J & M Barbershop

If you don’t speak spanish… then don’t bother. The first time I went to this place I found a nice guy who seemed to know what he was doing. It was a fluke. As he finished my haircut the first time and I showed him how i like to style it he said «…oh spikey». I thought that meant that he understood. The next time I went he played with my hair for what seemed like an hour. It was so bad the rest of the barbers came over and started talking about my hair in spanish. Either they are all just incredibly rude or they think I’m incredibly dumb. My hair was so bad I resorted to fixing it myself before anyone else saw it. I’m sure these guys like most in this neighborhood are fine at cutting afro-​cuban hair but if you need more than just clippers, stay away.

When it comes to my hair, i am 1. 2… 3 done! no fanfare, no big hullabaloo. I hardly ever visit stylists or Salons for that matter. The corner barbershop will do for me most times. My only thing with those places is that they are clean and that they have clientele.
Those two factors were met and I put my hair to their care. Care is not much it, as i said before no fanfare, i ask the barber, use the buzzer, #4 on the sides #6 on top, thanks! And that’s that. He finishes and i walk out ready to just comb my hair back, but having hair like mine is easy when its short, u really don’t need to brush or comb.
That said, the barber here was very quick, I walked in asked how much, they said 12.00 for the cut. Cool, and he pointed to the empty seat. 3 minutes later a barber shows up and my hair is on its way to the floor. Was done pretty quickly while watching some baseball game or the other. Just like that! 1. 2. 3. he was done. paid and left. The kind of experience i like without much waiting. Mind you the other 3 seats were busy and while i was there 2 more were in line after me. That’s a good sign for me. I would give it 4 stars but presentation was lacking and well he took a bit too long due to phone calls and watching the game. He did a great job though… so its kinda like 3 and a half stars.