Albany's Northside Barber Shop — Local services in Albany

This place was great on the first visit but we had to wait 90 minutes to even get one of my two boys in the chair on the second visit. Despite the photos I took and posted on their behalf (which have been viewed thousands of times), we were turned away on the third and fourth visits and sadly, we have not been back since. This is the only good barber shop around and everybody knows it so I do not understand why the hours are so inconvenient. Some days they close at 5:30 but if you arrive any later than 4:30, your hair is not getting cut... you will be turned away and told to come back another time. There is a Marine Corps base in this town, there is a need for good barber shop services off base. Roy should really consider extending his hours later into the evening and on Saturdays... maybe a few hours on Sunday afternoons? Marines habitually go for haircuts on Sundays and the few options that are actually open on Sundays, they all suck! This place doesn't take appointments and does not have a number system upon entry. Though they are a little pricey, I'm always happy to pay a little more money for good service but if you factor in the long wait time, this place is just too expensive! As a courtesy to future patrons, please consider posting a "Sorry, we are closed!" sign if you reach capacity before closing...

I was working in the area and needed to get my wig busted. I took a chance, knowing nothing of the place, and won. Big time! I sat in Joe's chair and he masterfully cut my hair to perfection. A couple of simple instructions and he got busy clipping. The clippers have a vacuum tube attached so you don't get hair all down your collar. BOOYAH! I love that. We made great conversation, and the atmosphere was cordial and inviting. Overall the experience was fantastic and I'd consider driving the 3 and a half hours just to do it again. Thanks, Joe! Keep up the stellar performance! Simply outstanding! If you see RC4 again, thank him for setting the benchmark of sportsmanship. I'm wishing massive success for all of you at Albany's Northside...

Not happy at all. Took my son to get his hair cut. There was no one else there, took us right back. My son showed him how he wanted his hair cut. He would cut a few minutes, then play/ talk on his phone, then cut again, then stop again. This went on for 45 minutes. Then he scratched and burned my son's neck, and didnt even cut straight lines. I also had to fixing my son's hair in the front when we got home, because it was still all in his eyes, after we told him multiple times he wanted up to his eyebrows, out of his eyes. Overall just not a good experience. The guy never told us his name or anything. Just kept talking on the phone. He was at the first booth on the right hand side when...