Royal Car Wash

Former Locations

2875 Monroe Avenue, Rochester NY, 14618

619 Jefferson Road, Henrietta NY, 14623

2376 West Ridge Road, Rochester NY, 14626

701 West Ridge Road, Rochester NY, 14615

1365 East Ridge Road, Rochester NY, 14621

1145 Ridge Road, Webster NY, 14580

607 Rowley Road, Victor NY, 14564

1190 Chili Avenue, Rochester NY, 14624

2586 RTE 332, Canandaigua NY, 14424

34 North Winton Road, Rochester NY, 14610

Status

Sold to Go Car Wash; some locations may still have Royal signage

See Gone, but not forgotten

Royal Car Wash was a "Hometown" Car Wash owned and operated by the Daniele Family, owners of the now-closed Bazil, Mario's, and Mario's Homemade Pasta Kitchen restaurants and developers of the Whole Foods Center. Their first building was located at the corner of Clover Street and Monroe Avenue across from Monroe Clover Plaza. Opened July 15, 2011. A second location opened on Jefferson Road across from MarketPlace Square on December 28, 2013. A third location opened in Greece in April 2015. A fourth location opened in Irondequoit in 2017. A Fifth location opened September 2018 in Victor at the former Cole & Parks location. 3 locations opened in 2020 and others followed. There were also multiple locations in Buffalo and Syracuse. In October 2021 sale of the business to national chain Go Car Wash was announced.

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2011-10-12 01:05:01   I got a coupon for a free wash at the new Royal Car Wash so I went for the first time this afternoon. It's a nice brand new building and according to their website: "The Royal Car Wash is the most eco-friendly water saving car wash in Rochester". It appears to be mostly automated with an ATM-like Kiosk that accepts cash and credit cards for the various wash options (there are a couple of employees who spray off the car and offer assistance at the entry kiosk). The wash did a nice job on my truck, and it seemed to be as clean if not cleaner than after a D.S. wash. I am happy with the quality of the wash; however, I do have 2 small gripes: 1) There was no one to dry the car at the end of the wash, and there was some soapy water left on my driver's window (could be due to my rain guards over the windows), which dried and left some "filmy" streaks that I had to wash off later. 2) The spinning brushes spun so fast, that they partially folded my passenger side mirror. This is not a huge deal, but I did not notice it until I tried to change lanes after leaving the car wash. I had to pull into a parking lot to push it back. Again, not a big deal, but it is dangerous to not have a mirror available in the busy Monroe Avenue traffic. Both these items could have been avoided if there was someone to dry the car (or at least wipe the windows/mirrors). Overall I would rate it a 6 out of 10. I would rate it higher if it were not for the 2 items above - maybe even 9 out of 10! I'm going back for my 5 day guarantee, and will post again if anything is changed. —NoBS

NOBS-1) I have seen nowhere where they promised people to dry your car. If you want someone to hand-dry your car, Delta Sonic offers that. If your car has special mods that block a complete wash I don't think that is their fault and they shouldn't be docked for it. 2) It is common practice and stated on almost any automatic car wash entry sign that people should fold in their mirrors before going into the car wash. Sorry friend-I think you're being really nit-picky. FYI I am in no way associated with the Royal Car Wash or the Daniele family.—PeteB


PeteB- I don't think that was really "nit-picky", just an honest review. I also believe I gave them credit where credit was due! And you are correct PeteB, my window "mods" are the problem the soap does not get rinsed, and not the fault of the car wash. I was just pointing this out so maybe if someone affiliated with the car wash reads this, they can make some minor nozzle adjustments. I did go back for my 5-day rewash, and again my mirror was partially folded. I did notice that it was not the spinning brushes that folded it as I previously thought, but the last 2 air dryers are positioned a little too close to the tracks - probably fine for 90% of the cars out there, but not quite for mine. I'm still happy with the wash, and I would recommend it to others. BTW PeteB, your comments are very defensive - it does sound like you have some personal connection with the wash or the family... (11/7/11 8:51am) —NoBS


No relation in any manner. —PeteB

2011-10-28 13:23:26   Not only did they scratch my 1 month old 2012 Volvo S80 in there, but they didn't take the liability for it. Now, I need to take them to small claims court. I would avoid that car wash at all cost! The customer service is horrible too - they have some attitude over there. —Mike777

2011-12-08 19:52:07   The Royal Car Wash is awesome! It is easy to get in and out of, affordable (no tipping neccessary!), and my car always comes out squeaky clean! I'm going to get my boyfriend a monthly pass for Christmas because I like it so much! —HeatherOh

2013-12-25 10:48:42   They do a better job and are cheaper than Laserwashs in Henrietta and Brighton. —scotthendler