Within last couple of years the prices have increased by 100% and they have lesser employees. Sure we all are hit by inflation, but 30% increase in single wash since last time is a lot. I hope they roll back the price as inflation starts to cool down read more

I recently lost my wallet so all o had was Apple Pay... they DONT take Apple Pay. The man there said that if I write a yelp review he can let me in for free but alas my phone was freezing up bc it's like 5 years old. They let me go through anyway so here I am the next day writing the yelp review! Fun car wash and nice vacuums read more

Trevor is amazing and extremely helpful. I will definitely come again. Visit them soon.

Very poor customer service. They closed the San Marcos location with no warning. If I had known they would be closed for an undetermined time I would have waited to redeem my card from Costco. They also refuse to show me any video footage when my car was damaged by their location. The most horrible metal on metal sound and deep scratches on the side of my car. I do NOT recommend this company. read more

I love Soapy Joes! This one especially because it's so close to my home! Never a long wait time when I come here. All employees seem to love their job and are happy. Vacuum spaces are always clean and free of trash. Employees keep the fresh towels stocked! Now let's talk vacuum pressure! This Soapy Joes gets an 8/10 lol. The recent addition of the smaller crevice tool makes a difference. Keep it up soapy joes! read more

The car wash didn't clean the hood and when I asked them to go through also to wash it, they would not. Dirt and cat paw markings are not hard to remove but should wash away easily but the fact that it didn't means the wash doesn't fully clean. Jerks read more

Great service and helpful!! The places is also affordable and easy to navigates. I will be coming to this location!

I passed by Soapy Joes in San Marcos yesterday on my way to work and I found the staff super helpful and attentive. Sebastian walked me through getting a membership and after washing my car, I noticed the microfibers being stocked up. That's usually something I look for when cleaning the interior and I could tell they were just stocked bc they weren't dry or anything. Thanks again for making car wash easy and quick!! read more

Fast efficient great service always has great towels vacuum works great really appreciate soapy joes

Nick is a good guy . Clean and hooked it up. Smooth and not busy on a Tuesday. Definitely comming back

This was my first time to the car wash with my goldendoodle and won't be the last. I was greeted with such warmth and knowledge by Malcom (manager). His kindness and passion definitely didn't go unnoticed in my eyes. Thank you Malcom and I will definitely be back read more

Whenever I'm in north county visiting family I somehow always decide I need to get my car washed and this is my favorite spot to go to. It's always a pretty busy spot on the early afternoon but it is usually a pretty quick experience. I always dread vacuuming out my car but soapy joes makes it so easy to do it quickly so it doesn't feel like as much of a chore. read more

Great place to wash your truck. Excellent customer service Emmanuel was wonderful has he helped me out throughout the process of finding the right was for my truck. read more

Soapy Joe's Fallbrook has wonderful staff, I'd give them 4 stars. Problem is their Corporate Office. On 4/27 several customers including me ended up with scratches on our tires, all in the same place. The staff said they thought it was fixed, and immediately had all cars back out of the car wash and give us an incident report form to fill out. They took pictures, so did we, and said corporate will reach out in a few days. They did acknowledge receiving the incident report, but then denied the claim. I was told that the machine had been fixed and that no other claim was put in for that location, date and time. This in itself is a lie, because it was at least three of us who filled out the form and had staff take pics at that time. Corporate responded to that by saying I have to go through my insurance. This would cost me a $1000 deductible. Looks like I have to locate the other people from that day and go to through small claims. Shameful attitude by the Corporate office. read more

Soapy Joe's - Car Wash Near Me - San Marcos, California

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Good car wash. The property is kept clean. The wash itself is good. Could someone please repair the driveway? It's not comfortable to drive over a broken driveway for months on end. The employees are great! read more

Very friendly crew and get my car clean. Plenty of vacuums and fair pricing. They tend to have rotating promotions so look at the signage! read more

Soapy Joe's - Vacuums galore - Car Wash Near Me - San Marcos, California

Good car wash, was very clean. The employees were very helpful. Will come back soon for another wash.

Service is great and provided me with everything I needed to leave my car clean and smelling fresh, the workers were very friendly and assisted me with all my needs in a timely manner and will for sure be recommending this car wash to others in the future. read more

EDIT: this place is a family-owned person. I just thought because of the multiple locations in San Diego! Love this place! I'm not a huge franchise/chain person BUT you can't beat their customer service or price. You get unlimited (meaning I've washed more than once in a day) for a monthly rate. I do the cheapest but the other ones are totally worth it. It all depends on how you drive. I don't drive much and park in a garage. You have everything you need for making your car look clean. They provide towels and vacuum. If it's busy, you may have to wait (the most I've waited was like 5 mins) for the vacuum but totally worth it. You can also use your membership for all locations. Highly recommend! read more

We got the monthly membership here, kind of expensive for a place ware you have to wash & vacuum your own car... however we got very disappointed last time the automatic washer machine broke our left side mirror and as we show the manager on site the first told us they'll see what they can do but then they just email blaming us and saying they will not take care of it! We'll claim it to our insurance and their insurance should pay for... not good customer service read more

Good quick reliable place to get car washed - no bells and whistles, get car washed and vacuumed in and out serving all of San Marcos!!

Avoid if you need to vacuum. Vacuums suction power very minimal. Was told by employee that filter needs to be replaced and management is unwilling to replace it. Management says pending remodel and will not change it. read more

Price is up to $13 for basic wash!!! No additional service, nothing new just a price jack

Just great customer service by Trevor. Effective communication skills and a calming demeanor. Real professional. Thanks, Trevor, keep up the good work! read more

This is by far the worst location there is. By far the worst car wash in county. It is sad to see soapy joes open up all these new locations but they can't maintain the ones they had. We opt to drive 15 extra minutes to the vista location because the time you save using the vacuums. The vacuums at this location don't work at all. You will have better luck picking each sand grain out by hand than you using their pathetic excuse of vacuums. The fact that they collect money from people with not ever having operable vacuums really should be investigated by the BBB. The other location I have been satisfied with but this one truly needs to just be shut down. read more

I hate to report this however, I must. The last 3 times I have been at this facility has been terrible service. Apparently my sticker was not working, and not one person wanted to fix my dilemma. I asked for a new sticker, maybe that would fix this? "No maam was what I received." Today, is Sunday, I go to wash my car and the sticker still isn't working!!!!! What has happened to our society? Why is it so very difficult to just get my car washed? Soapy Joe's, I certainly hope you get your act together. You will be losing my business. Mia Worley read more

I love the Soapy Joes in Mira Mesa. Today I happen to be in San Marcos with a little time to kill and was in need of a car wash. Beginning process was much the same coming through the wash but the cleaning after process was very disappointing They supply clean damp rags to finish up cleaning the car. Whenever I have done this previously my car has been perfect after. The cleaning rags at this location and not so clean and way too wet and left my car with massive dirt streaks looking much worse than when I drove in read more

The manager Bryan R. Is a very poor relation manager They could care less about the disabled people who need to use the one and only disabled parking spot They allow people who don't display their disabled placard to us it and get upset and refuse to ask them to not park there and move. I think Soapy Joes upper management should be held liable for not having enough disabled parking places and caring about customer service over profit. If you complain about anything like their faulty equipment or the parking issue for the disabled they will cancel your membmembership without cause. So sad Glad San Marcos has more and much better choices... I've refered many.. Terrible business ethics read more

They said the brushes would retract and not touch my car. We have a PPF on the car and cannot have any bristles against it. That is not the case. If you have PPF do not use this car wash!!! read more

My car has deep scratch marks all over. Brand new car that sits in my garage. Manager saw pictures when I filed complaint and said it was not the car wash. There is no other answer since I work from home. I never post negative reviews. Just be careful if you have a new car. I will go to a hand wash place instead. Lesson learned. read more

Quick EZ way to get your car clean. You can vacuum yourself or put it off for your next hand wash like I do. ;-) Friendly service for first timers like me. read more

Damage caused by air freshener! Be careful where you hang it! Needs to have a warning on package. read more

Soapy Joe's - Damage caused by air freshener! - Car Wash Near Me - San Marcos, California

Worst place to get your car wash. With so many other options out there for a better deal no need to use this awful place. My car was not clean at all after going through and the parking spots to vacuum were so tight the people next to me kept bumping their doors in my car. The worst part was when the vacuum fell and almost hit my head. The customer service is not any better and they don't have matt cleaning machines. read more

Soapy Joe's - Vacuum falling off - Car Wash Near Me - San Marcos, California

I LOVE this car wash!! The employees are usually in their teens / young 20's which I love to see in such a college filled area. The rags are constantly replaced which is my favorite thing ever. No other car wash that I've been to does that so it's pretty cool. Workers are so sweet and love the cute air freshener they give before the car wash! read more

I have always had good experiences with the car wash. It's quick, efficient, and reasonably priced. The brushes do a great job of removing dirt and grime. The entrance from San Marcos Blvd. needs repair. Broken and missing pavers could result in tire damage. read more

I got a great car wash here and the workers were really nice! Great customer service!

Even though they were raised prices all the time, at least the service was good and the place is well lit and safe enough for a female to go there by herself at night. Also I like how they support the Aztecs and gave out coupons to show support! I still come here for my car wash needs. There's still room for improvement for sure, e.g. drier towels, traffic jam in front of car wash, overcrowding, etc. You really need to pick your time to come here. It's very pleasant on an off-night, and it will raise your blood pressure if you come when it's busy. read more

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Thanks to Adriel for being super kind and helpful a while back! Good car wash:) Good location

Really disappointed lately with Soapy Joe's San Marcos. Used to be great! Price has steadily increased, but trash cans are full, towels aren't clean if you can even find them, ground is muddy, vacuums are weak if the hose isn't missing completely! And now the roof has caved in! I'm going elsewhere! read more

Service is always great here when needing assistance. Caleb was a great help my last visit. Everyone is always very friendly. Process is quick and you can take as much time needed to get your car clean how you want read more