Headz Ain’t Ready

Let me begin by saying thank god this is in Jackson Heights. They have moved a few times but always in Jackson heights. Where would we get our hair cuts if this wasn’t here. All the young guys and kids and families would have to travel farther. This is a beautiful hair salon for men and also now for ladies as well. I have been coming here for years and the barbers are all loyal to the store. When you come here you become family. Of course some barbers come and go but the good ones stay and you end up building a friendship with everyone. Also you can’t beat the music and the soccer and good movies playing while your getting your cut. My hair is very important my barber now is Dario and boy is he great. We have good conversations and he does my hair cut the way I want It too. A mans hair shows off the persons personality and growing up in queens you always got to have the freshest cut. I have so many more great positive things to say about this place. But please give Headz ain’t ready a shot to cut your hair and you won’t be disappointed.

Place to go to get your haircut and your beard trimmed. Most of the guys there are very skilled. It tends to be busy Friday nights and weekends, I tend to go during the weekday for fast, great service.

Got my hair cut from a dude that was high as a kite. Who goes to work after smoking weed? My sides were all uneven, didn’t even look like a tape up. Worst hair cut i ever got in my life.

A barber shop that serves primarily young men from the neighborhood. The sort you find on every block in Washington Heights but isn’t that common in Jackson Heights.
Jackson Heights generally has two sorts of places to get your hair cut. Mostly you see salons that serve primarily women (the Venezuelan and Colombian beauty industries are serious business) and a couple of old school barber shops that cut the hair of old time male residents (generally older men). Headz Ain’t Ready serves a younger, more hip-​hop identified crowd.
There is a lot of testosterone in this place. There are posters of Al Pacino in Scarface all over and lots of Puerto Rican and Dominican flags. Occasionally an argument flairs up between the barbers (Yo, who took my clippers!?).And the large, flat screen TV is usually blaring some movie with lots of car chases, shoot outs and a misunderstood outlaw. But if you want to get your hair done in a fade or your beard /​goatee done up nicely (including whatever the latest, intricate style is), this is the place for you.
Quality differs among the different barbers. So if you have a good experience get that barber’s name and stick with him. Most of the barbers will give you a number you can call so you can check that they are in (and available) before going in. Most folks walk in and just wait for whoever they want to see. Or, since it’s a neighborhood place, folks will sometimes walk in and ask when they should come back.
Busiest in the evenings and on Fridays and Saturdays (got to look fly on the weekend). Don’t show up too early. I’ve walked in at 10 AM and found no one but the owner there.
Affordable prices. You probably aren’t going to spend more than $ 20 bucks for a cut, maybe more if you are having your face shaved or your beard shaped. I pay $ 15 for a skin fade and tip my barber $ 5.
I gave this place three stars. In the context of Jackson Heights, it probably deserves four or five stars. But in Washington Heights you are going to find barber shops that put this one to shame — more advanced barbers, livelier discussions, more intricate grooming options. So three starts because I am grading it in the context of the entirety of New York City.