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Verlare Cleaners
Verlare Cleaners is a full-service drycleaner serving Elmhurst, IL and the surrounding areas including Oak Brook, Hinsdale, Clarendon Hills, Lombard and Glen Ellyn for more than 40 years. We take great care in handling all of your dry cleaning needs. We can manage everything from standard dry cleaning and laundry to wedding gowns, households, leather, suede, rugs and more.

We also employ a staff of professional tailors to take care of any repairs or alterations that you may need. We are located on the corner of York Rd. and Vallette St. in south Elmhurst. There is convenient parking located directly in front of the store. We aim to make a stop in Verlare Cleaners one of the quickest and easiest stops of your day.
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Verlare Cleaners was established in 1961 by Richard Verlare, a 2nd generation drycleaner, originally from Sheboygan, Wisconsin. His first dry cleaning plant was located in Franklin Park, Illinois and proved to be very successful. In 1974, he decided to branch out, opening a second location on York Road in Elmhurst.
We start by using a small cutting edge bar coding system to track each and every one of your garments, no matter where it is in our facility. The bar code goes much further, it will connect your garment with your profile in our computer system. This allows us to consistently track your garments each and every time they come through our door.
Velare Cleaners Tailor Shop offers top of the line tailoring to go with our cleaning services. We tailor both men's and women's clothes from your everyday work clothes to your fine evening wear. Need your alterations in a hurry? Never a problem! Never an extra charge! Your complete satisfaction is our main goal.
Put your garments for cleaning in the VIP bag and leave it in the designated location for your personal valet to pick up. Your clothes will be expertly cleaned, pressed, and ready to wear, delivered right to your front door. Your cleaning will then be automatically charged to your credit card.

Our motto is "Customer Care by Verlare" and we live by that because all of our customers are treated to first-class customer service as well as the highest quality cleaning services anyone can offer.Give us a call at 630-279-6446 to see for yourself. We will be happy to answer any questions you may have!
Reviews (24)
Elizabeth P.
Elizabeth P.
Aug 17, 2021
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Do not use these cleaners! I dropped off drapes for cleaning. Young girls behind counter failed to tell me that stains can come through on drapes with cleaning. Just took the drapes and gave me ticket. She was supposed to have me sign a waiver that this was explained but did not. The expensive, custom drapes are ruined and they refuse to compensate me. The manager Frank admitted they screwed up and should have told me (I would have chosen not to have them dry cleaned!) but says they are not responsible. I will never use them again! Terrible service.
Trina K.
Trina K.
Apr 11, 2021
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I got PLENTY of wear out of my UGG gloves thanks to the almost unbearable amounts of snowfall and routine walks for fresh air after being working and living in the same quarters.

Some way some how, they became stained and while I didn't have plans to wear them anyplace else, the thought of them looking less than clean led me to find a cleaners who could help. Verlare did just that! Like the others it takes 2-3 weeks because it's sent off and you're told the color might darkened as a result. So plan accordingly.
Al W.
Al W.
Dec 19, 2020
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Best dry cleaner in Elmhurst. I tried several others in town (unsuccessfully) but once I found Verlare I've used them for 5 plus years now. I usually have more expensive shirts and clothes for work, so I'm really picky about my dry cleaners and I've always been happy with them. Delivery service in town is great as well!
Newport Logan
Newport Logan
Sep 10, 2020
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Avoid at all cost. They ruined a pair of velvet pants, and the owner just opened the cash drawer and slapped a five dollar bill and and a one dollar bill on the counter. It was a refund for what I paid to get the pants cleaned. Turned and walked away. (they pressed a hard crease in palazzo velvet pants- nap was ruined.)
Jed C.
Jed C.
Aug 07, 2020
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They are constantly ruining my moms black pants. There was a grey film on them repeatedly.

They also made a terrible mistake with expensive slacks that needed to be altered. They were about five inches too short!

They just phoned her and the man was quite rude to her.

Steer clear from the Elmhurst location.
Robert G.
Robert G.
Feb 23, 2020
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I decided to go to this cleaners since it was close to my house. There are no prices listed and they just gave me a ticket and told me to come back tomorrow. When I inquired about pricing I was giving some weird stares as if they have never heard someone ask a question. I shrugged it off because I thought it was me. The next day my wife had the same customer experience, one time and last time. I will take my business somewhere else. A simple hello and customer service goes a long way.
Amanda C.
Amanda C.
Feb 20, 2020
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I took my Red Canada Goose Down coat here and the chemicals they use to clean the coat created a dull white/gray film on the coat removing the brightness of the red color. They also did not remove the dirt spots on the wrists. We had to bring it back twice and they didn't care about our concerns. I've been being my husbands police uniforms here for years. Lost our business. Maybe the chemicals they use are ok for standard black coats, but not coats that are made of primary colors.
Dennise Soto
Dennise Soto
Dec 25, 2019
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Not happy at all, we used to drive over 30 minutes to our cleaner lady thought we would give this cleaner a chance since it's local. Terrible idea, clothes is just washed not even dry cleaned. Shirts and pants are completely wrinkled, I asked to speak to a manager to help me fix this issue as we a wedding I attend and it was pointless she said there was nothing she could do as the boilers were off? Not even willing to resolve the issue, I will not be coming back.
Luis Hernandez
Luis Hernandez
Oct 28, 2019
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I have been going to Verlare for some time now. I spend a good some of money every year. Lately there has been some continuous mistakes. The manager Robert reached out and was very professional and has addressed the issue quickly. I appreciate that very much.
Art Youngdahl
Art Youngdahl
Aug 14, 2019
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We have a long history of good services, dry cleaning and tailoring, from Verlare.
Anabelle Roman
Anabelle Roman
Jan 07, 2019
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Brought in a leather vest that was previously sent out to have a patch attached. The patch that was sewed on was crooked and the original shop was unable to fix it and have it ready for the same day.
I found this location on Google and took a shot. The woman who helped me out knew exactly what to do, how to fix it and offered same day service!
Blew my mind! Will definitely be returning for any alterations that I may need!
Kayla B.
Kayla B.
Jul 05, 2018
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Great service. Its unnecessary to base a whole business on a cranky persons bad reviews. This place has been open forever for a reason and clearly takes in a high volume of customers regularly.
Nora O.
Nora O.
May 02, 2018
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Had my prom dress altered here and was not happy. They didn't take enough off the bottom and I was tripping the whole night. They also reinforced a seam which made the dress about one whole size smaller. They get three stars because I have used them for dry cleaning before and I have never had a problem. I trust the dry cleaning but definitely cannot recommend the alteration services.
Margaret Bennett
Margaret Bennett
Dec 14, 2017
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I just want to say how pleased I am with the services provided by Verlare Cleaners. They were recommended to me by a well known department store after another cleaner had ruined an expensive sweater. I have used Verlare Cleaners for several years,.They are outstanding and customer friendly. I highly recommend them.
Maggie
Michal M.
Michal M.
Dec 06, 2017
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I just wanted to point out that Margaret B's review literally sounds like as if it were paid by Verlare. If you read her other reviews on Yelp, they all sound like paid reviews. It's funny to point out that she had SEVERAL, IDENTICAL bad experiences with other cleaners and NONE of them compensated her for her SEVERAL losses. Isn't that funny? She couldn't even name one of the cleaners. Keep in mind that she had to mention a bad experience that was very similar to mine, 7 days after my review was posted, and she hasn't experienced it at Verlare's herself yet! and felt
Michael Kelstrom
Michael Kelstrom
Oct 28, 2017
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Would give "0" stars if I could. First, on every time I have tried their cleaner services, either (1) the quality was poor, (2) they could not locate the expensive item upon pickup, (3) customer service was horrible, and (4) as always they are overpriced, with no apparent specials.
More annoying is their large sign out front, which "preaches" with adages and messages that are "pie in the sky" at best, but often blatantly untrue, and offensive. I wrote a nice letter to both of the co-owners, and didn't even receive an acknowledgement, or courtesy of a reply. How hard is it to say ... "we have received
Margaret B.
Margaret B.
Aug 22, 2017
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I highly recommend Verelare Cleaners. They were recommended to me by Nieman Marcus as being the best and most responsible cleaners in the area. I had several bad experiences with cleaners ruining clothing by dry cleaning my white clothing with darker colors causing discoloration, and then failing to compensate me for the loss. This would never happen at Verelare Cleaners, They are family owned and operated, and they take pride in their work and reputation.
Nora W.
Nora W.
Jun 23, 2017
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I've never had a bad experience with the cleaners at Verlare. In fact, a few months ago, they did a same-day rush on a dress in even less time than they'd normally provide.

My rating stems from a tailoring experience. I brought a bridesmaid dress in a month before a wedding. I am pregnant, so the tailor asked that I come back 10 days before the wedding, which is what I did. I was told it would be ready in 6 days. I went in on the date it was supposed to be ready and was told that to come back the next day. The following day, I received a message that it would not be ready and
Eric Hays
Eric Hays
Oct 27, 2016
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Always quick, honest, and cheap. The staff here are always nice and efficient. If there is a garment that they can't fully clean, they'll let you know why and tell you if they can try other methods that could damage it further if it doesn't succeed. But they always ask to make sure you're satisfied. They have a tailor next-door and I just dropped off my first garment to be tailored, so I'll likely review that soon too.
Rob C.
Rob C.
Aug 26, 2016
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Chose this place because the person I spoke with said I would be able to get my clothes before I needed them (48 hours later). They partly succeeded.

I brought in two shirts, of which only one was returned. They have no record of me dropping it off in their computer so now I get to sit and wait until the manager looks at the security cameras and figures out where my other shirt went.

So here I am, with a business event in two hours from now that I am no longer attending because I do not have the proper attire. The other shirt would suffice, but I have a wedding to go to tomorrow and this evenings
John S.
John S.
Oct 16, 2015
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Very professional, kind staff. Prompt and top quality service. This cleaners stands head and shoulders above the rest.

The storefront is clean, and there is always someone ready to assist you, even with getting any items out of your car for you if you need help. A+ service and product!
Julie M.
Julie M.
Oct 11, 2015
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I've never been a fan of dry-cleaners, especially after a number of issues with some cleaners in Western Springs and Hinsdale.

But Verlare really stands out when compared to its local competition. I've always been thrilled with their service, especially from the manager Rob, and their attention to detail when I've pointed out specific stains on the clothes I'm giving them. I recently brought over in a few Fall blouses with food stains that I was skeptical could be rescued. Lo and behold-- I'll get another season out of them. They look great.

Thanks, Verlare!
Sue T.
Sue T.
Oct 10, 2015
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Verlare Cleaners motto is "Customer Care by Verlare". I actually give this establishment 0 stars. They should not be in business.

They have ruined an expensive BCBG suit as well as a Calvin Klein suit totaling over $600. The BCBG suit is puckered in places with little white balls on it which one of their employees told me is actually threads coming apart. The creases in the pants were almost burned in and the crotch of the pants was all wrinkled as if someone had worn my slacks. Frank Voltarel, the owner, and Rob Zownerega, the Customer Service manager told me the suit was
Rachel G.
Rachel G.
Jun 14, 2013
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I wish I had 5 stars to give Verlare Cleaners because they are certainly the most convenient location for me, however I will no longer be giving them my business.

The customer service is the worst I've ever encountered.

I took my raincoat to be cleaned and it came back with the leather buckles on the sleeves completely ruined. I spoke to the manager who asked me to bring the coat back in. Once I brought the coat in, I was never called back with any updates. After 5 days, I called to see what was going on. The manager agreed that the buckles were ruined but was unapologetic. He said