Great price at 20$ for a haircut and 22$ for a skin fade. They have plenty of barbers and seating if there is a wait. Tons of parking and it's right next to Petco. They only take cash so make sure you go to the bank before going in. The ATMs at other banks will not let you use your phone to pull out cash. I didn't have my wallet and had to go all the way to chase to get cash. They were very understanding and nice about it. The woman that cut my hair did such a great job. I love the way it looks and she followed my instructions. They know how to use a shaver and scissors here! She took her time and didn't just try to rush through my haircut. She paid much attention to detail. I got the Modern Mullet hair cut and needed all the length I could keep. I will definitely be back and highly recommend this shop. read more

No frills, but I don't need or want anything fancy. Every barber there has cut my hair exactly as I ask them to, and too often that has not been my experience with other barbers. And the price is as good as you will find. read more

I always go here, I've gotten my haircut here for 25 years a great price and a lot quicker than other places Very friendly. There is a gentleman and two women that work there, the gentleman does a great job on my hair read more

I went in looking for a fade and the lady told me to sit down. Nice lady. Horrible cut. Probably the worst fade ever. she should have said "I don't know how to do that." If you go here pick the guy for fades. He's good the girl is not. I went back to give them a chance to correct it. They didn't know how to fix it. They pretend like I think they don't understand but I know they understand what I'm saying. Look at this horrible cut. read more

Zam's Barber Shop - bad fade - Barbers Near Me - Santee, California

Might actually be the worst cast of barbers of all time. They actually have no idea what they are doing. Could've let my kid do it and probably end up with better results. I don't ever write reviews but felt compelled on this one. How are they still open? read more

The worst haircut of my life the people there deadass dont understand English if you're a kid and you not tryna be cooked by your friends dont go here I asked for a taper fade and the gave me a high fade worst place ever will never ever ever go here again this place is buns. Almost had to fight the barber deadass read more

I have been going to Zam's for many years, I have always gotten a great haircut. Jasmine and Mai are great- meticulous and thorough. I have never gotten a bad haircut. It's too bad some others have had bad luck. I recommend them highly. read more

Took my son to get a cut and the lady did a horrible job! The line up is so messed up it's embarrassing! I wouldn't recommend this place to anyone! read more

Zam's Barber Shop - That's just the front! - Barbers Near Me - Santee, California

Update: another price increase, with haircuts now $16 (went from $12 to $14 to $16). Nothing unique to this place; inflation is causing the price of every good and service to go up. It's still lower than most other places, but it's getting close to where I can compare Zam"s to the group of $20 barbers out there. What's good for a $14 haircut may not look good enough if it's being compared to a $20 haircut. Same story for years: the male barber by the door, Lee (sp?), is the best of the bunch. The ladies seem less capable, and it's not uncommon to see 3-4 guys waiting for Lee while the one or two female barbers have no customers. It would be a big improvement if they could bring in a second barber who is good enough where people will go to him/her too, rather than just waiting for Lee. I'm sure Lee could use the break. But with the labor shortage and relatively high minimum wage, it may not be feasible if the volume of customers isn't there (but that could be a "chicken or the egg" thing). I'm probably going to start going to a $20 place I've been to once, now that Zam's is $16, and I think the haircuts at the $20 place are a bit tighter, a bit quicker, and the skill level is more consistent across all the barbers (certainly not at the $30 barber level like a Pappy"s, but, alas, I can't afford that every 2 weeks). I still give Zam's 4 stars (it's probably a 3.5), because I grade on a scale with price taken into account (so it's a good $14 place and a decent $16), and they obviously are very hardworking people who work long hours and provide a lower-cost option for the community. read more

Took my 2year old grandson to get his haircut and met Minh-Le who did a super job keeping it cool and calm while working fast before Aaron had a chance to get the wiggles. Thank you Minh-Le Not to mention how handsome Aaron looks with his new cut. read more

Zam's Barber Shop - Feeling the new cut - Barbers Near Me - Santee, California

Probably the worst haircut I've ever received. I am balding so when I go to the barbers I usually ask for just a clipper shave to the face and head. They charged 20 for it which is a bit more than I would expect but not out of the ballpark. The first thing that went wrong was the barber surprised me with the badger brush, getting me in the eye with it when he was dusting off my face. Second thing was that he dug in my ears with his fingers (yes...) to get out hair in there. Third thing was he leaned my head too far back when shaving my mustache and got a mountain of hair up my nose and in my mouth (I was spitting it out as I was leaving) Fourth thing, he then used a paper towel this time to clean my ears thankfully but then he used that towel to wipe my face with. Just a terrible experience, there's lots of barber shops in the area. Avoid this one at all costs. read more

Went to this place a few times, wasn't very impressed with service but wasn't terrible either and price was decent so I figured I would keep bringing my sons here. The last time I took them my 4 year old son had his hair cut by the older lady all the way at the end. I could tell she was rushing and his ear was cut by the clippers to the point where he was crying about the pain. She kept going and ignored him completely. The lady who sits in the middle took him and fixed his haircut and put neosporin on his cut. When we asked the first lady who cut his hair if she noticed she had cut him she said she didn't it was the second lady who had tried to fix his haircut who cut him. It's difficult to have them do what you want I found myself having to repeat things 6 or 7 times and still worrying they would mess it up. After that experience we won't be going back again. read more

I went with my husband to get his hair cut at Zams this evening. The barber was very nice. We called a couple minutes before their listed closing time and she immediately offered to stay open for us. We arrived and she was ready for us. I didn't catch the woman's name but her customer service was great. I really appreciated how she asked what sort of style he wanted and then kept checking in with us to be sure she was cutting his hair how we liked. She ended up cutting my husbands hair handsomely and for only $10. We will definitely be back!!! read more

Been coming here for almost 2 years, never had a bad cut yet. Use Caitlin, second chair from the entrance she uses a straight razor if you're military and like a skin fade. As far as I know the others will use a straight razor or electric upon request. read more

Zam's Barber Shop - Front of the shop, right next to Petco.. - Barbers Near Me - Santee, California

Really enjoy this place. This is my boyfriends go to place when he cuts his hair. You walk in and it's almost like a barbershop feel. The people are very friendly. My boyfriend and I were frantically looking for a place that was open late. Luckily this place was open. It looked as if it was about to close but the owner was nice enough to accept us. The lady that cut his hair really took her time and when we came for the second time even remembered how he liked it cut. Nice people. Great service. And open late on a Sunday. read more

Below average haircuts. Beard trims are a joke. They trimmed it up and did a lousy line up job and left the rest of my neck scruffy. I had to ask them to shave the scruff off and there us still stubble. Will never go back. read more

My boyfriend went here to get a very simple haircut.. came back with patchy hair and a terrible job done. you definitely get what you pay for when you come here. The guy who cut his hair is nice, but that's about it. good luck. read more

went in for a hair cut and I said not too short and watch out for the mole on the back of my head so you don't cut it off and I bleed to death. She did not understand a word I said and cut me so close and I will have to wear a hat for the next six months. After I looked in the mirror I said Wow that is short. She said "thank you." Worst place ever read more

Once again an amazing job by Minh-Le! Even he had to say WOW when he finished. My son is very comfortable with him which says a lot because he hates the barbershop. Thanks so much Minh-Le!! read more

I honestly just got one of the best haircuts of my life for $10. There were three people cutting hair. It's just an observation but it looked like the owner and his wife and then another older man wearing glasses who speaks very little English. I got my haircut from the man on the far left who spoke minimal English. He honestly treated my head like it was magnum opus. The amount of care and time he spent on my head for $10 was actually mind-blowing. I honestly would have emptied out my whole wallet on him for my tip if I had more cash in there. I only had $20 in my wallet but gosh darn that man took some pride in his job. I def had to use some hand motions to communicate what I wanted and boy did he speak my sign language! I would def recommend for a cheap haircut in Santee. I honestly would have dropped $50 on this cut at a high quality salon. I will definitely be returning and I will be requesting the man on the far left. read more

I get a few decent cuts and then I get one I have to wear my hat for a month and let it grow out.

Worst hair cut ever. The first was bad but today the worst. Took 50 minutes, in the chair, to cut my hair. Told them NOT to cut the sideburns 5 times before the cut, she chopped them off. Both sides and too chopped and uneven. They couldn't even understand why I was complaining. } read more

The people here are so friendly. I think all haircuts are $10. They have a lot of people working there, so there is never a line; I have always just walked right in with my boys and they've taken them right away. They have done a great job each time I've been here. Only real bummer is that they are cash only, so go to the ATM before you come. read more

Went here on a Sunday at 8:45am and the owner and his wife were in. The wife cut both my hair and my 4-year old son's hair perfectly. $20 for two haircuts (not including tip) is great. 5-star service and the owners were very nice and accommodating. read more

Just got my hair cut by My, and she did an excellent job! Welcomed me as soon as I walked in, and was very friendly and helpful. She had my hair just the way I wanted in 15 minutes! I will definitely be back! Though just to make sure everyone knows, they are cash only. read more

I was turned on to the place while visiting a friend in Santee. Now I live in Santee myself and get my hair cut regularly here. They are very friendly and professional. As they cater a lot to service members I cannot speak on other styling services. If you are simply looking for a fair priced cut where they don't slice your scalp off like at the PX, try Zam's. read more

Great cut. Had a female barber who did a perfect job and really took her time getting it right. At first I was worried she didn't take enough off but her fine adjustments all lead to a great cut! read more

like always they do a great job. for 10 bucks, you cannot beat it. He's super friendly and professional. Ive had similar cuts from different people all over SD some charge 5 times the amount. He does the same if not better job for less. ill keep coming back. read more

First guy as you walk in to the right... legit. Haven't tested the waters with the others, don't want to ruin a good thing. He does good legit fades where you want him to. A low is a low and a medium is a medium not some how ending up as high fade. Been going here for couple of years now. If they're closed I might go to j s great hair cuts but same thing depending who you get depends whether you end up with a medium or low fade or somehow you end up with a high fade read more

I wish I could give less than one star. I have the type of haircut that I thought you couldn't mess up (I get a buzz cut with a #1 guard), then I came to this place. There is a tow by two inch patch missing on the side where the barber messed up when he was trimming my hairline. He didn't even say squat about it, I caught in the mirror after he was finished. I'm talking about the mirror by the register, since he didn't offer one while I was in the chair. Of course he didn't see anything wrong with it, but believe me, its pretty darn noticeable. Good thing hair grows back. This place will never get my business again, and I'm sure going to warn anybody else about going here. read more

The best haircut in town. Go look for MR. MINH. He is da man. good fade and he pays attention to details like no others. Highly recommended this place. read more

Great barbershop!! The price is good too. I always go to Kaitlyn and the gal can definitely cut hair. She takes her time and definitely makes sure everything is clean. If you want a really good fade this is the place to go. read more

I've been here a handful of times and have left satisfied everytime. Not a top of the line barber shop by any means, but they give good cuts. read more