University Ave Barbershop

Seattle, United States

3.5

Closed now

20 reviews

Does not accept credit cards

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+1 206-633-3200
Address:
4219 University Way NE, Seattle, WA, 98105
b/t 42nd St & 43rd St
University District
Nearby public transportation stops & stations:
320 ft15th Ave NE & NE 43rd St
350 ft15th Ave NE & NE 42nd St
830 ftNE 45th St & University Way NE
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Accepts Credit Cards
No
Parking
Street
Bike Parking
Yes
Wheelchair Accessible
Yes
By Appointment Only
No

Today

Today 9:00 am – 7:30 pm
Closed now
Local time (Seattle) 05:21 Friday, 29 November 2024

Business hours

Monday 9:00 am – 7:30 pm
Tuesday 9:00 am – 7:30 pm
Wednesday 9:00 am – 7:30 pm
Thursday 9:00 am – 7:30 pm
Friday 9:00 am – 7:30 pm
Saturday 8:00 am – 5:30 pm
Sunday 10:00 am – 5:30 pm

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20 reviews of University Ave Barbershop

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Place rating: 1
San Francisco, CA
Very bad customer experience!
I got a guy called Pablo. He was depressed and took it out me! He was also cursing and yelling and rude to everyone around. Shut me up twice and barely cut any hair except for ruining my neck line! I paid and walked out with no comments!!!
Then I proceeded to another barber near by to fix my hair the way it should have been done!
Place rating: 5
San Jose, CA
Such a good vibe, my boyfriend got a haircut from Kirk and he was so sweet and did a great job! Great experience and a great price, we highly reccomend!
Place rating: 5
Seattle, WA
This is a good barbershop. I’ve been going there for years.
Place rating: 2
Seattle, WA
I have gotten a few haircuts around university district, and I will not be coming back to this barber shop. The employees are only there to collect their pay checks, they are not really concerned with the customer. In summary, the customer service is terrible.
The reason why they are not receiving one star is because my haircut did turn out alright. I do not come into shops knowing too much about my hairstyle, but just expecting a good overall look.
Place rating: 5
Seattle, WA
I usually buzz my own head, but I can’t find my clippers so I stopped into this shop to get a fresh buzz so I can get extra attention from the ladies tonight. Nathaniel pampered me with his craft. My head is so smooth, no nics and it felt like I went to a spa. He educated on the equipment he uses and didn’t mind all my curiosities.
Thanks home-​slice!
Place rating: 4
Seattle, WA
This is a barber shop, with an old school red, white and blue rotating cylinder outside. It’s not a salon, there are no stylists, it’s a barber shop with barbers. I get a number four buzz cut, taper the back and sides, no lift. They know how to do this cut very well, and I can tip 50% ($ 5) on a ten dollar haircut and still have five bucks left out of a twenty. A couple of the guys have been there for years, while others come and go.
Place rating: 5
Ann Arbor Charter Township, MI
This is a regular old barber shop, where I’ve never got a bad cut (probably been there 20+ times). If you want your hair curled with glitter or a fancy hair extension thing, go somewhere else. If you want your head hairs cut (and maybe your beard or ear hairs if you’re old), this is the place for you.
Place rating: 3
Redmond, WA
The Ave truly is able to suit a need for everything, and haircuts are no exception. The only other place I knew of to get haircuts around here was in the old HUB that got demolished. I had just never come here because I had no need to; haircuts were usually done at home for me. But I really needed a haircut one day and thought I might as well knock out a review at the same time.
Prices are $ 17 normally and $ 14 with military ID. I used that to get a high and tight hairstyle. After a few rounds of trimming, I was ultimately pretty happy with what I had gotten. Prices are somewhat inflated and I could have had the same thing done without paying as much elsewhere. But this is just a pretty standard barber shop anyway.
Place rating: 1
Seattle, WA
I have been going here for the past 5 years while an undergrad at the UW. The last 2 haircuts have been absolutely horrible. First, the lady barber managed to cut my forehead 2 separate times. Figured it was an off day so I went back. I have been growing my hair out for 2 months in order to grow a mullet (as a joke), so what does the barber do? STARTS my haircut by buzzing the back of my head. And then when I tell him to just buzz it all off still charges me for a full haircut instead of a buzz. Are you kidding me?
Place rating: 1
Seattle, WA
I had the worst cut ever in this shop! I think the guy’s name was Pablo! Never let this guy touch you hair!
Place rating: 5
Seattle, WA
My husband was in dire need of a haircut. We were out and about in the area and saw the barber shop. So he says, why don’t I go here for a cut? We got in, waited for about 5 – 10 minutes and Todd gave my hubby the best haircut he’d ever had in many years! Todd even trimmed his beard and side burns and made him looked almost 10 years younger! And that’s all for under $ 20 bucks!
Place rating: 2
Bellevue, WA
Hit and miss.
Big bald barber stay away. He spends 5 min on a cut. Doesn’t do any blending. Insults other barbers. One time a customer who doesn’t speak English and told the barber cutting the hair to «shave it to the bone» in insulting manner. Skinny guy with tattoos: Has a knack for screwing up the cowlick (always goes too high and f’s it up.) Better than the bald dude.
Place rating: 4
Seattle, WA
Straightforward, good haircut. Sometimes that’s all you want. I’ll definitely go there again.
Place rating: 4
Palo Alto, CA
What’s not to like about a plain old barber shop that charges $ 15 for a regular cut? These guys (and one gal) always take their time and do a good job. Don’t come in here expecting the hipster tattoos you’ll find in Rudy’s (not an insult to either place — just a fact). These barbers are the real-​deal, been doing it for 30 years, talk to you about their grandkids, and have never heard of this week’s band that was totally awesome when only you know about them but now are all mainstream and sold out.
Place rating: 5
Kirkland, WA
I’ve walked by this place a few times since starting at law school this fall, and while it caught the eye I’ll admit that I assumed the vintage barbershop look was an ironic hipster affectation. But I was on the ave and needed a haircut, so I decided to drop in, and I’ve got to say, I was pleasantly surprised. It’s not just a look: This place truly is a barber shop, not a salon. The staff were personable, down-​to-​earth, and no-​nonsense, nobody trying to push product. If you’re looking for a reasonably priced haircut and some genuine friendly conversation, look no further.
Oh, and they have central vacuum, which means when you’re done they hoover the hair off your head and shoulders, which means you can get a haircut in the morning and not have to run home to shower and change or spend the rest of the day itching. Pretty swank.
Place rating: 4
Seattle, WA
Came here based on Unilocal reviews in a new city for me. Walked right in a little after 5 on a Friday, which should have been pandemonium based on my previous experiences at barbershops, but was able to sit down and get started right away.
I worked with Todd who, with minimal instruction from my part, gave me a great haircut. Like some of the others have said, this is a barbershop, not a salon– come in here to get a haircut, not a hairdo or coloring.
I could also tell that if I came back often (like some of the other regulars in the shop), it was a classic barbershop atmosphere– jovial and irreverent.
‘Normal’ haircuts are $ 15, buzz is $ 10, cash only. Pretty reasonable for the area, especially if you value the way you look.
Place rating: 1
Seattle, WA
I asked for an inch and a half of hair to be cut, and mentioned that I tend to keep it a little long because of my cowlicks. The barber proceeded to ignore everything I told him, cut my hair to a half inch or so, and style it with gel. I now get to wait a loooong time before I actually have hair long enough to go to a real barber and get it fixed.
Even better, even though they basically just gave me a buzz cut, they charged me the full $ 15.
Place rating: 5
Folsom, CA
When my hair gets long it becomes curly and I look like a doofus. This is a bad thing because is denigrates the usual appearance of brilliance that the «5 on the top, 2 on the sides» buzz shows off to the public.
So I go here, to University Ave Barbering and Styling. This is a place designed to cut hair for men. You’re in and out in moments, you’ve got a bunch of dudes with crazy army tattoos cutting it short, and they only take cash. Cash is manly. Of course they also take check, and check is not manly, but no one uses checks anymore. So cash.
Never once had a bad experience or someone miss with the scissors and cut my ear (which happened thrice at Supercuts back in the day), and on more than one occasion you get to hear the guys there talking about the weirdest things ever. One hair cutter who appears to be gone now was trying to convince everyone he used to drink chicken milk. They made cheese out of it back in his home country. Alright then.
Place rating: 4
San Antonio, TX
They cut my hair much shorter then i asked, but it will grow back in a few days. Besides that place was fairly quick and a decent value.
Parking was not too bad and they seem like a good barber shop with friendly a staff.
Place rating: 3
San Francisco, CA
A no-​nonsense barber shop. The quality of haircut varies depending on who you get, but it’s usually fairly dependable. I’ve been coming here for about a year, and have gotten one haircut that seemed noticeably uneven. (Then again, a haircut usually has to be quite dramatically bad for me to notice anything wrong with it.)
The thing that keeps me coming back here is the speed. I come in without an appointment, and usually get a chair without a wait. Bzzz, snip, pay, leave. I’d time it, but the haircut would probably be over by the time I found the stopwatch function on my phone.
The price is reasonable by Seattle standards — $ 15 for a regular haircut.