Hair Saloon For Men

Friendly service, no wait.
Fun atmosphere and good cuts.

I took my one year old here for a kid’s cut. They don’t offer a kid’s cut so they charged me the adult price. The staff were very friendly and accommodating. They did an ok job cutting his hair but $ 16 is a bit much.
This place though, is a little weird. They have big screen TVs with sports blaring. They are trying too hard to «cater» to men. Not all men enjoy sports. They are definitely geared towards older guys who enjoy all of the cheesiness of «being a man».
I won’t take my son back here just because it was a little more than I wanted to pay.

I don’t like to watch (or play) sports, I frequently listen to NPR, and I like to sip wine from time to time, so I couldn’t help but think that my manliness rating, if such a thing existed, was a little low. Certainly my man card was in danger of being revoked. A saloon is manlier than a salon, I reasoned, so why not give the Hair Saloon for Men a try?
Men do not have enough machismo these days, or so the proprietors of the Hair Saloon for Men would have us think. The only way to restore this manliness is to look to our past, a time when men didn’t care so much about who responded to their most recent Twitter post.
Perhaps I was naïve in assuming that «saloon» in the company’s name meant that they serve alcoholic drinks. They do give you a complimentary beverage during your wait, but O’douls is the strongest spirit that they have. Fake beer is better than no beer, so I took it. So much for the «Honorable Rebellion Among Men» motto that they have emblazed above the service counter.
They have several amusements in the waiting room, and I might have tried one if my wait was longer than two minutes. There were two flat screen TVs tuned to ESPN, a faux putting green, and a large checkerboard on a table for two.
You get your haircut in what amounts to a private room, which I like. My barber (stylist?) was a female, and she took her time and did a great job. They take the haircut process much slower here, so at no point did I feel like anything was rushed. I got a shampoo afterward, the «blue» service, and the little remaining hair on my head felt minty fresh.
The cost of everything was $ 20.00, and I gave the barber a $ 3.00 tip, which I can only hope is standard (how much are you supposed to tip your barber, anyway?). Twenty-​three is dollars is not a bad price for a quality haircut that includes a shampoo. But I didn’t feel any manlier for going through the process. As I finished my O’douls before leaving, complimentary scalp massage coupon in hand (all new customers receive one), I wondered if my testosterone level was any higher.