Great vibe! Cool barbers. Good music. Skate punk decor. Easy appointment setup. Great haircut!read more

I'm in town from L.A. for work and stopped by Off the Map for a much needed haircut. First of all,…read morethe vibe was just what I needed as an old (very old) former skater and fan of skate and punk music. And, I was very impressed with how well the shop was put together with skateboard planks and art...with everything very evenly and meticulously spaced out. LOL! Simon cut my hair and did a great job. He is personable and friendly and has a great story. He took his time, got input from me about what I wanted, and delivered exactly that. We started talking about old punk bands and he played some of his band's music which was cool. (Sounded great, I'll definitely check them out!) With all of that and a skilled and friendly Barber, I thought the price made sense. Sometimes you do get what you pay for.... I will definitely be going back before I leave and will recommend the shop to my colleagues. In fact, I recommend Off the Map to everyone...

Love going to Rocky's Barber Shop! Very relaxing vibe and…read morethe guys that hang out there, either waiting to get their hair cut, or just to visit are always friendly. Rocky gives a great haircut at a great price! Bonus: if you're a golfer, this is the place for you! It's almost like hanging out at the pro shop at the local golf course. Love it there!!

Always interesting the first time you go to a barber shop as a "walk-in" . I try to keep my mouth…read moreshut and listen to the conversations and vibes. Rocky's an old time barber and been in business a long time. Recommended by my wife's family, Rocky is definitely old school. Gave me a true "Buddha Head" crew cut which will let me get a lot of days out of this buzz. He really liked my story of being from ID now, after bailing out of 30 years in Humboldt County, and moving to a free state. One of the other guys waiting for a hair job wanted to know what I meant by a "free state?" My opening for letting it all hang out: 1) we can carry a gun with no permit, concealed, 2) no one is banning straws, 3) we don't get charged a dime for a damn grocery sack, 4) we don't have no stinking sanctuary cities, 5) and a dozen other things. In turn, I found out Rocky didn't like having a pot head shop right next door. (Want a kick? Read the head shop reviews for Eureka.?) He also liked my description of being a retired logging engineer, "I liked my forests horizontal". So all in all, a neat barber and shop.

Been there a couple of times. Friendly guys. Great haircut. Pays attention to detail. Well worth…read morethe money.

These guys are awesome. Fades, facial hair trims...my man felt great when he left! Ladies you won't…read moreregret treating ur man!

They did an amazing cut on my son! He loves it! The whole…read morevibe is so laidback but professional at the same time! Very happy! Definitely recommend!

My two teenagers had haircuts done by Nathan today and they turned out great. Both kids (who are…read morevery picky) made sure to let me know they wanted to go back to him for their next haircut! Scheduling online was easy, the cuts were quick & priced well. We'll be back.

Really nothing bad to say about Al's shop; luxurious, comfortable, real "concierge" service. It's…read morekind of funny to see guys who don't realize that it's by appointment (despite the fact that there's a sign outside explaining that) who come in and get annoyed that they're not next! LOL. Al just has to make it possible for someone to cancel appointments that they made online (great online booking site though!).

Note: The name of this place might now be called: Norcal Barber & Beauty…read moreNot sure it's been a couple of years. Original review below. I haven't a clue as to how the associated picture of someone is posted here on the review. It's not me. (addendum 6-4-2015) T.C. - - - - - - - - - - Okay if I've got the right place this looks like an older style union shop with the barber pole and all and I think I'm reporting on the right barber but can't remember only that he's from way down pismo beach way from back in the day. Found his shop on google maps. There's another place almost across the street where I could have received the full California treatment, we're talking wax this and that, if I were to wait a couple more hours but hey I'm from the midwest and the last time I had wax on it was called butch wax when I was a pre-teenie. Taaa dumm dummm. So we are in Eureka, Calif. for about 3 days on our Pacific Coast trip and my duck curls were starting to form so the time had come to get some good buzz barbering going. I have to say ' AL ' if that's the guy, did a superior job on my hair. Getting it cut without a lot of muss and fuss. I told him that it was nice to get a haircut without the usual 50 questions on just how I want it done. I mean when I go to my normal place here in Madison, Wi. I'm festooned with questions like, what size clipper do you prefer, (Like I actually might know this), do you prefer scissors or clippers etc. AL didn't have to ask all those questions. I just told him I was getting long and needed some tapering up the back and sides, thin some if it needed it. Nothing technical, and he proceeded to give me the most perfect haircut I've had in years. Thank you AL! Noticing my mini-rant he told me the problem is that as we both noted that older style union barbers are a kind of dying breed and that anyone getting into the business now days must go to styling school(s) and they are taught differently than the classic barbering styles, at least for the male gender. He said his wife was a stylist and was trained that way too. So in the future as great barbers like AL and his kind retire or just plain die as my lifetime barbers have done back in Madison, Wi. I'm just going to keep getting those 50 questions in places like SuperCuts and CostCutters and their ilk. Anyway couldn't believe what a nice haircut I got at AL Sanders Barber Center. Or maybe it's Sanders AL. I really don't remember. BTW got other travel issues in Eureka? Bakery and laundromat on same street less than a block away. Check them out too. Oh yeah, needless to say AL picks up lots of local cop haircuts at this business too, so he reported during my cut. Buzzzzzzzz.

Teri did an excellent job on my bald fade on the sides and nice shape on the top. She also…read morestraight razored my neck and cleaned up my beard. Keeps me looking fresh. So glad she is in the neighborhood.

My boyfriend just got his haircut here, he has longer hair on the crown of his head and the rest is…read morejust shaved (to the scalp, with a straight razer). No fade, simple hard line between shaved and long hair. He was in the shop for about 10 minutes before I met up with him. When I walked in, the man was using what looked like a disposable razor to shave his head and my boyfriend had specifically asked for a straight razor. Because he was faced away from the mirror when the man was working on him, he says he is unsure if he had used a straight razor before I came in. No aftershave or warm towel was applied. The shave itself is uneven, especially near the hard line where his longer hair begins. His longer hair was cut into (most notably a chunk in the back) and he no longer has a clean or even line. Immediately after leaving the shop we didn't notice anything wrong and drove away. However, when I parked the car and looked at him, I noticed what appeared to loose hair. I told him to hold still and proceeded to remove a lock of his long hair. Once we had gotten home, he was able to take his long hair out of his pony tail and another, bigger lock came out. This is when I noticed the chunk that had been cut into the back of his part. My boyfriend also noted the barbers hands were shakey while he worked on him. We will give 2 stars instead of 1 because the barbers were pleasant and they didn't absolutely destroy his hairstyle, but we will definitely not be recommending or visiting again.

I didn't get a haircut before I came up from Sacramento, and I need to have a photo taken tomorrow…read more I found this shop online, so I came in for a cut. This is just a plain, good old-fashioned barbershop. Not a salon, not a stylist, Ted is a barber. Plain and simple. My haircuts are always simple, I just ask my barber to use a "number five blade", and I get the exact same haircut every time. It's short, but not "Boot Camp." While I was in the chair and Ted was cutting my hair he was just plain down to earth. We were just chatting about this, that, what's going on in the news, and nothing special. Just like going to the barber used to be. He's very friendly, and very personable. I got a great cut, and he even trimmed my eyebrows. The charge was $26, plus tip, which, for Humboldt County, is very reasonable. From now on, if I need a haircut while I'm in town, I know where I'm coming. Thank you so much!

Excellent haircut. Ted is super kind and really cares for his clients. Price is extremely fair…read more Totally recommend overall.