The Little Cobbler

I am a regular here, and have been so for a decade, under the previous owner and current owner. I get my shoes done, plus they are trying to figure out how to fix a LV Wallet for a friend whose dog chewed it. While that may take some time, his willingness to figure out difficulty projects and the quality of work, are both worth it. If you want to complain about how long it takes, then go to a quicker place that is very expensive. I would rather wait an extra week and pay $ 20 less, thank you.

DO NOT GO TO THIS PLACE TO REPAIR ANY THING. I believe these previous good Unilocal experience people have so I brought my LV clutch to get the broken hook repair. Dropped off my purse last Saturday to the guy name Carlos. I believe he’s the owner of the place. He told me to give him one week to repair. I called this Saturday morning on the day I supposed to pick up my purse and he said to give him to the end of the day to get it done. I was patient and waited till the end of day and came to get my purse then when I get there he told me he didn’t even work on anything! I was upset the guy didn’t do as he promised so asked him to give it back to me so I can bring it elsewhere to get repair. I was too upset when walked out of his store and forget to check my LV clutch. I realized there’s something wrong with the clutch. It doesn’t seem like the one I dropped off… not sure what to think at this point but I regretted that I came to this place in the first place. I’m a strong believer of karma so I will leave it alone and believe karma will do its justice.

He always does a great job and finishes my shoes or bags by the time I am done shopping. Also, extremely reasonable in price and friendly service!

Really happy I found this place. Made my old shoes look super fresh! I’ve polished my shoes a few times but Carlos makes them Look almost unrecognizable. Really happy I came. Definitely a dying art that needs to be exposed to the locals some more.

I dropped off three pairs of heels Friday at 6:30pm. Two pairs needed the little rubber stopper things replaced (no idea what they’re called so pardon me) and one pair needed some stitch work. The guy asked how soon I needed them back and I told him I was in no rush — just whenever they’re ready I’ll come get them. He told me to come back the following Friday. When I returned that following Friday at 6pm, he said my shoes were not ready. What?! I was bummed. Granted this guy is always busy and works 6 days a week, I thought for sure he’d had enough time for my shoes. He asked if I could wait 40 minutes but instead I said I would just come back the next day (Saturday) in the morning. When I returned, he had not only cleaned and shined up my shoes really well, but even replaced the third pair of heels’ rubberstopperthing! Nice touch! Then when it came time to pay, he gave me a 15% discount for the trouble. Thank you sir!

First timer,
Roman was great.
Quickness & Efficiency.
No more then 15 minutes for both of my dress shoes, a black & a brown pair.
They looked like hell because I didn’t take good care of them.
And he made them look brand new.
Super affordable also. Worth it and worth a tip too.
Thanks man,
I’ll be coming back.

I had a very expensive leather belt that needed to be cut down. The man working in the shop cut it down, put in new holes and polished the end in less than five minutes.
I was out of there happy as can be at a very reasonable price. I would recommend this place to anyone. :)

I thought the old fashion cobbler was gone
Wrong here he is they do great work also helped me with my orthotics
Great service

The quality of the work is excellent and the prices are very very reasonable. They Repaired a very expensive pair of men’s shoes In very time. I highly recommend this place.

Great service, my Jilsandals were all torn up and they did a great job replacing the sole and making it look new again. Will definitely come back. :)

On a Wednesday, I dropped off some sandals that needed about 2 inches worth of stitching on the ankle strap and heel. I was told my sandals would be done on Saturday. He said no problem, it’s a little job. I went to pick up my sandals on Saturday afternoon, and the «cobbler» was talking to a lady customer. She had her ticket and left after I came in. The cobbler had glued my straps in place, but hadn’t done the stitching. He said he’d do it right then. I went to buy a soda and when I came back in about 10 minutes, he had one shoe done. He was talking to a guy – seemingly a friend of his. He turned to stitch my second sandal. It truly took about 30 seconds, if that. I WILL NEVER go here again! This guy is a total goof-​off. His shop is pretty messy behind the counter. I asked for a business card, and he had to dig around for it on his messy counter. GIVE IT UP, Guy! You suck!

I may give more stars once I get my shoes back. My shoes were suppose to done Saturday it is now Tuesday and they still are not done. I leave on vaction on Friday so let’s hope there done by Thursday !! I re review once I get my shoes back.

Five star work with a warning!
I chose him because of his high rated reviews.
I wear out the outer edge of the heels very quickly and being a visitor to Seal Beach I only had one pair of casual shoes that needed heels before returning home to New Zealand.
I went to his shop at 11am and he wasn’t there. He has a phone number on a sign in his window. When you call it you can hear it inside.
Later, he opened and I left my shoes, He told me Wednesday, but on Friday, they weren’t done. A one hour wasted trip.
We went to pick up the shoes today at 3pm. Once again he wasn’t there. We wandered around for a while and he had opened and I got my shoes. Absolutely FIVE STAR WORK.
WARNING: If you want to take your shoes there, call before you come. When you want to pick up your shoes, call first. A simple way to describe his business is «by appointment»

Very friendly staff, and they do great work. Went here because the Unilocal reviews seemed good, and I was not disappointed.

I has some boots and in one of the had a weird squeak. I took them in and in like 3 seconds he figured it out and fix them… And he didn’t even charge cause it was a weird extra soul in the boot. This guy is great any shoe issues take them to him.

I’ve been going to the little cobbler for over six years. I make the drive all the way from Long Beach because there is no better place to get to the good customer service and quality work. He has repaired some of my favorite leather heels from the actual heel to torn toe areas. I asked advice for new soles on my favorite work heels and he said I was better off getting new heels because the repair would cost as much as a new pair. A lot of places are not straight forward like this and I appreciated the honesty.
Ask all the questions you need to ask, he will have answers. You won’t be disappointed.

I brought in a pair of boots to have the calves enlarged, and he did a beautiful job. Not only that, but he did it quickly and had it done sooner than he quoted, in one week’s time. I was thrilled! My husband noticed that he has a lot of old style shoe repair equipment when we were in the shop, which must be why he does such fine service. It’s work you would really expect from a cobbler from many years ago. I had two very bad experiences with trying to get my boots altered from shoe repair people in Long Beach, and I’m happy to travel over here to have all my shoes worked on from now on, even minor shoe shining and cleaning.
What a great find! Thank you, Unilocal

Once upon a time, I bought a pair of boots for $ 130. I think I got a great deal because the sales tag said, «You saved ‘THIS MUCH’». Years later, it was worth nothing, because a tear had developed in the back of the boot, and I could no longer wear it.
Then I took it to the shoe cobbler, who’s little shop resides near the main entrance of Westminster mall by Macy’s. Within a couple days, he mended my shoe, and only for $ 22, which seems like a fair price.
I’ve never had a shoe repaired before, but I was overjoyed that the cobbler saved my shoe, and he had a sexy foreign accent.
After inspecting his work on my boot, I told him it was a Christmas miracle. He merely smiled, humility befitting of a true craftsman.

Best shoe repair in Orange County by far! I work in fashion and have lots of expensive shoes. I won’t take my shoes anywhere else! The owner is a really nice guy and really knows what he is doing.

First off, I’d have to mention that the cobbler is not so little and I believe his name is Sergio. He’s there 6 days a week and he loves shoes.
I needed to get some rubbers soles added to the bottoms of my work shoes for comfort and traction and he did a fantastic job, he also cleaned and shined my shoes for free to boot! He told me they needed some TLC so he just hooked me up. I did a cost comparison of all the local shoe shops with 4 stars and above and in actuality the pricing here was very competitive despite being a mall location. I’m happy and my feet are happy, my toes are wiggling right now out of appreciation.
I certainly will be coming back to address all my footwear needs.