Every barber in the shop is elite. Nobody will steer you wrong. Quality and Overall Vibe 10/10 read more

This is Ray my barber for years The Upgrade Barbershop is exactly that,an upgrade from your current Barbershop Come see Ray and all the artists here at The Upgrade Download "The Upgrade Barbershop" app to book your appointment now read more

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They give out good haircuts, but I made an appointment 3 days in advanced and they canceled it an hour before. Kinda sucks that they don't really care read more

Nice place; rude workers. They ignore you and let people go ahead of you if they know them. Super unprofessional. Waited over an hour and they let 3 people who walked in go ahead of me. There are better places with decent people that know how to give a proper fade. Don't give money to these rude people. read more

I stumbled upon this place randomly a while back while I was in the area, and decided to give it a try and was not disappointed. I have been getting a haircut here from Alfredo for a while now, and he always does an amazing job! All the other barbers here do a great job as well and also take their time and pay really close attention to detail - they aren't just trying to rush you out and get their next client in the chair. If you want to make a visit, I highly recommend making an appointment. read more

This is great! My husband first time getting a hair cut here and I must say his fade come out perfect! Eric did a great job! If you're looking for the prefect fade I highly recommend this place! Best of all no Razer was used to get that smooth silky soft to the touch feel! read more

The Upgrade Barbershop - The perfect fade - Barbers Near Me - El Monte, California

I was always scared to try The Upgrade when it first opened, but yet it was the talk of the town. So after my old barber shop kept messing up my hair I finally decided to try The Upgrade..and I Never looked back I even bring my dad here whose 69 years old. I've been coming here for 3 years and have gone through about 5 different hairstyle and they always make any style look the Freshest. I always come out filling like a Million dollars. No matter what barber you get they are all Amazing. But my barber of choice is Ricky T. The vibe here is great!! always have the radio playing (anytime music) to having the TVs on you get to catch sports events or TV shows. You know the owner is doing a Fantastic Job because he recently opened up a Salon right next door for the women...so bring your Wife/Gf/Mom/anyone for a cut and color. Best vibes.best fades. Great price. Great Barbers read more

The Upgrade Barbershop - Best come over in So.cal I always get asked where do I get my cuts - Barbers Near Me - El Monte, California

The friendliest barber shop where everyone is family. It's like I've known these cool guys all my life. Just wish they could have cut my hair all my life I might of had as many admirers back then. They will have you looking right for any occasion read more

The Upgrade Barbershop - Always looking fresh after I go to the best barber shop in El Monte. Eric works wonders with those clippers. - Barbers Near Me - El Monte, California

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Come on the week days to get your hair cut, less crowds and high school kids. It gets really busy on Fridays and Saturdays. They really do a great job on line ups, bears trims, fades and tapers. I came here because I wanted to switch barbers and they do a pretty decent job. They gave me a real clean come over the last times I have been here. read more

Did a good job and pretty welcoming. We were seen right away, Really payed attention to detail and took his time. (We were seen by moses) I'd recommend this place to friends and family. :3 Tip: They accept cash only, but have an atm located inside and best time to come is likely a weekday in the morning. read more

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I make an appointment for 9am four days early only for them to cancel it the night before at 1030pm?! This shop don't care about you. Jorge, it's a shame your employees aren't more professional. I used to come here all the time but it seems over the years the shop has cared less and less for its customers. Some of the other reviews are accurate. They're more about partying and taking care of their personal friends/family over business. read more

The upgrade has been taking me for 2 years now and they have passion for what they do. Steve my barber has given me the sharpest haircuts I've ever had. I always get complimented when I get a fresh chop. I've been other places and there always seems to be an issue with attentiveness and skill. Steve is hands down the best barber I've ever had with the straight razor shave hot towel aftershave and on top of that is a really cool guy. Thanks Steve and Jorge and the whole team at upgrade I recommend you to anyone that wants to look fresh!! read more

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Recently did a walk in with a barber that did hair before he was busy when I walked in so he said to come back in 40 minutes so I came back in 30 and still had to wait another 20 minutes when my time came the guy waiting next to me went first then the barber says he has a appointment how are you going to say I got you next when I'm next to the guy that you're going to cut next WASTE OF TIME they Focus more on partying and friends more then Business never again ‍ read more

Best barber shop in the SGV, everyone on deck and ready to serve you with a crisp fresh cut

I've been here once before and the haircut was clean. The barber took his time, he was texting and using his phone while in the middle of my haircut. Turned out nice tho. Came back today and there was only one barber. Had a seat and waited an hour before he finished up, when he was done he says " This guy is next he has an appointment". Are you serious?? If you know you have an appointment and no time. Say something!! I wasted my time here. This place is unprofessional with customer service. 1 Star because the haircut that took an hour to finish looked nice on the guy. read more

I just lost two hours of my life waiting for my turn and the barbers would cut their friends hairs first . not to mention all the profanity and the loud music . no body bother to greet me as I arrived . prices are extremely high $20.00 for a hair cut . wow really ? Now I remember why I stopped coming to this place. I went next shopping center and got a nice service and hair cut for less than half the price wow . and the ladies were extremely nice professional and courteous . upgrade is more like downgrade . never coming back to this place . goodbye Downgrade read more

These guys know what they are doing. I moved into downtown LA and I still make the drive out there. Great environment. I recommend setting up an appointment on the weekends. read more

Not sure what you call this but they messed up my kids cut. Really choppy haircut. My kid got a downgrade read more

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This is my favorite barbershop. I get an amazing haircut as well as a good laugh here. These guys that work there are so funny and friendly. They are always cracking jokes, but they know how to back off if it's necessary. There are all types of people that come through here. Young guys, kids, old guys, it doesn't matter, they accommodate to everyone. I've gotten my haircut from Ricky T the past two times and he's great. Takes his time and always does an amazing job. I've also gotten haircuts from Brother Steve, Geo, and Jorge Avilla and they all cut hair exactly the same. As long as you know what you want they can do it. They are a great team of barbers and this is a great barbershop. I always recommend this place to all my friends and I figured it's about time I posted a review on here and recommend it to anyone else trying to get a haircut on Yelp. read more

The Upgrade Barbershop - Best haircut I've ever received. - Barbers Near Me - El Monte, California

Back in Seattle there was this elderly lady that spoke no English that used to cut my hair at the local Supercuts. She would consistently overuse the electric razor and slice a small hole in my ear, then try to be slick by taking a piece of tissue, wetting it, and pretending to wipe hairs off my head when in reality she was trying to stop the bleeding and hope I won't notice. After that I decided to go to man barbershops. I work in SEO/copywriting/online marketing, and it amazes me that people don't add their new and local businesses to Yelp on like day one. The big guy that cut my hair, who I will refer to as "Big Guy," asked me how I found them. I told him I found them because they were a block away. Then I told him he should add his business into Yelp, since it's really the easiest way to find anyone. Big Guy shrugged and laughed and said "yeah, I've heard" and didn't think much more of it. So I told him I'll enter it in myself as a favor, and that he should be prepared for the wave of customers that will flock to the shop as a result. So if you go because of this review, the first thing you should say is "I found this place on Yelp. You should thank that guy that entered you into Yelp with six cases of your finest mead." My hair is easy to cut, so I have no idea how one would vouch for his skill, but I think that Big Guy did a good job - he spent a long time on my hair, and was clearly careful to make sure every corner was cut perfect. He even used a straight edge razor at one point for some of the smaller areas, and was consistently grabbing for his clippers to touch up a small section. All while MTV's Ridiculousness was playing on the 3 big flatscreens. So based on that limited information, I have to give this place max stars. What else can a barber do? Go here. Review it yourself. Credit Yelp. That's how we do. read more

Waited since 7:20 am on Saturday. They opened at 8:06 am. The only Barber Jorge Avila helped his two buddies who arrived at 8am. Didn't bother to ask who was here first. I detest this kind of poor business practice. I'm sure they would disguise under the lie of he had an "appointment". Never going back there again. No respect. read more

I've been coming here since it opened many great barbers to choose from in case your favorite barbers busy..... definitely the best barber shop this side of the San Gabriel Valley #realtalk it says they are not open on Saturdays but that's incorrect they are open on Saturday read more

The Upgrade Barbershop - Best Barbershop in the SGV - Barbers Near Me - El Monte, California

14 dollars for a haircut? esta loco. This ain't Beverly hills pendejos.There's no way I would pay that much. Theres a bunch of other barbers who are cheaper and better. read more

They are not with putting a star for the rating system. I took my son in this shop on 08/11/2018 and did not feel welcome at all. The barber who cut my son hair had attitude and he cut my son hair to short on top which I ask to just take a little off and make sure it will blend with a #2 on the side. I even ask him to taper the back and he squared him up which I never have a squared in the back. He acted like I didn't know what I was talking about. He ask with attitude if he wanted a fade I said no. For paying $20 for uneven cut and for me having to fix it at home by shaving my son hair right before school start is wrong in every way. I will never come back to this shop. read more

Waited 3 hrs for a cut, still no cut! Never again. The focus here is partying, not clients. read more

This place is garbage. I'm only giving it 1 star because I can't give them 0. First off all this is the rudest barber shop ever no ones acknowledge u when u walk in. You just come in n sit down and fight for ur turn. When a barber is done they call out NEXT no order what so ever. Also u have guys coming in and and get service right away so the turn gets all screwed up. They surely act like the are some bomb ass barber. Lol funny. So if u want to go to a rude barber and maybe get into a fight this is ur spot read more

Can I say jammed packed for 2:00.... These guys are real good. My son looks so darn handsome. read more

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READ THIS! This is the place to go to! I've been going to these guys for about 2 years now and I've never been dissapointed. I've never left a review but I'm doing so this time because they went above and beyond. I made the mistake of trying out a different barbershop because it was closer to where I live: huge mistake. They fucked my hair up bad! I called up the Upgrade an hour before their closing time and Avila told me to head on over and they'll see what they could do. I get there and explained to them what happened and that I had an important interview coming up I needed to look good and clean. My barber, RickyT, was like "say no more!" He gave me the cleanest cut of my life! He stayed at extra 35 minutes after closing in order to make sure that my cut was clean. If that's not a devoted barber, then I'm not sure what is! Only downside is that it can get a bit crowded on Friday evenings and weekends, BUT that's what you expect out of a place that gives out great service. They do take appointments too! read more

Best barber shop in the San Gabriel valley. Been going here since 2010 when it opened. The staff is amazing you can literally go to any barber here and leave looking fresh read more

Just wow.. never again. I should have read the comments on yelp before going to a new barber The cut it unforgivable, I'm so upset right now. I guarantee that I'll never return to this place. read more

Steve is one of the best barbers and he does haircuts quickly with precision at an affordable price. I'm always sure to tip him as much as my hair looks good! read more

Horrible place! Staff doesn't greet you when you come in. We waited almost 2 hours. The haircut my boy received looked bad. It looked like he didn't even get a haircut. The barber did the minimum. I had asked him for a short hair cut, this clown still left it long. Also their televisions are too loud. I would not recommend this place. $17 went to the trash. It's el monte for crying out loud. $17 really? This place is a joke.. a ghetto joke. read more

First barbershop experience and it was a great one. Always went to supercuts before but not anymore. There was a little bit of a wait at the beginning but it was worth it. I always have trouble describing what I want to barbers but I gave them a vague description and when I put my glasses back on to see his work I was highly impressed. After the cut I added on a clean shave and that made me feel super fresh. Cut, fade and shave came out to 25 totally worth it and I'll be coming back for sure. Just remember people cash only! read more

Trying out a new barber shop... the atmosphere seems pretty friendly, every barber seems pretty focused on what they are doing. I've seen a couple of clients walk away pretty fresh and nice work done on their hair. I've been waiting for 30 minutes and a awaiting for my turn..can't wait!! #upgradeyourlifestyle read more

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If your looking to get a fresh cut. I highly recommend you come in The Upgrade. Barbers here awlays put in work. They got TVs for entertainment while you wait & while your getting cut. A/C full blast when its hot. Oh yeah don't forget to Honor your barber or get cut haha read more

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This is the place to come for kids or adults. Plenty of tvs with sports playing, perfect barber shop setting even down to the spinning red white and blue thing. Very clean environment and I highly recommend. read more

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I've been going to this barber shop and it's usually pretty decent Andres is usually the one who does my hair, but this last time it was someone different this baber was very unprofessional he even left me half way to go outside and talk on the phone. However the worst part was my hair I asked for a medium fade comb over and I got trash. He gave me the hair style of Bert from Sesame Street not even close to what I wanted. I had let my hair grow out for a long time and now I had to cut the top short because this guy messed up my hair. I didn't wanted it say anything there cuz I had my son and there was other kids and people and didn't wanted to argue you about it..but sucks went you pay 20 bolas and you get nothing good. I'm fucken stress about it.. I even do a better job on my on I have my own machine to do it.. But I didn't wanted to get my restroom dirty with hairs.. A this point I had it do it my self fix it and fade it again.. Thanks vatos for a sucky job. read more

Best barber shop in the SGV no doubt 100% recomendados!! If your looking to get a fresh cut I highly recommend you come in The Upgrade. Have Jorge fade you up the compa gets down!!!! The price is good service is good and all the barbers are friendly they all do a good job !!! read more

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I've been coming to this barbershop for years! Mo Money does a great taper fade and leaves you lookin' fresh. The other barbers also give solid haircuts. Highly recommend! Always helps if you make an appointment to avoid waiting! read more

Best barber shop in the San Gabriel Valley. They make you feel like family from the moment you walk in the door. Jorge never disappoints with the fresh cut! I like that I can book my appt through Booksy it makes it really convenient! read more