Fantastic Sam’s

Liz is great! New schedule as of 5÷19÷16
(Monday 3pm-​9pm) (Tuesday off) (Wednesday off) (Thursday 9am-​3pm) (Friday 9am-​3pm) (Saturday 3pm-​9pm) (Sunday 3pm-​9pm)
She is the best! Drop in no appointments– you will be happy you did.
5 STARS!

Went there after reading a big sign on their window that any cut any length is $ 13. After finished the owner asked for $ 17. You feel at this salon is like they are trying to charge you as much as they can. In term of work/​performance I would give them 6 out of 10

I’ve been very happy with my haircuts every time. My stylist is Jaime (specifically) and she gets it right every time with little direction. I used to go to other stylists and my haircut was always different… sometimes good, sometimes bad. Anyway, it’s been 3+ yrs now and my haircut was fast, and spot on every time. I was skeptical at first based on the mix of reviews, but I think it’s probably very stylist dependent.

AWEFUL EXPERINCE!!!
A one star is too much for this place which is being run by a pack of thieves.
I called in to ask for pricing for my 12 year old daughter who wanted to get a hair cut prior to going back to school. She wanted to pay out of her own pocket. We were told $ 25 for wash, cut and blow-​dry. When we went in and after she was done, they demanded $ 35. I told them that I had been told $ 25. The women were rude and they said no one quotes over the phone. You have to come in and we tell you how much. I told them I was not lying. I felt extremely irritated at this point as they telling me that I am a liar. I argued some more but as I saw my daughter getting frustrated with them, I told her to pay the $ 35. My daughter paid cash. They put the money in the till and said thank you and carried on with other customer. I asked for a receipt. They said «we don’t give receipt for cash». I told them that was illegal and they had to give me the receipt. They said they can’t and I would have to come back to speak with the manager. In short, I left that place feeling totally robbed and insulted. I went back the next day and spoke to the manager who was even more obnoxious. She said she won’t return the $ 10 and it is the mistake of the girl who gave me wrong advice. I told her as manager of the establishment she would have to take her employees wrongful advice into her account and repay me the $ 10 because I was misled. She refused. I then complained about the receipt. She said «No problem, I give you one now». So, in short… Awful experience. Will never go back. They don’t deserve the business. And if you pay cash… make sure you get the receipt. They are trying to dodge paying taxes!!!

Where is zari? I only go to her for highlights & she doesn’t work there anymore, if anybody knows where she is please help me out, thanks

I didn’t have to wait long and the cut was quick.

It’s mostly my fault for not asking upfront on the price, but I hardly think my haircut was worthy of 16 dollars. I literally just asked to get «cleaned up around the edges» — and just even out everything on top/​side so it’s all the same length. The entire cut took somewhere between 3 – 5 minutes.
Needless to say, I didn’t leave a tip, since I felt 8 – 12 dollars would have been a fair price and 5 dollars would have been them «hooking me up».
16 dollars/​5mins = $ 180/​hour. Am I getting my hair cut by a doctor? Lawyer?
All that being said, my wife got a haircut at the same time by another person and hers was decent in terms of the price/​worth ratio. In fact she (probably owner) was very kind/​pleasant. She even went out of her way to give my child a lollipop.
Still, I had a feeling they’d be the type to squeeze out every single cent out of my pocket rather than «doing what’s fair», so it’s definitely my fault for not asking upfront.

Always coming here. They do a great job with all my boys’ hair. They always are ready and do a good quick job and the price is FANTASTIC!

HORRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE EXPERIENCE! If you want to get treated like a ‘tip machine’ go to this place. The owner will invite everybody in, however, once I sat on the chair, the stylist constantly grumbled about how she didn’t want to service me because she was hourly and would make more tips servicing men. I was reminded 5 – 6 times that she was doing me a FAVOR! Never going back there.

It’s hard to find a decent hair cut place for man for $ 17 in valley. The people working here have no training. Today this Parisian/​iranian lady cut my hair too small despite the fact I told her that I like leaving my hair longer on the top and short on the side. Never going there again.

This is the 5^th time in a row I’ve went there and the person cutting my hair has messed up, and I really don’t think they know how to cut layers at all. But, once she started to cut my hair thet way she did, it was too late to correct her or have her stop. Why do I keep going back if they keep messing up? I’ve been going there since I was a little girl. Back in the day they had people there who knew how to cut hair and really understand what the customer was asking for. This last hair cut I got the other day will be my last time from that location sad to say. She really messed my hair up by taking way too much off, and didn’t even give me long layers like I asked. I didn’t bother to have her fix it, because I didn’t trust her… Plus I didn’t want to make my hair any shorter than what she has already done. If you go there just make sure you be careful if are very picky about your hair cut. Expecially if you’re trying to grow your hair out.

As you would expect for a cheap haircut. I only get a buzz cut there because they can’t really be trusted with scissors. Having said that, they offer a $ 10 haircut on Mondays and Tuesdays, so they get an extra star for the discount.

Great service and friendly people! I take my kids here for their cuts all the time. I’m a busy single mom on a budget and this place is a great value for the money. I actually broke down and let the woman here (sorry, forgot her name) color & cut my hair a few months back & did not regret it! Came out better than when I’ve spent much more @ a more expensive salon. I definitely recommend this place.

I went to Fantastic Sams years ago and promised myself I would never go back as I got the haircut from hell. Well, I forgot and went back and had another awful experience at the Woodland Hills place. The «hairdresser» rushed through my cut and did a terrible job! I am embarrassed to go outside the way my hair looks!

One of the WORST experience I ever had getting a hair cut!!! Not only did they gave me a bowl cut when it was suppose to be a bob but I felt that Ruben pressed my stylist to finish quickly so she can attend to another clients. My cut was uneven, Ruben didn’t want to refund my money considering the horrendous job they did. Since this experience I have been reluctant to get a hair cut ANYWHERE! Thanks for my trauma Ruben and staff!

I’m notching this place down a peg. I still frequent both Zari and Carmen for my haircut, they are both great.

I’m actually amazed that anyone gets a «decent» hair cut here. This is by far the biggest rip off and the worst hair cut you will receive.
They have specials on Wed where women can get discounted haircuts for $ 15. Think that’s cheap? Not really. Want a hair wash? Add a few bucks. Want them to blow dry your hair (without styling or anything)? That’s an extra $ 10. So, if you want a basic wash, cut, dry… that’ll cost you $ 35+. You can find a better salon that will wash (and massage), cut, and style your hair for $ 45. For an extra $ 10 you can get a real hair cut!
The person who cut my hair was rude and dismissive. She chopped out WAY too much hair when I only asked her to cut about 2 inches to trim the edges. She seemed to have no idea what layers were. My hair is a complete mess and looks horrible. I’m just trying to grow it out! I kept asking her to let me check on what she was doing but she just dismissed me and said she was doing whatever I told her to do. Yikes.
Is it fast? Yup. Is it good? Not at all. I have no idea where they find these people or how much training they had…
If you care at all about how your hair looks, I’d go elsewhere. Waste of money.

Not expensive, yet I never had an issue with my haircut. They cut my hair nicely. No complaints.

Not sure what the issues were everyone is talking about, however I had a great experience. We waited ten minutes for four of us to get a haircut. They speak Farsi like most places that are a different culture. So for the person who is paranoid about someone speaking a different language and thinking its about them, get over it. This is America, a melting pot and they shouldn’t be penalized for it.
I had great conversation with my barber about her home country of Russia. She gave me some information about going to Ukraine and visiting St Petersburg and Moscow in the summer time. I came with my uncle and will be back when I come down to LA in the future.

Frankly, I’m surprised and disappointed to see so many low reviews here, as this Fantastic Sam’s has changed my mind about what a franchise like this can be with a little effort. I’ve been coming here since I moved into the neighborhood seven years ago, and have always had a great experience. The owner, Ruben, and his wife are very nice, and always kind to my little girl. When I got married, I politely declined joining my wife at an upscale salon and chose to get my hair cut here instead. (Thanks, Carmen!)
Unfortunately we’re moving soon, but close enough that I’m still going to go out of the way to come back and get my haircut here. All the best.