Boris Barber Shop Inc

1019 Hawkins Ave, Lake Grove, NY 11755, USA

Address:	1019 Hawkins Ave, Lake Grove, NY 11755, USA
Phone:	+1 631-471-1974
Rating:	3.8
Working:	9AM–6PM 9AM–6PM 9AM–6PM 9AM–6PM 9AM–6PM 9AM–6PM 9AM–3PM

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Reviews 7

Ralph Goodwin

Biggest waste of money Ive ever spent. The two old men (who can barely speak a lick of english) clearly dont know anything about being a barber. They have the same level of skill and experience as the overweight gothy chicks who work at Headcutters and Lemon tree (and costs nearly 3 times the amount of money). Theyre basically nothing more than a bunch of talentless thieves. To begin with, the experience was way too long. The moron cutting my hair clearly didnt know what he was doing and neither did the other quote on quote "barber" who was assisting him. I was being very polite and helpful, and I tried to assist them in every way I could. I very specifically explained how I wanted my hair cut, and I showed multiple pictures of the style, and the style itself isnt that hard to master. It was essentially a 1990s style bowlcut (like the kind DiCaprio and Johnny Depp had). You could probably teach a 7 year old girl how to do it and shed have it mastered by night time. I even offered to show the "barber" a video tutorial on how to do it, and he said "no, I got it". Well, low and behold, he didnt, and ended up bailing. They even had the nerve to say "Your haircut is not an easy one my friend" No, youre just not real barbers, youre a couple of hacks. Already I can tell that theyre only used to performing one kind of simple generic hair cut that a trained monkey can probably do, but if god forbid they are presented with a haircut thats slightly different and actually takes a fragment of skill, theyre incapable of fulfilling their task, which is why I dont consider them real barbers. And again, this wasnt a hair style thats unknown or unheard of. They should already be familiar with it (especially considering how old they are) There is absolutely no excuse for them not being able to do it. Literally, every other (real) barber Ive met is familiar with it. Of course there was also that classic incompetence where he was being too rough with the clippers and was actually hurting me, which should have already been a sign of how unprofessional he was. But aside from that and not being able to achieve the style I wanted (which I was willing to let it slide), there were two things that really set me off. First and foremost, it was an overall lousy haircut. Certain parts are uneven, and there are still dead ends which he was supposed to cut off. He kept spraying my hair with water, then dried it with the hair dryer, and then sprayed it again and kept doing the same thing which I think only proved furthermore that he didnt know what he was doing, because Ive never seen a barber do that. But for me, the straw that ultimately broke the camels back was the price. They said $25. At this point, my head was steaming with rage, but I just payed and left without saying anything because I didnt want to start a fight, and not to mention there were kids in the room. The bottom line is, Im not going back here. Its kind of pathetic if you think about the fact that these men are now reaching a state in their lives where theyre going to be wheeled into a nursing home very soon, and yet, within their life legacy, they havent even figured out how to master the art of being a barber lol. On one hand, you may think that Im being too harsh, but since they got their precious $25 (which they may as well have mugged me for), I might as well just be honest and say whats on my mind. Of course in the end, I have no one but myself to blame for not using better judgement, and I now realize that. But do I recommend this place? No. Not unless you want to spend a ridiculous amount of money on a generic haircut which you can get anywhere else for just 9 dollars. In that case, then sure, go for it! While youre at it, you might as well just take 16 dollars and shove it down your mouth. Anyway, thanks guys! Next time, Ill just ask Helen Keller to cut my hair.

Matthew Durkin

As much as I wanted to like this place (nice place, italian barbers), I received literally the worst haircut of my life. I handed the barber a photo of exactly what I wanted and told him I trusted him. Shouldnt have been an issue, right? Wrong. The cut was supposed to be a very high fade into a long scissor cut on top. He used a #1 up until my hairline and then started taking off the bib. I asked him to at least trim down the top and he did and at the time I convinced myself it was alright. Wrong. Im going to a friend who cuts hair later today to see if she can salvage whats left. Disappointed. Granted some of it may be my own fault, but whatever, probably wont be going back.

Anonymous User

Im not sure if maybe the other 2 posts just dont like this guy personally for some reason but I have been going to this barber for about 10 years, he recently moved to this location from one in Ronkonkoma and has many followers. My hair is perfect everytime and he also is open 7 days. He does sometimes talk on the phone, but it does not hurt his ability to be a great barber and he is NOT rude. He is a real nice guy and his partner also.

Matthew Paciulli

I have been going here for 4 years now and have never had a bad cut. As a signature thing they hold up a mirror behind you so that you can see the clean edges around the side and in back. Very polite and professional, even remembering and asking about members of the family. I just walk in and he knows what to do, it makes the experience so easy And again, Ive never gotten a bad cut here, not once!

Anonymous User

I had no choice last week and go to this place because my barber went on vacation. Some old man was cutting my hair and he really screwed it up. I had to go somewhere else and fix it. The dude is like 72 years old.. stay away people

Ruby Dailey

I take my little guy here, very nice gentlemen & both always do what my son asks for... showing pics of the desired style is ALWAYS helpful though because my 8 yr olds preference changes constantly, lol.

Thomas Davis

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