Hollywood Shoe Repair

Mira Zimmerman

2 months ago

Great functional repair on some Chelsea style leather work boots- the cobbler replaced the elastic which was badly stretched out, glued a little bit of the sole, and cleaned and polished them up. The turnaround time was super quick. Just 4 days (including the weekend) which saved my bacon! Price was very reasonable. Under $50. I wouldn’t recommend taking a super fancy pair of shoes here, as the stitching for the replacement elastic is a little rough (I am sure it’s hard to get perfect) but strong, and there is some pretty visible glue on the outside of the sole that I will have to file down. Polish is excellent and will protect the leather. I will get a lot more wear out of boots that would have otherwise been unwearable! I will definitely come back for a resole on some other functional shoes. Take your beat up boots here. 🥾 Thank you Alex!

Kristi Lee

10 months ago

This is my second time to Alex's shop; once in 2016, and now in 2025. I am THRILLED with the resoling and general repair he was able to do for a pair of Goodwill-purchased wooden sandals (the leather part is unsalvageable and he was thankfully very open about leaving that part as is) whose soles I'd totally ruined trying to repair them myself, and also a precious pair of Fluevogs. Two days later, I had the cash required (cash or checks only, so plan ahead if you need to) and the soles truly look brand new. I don't have a before picture, but here they are, after!! Cannot recommend this craftsman and his shop enough. 10/10/10

Ashley Doremire

2 years ago

When I say I love my cowboy boots it’s an understatement. Took my Tony Lama’s to other cobblers who said they were too far gone. Heard about Alex, brought them yesterday and they were done the next day. Had options of rubber or leather soles to fit my budget. They look better than when I thrifted them. Highly recommend! 10/10

Jamee Lynn

4 years ago

From what I understand this is the only place with materials to recraft Birkenstocks right now. He did a good job. I am happy to have 2 of mine repaired as the cork was a disaster. I'm not wowed. To me it looks like the minimum was done. The leather wasn't cleaned, glue is showing in many places, the leather was ground in several places and it looks like it was cut on one side but we'll see how that plays out. I had to let my buckles out 1 space on both sandals from where I originally wore them because they were so tight after finished. Not sure if that's normal. Overall, if you want to bring life back into your Birks quickly, I dropped them off Wednesday, picked up on Friday, this is a good way. It was $95 per pair so I saved the $110 it would cost to buy 2 new pairs. CASH ONLY! Another thing that bothered me was my black ones were platforms. The sole was a layer of white and black. He said it would cost another $100. I declined and took them down to Arizona style. Disappointing. Those can't be found anywhere now but $205 to recraft a single pair is bizzare. Not sure it was $95 worth. I would probably buy a new pair next time, not sure yet.

Gabriel Turek

5 years ago

Had my Danners for a year and half working construction and they were falling apart, came to Hollywood Shoe repair and Alex did an amazing job for great price. Definitely will come again. Thank you Alex.