On Kensington Road since 2012
A neighbourhood cleaner that comes to you.
Larkspur is one shop, six people and a van. We clean, press and fix clothes for the people who live and work around Kensington, and we would rather tell you the truth about a stain than surprise you at pickup.
Our story
Started at a counter, still run from one.
Mina Castellanos spent ten years at a big cleaning chain before she opened Larkspur in 2012. She liked the work and disliked the shortcuts: tickets nobody read, stains treated by guesswork, and customers finding out about damage at pickup.
So Larkspur was built the other way around. Every item is checked at the counter. What we see is written on your ticket. If a stain might stay, or a trim looks fragile, we call you before we try.
The van came later, when regulars asked for it. Today about half our orders never come through the front door. The care is the same either way.
What we hold to
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Tell people first
If a stain may stay or a trim looks fragile, we call before we try. Nobody should find out at pickup.
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Prices on the wall
Every price is printed on the board and on this site, as a range. You hear the exact number before we start.
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Gentle by default
An odourless solvent, cool irons for delicates, and no starch unless you ask.
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Your time matters
Same day before 9 AM, a van in the morning or evening, and texts instead of phone tag.
Fourteen years, one street
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12
2012
Mina opens a small counter on Kensington Road with one press, one tailor's table and a hand-painted sign.
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14
2014
Joon-ho joins and sets up the stain bench. The odourless solvent replaces the old machine.
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16
2016
Farah moves her alterations room in behind the counter. Hems stop leaving the building.
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19
2019
The van starts running. Twelve neighbourhoods, mornings and evenings.
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24
2024
Texts replace phone tag: tickets, stain notes and pickup photos, all by message.
Six people, first names on the tickets
You will talk to the person doing the work, not a call centre.
Meet the team-
Mina
Owner, front counter
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Joon-ho
Cleaning room lead
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Farah
Tailor
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Luis
Pickup and delivery
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Bea
Wash and fold lead
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Amara
Counter, evenings and Saturdays
Ready for your first pickup?
Book a window, leave the bag out, and get it back clean in about 2 business days. Pickup is free on orders of $35 or more.
Next van window: Weekday mornings and evenings