Berkeley Ace Hardware

I don't understand the criticism of Berkeley Ace. I've shopped there for years and have always been happy with the selection and satisfied with staff help. Having read a couple of reviews which ripped the staff, I tried three staff in…

When I think of a local hardware store, I think of friendly & knowledgeable staff. This is NOT the case with Berkeley Ace Hardware. I shop here quite a bit for work - I work at a UC Berkeley lab and we're constantly needing…

As the downtown area loses its petco, its auto parts store, its See chocolates, and its Radstons, I really hope we hang onto our Ace! (and our vacuum repair palce and our shoe repair). Of course it's cramped. Because if it had less…

I have never a more covenient store with such a large selection: three floors featuring hardware, housewares, gardening, knife sharpening, key cutting, glass cutting, electrical, plumbing, paint, and automotive. And they have a huge hobby…

This is a hardware store for apartment dwellers within walking distance. The aisles are narrow and high, but they seem to pack a lot of stuff into a pretty small storefront. This store had always been able to fill my basic tool…