Elysian Barbershop — Local services in Los Angeles

I’ve been going to this barber (Emanuel) for over 2 years since moving to Hollywood, always tipping 20%+ and making an effort to support them. I work in nightlife, and I accidentally slept through my alarm for my original appointment. I immediately apologized and took a same-day slot at 4:30.

Before I even got there, they sent me some snarky and rude texts saying I’d need to pay for both appointments. I still showed up, apologized in person, and again after the cut. There was ZERO conversation during the haircut, which was super awkward considering how long I’ve been a client.

When it was time to pay, I was told I needed to pay $100 instead of the usual $50. I tried reasoning with him, saying he’s cancelled on me and my partner in the past last minute with no notice, but he wouldn’t budge. He gave me an ultimatum to pay $100, so I gave him $70 and tried to reason with him for this one time. His response? “This is the last time you can book with me.” I said, “I’ll just find a new barber,” since there was no room to reason or just be a decent human being, and he hit me with “Good luck.”

I get that no-shows are frustrating, but this was my first time missing an appointment, and I owned up to it. For someone who claims to value their clients, there was zero professionalism, no flexibility, and no room for human error. ESPECIALLY considering I've been extremely flexible with Emanuel's last minute cancellations in the past (can count...

AVOID ALEJANDRO 1st time customer, came in and no one greeted me, I figured it was just store culture but all customers after me were greeted.

I waited till my ap. time and had to ask to be helped. My ap. was w Alejandro, bro took nearly 2 hrs for my cut just to give me something I didn’t want despite giving him 3 reference photos.

After the cut was done I had asked him for hair product recs as I mentioned that I’ve had no luck with other products Ive used. He was short and dry, seemingly because he had another customer after me but I was still in need of service yet he was no help.

Save your money and go to a spanish Salon and get a cut by a Señora. They charge $20 at most, maybe take 30 min. They’re always pleasant and respectful. And don’t do all that xtra shet barbers do for...

Victor is the man when you talk about barbers and I’m sure you can find your guy at his shop, my guy is Mike. Victor opened the shop a couple of years seeking to build a place of community often overlooked by the larger LA population. He has succeeded due to his genuine care about his clients and neighbors and driven by his talent as a great barber. All the guys at the shop can give you a top notch cut and a shave when we can get ‘rona under control. They also show their care for customers by doing what they can to keep themselves and customers safe in 2020. Hands down the best place to get a shave as the sense of camaraderie and music are always top notch and that Latinx LA barbershop culture lives...