Parkside Wash and Dry

Do you feel like washing your clothes in your sink after leaving the laundromat? Yea, me neither. This place is the worst. It’s unfortunately the most convenient laundromat to my apartment but this has happened to me multiple times. I take my whites out of the washer and they’re dirtier than when they went in. Want proof, check out my pic and AVOID this place if you can.

Cleanest and nicest laundromat in the neighborhood. It can get quite busy, for just that reason. They have normal to XL size washers and tons of dryers.

One wash cycle went for 18 mins, the other 24mins. 18mins is not enough time to dissolve the washing powder. As a result all my clothes were blotched with un-​dissolved washing powder. There is no tap to rinse off un-​dissolved washing powder :(No attendant is available to provide service. Your better off washing by hand in your bath tub. Don’t waste your time to walk down.

Super scam. Super expensive & false advertising.
Single load Washers are same model as everywhere else in the neighborhood, yet they are much more expensive & the wash times are much shorter (16 min vs 26 min). Times even varied per washer even though they were on the same setting.
As per other reviewers… there is no hot water regardless of setting used.
Complete scam.

I put my wet clothes in the dryer and the quarter slot was jammed. Rather than shoving my coin in, I asked the owner if he could please help me out and fix it? After shoving a key in the slot for 10 minutes, he takes my quarter and forces it in. The dryer doesn’t work. Then the guy had the audacity to tell me that he couldn’t give me my quarter back due to «policy.»
This is total crap. Obviously you can give me my measly quarter back, that YOU the laundromat dude put in a broken dryer. To make me the customer responsible for something I didn’t even do makes me seriously pissed off. That quarter just lost you my business.

This laundromat is big and I’ve never had to fight for a washer. Dryers are usually in short supply but they work pretty quickly. It’s usually really clean.
The main qualm that I have is that the water being used here is ice cold. Seriously, next time you’re there, feel the front of your washer. Clothes get only sort of clean in cold water! It’s so disappointing because I usually spend $ 10+ to do my laundry every week or so and can tell that I’m not getting everything super clean.

The owner keeps this place clean. There’s someone who comes by two or three times during the hours it is open who wipes down all the machines, sweeps the floor, etc.
Some of the other laundromats on Irving I’ve noticed have regular homeless customers and leave some of the machines unusable and leave their trash behind.
Only downside is there is no wifi. I can manage without

This place tried to scam people in the following ways:
1. NO hot water, regardless of what setting you put the washers on. So don’t expect to get tough stains out of your clothes.
2. The larger sized washers aren’t priced cheaper per size load. For example the double sized washers use 10 quarters, then the triples should use 15 quarters or less… but they are priced at 16 quarters.
They could also throw a TV, or wifi in here or something.

They stay on top of this place. The machines are properly maintained. The prices are fair. It is cleaned regularly. There are some horrible laundrymats in this neighborhood but not this one.
Homeless people sometimes make an appearance and stink it up. Sniff the benches for funk before taking a seat.

I’ve lived in both the Inner Sunset & Outer Sunset districts for 7 years now, and have extremely high standards for things being CLEAN. I have been to just about every laundromat within these two districts, and none come close to being as clean as the Parkside Wash and Dry. Everything about this place is CLEAN. The machines are well maintained. There are 10 regular size front loading machines, 5 Triple Front loading machines, and 2 Giant front loading machines.
I know there are two rows of Top loading machines, with 3 more of these in the back. Since I don’t use the Top Loaders, I never took the time to count them. Though I’m sure there are at least 10 of the Top Loading type.
In addition to being CLEAN, this place is by far, CHEAPER than so many others in this neighborhood.
One time I put a twenty dollar bill into the changer, and it got stuck. There is a telephone number on the wall that hooks into the owners’ cell phone. I called the number, explained the situation, and he was there inside of 15 minutes. He quickly changed my twenty dollar bill into quarters. The only downside is that there is no sink to wash your hands in. I just bring my own bottle of water.

We’ve been doing our laundry here for the last 3 years and we have no complaints! The place is always clean, machines are rarely out of order, and there are four types of machines (single to quadruple load) which is nice.

This place rocks my socks. Best laundromat I’ve been to in the city. For one, it’s extremely clean. There’s a person who goes through and mops the floor and cleans off the machines every hour. All of the machines are well maintained and the dryers actually dry. It’s also cheaper than most other places per wash. The only thing they’re missing is a sink to hand wash things in.

I seem like a total dimwitz (yes, I just made a word up) but instead of going to the laundromat on 9^th and Judah, I come to this one. The number 1 reason why? CLEANLINESS!
As any other laundromat would, it gets super busy on the weekends so I prefer to come on the weekday. It’s $ 2.00 for the smallest washer for about 18 minutes and the medium sized one is $ 2.50. Not sure how long that wash is since I’ve never used it. The dryer is $ 0.25 for about 6 minutes.

i love this place. I have been coming here since they opened up. I used to live around the corner so it was really convenient to go there. I recently moved earlier this year and I’ve tried other laundry mats around my area but it’s not the same. I have to keep coming back to this one. They are open early in the morning and they close late. Last wash is at 10pm. The staff will usually come in around that time an start cleaning. They come in every night, never miss a day. I think that is one of the most important things for me. It’s bad enough i have to go to a laundry mat to wash my clothes but at least i know I’m going to the best one in the sunset area. I’ve never had trouble with the machines eating my money. There are so many things in the surrounding area that is you have to run errands you can while your clothes are drying. BEWARE, I’ve heard about clothing going missing because of a neighboring homeless. Her name is Happiness. She all over the sunset so if you are familiar with the area, then you know who I’m talking about. I never had a problem with something going missing but maybe that’s were my socks have been going.

Based on the laundromats I’ve been too, this is the best one so far:
— It’s clean; I’m usually there late and see them cleaning every single time I’m there.
— I have not gotten my quarters eaten by machines.
— I come on weekday nights and so far the ‘shady people’ factor has been extremely low.
— It’s open late thank fucking God. Last wash is at 10pm — they close at 11pm.
— It’s not busy at all on late weekday nights.
— There is usually parking on the same block.
— It’s clean.
And lastly and most importantly:
— It’s clean.

I’ve lost money twice in the Coke machine at this laundrymat

I’ll come right out and say that I don’t have much cross-​laundromat experience on which to base this review. Growing up, I always had a washer & dryer in-​house. In college, I was never more than a floor away from the (heavily subsidized) laundry room. So, this review isn’t based on comparison, but rather a holistic impression.
It’s expensive, no doubt about that. $ 2 for the basic machines, $ 2.75 for newer front loader machines that are the same size as the $ 2 ones, $ 3.75 for the double loaders, and some ungodly amount for the machines you simply throw your entire apartment into and walk away. The flip side of this is that the dryers are relatively cheap. Two bits gets you 8 minutes, and I generally can dry two loads from the $ 2 machines in one dryer in 30-​odd minutes. So, all told, a light and dark load, washed and dried, will be about $ 5. So, it’s not that expensive, just unevenly distributed.
The older gentleman who I assume is the owner or manager is ever-​present, ensuring that the place is utterly spotless. Maybe it’s just the time I tend to go (Wed, Thurs or Sat evenings), but I’ve never had to wait for a washer or dryer, and the clientele is generally respectful of the facility and the other customers. Although, one teenager did manage to overload the whole-​apartment washer (perhaps he tossed in Sutro Tower for good measure?), resulting in it skittering around the floor before giving up the ghost. I usually walk about the neighborhood while waiting, and the proximity of San Tung (mmm dry-​fried chicken), the SF Public Library, and innumerable pubs mean you never have to just sit around watching your chonies tumble.

One of these days, laundramats are going to learn to put comfortable counters that don’t involve sharp edges so I can sit on them while I read. Also, back supports. PLEASE! Despite my wonderful posture, it’s no easy feat to sit and read a book for 1.5 hours while you’re waiting for you laundry and not stoop over eventually.
Typical wash/​dry joint. Nothing disturbing to report. No deal breakers to rave about. One of these days I’ll be able to afford to pay someone to do my laundry for me. Or actually have money to take all 4 bags of dry cleaning that have been sitting in the corner of my room for almost a year. There’s something about spending $ 400 on dry cleaning that just makes a girl want to cry.

Ok, we all know laundry both sucks and blows, and having to use a ‘mat isn’t fun. I have been lucky and until I moved to San Francisco a month ago I had always had my own W/​D so this is my first time having to use a ‘mat.
I actually like this place. There is another ‘mat MUCH closer to me, but its pretty sketchy so I take the time to go further and pay more because this place is pretty nice. It’s clean and is well maintained. I feel comfortable enough to throw in my load and go walk for 20 min while it runs and not worry about someone jacking my stuff.
I always come during the week so its usually pretty empty and I’ve never had an issue with anyone else using the establishment. I’ve never had a machine eat my quarters or not do a good job cleaning my clothes. The machines have always been clean and every time I’ve come but once there was someone there cleaning the machines and the ‘mat. He was very nice and did a very good job.
In conclusion, laundry is a dirty job, but you gotta do it. I chose to do it here.

Doing laundry is my most hated activity. I hate taking the time to sort and organize, I hate piling quarter after quarter into that stupid machine that inevitably eats 4 or 5 of them. And, I hate waiting for the people who use 12 dryers with 2 things per dryer to finish up.
But, at Parkside, I’ve barely lost any quarters and, in my experience, it’s much cleaner than most other laundromats. I still want to wring the neck of those dryer hogs, but they do have many dryers here, so at least the wait time is reduced.