...I'm so mad at myself for paying for it now. See pictures of hedious work! read more

Rico Hillside Shoe Service - Hideous heel piece, poor quality glue work, no patent touch up as I paid for it - Shoe Repair Near Me - Dallas, Texas

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