Y'all, this was a JOURNEY. But a very worthy one. First, I stopped by a Japanese knife shop near my house, where I was kindly told that A. They only sharpen Japanese steel, not German blades *insert crying German knife emoji,* and B. They couldn't help me even if they wanted to, because their sharpening backlog was so vast. This was probably the most L.A. thing to ever happen to me. That being said, a staffer kindly jotted down the names of three trusted sharpening shops - two with addresses in DLTA and the last one just mysteriously listed as 'Pico and Sepulveda' with a phone number. Since that was pretty close to me, I decided to see if it was legit or if this was the beginning of a horror movie. Here's the thing - you MUST call for the address, or you will not find it. It is a home operation, and he doesn't want your inconsiderate ass showing up in the wee small hours. Once I got in touch with Tommy, he gave me his address and we met up. He took my four knives and had them sharpened in less than 20 minutes. These were my dull-as-dishwater everyday kitchen knives - and he gave them the full Cinderella job. Sharp, shiny, and ready just in time for Thanksgiving! Payment is easy via Venmo, and Tommy is sweet and kind. I highly recommended this clandestine find! read more

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Brought in 5 knives to Thomas to sharpen before Thanksgiving. Turnaround time was less than 24 hours. He responded promptly by text and did a superb job. Will definitely use him again for the next time. Thank you. read more

Thomas responded very quickly and my knives are sharp again! Turnaround was same day! Would recommend to anyone.

So glad I found Tommy! I have my own whetstones, but never the time (or inclination) to use them. My knives were embarrassingly dull, and I cook for a living so this had to be remedied ASAP. Super nice guy, did a great job, quick turnaround time, and extremely reasonable prices. He even converted a couple of my single bevel blades to double, AND sharpened my mandoline blade (no service ever does that). Totally recommend, and will go back to him with all my sharpening needs. read more

Tommy sharpened my knives a few weeks ago and did an amazing job! His prices are very reasonable. I'm not sure why I waited so long to sharpen my knives. Now that I know about Green Sharpening, I won't let my knives get dull again. read more

I used to go another sharpening service at the farmer's market I go to, and just this weekend decided to try Thomas out. To put it succinctly: I will only be going to Green Sharpening Shop from now. Thomas is fast and does a truly incredible job -- it's frightening how sharp my two chef's knives are now. Plus, he oiled one the handles because it needed it, all at the same perfect price point. Plus he's a funny, super friendly fellow. Highly, highly recommended. read more

Green Sharpening is wonderful. I dropped off a knife and kitchen scissors mid-day and picked them up all nice and sharp the next morning. Great service and great price. Take all your knives here, that's what I'll be doing! read more

Easy transaction and fast turn around time. Tommy worked his magic and made my knives as good as new.

Great service! Super fast turnaround, reasonable prices and knifes are very sharp. Will definitely come again.

Great service at reasonable prices. Located in the heart of the Westside. This service isn't really offered much anymore and it's nice to be able to find local outlets which still do it. read more

Tommy was very responsive to my request to have a knife sharpened. He did an excellent job. There are very few places on the Westside that do a good job sharpening knives and are reasonable. I wish more people took pride in their work as he does. I highly recommend Tommy. read more

He did a great job on my knives and was super-fast. The location is really convenient for folks on the Westside.

WOW Amazing Customer service at the Green Sharpening Shop!!! I have been needing to sharpen my knives for about 5 years now, I've just been lazy and all over the place. It wasn't until a friend of mine tried to cut some fruit and not one but ALL of my knives were dull as could be, he suggested that I sharpen all of my kitchen knives. Out of embarrassment, I looked online and found a bunch of companies offering services but none of them were offering same day turn around and at $4 a knife, I couldn't believe it. So I decided to go ahead and see what would happen. 1st thing was the customer service, Mr. Green answered all my question and confidently assured me that my knives would be finished before I would be leaving work. 2nd thing was the Magic of his workmanship, these knives came out sharper than ever before, I was amazed at how sharp these got and how fast he had done it. 3rd thing, he brought them to my work and explained in details the methods in which he was able to pull off such an awesome job. He has a passion for what he does, a true Artisan ship. He took something that I considered a burden and turned it into a centerpiece for conversations. One place I will continue to support, he has his hands full with production companies, corporate accounts, and restaurants and he still made time for me. 5 Stars, he deserves 10 but the system doesn't rate that high. Thanks Mr. Green for taking my dull knives and making them better than new! I hope this review helps those of you who might be skeptical, because you shouldn't be, true craftsmanship and honest customer service. I CAN CUT MY FRUIT NOW!!! lol read more

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Tommy did a great job with my knives.. ..sharp and smooth! What a difference it makes to use a pro vs myself... will definitely use him again...he is responsive and flexible with super reasonable prices... glad I found him....hard to find knife sharpeners now days! So happy they are located in WLA near Sawtelle area read more

Easy transaction. Friendly. Sharpened my whole set and boy did they need it! Now I'm slicing through everything!!!!

I wasted 2 hours looking for this shop and calling with no answers. He has no location here in Yelp and nobody in the area knows about a sharpening shop. There is no worst way to announce your business! read more

To bad that they didn't hed listed business on Google's page I would save a lot of time, but it is a good reminder for me to check in the future Yelp page for different businesses. So this time I needed someone to sharpen my knife, it was done a pretty quickly, this is good if you're in west Los Angeles area, it was not expensive at all. At least I know where to go in the future. Thanks again read more

Wow, I can't believe my knives are cutting again, like new. great place and service.

Great service and clearly knows his stuff. Handled my order efficiently and my knives are cutting like brand new. Definitely beats having to buy more knives. read more

Can't believe how easy I can cut through even the hardest to fruits and veggies also amazing for steaks! I will be buying more in the near future! read more

Tommy knows knives. He is very knowledge about his trade. I had my knives sharpened by a local butcher. It sucked. I had Tommy sharpen my knives and now I think I'll be able to slice through a tree like it was butter. His pricing is more than reasonable for top notch service. I highly recommend him read more

I used to use at home knife sharpeners those don't compare to the work that Tommy does. My hands will no longer be sore using my dull knives. Great service Tommy... read more

What a find! Better than any other service we used over the years. Dropped our knives off (so many, a dozen) was expecting it to take a week or so.. and got them back the next day! Highly recommend. read more

What can I say? He was very professional. Didn't take ling either to sharpen my knives. Now its like ai have brand new blades! Awesomesssss!! read more

Great service! Tommy is a really nice guy and the knives came back much improved. I dropped off three knives and they were done in 10 mins.

What a great find! I cook a ton but I have been lazy about taking care of my knives. I brought Tommy all of my kitchen swords, from my fancy chef knife, my steaks knives, kitchen shears all the way down to my tiny birdbeak. Some are almost 30 years old. I got everything back RAZOR SHARP and with the over worn handles lovingly oiled. Best of all, Tommy is a really sweet young man who so enjoys his work. I wont put this chore off ever again! What a treat to cook with my rejuvenated knives! read more

I just picked up 2 knives that I dropped off yesterday. One for basic sharpening and 1 for a fairly major restoration. I am super happy with the workmanship and the professionalism. I will definitely be returning with the rest of my knives! read more