David’s Tailor Shop Tailors & Alterations

Was in town for a conference and ripped my sport coat. Was given their name by the hotel concierge. I swung by a little after lunch time and they fixed my tear on the spot in a few minutes. I can’t tell where the tear even was… great service!!!

This place has changed to Nadia’s and Vladimir’s Tailor Shop. See their reviews for insights.

Came here today to get my fiancé’s pants let out. Explained what I wanted and that I needed it same day (I told him, David, that I’d wait for the pants since my day was free) and he said okay. I looked around and asked if he took visa, and no, he doesn’t. ATM is less than a block down market (Wells Fargo or ATM at Walgreens) quickly came back to my surprised, when the elevator door opened, he also opened his front front door looking for me. Finished! $ 15 to let a pair of pants out. $ 12 for hemming but that will be tomorrow.
I have to agree that when he first speaks, it sound rude but after a compliment on his well done tailoring, he melts and is a nice person.
Update:
Returned to get the final length for the pants done. David was pleased to see I’ve kept my word in coming back and very calm and nice! His tone of voice was much softer than yesterday. Answered my every question, and asked when I would pick it up. I smiled and said I’d wait. He laughed and said okay. Dropped what he was doing before and took care of my item. Waited less than 10 minutes and it was done. Hem was great. And so for such a great and quick service, I tipped him. I will be coming back if I need other alterations done.

I love this place! Thank you Unilocal users! That’s how I found it and it’s now my go to place downtown.
The alteration was actually pretty damned hard. The fabric was stretchy and the finished hemline was perfectly straight. Awesome.

The only reason I even gave this place a star is because the sew job was actually pretty good. Granted, I could’ve done without the d-​bag attitude that «David», «Vlad» (whatever the hell his name is) likes to dish out. Please don’t throw my jeans at me just because I asked for a rush job… I work in your building, David and you were so highly recommended… It’s too bad I will NEVER come back here and will tell others to stay away — unless they like to have clothes thrown at them with a nasty attitude to go along with! So very sad :-(

Awesome original hem. Cant even see that it was seam. Its worth it for $ 15 bucks.
They are the nicest people in the world… but they get the JOB DONE DAMNIT!

Have been coming to Nadia’s — David’s Tailor Shop for many years. They do excellent alterations and tailoring. Not a fancy place, but the results and pricing are well worth it.

The only tailor I go to now. No fuss service, just reliable, and very, very professional results.
Given my incompatibility with American sizing, I must have taken at least twenty items to them by now, and have had no complaints on any of them.
You can’t beat the location either — next door to the Powell Street cable car turnaround.

I dropped off a pair of jeans here to get them hemmed (with the original hem intact). And before I got them back, I was kind of worried because some people were telling me about how its better to get your denim hemmed at Nordstroms ($ 18) because it is more reliable than a local mom&pop place…
But they were wrong! I am in LOVE with the way my jeans fit now, the length is perfectttt. And it was 3 dollars ($ 15) cheaper than Nordstroms would be, which satisfies the Asian in me. The location is so convenient too, it’s right above Anthropologie (which I wouldn’t have known if I didn’t read the other Unilocal reviews … so thank you, because otherwise I would have gotten lost!).
I’m definitely coming back here if I need to get jeans hemmed.

I’ll add to the long list of raves for this place.
They did a great job on hemming 2 pairs of pants and are conveniently located in the Flood Building for lunchtime trips during the work week.
Easy, professional, everything came back to me the proper length and looking exactly like it should.
*Most tailor shops will get four stars or below from me because you know they can do that shit faster and cheaper in Asia. I’m talking, in 5 minutes for free or less than a dollar. My stateside experiences are forever tainted. Boo.

i LOVE jeans, i practically live in them! i remember the olden days when i had to get them hemmed w/​o the original being left on… it just ruined the look of my jeans. luckily a few years ago a co-​worker referred me to this tailoring shop. i brought in my jeans and picked them up hemmed with the original intact… perfect! (mental note: wear heels so length is prefect).
also, i have a tush. i’m sure a lot of girls know about that dreaded «gap» between your jeans and your lower back. one day david was pinning my jeans and when i lifted my shirt he must have seen the «gap». so he pulls on the back belt loop and says «i’ll take in.» i was skeptical at first but the next day when i put those jeans on, no gap! it doesn’t even look like it was taken in either! so i have the original hem minus the «gap» for $ 12! SCORE! and if you’re in a rush, they usually have it done within 2 hrs… on a Saturday!

This is my tailor of choice. I’m a shorty and must get my normal-​people pants petite-​ified all the time, and I can get them altered with the original seam intact for about $ 15. It’s a reasonable price to pay considering the professional service & results.
I do recommend coming in with your own pair of shoes to determine proper pant length. And yes, I remember getting lost the first time I stopped by, so to help lessen any confusion, they’re located above Anthropologie.

FOR GOD’S SAKE BRING YOUR OWN SHOES. if you forget to bring the shoes you’re wearing with the jeans you’re getting hemmed, you MUST WEAR THE STORE SHOES. can you stand on your tip-​toes to simulate wearing heels? NO, she said sternly. MUST. WEAR. SHOES. (*pointed at row of communal shoes*) i nearly fainted.
oh, but other than that, it was quite good. i had a nice pair of jeans hemmed, keeping the original hem, and it cost $ 15. and really, my failure to wear proper footwear was not their fault at all.

1. Drop off at 11am
2.Pick up at 2pm same day Saturday
3.$ 15 bucks to get my pants tailored with the original hem back on it.
Priceless!!!
Great team at David’s…Highly refer them to all…

Very pleased with this place… I got my jeans back in one day.
Although I found it odd that they asked me if I wanted original hem or just altered on my jeans, it’s an industry standard now to keep the OG hem in tact.
Either way, they did a fabulous job and they are just so nice! I’d totally go back, $ 15 in this city is a steal.

After my very negative tailor experience before, working with Norah on my bridesmaid dress was a breeze. She pinned my dress a couple of different ways so I could see which one I liked the best. It was done quickly and easily. It was not the cheapest I was quoted, but I was willing to spring for good service!
Update: CASH ONLY! Still 4 stars because of the quality, ease and speed of the whole tailoring transaction.

Fairly good work, can be very fast, and it’s reasonably priced, but not the second coming like some people make it out to be. David and Nadia are very conservative in their tailoring choices, and they push back a lot when, say, you want a short break in the trousers.
Only one bad experience: I had one pair of pants finished, and the hem is visible from the outside. It was kind of a fussy fabric (a thin grey sharkskin), but that’s still not very good worksmanship.

This place sounded great from most of the reviews here, but my experience this morning was kinda weird. I went by first thing to drop off a couple pairs of jeans to get hemmed. There were two gentlemen there and it only took a few minutes for one of them to mark my jeans to my specs. The other man filled out my claim tag and asked me when I wanted them back. (Price was $ 14 per pair.) I wasn’t in a huge hurry but asked how soon they could be ready. He asked if Monday was OK. I told him I was hoping they’d be ready sooner. Figuring two days was reasonable, I asked if they could be ready by the end of tomorrow. After A LOT of sighing on his part and some awkward silence, he said «OK, maybe.» Um, WTF does that mean? Apparently although the hours posted say 9am-​6pm on Saturdays, he wasn’t sure if they’d be open. Eventually I got him to agree that if I arrive by 1:30 tomorrow he’ll be there.
Update: My jeans were ready when I went back the following afternoon and the place was hoppin with a couple other customers, so not sure what all the fuss was about. They did a great job on the hem so it all worked out in the end. And by some funny coincidence as I walked down Market St. afterwards, a girl randomly stopped me and asked me about the length of my jeans so I was able to elighten her (and show examples) about the possibilities of restoring original hem.

I agree with everyone’s post here.
I have been coming here for a couple of years. They do a great job and are fast. The prices are very reasonable for the quality of work.
I went in there two weeks ago with a pair of pants around 1PM. She told me to go have lunch and come back in 15 minutes. Came back, the pants were done. Perfect.

I went into «David’s» yesterday based on all the good reviews. The weird thing is, depending on whether you look on the business card, the front door, or Unilocal,it’s variously called David’s, Nadia and David’s, or Nadia and Vladimir’s. I’m not sure how — or if – ‘David’ is an anglicization of ‘Vladimir’, but whatever, it doesn’t matter.
There were a few people in there being fitted when I arrived, which is kind of funny: everyone sits around watching everyone else have their clothes pinned back. And it was a very Rainbow Coalition mix, which was great. After about twenty minutes it was my turn, and Nadia, who is wonderfully sweet with a thick Russian accent, quickly and expertly marked seven pairs of pants for hemming. When I asked to get them back today, she made a sad face and begged for some extra time but after hearing the source of my urgency relented.
The price was extremely reasonable — I consider $ 10 per pair on a rush order to be a bargain. My pants came out great; the length is perfect as measured, and Nadia did some special thinig with the jeans she called ‘preserving the original hem.’ I don’t know what it is, but my friend who sews was very admiring.
Two notes: They’re cash-​only, and it’s hard to park; the Metreon garage at 5^th and Mission is probably your best bet.
For price, responsiveness, and personality, though, this place is tops.