Antonio’s Barber Shop

What can I say? My grandfather works here, and his name is on the place.

Unilocal map is wrong; this is over near the train station south of Chatsworth ave and right off of Palmer Ave, with a parking lot in back and plenty of efficient and friendly barbers in a row in a clean and well-​lit shop.

If you want a classic, no-​frills barbershop experience, there really is no place like Antonio’s. In my meticulously crafted and maintained babybook (thanks, mom!) there is a lock of curly blond hair that Antonio himself cut from my head — over two decades and countless haircuts later, I have never once been disappointed. Although Antonio’s changed locations a few years back (about two buildings over on the same street), I know I’m in the right place when I see the traditional barber’s pole and hear happy voices bantering in Italian.
Tony and his partner Frank are true craftsmen of the old school; they’ve been wielding straight razors since well before they could shave themselves back in Italy. There are also two other barbers that are apparently related to Frank whose English is poor and barbering skills uncertain at best. I can’t vouch for them, but either Frank or Tony on his own would be enough to merit this 5-​star rating — just ask the legion faithful who keep coming back year after year, decade after decade.
And, the best part — free lollipops or bazooka gum for the kids.