Bangkok Tailor & Alterations

She did a great job taking in a suit jacket and letting out a suit pant that I bought on sale. It fit perfectly afterwards. Her prices are reasonable and turn around time is above average. Store is a little cluttered, but gives it some charm. Will keep going back.

Preface: I’ve gone to her for 3 years. No more…
Today sent me over the edge.
I get 2 new suits every year altered. Usually ends up being around $ 250.
Walked in today, she asked me to call a complete stranger to tell them their order was ready. I declined. She insisted, about 5 times. Ok.
Her card machine wasn’t working. Had to go to the parking lot atm, of course was out of order. She said she’d wait for me to go drive, in rush hour on Ponce, to find a bank or atm. Ok.
Gave her the money and took my suits. Noticed my name brand hangers weren’t with them so I went back in. She tried to give me «nice» wooden hangers. No thank you, I need mine. She went back and came out with 1 of my hangers and another «nice» wooden one. Sorry try again. She said «no more, no more».
So I politely said thank you, and I will never come back. She’s tolerable but just barely. Today was a very bad experience.

I’ve had about 10 pairs of pants brought in here to take the length up. Every pair has been great!

A couple of weeks before my wedding I received my reception dress and realized it was going to be too big for the big day. Over to Bangkok Tailors I went. My altered dress was ready within a week and it fit perfectly, along with a pair of trousers I’d needed taken in. I am dying laughing over the negative comments because, yes, Lily is fabulous. Think of her as the Thai Blanche Devereaux of Ponce De Leon proper. She will be absolutely honest with you about what fits you well and what doesn’t, and you’ll look all the more gorgeous for her advice. Remember her shop is cash only. There’s an ATM in the parking lot if you’re in a bind.

Wow, can’t say enough about Lily and her magic alterations. I put a small rip in the back of the wife’s shirt today — yikes! So I went to my local dry cleaners — they wanted $ 10 and it wouldn’t be ready until Tuesday (today is Thursday) — because they send it out. So I looked up this tailor, went there, and Lily fixed it in five minutes for $ 5 and I’m not kidding, you can barely tell where the rip was.

The owner is highly disrespectful, condescending, and rude; even to former loyal customers.
I’ve just returned from my last visit to Bangkok Tailor & Alterations and I am still quite surprised at how I was treated.
I have taken my clothing to be altered here for two years now. I have always been a flexible customer and given them plenty of time to complete my alterations.
This would be the last time. I brought in a pair of jeans to be hemmed and taken in an inch at the waist last Friday. We both agreed the amount would be $ 35. I returned on Tuesday (time chosen by them) to pick up my jeans, but when examining I noticed that the seam where they brought in the waist was not lined-​up correctly and created some bunching. No big deal, I didn’t need them right away. So, she told me to come back on Friday (today) and they would be ready.
Upon arriving at the shop, she proceeds to rant about how she has been trying to contact me at my phone number (which was clearly written), but could not reach me. Because of their mistake is closing up the seam correctly, they want to charge me $ 45 because of the «extra» work due to their mistake in taking a proper measurement. She then proceeds to call me a difficult and picky customer because I don’t want there to be bunching due to their shoddy alteration. HELLO, i came to a tailor so that my clothes can fit me properly! She proceeds to threaten me in keeping the jeans if i didn’t pay her the new $ 45 amount that she revised in her head. To top it off, she starts to patronize me and «mimic» me in a high pitched voice on how picky of a customer i am. If you know me, I actually have a pretty deep and monotone voice. At this point I am fed up and just want my jeans! I ended up paying her the $ 45 that she stole from me. This is NOT how you run a successful business!
This wasn’t the first time that I’ve been a bit offended by her, but I always looked the other way. Understanding that there may have been cultural differences, but there is no excuse for the level of disrespect here. If you read some other reviews, you’ll see that this is a common thread.
I will never return to this dishonest and shady mom-​and-​pop tailor. Take your alterations there with caution.

Outstanding! I needed some extensive alterations to a suit I bought on ebay. I wnt over to Bangkok and met the two owners, a totally lovely elderly Thai couple that made me feel welcome and at home.
The man is the actual Tailor and he is a craftsman with a wit! He exclaimed «Oh your butt is too small!» I totally cracked up laughing, he is a gem. The lady gave me the deal on pay in advance in cash; $ 30 for a lot of work, what a great deal on truely grat work. The suit fits perfectly and for such a low price.
Being a man this type joking is great, I am sure the gentleman would joke this way with a lady so go with confidence that you will be treated like a valued customer.
Bangkok Tailor and Alterations is a can’t miss place, check it out and enjoy

I got to this place after a friend of mine recommended it. I was in need of getting two pants fix (the problem of being a short lady), so I decided to give this place a try. I can say I had a good experience from start to finish. the place is conveniently located over Ponce Avenue and has plenty of parking. The lady in the store was really nice and accommodating and once I showed her that I had already marked how much to hem from my pants, I was good to go. Picked it up the following week and they both looked great and have fit perfectly,
The main downside of this place is there hours (who leaves at work before 4 pm?) and the fact that they only accept cash.
Would definitively come back if I need any other fix.

I normally use Midtown Alterations on Charles Allen. A few years ago I had them take in a cocktail dress after I had lost a lot of weight on the personal strife diet aka divorce. Now that I’m back to my normal size, I needed to have this dress let out for an occasion. Unfortunately, the tailor at MA did not leave much fabric and when I asked them to let it out (begged actually) they told me it was impossible.
It occurred to me to seek a 2^nd opinion, so I drove down Ponce to Bangkok Tailor and she didn’t even flinch. Fast forward to picking up the dress today and it’s perfect!
The dress was ready in 5 days, the owner asked me to try it on to be sure it fit, and told me I looked like a movie star — compliments will get you everywhere :-) If I had one complaint it would be the cash only policy, but that’s minor. This will be my new tailor of choice, and I’d like to share the lesson I’ve learned: always say «no cutting» in case you need to let something out at a later date…

Terrible. I came here based on reviews. Maybe they do a good job on other simple shirts but they failed to do so this time. I took in 3 dress shirts for alterations (to get the sides/​back fitted). The sewing was rather cheap and uneven, leaving small bumps of loose fabric all over the seams. When I complained about the quality of work, the elderly woman behind the counter lifted up her shirt to show me a long surgery scar across her chest and started screaming «nobody is perfect I do best I can.» I then spoke to her husband, who informed me the «tailoring» services I paid for was for basic «shit quality» tier and if I wanted them to do a better job on the stitching and fix the fabric it would be another $ 30.
Overall awful experience. I came here because of the proximity to my home and the reviews but will not be visiting again, partly because of the quality and partly because of the ridiculous response/​reaction when I wasn’t satisfied with their work.

I needed to go some where to fix my work pants then I googled a place to go near me! and this wonderful place came up I was confused on finding where it was and I was about to go home, but I called the owner and she told me where to go! I came in and she was so welcoming so I am glad I didnt go home because I came back a few days later and she has done a better than I expected job on all four of my work pants! I love her and this place I will keep coming to get things done. This place is worth every Dollar I don’t care how much she charges me I will give it because her Job is phenomenal! Bangkok forever!
She Harrison

There’s one thing this place is far superior than any other alterations place I have been to: they always get the length perfect. I’ve tried many places that are either consistent or attempt to make my pants so long, they’re dragging on my heels. Yes, they charge $ 15 for a basic hem. They also stand behind their work. If the hem comes undone later, for whatever reason, bring it back to be fixed.
I’ve also recently had them take in some work pants that were at least two sizes too big. Only $ 15 to take in the waist and butt, and extra $ 5 if the upper thigh needs to be taken in too.

I will never come here again.
I took a pair of pants and a skirt for alternations. The skirt was not altered well – the top of the skirt is no longer in a line, but a weird, crooked curve. I put on the skirt in the store and the guy said he would «fix it» while I waited in the shop. He made it worse and then kept saying «its perfect, its perfect, you’re happy.» It wasn’t perfect, I’m not happy. The pants were just ok. Either way, I spent $ 55 for a mediocre tailoring job.

This is in the parking lot next to bookhouse. It can be easy to miss. I came here to get my pants hemmed on my suit for a wedding. It is definitely a hole in the wall. They are asian so expect a small language barrier but they are very nice.
They had it done within a few days and the price was very reasonable.
I think something like this in midtown is nice. I like how their prices are not jacked up.
Got my pants hemmed, they looked great, and I went to the wedding looking great.
They will be ‘family’ with you and get a little tongue in cheek, but if you get over that part, its pretty reliable.

I walked in here at 3:45 pm on a Friday with an obnoxious request — fixing a zipper/​hem so I could wear the dress that night. After I had already botched it and almost destroyed the whole damn dress. (#vanity) As others have noted, it is a hole in the wall with weird smells and bizarre costume jewelry for sale, but they get the job done and it is inexpensive. She knocked it out in 45 minutes, strictly instructing me to return by 4:30 pm so she could leave. My horrifying initial repair attempt was masterfully masked and replaced with sturdy zipper that lay perfectly flat. I don’t know that I’d take a wedding dress here, but just about anything else is fair game. Cash only.

I’ve only had one dress altered here but it was quite the experience.
When I dropped it off, the lady who runs the joint informed me I looked like a balloon. I didn’t come to get it taken in. Not cool.
When I returned for pickup, I was wearing a long, blue necklace with shiny plastic beads and she asked if I was a millionaire and if they were real emeralds.
So there’s that.
She didn’t alter my dress in the way I expected (she just tacked down the bust rather than pulling up at the shoulders), but it did the trick and was a mere $ 15. And she did it in less than two days. Cash only.

I was suppose to pickup my suit Tuesday. I have come by and called numerous times everyday since Tuesday. They have been closed and not answering the phones. It is now Friday and I leave town today for a wedding with out my suit. This is just unbelievable.
NEVER GO HERE!

Hidden next to the nail salon, another window covered shop, and the hipsterhaven of Bookhouse, you may miss the little alterations shop that could, and the amazingly sweet old seamstress Lily, who will make sure you look tip top once you get your garments back.
My most recent trip was probably the most special. I rushed over here after getting home from work, hoping to beat their 6:00 closing time. Upon pulling into the driveway, I see an old woman drive past me slowly, and I knew right away it was Lily. I almost couldn’t believe that I missed them, but she rolled down her window and asked if I need to go to the alterations and what pieces I needed done. I told her quickly what I needed and she parked, got out, and told me to go into the shop.
If that isn’t the most endearing/​caring thing a business owner could do, I don’t know what is!
PS, Lily leaves a bit earlier these months to get home before dark, so make sure to try to get there before 5pm.

I brought in 4 items and she said that the turnaround would be a week. Also, note that she accepts cash only.
I thought her prices were a bit high:
$ 25 to hem cuffed pants
$ 12 to hem jeans
$ 22 each for a basic hem on two dresses
I was very happy with the dresses. The both pairs of pants seemed longer than I had thought they would be, as they both still hit the floor when I tried them on.
I agree with the other reviews that the shop is extremely cluttered — I was worried to leave my clothes there because I thought they would get lost in the piles of stuff covering every surface.
I’ll probably still try to find another alterations place that has better prices and is more organized, but I am fine taking my clothes here in the meantime.

It’s definitely hole in the wall, replete with the smell of whatever was consumed for lunch, pictures of customers [?] and random Chinese dresses pinned to the wall for sale. I brought a quick turnaround job to Bangkok recently. I had already pinned off the alteration, so I didn’t need to try it on there, but they did have a dressing room.
They looked swamped when I got there and they confirmed that they were. But they took in my ill-​fitting project and delivered it as promised. The alteration on my dress was very well done and the price was reasonable. I expected an additional «oh my god, I’m in such a hurry and I need this dress tomorrow!» charge but there wasn’t. Awesome. The husband and wife team are welcoming and sweet. They’ll treat you like family in no time, so have an answer ready when you’re asked what you’re doing with your life.