Adels Hair Sensation Salon II

I cannot tell how many times I have been asked by friends/​coworkers, or stopped on streets by strangers, to ask where I had my hair cut/​colored. Truly neighborhood salon, with top-​notch techniques from Adel the owner, the hair-​color magician and Toshie, the Japanese lady with great scissor hands! Adel may not strike you as a man of typical customer-​service attitude but that does not mean he doesn’t know what he is doing (In fact, I think he is just straight honest.). This has been my go-​to salon for the last few years and will continue to be as long as I am in Chicago.

ANOTHER GREAT REVIEW FOR ADEL’S First of all I would like to say how can any one trust Caron S’s opinion when she attacks with such hatred the shops clients. Styles come and go and spiral wraps and perms are back. I again have to say this tiny little shop in Lincoln Park is filled with magic and he will tell you the truth and not just take your money. I was hoping for a spiral wrap for my long hair he told me straight out your hair needs deep conditioning that you can do at home or here then we can perm. I never had that honesty, most places would take your money. I came back in January had the most awesome spiral wrap done in less then 2 hours. My hair is almost to the middle of my back. No dryness or breakage. I would never go any where else for hair, nails or eyebrows. Thank you Adel for working your magic again. As for Caron S how can you trust any one so bitter she has to attack what another client likes and the man on the phone how is this rating the work one does when you dont even come in to the shop because the queen didnt feel she was catered to enough. =)

Adel is the BEST! I started coming here last year and never stopped. I explained to him what I liked and didn’t like about my hair, he nodded…20 minutes later, my hair looked amazing! He is a joy to be around and is very affordable. If you haven’t been here, run don’t walk ;)

The guy on the phone is a real jerk. Ask about an appointment and he let’s you pick times just for him to reject. Why not tell the client what times are available? He then proceeded to get angry with me!
I mentioned this to the friend who told me about Adel and she said she no longer went to this salon. I asked why and she said «I couldn’t take Adel’s attitude anymore».
If you want to subject yourself to a really bad attitude go here.
PS: another Unilocaler mentioned how excellent «the spiral wrap perms» are. What??? Is this 1983? This alone tells mountains about this salon’s clientele and fashion sense. If you are under 90 and care how you look, go elsewhere.

I totally agree with the earlier posting about Adel being a magician. The first time I went to Adel was more than 22 years ago and in between those years, I tried other hair stylists just becasue of the distance. I live in the far northern suburbs and Adel is in Lincoln Park which is a good 50 miles away from me.
I went to all the high end hair salons in the north shore but no one can do the job that Adel can provide. He is beyond perfection with hair coloring and his precise handling of his scissors is impeccable. I have gone to so many hair stylists with my hair problem being stringy and frizzy. Only Adel came up with a solution that I really feel like a new person.
Maria H.

Adel is by far the best hairdresser that I’ve ever been to. He does a highlight and haircut in an hour and half and does the best blowouts I’ve ever seen. He’s so sweet and charming! I recommend Adel to all my girlfriends and they too have fallen in love.

Adel’s is the best. He is hilarious and gives great haircuts to boot! I have never dyed my hair or gotten highlights so I am not sure about that but I have always been very happy with my cut.
His nail tech, Lena, is also wonderful. She does a great job and once you get to know her she is very sweet.
On top of great haircuts and manicures, it is a great experience going to Adel’s. My mom visited from out of town for the weekend and I took her to Adel’s for a mani-​pedi… She has been talking about the place for a year… A YEAR!
They are almost always busy so you should definitely make an appointment.
I would definitely recommend Adel to anyone looking for a new salon.

Best haircut I’ve had in a long time. I was looking for a change and I came to the right place. Adel definitely knows what he is doing!

I finally found a salon that I am completely satisfied. I can be picky. Adel does a fabulous job. He uses the best colors available. He also does a fantastic blow dry on my coarse curly hair. I love this place and it is worth every penney. His prices are reasonable. Highly recommend. This will be my hair salon for a very long time. You wont be disappointed.

I want to add my voice here as well for Adel and his shop. Before I moved to the suburbs, and even for a year or so afterward, I went to Adel for years, and followed him from his shop on Devon to the current location on Diversey. He always gave me a great cut and I was always treated like family. Adel would squeeze me in and stay open late. I always appreciated how he treated me and my other family members. We had him do aseveral of us for a wedding and several parties, too
Leena always gave me the best pedicures, too!

I was a little skeptical about trying a new hair salon, but this was the best decision I’ve made. I’ve been going to the same salon in the burbs for over 15 years and my hair dresser discouraged me from cutting off a significant amount of hair. In hopes of finding a salon in the city, I decided to try Adels. Before Adel started, I told him what I had in mind and let him mix up a color he thought would work. The cut and color came out even better than I could have imagined! The price tag wasn’t bad either. This will definitely be my new salon.

Just as I promised, following two excellent pedicures, I returned to Adel Madi’s for a hair cut. Adel was the stylist and his work was first rate.

This is an awesome neighborhood salon! Adele gives THE best blow-​outs you can ask for. Way better than some I’ve had on the Gold Coast/​super pricey salons. (I’ve seen his cuts and they are excellent as well, I’ve just been going to the same person for years.)
He is also super nice and accomodating, even coming in early when I asked. When I thanked him, his response is «happy to do so». So you get an idea what kind of a salon this is.

I had an excellent experience at this salon. I received what was supposed to be a Shellac no-​chip manicure from Natural Spa Manicure. However, the technician there mixed the Shellac product with the Harmony Gellish product, neglecting to tell me that they are not the same, and that Gellish does not come off with acetone like Shellac (the whole reason I wanted Shellac). I wasn’t pleased with the overall mani there either, so I went to Adel’s.
Upon beginning the removal process we discovered that the Harmony product was not coming off. After more than an hour of chipping away it with an orange stick and buffing (we didn’t have much of a choice but to try because my nails looked so horrible with chunks of Harmony Gellish on them), we finally got them to a place where the technician could put on the Shellac. She was soooo patient and gentle. Her manicure was also very meticulous and thorough. I could not be more appreciative.
Adel was cutting a woman’s hair while I was getting my mani. He was funny and friendly. The woman he was styling had tried to color her hair at home and the results were not to her liking. The cut and color he gave her were gorgeous. Her blowout looked fantastic. I am tempted to come back here for a cut and highlights.

going to Adels for hair and nails is like going to your friend’s home. There are no strangers when you are a client at Adels! you are always welcome like family, offered a cup of coffee, and the time will fly as you chit chat with Adel, Lee and Lena! They care about their clients and always want to do well by them. I work in TV and I can always count on Lee making sure my hair is looking great (as illustrated by consistent compliments i get every time I visit the shop). So many salons are cookie cutter… but not this one. I’ve sent many people to Adel’s and everyone of them has remained a client of this great team. Go once, and i can promise you, you’ll be back!

I came here last night based on the first review and I loved it. As «Daisy» put it, it is not too snazzy from the outside but the people inside were awesome. Lee gave me my pedicure and manicure. She was very friendly, thorough and did a beautiful job. The pedicure took about 40 minutes. I soaked and read my book; she cut, filed, gently scrubbed and scraped at my feet and exfoliated. Normally, other places scrub so hard and in all the wrong places which make for a very unpleasant and not at all relaxing experience. Not Lee. She focused on the ball of my foot, the side, big toe and heel (the normal «hard» spots on a foot). I hate when someone works on the arch of my foot — OUCH and TICKLE. I am very particular about where I get my pedicures done. I’ve walked out of many places with itchy, raw feet. Not here. My feet are so soft and relaxed. My manicure is perfect. She filed my nails perfectly square, no snags (and she made me check to be sure there were no snags), clean polish job and all around pleasant manicure. It was my first time and she charged me $ 37 for both! What a deal. I feel like I robbed them. I cannot wait to go back. It is right around the corner from my house — BIG BONUS!

While the salon seems small & perhaps not too snazzy from the outside, Adel & his team are nice, talented & always accommodating. In fact, his manicurists are so great you almost always need an appointment to get your fingers or toes done. Leena does the best French manicure I’ve ever had, and she does it free-​hand! Her pedicures are nice & long, with great attention to detail– as a result they always last a few weeks longer than anywhere else I go. Adel’s haircuts are perfect– not overly expensive & always good. I have long curly hair that is hard to keep «shaped” — I try to avoid the poodle look or the limp locks and I always leave happy. Once you become a regular they always try to fit you into the schedule if you find yourself in need of a last minute trim or mani/​pedi. They’ve kept the shop open for me so I could make it to a wedding well-​coiffed!