Lee’s Barber Shop

If you’re a business that accepts cash only, do everyone a favor and post that little detail on the door/​window of your facility. Yes I see that there is a sign by the register stating that exact thing but consider avoiding being an inconvenience to people would ya?

I have had better and worse cuts. He kept the back a little long as I requested but he scalped the sides way too short. Probably will not return.

I go to this barbershop every so often when I need a good cut or I have some event coming up that I need to look professional/​good. Personally, I cut my own hair and do it fairly well with the exception of my back since I need two mirrors and it can get a little tricky.
A few things about this place
–Price is extremely affordable
–The female barbers cut very well but you have to be clear on what you want
–The place can use a bit of modernization (It’s a bit older)
–Most of the time you don’t have to wait long
–Easy parking

Love this place I drive 26 miles once every 2 weeks to get a hair cut here. Lee and her workers on Saturday … Wow… They rock the house and you leave satisfaction perfection!
Happy valentines day!

I moved from Clairemont to National City about 5 months ago. I have been trying to find a barber that matches Lee’s great quality Job near my house, but hadn’t have no success. I still drive the 15 miles to Clairemont to Lee’s every other haircut.

This is the worst barber shop I’ve ever been to. It took 45 minutes for the owner to cut a basic haircut due to her 1) not knowing what she was doing 2) stopping midway to answer and talk on the phone and 3) chatting up her friend that dropped by. I will never come here again. Happy barber around the block is much better, cheaper, and the people are nice and courteous.

No hours on the door, Unilocal said 8:30a open on saturday, but no one is there. Its 8;45

This place is the worst! Normally I always go to ‘Happy Barber’ which is around the same location. But they were busy so I decided to try Lee’s Barbershop. I got there, and there was 2 people working, a guy and a lady. The lady was busy with one customer and the guy decided to take me in as I was the only person next.
I asked the guy to give me a simple beard line up and he refused and told me to go sit down and wait because he’s not an artist. He was completely rude and I end it up leaving. Never coming to this place again.

The good thing about this place is that it’s cheap. The only problem is that the people cutting hair are incompetent. I asked for a fauxhawk and i got a buzzcut thats uneven. It looks like the left side of my head has a mini-​afro. Thanks Lee’s Barber Shop.
Also, their equipment seems to be from the late 70’s. Prepare to have your hair blow dried by a clothes dryer.

Now the price is $ 9. Still a good deal for great service.

I really don’t like giving places one star but I have to.
I’ve been coming here on and off for the past two ish years or so and it’s been pretty good. Until today.
This has been the worst haircut I have gotten in my life. Even my friends who I let cut my hair for the first time during college [oh fun times] were better than this.
The lady who is cutting my hair is a bit older looking. She also looked extremely tired and potentially sick. Wonderful. She was pretty rough with my hair and I’m pretty sure she cut my ear like 3 times. So she gives me the mirror to check. Hair on my left sideburn is noticeably longer than my right… andd the right side has random patches of longer hair.
So I ask her to fix that and cut the top of my hair just a tiny bit shorter. She does not look happy to be asked to do something else. But it’s just sloppy. So she attempts to fix it. Doesn’t do a good job and also lops off like ½ inch off the top which was WAY shorter than I asked for. And doesn’t make the back even with it, so the back of my hair is longer than my front. Again, mirror but at that point I just don’t want her to mess with my hair anymore. Damage is done, I pay and leave. Oh also price went up a buck so it’s 9.
I came home and had to clean the side burns myself. Oh well, not like I have any events or anything coming up soon… Yup never coming back. I know the other barbers are better but just the fact that I MIGHT end up with her again is enough to make me not want to come back.

Best haircut I’ve had in San Diego. Barber took her time and knows how to do a fade. I was impressed and very satisfied. Price is very good as well.

Cheap place with a decent haircut depending on who is cutting your hair.
The owner Ms Lee and another lady (don’t know her name but she is middle age lady) are the best, anyone else and you will hate this place. Some one mentioned about the eye candy if you are going for that then you will going to get only that and not a good hair cut.

OK, not the best cut I have had, but there was eye candy… just saying,
But seriously, I have had worse cuts and better cuts. If your in a hurry, don’t go here, but if you just need a snip… umm, this place will do…

Very simple, quick and cheap. Sometimes not very good quality, but what you expect for $ 8?

Being in La Jolla, you’re surrounded by expensive salons and Supercuts (smh) but a few miles away is Lee’s. She cut my hair today and it was exactly what I wanted. She listened to what I stated instead of trying to «do what’s best.» Come on, for $ 8 it made me a fan.
JJ

ANOTHER CHEAP $ 8 HAIRCUT IN CLAIREMONT! GOD LOVES ME (AND YOU TOO)!
Lee’s, you’re a block from Happy Barber, but your lines are so much shorter. Shorter lines makes a big deal when the cost is still $ 8 and you dont have a complicated haircut. A + B = C? Easy peasy.
Pros:
— Cleaner looking interior than Happy Barber
— Shorter lines (I think; I went at 6pm on a Thursday)
Tip:
— Cash only!
I’ll be back! Bye Happy Barber :)

I’ve tried almost every Barber in the Clairemont area and have always rationalized after my haircut that you get what you pay for… I think Lee’s was the last one I tried and so far it is the best $ 8 hair cut you can get in the area. The barbers here seem to take their time and listen to what you want. The person who cut my hair was the youngest girl there and she did a great job. It seemed like the other barbers did well too. I will for sure be back.

Pros:
— Cheap ($ 8 without tip)
Cons:
— Bad barber (DO NOT get the male barber if you have a choice or if you care for a decent haircut)
— Sometimes the main lady is the ONLY one cutting hair, which sucks because she’s also the slowest, but also the best.
— Their English isn’t very good
[My Experience — Sigh…]
Unfortunately, I got the male barber. I recommend any other person over him. He asked me how I wanted my hair cut. I simply told him, a 1 on the sides and the back, and I told him to just leave the top. Then, I looked him in the eye and clearly told him that I wanted a low fade. He says «ok» and proceeds to cut my hair.
Every time he momentarily stopped cutting my hair, I’d look in the mirror to see if he had faded it yet. My thought process went something like this — «Nope, no fade yet. Maybe this time he’ll do it. Nope, no fade yet. Maybe THIS time he’ll do it. Okay, how about now? NOPE.» 15 minutes later, as my friend was watching the whole thing laughing, I sadly accepted my hair’s fate — he was not going to fade my hair.
At this point I’m thinking. fine, everyone makes mistakes. 9 out of 10 times when I cut my hair, I mess up and end up shaving it so I won’t make a big deal out of it. Maybe he can do something a little easier, so I asked him, «can you line-​up my hairline?» He says «ok ok». Then he takes the SCISSORS and starts chopping off my bangs. At this point, I had lost all hope. I let him finish whatever it is that he wanted to do with my hair and paid.
I got home and my housemates said I look like a vietnamese thug. Guess I’m gonna be wearing a hat for the next few weeks.
Tipped him $ 2 for not listening to a word I said. Why? I. don’t. know.

$ 8 for a haircut… hard to beat that!
I’ve been here a few times and have never had a bad haircut… granted I just get my head shaved… but you would be amazed how many people have f$%# it up in the past at other places. The Asians staff (especially the oldder lady) have a high attention to detail. They always go back over and cut all those straggler hairs for a perfect buzz!
Quick service, too.