Jia Mei Salon

There is something awry when a man spends more than I do on haircuts so when I discovered my guy was spending fourfold than me per year on trims, I introduced him to Jia Mei Salon.
For years, this dingy little salon has been THE place to go for haircuts for both my dad and brother-​in-​law because it is SO CHEAP. If you can ignore the cheap tiled floors decorated with the trimmings of previous customers, the terrible lighting, and the bad Chinese television that’s usually running in the background, you will discover the sheer joy of $ 4 haircuts, which is the current going price for men’s cuts. A wash and dry can be added for a mere $ 2. My fiancé was getting a monthly cut from a fancier joint for nearly three times that amount and was afraid of getting a bogus trim here. After several months, he’s happily admitted that they can do cuts as good, if not better, than his previous salon.
Clearly, quite a few neighborhood folks are in the know because there is often a wait. The fact that there are only three chairs also means they can see no more than a handful of clients at once. But each of the women who work there are extremely fast, making the waits short and the cuts no more than ten to fifteen minutes. Parking is extremely difficult in the area, so either walk or take public transportation (or, since you’re saving so much money on the cut, just take a cab).