Salon De Hong Kong

Zero star. TERRIBLE. Stay away from this salon. Kay was the person who cut my hair. I showed her a picture and said 1 inch off only because I want to keep the long length. And I wanted long layers like the photo. She said ok ok I know that style. When she was about to cut off my hair she showed me one inch from her finger and I said ok. Somehow at the end she cut off at least 6 – 7 inches!!! It used to be at my waist now it’s shoulder length!!! She obviously does not understand what one inch means… And I said not to thin my hair but she thin it out so much it’s choppy and looks so fobby. Long story short Kay is terrible. She shouldn’t even be a hair stylist. Some moms brought their kids in so Kay and two other hairdressers started rushing… Never come back to this place.

Solid place for kids to get a haircut. Well priced with attentive people and lollipops! Slightly easier to describe what you want if you speak Chinese, but you will also be just fine without it, don’t worry. Walk ins are welcomed quickly too.

Fast, cheap, no chit chat haircut. They are always ready for you as soon as you walk through the door. No waiting, no appointments no BS, just a good quick haircut.

Today was the first time I went to this salon, and hearing from the other reviews, I made an appointment with Julie at 1:15pm. However when I got there she was apparently on her lunch break and another nice lady asked me if I’d like her to help me cut it instead. Being in a rush, I agreed *crossing my fingers* hoping that my hair will turn out fine.
After 35 mins of cutting, trimming, and styling, this wonderful lady turned my fuzzy bush into a beautiful masterpiece .
The nice lady who had cutted my hair was named Ivy (:
She was very kind and was easy to have a conversation with (if you are able to speak Cantonese or mandarin)
I would recommend her to everyone, because she is a very patient kind lady who really cares about how her customer’s hair turns out.
Although I haven’t tried Julie’s hair cutting skills yet, I would advice everyone to try Ivy if Julie isn’t available.
Even though if you are ABC or only speak English, there will be a small language barrier but your message of how you want your hair will get though with Ivy (:
I love this hairstylist and I will definitely come back to her again !

I have been getting my haircut here for about 5 years now and I love it!
The only person I let touch my hair is Joy. I am consistenly changing my hairstyle from short to long to layers to bang Joy does it all to perfection. I have never left here unsatisfied! And best of all she does it for a great price too. Never have I ever had to dish out more than $ 20.
She has also cut my boyfriends hair and he looked pretty handsome if I may say so myself.
Honestly there is nothing bad i can say about this place. So for all you men and women in San Francisco who need a haircut I would definitely reccomend this place.

I wanted to get a quick trim because my hair was starting to bug me so I decide to go to a cheap Chinese hair salon as I wanted to let it grow out before I get a major cut.
Never coming here again at least not to this stylist. I go in and ask for a haircut, specifically a trim. She seats me in her chair (second one on the left when you walk in) and touches my hair asked me how much I want to cut, one inch (showing me an inch too). She starts cutting and cutting and cutting and cutting. Um… do you know what a trim is and how did one inch become 2 – 3 inches??? I’m thinking holy crap!!! When is she gonna stop cutting? She finishes cutting then blow dries/​styles my hair thinking the cut is over. After she styles my hair, she grabs her scissors again and starts to cut AGAIN because it wasn’t even. At this point I’m so irritated this lady does not know how to cut hair and follow directions. I just let her continue cutting because I would hate to have my hair super uneven. She has pink/​red long hair and had a hat on that day.
She charges me $ 14 bucks and I regretfully give her tips. Ugh! Lost all my faith in Chinese hair salons. Thanks a lot!

Do not go here for thermal straightening. after I washed my hair. it went back to wavy/​curly. I just spent my money for nothing.

5 stars for joy! listens to what her client want, I think that’s very important for being a hair stylist d (^__^)b thumbs up for that and for sure will come back again! make sure to make appointment if you guys want a hair cut with her!

I was feeling adventurous and now I look like a mushroom.
I came here because I decided to give other salons a shot instead of going to my usual salon in Chinatown.
I come here around 3pm after work and the place is empty. THAT should’ve been my sign to GTFO of there. 3 ladies are sitting there just chatting and the oldest one gets up and helps me.
So I sit down and show her a zoomed up picture of the hair I wanted (straight bangs with slight sweep and fringe) and I even expressed to her in Cantonese, that I was terrified and if I looked bad I would not want to show up for work. She tells me there’s nothing to be afraid of. She starts snipping away and layers my hair, which she did terribly, she cut it but only layered it twice, I usually have it layered triple (light on top) so my hair gets volume.
HERES THE FUNNY PART. As she was cutting my hair, she was having a bitching convo with the other 2 hair stylst. Basically, they were complaining how people can’t bitch at them for giving them bad hair cuts and how they won’t stand for that and will bitch right back at them. Then the lady cutting my hair goes, if anyone ever said that to me I’d be like «You can’t say I CAN’T cut hair, I have a license.» I didn’t think much of it during that time.
*Comment on the license part* OKAY, I don’t know where you got your license from, lady but I don’t think you deserve to flaunt that. Maybe people are complaining about you guys for a reason.
Next step, she cuts my front bangs, honestly my heart was racing when she did the first snip and faster as she did the rest. She cuts it and I look horrible, she tries to fix it all around but it honestly only made it worse and I told her to stop cutting before it got too short.
I got up, tried to fix it a little bit in the mirror and made faces and told her I didn’t like it and left without tipping her.
HERES my update. I youtubed blunt bangs videos and you are suppose to only cut the bangs not exceeding the end of your eyebrows BUT this lady cut from ALLL THE WAY across so now my bangs are super bulky and makes me look like a mushroom. I also concluded that the hairstyle I wanted was actually just normal straight bangs but styled and straightened sideways with a slight fringe.
Overall, I’m super dissatisfied with my haircut and I have to spend wayyy too much time fussing over it in the morning with hair products. Sure it was cheaper than my usual haircuts, but it was not worth a penny. I’m waiting for my hair to grow out so I can go to a better salon and give the hairstyle another shot.
Lesson learned from this, Get the f#$% off your seat if you EVER hear your stylist complain about customers saying they can’t cut hair.

Julie. Remember Julie is the worthiest hair stylish? I don’t think so. I think is just a female employee. She told me to wash my head by myself and dry it by myself? Ridiculous. Bad as hell.

Been coming here since I was in high school. They do good haircuts for men. They are good with fo-​hawk style cuts and the regular spikey gel hair that a lot of Asian guys get. The girls here are good at what they do. Come try this place out.

After a terrible experience at Hong Kong Modern Hair Design yesterday, I realize I took Simon’s skill with the scissors for granted. He was polite and efficient (25 minutes tops!) even though I had longish hair, and gave me the exact pixie cut that I wanted. I’ll never go anywhere else again *cries at bad new haircut that could have been avoided if I hadn’t been too lazy to make an appt with him*

I badly needed a trim, so I took a stroll down Irving. Looking in the front window, all the seats were full, so I thought there would be a line to get a cut. They must’ve been waiting for something else because I was seated in a chair right away.
A man trimmed my hair. (Sorry, I don’t know his name, but he smelled of cigarettes.) Quickly discussed what I wanted: keep the shape, trim about 1 inch. No other chit chat. He did say that my hair was dry and asked if I wanted an oil treatment. I politely declined.
$ 13 for a trim with no wait and no small talk.

Gentlemen,
do yourself a service and make an appointment with Joy (as if her praises werent sang from the rooftops enough).
consistent, inexpensive, personable and can make you look/​feel like a brad pitt on a SFSU student budget.
thank me later.
cheers

IVY IVY IVY IVY IVY!
Ivy has moved to a new location, FAME on clement between 7^th and 8^th. The staff at HK lie about her being on vacation, dirty.
Ive been going to Ivy since 2007 when she was at ‘Hair Me Out’. My pre-​Ivy days were dark and lonely because my head looked like a viet kong pokemon evolving with every haircut. Most people dont know what they want in a haircut especially asians so you see all the same hair. Dont believe me? One word, Synergy. I was and still am somewhat clueless about what I want because Ivy takes care of that. She always suggest specific styles that would match my oddly shaped head as well as disagreeing with ones that dont. All I have to do is ask for something fresh and she does her magic. I consistently see more clients for Ivy compared to the others. Ivy is good and very popular so its good to call ahead or go on a dead hour.

I go here only for David who has been cutting my hair for years. He is great, diligent and takes time to make sure it is evenly cut while giving me a fabulous style.
Unfortunately, David no longer works here so if anyone knows his contact info, please do let me know. He is the best at what he does!
I used to pay $ 90 for a hair cut and David usually charges me only $ 15! Same quality but great price.

I have been going here for over 10 years. (I remember because they give a free ice cream cone to children 10 years old and younger. Smart ploy, getting us young.)
I used to go to April but she left and tried someone new. Ended up with david. My whole family 5 ladies, daddy, aunt, and cousins all get our hair done by David and DAVID only and no we are not related at all to him. He is just a hair magician. He will tell you directly what will compliment your facial shape and which will cause you regret if you ask. His tips are really helpful and his prices are even moe unbelievable. I may be price sensitive but my family is definitely not. They are willing to pay $ 80 for a haircut as long as it is good.
A female hair cut is $ 15.00 and we give him $ 5 for tip cause I feel bad giving him any less. Can you believe it, a quality hair cut for $ 20!!!
I got my hair straightened and it was 150 $ plus tip. He was so careful and put so much effort into it. He has a great technique, cool tricks, and a great demeanor.
Other services we’ve tried coloring. Good work.
He is always really busy with lots of customers so be prepared to wait. Parking is available but they are metered. Street parking is available but you need to walk further.
If you don’t believe me, walk by the store and watch him create magic!

JOY JOY JOY JOY JOY!!!
When I call here looking for Joy, she always welcomes me and can recognize my voice. I feel so important like my stylist really knows me. The same way people describe going to really nice hairdressers and having a gay stylist and them gossiping and getting along so well, is how I feel. UNTIL, one day I asked Joy how she knew it was me…“CALLER ID, DUH!“
Anyway, it’s one of the cheapest haircuts on this side the city. $ 11. Usually I avoid the crazy long hair dude and the woman always dressed in a mini skirt. After trial and error I lucked into getting a haircut from Joy. She has cut my hair ever since. It’s not the craziest haircut, quite simple actually, but you’d be surprised how many people in there can screw up a fade.

JOY! She is my hairstylist. I’ve been going to her for the past 3 – 4 years and she knows my hair like no other. Before Joy, I dreaded going to hair salons. First of all, it was hard to decide which salon to go to, and then you have to know which stylist is the best.
And then I found Joy. She’s really good at listening to what you want. And she’s also very talkative so you never feel awkward sitting there. And since we’re such good friends now, if she’s doing something that I don’t like, I won’t feel weird telling her. Like the other day, she gave me a trim, and when she was done and showed me the mirror to look at the finished result, I didn’t hesitate to ask her if I could get shorter layers. And she’s totally cool about it.
And Joy is also suuuuper popular. She has so many customers. And people come in always asking for her, and of course she’s always busy. And the other hairstylists are just sitting there reading magazines or eating their lunch. Yup, that’s when you know Joy’s the best.

came back after not coming here for 3+ years…
A friend recommend to get a haircut with his stylist named Julie.
So I trusted him since i saw his haircut and he came with me on the day of my cut. Julie greeted me and asked me how i wanted my haircut. I told her «I don’t know, just go your magic». She laughed @ me and said ok. She then said «How about some crsipy sides and modern style?», i said whatever.
45 mins later… She worked her magic with pure scissors and shaving knife. She grabbed hair and shaved it with a shaving knife, touched it up with scissors, and thinned out the hair. All done with scissors. No machinery… After the shampoo, i must say, the hair looks awesome.
I’ve never went to a salon and stayed for so long. 45 mins? most stylist would grab the shaver and start mowing your hair like grass. usually it’s like a factory line and your hair would look like every other asian guy’s hair, spikey with even cut. but my hair, JUST WOW.
i’ll come back for sure