Jimmy the Tailor

I have been going here for all of my alterations for many years. They do top quality work at reasonable prices. My items are always ready for pickup on the date promised. There is a municipal parking lot nearby. I highly recommend this establishment.

I brought my jacket to shorten the sleeves. Even for such a simple modification, the work was very sloppy and totally ruined my jacket! The tailor also refused any responsibility.

I went in to have a bridesmaids dress shortened and a belt sewn on. I was told that it wouldn’t be a problem! When I picked up the dress, the belt was not sewn on at all. She had added two frayed loops to put the belt through and added snaps to the belt. It looks horrible. I told her it looked awful several times and she agreed but said there was nothing she could do. I will absolutely never be back and would not recommend going there.

Reasons why I’m leaving a low review:
1.) The woman who worked there didn’t speak very good English, so it was very difficult to communicate with her. She was incredibly sweet, but I left feeling misunderstood.
2.) When I tried on the bridesmaid dress so she could measure the fit I needed, the curtains around area where I changed didn’t close all the way. I felt uncomfortable and I worried if someone else walked into the store they would be able to see me changing.
3.) Whenever I picked up my dress, the pleating on the top of the bridesmaid dress was slightly ripped. Because it was chiffon it was impossible to fix. Also, the hem line was still too long and she took in the dress too much. It was a very poor fit. I was very disappointed.
4.) Cash only and crabby parking options.
I wouldn’t recommend this place for tailoring.

POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE, took ma dress there but she requested a higher charge and when I told her to at least lower she just threw the dress at me. i don’t recommend it to anyone

Quick & efficient. If i need any more tailoring, i know where I’m going.

BAD QUALITY — not recommended!
I had a 1 cm open seam on a bathing suit (cloth was fine, just opened seam) — not really a big deal, but I wanted to see if an expert has a more permanent solution (by reinforcing somehow) and I was a bit hesitant because of the stretchy cloth … I found out that my previous tailor (who I loved) had closed last year (Alpha tailoring!) … so I looked online and found Jimmy’s close by (yes, the little Asian lady everyone else was writing about — and I had no parking issues) —
B U T: so I pick-​up the bathing suit (Jimmy had already charged me $ 10 when I dropped it of) I look at the work and I’m shocked: I have never seen such a sloppy sewing job! It took me 15 minutes to UNDO the disaster — she should have paid me $ 10 for my inconvenience!!!
Instead of reinforcing the seam, she placed the stitches further inside so that I would have lost about 1.5 cm of cloth (who does that?!), the stitching was wavy, on one end not sewed up with 20 cm left over yarn, on the other side a huge messy yarn ball (like when the sewing machine messes up). It was ridiculous — to say I could have done this in 2 minutes would be wrong, because I COULDN’T have ever done such a bad job.

Finally I have found a good tailor in Waltham. I brought in a winter jacket that needed to have the sleeves shortened and the over-​all size of the jacket made smaller. I knew it was a complicated job and she made that clear but $ 55 bucks and a week later I had a perfectly tailored jacket that now fits like a glove. I also had 2 jeans hemmed for $ 12 a piece. She did not ask me for a deposit, cash only, and she did great work. highly recommend!

It turns out Jimmy is a little old Asian lady. It also turns out that she is a very talented tailor. I’ve recently started buying suit jackets from thrift stores. Everyone needs a hobby. Occassionally you’ll come across a real quality jacket for something like $ 8. I brought an $ 8 Ralph Lauren jacket to Jimmy to have the sleeves lengthened. $ 20/​sleeve isn’t an unreasonable price. I also asked her to take the jacket in a little and talked her down to $ 20 to do so, so I invested $ 60 in alterations. She did a fantastic job. The sleeves are the perfect length and the jacket fits fantastically to the point where I think (or hope) that it looks like the jacket was fitted just for me.
The only reason this isn’t a 5 star review is the location. The only places to park are an adjacent bank lot or a two minute walk down Moody St. She also required a deposit, but that didn’t really bother me, nor did the fact that she only took cash. She certainly isn’t cheaper than other tailors, but the quality is there. I will bring her more jackets in the future and the next time I buy a suit from a place like K&G I will take it to her instead of the butchers – er, I mean tailors, that work there.

A old Asian lady obviously bought the place from ‘Jimmy’. She knows what she is doing but only takes cash, which is odd. Even more odder, at least for me, is that she wanted a deposit for the work that I wanted done. This made the whole process more of a hassle for me, as my time is very valuable. She was two hours late having my stuff done. I hope I don’t look like a jackass for my interview. Worth going to if you have the time.

Needed pants hemmed QUICK! Jimmy got it done the next day, just in time for the wedding I was going to. Thanks Jimmy!
Very friendly service.

Had a pair of pants hemmed there for $ 14. Not expensive, not cheap either.
Did a good job, no complaints.

I’ll re-​review for actual service, but I drove across Waltham only to find the «Sorry we missed you» tag on the door.
Service places are supposed to be open during lunch. Ugh.

I really enjoy the little asian woman who is actually «Jimmy». On Ellen’s suggestion I took a dress here that I needed hemmed for a wedding — it was that annoying stretchy material and she did a great job. The hem might look better than it did when I bought the dress. And she had tons of others to do, which leads me to believe she has quite a reputation for quality in her little shop at the end of Moody.
Don’t be deceived though — no cheaper than any other tailor around here.
Just very nicely done!

Great job! I tried this place out from reading other reviews on Unilocal.Quality and service was great. On top of that, price are reasonable! I’ll definitely be going back and highly recommend to others.

Excellent job. I did several jobs here and the prices were reasonable and the quality of the work was impeccable. i highly recommend this tailor.

I was surprised to find that Jimmy the Tailor is actually a small, asian woman who likes to listen to hymns, but she is a wonderful seamstress. If you’ve ever been to Moody Street you’ve probably never noticed the little shop next to the train tracks. I brought in a very complicated, strapless, multi-​layered bridesmaid’s dress that was a full size too big and she did a wonderful job at a reasonable price and fully within the 2 weeks she told me it would take. The only reasons I took off a star were for the lack of parking and the fact that she only accepts cash. I will definitely go back to this shop for any future tailoring needs.