Friedman’s Microwave Ovens & TV Repair

was vacuuming and pulled the plug out of a flat screen tv and broke the connection where the plug attaches to the TV. didn’t want to deal with the hassle of best buy, and the time it would likely take to repair. decided to go old school and find a TV Repair shop. Looked up Freidman’s on Google Maps as it was close to my house. Brought the TV in the morning around 11am. The experience was so refreshing. Actual customer service from a friendly person. Lo and behold, less than a half hour later I got a call that I could pick up the TV that afternoon by 2:30. It cost $ 25 bucks and I was on my way. TV works as good as new. Thanks for great work and great service. Wow! I didn’t think places like this existed anymore.

I WASTED $ and time having 2 other companies come to my home only to tell me the fuse on my microwave was good. They both wanted to take it to S.F. (to Friedman’s) and be the «middle men» for a repair that only Friedman’s has experience to fix. My biggest mistake was that I googled «Microwave repair, San Mateo County» and Friedmans did not come up. Well Friedmans in San Fran. on Clement Street is reasonable $ and the ONLY guys that know how to fix a high end microwave/​convection oven worth saving. I guess most microwaves are inexpensive and not worth saving so I do not think many repairs guys out there know how to fix a microwave. Thank you Friedman’s for being honest and worthy of what you say that you can do.

I found Friendmans, using Unilocal.I was looking for a shop that sounded like they knew what they were doing and was fair. Since I live in Benicia, it was a trip to the city, but I made a day of it on both ends, (leaving microwave and picking-​up microwave).
Friedmans took care of me. Ten bucks to check my microwave out. $ 180 to fix it. They did it in two days. I am very happy with the outcome and have no problems highly recommending them.

All reviewers were right great place and service. They can fix microwaves of every type and age. Took my 30year old Quasar microwave. It was fixed in 1 day and is as good as new. Saved tons of money and and time investigating a new one. Highly recommend.

Like others, I figured when my microwave suddenly stopped working, I’d have to just trash it and buy a new one. So glad I checked Unilocal and saw these reviews, because I went to Friedman’s and he repaired my Microwave for $ 50.00, and even finished it that afternoon! (Only caveat: if you’re going to use the Unilocal coupon, you must tell him first, so he can know ahead of time and quote you accordingly; there’s a problem if you just do it and bring it in.) He seemed very fair, though.

My son in law dropped off my microwave for repair on Wednesday. He had to double park to carry it into the store. On returning to his car, he found a parking citation. When he picked the microwave up a day later, the whole charged was waived. That is amazing customer service. Thank you!!!

My GE microwave completely stopped working just three months after I bought it. Way too soon, but too late to return it to the company I bought it from through Amazon. So I had to rely on GE’s one-​year parts and labor warranty. But then I found another problem. I called several appliance repair companies in San Francisco and none of them would do «warranty work.» It was ridiculously hard to find out who would do it, but finally GE customer service told me I could go to Friedman’s. My little, nearly new microwave needed a new circuit board and Friedman’s ordered it and installed it. The repair was done quickly and I had the pleasure of walking out of Friedman’s without having to pay a cent. I believe that Friedman’s is the ONLY company in San Francisco that will honor GE one-​year parts and labor warranty. I am 100% satisfied.

Greg did an expert job fixing my GE Monogram microwave oven. it needed a new main circuit board. He was able to provide a refurbished one for half the price of a new one. Total labor charge, including diagnosis, was only $ 30. It took one day to get the part and one more day to get the microwave fixed. Greg is from the «old school,» providing expert repairs in this «throw away» society.
Friedman’s gets my highest recommendation.

When my microwave stopped working, I called a couple of other places that had higher rating on Unilocal,they quoted 40 $ and 85 $ just to take a look at what is wrong. At this place, it costs 10 $ to get an estimate. If you like the esitimated cost of the repair, that 10 $ is credited to your final bill. I got my microwave working for 36 $ total.
I saved money and I could feel good about repair and reuse (which is better than recycle) of an electronic item.

Friedman’s Microwave Ovens & TV Repair is helpful, affordable and awesome!
Today, I met the owner (I think) and he quickly sorted me out in 2 ways:
— 1 sold me a fuse ($ 3)I couldn’t find anywhere else (radio shack, Ace Hardware) and by
— Offering to take my microwave oven and give me a $ 10 estimate (used towards any work needed). Others in this space quoted me between $ 75 — 100 for doing the same!
I was on a quest to fix our microwave that had suddenly just stopped working. [IF you care, it’s a Magic Chef (Model # MCD1611ST), that we bought without much forethought about 6 years ago at Home Depot for $ 100 – 125]
The quest was more about NOT going with the well-​established flow of throwing away stuff and buying more stuff that will subsequently break down.
Thanks to Friedman’s and the fact that the fuse seems to have been the only issue — all is well in the way of microwaves in our lives again.
NO 15lbs of metal parts, wires or plastics going into the trash.
NO new expenditures on newly manufactured parts (incl. their built-​in obsolesce)
A small victory in terms of personal sovereignty.
Go Friedman’s Microwave Ovens & TV Repair and go earth (nice enough of a place to keep around, yes?)

Took my LG Tv for repair here. The guys here are very nice, and my TV works great now! Thank you!

I did a lot of research when our old microwave broke and learned that I needed a wave guide cover. But ours wasn’t attached with a screw, like some YouTube clips showed, so I decided I needed someone more skilled than myself. I also read reviews looking for new microwave models and found that by the time the reviews got written, the products were no longer being made. I also found that all the new models that would fit the dedicated counter space I had were much smaller than my old model. Friedman’s came to the rescue – we paid our $ 10 estimate fee and it was credited to the repair fee of $ 53.
I was a bit suspicious at first that they were capitalizing on the name of the appliance store in Pleasant Hill; as far as I know there’s no connection between the two. There also used to be a huge Friedman’s Microwave store on Geary; not sure if there’s a connection there either. All I know is that my microwave works like new now, and there’s one fewer appliance in the scrapyard.

I read the reviews and called about my broken microwave. The owner was little gruff but a gentleman. Was told up front that there was a $ 10 estimate fee. I brought it in late in the afternoon and he called the next day. The cost was $ 116 and well worth it because I love my microwave and it has an unusual size that fits perfect in my kitchen. He had it ready the next day. The $ 10 was credited to the total. He showed me the part he replaced. It works great. I did not look around much but what I did see looked like quality stuff at great prices. Worth checking out when in the neighborhood.

Very nice gentleman, who was very helpful in checking what was wrong with our Microwave. He did not charge me the $ 10 estimate fee…

I swear this place and JC Mario’s located practically next to each other are mob fronts… I never see anyone in this place. I wandered in and noted that the place had an eclectic array of items. Don’t know if I’d purchase one of them for fear of mob reprisal, but yeah, not so bad.

Used appliances at bargain prices and new quality European and American-​made kitchenware fill this small Mom-​and-​Pop neighborhood shop.