Barking Broadway

Based on the positive reviews that refuted the negative reviews, I chose to bring my Pomeranian mix here. I made an appointment a week in advance, but I had the option of bringing my dog in earlier. My dog can exhibit signs of separation anxiety, but he cuddled up to his groomer Katie immediately. Katie was friendly and knowledgeable. I told her about his skin allergies and asked her not to feed him anything because of his sensitive stomach. Katie said she would use a no-​soap shampoo and explained that no one would feed him any treats.
I dropped him off at 9:15 a.m. and was told to pick him up at 12:30 p.m. I arrived at 12:15 p.m., and he was all ready to go. He was calm and relaxed in his crate, and didn’t seem anxious at all. Katie did a great job! He’s clean, fluffy and so fresh smelling! I love his cut, although tbh, it wasn’t much of a cut so much as a trim of his scraggly split ends. Prices are reasonable here, and I feel safe leaving him here. We will be back!
Thank you, Unilocalers, for responding with your positive reviews. I wouldn’t have felt comfortable bringing my little boy here otherwise.

negative reviews are unwarranted in my opinion. i’ve never had a bad experience here. fair prices and they are done when they say they will be!

I have no idea which Barking Broadway the negative reviewers have been to, but it’s not the one that has done haircuts for our three dogs. They always do a marvelous job in grooming them, and they do not hate going there. They are also willing to work around my busy schedule.
They also groom my Maine Coon cat (BONUS!). He’s an indoor-​outdoor cat, and always manages to find the bushes with burrs, which are really uncomfortable for him. He also has a tendency to get quite dirty. They bathe him and cut out the burrs, and he always looks better and is more comfortable after a visit. I’m not saying he likes it (he’s a cat after all), but they do help him be more comfortable).
I would highly recommend Barking Broadway to anyone who asked.

Whoever grooms my dogs does a good job whenever I bring them in and I am always very pleased with the cut. They usually get cocker spaniel cuts and they always look amazing, however this last time, they were matted and quite a site for sore eyes (owner at fault, yes that’s me.), and Barking Broadway worked their MAGIC, Viola, my dogs looked like dogs again. They cut them down, Sweetie had a bit of hair hanging down and Ginnie’s tail is so long and beautiful. I love the service, however, it is a bit impersonal, but at this rate, I’m ok with that. The price is very competitive, my dogs never seem traumatized like at some places, I could tell my dogs were super anxious, never at Barking Broadway. They are always happy when they leave. One suggestion, is front desk should make follow-​up appt. for next 6 weeks so it’s on calendar, yes I know that I’m being lazy, but that’s what accounted for them not coming for some months (yes, my fault again) it would be very helpful. I would recommend to anyone with dogs who need regular grooming.

The negative reviews on here make me SO sad. I have been using Natasha for years — even before she was in her new space. My previous scottie dog was a handful. He was a snippy, grouchy old man… who no one had much luck with. When I found Natasha, he turned into a little baby with her. She could do anything with Hector… and his cuts always looked PERFECT.
I now have a 1-​year old scott, Abita. She LOVES, LOVES Natasha. When I drop her off, she’s excited and wagging her tail. Again, her cut is always perfect.
They don’t drug your dogs here (did you know some groomers do that?!), they don’t stick them in a cage with a high-​powered blower on them (how sad). She loves her dogs and does such a terrific job. I live on the West Side now and make the drive ~once a month because I know that no one could cut Abita’s hair this well. And, I am a picky doggie mama. :)

Brought our poodle there a few months ago for the 1^st time. Natasha was recommended but we don’t know if she actually did the cut. Wanted to cry when i saw her, did not look at all like my dog, it was the worst haircut she has ever had. They just shaved her to get her over with, and the hair on her ears were completely cut off, it will take several months yet to get them almost back to normal. We had to trim her ourselves just to make her look somewhat even. Just brought her somewhere else, what a nice haircut, only took them an hour, plus they commented on how poor the haircut was the last time. Most importantly, if they are going to have to shave the dog for whatever reason, they should call to let you know why beforehand, so you are not so shocked. Everyone who saw her couldn’t believe how bad she looked. Just awful!