Joys Number 2 Hair Salon

I’ve been getting my hair cut and straightened by Angel for years! She’s the best stylist I’ve found in SF, and I’ve tried several places… mostly high-​end salons in the Mission and Hayes Valley. I’m Filipino and my hair is thick and naturally wavy, a hair texture she understands. That’s important to me. I’ve never left Angel’s salon chair feeling disappointed. I give her 5-​stars for that.
I’m giving this place overall 4-​stars because the people that do the shampoo and wash can be pretty rough. Otherwise, I’d highly recommend Angel for your hair styling needs!

I’ve walked away with a good dye job and a few good blowouts here and there but just can’t give more than three stars. The woman who is the manager here has such a crappy attitude. i ALWAYS ask for someone else to wash my hair bc she does it so rough while talking to her coworkers, and splashes water all over my damn face.
I asked her to stop and get someone else to wash my hair instead bc she is cray and angsty as f*ck.
Jay the stylist is really nice though and doesn’t speak english but I just show him pictures and he gets the blowout right. He’s very meticulous too until I am happy, which is why I always tip him well whereas the woman did my hair once and was half assing it like a lazy bish. 5 stars for Jay, minus 2 for the antisocial manager

If you care about your hair, your time or your money. Do yourself A HUGE favor and stay away from this place. I came in asking for a hair wash and blow dry (pretty self explanatory right?!). Well NOT for these brain dead workers. It took him an hour and 25 minutes to blow dry my hair AND it’s nowhere near being straight or smooth. Not only did I spend money for nothing I wasted a chunk of my time and my nerves.
P. s. Most don’t even speak English.

Friendly, fast great hair cut at a great price.

I stopped here during my road trip up the California coast. My hair was looking greasy, and there was an advertisement in the window for an affordable wash and blow dry.
The girl who washed my hair was pretty rough, and it hurt while she was doing it. I’ve never experienced that during a hair wash at a salon before! I feel like that’s supposed to be one of the most relaxing parts of a visit to the hair salon, where they put care into gently shampooing, conditioning, and massaging your scalp.
The blow dry was better because someone else took over. He took his time and did a good job with blow drying, also using a brush. He asked if I wanted oil in my hair and I said yes, so he patted a little between his hands and smoothed it over my hair once it was dry.
It was convenient that they were able to take me as a walk-​in customer. It’s nice if you want to save money… but sometimes it’s worth it to spend more for better service and a relaxing salon experience.

TERRIBLE.
I came in asking to have my hair dyed back to my natural color. The guy working there helped me pick a color and I trusted him bc he kept telling me, «I picked a dark brown for you because it’s very natural. I wouldn’t dye your hair too dark or black because it would look really unnatural and noticeable.»
So I trusted him… And guess what color my hair is. It’s JET BLACK.
I took a few days to see if it would wash out or if I could get used to it but it really bothered me too much and every who saw it mentioned how dark and unnatural it was.
So I called the salon and explained my situation… And then asked if they could do anything about it. Someone really nice answers the phone and told me to come in so that they could try to help me fix my hair as best as they could.
I went back to the salon today and asked the guy who dyed my hair if there was anything he could do to change how dark my hair was since it looked so unnatural, and his response to me is that THIS IS MY NATURAL COLOR and that I am mistaken…
Really???
I don’t know my own hair color? It is VERY rare that someone has pitch black hair. It is also really rare that someone can’t recognize their own natural hair color.
He was incredibly rude and offered me no help. Now I am stuck with jet black hair that makes me look goth thanks to this completely unhelpful salon.
I highly recommend that you do NOT get your hair done here.

My mom loves this place. I only come when she has dragged me– twice. Allen cut my mom’s hair, my daughter’s hair, and my hair. I gotta give it to him, he did a great job on all three of us. The only crappy things are that the parking is horrendous in Chinatown (but everyone knows that) and if I don’t have my mom with me to translate (yeah I’m one of those shit kids who forgot their first language) it’s impossible to get my hair done. This is most likely only a problem for me. Anyone else looking to get their hair cut here (or in Chinatown) probably speaks fluent Cantonese. Great deal too. My usual hair cut is around $ 100. Here it was $ 75 for all three of us. I don’t get the glamorous blowout or the luxurious shampoo, but it gets the job done.

I came here with my auntie for a «Day With the Girls» pampering two-​three weeks ago. It was raining and we were soaking wet when we came in (LOL way to get a haircut when it’s raining that day). We were afraid it was going to be a hassle on the stylists to dry out hair sans-​shampooing service, but Allen and Jay were compassionate… And even laughing with us!
Anyways, I just wanted to have my hair layered but still keep my shoulder-​length hair, because I was growing out my hair but didn’t want to deal with the thickness of forest at the back of my head. Allen had me out in 10 MINUTES, and I was more than relieved that my hair felt light but still was the same length… LOL my aunt was so surprised. She was like, «It looks like he didn’t do anything!»
My aunt was morbidly distraught. Her hair was about butt-​length and she was complaining that her hair was too short (it was only like 3 inches above her butt), but honestly I think Jay did a good job (bonus points: he was reallyyyyy cute :3)
Anyways, 4 stars taking into account, price ($ 12 each) and my aunt’s personal disbelief that she cut her hair LOL I am DEFINITELY coming back here when my hair’s a little longer for some styling. Also referred my best friend here, so Allen and Jay… Be prepared and you’re welcome!!! :)

I popped in the store for hair straightening, I felt like I should look like a lion, too frizzy too much hair. Allen, the owner who helped me is a nice guy with smiles all the time. I’m very satisfied with the results. The price is quite reasonable. After straightening, I got the complimentary cut. I would recommend this salon.

I think I’m in love. My hair has been growing long and thick for several months, and a haircut was long overdue. After the last barber butchered my hair and left my scalp with fuzzy bald spots, I was apprehensive to come back to another barber shop in Chinatown, but I’m so glad I did because my hair has never looked better! After years of going long, I wanted to try a bob. Allen took his time thinning and adding layers. For $ 20, I’m very happy with the result. I will definitely be coming back.

I went here today on an impulse. My hair was long and I said «might as well». It was my first time here. I got my hair washed and almost fell asleep cause it felt so good and relaxing. Another plus is the nice smelling conditioner
Even, cut my hair. It took almost half an hour to cut it. Hence, he put effort into it. Another plus was it actually came out better than I though. I usually like my hair long, but now I actually really enjoy it being short! I never though I would. Def go see Even.
I don’t live in town, but now anytime I need a hair cut I’ll go see Even, cause he knows what he’s doing. It’s worth the almost 4 hour drive in my opinion.

You know what. They were the first barber shop I ever used since moving to San Francisco. I’ve been a very loyal client for the last 2 and a half years. It’s Chinese barber shop and I’d be shocked if they had many other black clients like myself. Everyone is very friendly despite the language barrier with some of them and they do a solid job of cutting my hair. They recently remodeled it and are apparently under new management. But it’s fairly inexpensive and they know how to cut my hair. No reason not to keep going.

Came in for a 2-​inch haircuit, came out with a 5-​inch choppy a$$ haircut. I even lifted up the ends of my hair to show him exactly where and how much to cut (hair was pass the arch of my back before cutting). He then goes chopping in layers (which I didn’t ask for) using some weird angle technique. I just saw hair flying everywhere. He even cut my bangs too short! I blame myself for not stopping him, but it was too late anyway. He cut it too fast and carelessly. Mind you there was another customer he needed to work on next to me who I guess was more important to him. Rude!
Shortest layer he cut ending up being ear length!!! WTF! This guy obviously can’t cut hair. Now I have shoulder length hair with it being extremely poofy on top (cause of the short a$$ layers he cut) and extremely thinned out and choppy ends. Literally the worst haircut I’ve ever gotten! Should have asked for his name, but I think it’s Evan cause a business card was placed out on the counter. But he wore glasses and was kinda on the chubby side. This place would be much better if they listened to their clients instead of cutting it how they want.
Not to mention, he was extremely rude. I went to tip him (even though I shouldn’t have) and he just snatches it and mumbles thank you, not even smiling or eye contact. PLEASE! Never coming back to Chinatown for a haircut. Don’t risk it!

Read some Unilocal reviews and decided to try it out. I do care about my hair (as all girls do), but am not very particular, so figured on a whole the reviews made it worth a try.
I came in on a weekday afternoon so it was dead quiet. I did not ask for anyone in particular (I tried asking for Frankie and Hiz per earlier reviews but was told no one works there by those names anymore). I went along with Allen, who was frankly the first person who grabbed me.
I’m overall pleased with the cut. It was a very simple one — just trim the split ends and the bangs. I did not give great direction so he was a really good sport about modifying the length of my bangs when I saw the finished product.
Cost was $ 15 without a wash and $ 20 with a wash (+ tip). The haircut took only 20 mins. I’d definitely come here again for a trim. Anything more complicated than that I would put some more thought into.

I would like to add, this lady is the worst hair stylist that I have ever gone to. I really regret that I ask my co-​worker on this hair stylist. If I knew first hand that she was that terrible. I would NEVER be her customer. I wonder how long does it take to have my hair and scalp back to health? It’s scary to see my hair comes off so easily especially the first couple of months after I did the color treatment. Thank goodness oil treatment somewhat helped after the incident. Hey look, hair meant everything to a woman so of course I’m angry and pist. BTW, this happened when she used to be one of the owner of a hair salon but I’m not going to mention where.

I wandered into Joys hoping for the best, preparing for the worst. Hair salons can be so hit or miss… I was pleased that on a Sunday late afternoon, I could be seated immediately. I had my hair cut by Michael (I believe?). I explained to a female assistant a few thoughts on what I wanted (about a 2 inch trim, light layering, no thinning) — she translated for Michael. About 25 minutes later, I had a cut that I was happy with. $ 15 cut (no shampoo) — I only wish that they did eyebrow waxes. I will be back!

The place to go to after La Vii closed down. You will probably noticed the same people from La Vii at Joys. It’s horrible to know the hair salon you trust is closed, you would need to go through the same trial and error process just to find the right one. Luckily it was just one street away!
I brought in a picture of the hair I wanted, although it was of bad quality and my hair was much shorter than the picture’s, I was still able to get something quite similar. You know the stereotype saying Asian hairdresser always overcut, your «I want to cut 1 inch» becomes «4 inches gone»? This didn’t happen to me. 1 inch cut meant 1 inch cut. I asked for trimming split ends, new layers since my straight bangs grew out and my entire hair style just looked droopy. My hairstylist, Frankie (hopefully I got his name right since I don’t have his business card), took the time to match my hair as close as what I wanted, then straightened it too. As I was heading out, I hear these people waiting commented about my cut, «hey that girl’s hair is done nicely.»

Hair cut on 1÷21÷12
I can NOT thank Unilocal enough! Modern technology helped me find my stylist; HIZ! He was previously at La Vii before they shut down :(I’m in the process of growing out my hair and only get a cut every 6 months… the last time I saw him was early Sept. 2011… I’ve moved to LA since but still come back periodically and decided to take my chances on getting a cut with Hiz at La Vii, I wasn’t able to call to make an appointment. To my surprise they were frickin closed down and I had no idea on how to find him so I took to Unilocal and on a whim just entered his name. Thank goodness one of the users mentioned Hiz in their review because I was able to find my favorite stylist.
It’s never easy communicating with him since we have a huge language barrier but he gets me and my hair. It’s been about 2 months since my cut and I’m still as happy as can be, I get compliments everywhere I go. I told Hiz that I’d be back to see him in 6 months so hopefully he doesn’t disappear on me again, lol

The two stylist that I have seen previously are now gone.
so when I went this time, I asked for a layered hair.
It cane out way too layered. I could see my face sticking out sooo much because my hair became so thinly layered.
I learned my lesson, I think my Chinese was not that good that’s why we have trouble communicating.

I came here because the reviews weren’t too bad and it was a bit cheaper than La Vii about a block away so I gave it a shot.
I asked for 1 inch and I think he cut off 2 – 2.5… also my hair was WAY. TOO. LAYERED.
The wash/​massage was ok, they botched up what I thought would be a simple trim, and it’s kinda messy and dirty looking in here. They had some old hair dryers that needed to be upgraded.
I will stick with my $ 20 hair cuts at La Vii.