I took my 18-month-old here for his second haircut. This time around he cried and didn't want to sit in any of the fire trucks, so my partner had to hold him. He was squirmy and about to cry the entire time but the stylist was gentle and patient and worked around him quickly. She gave him a very cute and clipped cut and used the buzzer on him to clean up his edges. Walk-ins are welcome which is a plus! read more

Kid's Kuts - Hair Salons Near Me - Encinitas, California

I came in expecting to pay for a simple haircut, but it ended up costing $80 before tip because I was told my daughter had tangles. Ironically, they ended up cutting those tangled sections off anyway. To make matters worse, I had to drive back 30 minutes later because the haircut needed to be fixed, which was incredibly inconvenient. I was also disappointed with the cleanliness of the salon. The shelves where the products were displayed were covered in dust, which did not leave a good impression. Overall, the experience was overpriced, inconvenient, and unprofessional. I won't be returnin read more

Called late on a Friday afternoon and they fit us in. The blond lady who cut my 4yo daughter's hair did a great job and gave her nice shaping/layers. She loved the pink car chair and movie playing at the time. Great experience! read more

Love this place, they were super patient with my son and did a great job on cutting his hair. Love the atmosphere of this place super cute read more

Kid's Kuts - Haircut for kids‍ - Hair Salons Near Me - Encinitas, California

I have been going to Kids' Kuts ever since I realized that it's not just for kids! I love that it's always easy to get an appointment, they use organic products, and the place is peaceful. Sherri always does a remarkable job with my very curly hair. I walk in looking bedraggled and walk out looking glamorous! Some people just have a gift for knowing exactly how to cut and style hair...... Sherri is one of those individuals. I've recommended Kids Kuts to several other woman and they all rave about their hair style and go back again and again!!!! read more

I appreciate how much time they save us, and how quickly they can get us in when we're in a rush, or booking last minute. Even during the holidays or before a heavy rush, they are great. Our haircuts here have ranged from great to "that's ok, it will grow out" but more often than not, they've been pretty good and my son has been happy. I also appreciate that they have a play area to keep the kids busy and happy with the experience rather than getting into mischief or getting impatient while we wait. read more

Here's the thing- I don't have an issue with this place. Sheri and Gabby are great. Today I got there at 9 because we didn't make an appointment and we were assigned the lady with the blonde hair. I was straight forward- length on top stays and buzz around the sides- just a simple clean-up. It's the same hair he had and has consistently gotten there. She took the scissors out and I AGAIN emphasized "length in the top and front need to stay". Next thing I know she had given my son Lord Farquaad bangs and I asked her what she was doing. She insisted this was texturizing to give him a "hipster" look I never asked for. I again- never asked her to trim his hair. She.Just.kept.cutting... and I almost cried and her response was "it'll look great when you put gel in it. He's 3 - we rarely put gel in his hair. This is the end result. It's awful and this is now our holiday pageant and Christmas picture hair so shout out to the blonde lady there for not just listening. I realize you get busy there but listen to what the parents are asking of you. read more

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Our favorite place to get our boys' hair cut! Sheri is quick and always gives a great cut. My oldest boy always wanted to sit on my lap and she was always so accommodating. read more

We love kid cuts and have been coming here since our first haircut 7 yrs ago. The only downside is it's a bit expensive to come for a short boys haircut (often) . But overall we always live how our kiddos hair looks afterwards so we keep coming. They were also amazing during Covid and we will always appreciate the warmth and care with which our kids were treated, not like they were little disease spreaders. A slice of normal was wonderful read more

They did not follow what I asked them to do (I wanted to keep my son's hair long and just give it some shape and clean it up, but even though I explained this they still cut it very short). The cuts for both of my sons were terrible, (done by two different people). The side burns and behind the ears were trimmed very crooked and uneven, see photo. They rushed through it and didn't have much of a way with the kids. I will definitely not go there again. read more

Kid's Kuts - Hair Salons Near Me - Encinitas, California

Ummm. I could have done a better job, which is pretty impressively bad. I just noticed how uneven the cut is, so much shorter on the right. You guys, at least check the length is even. The whole experience felt so rushed which was unnecessary as my kid is old enough to sit still and be patient. I would go somewhere else. read more

Kid's Kuts - Hair Salons Near Me - Encinitas, California

First of all, I just want to say that Carmen was very nice and gave my son a decent haircut. I would book an appointment with her again, only somewhere else. My son is 8 years old and the price for haircuts for 5-10 year old boys is listed at $26 dollars. When I went to pay, the woman named Ray who might also be the owner or manager, charged me $35 dollars. When I asked why, she barely even looked at me and said, "because he has so much hair." Nowhere on the menu does it say anything about an extra charge for more hair. My son's hair was not long to start out with and Carmen used clippers for most of the cut. She didn't even wash his hair, she just spritzed it with water. We were there for 15 minutes total. Carmen was very sweet but not sweet enough for me to return. read more

This place is amazing! They took me in last minute and they catered to my son who is autistic. They were very careful and made him feel so comfortable! This place isn't close to me but definitely worth driving to! My new go to place! read more

Kid's Kuts - #4 and scissors on top - Hair Salons Near Me - Encinitas, California

There seems to be a new stylist who completely botched my 1 year old sons hair. She was aggressive with the buzzer even though I asked for clippers only. She did a very strange and high line across the back of his head as a bottom line. Seems like she made a mistake and tried to cover it up. Botched his adorable baby hair and didn't even apologize. She also didn't even try to be nice to him when we arrived and put him in the chair. He was upset the entire time. Will not be back. I'm sure both the owner and stylist know exactly who this post is from and what I'm referring to. There was no one else in the salon at the time so there was no need to rush or be cold. Most disappointed with the botched job. Definitely won't be taking any photos of the back of my little man's head until it grows out. Embarrassingly bad. read more

Kid's Kuts - Strangely high line across back of his head. 2 inches higher than his natural hair line. Also sides are not symmetric. - Hair Salons Near Me - Encinitas, California

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Awful experience; shamed my daughter for having curly and brown hair, painful, and extremely rude. 2 bad experiences not just one. This time we went in for a few colorful streaks, which is a service advertised on their website. When I called ahead to make the appt, the person I spoke with sounded like she knew what she was doing. But the stylist did not. The stylist was rude as soon as we walked in, pulled a dirty brush through my daughter's curly hair- dry!- then when it got snagged said "it's because she goes in a pool." A, it's Southern California so yes she goes in a pool; B, any stylist should know that you can't brush curly hair when it's dry. If you do, it snags and hurts; C, Lice is going around Encinitas schools. clean the brush between customers. Then, when I asked about pre-bleaching my daughter's brown hair before adding the colorful streak, the stylist replied "there's no way I know what color it will be until after." (And didn't bleach it even though asked.) This makes no sense. I'm not a stylist, yet even I know that you can't overdye brown hair with light blue. So the stylist didn't pre-bleach, the blue streaks ended up looking dark greenish + barely visible, and then to make it worse the stylist tried to charge me the price I had been pre-quoted For double process- beach + dye - when all she did was single process, aka paint some blue stuff in my daughter's hair. Total waste of 40 and also my kid is upset. I could've done this myself with a pot of manic panic. I wouldn't post this except that it's the 2nd awful experience we've had here. Last time, she got a super choppy, uneven, painful haircut during which the same thing happened- they were not nice about her hair. They said it was "too dry" (again- its curtly- curly hair IS a little dry. That's just part of having curly hair) and then proceeded to chop maybe 8 inches off. Curly hair takes longer to show the length when growing back, so a full year later it still isn't the same length as before. For the record she has gorgeous, long shiny curly hair- she gets compliments routinely. it's just not blonde / SoCal hair. If you have curly or maybe even just not blonde/straight hair, stay away. At best they butcher it- at worst butcher plus body shame. Not worth it. Go somewhere else or just do it yourself. Sure- the hair grown back. But the body shaming sticks forever. read more

Daila is amazing with kids, super kid friendly and did an amazing job on my son Aidan's hair

Very expensive despite taking only cash n no credit cards. Wish the salon worker showed me a preview by gradually cutting the lower portion of the head. I wanted an undercut style. But the person just went to town without giving a chance to fix the situation. They have loyal clientele seems like based on the side talk with customers I got to hear while there. My second kid n my haircut was outstanding, but not sure why the blunder with my first child. My elder one school starts in a few days and will have to get his hair cut fixed by another salon. read more

Kid's Kuts - Blunder haircut - Hair Salons Near Me - Encinitas, California

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Staff is great with kids and they get them done quickly, always an easy experience and everyone leaves happy.

I finally promised my husband I would not take any of our 3 boys (ages 1-5 years old) to kids kuts after a string of terrible haircuts. The kids like going there because there are fun seats (fire trucks, trains etc) to sit it, but they ALWAYS get terrible haircuts. My husband usually just has to buzz their hair once we get home because the cut is so bad. I've tried every stylist and the haircuts are always just awful. We are finally going to never visit kids kuts again. Not to mention each haircut is $26 read more

Kid's Kuts - Hair Salons Near Me - Encinitas, California

Blonde lady cut my son's hair so bad. She was just rushing and being rough, now his hair is uneven and looks horrible.

Gabby did a great job giving our son his first haircut: a number 2 fade! We called ahead for an appointment so we were in and out in 15 mins! Good to know: bring cash or check as they don't accept credit cards right now. read more

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My grandson went there they were very nice and they did what I asked for very good store I am going to come here again but but then my grandson's parents change me to top of the line cuts in Vista if they ever let him go there again me and him will definitely go because very nice people they cut any type of hair very good service read more

By far the worst haircut my sons every received. He's 6 and does very well. He doesn't move and he listens. But somehow this lady couldn't even do a straight line for his sideburns or the back of his hair. I asked for a fade and she did one length. He has a rat tail and she must have feared it because she took random chunks out around it.... nothing was even. If I could give a zero I would. I originally came for my 3 year old but the lady was not friendly at all. She was very rushy. My 3 year old is the opposite of my 6 year old. So he needs love and friendly attention. She just wanted him to sit down and be done. I can't believe I wasted my time and money here!! Please stay away!!! read more

Very happy with the cut Heather gave my son. Called on a Saturday morning and was seen that afternoon at 4. Heather has quick hands and a lovely disposition, especially with my squirmy 2.5 year old. Very happy with the cut. As a side note: when I called, the woman on the phone told me they didn't accept credit cards. That's not true. They do, but you can't add a tip to it. read more

Love this place! They always do a great job with my son's haircuts and they are patient and are very good with kids. Highly recommend!

Jenny is so incredible with our son, and always gives him a great cut! She's super-patient, and super-talented... an absolute doll. The fun seats and abundance of toys also helps make it a great experience. An awesome salon for kiddos. Some Quick Pro-Tips: (1) It's worthwhile to make an appointment in advance, especially on weekends as this place can get pretty chaotic; (2) Stop by an ATM- they only take cash. (If you bank at Wells Fargo, there's an ATM just across the parking lot); and (3) Utilize the post-haircut lollipop to appease your little one while you do a quick Home Goods run. Totally unrelated to Kid's Kuts, but I love that it's right next door (and therefore provides a very reasonable excuse to shop!). Thanks, Jenny! We love you! read more

Kid's Kuts - Hair Salons Near Me - Encinitas, California

If you do go here; avoid the woman with the blond hair and fake eyelashes. This woman absolutely butchered my son's hair yesterday. To be clear - my son does not have a particularly difficult head of hair, either. He has short, straight hair. All I asked this woman to do was trim up the sides, take just a little off the top and even things out. She did not use clippers (did the entire thing with scissors), and my sons hair is an absolute mess. Various lengths in various areas. And way too short over the top. I actually had to stop her from cutting it more, and pull him out of there. I obviously should've been watching closer, but she started the haircut while I was pulling out cash at the ATM in the back of the shop. I know- hair always grows back, But this haircut is a disaster and I will not be returning to this place ever again. read more

They did a great job and the place was super fun for my daughter. We called and got an appointment quick. It was her first real haircut AND she had gum in her hair. The only downer, which is why 4 stars, was that the trim was super minor but they charged us for a fashion haircut. We were in and out in 15 minutes, it was +$30 for a kids cut?!?!? Seems pretty steep. read more

WASTE OF MONEY. Don't bother going. Overrated, dingy, and overpriced. The girl was snapping her fingers in my kid's face to get her attention... She was completely rude and more focused on her phone. $22 for a 4 minute hair trim on a 2 year old. Never going back. read more

I took my son here for his first haircut and V was amazing. We were in and out in 10 minutes! Highly recommend this place, fast, very friendly, and affordable. read more

I would not recommend this for a child's first haircut. The combs were not disinfected, they just use a blow dryer to blow hair off them customer to customer. The place was disgusting, no cleaning process in place what so ever. The haircut itself was terrible, choppy and a horrible experience. read more

I'm really not the type to complain but, this needed to be said if you are considering taking your kids here. My wife fairly recently came in to get our 7-year-old son and daughter's hair cut. The woman, we think the owner, said she was short-staffed (she was the only one working) and that she would cut their hair. She only spent maybe 10 mins on my son's hair..... rushing through it because half the time she was answering the phones, in the end, it looks terrible because she was rushed....which was $30 wasted. That was only the beginning, my wife then asked for my daughter's hair that she ONLY cut maybe 2 inches, no more.....she took off at least 5 inches!!! And no my wife did not see her do it because the hairdresser immediately braided my daughter's hair so it was hard to see what she did until today. She had hair down to the middle of her back before she did this. Almost a whole year of hair growth and to top it off it is UNEVEN in the back!! How hard is it to cut in a straight line??!, see attached picture. We are very upset with this hairdresser because clearly, she has NOT cut hair in a long time and when she did she broke a little girl's heart by hacking off her long hair and cutting it uneven. We will need to go to another hairdresser to fix her mistakes. I get they wanted to open again because of COVID but this woman should not be cutting hair and we will never return here because of this bad experience. read more

Kid's Kuts - Hair Salons Near Me - Encinitas, California

Kids Kuts Isn't just for kids! I love this place. Ray did the best hair highlights I've had in over ten years. She took the gray away and did the most natural colors. I've already had a dozen compliments. Call Ray Today!! read more

I wish I got my daughter 1st stylist name. She was awesome so patient and polite with my daughter. Even though my daughter was looking everywhere lol she still Kept doing her thing. We will definitely be coming back! read more

Kid's Kuts - I wish I got her name but she was so amazing with my daughter - Hair Salons Near Me - Encinitas, California

***updated 7/19/19 We went back hoping for Amelia but she is no longer there. I was devastated but the staff remembered us and promised us we'd be in good hands. Kai was our stylist and she immediately connected to my son. He was unsure but she was calm & really communicated with him. In the end, probably his best looking haircut and not a single tear! Thanks Kai! Please don't leave! :) We've been to this location a few times and have always had a great experience, however, our last visit was a 10 star visit that I must share. My son is terrified of getting a haircut. His last two experiences left him in tears and my husband and I in a sweat. We tried to bring his buddy with him this time around so that he could see his friend get his haircut and that it's not scary at all. It made no difference. He was hysterical even before we got him in the chair. Wait we couldn't even get him in a chair! Enter Amelia. She talked to him directly and asked him why he was scared and addressed his issues with him. She managed to not only get him in the chair but she completed his haircut without ONE tear! She was patient, listened to him, distracted him and made him laugh. It took her longer than planned and I'm pretty sure she missed another appointment but she never made us feel bad about it. She took her time and he walked out with a smile and a great haircut. I'm so thankful for her and her kindness and patience. She is a true angel the best part is my son is actually looking forward to his next haircut instead of dreading it. It also might be because we went to Sees Candy after but I'm pretty sure it's mostly because of Amelia. read more

Took my 3 and 6 year old here today and Gabby did a nice job trimming up both of them. I made an appointment the day before. It gets busy so I'd definitely recommend call ahead. No issues otherwise. read more

I can't speak to the quality of the cut because we did not get one. On Yelp they advertise they take credit cards. They DO NOT. While they had an ATM I didn't have a working ATM card with me. I asked about Venmo, nope. Cash or Check ONLY. If the place seemed nicer I would have run to the bank because it was my daughter 1st cut and we were both excited. But like other reviews said it seemed dingy and didn't get a good vibe from the place. Like I said I can't speak to quality of the cut... read more

Called to schedule my son an apt and tried to talk with the lady about my son who has autism and is very sensitive...she acted like she could care less, and told me to talk to the stylist. When I tried a second time to explain our situation and get some information, she rudely interrupted me and asked if she could put me on hold because the other line was ringing. I will absolutely never bring my son here, and if you have a special needs child-this company could care less. I will gladly be waiting to go to Sharkey's cuts on Frazee Rd when they have an apt available. Although the place is over stimulating, they actually cared for my situation and helped us get through my sons hair cut smoothly. Do not go to Kid's Kutz. They have zero compassion. So disappointing read more

Called to make an appointment and they told me I could come in with out one, they accept walk-ins:) drive from vista to Encinitas to find out that the wait time is 2hrs!! Thank you but no thank you ! They should have mentioned the wait time while they had me on the phone before I wasted time &gas read more

Fast service! Calm and very child friendly! Little pricey but worth it read more