A sharp cut is never an accident
Traditional barbering with a modern edge — hot towels, straight razors, and a chair that stays yours for the full hour.
Open today until 8pm · Walk-ins welcome after 6
Average rating
1,284 reviews across Google and Yelp
Every cut finished properly
Prices are flat — hot towel, neck shave and a styling finish are included on every cut. No upsell at the mirror.
- Signature cut45 min$42
- Consultation, scissor and clipper work, hot towel, styled with your product.
- Skin fade45 min$48
- Bald-to-blend taper worked in three guards, razor-finished at the neckline.
- Cut & beardMost booked70 min$65
- The signature cut plus a full beard shape, line-up and oil. Our busiest hour.
- Beard sculpt30 min$28
- Shaped with shears, cheek and neck lines cut in with a straight razor.
- Hot towel shave40 min$45
- Three towels, pre-shave oil, two passes with a straight razor, cold finish.
- Buzz & line-up20 min$22
- One guard all over, edges and neckline squared off. In and out.
- Grey blending30 min$35
- Softens grey by two shades without going flat. Grows out with no line.
- Father & son60 min$60
- Two chairs side by side, two cuts, one appointment. Under-12s only.
Built on the details
Three promises the shop has kept since the first chair went in.
Trained, not rushed
Every barber on the floor has at least five years behind the chair, and the whole shop trains together for an hour every Tuesday before we open.
On time, every time
Book a slot and it is yours. We hold the chair ten minutes past, we never double-book it, and we do not run three deep on a Saturday.
Finished properly
Hot towel, neck shave and a styling finish are in the price of every cut. You leave looking the way you will look tomorrow, not just tonight.
Pick your barber
Six chairs, six regulars-only waitlists. Request whoever you like when you book.
- 18 yrs behind the chair
Marcus Vale
Master barber · OwnerSkin fadesStraight razor - 9 yrs behind the chair
Rosa Mendel
Senior barberCurl workGrey blending - 8 yrs behind the chair
Dev Okonkwo
Senior barberTextured cropsBeard sculpting - 5 yrs behind the chair
Ilan Baruch
BarberScissor workClassic partings
What regulars say
“Twelve years and four barbers in this city — Marcus is the first one who asked what I do for work before he touched my hair. It shows.”
“Booked at 6:40, sat down at 6:40. The hot towel shave is worth the trip on its own, and nobody tries to sell you pomade on the way out.”
“Rosa is the only barber who has ever cut my curls dry and got it right. I drive in from Evanston every three weeks for it.”
Take the chair
Send a request and we text back within the hour to lock the time. Same-day slots usually open around 4pm.
Rather talk to someone?
(312) 555-0148
Wells Street, second door from the corner
Metered parking on Wells, Brown line two blocks east. The green barber pole is ours.
Hours
- Mon – Thu
- 9:00 – 20:00
- Friday
- 9:00 – 21:00
- Saturday
- 8:00 – 18:00
- Sunday
- Closed
Walk-ins welcome after 6pm — put your name on the board by the door.