Reserve Stain Treatment Solution
Our house formula, in a bottle.
Sixty years on this corner. Never this fresh.
Glenforest is the Zachos family's shop at Yonge and Lawrence: Toronto's first wet cleaning specialist, Miele certified, and 100 percent toxic-free. No harsh chemicals. No PERC. Just clothes that come home better than they left.
On our valet route?
Pickup and delivery runs Tuesday and Friday. Pop in your postal code and we will take it from there.
May your worst problem be a stain on your clothes.
- No. 0160+ years family run
- No. 02Toronto's first wet cleaning specialist
- No. 03Miele certified
- No. 04Tuesday and Friday valet
- No. 05100% toxic-free
What we take off your hands
Six things we do every day, the same careful way we have done them for sixty years.
Wet Cleaning
Our specialty since day one: water, air, and gentle detergents instead of solvents.
Wash and Fold
Everyday laundry washed, dried, and folded square enough to shelve.
Executive Shirt Service
Collars pressed crisp and every button checked before it goes back on the hanger.
Alterations and Repairs
Hems, zippers, and honest fixes from hands that have seen it all.
Household and Linens
Duvets, drapes, and table linens back fresh, without the wrestling match.
Wedding Gowns and Delicates
The careful pieces, cleaned gently and preserved for the long haul.
The Tuesday and Friday valet
Two neighbourhood routes each week. You never have to hunt for parking at Yonge and Lawrence again.
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Get your bag
Call once and we set you up with a personalized Glenforest garment bag with your name on it.
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Hang it out
Leave the bag out on your route day, Tuesday or Friday, and our valet picks it up.
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Back on the hanger
Everything comes back cleaned and pressed on your next route day. That is the whole routine.
Why we clean with water, not chemicals
Most of the industry still soaks clothes in PERC, a harsh solvent that is tough on fabric, tougher on the people handling it, and the reason your "clean" jacket smells like a chemistry set.
We went a different way, and we went first. Glenforest was Toronto's first wet cleaning specialist: precision washing in water and air with biodegradable detergents, on Miele certified machines tuned to each fabric. Colours come back brighter and wool comes back softer. Nothing comes home smelling like anything but clean.
It is gentler on your clothes and on the people pressing them all day. The block we have shared with you for sixty years gets a break too.
Ask us about your fabricThe usual way
- Cleans in PERC, a harsh chemical solvent
- Leaves that "dry cleaner smell" in the collar
- Hard on delicate fibres over time
The Glenforest way
- Water, air, and biodegradable detergents
- 100 percent toxic-free, no harsh chemicals, no PERC
- Miele certified machines, precise to the fabric
- Colours come back brighter
- No chemical smell in the collar
The daily rounds
Four stops between the counter and your closet.
From behind the counter
Glenforest Reserve
The spotting tools our pressers reach for all day, packed up for home emergencies.
Soft Spotting Brush
Gentle on fibres, firm on spots.
Reserve Starter Kit
The full counter setup for home.
Spotting Bone
The old school trick that still works.
Available in store at 3309 Yonge St. Ask at the counter.
Word on the block
Neighbours who keep coming back
Five stars on Google, from up and down the street.
They lifted a stain from my mother's tablecloth that two other cleaners had given up on. It has been on our table every holiday since.Margaret · Lawrence Park
I leave the bag on the porch Tuesday morning and everything comes back pressed on the next route. Easiest habit I have ever kept.Priya · Bedford Park
Shirts done properly, buttons all there, and they greet me by name. Corner store service, still going strong.Dave · Davisville
Same corner. Same family.
Glenforest has been run by the Zachos family for over sixty years, long enough to press your first suit and your kid's first suit too. We were Toronto's first wet cleaning specialist, we are Miele certified, and we clean 100 percent toxic-free because we live here too.
Mostly, though, we are the shop up the street that treats your clothes like a neighbour's. Because they are.
