Alex has been my barber for more than 10 years. The level of effort and detail he puts into a…read morehaircut/fade is rare and I have yet to meet another barber as great as he is. Every time I get a haircut/fade, it is ALWAYS clean and fresh. I'm so glad he is back to cutting hair!

Alex did such an amazing job on my husband and 2 sons. My youngest is 9 months and Alex had so much…read morepatience with him. I drove in from Santa Fe Springs just for him. Totally worth the drive.

One of the barbers has his pitbull running around. Lounges at me and i felt a sharp bite scrape my…read morestomach! The owner of the dog didn't even stop the dog until i told him i was bit! They shouldn't let a ptibull without a leash run around a public establishment! What if its a kid? No apologies no nothing. My stomach has a red arc shape mark from the dog.

Its hard to leave this bad review as we had a good experience on our first two visits. First time…read morehere my son got his haircut by the Young woman at the far end. Second time here. He got a haircut by the Young man, right next to the front window. He liked his haircuts both times. Came in for a third time yesterday and the young man next to the window was busy and had a couple of appointments. So the owner pointed out a barber sitting in the middle. 10 minutes into the haircut. The owner comes over and starts showing this barber how to cut my sons hair!!!..... like literally coaching him through the haircut for almost another 15 minutes. I realized this barber is an apprentice and just learning how to cut hair!! When the apprentice barber finished up, I could tell that the cut had uneven in the back. I pointed these out to the owner and he was pretty dismissive saying that a "blowout has to look like that". When I asked the owner why he didn't tell us upfront that this was an apprentice barber, he literally said "how else are they supposed to learn". I know that a apprentice barbers are allowed to cut hair under the supervision of an Experienced and licensed Barber. But this is crazy!!! I feel that this should be shared with customers upfront. Never offered any type of remedy and were still charged the $30 full price!!!

Anthony great guy. Professional hair cut shaved beard off. Highly recommended for people in care…read morefacility

I booked Anthony for two haircuts, one for me and one for my three year old son. He was great! He…read moreshowed up exactly on time with his impressively tricked out, single chair, barbershop van. Anthony makes good conversation, he seems like a solid, hardworking dude, he's professional, and he cuts a good haircut. He took his time and didn't rush. He has two TVs, and he offered drinks and snacks. It was my son's second haircut ever, and he was scared, fussy, and non-compliant. Anthony was extremely understanding and patient. He put on cartoons for my son, spoke in an upbeat and motivating way to my son, and allowed us to stop to take breaks. About halfway through, my son finally realized he could trust Anthony and that the haircut didn't need to be a stressful experience, and he let Anthony finish the haircut without any more issues. I'm so happy that Anthony helped us with this and was able to complete the haircut and gain my son's trust in the process. The fact that it looks great is almost a bonus! This service is more expensive than most haircuts, but the convenience, professionalism, and just general awesomeness of what Anthony offers is totally worth it for a premium experience right outside your front door. I will definitely book again. Thank you Anthony! You rock!

Went in for a line up. And clean up back of neck. Walked out with a few cuts from the shave, line…read morecould've been a lot better. Charged for full haircut, $52 bucks Definitely won't come back. Thanks anyways

Service was off the hook. Cash Cuts always takes the time…read moreto Make you look your best!! I will recommend this Guy to anyone! All the barbers are super chill.

Here is what you need to know about thick Asian hair: it does not cooperate. It does not lie flat…read morebecause you asked nicely. It does not taper because some guy with a certificate from a six-week barber program waved clippers in its general direction. It grows outward with a kind of structural defiance, perpendicular to your skull, and it has humiliated more barbers than you'd think possible given that roughly two billion people on earth are walking around with some version of it. You have two options: you find someone who understands the architecture of the problem, or you pay eighty-five dollars at some place in Silver Lake with exposed brick and a cocktail menu and hope that the price tag correlates to competence. Often it does not. Tony at Checkmate Barbershop charges forty dollars. The shop is in Montebello, which means it is not trying to be anything other than a barbershop. No reservations. No app. No hot towel upsell. You walk in, and if Tony's chair is open, you sit in it, and he does the thing that a surprising number of expensive barbers cannot do, which is cut your hair correctly. A one on the sides, tapered up, trim the top -- the kind of straightforward men's cut that sounds simple until you're the person holding the clippers and staring at hair that wants to project horizontally from the fade line like it's staging a protest. Tony navigated it with the quiet precision of someone who has solved this problem a thousand times and doesn't need to narrate the process. The taper was seamless. The top was shaped without being overthought. The cut looked right the day of and -- the real test -- still looked right a week later, which is when most mediocre haircuts reveal themselves for what they are. The shop itself is contemporary and clean, the kind of place where the design suggests someone cares but not so much that you feel like you're being charged for the aesthetic. The music was excellent and omnivorous in a way that told you something about the people running the place: The Specials drifted into Mungo Jerry drifted into something from the mid-eighties, the kind of rotation that makes you want to sit in the chair a little longer even after the cut is done. The vibe is friendly without being performative. Nobody tried to become my best friend. Nobody ignored me either. It was the Goldilocks zone of barbershop social interaction, which if you've ever sat through a forty-five-minute cut with a barber who won't stop talking about crypto, you know is not a trivial thing. Forty dollars. Walk-in. In Montebello. For a precision fade on difficult hair that holds up better than cuts I've paid nearly three times as much for. The math is so simple it's almost embarrassing that it took me this long to find it.

Mario hooked me up with one of the best cuts I've had in a long time. Super professional, easy to…read moretalk to, and skilled with the clippers. The cut came out clean and fresh, and the whole process was smooth from start to finish. The shop is clean and a chill vibe. Highly recommend checking him out at Checkmate Barbershop.

Great barbershop and great barber with clean cuts. Flew in…read morefrom out of town and called to see if K could squeeze me in. He was super friendly and got me in. He was extremely friendly to the point that I stayed longer after my cut just to chat. Give him a call and get fresh!

This place is amazing. I have never felt more welcomed and the vibe is like family. Highly recommendread more

The only barbershop I go to, and only cuts. My hair would be Oscar the best barbershop in LA thank…read moreyou for the haircut my boy

Yooooooo!!!! Yes folks…read more This is the spot. Period. My Man Oscar and his Homies have opened a second location! Folks. Oscar and the Homies made another Beautiful spot to get a Smooth Cut. Super Clean, fully equipped, and right in the Heart of Everything. Every time I come visit Oscar, I leave in a positive mindset. Come check him out. Make an appointment first!! Don't play. His book gets filled.

My husband just got his hair cut at this place and honestly it was not worth it. Doesn't even look…read morelike he got a fade done. He said he felt very rushed. This is something I could've done at home myself. Don't think we'll be returning. Don't let the pics on here fool you.

Got a haircut yesterday with Elizabeth since my original barber was all booked for the weekend. She…read moredid great on my fade! She takes her time and pays keen attention to detail. Very friendly!