Rocco & Son’s Barber Shop

This is a new looking shop with Old School barbers. One of the last neighborhood shops in Quincy. Get here while you can this business modle is a dying breed

What a gem! First, I was greeted like family. Henry, the owner told me he bought the shop which has been there for well over 50 years. Classy and spotless clean. Just what you would expect. Very welcoming and comfortable. Street parking but there is always plenty. It’s diagonally across from DD.
A new barber named Rob gave me a great taper and cleanup. After 3 weeks, my hair grows all over in different directions but didn’t phase him at all. I knew it was going to be a good cut because the young guy before me came out great too. Rob doesn’t like to rush so just tell him if you are in a hurry.
Can’t believe I found this place!

So the descriptors next to each star as I write this read as follows:
1 star = Eek! Methinks not.
2 stars = Meh. I’ve experienced better.
3 stars = A-​OK.
We don’t have to go to the 4 and 5 star ratings for the purposes of this exercise because 3 indicates mild satisfaction and that is already beyond the pale of this review. Suffice to say, according to the suggested feelings of fulfillment and satisfaction I would give Rocco’s a single, dim star.
Now normally I hate to give small businesses a bad review because they rely on reputation and people’s livelihoods are sometimes at stake. But in light of the service this place gives me consistently I’m willing to make the exception.
I usually go to Vinnie’s right around the corner but the owner takes time off occasionally and closes the shop. A handful of times this has left me desperate for a cut (for a wedding, interview, whatever) and most times I went to Rocco’s. Over the course of 10 years I’ve been there probably 4 times for a cut and each time it’s got progressively worse.
Well, I’ve finally reached the point where I’m writing this.
I wear glasses for distance. At about 10 feet things get a little fuzzy. As I watched this guy hack away at my hair I could see in the reflection how poor of a job he was doing. The cut that Lou usually gives me takes him about 35 minutes if he’s not too chatty. It’s tapered in the back and a little longer on top and I get the straight edge on the neck and around the ears. This guy finished butchering my hair in 10.
I don’t consider myself a style aficionado as is evidenced by my wardrobe made up of free beer t-​shirts and cargo shorts. I also can’t see very well without my glasses. If I could see, sans glasses and (based on reflection about 5 feet X2) ten feet away what this guy couldn’t see with his eyes about 15 inches from my head there is a significant problem.
I asked him about all the hairs that were uncut sticking out of the top of my head and on the sides and he told me it was because my hair sticks up and proceeded to cut it further to almost a wiffle, but continually missed the uncut clumps of hair sticking out of my head. I said it’s fine, leave it alone and I left. I also didn’t tip him, the first and only time I didn’t tip a barber.
I was going to be in my cousins wedding the next day. I had to go to my sister, who is a hairdresser but lived 30 minutes away and have her fix it in the middle of the night.
And that was just the last time. Any other time I went in there in a pinch I got an equally shoddy cut. If Lou is on vacation I think I’ll take my chances with someone else. Hell, even a Supercuts or something has to be better than these guys.