The Yellow Balloon

we were sat down for a hair cut right away Without an appt but I was not happy with my kids cut. I took my oldest for a hair cut and all the stylist did was cut it straight across didn’t ask me if the length was good before she continued to cut or how I liked it. Gave her the worst Dora the explorer looking haircut. The second lady an older Hispanic lady with short dark hair took my one year old for a simple bang trim she messed and chewed up my baby’s hair! She just keep cutting, her bangs are all short and uneven. I can’t wait for them to grow out. My poor baby. She didn’t even put anything so I wouldn’t get hair on me. She just cut! I’m so angry! I will Not come back next time I’ll just wait for the shaggy monkey until I can get an appt there. I’m so disappointed and upset and have to stare at my littles ones chewed up bangs and haircut. What a waste.

Wow this place is amazing I had such an amazing experience, we brought our one year old son an had a great second hair cut since the first one was not so successful he did not cry not one time the lady was so gentle with him and very nice made sure exactly how he wanted his haircut to be, and the man was so helpful and kind gave my son a cookie and put on Thomas the train for him I will definitely be coming back. They even gave us a haircut certificate and put our baby’s locks in an envelope which we were unable to save it he first time amazing place.

A great, friendly atmosphere. The people couldn’t have been nicer and also did a great job. Coming in with two little kids, the owner said they were welcome to play with all of their toys. Nice to be able to go in and get a haircut with the kids within view. Denny, the owner, said «no need to hire a babysitter when you come here. You are welcome to bring kids with you!»
Also, I appreciate the fact that they also donate certificates to community fundraisers.
They also specialize in haircuts for special needs children and adults. They will make any accommodation necessary and are very welcoming to all disabilities. Awesome! We need more stores like this in our community!

We took our 15 month old Preston today for a trim talk about perfection!!! After taking him a bath we notice not one hair longer then the other like we usually do at other places. Thank you Deny!!!

I have a difficult 3 year old boy who really dislikes haircuts. These stylists were awesome, they worked with him and gave him an awesome haircut right in time for the holidays. The place was packed but we got a same day appointment. Ample parking in the back.

Baby 7month, first time hair cut, very happy experience, the hair looks very cute and they keep the hair for us in an envelope and certificate, also give her a cute hair clip :)

Took my 16 month old to get a haircut here today and service was excellent! It was our first time here and my son’s 2^nd experience to get a haircut and I’ll def be bringing my son back here to get his haircut by Saidy. She was quick and very patient with my son. I had told her that where he got his first haircut, the stylist didn’t really cut his hair nice and even and she blamed the way my son’s hair was growing. The other stylist took forever to cut my son’s hair as well cuz she’ll wait for him to stop moving before she would cut. This didn’t happen at the Yellow Balloon. Saidy was able to cut my son’s hair regardless if he was moving around or not and did an excellent job. His hair is even and just the way we wanted it. The people here are very nice even their customers are nice! I would def recommend coming here. Thanks Saidy!

We took our 3.5 year old and 1.5 year old here yesterday for their haircuts before thanksgiving. Even with a very short notice, (called the night before) we secured an appointment with Dany and Denise. They were both amazing, patient and talented. Dany made my daughter feel very comfortable as he is very gentle with kids and his approach. The place was vey clean and had toys and great Disney movies to make the kids fee at home. We will definitely return to this hidden gem!

I took my son here for his first haircut. She was so patient with him and the entire team was great! It might not have the ride chairs like others do, but my son did great and we loved the haircut! They have treats for the little guys and toys and movies going. I defiantly would recommend for a kids haircut!

As a busy mom, I have a hard time finding time for myself to update my hair. The Yellow Balloon is a family friendly place I appreciate. I can get my hair cut and colored while my daughter plays or watches a Disney movie. Thank you, Debbie for your great care.

DO NOT COME HERE! I took my two boys and their haircut turned out uneven that I had to take them to another stylist to fix their hair!!! Terrible experience!!!

My son is almost 15 now and he still goes to Denny for a cut and cookies. Make an appointment, they are great!

My 2.5 yr old son came here for the first time today and he enjoyed his haircut. Denny was his stylist and offered him a cookie after checking with me if it was ok. He had Toy Story on and kid toys available for playing. Denny was friendly and made my little boy feel comfortable. He cut his hair within 10 – 12 minutes (my son is very cooperative and didn’t move around at all). It cost $ 15 and the cut looked similar, if not cleaner, than the cut he got from our other salon that charges $ 25 for a kid’s haircut. Denny was also faster which I liked.
While Denny was cutting my son’s hair on a Wednesday afternoon, there were 3 walk-​ins waiting for Denny, including a grown man (I’m guessing he was around 60 years old), and two boys (approx 8 and 10 years old). Denny said he specializes in cutting hair for autistic kids and hard to handle kids. Luckily my son likes getting his hair cut so he was easy and didn’t move around too much.
My son stayed for a little longer to play with the toys. They offer kids a lollipop and yellow balloon after you are done.
This place is old school– Denny has owned the place for 32 years! They have a small bathroom in the back with a kid sized potty and the sink and soap are lowered to kid level too. There is no lock on the door for obvious reasons. Overall a great local place to get a kid hair cut from an experienced stylist for kids.

Loved it! My son n i both got our hair cuts. They were very nice n took my son in consideration. They spoke to him directly n put on a movie he chose. Debbie was very good with him n very quick. Stacey cut my hair n was very professional as well. Unfortunately i didn’t get the name of the gentleman behind the desk (who also cuts hair well) but he was very nice n professional as well. We will be coming back for sure. And i will be telling my friends about this place for them to bring their children as well. $ 15 wasn’t bad for level of service they provide.

I really don’t want to trash talk a kids hair salon, but if this is what they specialize in, they need to find a new specialty.
I decided to come here after perusing through all the reviews and had mixed feelings. But I decided to go with the positive reviews and was really excited that they had t. vs and toys for the kids to play with to put the kids at ease. After all, this is my baby, my precious one year old child I’m taking to get a haircut and at $ 15 it is not cheap!
So one of my girlfriends took her one year old here several days before I did and she said they did an excellent job. This put me at ease. But after thinking about it this gf of mine is extremely easy going and what she may like I beg to differ most of the time.
Ok, so I book my baby’s appointment and we get there at 1 pm on a Wednesday afternoon. It was empty except for a lady getting her hair done. I inspected the room and the toys provided for the kids were filthy, but what do you expect. I’ll add a star just because they have toys.
The lady who was going to cut my child’s hair proceeds to clean the booster chair my kid will sit in and after she’s done she tells me to put my child in the seat and buckles him in. Before she even washes her hands or starts, she pulls a cookie (probably stale) from a beat up looking non air-​tight cookie jar and offers one to my 1 year old which he put in his mouth and spat out. I’m thinking in my head wtf why did you not wash your hands and just gave my child an old stale cookie??? But really that’s not the point because my child is dirty anyways and eats dirt off the floor everyday.
She proceeds to cut child’s hair and he starts screaming and crying which I know is normal for kids and starts buzzing away here and there with different sized razors. After she’s done in like 10 minutes it looked like what I could’ve done myself at home. I told her I wanted the middle of his hair long so I can spike it up into a mohawk and the sides to be really short. Well she attempted to do that but ended up giving him a bust up haircut. it looked like a mushroom patch on top. Since my child was crying so hard I ended up giving her $ 18 and just left.
When I got home everyone noticed that my child’s hair was so damn ugly. My parents said it was the ugliest haircut they’d ever seen on my child and laughed so hard that I spent close to $ 20 for it when everyone else in town only charged a measly $ 8.
Sad to say, but I’ll never go back to the yellow balloon again. It was too expensive and a waste of time. I should’ve stuck with the negative reviews and gone somewhere else.

Every time I take my kids to yellow balloon they are always excited. I always call 30 mins ahead to schedule my appointment on the same day. They always have availability of the time I say I will come in. Once, I step into the door with my two kids there was no waiting. They were seated right away for their haircut. The service was quick for two kids. It only took about 35 mins. I was one satisfy customer and my kids were happy. There’s an area for the kids to play and to watch tv. It keeps my kids entertained and a great haircut experience.

I’m a local who grew up going to here for haircuts and now I take my kids here.
The Good
Easy to get appointments.
Skilled at working with children by far. With plenty of toys, movies to watch and treats, they definitely have cutting kids hair down to a science.
Cheery staff. Everyone talks to you and to your kids, very welcoming.
Hair cutting skills, they’re great at cutting kids hair and also doing a cute style with a complimentary clip in girls hair when they’re done.
They recently have remodeled. Finally… they took the décor down from the 1980’s. A nice new awning in the front too!
Cons
Yes, they remodeled but not completely. It looks like a low cost remodel with mainly paint and some new waiting room chairs and a few art pieces on the wall that don’t match. I commend their effort. I’m puzzled as to why everything is black and white when they’re called the Yellow Balloon?! You can take a Yellow un-​blown up balloon home though lol. Spend some money and rent a helium tank sheesh.
This is my main gripe: when the stylist finished up the kid before mine, she didn’t wash her hands. She used a dirty broom and then started on my kid’s hair… then stuck her dirty hand in their jar of loose cookies and gave a cookie to my daughter.
I think it would be more sanitary to have individually wrapped cookies and/​or boxes of raisins in the cookie jar. Sure it’s more expensive but it’s more civilized and safer for our kids vs serving stale cookies served with a side of hair and who knows what from the last customer.
Overall a great spot to take your kids for hair cuts, just decline the cookies for now!

We first brought our year-​old son to get his first hair cut at The Yellow Balloon… that was over 27 years ago! He was there yesterday for his monthly hair cut from Denny, the owner (I might add that we moved from San Marino to Valencia over 13 years ago, but a hair cut/​visit with Denny is worth the drive).
The shop is in the process of a new, updated look… edgy black and white motif, flat screen tvs, countless classic movies for the kids to enjoy, a table with chairs topped with plenty of toddler toys, books, standing video games, etc… and yes, the fish tank is still there! What more could a kid ask for? But wait, this salon doesn’t just cater to kids, I used to get my hair done by Lynae (until coloring time restraints were too much to have my family wait for me after our move) but my husband still gets his monthly hair cut from Denny.
If you have a special needs child, Denny’s your man… he really has a knack… calming and talking to young and not-​so-​young kids. I’d give this place a 10 if that were possible! Check them out… you’ll be glad you did!

This place is the perfect to take your young children for their haircuts, since that’s what they specialize in: children’s haircut. The yellow balloon has been at the same location for 31 years! Wow!
Many of those kids are now adults now and take their kids back to yellow ballon for their haircuts.
They have a lots of toys, videos, and most important patience to deal with little kids. After the haircut they give out suckers cookie and a yellow ballon to the kids.

Debbie is such a professional! She makes sure the cut you’re getting is exactly what you want. She suggests ideas on what’s the best for your hair to be healthy but understanding to what you want your hair to look like. Not only that but the conversations aren’t awkward like other hair stylists.
The atmosphere is wonderful and accepting. It’s great for kids, teens, and adults. She has children of her own so she knows exactly how to deal with them.
Today was our first time, but we will definitely be coming back!