DO NOT GO HERE UNLESS YOU ENJOY BEING INSULTED!! I went to this place not too long after the name change because I was in a hurry for an event, they had a $35 deal and it was close to my job. My hair was slicked back in a ponytail and still slightly wet from washing it that morning. I got to the wash basin, the woman looked at my hair, scowled and said GLUE! I calmly told her "Gel. I washed my hair and put gel on it." She did a really good washing and took the opportunity to tell me how "girls like me" will come in here expecting a regular wash when they have GLUE in their hair. By girls like me, I translate African American women (thought I'm half Hispanic). And by GLUE, I translate weave glue but I don't know because I don't wear weaves. My hair was done, paid $35 and left. Two weeks later, I come back because they did a decent job. This time my hair isn't in a bun. My hair is in its natural state of curls and slight frizz.. Guess what? The new price is suddenly $45 dollars because its not "relaxed or less thick". So in two weeks, my hair has metamorphisized?! REALLY?! They do a job worth $35 and have service that makes me want to only pay them no mind and offer up my two cents. read more

Just past the elevated tracks in the Loop, you'll run across a first floor barber shop. Formerly known as "ossama's salon", the owner has since capitalized upon the Obama-craze and re-named it "Obama's Hair Design". Smart move, particularly since there's the other name isn't exactly a favorite name amongst most Americans. A few colleagues have tried this place out -thye do a decent job, nothing fancy, and if anything, it's worthy of a photo op by the neon sign. read more