Hobbies Unlimited

San Leandro, United States

4.2

Closed now

20 reviews

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Telephone:
+1 510-351-7112
Website:
www.hobbiesunlimited.net
Address:
937 Manor Blvd, San Leandro, CA, 94579
b/t Andover St & Fleming St
Nearby public transportation stops & stations:
1.2 miBay Fair
2.3 miSan Leandro
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Accepts Credit Cards
Yes
Parking
Private Lot
Bike Parking
Yes
Wheelchair Accessible
Yes

Today

Today 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Closed now
Local time (San Leandro) 18:35 Friday, 29 November 2024

Business hours

Monday 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Tuesday 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Wednesday 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Thursday 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Friday 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Saturday 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Sunday –

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20 reviews of Hobbies Unlimited

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Place rating: 5
Irvine, CA
Best service ever. I came there with my new RC nitro car I had trouble with. They no only explained it to me, they also showed me what was wrong.
Place rating: 5
San Francisco, CA
This hobby shop is well stocked for all your hobby needs the staff are very nice and help full. Great place for hard to fine items.
Place rating: 5
Fremont, CA
I have been coming here for years. This is one of the last remaining hobby shops left in the San Francisco Bay area. If you can’t find it here, they can order it for you.
Place rating: 5
San Mateo, CA
What a remarkable find while headed to Oakland Airport. I’m always looking for local hobby shops and I’m seldom on the east bay. This is by far the most organized, well stocked model store I’ve ever visited! Unfortunately, I could not rationalize buying another kit since I’m over stocked at this time.
I will return and recommend this shop to any modeler looking for a great experience.
Place rating: 5
Fremont, CA
Hands down the best hobby shop in the Bay Area. It supplies all my hobby needs and Al is very helpful with any concerns or questions I may have. I highly recommend this store.
Place rating: 1
Hayward, CA
What a bad experience, My husband and son had. Since collecting rc cars is one of their hobbies, my husband and I took our son here and what a waste of my time and rude customer service they have. Came in, not even a hello and how can I help you? But every other person that came after us were greeted and helped… I wonder why we were not greeted or even have their questions answered? It’s something they enjoy doing together, and they were so happy to find this store close to home. Rude and unprofessional, San Jose doesn’t look that far anymore. What an awful experience, especially for our younger son.
Place rating: 4
Alameda, CA
Al, the owner has a nice selection of models and all of the gear you need to get you started. Nice selection of tamiya paints for airbrushing also.
Place rating: 5
San Leandro, CA
Great place, customer service is very good. I was looking for some traxxas parts for my RC cars and they were able to help me get the parts that I needed.
Place rating: 1
Hayward, CA
Anyone expecting good customer service should go somewhere else. The owner is old and has an attitude. I went in for an rc car and walked out pissed. The cars were WAY OVERPRICED. Store is old and smells like it. Ill be going to sheldons in san jose from now on, even if its twice as far from my house.
Place rating: 1
San Lorenzo, CA
been a customer since the early 90’s, since they were on Hesperian. i’ve gotten a few train parts and model parts, but come here for the RC stuff. Al is the only person i deal with, so i cant speak for anyone else that works there. Al is very nice and helpful. they have everything you need to get started, and if they dont have it, they can always order it for you.
–UPDATE–
save your money and go elsewhere. even driving all the way to San Jose or Concord is worth it. overpriced store, with no customer service. i’m done with this location that is in the same city as me.
Place rating: 4
Union City, CA
A nice hobby shop for sure and way more convenient for me to get to than my other go to hobby store in the East Bay. Staff was pleasant and helpful and the model selection was pretty good. I am glad they stock their paints frequently as they had all the colors I needed available. I think they keep track of how much they sell so as soon as they sell out, they order a new batch right away.
Their plastic kits range from military (aircraft, ships and armor), cars as well as other etc. Their R/​C range seemed pretty extensive as well. Next time I am in there, I have to check some of their airbrushes and what they recommend as it seems like the staff themselves build quite a bit of scale models too.
Place rating: 5
Alameda, CA
Great shop for models, trains, and modeling supplies. The selection of plastic models is amazing. The shop stocks a great variety of scales. Miniature gamers that want to build out a Dust or Warhammer 40k army, or people looking to build out Dropzone Commander landscapes will find plenty to work with here.
The prices seem reasonable to me, compared to online prices. It’s also one of the few shops of its type I’ve found in the Bay Area, and its inventory is amazing.
Place rating: 5
South San Francisco, CA
Great selections. Knowledgeable staff. They didn’t rush you to make a purchase and gave you some tips on making a better model.
Would definitely come back again.
Place rating: 5
San Ramon, CA
Great prices, great service and friendly & helpful staff — what’s not to like.
I’ve been picking up RC flying and Al has been very helpful. He’s great about explaining details but has also been very upfront about areas he’s not sure about. It’s refreshing not the have the BS sales person who just wants you to buy, it’s clear he’s interested in making sure his customers get the most out of their hobby.
Place rating: 5
Oakland, CA
Great little hobby shop. I’ve been in a few times with my son. They are always helpful.
Place rating: 5
Oakland, CA
So went to H.U. just because of the reviews and was not disappointed! Had everything I needed for RC and more. The most amazing fact was that if they didn’t have it, THEY COULD GET IT IN 1 day !
Will make this my number 1 hobby store in the Bay Area
Place rating: 5
San Leandro, CA
I’ve been a lifelong customer of Al’s and don’t regret a minute of it. I’ve spent thousands of dollars on HO scale trains at his store because his prices are insanely competitive with Just Trains in Concord and online retailers. He’ll go out of his way to find the exact product you’re looking for and won’t try to talk you into something more expensive. Overall I think this a great hobby shop for the model railroader!
Place rating: 5
East Bay, CA
The service is AMAAAAAZINGGGGGGG!!! I don’t know anything about models, but had to get something really nice for my uncle! I bought a train set and it’s really nice and cute. Best store ever!
Will definitely come back for any hobby/​model needs. My boyfriend also bought a model car for his stepbrother last year who still loves it!
I love this store!
Place rating: 5
Walnut Creek, CA
This is a wonderful model hobby store; the only thing is the strip mall which is drab. but once you get into the store it’s great, a totally different world; finished models hanging from the ceiling; boxes of models of all sizes, and prices, are against the walls to the ceiling and countess aisles of various models. The people working there are very helpful.
The only thing that would be helpful would be baskets that would allow you to drop in items as you shop instead of having to carry items or having to go back and forth to the counter, and if you’re on crutches it would make shopping a lot more convenient.
I highly recommend this hobby store for its variety and models of years ago.
Place rating: 3
San Jose, CA
Nice place to find plastic models & RC
Pros
— wide selection of planes 1:32, 1/​48, 1⁄72
— parking lot
Cons
— Put off by staff. Sr guy there approached me & began a discussion only to stop mid sentence to help another customer. As I was leaving, that same customer commented that he would have stayed longer if the staff were a little friendlier.
Return Visit
— maybe.