The store really has everything! We had a ton of little small things we needed and ask him for help…read moreand she delivered! Offered some great suggestions and alternative ideas (clamp too small? Try this auto clamp!) and the rest of the team there was super friendly! Sometimes I don't always feel so welcome in small towns, but I did here!

Love having this handy little shop locally! We visit one if not two times every stay and they…read morealways are helpful and have exactly what we need! Plus you can't go wrong with all their fun decor for decorating!

I've come into the store twice, once last year and just this last week. Last year I came to pick…read moreup a pair of sandals (Tava's) for a reasonable price. I really appreciate the service I received last year while purchasing my sandals. The woman helping in the shoe department was extremely helpful and friendly, and guided me to the appropriate pair of sandals. It's been a year so she made a positive lasting impression. This year I picked up a hat with good coverage for my son's. Along with some souvenirs, my son wanted to bring home for his friends (Truckee stickers). Besides my positive experience, the store seems to have just about everything from grills, too fishing gear amongst other things that you would carry an Ace Hardware store. They also had a nice varying selection of said categories. At the checkout counter there was a younger girl who welcomed me and ready to answer questions, I bought my hat, and I was on my way. Thanks for the consistency.

I stopped in to grab some padlocks for my cooler. I needed to bear-proof it while staying at the…read morecampgound at Donner Lake. The staff was friendly and greeted me as I walked in. I was able to easily find what would work for me, and checking out was a breeze. This is an example of what small town hardware stores used to be.

I've been going to the Ace Hardware in California for 10 years now. I would say and in far more…read morethan 100 Inquiries or transactions this Ace Hardware has been filled with the most unfriendly, rude, unhelpful sales people I've dealt with in this area. There used to be to be one nice, extremely helpful lady, Gaby Garcia, but she's long gone. It's hard to get some of them to get off their stool to help you. I'm an old lady and have often wondered what it is I've done to piss their sales people off. The Gra eagle Ace Hardware is exactly the opposite, friendly, helpful and a pleasant experience visiting that store. I do not recommend the Portola Ace Hardware; filled with a bunch of self absorbed grouches.

I shop local as much as possible unless I need gas,go to Reno, today 8/28/25 at ACE Portola, I…read morebought a small box of nails, the shelf price $5.99 register range it as $6.44, pointed it to "clerk", he said that's what the scan says (with major attitude, not customer friendly), don't care, shelf tag says otherwise, small change difference, yes, but how often does this happen there, doing major deck work and bought a lot of products there, so maybe a onetime error but maybe not, but krappy attitude is a not good experience, remember the shelf price and check your recite before leaving,

So I am about to go camping out here again this weekend and that made me remember this place and…read moreour past visit. Picture it, three years ago, during a really wet season even though it was May there was still a lot of snow on the ground. So my dad is driving his tank of a truck and we reach this long path of snow on the road so he decides to cut a path. Ok, no biggie, he is doing it super smart. Nice, slow and easy. Well my friends and his best friend keep calling him names that I cant type here and he finally decides to GUN it to finish off the trail as I decide this is a good time to get out of the truck and film it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cu0DBNroJs0 So he high centers himself with all four tires off the ground. GREAT TIMES! No shovel, no flashlights, no water BUT plenty of beer so we are GOOD TO GO! We start walking back, all five of us, sun goes down, water coming down the hills from the snow, feet wet, getting cold, havent had dinner BUT STILL DRINKING BEER. 6.5 miles later in the pitch dark we arrive at camp and start a roaring fire to warm up. My dad was not a happy camper having to leave his truck out in the middle of no where over night. So first thing in the morning we drive into town with my truck and stop off at this place. This place is AWESOME! I mean not just mom and pop awesome, just down right BAD ASS! Has more things than you can ever imagine. Crazy thing is it is like organized clutter if that makes sense. The owner was super friendly and got a good chuckle out of the story even though my dad wasnt laughing. We bought three shovels and some heavy duty chains. We even mingled for a little bit in this store kind of making a mental list of future needs if we needed them. Anyway, long story not so short, we were able to dig the truck out of the snow after a couple hours of digging and we proceeded to drink MORE BEER as a little quasi celebration. Things were good again and we will never forget the little journey and store that helped us.

I have been traveling to Loyalton, CA for 35 years and I had never stepped foot in this store until…read moretoday. What an amazing adventure I had, and I only shopped in one aisle! This store is packed with all sorts of gems. I would recommend this store to everyone. I could see myself getting a gift for anyone I know. It had everything you could think of. I purchased a set of Zak recycled confetti bowls in red, white, and blue, they are beautiful! Oh, I will be back. :)

This is everything you'd expect from a neighborhood hardware store and more! I can easily spend an…read morehour meandering up and down the aisles. I've been to this store a number of times and always find exactly what I need (and usually other must haves too) on my last visit I came in for paint. I needed just the right shade of yellow to make my original 1950's bathroom tiles pop! The owner herself helped me out. Gotta love these small town businesses I'll be back again and again!

That had a decent enough selection of fishing spinners/lures including some nice Panther Martins…read moreand Rooster Tails. I broke my cheapy fishy pole and bought a nice replacement there. Customer service was friendly...Lady was super nice. Hope her shoulder is better after moving the snowblower out on sidewalk for display!

I stopped by to pick up a few items for a plumbing project and as I was making my purchases one of…read morethe store employees stopped to thank me for coming in. This is not that unusual but what struck me was his sincerity. He really meant it and I appreciate that. I also appreciated that Swigard's had in stock what I was looking for - an unusual 4" ABS pipe fitting and 9" blades to cut through cast iron pipe.

Staff is always helpful with good recommendations. Good selection and reasonable prices…read more Recommended

The simple act of buying a dresser at a thrift store turned into a big project when the drawer…read morepulls for the fourth drawer came off in my hands! The screws for the replacement pulls didn't clear the width of the drawer. I was finally able to put the way-too-difficult project to rest with help from Linda at A to Z Supply. She took the time not only to find screws the right length, but to notice that the ones that Other Hardware Store sold me were the wrong width as well. Should have shopped local to begin with!

I need to buy more of their Syrup. Dan makes the best manzanita syrup and their Cranberry Apple…read moreCider Vinaigrette.!

This place is incredible! Everyone is so helpful and knowledgeable. I'm stunned by the bad ratings…read more It's nice and clean and they have just about everything you'd need. Large variety. They have awesome sales and everything is reasonably priced.

I'm new in G.V. I needed a few items several times and B&C has been the best. I got two wonderful…read moreitems on sale. A BBQ and a Stiel product. Very professional and service oriented especially the new Gal in the garden Department.

I was moving into a new apartment and was furnishing it with furniture from thrift, ND and…read moreCraigslist. I found a lot of great pieces that needed a little TLC. I was in Ace wondering thru an aisle full of paints, stains, finishes...OMG! I was about to go back to my Cave and read and YouTube for a few days when Nate walked up and asked "What's your Project?" It went on from there. He was genuinely interested in my projects. He walked me through the processes, options, basics and pitfalls. He did a sample stick that I've used routinely in the last few months. Nate is knowledgeable and passionate about his work. I highly recommend him. He's a credit to Ace.

I was visiting Northstar, and my driver side windshield wiper broke. With a big storm coming in I…read morehad to fix it, and I didn't have the right tools, so I came to Mountain hardware. Nate came up with a creative makeshift solution that got me back on the road safely. Excellent customer service!

Tanya in the chainsaw dept. was very helpful to me yesterday in helping to troubleshoot an issue…read morewith my brushcutter!

Wide selection even though no one wants to use yeti probably because of Gavin newsom and if you…read moredon't know what I mean look it up educate yourself ! Some of the employees are absolutely wonderful nice garden selection Ken in the paint department is absolutely great and helpful close and local to my house