Hands down best haircut in the 510 area. I used to always get haircuts at a walk-in places whenever…read moreI had time--and always regretted it after. So I really appreciate how quick and easy it is to schedule an appt at Solofa. I've seen a couple barbers there and highly recommend Juan who is always great. Excellent experience and excellent haircuts. I really appreciate these guys!

Just a great well run business with well trained talented barbers right down the street.read more

I had been going to a local barber for basically all of my college years just for a trim on the…read moresides and a little cut off the top, but my cousin suggested this place because he and I both loved his new haircut, so I tried this place out. My hair and beard were super long, as I hadn't gotten a trim in 3 months. I went to try something new and nice, and the barber was unbelievably nice and willing to talk with me to help me figure out what I wanted. The beard trim was nothing I had ever gotten before, my haircut was short and crisp, and there was an immaculate attention to detail. That haircut lasted for 2 months, and it looked great throughout! The jazz music in the background perfected the ambiance. I left with the best haircut I've ever had, and just like my cousin, I travel from SF to this barbershop just because of how great my experience was. I highly recommend coming here for a great haircut.

One of the freshest cuts I've got to date. Luis is a hella chill barber and took his time. Shit is…read more$60 btw so don't come if ur a brokie.

I don't bring much to work with these days. Nonetheless I'm from out of town and was feeling…read moreshaggy. I was a first-time walk-in at Santos' and tho they were bustling was able to get going quickly. A young lady named Alaska was up to the task. The haircut took twice as long as my place back home, which I appreciated because she was meticulous. I was very happy with the end result, including the magical powders and finishers she gently smacked in. And the price was fair!

I came in on a Saturday afternoon without an appointment and Simon invited me to his station. I…read moreasked if I could remain in my mobility scooter and he made space for me. I got a great haircut and Simon kept most of the cut hair off my neck with his blowers. I will come back for sure.

I've been going to Fredo for the past 7 years, and I wouldn't trust anyone else with my hair. Every…read moreappointment is on time, the shop is always clean, and his professionalism is second to none. Fredo takes pride in his craft and meticulously cleans and sanitizes all of his tools, which shows how much he genuinely cares about his clients. The atmosphere is always welcoming with great music and good vibes, making every visit something I look forward to. On top of that, the quality of the haircut is consistently outstanding. After seven years, he's never let me down. If you're looking for a barber who's talented, reliable, and runs a top-notch business, I can't recommend Fredo enough. You'll leave looking sharp every single time.

I've been looking around for a barbershop today over maps and I was really hesitant about my…read moreoptions n for some reason I went with them. I couldn't have made a better choice ever in my life with Keven, really a 10/10 experience. This is how it feels like to go to a therapy as a man and for a great price KEVEN HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

My husband goes here and loves it; there was only 1 iffy haircut in the past 3 years. He's not…read moreloyal to any barber, but does say he prefers the male ones. We recently took our 2.5 year old for his first cut and Ronnie was the best. He worked with our squirmy toddler with quick precision. He was patient and so sweet. My son had beautiful long curly locks and we said we want it out of his face, trimmed and shaped but still have those curls and that's exactly what we got. This place is popular since they do a great job and it's approximately $25-$30 for adults and $15-20 for kids. I'd call and confirm pricing if that's an issue. Scheduling can be tough, but my husband says he can usually get an appointment within a few days of calling, but you do have to be flexible with times. The place was getting new floors when I was there, so a little under construction, but they were bumping beats and each station had a mini flatscreen playing ESPN. They gave our son a lollipop at the end and were so honored to be his first haircut. Thanks Ronnie, Emmett will be back soon!

One of the best barber in Hayward Wowie grand opening was a big entry for newer talentsread more

More than a barber shop, it's an awesome place to kick it filled with great barbers. Eli cut my…read morehair (30 yrs experience), Eric is cool and a fun dude, and Chris is the type of guy to strike up an entertaining conversation with anyone. These guys are pros, and if there is even a wait (10 mins) you're among friends and they've got a Gamecube (Super Smash) and Xbox (GTA). I shopped around for a good barber after moving to Berkeley and since I found Amplify I haven't gone anywhere else. Everyone with bad reviews for this shop, simply doesn't know how to talk to a barber. This isn't amatuer hour here, they're pros, and don't throw a hissy fit when it's your fault, not the barbers'.

I have just had the most disturbing experience with a barber of my entire life. I show up to this…read moreestablishment for a walk-in haircut for my son, wanting to check the place out because of it's convenient location, and left before my sons hair was even touched due to the horrific practices that I saw. The shop smelled strongly of marijuana, but that was the least of this place's problems. They proceed to, disgustingly, show around an image of an unclothed woman, WHILE CUTTING A CLIENTS HAIR. Do Not Come Here, I am so beyond traumatized that this establishment would parade around such practices near an academic environment.

I get my hair cut with Andrew, he consistently does a great job, is very thoughtful, listens to…read moresuggestions, and makes great conversation. Plus he always makes time to see me even with short notice.

Updating my review just one week later:…read more A second positive experience. I got my roots re-bleached with Larissa and had a positive experience and thought the pricing was fair. She was also fun to chat with and I never felt pressured to spend more money with her - for example I asked her if I could decide later on if I wanted to tone the bleach. She was also very patient in answering my questions. I thoroughly appreciate it! Also to add on to my last review about Andrew that I forgot to mention - he was able to translate my request into a haircut I was happy with (I told him I was preparing for a job interview and wanted a haircut that fit the image). Also throughout the week, I actually got a lot of compliments. My advice about calling right when the store opens remains - I called right at opening this past Sunday at 11AM and I was already 6th in line. Also would recommend calling ahead even though they accept walk ins - I was seeing people walking in getting told they were overbooked. They do have a small parking lot that is metered, but parking is free on Sundays. I love how so far in my experience with The Shop, I have never felt pressured by anyone to spend more money on products they sell. The people working here genuinely seem to want to support you as a client. I would still highly recommend for anyone searching for an affordable, but solid quality haircut place in the East Bay.

I'd been in Berkeley for three weeks straight, about two weeks past my last haircut, and the…read moresituation was becoming untenable. I was not scheduled to return to LA for several more weeks. We were having an 87-degree day in West Berkeley, which -- for those unfamiliar -- is hot for West Berkeley, a neighborhood where the default setting is breezy and cloudy and lovely and sixty-three degrees, the kind of microclimate that lets you own one jacket and never think about it. Eighty-seven degrees in West Berkeley is an event. Eighty-seven degrees with hair that's two weeks past due is a crisis. I have Asian hair. I've written about this before. It is coarse and thick and grows outward like a porcupine asserting its personal space, and my coping mechanism in Los Angeles was to throw $85 at a hipster barbershop every three weeks to make it stop. This worked in the way that all expensive coping mechanisms work -- reliably, but at a cost that quietly compounds until one day you do the annual math and feel ill. 2026 being what it is, and a dollar these days being asked to do about a dollar forty's worth of work, I needed a new tack. I asked an AI assistant for a good cheap haircut in Berkeley and got several suggestions, which I then searched on Yelp -- yes, the very Yelp you are looking at, imagine that -- for reviews. One thing I noticed about La Petite was that people mentioned Asian women cutting hair there, and the photos confirmed it. I had a thought, the kind of thought that sounds reductive when you say it out loud but is grounded in lived experience: Asian women probably know how to deal with hair like mine. This is not a stereotype. This is pattern recognition developed over decades of watching non-Asian barbers stare at my head with the quiet bewilderment of someone asked to solve a math problem in a language they don't speak. No shade intended, just facts. So I gave La Petite a go. You watch closely when someone new is cutting your hair. You can't help it. You're tracking every snip in the mirror, reading their hands the way you'd read a stranger's driving in the first five minutes of a road trip -- are we safe here, does this person know what they're doing, should I have said something three turns ago. About halfway through, I watched her take volume out of my hair in a way that hadn't been done in years -- not just trimming the length but actually understanding the architecture of thick Asian hair, where the bulk lives, how it falls, how it will eventually grow out, where it needs to be thinned so it lies flat instead of projecting horizontally from your skull like it's staging a protest. She knew. I knew she knew. I had my new stylist. Twenty-eight dollars. Twenty-eight dollars, and I walked out with the best haircut I've had in longer than I'd like to admit. That's $57 left over from what I was paying in LA -- enough to buy groceries, or three martinis at happy hour, or a pizza at June's, or whatever you buy when you realize you've been dramatically overpaying for a basic human service because you confused a cool neighborhood and exposed brick with competence. La Petite has neither exposed brick nor a cocktail menu. What it has is someone who looked at my difficult hair and knew exactly what to do with it, which is the only thing that has ever mattered and the only thing I'm paying for from now on.

I went to get a haircut Friday afternoon for a special occasion and showed them exactly what I…read morewanted: a classic Ben Affleck Bruce Wayne-style haircut with regular-sized sideburns, just like the character. They asked me if I was graduating, and I said no, I was meeting my fiancée's mom the next day. Five minutes before the haircut was finished, the stylist took a big chunk off my right sideburn. She cut it too high, which ruined the whole haircut, especially since my face shape doesn't suit short sideburns. I told her I didn't like it. I didn't overreact or yell, I was just uncomfortable. The hairdresser said, "Too bad!" and tried to dismiss the issue. I told her again that she should have asked me about the length. She then took it personally and told her boss that I was making things up so I wouldn't pay, saying, "They do this so they don't pay." What do you mean by "they"? Not only did I feel dismissed and treated unprofessionally, but also disrespected. I was upset after the whole situation, but even then I was willing to pay and didn't want to leave without paying because I didn't want to prove her point. Plus, it's not that expensive. At the end, the stylist said she had 40 years of experience. Well, after this, it feels like you wasted 40 years and somehow skipped the basics of customer service. Not coming back, even after being offered a free haircut. I would rather pay three times what I paid today for a standard service where you're treated with basic courtesy.

If you go to edge hair salon, ask for Anna! She is the most experienced stylist and the only one…read morethere that knows how to perm coarse, short Asian hair. I've been going to Anna for almost two years now and have gone through so many different hairstyles. I feel happy and confident after each time. She is also such a joy and delight to talk with. On top of all this, the price is so affordable for the quality of haircut and experience. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do! Thank you Anna!

I just saw Anna for a perm (my first perm ever) and had a fantastic experience. Anna was so kind…read moreand communicated well throughout the process. The results were perfect, I will definitely be back.

friendly, listened well, quality hair/beard cut. My wife liked the results. Nice area to walk…read morearound before and after.

We usually ask for Frank. We didn't have time so we had someone else cut my teen son's hair. For…read more$80 he got a sh*t 23 minute cut. I told the sub-J that the top was not right, he says "that's how I cut it". Now my son hates his cut and it's my problem. LISTEN to your customer J! This mom has enough sh*t to deal with. We still like the place. Will go again but will stick to the guy we like.