Yelpers are all over the map on this guy! I have shoulder length straight hair, just needed a trim to keep it healthy, before I went on a trip. Since it was Summer & my hair is always in a ponytail or tucked under a hat, I figured a $9.99 blunt cut couldn't possibly ruin my life. It was great! The barber was somewhat brusque as he gave me a quick & efficient blunt cut. He didn't blow dry & style my hair, which was fine cuz I whipped it back into a ponytail. He asked me questions about my job, where I lived, what my husband did for a living (told me my husband is a lucky man! ). His questions didn't feel intrusive, just seemed like he's curious about people, Seattle, etc. My cut was $9.99, handed him a twenty with a "keep the change". I normally pay $55 + tip at my normal salon so this was a bargain. He told me about his career in New York & said next time I come in, he can give me a layered cut, style my hair and make me "look like the Queen of Seattle". . I think he said the charge will be $20? $30? I can't remember, but I'll update my review after my cut this coming Saturday. read more

Alright yelpers, here it is. Igor, owner/barber, will cut your hair exactly how you wish. Just be firm, listen to his suggestions, maybe even go with them! I honestly believe the man is able to see what is going to work best for your facial structure and what kind of hair your working with. Was cutting my hair in a slicked back undercut for years, with him nagging me to do a side swept undercut. Moved away for about 9 months and saw a different barber, started playing with styling it differently, and my god, my hair does look better with the side swept undercut! Back to Igor after moving back! Obviously the man can see into the future or something. He will also suggest doing your eyebrows, which apparently I've been walking around looking like Groucho Marx for years before seeing him. Just be firm, maybe don't be scared of a change, and really like $5-$10 can't be beat for a hair cut. Tip the guy. For the price, you really can't beat, even stopping in for a touch up is a deal, would you rather pay 25-30 for a complete haircut that looks like shit at the end of the month? Or pop in here (super quick) twice a month and look on point all month long for the same price? Give it a shot! Hair grows people! Get out of that comfort zone, you may find our comrade here is the MAN at cutting hair, and doesn't rip you off. read more

This guy is very experienced, professional and he knows his stuff. That being said, I showed him three pictures of the type of haircut I wanted and he simply cut my hair the way HE wanted to cut my hair. He called the pictures I showed him "suspicious" (??!?). I walked out of there with my head nearly shaved. I'm glad I wore a hat. Oh, and after all the advertisement for the famous $9.00 haircut he charged me $20. I won't be going back. read more

I can now proclaim that this is my barber shop in Seattle, and it will remain my barber shop for as long as I live in Seattle. New York Barber Cuts is exactly what a guy wants in a barber shop. The owner is absolutely amazing and hilarious, and he will make sure your hair looks exactly the way you want it to. The owner has been cutting hair longer than I have been alive and the fact that he moved here from New York provides some interesting stories. The best part about this shop though, all haircuts are $9.99!!!!!!! That's right, $9.99!!!!!! You hand him a ten dollar bill, he hands you back a penny. Again, it's $9.99!!!!!!!!! Way cheaper than most barber shops in Seattle and you will get an amazing haircut, guaranteed. read more

This place is for men who have been getting simple clipper cuts their whole life and no one else. Expect the opposite of pampering, but do expect a clean, sharp cut for less than you'll get it anywhere else. You need to know what to expect when you are heading into this place: 1. Your cut will always cost $9.99--Very inexpensive. 2. It is a clipper cut. He will never use scissors. 3. He cuts hair his own way. There is a chart showing lengths--determine what you want and say "that one." This is a straight up clipper cut with little variation, so if that is your cut, he'll give it to you, if not, don't go here. 4. The man is methodical and will position your head incessantly. Keep very still. On the plus side, you will never get home and find one of those rogue strands of uncut hair. 5. This guy is taciturn. Don't expect much conversation. Some people will definitely find him rude, though I don't think he is trying to be insulting, the guy is just a brusque kind of person. As the mixed reviews show, you'll likely either love this guy or hate him, and a few, like me, will take the good with the bad. He gives perhaps the best straight-up clipper cut I've ever had. read more

My haircut took about 8 minutes and 5 of those minutes were spent lecturing me for questioning his "expertise". This dude is the fast food equivalent of men's haircuts. You get what you pay for. You've been warned. read more

Five stars if what you're looking for is a fast, thorough, well done, and cheap haircut. I cant speak for what the other reviewers have been saying but my experience was exactly what ive been wanting from a barber for years. I show up, about an hour before closing. The owner/barber greets me and politely asks me to wait a minute while he finishes washing his hands. After that, we directly get down to business. (and this is my favorite part, the part that insures ill be coming back): I ask for a number two all the way around but he explaibs why I would be better off with a one and one half. He is polite about it and i never felt put upon like ither reviewers - i can see why someone would be put off but i really appreciated his honesty and frankness. (for reference, he suggested a 1.5 so it would blend in better with my starter of a bald spot - i topic i brought up, not him). Small talk was present, but never forced. He's a pretty funny dude (in a good way) and i bet he has some pretty awesome stories about his travels. Second best part: the haircut took ten minutes and cost five dollars. FIVE DOLLARS. I will be back. read more

Wasn't sure what to expect based on prices. But a friend referred me and we went together. This Barber is a total gentlemen. Very nice to talk to and did a great job on my haircut and eye brows. I left totally happy. Can't beat that price for a simple but precise cut. Prices were as advertised. I think a little respect for someone goes a long way. I enjoyed chatting with this man and so he was polite and did a good job. He is a Russian man from Moscow who lived in Manhattan. Most of you seattlelites will never understand that upbringing. If you're looking for a sweet and soft Barber, go get a gay one at 7. It's ok! If u just want an affordable quick cut, this is a great place. read more

This place is great. The barber's personality is pleasant. He is Russian so you have to understand there personalities but if you do you will see he has a great sense of humor and does wish to please you. He is a matter of fact guy who takes his job seriously. He will give you a good clean even cut the way you want it. This guy is my barber and the price it right! read more

This is the worst place with the rudest Barber ever. He hounds the customers to give him good ratings. He smokes in the shop. The Barber chairs are broken and have been for 2 years. He should not have a license. read more

If you're one of those submissive bottom dudes and enjoys having an asshole around you, then Igor the barber is for you. If you're having one of those "Sweeney Todd the Demon Barber of 85th Street" fantasies, again, Igor the barber might fulfill that for you. The first time I walked into that shop, Igor was busy with another client. I can see that the client looked miserable sitting in that chair like he's waiting execution. I sat down for 10 seconds and excused myself to get a cold pop next door to the gas station. I went to my car instead sat down and drove off. 3 months later I came back out of desperation because I have to work a red eye and really needed a haircut. I wish I could've left town with a slight long hair and waited to go somewhere else. The cut wasn't even that great. Very amateur. I had cuts with student barbers before and it was much better than what I got form Igor. The guy can't cut hair that's why he uses the electric razor and goes by numbers. Lazy cut. Basic cut/Precision cut - no difference, he's just basically asking you for more $$ to cut your hair a notch above from his default style. I never came back to this place and I don't see that happening again in the future. And yes, he is a mean prick. read more

Igor possesses a rare mix of the skill, vision and experience it takes to create the quality cut you need. Couple that with low prices he offers and you have New York Barber Cuts, the place I will go as long as I reside in Seattle. I recommend the precision cut - a slightly higher price for a very clean finish. Igor is open to your personal opinion of what your haircut should look like, but from my experience, I have found that a looser framework allows for him to utilize his expertise more effectively. For example, I tell him what blade I would like on the sides (number 2), and that he is in change of the rest. Take my word for it, just trust his experience to make the right decisions for what cut suits you best. read more

I wish I'd read Chris A's review before I visited this place. I'm old enough to remember the old school barber shop my Dad took me to as a kid. I'd recently decided I needed to find a barber shop like that. I'd had one bad hair cut after another. Granted some were better than others, but when you're getting your hair cut at places like Super Cuts or Rudy's, how good of a cut you get depends on which 'stylist' you draw. I realized that I'd never gotten a bad haircut from an actual barber. So I'd been seeing the sign for New York Barber Cuts on my daily bus ride in to work, and checked out the reviews here. So I walked in figuring I might have found my new barber. My first clue that was not to be the case was when I noticed that his back counter was strikingly sparse. He had only the most basic of tools out, and none of the products and equipment one would expect. I almost walked out right at the start because of Igor's attitude problem. Like Chris, I've been telling barbers and stylists how I wanted my hair cut for over 40 years. Everything I asked for, he had to argue with. Language that every other barber had used was suddenly turned on it's head in Igor's way of thinking. I had to tell him I didn't care what he thought would look better, I wanted my hair a certain way. Once he started cutting, I was certain I'd never be back. Sure, I'm used to a barber being very business-like, and manipulating my head as he needed. Igor acted like he normally works with corpses. The way he handled my head and his tools was both clumsy and amateurish. To his credit, the haircut I got looked nice, and it was almost what I asked for. I was really pissed that he cut off the sideburns I'd specifically said to leave, and just square the bottom. I didn't like that I was shedding hair until I could get home to a shower because this guy couldn't be bothered to even comb my hair when he was done cutting. The bottom line is that the only reason I'd ever go to this guy is if the money was all that mattered. I'd rather go to Rudy's and roll the dice on my haircut than suffer in Igor's chair again. read more

This guy was a douchebag. His business is a bait and switch. First thing he said to me was "Do you want a $15 haircut or a $20 haircut". I told him I wanted my beard done, he told me we will get to that, and when're was done cutting my head, he tells me "I don't do beards". Stupid @$$hole. So I had to go to another place to get my haircut finished. Go back to NYC. read more

Igor is the real deal! He has great knowledge, and uses it to the customer's advantage. This was the first of my many trips here for my haircuts. read more

If I could give a negative rating I would, if I could call the police... I would have, as a matter of fact after this experience I think I may need to see a shrink, or let my hair grow long again, going to the dentist will be a pleasant experience in comparison! WHY DIDN'T I READ THE REVIEWS HERE FIRST? First off, I need to admit that I should have known better, you get what you pay for and this was relatively cheap, $9.99 or something like that, but seriously folks, how difficult is it to give someone a simple businessman's cleanup cut? I last had my hair cut about six weeks ago so it was a little grown in, but it was proportional to how you should trim it (just picture the standard George Clooney / Carey Grant look (visualize the hair anyway, not my face, for that we'll have to go with a Spencer Tracy, which I don't mind given that Katherine Hepburn loved him). So here's the clincher (and the part where everyone says "WHAT IS YOUR PROBLEM SHAWN, ARE YOU A LUNATIC??"), well, um, err, I'd actually been here once before (I say embarrassingly), and it was a bad experience then - when I got home that time everyone asked me if I joined the Marines, and I'm not saying that's necessarily a bad look but my friends knew it wasn't my look and I can assure that the sample picture on his wall that I pointed to and showed him as a reference looked nothing like a Marine's bare naked side buzz cut! And my son was also ravaged a bit by the shears of the New York madman with an Eastern European accent (perhaps he's from a country with a grudge against Irish Americans?) *just kidding, I'm just saying it was freaky. So, here it is about a year or two later, I'm in a rush, and this place is near my house and I think, why not, it's so straight forward, I just tell him to go easy on the sides.... right? Yikes, I sat down and asked for a trim, take about a half inch off, clean it up, make me look presentable, taper the back like it was six weeks ago, no problem.. Well..... apparently it WAS a problem for him, he said something about the fact that if he only "trims" the sides and tapers the back that I'll look feminine (whatever that means, and I'm not sure it's even possible to make me look feminine anyway, no matter how you cut my hair, trust me, I've dressed in drag once and it wasn't pretty!). So, he proceeds to suggest a few things that make me nervous given the seeming simplicity of my request and the fact that last time he had his way with the sides of my head as if it was his personal mission to shave everyone that way, a fetish perhaps, and when I tried to ask him what he meant to make sure we were on the same page he said something like "when I tell you something, you don't need to repeat it back to me", he said this twice! He seemed angry, and I seemed terrified (not seemed, I was terrified, or getting there quickly), and even though he already strapped me in the chair with the bib (noose) around my neck, and watered me down with the spray bottle, and even got a few pulls of the comb through my hair I jumped up before he could grab his scissors or shaver, I ripped off the plastic sheet of a noose and said "dude, you are freaking me out, I have to get out of here", and get out of there as fast as I could is exactly what I did! Can you say Sweeney Todd? Ok, in all fairness to those that have had a good or acceptable $9.99 experience here all I can say is that if you really have no qualms about how your hair looks after he's done, or if you are really into the shaved sides look (as many are) then this place could be just the deal you're looking for, just don't ask questions or suggest much more than "have at it bro, enjoy yourself, my head is your canvas, I trust you, you da man!" ;-) Wow, what an adventure. read more

TERRIBLE. I was very excited to try this place.I was hoping to receive a quality new York style haircut and was disappointed when the barber not only seemed to not know what a fade was but proceeded to tell me how I should have my haircut.the haircut i received was terrible and when I began to inform him of my dissatisfaction he told me he would charge me AGAIN for a separate haircut.I will not go back to this barber shop. read more

So I am a guy who does not even own a brush or comb. I am a guy who usually just goes to one of the multiple $9.99 asian (oh god, here come the pc police) haircut places on lake city way and am always happy as well as complimented on my hair. why oh why did i give this place a shot. never in my 50 years have i had a haircut that i considered bad til now. bald on the sides barely a trim on top. looks like a friggen mohawk, slide down he says while cutting y hair... wtf? chair not adjustable? read more

THIS MAN KNOWS HOW TO CUT HAIR! Before I had been a super it's die hard with their cookie cutter hair cuts and horrible fades. Once I had my hair cut by Ivan, gone were the days of bad cuts. He can fade to save his life. He knows so much about hair it's amazing. And he can recommend the right cut for you to accent your hair style. He might not have the strongest grasp of the English language, but his hard work and dedication to his craft makes this my only barber who I will let touch my hair. read more

I have never been more pleased with a haircut!! I get a precision cut with a number 2 fade. The haircut looks great even after more than 2 months. If you want a great cut without the attitude of some of the other places around Seattle this is your man. read more

When I want my NOGGIN shaved so that I RESEMBLE CONE HEAD....this man does it for me! He is fast...cheap and NO BS!!!! Plus...he is funny....has interesting opinions....and he plays good music! WOOT. read more

Terrible experience. I've been to New York Barber cuts 3 times and really wanted to like this place, but I will not go back. The barber (there's only one) will only cut your hair the way he want to cut it. On each occasion I've ended up with a near flat-top. When I've asked him to make small changes to how he has cut my hair and he's scoffed and me and been downright rude in response. He's made the changes I requested, but rudly explained to me how I don't know what I'm talking about, and it would be best if I just let him do what he thinks is best. He's then gone one to speak with open contempt for other customer's of his who have requested changes to their hair cuts. Terrible customer service. Rude proprietor. Not recommended. read more

The man working is not a barber at all, he's a salesman. $10 turned into $15 and left me with a half shaved head. i regret leaving my $50 barber, i got cheap and this was the outcome i only blame myself. i strongly suggest passing up the $10 cut. he is rude and pushy. read more

Great barber shop. I have been a customer for 8 years and greatly satisfied with the guality of service I receive every trip. Fast and responsive to customer needs. read more

Worst haircut I've ever had! He (Russian sounding gentleman) TOLD me what kind of haircut I needed. After I was sitting there in the chair buttoned up, I asked for a Trim on the sides, to which he gives the hard sell saying I needed a much shorter haircut. I told him I had a scar on the back of my head and it needed to be covered... well, he didn't listen, and I ended up getting the worst haircut ever! read more

Let it be known that I have never, not once, written a yelp review. Went there for a quick cut just to get the sides of my hair re-faded. Didn't want to get anything taken off the top. I ask for a 1 to a 2 into the top of my hair. he cuts with a 1 all the way to the top. Asks if I want a "basic cut" or a "precision cut" with no distinction between the two. I ask for the precision cut because it sounded better. At the end of the cut I ask to pay and he points toward his register.... what? Do you want me to make change myself? I end up giving him a 50 dollar bill, which he scoured meticulously for about a minute. He then proceeded to give me 35 dollar back. I pointed to his signs all over the shop that said 9.99. He then explained to me that I asked for the precision cut which costs 15 dollars. I said "you didn't tell me it was extra!" to which he replied "you didn't ask." To be straight forward this guy is a fucking prick, I won't be returning to get a haircut there ever again. read more

I wish to St. Christopher I would have had the frame of mind to read reviews about this place prior to full-on "gettin' mah hur did" committal. I guess I can't be too upset though, when considering the old adage that says, "you get what you pay for." Lured by the almighty $, I figured $10 for a snip can't be that bad, right?! WRONG! Here's why: The ginormous headshots of teen boys and young men plastered all over the walls, that look like they came straight out of a 1987 edition of 'Teen Vogue' should have tipped me off as to what sort of trouble I was getting myself into. It only went downhill from there. A middle-aged man of (probably) some Eastern European descent, majestically appears from the back of the shop. In his best Borat accent impression, he tells me to have a seat. Prior to me sitting, I ask, "do you straight razor?" to which he replies, "I use scissors, clippers, and shavers. I do everything BUT straight razor." In my book, you ain't no barber if you ain't straight razorin'! Whatevah! He does agree to shave my neck though. Good enough I suppose. I begin to tell him what I would like, just as you would in any normal barber shop. But as soon as I begin to tell him, he says to me, "Quiet! I need to look at your hair first." Oooooookay RUDE! So when he finally asks what kind of cut I would like -- "Fade on the sides with a #1, nothing off the top, clean up the back and sides. I'm going for the British soldier look." Simple, right? Well in his mind, this was too daunting a task. He proceeds to SUPER analyze my hair for about 5 mins., and tells me why this is not feasible. It sounded more to me like he was making excuses, to which he proceeds by telling me what I SHOULD do instead. In addition, he basically bashed the previous haircut, and made himself sound like he was the savior of the haircut world, saving mankind from terrible chop jobs. Mind you, the haircut of which I asked, is the same cut I've been doing the last 5 or so haircuts. This should have been a routine and relatively easy job. After arguing with me for longer than I had bargained, he states that if I will trust him, he will make me look great. My mistake was thinking he actually listened to what IIIIIIIII wanted, instead of him giving me his personal theory about hair growth. Because I was already fed up, I just wanted to get the cut done so I could pay the man and leave. I also thought (second mistake I made) that he comprehended what I wanted, but with a MINOR tweak. Then he asks, "will this be the 'Precision Cut?'" whatever the "h" that means. I agree. He proudly and assertively says, "okay, then you will have a masterpiece." It had better be. IT. HAD. BETTER. BE! It wasn't. In fact, it was precisely the exact opposite of what I wanted. The result? I do not have a fade; not even remotely close to a fade. Most of the hair on top is now gone. To top it off, he never shaved my neck. The #1 that I asked him to use was substituted with a #3, because using some cockamamie story about how hair grows, he said that doing a #1 fade wouldn't have worked. He also insisted that after this cut, that I would be able to do a lot more with my hair than what I can currently do. But I only do 1 thing with my hair anyway. I don't need limitless possibilities. This isn't 'Scarface,' where the world can be yours! It's a damn haircut, chief! Sheesh! "Do you like to have your bangs forward?" he chimed in. Because this isn't 1995, no, in fact I would NOT like to have my bangs forward. WTF?!?! That should have been the biggest red flag of them all. Towards the end of the cut, I politely mention that I would like it a bit shorter around the sides. This animal throws a hissy fit temper tantrum, and doing his best to make a stink about it, says to me, "I mean I can go a little bit lower, like a #2, but that's about it. It just won't be right if you go lower than that." I still don't see how doing a #1 fade would have impeded the haircut. Just when I thought the abuse was over, he followed it up with telling me that if I wanted a "skin fade," that I should have told him in the beginning; not the end of the haircut, because it was already too late. UHHHH I'm pretty sure that was the very first thing I told you. And how about when he asked me if I wanted to have my eyebrows trimmed, because he thought they looked like they needed it. Thanks but no thanks, seeing as how my eyebrows are perfectly fine, not bushy, and not like his. Needless to say, after being badgered, tricked into a pricier haircut, and essentially having my hair ruined, I will not be going back here, unless it is after the next time I get a GOOD haircut from another establishment, and I'm going back just to be like, "SEE?! THIS is a haircut. It's not impossible!" Something like that anyway. No, I'll gladly pay $30+ from Rudy's or Acme where they know how to do fades, don't make excuses, and aren't rude. If you were wise, you'd heed this advice, and steer clear of this joint! read more

If you've ever had a legitimate haircut, you will notice that this dude has literally, zero idea of what he's doing with those clippers. Allow for me to describe my experience: 1) I usually get a 3 on the side, blended to the top with a taper on the edges. I asked for this right off of the bat, and he said " I will not give you a three on the side, that is unacceptable with your hair style" - granted, I do have straighter hair because I'm mexican and Filipino, however, fuck that, this guy can't refuse to give me my haircut I asked for. 2) he gave me a 1.5 on the side which is cool, I've done that before, but he didn't blend it into my hair on top. He literally buzzed the 1.5 on the sides, then went around the top where you'd usually blend in with scissors and honestly, cut it like a 5 year old kid with his first pair of clippers. It was uneven all over, unblended, and where he did attempt to blend, the hairline was where it would be if you were giving someone a mohawk. 3) I looked like a Marine / just was released from an insane asylum. The only reason I didn't say anything after was because this guy was Russian, and if there's one thing my grandfather taught me- it was "don't trust Russians." read more

Very good quality haircut at an excellent price. I go here every-time for my haircut needs, the man is an artist in my opinion and very fast. Other places that have this much talent easily charge two to three times as much or more for the same service and it takes much longer. I appreciate this neighborhood barber shop no matter how many paragraphs of oversensitive whining I read. Igor is legit, Nuffsaid read more

Come here if you want someone who is passionate about their art, cutting your hair! He'll guide you to the best cut option for you face/hair type! read more

Best barber on earth. Shut up. Sit down. Get the best haircut you ever had. If you don't like it stop being such a cheapskate and go make an appointment at some fufu salon where she tells you how grand your locks are and pay her $67.99 but this guy is the finest man on earth with a pair of Scissors and my barber for life. God bless Igor and the likes of him. read more

Five stars for the story. Here's the story: I went into this sketchy haircutting place on a whim (what kind of business can afford to do $4.99 haircuts?) They also advertised $9.99 haircuts and shared space with a Shell station. I walk in, a bell rings, and the place is completely empty. Forty-five seconds later I'm just about to leave when a hairy dude dressed all in black with a gold star belt buckle strides out of from behind a black curtain. He has facial hair and glasses that resemble Walt from Breaking Bad. He firmly demands that I take a seat. I sit. He asks me what I want. Short on the sides, a #4 on the sides...."No, no, no", he says, #4 will not work, I need a #2, at most a #3..." Sure I say, what's the difference between a $4.99 and a $9.99 haircut?" He ignores me and continues to impress upon me the importance of a #2 or #3 on the sides if I want a "precision" haircut. After some expounding on the topic I pick up on his hints that a "precision" haircut is what you want and the fear of what a $4.99/$9.99 haircut might be prompts me to remark that 'you get what you pay for' and what is the cost of such a haircut. It turns out that a "precision" haircut is $14.99. Since this is pretty much the base price I normally pay anyway I agree to it wholeheartedly. After taking a big lop of hair off the top he tells me he doesn't take any credit cards. This is unfortunate but the gas station ATM will save the day. "I do not like cell phones or computers" he says. "I do not like to do paperwork". "You cut hair" I say, "Don't want to get distracted from that". "Exactly" he says. "When you make precision cuts you must be exact, you must pay attention. Nothing must distract you from the task at hand". From here on my barber makes sure to remind me that his "precision" haircuts are better than three normal cheap haircuts. His haircut will last three times as long, the hair doesn't grow so fast, and it keeps its good look much longer than ordinary haircuts by barbers who never got the proper training. Proper training is in a hairdressing school though the Moscow school where he trained was inferior to what he learned in Manhattan. New York City is where you learn to cut hair. A #5 doesn't cut any hair at all. Lean down in the chair. Farther. Lean down in the chair farther...farther (I'm almost vertical)...there. Now don't move at all, not even a millimeter. You're moving; don't move. You must remain completely still (this as he begins to robustly, almost violently shear my head with electrical clippers. They have metal attachments. "Never use plastic, they are inferior" he tells me. "Oster makes the best brand but never use plastic, only metal". Okay. "Don't move. Not even a millimeter. I make exact cuts, perfect movements. You move and you will get hurt. Stay still. He presses two fingers into my temples and rotates my head to some exacting angle. "Stay there. No moving." I don't move. The walls are red with big gold sparkly press on numbers that say $4.99/$9.99 "Men's Haircuts". The place is kinda dark. A red blanket covers up a very large sunken couch on one side of the wall behind me. "Do you pluck your eyebrows?" he asks. "No" I say. "Have you ever plucked your eyebrows?" he asks. "Move your arms to your sides" he says, "You can sit up now". He forcefully tilts my head again. "This is how you must sit now. Don't worry about the little movements any more. You listen well; you do what I say. You are intelligent". "I only pluck my eyebrows with my fingers, occasionally, I've never really plucked...." "You can pluck your eyebrows if you like and they can be bushy but they are not. You have blonde eyebrows. It doesn't matter so much. But...I can trim your eyebrows. You trim your eyebrows and your haircut brings your face together. My haircuts are very precise, very precise...you don't even notice the eye brows but it has an effect. You look 35 now but then you will look 29!" "I don't think I'll have my eyebrows trimmed" I say, "I'm good with just plucking them". He apparently is okay with this except he isn't because he keeps coming back to it. Finally he can take it no longer and just begins to trim my eyebrows. I think to myself: hmm, so this is what it's like to get your eyebrows trimmed. "Thank you" I say. Looking in the mirror I'm worried that my haircut is taking me into football hooligan territory but eventually it comes together. It actually looks good. "You look ten years younger" he tells me. I tell him my age. "You and I are the same age" he says. "You and I we keep our age to ourselves...better that way." When I return from the ATM he is smoking an electric cigarette. "This is an e-cigarette" he tells me. "Yes, I know" I reply. I give him a twenty and tell him to keep the change. As I leave he tells me if I come back to come early because there is usually a line out the door. /awesome read more

A true expert in his field, this barber is among the best I've been to and in terms of value, there is no competition. It's not even $10, come on! I'm in my late 30's and sporting a bit of an expanding bald spot in the back, his expertise and styling helped me greatly in masking it without use of the dreaded comb over or other gimmicks. As the other reviewer stated, the owner is a character to rap with but not at all to the extent where it is annoying. A little tough to spot the location coming from Ballard, it is in the plaza with the Shell station. Give it a try if you're looking for a pro while saving some cash. read more

People furious at this place and giving it 1-star ratings probably just have the wrong expectations from this barber shop. Don't come here if you want a professional, stylistic haircut with courteous service. Come here if you want a simple, basic haircut for $5 or $10 bucks, depending on whether it's a buzz cut or not. That's all I come here for and I have no complaints. You won't get a screwed up hair cut is all your asking for is a basic "number 1 here, number 2 here, and scissors on top". Love this place because it's the cheapest one I can find and does what I want. read more

Strange experience. They seem to advertise two levels of quality on their signs, a lower-quality cut for $4.99 and a high-quality cut for $9.99. When I walked in, the barber asked me lots of questions about how I wanted my hair cut. I'm used to just saying something like, "take about an inch off the top and trim it just above my ears," but this barber wanted more details about fades and #3 clippers, and stuff I didn't understand. I just asked for a light trim, since that seems to involve the least risk of getting something weird. He asked me if I wanted high or low quality. I figured, what the hell, and said high. He then gave me a quick cut using the clippers like scissors, during which he asked me several questions about money: what I did for a living, what neighborhoods I've lived in, how much my rent was. He told me I must be a wealthy man making "the big bucks." (Incidentally, not true.) At the end, I went to get out my $10, and he said, "Precision cut, $15." The cut looked okay, so I just paid the surprise extra amount but probably won't return. read more

I have been back to this place 5 or 6 times over a 7 or 8 month period ...going back again today when he opens. I am pretty picky about who I use. I think most people pick a barber and stick with him if they can. I am one of those dudes and have been quite happy with the service. I used to go to those places in Wallingford, great cuts, but I just wear my hair short and professional looking ...usually a 2.5 or 3 blade. I get the same cut at New York, nothing less, sometimes more. $10 here gets me what I used to pay $25 for. The problem I had with the Wallingford barbers (which drew me over here to begin with) is that there is a level of transition with alot of those people so one day you show up and your regular barber moved to Olymipia kind of thing. This guy has a good style, it is consistant like the haircuts he gives. A small business owner who isn't afraid to play a volume game with his business by offering lower prices, and certainly not afraid to earn an honest living and perhaps work long hard hours to build his client base. He has earned my respect and my business. My two cents on this. -Mike read more

Omg I thought i was the only person that had to deal with the absolute rudeness "igor" (I guess his name is.). Now my experience.... A guy got a decent looking fade before me, but it was really high and tight like military. When it was my turn I told Igor I wanted a fade like that but a little lower. He insisted that this was not possible if I wanted it to look good. I told him ive been getting fades for many many years and it is possible you just have to take the time to do it. He didnt like that and went into how he's been cutting hair for over 20 years and that it needs to be done his way. At this point I was getting frustrated as he kept telling me, and I quote "telling me what you want will get you nowhere, I know what I'm doing" I was like WTF are you kidding me. I told him just finish my cut please because now I'm very uncomfortable. He finished the fade which although it was high and tight, it looked decent but didn't bother to trim the top of my head and told me that he was finished and that he would charge me again to trim the top???? So I paid for half a haircut??? I have never in my life left a place if business feeling the way I felt after I left that place. I felt manipulated, I felt like he was trying to be intimidating, and this guy was just down right rude. I literally told him "what's your deal man, you're freaking me out" as I got up frustrated and clueless as to what the hell just happened. If you go here be prepared to plead why you want you're hair cut the way you Want and not the way he wants!!! read more