Bowie Town Barbers

I’ve been coming here since I was in elementary school. I’ve moved twice and still only trust my barbers at Bowie town barbers to touch my hair. BTB has always had excellent service, great professionalism and a safe environment for all ages. My barber Art has been cutting my hair for years now and has always done an excellent job. When I make appointments they are always fulfilled on time and if I’m in a rush he’s swift with getting me in & out without trying to rush through my cut. All in all I’m grateful for the staff at Bowie Town Barbers.

This review is overdue. I want to speak specifically about Art Hood Jr… who has cut my son’s hair since I moved here from California 4 years ago.
I don’t even live near BTB any longer but my 14 year old is so comfortable with Art that he insists I drive clean out to Bowie.
Art does great work. Always checks to make sure I’m happy (if mom ain’t happy ain’t nobody happy).
BTB is lucky to have him.

We called ahead of time on Sunday to see if they were open and they said until 3pm, so off we went, walked in and my son got a super haircut from Ms. Kristi. It needed a good cut as it had been a while and she got it just right for him — thin on the sides, longer on top. The atmosphere is old style barber shop as it is a big room with guys sitting about reading the paper, several TVs going and a lot of guys in chairs getting trims etc. Note they don’t take credit cards! But it’s wheelchair accessible!

Nice folks. Quick service. Nice job.

So, as the temperature dropped, I started to grow my hair out to combat the cold. I usually cut my hair myself because I can’t see paying someone $ 20.00 a week to cut my hair. It’s easy to cut a low hair do but I need professional help when my hair gets longer.
I lived in MD years ago and used to frequent this barbershop, so I figured I’d give it a try. It’s located in the Bowie Towncenter.
When I walked in I recognized a barber who used to do my hair 9 years ago. Unfortunately he was busy so I went to the first open chair. I told him I was growing my hair out so I didn’t want it cut low. He said…“so you want a shape up?” I thought for a second and then visually showed him the areas I needed cut. He then said…“oh, so you want a temple taper?” I told him I don’t know what he’s talking about but just clean it up and make it look good. (Didn’t know barbershops had their own jargon!)
5 minutes (well maybe 10) and a few turns of the chair later I felt like Prince Akeem from coming to America when he got his braid cut off. And the barber said the same thing…“that’ll be $ 20.00 please!” I thought he was going to say…“this is beautiful, what is this velvet?” I couldn’t believe it… he really didn’t do much yet charged me $ 20.00! The sign says they accept debit/credit…but that’s not the case. I had to walk to Safeway to get change!
I’ll try them again, but as for now… not too satisfied! This is Prince Akeem, I mean… Juan…I’m out!