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Sharky's Barbershop

4.4 (136 reviews)
InexpensiveBarbers
Closed 9:00 am - 7:00 pm

By appointment only

Updated 3 months ago

Services - Sharky's Barbershop

Haircut

Haircut and shave

Shave only

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Gus Jeremy E.

booked an appointment for a full beard trim, don't know the barbers name. I came in 20 minutes early and got right in the chair. I liked how this guy (first chair when you walk in) did my beard, $25 no problem. but thats all he did, just the beard, literally left it unblended with my actual hair. i just had a well manicured beard and puffy hair around my ears. I ask him to take care of it, he said sorry, cant. ok? I came in early and it could take 10 minutes, there wasn't even anyone waiting. the dude just stared at me like, get up.. ok whatever. i pay, he says "next time, for your appointment, add the hair cut." another $25 for the hair above my sideburns. unbelievable. tipped, went to another barber and they fixed me up.

Just make sure you add an extra 20mins to your wait time since the barbers like to watch their shows while trimming your hair
Angelina D.

Came here with my hubby, the first thing I did was check in on Yelp that's when I noticed the great reviews! To my dismay this is just an average barber shop, if you need a cut go ahead and come here but just be sure that time isn't of the essence because you will be here for a while. I read the previous reviews and the owner/manager will tell you the importance of making an appointment so you don't have to wait (which is an additional $5).... GREAT...if that system worked lol My advice is just save yourself the $5 and just plan to be here for the rest of your life because the employees are to busy watching "what about bob" or whatever was on TV. The only reason I gave 2 stars is because my husbands cut did turn out nice.

Mike gave our baby his haircut
Karina B.

We are so happy with the experience we received at Sharkey's! My husband was greeted immediately & set up an appointment. We love the fact that when asked if they did kid haircuts, they were not hesitant & quite confident in their yes. Mike gave our baby his haircut & he was amazing. He was not afraid to do a child's cut & was gentle the whole time with our lil one. Everyone wore their mask, gloves, & the seats were disinfected. We are very happy! Thank you!

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1 month ago

Quality cuts been booking with Andy for years now, never fails me. Best barbershop in the area hands down.

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9 months ago

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5 months ago

Very chill dude took his time was detailed and gave me a fantastic haircut will definitely come again definitely recommend

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3 years ago

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5 years ago

Big thanks to Mark! He really took care of me and gave me nice fresh fade! Appreciate it!

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4 years ago

Mike is the best! Homie gave me a haircut AND a therapy session. Appreciate you & Shark

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3 years ago

Service is great, the barbers are friendly, and the haircuts are always exactly what I want.

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3 years ago

My go to haircut spot. I always go to Sharky himself but everyone there does a great job.

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3 years ago

Mark G is reliable and is one of the best in the business. Parking is always easy, time slots are always reliable, and the cuts are great.

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3 years ago

Not really my thing in doing reviews , but this place defenitly has good service and a good vibe .

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5 years ago

went to get a low fade. Sal was very great and professional and very chill. Definitely will be returning!

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4 years ago

Great shop great vibe. Tito really pays attention to detail. If ur melon is important to u, Tito's ur guy.

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4 years ago

Very good I looked fresh and great service and they were so kind I will be coming back soon!!

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Who's the guy in the first chair behind all the hair product?

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Review Highlights - Sharky's Barbershop

Mark made time and a effort to help rectify a previous matter and took care of his customers.

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The Checkmate Barbershop

The Checkmate Barbershop

5.0
(21 reviews)
0.5 mi

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.

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Sharky's Barbershop - barbers - Updated July 2026

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