Sharkey’s Cuts for Kids

I am very disappointed that they are now closed. It took us by surprise. My son had just had his hair cut in October 2015 and no one mentioned that they would be closing. Alma always did a wonderful job with my son’s hair. If anyone knows where she is working now, please post it. She was the best and I would love to find her again. Thanks!

I needed to get a quick haircut for my son and they assured me that they could do ethnic hair. They can NOT cut ethnic hair. A fade is the easiest haircut to do and she messed that up! I had to take him elsewhere to have it redone — correctly. To top things off, it cost $ 20. Seriously people? DO NOT TAKE YOUR KID HERE IF YOU WANT A NICE HAIRCUT. The lady was nice but the skill set is lacking.

I have taken my son there since his first hair cut and they are the best in hair cuts for kids. Very friendly service and my son loves to get his hair cut there. I go everytme, I go no where else. Ty Sharkys

This is the second butchered haircut they have gave my son. Last time we went the stylist put a hole in his hair that has still not grown back. The hair behind the ears is off and way too high. If they left it too low would be fine because that’s easy to fix. Instead it’s too high and they left a line in his hair. My son doesn’t squirm or cry they just flat out can’t cut hair.
After the last screw up I was told I would get half off my next cut. I accepted it because I didn’t want to fight. When my wife took him in they told her it’s only 3 dollars off. What good does 3 bucks off do? 3 dollars for an disgusting hair cut. They should of done the second one for free. We will never go back to his disgrace for a business. Please if you love your child’s hair take them some where else. These hacks have no clue about children’s hair.
Also the old red headed lady is incredibly mean and is the worst hair stylist. Do not let her touch your kids.

This place is great for kids haircuts. My fav so far has been Maria. She gives our toddler a very cute haircut/​style. Weve had another girl here and she was good too.

Brought my son here a while back (he was 3 at the time so about half a year ago) and am barely getting around to the review. Let me just say– this place traumatized him! Can’t remember her name but the lady who cut my son’s hair was an older woman with a long red ponytail to the side. She started off nice, then gradually became more rude with my son, husband, and I because my son was finicky about getting his haircut (you think this place would have some type of protocol on how to treat kids who are scared since its for KIDS) anyways, this lady was telling us allllllll her family business/​drama while cutting my son’s hair and we were just kind of speechless but weren’t trying to be rude to her and let her vent while we nodded along. The worst part is she was cussing in front of my son talking about her family! How unprofessional is that when your business is centered around children?! Also, she nicked her skin with scissors and was bleeding and didn’t bother to wash it off and continued to cut my sons hair and when she cut the sides– HE was bleeding! How unsanitary is that!!! No wonder he was crying the whole time! When the cut was done it was sooooooo uneven and bad and it costs 20 bucks and as awful as she was I left her $ 30 because I felt guilty that my son was finicky even though it was the worst hair cutting experience a kid could have! Never again ⁰⁄₀ do not recommend.

I took my daughter and son for haircut yesterday and both of them came out with too short of hair! Stylist should be more careful when it comes to kids haircuts! My son’s hair was cut so horrible and way too short! The top was also uneven! I don’t know if she was rushing but I will never come back here again. My daugher’s hair was way too short than what I had instructed as well. For $ 20 kids haircut, this place should atleast know how to follow instructions!

I have brought my daughter here few times and the stylist (the owner) was great. Today, the owner was not there and a different stylist did my daughther’s hair. I would just like to say to any parent that if ever you decide to have your child’s haircut in this salon, I would say avoid the older hispanic stylist with curly hairstyle! Because I just have to say that she gave my daughter a terrible haircut! The stylist over did the bangs and I know that she knows it was a stupid careless mistake she did. And even put the blame on my daughther because her reason was my child doesn’t like to be touched near the face. Ofcourse, any toddler would hate that! The stylist stopped fixing the uneven bangs and would let us go home with this horrible work if I didn’t tell her to fix the mess she did!
First of all, if somebody works in a kids salon, he/​she must have the right skills working with a child! The stylist was friendly, but not fit for the job. You cannot fool customers with a friendly attitude over poor quality of work! My daugther has been to alot of kids salons since she was a baby and never cried and never did I have to hold her head tight just to fix a terrible haircut mistake!
Anyway, the horrible job was done and I cannot do anything about it anymore. When we’re about to leave, the stylist even commented that yes the bangs was too short but my child has a very beautiful face and doesn’t matter if she over did the bangs! To be honest, I just want to yell at her but just controlled myself as I don’t want to cause a scene that will scare my 2 yr old seeing me having an argument with somebody so I just paid the bill and left no tip.
Ofcourse, a mother is sensitive when it comes to her child. Deep inside I was mad, but what else can I do if the damage has been done! I do not expect a perfect haircut for a toddler but I would never come back to this horrible stylist and I would like to warn parents out there in the Northridge area to avoid this stylist!

Hated this experience.
I thought this would be an awesome place for my daughters first haircut.
Really cool cars for the kids to sit In. They have movies for the kids to watch. They give balloons as well.
But OMG my daughters stylist was in such a rush. I didn’t even realize cause I was too busy taking pictures. I noticed once we got home how crooked her hair was it was horrible it wasn’t even evenly lined.
And for $ 20, really! That’s a bit ridiculous.
They asked if I wanted a certificate and a picture for $ 5 extra, so I said yes
I got the certificate, they said they were going to email the picture but still have not received it & my daughter got the cut on April 19^th. Like really? How hard is it to email a picture. I call several times and still no picture .
I know it’s only $ 5 but still.
Will not be returning here.

I’ve been to a few other kid themed places and this is the only one where they get my kids hair cut right, and he doesn’t hate the experience as much.
They really know how to deal with kids and do a good job.

I’ve come back to this place only because my kids love to sit in the cars for their haircuts. But each time I have to ask them to wash their hair, they just want to spray with a spray bottle. Which would be fine, if they didn’t charge the same price for a wash. This last time was the worst. I made an appointment, they were trying to squeeze more people in so my girls got their hair cuts in a matter of 5 minutes, and then they didn’t even blow dry it for them. Just moved them out so they could get the next ones in. So in a matter of 10 minutes I spent $ 40 bucks on two hair cuts that I could have done myself. Not happy, and not worth coming back.

Was recommended to me, had an older woman cut my almost 6 year old daughters hair. The lady keep turning around and walking away from my daughter in the car (the cutting chair) to come talk to me. This irritated me as it was my chance to catch up on news. When her hair was finished I tried to explain to her my daughters hair was uneven and she wouldn’t listen to me. I still paid and am completely unhappy. The other lady who was working was on her lunch eating in the salon about 6 – 8 feet from my daughter talking to her husband on speaker phone. I posted a photo of her hair and how it is uneven. Please understand the customer is always right.

One stars for the reputation they have in LA.
LA sucks. First time hair cut of my son. Says open at 10.00 on the store window.
Says open at 10.00 on Unilocal and google.
It’s 10.30. Another customer is waiting.
Again it Sucks.
Update — 5 stars for the service. My son looks awesome.
Work on your trimmings please.

I think we’re done going here. We love the stylists. My son always comes out so cute. It’s the receptionist who is killing this business. She’s hard of hearing and cannot multitask (seriously, you can’t swipe a credit card and answer the phone at the same time when there’s a line going out the door?), thus making a crowd form in front of the counter an chaos brewing before we even get the haircut. She is so clueless and can only do what she is told. I am so fed up with her rudeness and inability to accommodate to a busy schedule.
Perhaps I am too short tempered but when you have a two year who thinks a hair cut is torture, your nerves are already a bit shot. Get the right staff in there, please.

I was contacted by owner of establishment to rectify situation although good effort, way too late. (Though review was done this year) I had visited place in May 2013 and it is now Oct 2014. I wish that they would have made a note of bad experience on the clientele list and sent a note to empathize with situation. I suppose others have better experience and I should have got names of hair stylists who nicked my son and the other one who made an effort to fix situation. Perhaps if I was contacted much sooner (like within a week) of incident it would have been better. Owner said he changed staff and stressed them to inform him of any incidents that occurred but I just saw a review from 20 days ago with similar experience. Oh well, I guess you have to take a chance or get name of someone who will do a good job.

Very disappointed in this place today! I’ve brought my son before and had no problems they were very attentive and asked plenty of questions to make sure I got exactly what I wanted in my sons haircut. Today however after clearly stating to SUZANNA I wanted a mid fade with a 2 on top on 0 on bottom. Which I stated 3 times and she repeated back to me only to take a 1 straight to his head. She took the zero very high and was very very rough with my son. She took the sideburns all the way off and rounded off his forehead instead of squaring it which she refused to do because she didn’t know whole to do it. After paying we look at my son and he has uneven patches on his head. VERY DISAPPOINTED

Took my son here a couple of months back for his 1^st hair cut. The woman who cut his hair sprayed him with water (which my son hated), and just ruined the whole haircut experience. He never stopped crying after that; I guess he was not expecting the water, and it scared him. Somehow she cut him behind his ear, and he started bleading. Instead of getting a tissue or paper towel and moisten it with cold water to help the blood stop, she put Baby Powder on the cut. REALLY??? When I got home I noticed my son had some hairs longer than the others, just uneven. Save yourself some $ 20+ bucks for their ’ 1^st haircut packet’ and take ur baby somewhere else. I wish I had asked for her name, but I was just annoyed andwanted to take my son out of there. Do some research and find a decent place.

Jenny is great with kids. Even though out little guy didn’t want to get his haircut she worked with him until he was feeling it!
Thank Jenny.

Took my 3 year old for her first haircut, and I told them ahead of time that she would scream (she’s terrified of scissors). The woman, (I think her name is Maria), who cut her hair was very patient, even while my daughter screamed, cried and moved around. With the help of my husband keeping my daughter from moving around too much, Maria was able to give her a nice bob, and they saved her cut hair for me to keep. They also gave my daughter a balloon and a lollipop afterwards so she left with a smile. They were very nice!
*Tip — I made sure to call ahead of time to find out how busy they were, so when we showed up we were the only ones there. It made the trip less stressful for us parents!

HORRIBLE! Took my 5 year old daughter there for her very first haircut and it was just mediocre but I blew it off and didnt think about it much… the bangs were a bit crooked but overall it was passable. So when it was time for haircut #2 i also brought my 3 year old son in and LET ME TELL YOU… My daughter’s bangs were cut about a half inch above her eyebrows and they were extremely UNEVEN!!! The stylist was the one that manages the place and has been there for a long time, and she screwed up the bangs — who screws up bangs??? On top of that, the «layers» that i asked for were also uneven and did nothing for the look of the hair. I was mortified!
My Son’s cut was okay although the «stylist» did not know what I meant by short layers … and she didnt even out his side burns or his neckline! My kids were both very well behaved and let the ladies do there work but the result was horrendous. specially the bangs… I mean she cut them really short and uneven… so basic you would think.
I wasn’t going to leave this review but then a friend of mine told me her cousin had a similar experience so I felt that I had to… they butchered my daughter’s hair — BEWARE!
(not to mention that they advertise a free hair wash, etc, etc. but we werent even offered one… or that the workers are kinda rude and the owner didnt even seem that concerned when i called him about it).