4.5 stars
-Korean hair salon on route 27 in Metuchen where it turns into Lake Ave.
-kind of a weird location, there's a parking lot in the back
-i'm very happy with my haircut ($15+tip), it looks and feels nice and it was a steal. i've been trying to find a consistent place to get my haircut and paying 2-3x the price, and a lot of times i end up a little disappointed. the other awesome thing is that it's on my way to work and they have convenient hours.
-my wife is also happy with her haircut ($25+tip). she normally doesn't venture out to try different hair styles and was surprised to see so much hair on the floor as they were cutting it, but she ended up really liking her haircut. she sums it up like this: 'Korean hair salons typically don't follow your instructions verbatim, but the stylist takes artistic license to do what they feel is best for you'. everyone loves her haircut.
we were able to speak with the two people cutting our hair. one is the former owner, one is the new owner. they recently transferred ownership so they are running promotions to get more customers and they said they normally charge about $25 for men's and $50-$60 for women's. i said 'you guys need a website, i searched for a while but you guys never came up'. i recently saw a sign that said $14 for men's haircuts, which is a steal considering the quality of the cut. they don't do a very good job marketing, the signage outside of the business is confusing as well.
overall, it's a quality place. read more