Not many businesses have been around since 1923 much less still run by the same family. Each day when Bob Zakian arrives at his rug cleaning plant and showroom on Parkside Avenue, across from the Mann Music Center, he is reminded how his grandfather and then his father took extreme care in cleaning their customers' valuable Oriental rugs.
Soon after immigrating to this country around 1920 Hagop Zakian and his wife, Aghavni, started going door to door in West Philadelphia offering their services as rug cleaners. They got a truck and carted rugs to their home where they scrubbed them with soap, squeezed them with rollers and then hung them to dry.
Soon after immigrating to this country around 1920 Hagop Zakian and his wife, Aghavni, started going door to door in West Philadelphia offering their services as rug cleaners. They got a truck and carted rugs to their home where they scrubbed them with soap, squeezed them with rollers and then hung them to dry.
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- Year established: 1923
- Licensed
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Rug Repair
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Over time, your fine Oriental rug may need some repair or restoration. You start to see signs of wear. Occasionally you might incur a tear, a moth hole or a burn. You may even notice that your fringe is starting to unravel. But don't worry, our expert craftsmen can restore your fine Oriental rug to its original beauty.
Rug Cleaning
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Zakian will bring new life to your fine Oriental or area rugs with expert cleaning and rug stain removal. Our in-plant cleaning system safely extracts more dirt and gets rugs cleaner than any other method. We're a family-owned business that has been selling and servicing Oriental rugs and area rugs in the Greater Philadelphia PA and NJ area since 1923 and we are ready to serve you, too.
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Susan McChesney
Jun 10, 2022
Long established business that is great for Orientals or large, even extremely large rugs. They clean, deodorize, repair and protect them. Plus they will come to your home or business to pick up your rug; including move all the furniture off of it, roll it up and put it in their truck. Nice polite professional people too.
Barbara Geller
May 23, 2022
Mary Castaldi
May 13, 2022
Douglas Frohock
Apr 22, 2022
Ten stars! My recent experience with Zakian Rug Cleaning is one of the best customer service experiences I have ever had. I don't usually do reviews, but I really wanted to share how professional they were with every single thing to do with the job. They called me back promptly, the same person every time, picked up on schedule, notified me as the job progressed and dropped off on the day they promised.
The rug cleaning and repair were done perfectly! I have already recommended Zakian to two neighbors as well as my daughter, who runs a residential cleaning service, for her clients.
The rug cleaning and repair were done perfectly! I have already recommended Zakian to two neighbors as well as my daughter, who runs a residential cleaning service, for her clients.
Peter Gould
Apr 06, 2022
Mary Ellen Frompovich
Mar 25, 2022
Amy Weiss
Mar 22, 2022
Aubrey Lynch
Mar 17, 2022
*Editing because the company reached out and rectified the situation. So grateful they wanted to make this right and sent my rug to be properly cleaned without an additional charge. Original post: Super disappointed with their customer service. I dropped my rug off because it didn't meet the minimum $ amount. No problem. Never heard from them for over a month and had to call in, which is when I found out that they don't call you when it's done.
Would have been great if this was ever communicated to me. Woman on the phone was super rude. Still haven't gotten the rug back because despite driving back over during hours THEIR WEBSITE said they were open, they were closed and did not answer the phone. Have to now try driving 40 min a third time just for this small rug. Not worth the hassle, try somewhere else.
Would have been great if this was ever communicated to me. Woman on the phone was super rude. Still haven't gotten the rug back because despite driving back over during hours THEIR WEBSITE said they were open, they were closed and did not answer the phone. Have to now try driving 40 min a third time just for this small rug. Not worth the hassle, try somewhere else.
Madeline Leidy
Mar 15, 2022
Do NOT take your oriental rugs here. They had my rugs for over 6 weeks because I had to keep sending them back. Every time they returned them, I would vacuum them and have a PILE of dirt in my vacuum from EACH rug. The final time, I displayed by brand clean vacuum cannister to the delivery crew and then vacuumed a portion of one rug while they watched.
They couldn't believe the dirt. The son has taken over and is not running the business properly. Picture shows dirt piles vacuumed from each of the rugs after one of the returns. They agreed to refund my $1300 plus, however, my rugs are now falling apart (fringes are literally disintegrating and I have an excess amount of fibers in my vacuum after vacuuming), and there are permanent creases in the rugs. They have destroyed them. $1300 will not cover the cost to replace even one of the rugs. Beware!
They couldn't believe the dirt. The son has taken over and is not running the business properly. Picture shows dirt piles vacuumed from each of the rugs after one of the returns. They agreed to refund my $1300 plus, however, my rugs are now falling apart (fringes are literally disintegrating and I have an excess amount of fibers in my vacuum after vacuuming), and there are permanent creases in the rugs. They have destroyed them. $1300 will not cover the cost to replace even one of the rugs. Beware!
Zen Z.
Mar 10, 2022
Top Notch Customer service! Zakian's is a family-owned Gem that puts customer satisfaction first. They offer free pick-up/drop-off service (location dependent) which is super convenient. I sent three large rugs to Zakians, one of which had some heavy pet stains- all came back to me fresh and clean. (Be sure to request the deoderizer to make your rugs extra fresh- its worth it!) Huge thanks to Matthew Zakian who was extremely helpful in the entire process. 100% Recommended for all your rug needs and desires.
Michael F.
Mar 01, 2022
Tj Millaway
Dec 30, 2021
Molly Lawrence
Dec 24, 2021
Regina
Dec 02, 2021
Ann Post
Dec 01, 2021
Jeanette Erhardt
Nov 17, 2021
We had two rugs cleaned and one repaired. The staff that picked up and delivered our rugs were polite, friendly and very conscious of keeping our home clean. They were very efficient and unrolled the cleaned rugs at our specified location; the rugs looked and smelled wonderful - like brand new. But most amazing was the repair job on the fringe and side edging of our antique rug. It now looks beautiful - we could not be happier with the quality of the repair and at such a reasonable price.
Donna Ferrier
Oct 30, 2021
I have used Zakian Rug Cleaning many times in the past and have always been satisfied. I recently sent 9 rugs for cleaning and repair and just received them back. The fact that they pick up and delivery is a bonus!. I have not had the time to unwrap and inspect each of the rugs as of yet but I do expect to have the same result and satisfaction as I had in the past. I recommend Zakian Rug Cleaning for all your rug cleaning and repair needs.
Flora Wolf
Oct 26, 2021
Pam Talone
Oct 25, 2021
Nancy Tryens
Sep 19, 2021
From the moment I contacted Zakian about cleaning two large oriental rugs, a foyer and hall oriental, I've been impressed with their professionalism. The staff is very knowledgeable, and extremely helpful. The men who picked up & dropped off the rugs were very pleasant, efficient, and professional. The roads were just returned Friday rolled and tied; they have a fresh scent. I'm extremely pleased with their service and would definitely recommend them to anyone contemplating having the roads cleaned.
Jacy Zumba
Aug 26, 2021
From start to finish a very good experience. My very old, maybe 100 years, oriental carpet was picked as scheduled and returned as scheduled. Delivery men were polite and professional. Carpet had odors from my small dogs and I smell no hint of that anymore and it looks great! I'd use Zakian again and I wouldn't hesitate to highly recommend.
Sophia K.
Aug 01, 2020
We were extremely happy with the service and how well Zakian cleaned our Persian rug. They picked up and dropped off exactly when they said they would. The phone service was very efficient. And the rug came out beautifully. It had gone through many dog accidents (urine, feces and a dog who died on it) and it looked brand new. I highly recommend Zakian.
Pj L.
Apr 28, 2020
Zakian has been cleaning my rugs for years. I have more than a dozen, so, . However, over the last couple of years, things have changed. They have come back with streaks, or not all that clean. The thing is, it's a rug; it will be dirty again soon enough; so I didn't pay too much attention. Unfortunately, this time the tassels came back shredded and frayed, very upsetting as I had just paid to have them replaced last year. $$$;and, they actually shrank one of them so badly it is now too small for my foyer and will need to be replaced. It's disappointing, but, I don't think I can recommend them anymore.
Jeremy Hasbrouck
Dec 19, 2019
David Z.
Dec 10, 2019
Crystal Ward McErlain
Apr 05, 2019
John Freeman
Oct 15, 2018
Superior rug cleaners, protection and repairs. Very prompt and courteous. I have had horrible experiences with other cleaners, and thank goodness I found Zakians! Family business for years with great reputation. They pay attention to every detail. Thanks so much Zakians, you now have a new loyal customer! 10 stars for you!
Victor A.
Sep 22, 2018
G. D.
Sep 13, 2018
I have used Zakian on several ocassions for carpet cleaning and they have done an outstanding job. They got what I think was actually an oil stain or something similar off a carpet that had been on it for years and after many attempts by us and another company to clean it up. You can't even tell it was there it basically vanished! They are a little pricey but if you want a really good and really deep clean they do an excellent job and are worth it.
Shakeh Dagessian
Sep 10, 2018
Beth Forbes
Jul 17, 2018
Liz L.
Jul 17, 2018
I typically don't write many reviews but they keep emailing me to do so so here it is. My cat peed on my Afghan rug because he had a UTI. I purchase the cleaning, deodorizer, and scotch guard for around $300. It came back with a masked smell. When I called to say the smell is still in the rug the lady was extremely rude and said something to the affect of "I'm not going to say anything about the animal." Alluding something negative about my cat which I found unprofessional.
I let it go and tried to be nice to the women but she still has an attitude hoping they would clean again (which they did) but the smell was still there when it came back a second time. Ultimately we got rid of the rug but I would never go here again based on the customer service I experienced.
I let it go and tried to be nice to the women but she still has an attitude hoping they would clean again (which they did) but the smell was still there when it came back a second time. Ultimately we got rid of the rug but I would never go here again based on the customer service I experienced.
Sherman Leis
Jul 15, 2018
Nancy Raynor
Jul 13, 2018
Eugenia-Victoria Ellis
Jul 12, 2018
William Waffle
Jul 12, 2018
Jennifer Gripton-Henshaw
Mar 27, 2018
Lisa Beichl
Mar 27, 2018
Hannah Poole
Mar 27, 2018
Jesse C.
Dec 22, 2017
Matt B.
Dec 31, 2016
James M.
Dec 09, 2016
Meg B.
Nov 25, 2016
S. H.
Nov 25, 2016
Polite staff, from arranging appointment via initial call and estimate, to pick up and delivery of my three rugs. Rugs were picked up, cleaned and delivered on time and the results were very satisfactory. (We have an old dog, which made Zakian's cleaning more difficult and we were still happy with the results)
Scott M.
Apr 19, 2016
Cindy S.
Apr 08, 2016
Ellen Johnson
Mar 18, 2016
I had a very bad experience with Zakian and instead of trying to resolve the matter, they ignored me and I had to report them to the Better Business Bureau. I found a much better and more experienced company who also has better customer service, Material Culture, they also sell rugs so they are a more experienced resource and the price was much better than Zakian.
Chad Cushner
Jan 04, 2016
Paul K.
Oct 24, 2015
Samantha P.
Sep 28, 2015
Was about to get rid of my 22 year old cream colored wool area rug. Was convinced there was no way the ground in dirt could come out or if it was even affordable. I decided to give it a try with Zakian. I am so thrilled! ALL the ground in dirt came out, the only thing left behind were a few small stains that they addressed that couldn't come out but they are barely noticeable. I am so thrilled and the rug I love is back and not in the trash heap! I will definitely recommend your company to all.
Ll M.
Jan 08, 2015
Jared Rodgers
Nov 01, 2014