I'm writing this review to warn others before making the same mistake I did. I went to this salon expecting a routine haircut, but instead, my hair was completely ruined. The stylist aggressively thinned out my hair to the point where I now have serious breakage and barely any hair left at the bottom. It looks and feels completely unhealthy. I made it very clear that I wanted a trim and light layering, but what I got was over-textured, uneven, and destroyed hair that will take months, if not years, to grow back and recover. It's beyond frustrating and heartbreaking to deal with the damage caused by someone who clearly didn't listen or have the skill to handle my hair type. Please, do yourself a favor and avoid this salon at all costs. read more

I had a root color and hilights done with Lucy. I was walking by and asked about root color, she said $60 and then as we talked I got encouragement to do hilights. For o my $40 more. She also gave me a simple thinning cut in the house. I paid Lucy cash. Was a pleasant experience and will be back. She speaks Cantonese and English. read more

Ben Salon - Hilights by Lucy $40 - Hair Salons Near Me - San Francisco, California

I always get my hair permed here and the lady that does my hair always does a great job. Very direct and easy to work with. One time, she opened up her shop just for me since I went on a day that was closed and I was flying out the day after. Super kind and highly recommend. read more

We love Lucy! My boys, now teens, have been getting their hair cut by Lucy since they were toddlers. She's no frills, no fuss. She gives exactly the cut we ask for, is so friendly, and affordable prices. read more

They don't speak English well here at all, but man, they cut hair professionally and quickly. Granted, I told them what I wanted, and I gesticulated it with my hands, but Ben still got a it wrong. Nevertheless, a $13 cut, shampoo, and blow dry? That's a steal, and my hair still looks good. No appointment needed, but it is cash only. read more

Ben Salon - Store front - Hair Salons Near Me - San Francisco, California

DO NOT GET YOUR HAIR STRAIGHTENED HERE! I had my hair straightened here after a recommendation from a friend and it was a disaster. I've never experienced anything like it. My hair is completely fried and damaged now from root to tip. I'm so mad at myself that I trusted this person with doing my hair. I cannot get over how awful it is. Please don't go here. read more

Very affordable haircut on an early Saturday morning, which is important for me b/c I work all day, all week, so the weekends are my only time to get my hairs trimmed up real nice like. And, most barbers are closed Sundays, so that leaves most of us duded scrambling for a barber w/o a 2 hour wait on Saturdays. My stylist was nice and cut my hair exactly the way I wanted--all for the bargain price of $8 (well $15 after I gave her a great tip b/c of the fantastic job she did.) read more

Big sign on the window clearly states $8 dollar haircuts! It is indeed run by a man and woman, who are Chinese. Dropped in, had a bit of trouble communicating my desires to the woman, but after that she did a nice job shaving my head, doing the accompanying trimming, but then went the extra mile fading the edges of my sideburns and double checking (with comb and razer) that all the odd areas were the right length. A small notch above normal, and all for right around 10 bucks! Pretty hard to beat, unless you want something intricate or tricky and you don't speak chinese....might be hard to get what you need. Don't get me wrong, it's not like they only speak Chinese, it's just that (at least) the wife's english isn't the greatest. CASH ONLY read more

$12 haircut for long woman's long hair. I came here because of the price and it was convenient when I was waiting to pick up my Sam Tung chicken wings.. They were pretty fast, but after a month, I can feel the split ends :(. I told them I wanted long layers, which were done fairly well, but he insisted that I should get my hair thinned.. which I did not want. But he insisted and continued to do it. After I came out, my hair did feel a lot lighter, but i didn't want it. read more

You get what you pay for. In this case you will even overpay. They charge $8 for a haircut, so I figured, how bad could it be? They accept walk-ins, which was my bad luck. If you want to feel like a burden, like you're bothering the hairdresser by actually coming in and asking for a haircut, this place is for you! To top it all off, she gave me the worst haircut I've ever received. My hair has grown again now and I'm about to go get a haircut that would make this go away, but the horror will remain in my mind forever! The horror.... read more

This place is okay. I went here with my boyfriend for a quick trim, he got 1 on the sides and 2 on top. The guy who trimmed my boyfriends hair didn't speak English well and that's fine we weren't looking for a conversation. The cut took less then 5 minutes and was clean and precise. Not bad for 8 dollars. read more

I saw the $8 price and thought, why not. I walked in and the guy was sleepin on the couch. No biggie to me, I understand being tired and all. Its cash only, so I had to pull some out. When I came back, that guy totally looked like he was out of it.. but he cut my hair to what I liked.. and also 5 bucks more gets you a shampoo rinse. He did a good job on my hair and I was happy with the outcome. Parking can be challenging place is really small, I believe only 2 chairs. But the price to me was great for a snip IMO. read more

Seriously yelpers?! This place is the business! 8 dollars for a haircut, never disappointed at all over the past 3 years. I love this place! Lily is always so friendly and remembers me every time, even when I used to come here just every 3 months. I used to live in Los Angeles and every time that I was in town visiting my friends in Inner Sunset I would always stop by this place to get a haircut. Seriously. Every time. Even while living in L.A. Lily is just friendly, professional and gets the job done RIGHT! I wish she would actually raise the prices because really the work is quality. I tip 35% each time. Lily is a first generation immigrant and works hard. Really love her commitment to excellence. Kudos! Style: Asian fauxhawk. Short on the sides, gradual taper. Shampoo and gel. Love it! read more

Highly recommended!!! This place is awesome!!! Cheap price for really nice service:)) They can really get what you wanna do with your hair and the woman suggested me to do the hair highlight since my hair is really black, I like it soooo much! read more

Ben Salon - I love my hair now lol - Hair Salons Near Me - San Francisco, California

Quick, Accurate, Professional, Value for money and time! It's "the place" for me coz, all I expect to get from here is good hair cut. It's neither high-end nor spotless, but you get a haircut in $10. Others in area might have better looking shops but they are much more time consuming with end product not as good after paying double rates. read more

It's now $10. Outdated photo. Also, they are now open on Wednesdays. I needed a basic buzz clean up with clippers. They did a great job, and I'm happy to pay $10!!! read more

I have been going here for five years now. Bc I have a very wavy, curly and ultimately, difficult hair to cut, it's hard to find a good spot - but She does a fantastic job. For an adult guy' cut, they do a great job. Both the male hairdresser and the female hairdresser are pretty talented. However, the female hairdresser is friendlier and more delicate. read more

I walked by this place on the way to De Young and went in for a try (mainly for its amazing low price). Wow, I actually found a fantastic hair stylist hidden in this little place. I had my haircut done by Ben (the owner) and received so many compliments later. "Trendy, well cut and perfect for me." People were amazed by how a hair cut could change a person's look. Obviously they thought I should be on the hairstyles magazine, I paid $16 including tips in appreciation for such a detailed work with a lot of skills and patience involved. Ben and his wife (two stylists) spoke limited English but they had no problem understanding what I wanted and did the job better than I expected, because they are well experienced and excellent! I come back without questions! read more

I went in there on a Saturday afternoon and was out in 10 minutes, with a great haircut. Lucy was excellent. Highly recommended!

$8 haircut: You get what you pay for, well maybe not quite. The good: Quick haircut for $8. The bad: It's probably a $5 haircut. The ugly: Me after the haircut. The guy shaved one of my sideburns (yes, just one) and I have a beard. WTF am I supposed to do with that? I had to trim my beard down to stubble when I got home. read more

No stars! I asked for a fade and instead I got a mushroom cut. All the electric razors were unsanitary and everything was dirty in the salon. They didn't understand a word we were saying. Instead of a 1 on the sides and blend into a 2 on top, he did 1 on the sides all the way up and a 2 on top. I also had to tell him to go over the top again because it was uneven. He didn't go over the border either. I shouldn't have had to pay for it but I did. He as well reeked of cigarettes and was wiping his nose with his hand. I feel gross and disgusted with this place. This business needs to be shut down! I didn't even see a license anywhere. I'm going to report them. read more

I'm not giving this place one star because it's cheap and they'll give you just as cheap hair cut as you pad for. This dude smells like all sort of drugs gave me a hair cut. It was gross, everything was so dirty he used all those dirts on my hair and never asked or gave me a chance to tell him I like my hair cut this way. Basically does not give a damn. Would not go back and I think this place needs to be shut down for sanitary reasons regardless of their service. read more

They did a terrible job, the guy didn't seem to care at all! cut my hair way too short. never going back there.

This place is super inexpensive, before I used to come here A-LOT, about 2-3 times a week, just to get washed & dried. when I had the "rihanna bob haircut" it was really hard to maintain it on my own, so I rather have them help me dry & style it. However I had my hair trimmed every now and then to maintain that hairstyle and it wasn't too bad, BUT the guy always cuts it a little than I had originally asked. After many visits, I start noticing a pattern, he gives out the same haircut to all his female customers? but all his customers I've seen were old ladies and I assume they probably don't care too much on what they get as long as its short. However, they did an amasing job dying my hair, because at that time I wanted to do something out of the ordinary so I had requested to dye the inner half red. That specific color is really hard to obtain and I don't know what they used on me, but the color didn't fade too bad (like orange or yellow) even after 3 months with continous washing. Overall, if your a girl and you want a decent cut, I would suggest elsewhere, but if your looking for a crazy bright color hair-do or simply wash & dry for only $8 then this is the place! read more

The place looks very unsanitary, I question if they wash your tools regularly... tiny hairs are clumped up everywhere. I went there for a simple 3 on the top 2 on the side. She didn't look to see if she missed any hair, she just ran her razor through barely paying attention to anything. I had to correct her multiple times. she cut off my sideburns without even asking. This was the worst haircut I ever received and my life at 25. Never going back! read more

You get what you pay for. They do not really speak english so even if they say yes you need to repeat yourself and motion it out. Great for a guy who wants a quick haircut. If I were a woman I would definitely not risk it here. Way too complicated for this place. Overall a decent haircut, especially for the price. read more

I love this place. Nice service with a low cost ($10 for a hair cut). The male stylist is very friend and professional.

This place always does what I request and have professional service. The family that works here is friendly and works effieciently. I have always came here never having to wait. If you are a guy and want a good cheap hair cut this is the place to go. Both sides they trimmed were even and looked really good. I will come back every time I am in this area. read more

This is the first ever Yelp review I've written. I write it because I'm too upset after having the worst haircut of my life at this place. A friend recommended Ben so I gave him a try. I made an appointment and they made me wait a half hour. The lady who washed my hair did a good job, but Ben horrified me by cutting my hair in a disastrous way. I had long hair and just wanted to trim 2 inches and wanted the one-length style. I kept telling him not to layer it too much because I have thin hair. I spoke Cantonese (Ben's native language) so no excuse of not understanding me. He seemed to be randomly cutting my hair, making it not level at all. When I told him left and right were not the same length, he randomly cut short the longer side, then I told him the front was now shorter than the back, then he kept chopping to fix it. In the end, he chopped off 5 inches (instead of 2 that I wanted)--horrific!!! Plus he kept layering big time my thin hair while I kept saying "don't layer too much". He just said he knew what to do. BUT HE DIDN'T. My hair now looks even thinner and my daughter kept telling me she didn't like it when I got home (the first time ever she hadn't liked my haircut). I have never felt so bad after a haircut. BTW, this place is gross. They don't use clean drapes and just use the same one for every customer. I could see other customers' little hairs on the drape covering me before the haircut started. I felt so gross and dirty. I felt my neck itching during the haircut probably because that drape was so dirty. They also don't wash hands at all between customers or between collecting money and washing/cutting your hair. Just gross. read more

For getting his haircut i travel from east bay to the inner sunset. The guy not only gives good haircut but is able to fix my hair after some other stylish ruined it. A gem... read more

8 dollar haircut? Freaking amazing. I have difficult to cut, thick Chinese male hair with oddly placed permanent cow-licks and have had my share or terrible haircuts. They seriously did an awesome job for the money. This place isn't for everyone, but if you're on a budget and you are willing to take a bit of a risk, this place is definitely worth a try. read more

The stylist smell like cigarette and needs a new haircut himself. I had to ask him to adjust my haircut a few times. Even after all the adjustment, my haircut didn't look right. read more