I've been basically a life-long customer of Harry's Hair Salon. In fact, with the exception of the time I lived out of SF (College/Grad School...), I can't think of anywhere else I have ever had my hair cut- and certainly have no recollection of anywhere else in SF. Mary and Jenny are very nice people and have not only been 'servicing' my hair for many many years, but my father and brother as well. The price is reasonable and I challenge the assertion that spending 'more' gets you 'more' for a haircut. It may be a psychological bump for some people, but I don't buy it. Both Mary and Jenny are excellent at what they do, and perform their haircuts in an efficient and sanitary manner. I can't honestly speak to how they handle 'complicated' feminine hair needs, but I can say that I have seen women in their shop many times, although there is probably a 4 or 5 to 1 men to women ratio that I have witnessed over the years. I have also seen them do a great job handling squirmy kids for haircuts. They do take walk-ins but I would recommend an appointment. Cash only FYI. Anyways, if you are in the area of Russian Hill and need a haircut, don't gouge your pocket-book- head to Harry's Hair Studio and get a great haircut at a great price. read more

This place DOES NOT EXIST it got replaced by a waxing spot. I should have realized this because the reviews are pretty old. Lowkey this lady seemed like she could give a nice cheap cut :(. Time to go back to China town and get a bless up for $15... read more

Hello Jenny customers! She is now working at 2732 San Bruno av. If you need a haircut, call her at (415) 699-1506 read more

Harry's Hair Studio - Jenny doing her art - Cosmetics & Beauty Supply Near Me - San Francisco, California

It's taking every ounce of self control to not review the negative reviews written for this business. Have to keep repeating the mantra ... if you don't have something nice to say ... Maybe its better. The vibe in the business is pleasant. We gots no time for haters. I've been a customer of Mary's for more than a hundred moons. I will go noplace else. She could charge me three times as much and I'd go noplace else (though it would be three times practically free so it would still be practically free). I can't say for the ladies, but I know for sure that Mary and Jenny rock with men's hair. They care, they're attentive (and sure, this means if you have a late in the day appointment that they'll sometimes be running late - better to go earlier or when you aren't in a hurry), this is true SF small business in action. Patronize it. Unless you're a hater. If you're a hater, please stay away. Thank you. read more

Let me preface this by saying for the past 2 years I was going to a $5 haircut spot in Chinatown/Nob Hill. Every once and a while I would change it up by going to a nicer hair salon but I never noticed the difference...until now. Harry's is a great little salon where the prices are right ($15-20). I have gone twice but I find the stylist in the first chair to be a wiz with my hair. Although it doesn't take much for men's hair, this place does a great job to make my haircut appear much more expensive then what I paid. This place gets busy so I do recommend you call ahead of time to get an appointment. read more

Ugh, this place has definitely suffered from the Yelp effect, where just because the experience LOOKS like it should have been a disaster but wasn't, it warrants 5-stars. I'm here to correct course. This negative review is hard to write because Mary, the woman who gave me the worst haircut of my life, was just as sweet as can be. I really, really wanted it to be successful so I could have a little unexpected place to brag about (See: Camille in LA). So, I walked in on a Saturday. Place was nearly empty. First sign I shoulda walked out, given all the Yelp reviews claim lines out the door on Saturday. Next, I asked to use the restroom, as I had been walking around the city all day. I was shown the closet in the back of the shop, in which there was a water heater and a toilet. No sink. No soap. No sanitizer. Nothing. It was alarming to the germaphobe in me, but even more alarming when I started imagining a stranger's unwashed hands all up in my hair. Still, I stayed. I took my seat. Again, Mary, SO LOVELY. Really adorable and nice and polite. But I would have preferred she not use a brush at all on my short-ish guy hair, much less use the brush I had seen her use on the customer immediately before me. But, brush she did. I should take this opportunity to mention that my hair is EASY. It could only be classified as "normal guy hair." I keep it shortish on the sides, but never clippered, and a bit longer on top. I wear it a bit messy. It gets compliments, but there's really nothing to it. Then the scissors, just hanging out on the station, several inches away from the nearly-empty jar of barbersol. Bit of previous customers' hair still up in the hinge. Now, clipping away at my head. It was par for course... the place was in drastic need of a good cleaning and, uh, purging of junk. Why should I expect the scissors to be hygienic? The cut itself was a tragedy. My only instructions were "keep this same cut and style, but take it back about an inch. Oh, and please don't use clippers." To which she must have understood, "Shape my hair into a ball... but if you can't get it to be a ball, make sure it's shorter on the top than it is the sides and back." The language barrier was such a problem that I didn't attempt to ask for a correction when I saw she had taken the wrong path. She just kept shearing away at the top of my head, making it shorter and shorter, while the sides remained misshapen and longish. I thanked her politely, paid and left. I've now spend the better half of 2 hours in a mirror with my own scissors, trying to salvage the disaster on my head. read more

Strolling down Polk street looking for a haircut, I stumbled into this place with admittedly low expectations. However, I was pleasantly surprised when I walked out of Harry's with a new 'do that I really liked! Mary cut my hair, and she was excellent. Despite the long line of people waiting around for a cut, she was super attentive and did not rush the process at all. Before the session, she asked several questions to make sure she knew how I wanted my hair cut, and even offered helpful suggestions/styling tips that I'm sure will come in handy in the future. She was incredibly friendly and make an extra effort to ask questions every so often to make sure I was pleased with the progress. In the end, I was very happy with the cut and will definitely be back. I have typical Asian guy hair that's not very difficult to cut, so I may be pretty easy to please. I'm not sure how Mary would fare with more difficult styles, but it may be worth giving her a try. The price is a steal too - a mere $15 before tip. I've paid much more in the Fi-Di/downtown for haircuts that were much sloppier and done by stylists who are more concerned with getting you in-and-out as quickly as possible than with giving you the haircut you want. No need to pay for a crappy haircut when you can get a good one for real cheap. Overall, I think I found my new go-to spot! read more

What can I say about my Jen-ay? One day I was just hangin out wit my pals and they said to me, "Forrest.. err... Michael, you need to get you a haircut". I said "alright", and so I did. I called up Jen-ay and said "Hi Jen-ay, this is Michael, what time can I come get my hair cut?" Jen-ay tells me to show up at 1:40. So I did. And she cut my hair. Wouldn't you know it, when she was done I pay her $17-18, look in the mirror and it was like I was a whole new man. How long Jen-ay and I been together now? Oh I reckon most of my 8 years livin in Greenbou... err... San Francisco Cali-forn-ia. However there was that one year, back in 2006, when I was livin in the outer sunset where I wasn't seeing Jen-ay no more. Kiko was cuttin my hair then. But then, when things changed and I moved back to the old neighborhood in 2007, well shucks, Jen-ay was right there where I left her. Jen-ay and I was like peas and carrots again! read more

Ugh. Really bad haircut. I told her I wanted her to follow my current haircut and just trim it up, and instead she cut it totally differently and it looks really bad now :( Then, she realized it was bad and told me off for not letting her do it "her way". I think it's a fine place to go if you don't really have an opinion of how your hair should look afterwards, but if you do, stay away. I'm done with cheap haircuts... I'm just going to suck it up and get it redone some place nice. read more

It's like I jinxed myself. I wrote my review the day before I had an appointment with Jenny. A friend was turning 30 and I had plans to make a giant cake for her party on Saturday, and needed to do something about my mermaid hair before the big night. I set up an appointment at 4:15 on Saturday, figuring the cake would be assembled and frosted by then, and I could take a break, get my hair done, and then go back home, get ready, do finishing touches, and be at the party by 7. No problem, right? Except when I showed up for my appointment they were running 'at least 25 minutes' behind. If she'd called to tell me this, I would have just done things in a different order, no problem. But she didn't call. BIG pet peeve. So I went next door and the fellas at Eclipse were more than happy to give me a fantastic cut on the spot. Guess who I'm calling next time? read more

A business cut from my own cloth: friendly, cost-effective, and an overall success. :) Up until an hour ago, I hadn't gotten a haircut in almost 3 months. Seriously, transitioning life in the city means finding a trustworthy person to handle your hair, so I've been resorting to haircuts during my trips back to LA. I started this morning off by scheduling two hair salon appointments, but lucky for me, my roommate has been going here for awhile and sang this place's praises. After reading several Yelp reviews, Harry's seemed like the obvious choice for someone who just wanted a straight forward hair cut. Boy am I glad I came here. Jenny and Mary welcomed me as I walked in from the stinging cold. My wait time was short. The actual hair cutting went smoothly; Jenny made sure she knew what I wanted before she started and her motions were precise and calculated. Overall, a great experience. I paid $20 for a $16 haircut as I was expecting it to cost way more than that. Note: Don't be confused when they start speaking a mix of English, Cantonese, Mandarin, and Vietnamese. Just channel your inner linguist and enjoy yourself! read more

Great haircut. I'm visiting SF and found Harry's on Yelp. Jenny is great and takes the time needed to deliver a solid haircut. Highly recommended if you want a cheap haircut without sacrificing quality. read more

Jenny is great. Very friendly...she listened to me and made sure to include me in the haircut process. My hair is very long, it took her 45 min to give me long layers like I wanted. I am very happy for $20. I will definitely return. read more

I called to make an appointment today and was told very curtly that they don't give new customers appointments on Saturdays( i had asked for an appointment on the earliest available Saturday). This seems absolutely ludicrous to me, never mind that they don't seem to care about customer service or accommodating a new customer. Needless to say I will not attempt to make another appointment here ever again!! read more

As my hair was reaching near mullet levels, I decided it was time to drag myself out onto Polk Street for yet another attempt at finding a basic men's haircut for less than that week's paycheck. It could have been that I just avoided yet another expensive salon, or it might have been the absence of a line (always a big draw), but either way I was able walk in to Harry's without feelings of or a scheduled reservation. Jenny squeezed me in before her next appointment and told me that I was going to have to deal with her bad breath due to the sour cream and onion chips she had just eaten. While she tamed my mane, I found that she had developed quite a good reputation as three scheduled appointments rolled in after me in high spirits. When all was said and done, I only had $15 cash, but she waved me off saying that was fine! Great customer service, a great atmosphere, and a great price. What more can you ask for? Ok maybe they could do a little clean up in there! read more

This place gets five stars for three reason... 1. Great Haircut... the best haircut I have had here in the city... thank you Jenny. 2. Great Service... very nice, didn't feel rushed. 3. Great Price... $15 + tip I will not go anywhere else in The City. read more

To keep it short, the lady decided she won't use clippers and asked me rudely to pick a number. I then suggested to skip the haircut and just get my neck cleaned, she refused. I left... read more

$15 cash for a great cut (see profile photo for proof), no extra frills, very friendly, but not a lot of chit chat. Tips: Call a day in advance to get your choice of appointments, ask for Jenny, dont be late, bring cash, and tip well (its already the cheapest haircut in SF). read more

I just went for the first time. The woman did a really good job. I especially appreciate her attention to detail. Also, the price is half the price of other barbers. read more

I used to come here in the late 80's--early 90's, before it was sold apparently. Because when I used to get my hair cut here, there WAS a man named Harry. In fact, he owned the place. I don't remember his last name, but he was a Vietnamese man, and he gave a superb haircut. I used to go to expensive salons before I discovered this place, right by my neighborhood! Sorry to hear that Harry is not there anymore, but glad to hear that you can still get a quality haircut from nice people at a reasonable price! read more

Unfortunately the older lady (i'm bad with names, but since there are only 2 people who work there, this shouldn't be too hard to make out) messed up my hair on my most recent visit and therefore I will not go back. All I asked is for her to not change anything with my existing hair style (which the younger lady there did for me) and just trimmed my hair a bit. She became unhappy and said what I requested is not a trim since I wanted her to cut my hair about a quarter inch shorter. And she gave me a completely new (and uglier) hairstyle. I walked out giving them my usual tip and all that but knew that's the last they'd see me. It's too bad now that I've got to look for a new place... read more

Boo! Mary doesn't work here anymore but I did find out that she's working in the Sunset now at Harry's Hair Cuts instead. She was the only one who I would let cut my hair, so I have to follow her there. read more

Five stars because of the price. I'm done with $80.00 haircuts, I've even had a $400 haircut, now I'm only paying $18! I feaked out one night and started cutting my own hair. It was crazy! Maybe it was one of those PMS moments, I dunno. The next day on my lunch break I passed Harry's Hair Studio. In desperation I went in and Marie sat me down right away. She examined my home cut job and said in her chinese accent, "you cute, don't cut own hair!" She's very sweet and I swear it's the best haircut I've ever had! read more

If you are male with a very easy haircut and looking for a cheap place this is the salon for you. If you are looking for anything besides a very basic cut not the place for you. The salon was a little run down but pleasant. Good magazines, nice staff. But besides that I would call it more of a barbershop. I have only seen men getting their haircut while i was there. Yes, I only paid 18 dollars for a haircut but I was still a little unhappy about the results. Although my haircut experience was pleasant and the stylist was very attentive, I got home to realize it was incredibly choppy and uneven. I think she must have missed my natural part or something like that because once I washed my hair all of the pieces near my part (which were cut much too short) seemed to fall on the wrong side of my head and couldn't be blended. read more

I have gone to Harry's and had Jenny style my hair for almost 15 years. Harry's is not about the fancy decor of the salon. It is not about over-priced pampering and expensive services. Instead, Harry's (and Jenny and Mary) provide outstandingly accurate haircuts at a very, very reasonable price. And there's a big bonus: Over the years, Jenny has turned from being just someone who cuts my hair into someone I count on as a friend. She not only gives GREAT haircuts - we have a lot of fun talking and joking around. And she gives GREAT advice too, if you are lucky that is. I have recommended this place to many friends over the years, and everyone loves it. Want a great haircut at a terrific price? This is your place. read more

Don't waste your coin elsewhere in Russian Hill - this is the place to go for a haircut. Jenny and Mary rock it out every time. Jenny has been cutting my hair for a year and always gets it perfect - plus its a great deal!! read more

Excellent service and true barber shop charm, with a female Vietnamese twist.

Mary Lin of Harry's Hair has cut my hair for most of the last 20 years, I first met her at the old Super Cuts (on Polk) and followed her when she moved to Harry's. Mary is the sweetest person you could meet as well the best hair cutter in San Francisco.. Hopefully she'll stay there for ever, but if not, I'll be following her wherever she goes.. read more

I go out of my way for Mary. My hair is difficult to cut, so it's worth the trip from Marin.

Jenny has been managing my do for 8 years. My Dad (70) and son (3) both get their hair cut by her too. She's good at her craft and always interesting to have a chat with. Her cuts are cost-effective too. read more

I've been having my hair cut by Jenny for 15 years now. No complaints.

A fantastic haircut deal. It's not a place of luxury, but Jenny does a great job for a great price. I was paying $30 more for the same haircut until I discovered her. Funny thing though, nobody named Harry works here. Never did, apparently. Weird =) read more

Great hair cut for the price. The place's sanitation policies leave a lot to be desired though.

I have gotten my hair cut twice here, and both times were pretty awesome. Jenny actually listens to what you want, and she takes her time. I have pretty long hair, and when I have to chose between paying $50-$75 for a haircut at a fancy salon or $20 for a haircut here (which looks the same anyway, honestly) I definitely have to go with Harry's. Just make sure you show up on time for your appointment! read more

I move to SF and need a cut after a summer of shaggy growth. A life long local and beautiful woman points me to this unlikely shop and tells me to ask for Jenny. Its been three years since then and I am still thankful for the recommendation. Jenny is wonderful person with endless pateince and talent and I hope she wins the lottery. Hands down the deal of the century for a cut. She should double her prices. read more

Just went here for the first time today. Jenny was super patient with me as I pointed out each last strand of hair and how it should be cut. And she was smiling and friendly the whole time. Definitely recommend this place for guy's haircuts who want the basic clipper #3 on the back and sides and a sweet short messy/spiky look on top. You can't beat it! read more

Jenny is fantastic, I'm a guy with fine blonde hair that is difficult to cut and she cuts and styles perfectly. She's been cutting my hair for 6 years and hopefully at least another 6! The best of the best! read more

Overall a great experience. For $15, +$5 for tip it is a complete bargain. Mary and Jenny are great, I have never had a problem with getting an appointment the day I call. They cut my hair just like I like it and I am out of there in less than 25 minutes. read more

I have been going to Harry's Hair Studio for MANY years (15+). Jenny and Mary are the greatest people and highly-skilled hair stylists. They don't treat you like a stranger, but like their extended family or next-door neighbor. When Jenny cuts my hair, I know that I am in good hands with her. She cuts my hair perfectly every time. I ALWAYS leave happy! If I could give 10 stars for this review, I would! That's how great Harry's Hair Studio is. I will be their lifetime customer! :)- read more

I go here because it's down the block and the price is right. As long as you don't mind that you're not going to get a head massage and hot oil treatment, go for the $20 haircut here for sure. read more