Stephen Szabo Salon

I have been a client here for almost 12 years now. My stylist is Leigh Ann. She is the best you will find. She accommodates my hectic schedule as best as she can. She also takes care of my daughter and my son who are in their 20’s. Leigh Ann has been in the business for more than 30 years. She keeps up to speed with the latest trends, cuts and coloring. Her personality is awesome. They are currently remodeling now and it looks fabulous. I would recommend them very highly.

Paid $ 115.00 for about 8 highlights that dont even look nice. Then she didn’t even blow dry my hair nicely. So I spent over a hundred dollars and had to go home and fix my own hair. I will never go back there again.

My daughter recently went to have her hair done at Stephen’s at South Hills Village. During her visit, one of the owners struck up a conversation with her and proceeded to express his unsolicited opinions on her college choices, making comments that were rude, insulting and totally unprofessional. I called the salon to explain what had happened and let them know how upset we were. A manager called me back to pass along that the owner «said he was sorry». He did not even have the courtesy to respond to us personally. I’ve been a Stephen’s customer for almost 15 years and I know some great stylists there. BUT if this is the kind of person that is benefitting from my patronage there — I won’t be back.

My family and I have been going to Stephens for many years. I wish I could give them more than 5 stars. We are always treated with the utmost respect, and our stylist is awesome. She is the best we as a family have ever had. Her color, cut, and advice always makes it a pleasant experience. And LOVE the products…

I’m a regular here for many years. Totally reliable and affordable. Many good stylists.

I left the following review on
after the salon asked for feedback from my experience. They responded with a prompt to email them. I have emailed them twice and have not received any response:
«I have recently moved to the Pittsburgh area, so I am looking for a new salon to call „home.“ I will be exploring other options before I return here. I showed up on time to my appointment and was taken about 10 or 15 minutes late. The area I waited in was reminiscent of a doctor’s office waiting room. My stylist was juggling another client during my appointment and had to leave me in the chair for 5 or 10 minutes to attend to her other client. I understand that these things happen however I have never been left unattended during just a haircut at any other salon before. I was there for only a hair cut so it was a bit disappointing to not receive 30 minutes of uninterrupted service.
The stylists communication was not all that clear, and she seemed distracted and relatively uninterested throughout the appointment. The cut was average but I had to ask the stylist a second time to get it the way I had originally asked for it. She asked if I wanted my hair wavy or smooth, which at my previous salon meant a blow out with or without added texture by using a curling iron or brushes. She pulled out a diffuser, asked me to flip my head upside-​down, and dried my wavy hair half way through and then said I was all done. I thought that she was going to style it after she diffused some texture into my hair. In retrospect I should have been more clear and assertive especially at a new salon, but on the other hand it is the stylists job to explain what they are doing and instill confidence in the client.
I left the salon with a decent enough cut but I was in shock at how she let me walk out the door: with half wet hair and frizzy waves. I then went home and styled my own hair after paying $ 50 for a hair cut and „blow dry.“ The entire experience was lack-​luster, and was not the high end salon experience that I had anticipated. I left feeling very unhappy, and a salon should not make you feel that way, so I will not be going back. Not even to try a different stylist.»

I have been going to Stephen Szabo Salon for 15+ years and have nothing but great things to say about them. I have gone to several of the stylists and have enjoyed the Brazilian blowout, different color variations, straightening, etc. There are many salon options to choose from in the area, but Stephen’s is by far the BEST in the South Hills! Thank you for always taking care of your clients :-)

I specifically requested Stephen as I thought since he owned the business and had been in business for as long as he has, he would be excellent at what he does. Before washing my hair we discussed what I wanted, which was a simple trim of my current style. I told him it was important to keep as much length as possible. I then had my hair washed and sat down for him to cut my hair. He prepared to make his first cut and had quite a bit of length in his hand. I asked him if that is what he planned on cutting off and he said yes. I reminded him that I wanted a trim only and wanted to keep my length. He then proceeded to tell me he was not going to cut my hair because I would not let him have space to be creative. He said «I’ll dry your hair for you though.» Really? How nice of him. As I left I asked the two women at the front desk if he does that often and they said «sometimes».

I went here to get my hair done for a wedding with the bridal party. There were 7 girls including the bride… so there were ALOT of us. You would think they would have anticipated that we would need attention and time, but it was utter chaos. It’s like they hadn’t known for months we were coming on that particular Saturday morning to get our hair done. It was so rushed and chaotic that none of us, including the bride, enjoyed the experience.
I had even helped them a great deal by straightening my hair beforehand. My hair is really curly and I figured it would be easier to manage and style if I straightened it. I did warn them that I straightened it and not to put any water on it b/​c the curls would spring up like perennials in Spring. Now to their credit, the woman who was styling my hair didn’t put any water on it, but she was using hairspray and a curling iron (which I told her may not be necessary) and she made a comment, «wow you weren’t kidding when you said your hair was curly». b/​c as she was spraying the hairspray on the «death by fumes» setting and curling the hair (fire hazard anyone?) my hair was holding on to the curls made by the curling iron with such intensity that the hair spray wasn’t even needed. Umm, did I stutter when I said that my hair is very curly.
Perhaps I’m being too hard on them, but I had so wanted and expected it to be a good experience (not even great) and I was so disappointed. They didn’t do anything that I couldn’t have managed on my own with a curling iron and a large can of Aquanet and a few bobby pins.