The Barber Shop

Not a kid friendly place at all. The lady that cuts hair took one look at my son and was hesitant to cut his hair. She then pulled me to the side and told me to take him home and have a talk with him about haircuts. She wanted me to come back once he was «ready». HE’S three, It was hot and the place is super hole in the wall! He was freaked out. My bad for bringing him here I guess. Anyways… Point is, unless your small child is used to getting haircuts, best thing is just go to a kids hairstylist. :-\ Booooo

Classic Barber shop. No frills, but a good haircut and at a completely reasonable price. Thank you!

Great deal. Authentic Barber shop. Don’t be fooled by the décor. Get a legit cut for a solid price

Discovered this gem early this summer — unassuming, willing to bend his hours for you and pleasant to talk to. He’s got great service and solid cuts; he’ll even make suggestions and they’ve always worked for me! And the prices can’t be beat in the area. The straight-​edge and hot foam certainly don’t hurt!
Couldn’t ask for more.

I have been coming to the Barber Shop for 7 years now. I consider the people there as good friends. They care about their customers and do their best to give wonderful service. I am Filipino and am a Spanish Teacher. I love speaking to them in Spanish and at the same time, getting haircuts that are of great quality.
I commend them for building a neighborhood business that has a regular clientele. Although there are only about 25 reviews on here at the moment I am writing this good review, there are hundreds out there who have come to this place on a regular basis and are happy with their results. I’ve been there when there has been a wait 3 to 4 guys to most of the time just walking in a sitting down.
They spend their time to make sure they do a great job. She and her son give attention to detail and pride themselves in the «old school» way of giving a haircut and shave.
If you are not satisfied with your haircut for some reason, please do tell them on the spot and not wait afterwards to vent your frustrations on a website to «destroy» someone’s reputation while hiding behind a computer. It’s just good «business» on your part as a client to communicate immediately. I’m sure they would be more than willing to help you out somehow.
Keep up the good work, The Barber Shop!

Gonna give 2 stars just because I didn’t have to wait. Lady didn’t listen to my directions and totally messed my hair up and cut it way too short. On top of that, when she was cleaning the sides up with the straight razor she cut me multiple times. The other guy that was there did a good job with my sons hair but I’m too traumatized to ever go back…

Spotty hours, Spotty cuts.
I was very pleased my first experience here, after a couple more visits, my rating of this place has changed drastically.
Things started to go south when I stopped by several times during their posted business hours and the spot was closed. It’s only one woman holding down the fort here, I get it, I understand things happen and she has to close down shop sometimes.
I finally went in about a week ago and I waited for at least a half an hour for her to open. Even waited about 15 minutes after to give her time to settle in for the day. Everything was going great, I had about what seemed like 5lbs of hair on my head that I wanted to get rid of. I asked a high and tight with a no-​clip (0) on the sides. She began to cut and it was looking good, and then more people started showing up. She began to rush. At this point she was using a straight razor on my sides which awas pretty good.
She finished me up and the cut ended up being $ 5+ then I had anticipated, so I couldn’t give a good tip. Left feeling pretty good though.
I got home and immediately noticed that she missed plenty of spots, I ended up cutting some areas myself. Some of the fading was uneven. A couple of days later and my girlfriend noticed some more missed spots. Now I don’t feel bad about the bad tip…
If you’re in a bind and need a quick cut by all means check this place out, but if you have time I recomend going to a place where you can set up an appointment and be your barber’s center of attention for 20 – 40 minutes.

What can I say been coming here since last year. I’ve tried other barber shops but this place can pretty much do anything that expensive $$$ barbershops can and can’t do. Only the best… one good find.

In a city that prides itself on a vast array of old school barber shops, The Barber Shop is the real deal!
Tucked away in a small storefront on Cherry at Broadway, Genoveva and Fernando (mom and son) provide fast, friendly service at a reasonable price. No appointment is needed which makes it great to fit in a busy schedule.
We support indies, small businesses, and local commerce. The Barber Shop personifies this!

This is a GREAT barber shop! I have been sporting a flat top for over 20 years now and have been to A LOT of barbers both in the Orange County and Long Beach area and I discovered this place over 5 years ago and finally found someone who can do more than a decent flat top! My hairline is not symmetrical so I admit that it is not easy to do but I get an excellent cut here! The straight razor shave is a nice final touch. I do try to go at off peak hours so I usually do not have to wait but if I do, I enjoy sitting on a chair outside while waiting although one can also choose to wait inside. If one desires quality and value without a long (if any) wait, this is the place! I have read some of the negative reviews here ((and glad to see there are very few) and I while we all have our own ideas of what our cut should be, I have found The Barber Shop to be one of if not THE best barbers I have ever been to. Oh and I get an equally good cut from both mother and son! I highly recommend this place!

I don’t understand how this place has such high reviews. I received what may well be the WORST haircut I’ve ever had here. When I asked the barber to cut the top with scissors rather than clippers, she growled at me, yanked my hair painfully, and began to chop at it with what I can only describe as garden shears. It came out an uneven, lumpy mess, with ridiculous strands of long hair clumped together amidst shorter hair. The entire process took less than ten torturous minutes.
Never again. Maybe I’ll go back to my old barber, who gave me an excellent haircut despite making me profoundly uncomfortable ranting about his bipolar disorder, suicidal girlfriend, and killer pitbull while delicately shaving my throat with a straight razor.
Long Beach problems, y’all.

This is definately old school 60’s. All they need is a barber that looks like Floyd and I’d be waiting for Andy and Barney to come strolling in while they’re patrolling Mayberry. They’re not trying to be cool or hep.
That’s where the similarity ends. The cuts are always shorter than you ask for and always crooked. I always have to «clean up» around the edges when I get home. I guess trying to save a buck is not always the best way to go.
I think it’s time for me to fine a real barber.

Having a good barber is an essential part to being a Long Beach Lesbian. After being turned away from Hawleywood’s on 4^th for having a vagina, even tho I also have a pomp. On my head. Not on my vagina… anywho. I was pretty dissapointed and totally convinced I would either end up paying 50 $ at a salon for a 5 minute hair cut, or have to drive down to LA.
I was a sad panda.
But then!!!
I was cruising down Cherry and noticed a couple of rainbow flags around the window of this tiny little barber shop and I knew right at that moment I had found my barber! Finally a gay-​friendly old school barber shop.
But wait theres more!!!
There are 3 chairs and 1 barber. A haircut includes hot straight razor clean up, powder and after shave for $ 15 Really, You cant beat it. Fast, easy, cheap and friendly! I recommend this place to all of my buddies who need a cut!

She is so awesome.
Great cheap haircut for guys that don’t need anything super trendy. I love this place. I never have to wait and she is so pleasant. Go here, guys.