Frank J. Pisa Barber Shop

A great bunch of hair cutters who will talk about anything while they cut your hair to perfection. No appointment needed, just walk in and face the music. In front of Sal there is a television set. Brian, who is going on vacation in September of 2015 for the first half of the month, is my go-​to barber. First chair nearest the door is the owner’s who looks like he has been cutting hair for a long time.
Lots of local sports memorabilia posted on the walls behind the barbers: Joe Montana, Willie Mays, «The Baby Bull», Mickey Mantle, Rick Barry, Frank Robinson, Y A Tittle along with some old time boxing black & white photos of Rocky Marciano, Joe Louis, «The Raging Bull» & Cassius Clay, who could sting like a bee with his jabs. I think Frank Gifford (RIP) is on the «wall of fame» as well & recently passed away at 84. I did not see Bo Jackson, a tremendous athlete who could run circles over opponents on the football field. When announcing Raider games, Bill King would get very excited whenever Bo Jackson took possession of the ball.
Yup, this is an old time barbershop where they still use straight razors & shaving foam out of a machine that looks like something out of the Twilight Zone, giving you that «lined» look.
Bald, hairy, skinny or fat, in shape or out, step in, relax & settle in to a waiting seat, you will be taken back into time and you will emerge a new man, rejuvenated & younger looking, ready for anything.
As for me, I am a loyal customer until the very end – even if I am balder than a cue ball. But I still got a goatee to trim & they only charge me a fin ($ 5).

I brought my dad, father in law, and groomsmen here the morning of my wedding to get straight shaves. I talked to them in advance and they said they don’t take appointments so get there right when they open. We did and there were still 3 people already there but we got it all done.
The memorabilia is nice and the guys know what they are doing. Luckily all 3 guys could do a straight shave which is not true of all barber shops.
I had to ask to get my sideburns trimmed more but I think he should have asked me before finishing.
The best part was the price. They were by far the cheapest straight shaves. And I gave each of them a nice tip. Thanks.

Basic, decent, no-​frills haircut. At $ 16, a great value.

Very disappointed. Been going there for years. Yesterday I got my worst cut. You are only as good as your staff. Not mentioning who cut my hair, it was not good. He scratched my neck several times. It was like l was his first haircut. The owner needs to find new help. After this experience, I need to find a new place. To bad. Frank can’t cut everyone’s hair. So find some help. Sorry men, but I don’t like my back of my neck scrapped. Not to mention I didn’t get a good cut.

The all-​American barber shop experience. Good guys, great haircut, and sports memorabilia everywhere at a low price. Would go back if i lived closer

Local barbers. Iconic spot. Def recommend to any guy that is looking for a quick, clean, cut by a friendly barber.

What a cool place. For someone looking for a quick buzz with an edge, clean-​up shave thrown in, it couldn’t be better. Barber banter and lots of sports memorabilia to look at for $ 16. I was in and out in less than 20 minutes… perfect.

Very classic place at $ 16 a cut (plus they don’t charge beard trimming when getting a haircut). They also helped me mail my hair to locks of love for donation.

Frank Pisa came to Peninsula Hospital last night to give my father a haircut long overdue (at about two months) and did a superb job. My father and I give him five stars!

brought my son here today for a traditional boy’s haircut. I love the fact that it was walk-​in style. a true barber shop should be. there were two other places I tried to go to passing themselves off and wouldn’t squeeze my boy in.
definitely returning to Frank J Pisa’s shop and asking for Fred. He was patient but firm with my soon to be 4yr old.
the other two shops lost a customer no matter how long my son’s hair gets

Good basic haircut. The shop is in the breezeway, not behind Starbucks.

Outstanding customer service and extremely respectful and friendly.

I had just moved to the area and I needed a last minute fade with high and tight style.
Frank Pisa took his time and gave me a wonderful cut. I love the atmosphere and ambiance. The energy reminded me of being a kid and getting an old fashion cut.
My fade had a major WOW factor and was one of the best I have had in a long time.
Thank you Frank!!!

***** TY IS AN ARTIST — BEST HAIRCUTS EVER! *****
I’ve had four GREAT haircuts at Frank Pisa Barber Shop by Ty (his chair is right in front of the TV). Technically this review is for Ty more than the shop itself because what can I say… it’s a barber shop. Fun atmosphere and great for everyone. As a matter of fact this is the kind of place I can see a dad and son coming in together for their regular cuts.
Ty: Every cut I’ve gotten has been during my lunch hour and when I go back to work no one immediately notices that my hair was cut. Let me explain… there is no question that my hair is shorter but it’s just blended and trimmed perfectly and the transitions are really subtle. Ty spent as much time if not more working on my neck and hairline over the ears and around the back as he did on the top of my head. My neck is absolutely perfect when I leave the shop!
Cost: The price as of June 2011 has gone up to $ 16 but there is no question it’s a twenty+ dollar value!

When my husband came home with his new haircut, he said «Is it really that bad». My reaction «Oh, wow» and bit my tounge as hard as I could. All I could think of was in that movie the barbershop when the kid messes up the mayors hair. We agreed we needed to Unilocal this place.
When my hubby was in High School and several years after, he would go there for a Hair cut… sweet and simple. His regular barber/​stylist is out right now but he needed a cut fast and didn’t have time to contact her, so he thought he would go back to Frank J. Pisa’s.
Hands down the worst hair cut EVER! There was a middle aged barber who cut his hair (the name escaped during the anger). My husband specifically asked him for a «fade, a low fade and DON’T touch the top». The barber agreed he could it, no problem. What does the barber do… takes his shaver and cut the top. Then he dug a patch into the side of his head. It was so bad that the younger barber (again in anger the names escapes) had to come in and salvage the haircut. Even the younger barber said it wouldn’t be a low fade due the damage that was already caused.
Needless to say the haircut was free and someone needs to retire.

Nice barber shop, seems great. I even had a decent haircut here.
Cons
The last time I went here I had the worst haircut I was ever given. I left the place feeling good and then I looked in the car mirror. I had a patch of hair missing from above my ear! They literally shaved an inch around my ear, to the skin! I went back and they offered to fix it by shaving of a patch of hair on the opposite side. I took a picture and posted it on Facebook, I’ve never had more comments.
Worst haircut I have ever had in my life. This includes my childhood and the haircuts from first time barbers (aka friends that didn’t know what they were doing)

This is a great barber shop, it use to be my father’s barber shop until he passed away last July. Told my son and husband about this place.
The barbers are funny and good personality all at the same time, plus the price can’t be beat at $ 14.00 each.
Plus, which is great for me, they do lady’s hair too, as long as you come to the nephew of the owner on Tuesday all day from 8:00am to 5:00pm.
Since I have been going there for 7 months now and always my hair cut is perfect and always great comments by friends and family and people that meet.
I recommend them highly and they will do great job for your kids too!

I’ll start with the pros:
Nice old school barbershop, colorful crowd, blue-​collar jokes and conversations. Pleasant staff. Ambiance is just what you might expect from an Italian American barbershop. It sort of feels like you’re at a harbor, surrounded by dockworkers. As such, they don’t take appointments, only walk-​ins. The décor is quaint, and brings up feelings of nostalgia (which is weird, since I’m neither Italian American, nor have I grown up around any dockworkers). Ultimately though, you feel like you’re in for a great haircut.
The cons:
You don’t get a good haircut (or at least I didn’t).
Frank seemed like he might be a ridiculously good barber, especially with all those years of experience, and newspaper clippings on the walls. I didn’t need a complicated haircut; I just wanted to get my hair cut short on the sides and back, and trimmed on top. Yet, he cut it so unevenly (I didn’t really notice until I got home, and tried styling my hair), and it wasn’t through lack of effort. Frank was friendly, and he was definitely taking pride in his work, but at the end of the haircut, all that matters is the end result. I don’t really know what else to say.
I suppose it’s because the customers I saw here didn’t seem very… fashionable? well-​groomed? If all you want is to get your hair cut, without a lot of concern for how slick you’ll look afterward, then this place is fine. It’s not like the prices are a rip-​off, so I got what I paid for (cash only, by the way). For the rest of the week though, I had to use a lot of hair wax to try and hide the damage, and make sure I didn’t look like a jackass at work.
I eventually got my hair fixed up at Binh’s Family Hair Care, down in San Mateo, and they did a great job.

This is a barber shop the way you want your barber shop. This place is two things: good value and good service. It’s a classy, simple place where you’ll get a great haircut, a straight razor neck shave (who else still does that?!), and the occasional familiar insult from the proprietor after he gets to know you. I stick with Frank and the (now) lone young guy in the shop because they know what I want, but the other guys are great too. This is a family shop and even though it’s hidden away in a breezeway, they always do a brisk business because once someone goes in, they won’t go anywhere else.
Cut is $ 14 which is a steal for the service. Full shave treatment $ 12. Closed Sunday and Monday.

I was extremely impressed with this barber shop. Walking into Frank J. Pisa’s is like taking a step back in time to when cutting hair truly was a class-​act. The décor is classic, with retro barber chairs, sports memorabilia from several decades lining the walls, and magazines and other reading material in the magazine rack to piqué any man’s interest. (They even had a «New Hairstyles of 1965» magazine that amused me greatly. I considered getting a do from there.) The staff is friendly and know what they’re doing, but more important than that, they are really interested in getting to know you and establishing a great rapport. Nearly everyone who walked in the door while I was waiting was greeted by name by at least two members of the 4 person staff working that day. The piece de resistance: using a straight edge razor at the end of my haircut to clean up my neck.
All of this for a mere $ 14? I’m sold. I’ll never get a haircut anywhere else for as long as I am in the Bay.