South Bay Electric

Called Mike on a Sunday morning, and he was at my house within a half hour.
Fixed my fuse box problem in 10 minutes!!! Great guy, very, very good electrician, smart, personable, and got it done, at a reasonable price, too. Very competitive, especially on a Sunday! How many GOOD electricians even work on a Sunday??
I doubt very many...All my future electrical business will go to South Bay Electric!!

I called Ian on a Friday to request a quote to install two ceiling fans that required running wire and putting in the junction boxes and wall switches in two rooms. On Saturday, he gave me a quote with a breakdown of some things that might determine the final job costs, and was very clear and put it in writing. We set a time for Monday afternoon with a backup time for Wednesday just in case. His crew called on Monday afternoon and asked if they could come by a half hour early as they were ahead of schedule. They did a phenomenally quick, clean, and great job with minimal wall cutting to run the wiring, while leaving our place spotless!  I would rate more than 5 stars if I could. It's one thing to

UPDATE FEB. 2020: Had some lights go dead after resetting some circuit breakers. Called Mike at So. Bay and he was extremely helpful in fitting me into his busy schedule. He had just returned from a short vacation the night before but let me know he could drop by if I could wait until the evening. He confirmed our appointment later today and arrived about 30 minutes later. He diagnosed the problem right away and took care of replacing the defective breakers in a flash. This guy is the BEST. I wouldn't call anybody else unless Mike was just too booked and it was an emergency. If you can wait for his schedule to open you won't be sorry. He is honest and knows his stuff. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

My West LA condo building is managed by Vines Management (now acquired by LB Property Management), who chose Mike Castro at South Bay Electric as our building's electrician over 10 years ago.  We've used Mike multiple times.  He installed exterior motion sensor safety lighting around the building, repaired exhaust fans in our corridors, and repaired fluorescent fixtures in our garage.  Thankfully, we don't have an excessive number of electrical problems so we don't have to call Mike a lot, but he's been reliable, pleasant, and professional every time.  He always makes time for our needs.

Mike is an amazing and talented electrician.  He is a wealth of knowledge and really helped me with installing an electrical sub-panel in my garage.  He is a genuine guy and you can tell he loves what he does.  Gave me advice and went the extra yard even though he didn't have to.  I would recommend him for any electrical work you need done.  Trustworthy and genuine people are hard to find, but Mike is one of few that I would run to.

Mike has the power to do electrical magic. Our house is old and we've slowly been remodeling over the last few years.  Mike is consistently reliable, reasonable, ready with a recommendation that is cost effective, he's kind, thoughtful and does meticulous work! I happily refer as often as possible.

Called Mike after finding him on Yelp and reading the reviews.  Great experience.  Worked with my schedule.  Explained what he saw, what he thought was the issue and constantly communicated.  Solved the problem quickly.    Will definitely call on him again.

Mike came thru for us on 4th of Jul, 2014!!  I mean I called quite a few place as it happened around 10:00 am on this day.......hoping I will get a response from someone. It was an emergency. all my outlets in the den and kitchen stopped working, my fridge  stopped running.  I would have been stuck with so much mess otherwise. Mike answered my call and was in my house in Torrance within 45 mins.
He is a very friendly, knowledgeable and a helpful Electrician. Job done, clean and thorough..God bless America!!

We called around about getting an estimate to get our electrical sub panel in our garage fixed. He was able to come out the same day and even fix it when he was there. He was quick and fixed our water heater plug by replacing it with a longer cord, now it reaches the outlet without an extension plug. Great job!

I called this company thinking he could schedule me for sometime later in the week...he showed up THE SAME DAY I CALLED!  Mike was super mellow and did a great job with a great attitude.  And the price for his service call was very fair.  I will be calling them again if I need an electrician.

I called to ask advice regarding 110 vs. 220.  I forgot to ask the man's name that I spoke with but he was awesome!  He gave me the advice I needed and when I asked him if he thought he should come look at it (great opportunity to make money here), he said he didn't need to!   He was honest.  I told him I will definitely use him in the future if we ever need anything electrical done!  Well done!

Called this guy up again! Mike is super dependable and anyone who wants quality professional work should call him. I recently got my pool lights done and they look awesome!

So very, very good.
We have been using Mike of South Bay Electric for several years, ever since a friend gave us his name and number.  Mike is knowledgeable, conscientious, and thorough.  He is also a very pleasant fellow and he cares about the quality of his work. We would, and do, highly recommend him.

Called on a Saturday and talked to Mike.  Very pleasant on the phone and was able to get him to come out to check out my fuse box.  Fixed the issue in a matter of minutes and was able to advise me on future solutions if the problems occurs again.  Will definitely remember his service and call back if I need to

Mike from South Bay Electric is efficient, friendly, and reliable.  I'm in the residential real estate business and have come across all kinds of tradespeople.  Mike and his guys are GREAT!  I have referred him to our clients and use his services at our own home!

This is the second electrician I tried based upon Yelp reviews.  The first didn't call back, so I went to this one.  I can't explain the reason for my bad luck, but after leaving two voice messages within one week, I have yet to receive a call back.  From either company actually.  This might be part of the reason contractors have a generally bad reputation.  Anyway, this has been my only exposure to Yelp and it has been underwhelming.  I created an account just to be able to put in my 2 cents.  Bottom line, I hope I have been an exception.  Based on all the other reviews I feel I must be, but nonetheless, it happened and I can only provide the lowest possible rating as a result.  This Yelp experience has wasted 2 weeks as I patiently waited for calls that never came.  I have since gone with a company selected outside of Yelp and it has been what a paying customer would expect.  Prompt call back, appointment made, appointment kept, etc.

After calling 3 electricians and getting a ball park figure on what I needed done. I took a chance on Mike. He came over without charging for the visit and I was able to get an accurate bid for the job. He put wiring up in our ceiling so that we could put in a light fixture and exchanged all 4 outlets to new ones for a very fair price! On top of that I forgot I had a broken light switch in the dining area and he fixed it with no additional charge! Another topper is that he will come back to install our fixture once we finished painting! It only took him 2 hours to finish the job and was very very clean and courteous! Word of mouth goes a long way and I will make sure I recommend Mike to my friends and family for sure! Thanks Mike for making me feel at ease of not getting ripped off!

I called Mike at 7 pm on a Saturday night - earlier in the day I lost power to part of my house and after being ripped off by another electrician, Mike came out and fixed the simple problem in a couple of minutes.  He was professional, knowledgable and definitely worth your business,  I know he'll get mine in the future!