Woody’s Shoe Repair

I had seen this place for many years while bringing my dry cleaning next door, but I never needed any shoe repairs. Either my shoes are in good enough shape, or they were in total disrepair, requiring the use of a trash can. However, a few months back, I bought a pair of shoes that I absolutely loved but for the straps. The straps on the shoes were just a tad too tight, so I came up with the brilliant idea to bring the shoes to Woody’s. I was taking a chance, of course, because what if he couldn’t help me? The thing is, he was able to help me out, and for another $ 20, albeit a little costly for replacing 2 pieces of elastic, he made my shoes wearable. More than that, they were very nicely and neatly repaired… no one would ever know.
Since then, he has repaired a zipper to an insulated bag with a strap. It’s a box-​y looking thing that we use for food when we go on picnics. All I know is that the zipper busted, and he made it as good as new. I then brought in 3 more pairs of shoes, all of which have made them like new.
While I have trouble understanding the shoe repairman with his thick Russian accent, one thing I know, he understands me well enough to do exactly what I ask… and need… to breathe life back into my things… and saves me a lot of money, so I don’t have to keep buying new shoes.

Have gone here for 15+ years. Before Boris, Lev is the little old man I remember. They do a good job.

I like this place. They are really nice and took care of my shoes. Their prices were alright and they had a quick turn around. I will back there to have them take care of my shoes.

Boris was not there when I took my shoes in. The other guy told me, he’d recommend that I replace the heel rather than the alternative, which was a paint job I suppose. But the charge was going to be $ 30., the paint $ 20., almost as much as the shoe cost, so I went with the cheaper alt, which I thought was still way high. When I picked them up, Boris told me he would’ve charged me $ 15. for the better alternative. I complained about the inconsistencies with his employee. He did cut me a break on the job, which was awful. Had I been given the 15. price, I would’ve made the right choice. Argh! His attitude with me was dismissive as well and a bit rude. I’ll vet the next shoe repair place more thoroughly.

I meant to post this review about a year ago. Brought in a couple pairs of shoes, and one pair needed ankle strap and foot pad reattachment to the shoe sole. It was simply glued back together, and with a sloppy glue job, which was literally already coming apart as I looked at them while we pulled away from the shop after picking up my shoes. I was out $ 35 bux, which was about what I paid for the shoes to begin with, and the shoes were worse off than when I brought them in. Didn’t even want to go back in to show the guy what a bad job he did. The other pair of shoes I brought in just needed new heel caps, and those came out ok. So if that’s all you need, then you might be ok. But still pricier than it’s worth.

This place is the WORST! Brought in a BRAND NEW pair of Steve Madden suede boots to clean! They had a little bit of mud on them and this guy DESTROYED them! They are no longer black but grey and are completly scratched up! He tried to call the company to ask how to fix them! He also refuses to reimburse me for a new pair! Small claims court will make him pay! Stay far away from this place!

Woody was the old owner, who sold the shop to Boris… and Boris is great at his craft! I brought him 2 pair of my favorite boots and he restored them to their original glory, insuring many extra years of extra wear and tear. Thank you, Boris!
There’s also a computer repair counter in the front of the store. It’s really an odd pairing, but I guess it works for them. The computer guy is friendly too, but I don’t know his name. It’s not Woody… or Boris.

I have skele toe shoes, which I bought new and wore for about 3 months before one of them developed a hole which made half of my big toe stick out. so I took it to woody’s shoe repair and Boris — very cool and funny guy, tried to repair it, but told me he could’nt because of the shoe design his machine wouldn’t be able to sow it through to put a real patch there. so he said he’s sorry, but still went out of his way and patched it up as much as he could and didn’t even charge me for it! he is definitely honest person, knows his craft and helps you solve a problem creatively if it needs to be!!! highly recommend!

Small shoe repair shop that does a professional job on shoe repairs. Boris is a real
craftsman and does quality work. Very nice person to deal with.

I brought a boot in with a zipper that had separated and I could’nt move it up or down. Boris worked on it for 10 minutes, easing it up, meshing the teeth and then oiled the zipper so it worked smoothly. And he didn’t charged me anything! He did promise to charge me double next time (wink) I will definitely be returning!

Quick, great service, and awesome prices.

Although Boris is really nice, I thought it was very expensive for what he does.