Grace’s Hair Design

Came inside with no one waiting. Sat in the seat immediately and Grace (I assume) finishes her japchae and comes over. First question out of her mouth is «are you Korean?» No, maybe she doesn’t speak great English so she can’t otherwise converse with me. Fine by me, I don’t like small talk anyway. She never wet my hair or did much of a comb before starting the cut. Some 10 minutes later, some Korean clients come in who she recognizes and starts speaking in Korean to while still cutting my hair. She quickly finishes up with me and then proceeds to charge me $ 20.
Now I’m just wondering if all her haircuts take 10 minutes or she was just more interested in gossiping with other Koreans.

Really a great hair cut! Busy on the weekends you should try to call before coming in just to double check

this is the only place i would ever want to go for a men’s haircut. Fast, comfortable, and always reliable. And also for a really good price! She’s been in the South Bay for a long time, and these are the business owners that we have to support and help as much as we can. She’s super nice, and I am really picky about my haircuts. I’ve gone through a lot of hair stylists (whether it be from nyc or la or korea or china. expensive as $ 80 or as cheap at 15 $) and, honestly, nobody can really compare to Grace. It’s just one of the most comfortable experiences in the world. I kind of compare to like umami burger and in’n’out. Yeah sure umami is flashy and shit, but there’s a different type of connotation and experience when you go to in’n’out. Great value and just pleasant. And that’s what Grace’s is. I don’t know about female haircuts, but for a dude who just wants to look clean with no fuss, this is the place to go… for the rest of your life. I have!

I called after reading raving reviews on Unilocal and she was rude and very difficult to talk to. I’ll take my business to someone pleasant and inviting. Thanks.

I will never go here again. The owner didnt. Even wash my hair she cut it dry. I told her what I wanted and she said no it’s better like this and just started chopping away. I am so unsatisfied with my cut.

Sigh. I give this place ONE star only because of the owner’s friendliness. I’m usually a Unilocal viewer but not a Unilocaler that writes reviews. If I leave a review it’d be because that place plain sucked or was exceptionally amazing. So here it goes…
The only reason I went here for a haircut is bcuz my mom told me this place is really cheap, bcuz I was too lazy to drive all the way to Gardena for a haircut (from Diva hair, my fave), and bcuz I live right on pch and Anza-​ish which is 2 mins away from this place. And the reviews on Unilocal were very convincing so I walked in a few days ago. What a HORRIBLE mistake.
$ 20 including the tip for a «10-​minute» haircut. Bilaterally uneven hair with no or uneven layers, dull ends, and awkward-​looking bangs. The day after I got depressed because my hair looked so ugly, and later that day i realized it was my haircut that made me look so bad. Day3, my friends noticed and my mom noticed. My mom felt so bad she didnt say anything when I told her I’m going back to my usual hair salon for another haircut tmrw (she’s really stingy btw). Oh and mom commented that she herself could defo give a better haircut than this. I was pissed (I still am) so I was going to get a refund tomorrow but I just decided i will never go back and leave a review here.
I don’t know how these ppl below me gave this place 5 stars. Ru serious!!? YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR, NO EXCEPTIONS. I learned the hard way. There is absolutely no way a hair dresser with proper training can cut like this. Ridiculous.

I have been going to Grace for over 5 years now and I can’t complain. She is by far the best hairdresser I have ever had. She knows my hair and exactly what kind of cut suits me. Her prices cannot be beat. I thought maybe she would have raised her prices from when I first started going there but she hasn’t.

Grace is the best. I have visited many places when I first arrived to So Cal years ago and this is the place to go. You will not be disappointed.
Very kind lady, knows how to cut hair, and keeps her prices very low to the standard market. Looks like prices from 10 – 15 years ago. With her knowledge and experience her prices should be much higher. I have recommended a handful of my friends here and all have said she is the best. Every Unilocal rating she has speaks for her ability and costs. Wonderful individual and clean place, and love to support the mom and pop establishments!

Pros:
Competitive price ($ 20 for haircut only)
Decent, fast haircut
Cons:
Time management
Drama
Cash only
Services:
1) Blow Dry
2) Hair cut
(no shampoo was included for the $ 20 haircut)
Comments:
The haircut was fast — hurried, actually. I was a walk-​in customer, and she started right away. She was efficient, and there were no issues until another customer arrived.
After waiting mid-​haircut for several minutes as she argued with the other customer about never constraining herself to appointment times, she asked me to leave before my hair treatment was complete because yet another long-​time customer had arrived.
Both the customers had been elderly, and I have no issue with ceding my priority to them. But the Owner’s contradictory preferential treatment of certain customers — with 2 case examples within a span of 30 minutes — is not something I look forward to when getting a haircut.
Overall, she seems like a really nice lady and the haircut was good. But the absence of proper time management, the drama, and the unremarkable pricing will have me looking elsewhere for my next cut.
Recommended: No
(Unless you’re a long-​time customer)

Excellent haircuts at an excellent price. Even though there is only one person working there (Grace), I have never had to wait for more than 10 minutes. This is my new go to haircut place in South Bay.

I’ve been going to Grace’s since 1996 (that should say it all). Even when I moved to San Diego from Torrance for college, I still made my trip up to see Grace every 2 – 3 weeks (yeah, I only trust her with my hair). All I can say is good things about Grace and the way she runs her business: polite, pleasant, always smiling, true scissor skills, patient, takes time and doesn’t rush cuts — it’s all good with Grace. I’m leaving now for a cut! Thanks Grace!!!

being a regular to this place now for about 5 years, and it is great to have someone that knows exactly what i want, that gets me in and out quickly and that is very inexpensive.
this isnt a high end salon that massages your scalp or has assistants helping out. this is a inexpensive efficient salon. Also, for the guys, she washes your hair before and after the cut. this means you dont walk around shedding hair clippings… very nice.

Been going to Grace’s for years ever since High School from 1994. I have been to other places, but always came out with a «FOB» cut… I don’t have to tell her anything, I just sit down and she cuts away. I used to commute from the OC and now I commute from LA… well worth the drive in my opinion. Back in the day she didn’t give a shampoo before and after the cut… but she raised her prices to $ 15 and guess felt bad that she did and started to give the service. She knows all of my friends who still go there and they even bring their kids now. She’s the best, trust me!!!

Grace still knows how to do my hair!
She fixed an eff up I did on my own hair (heheh)
P. S. She sometimes has her front door locked during business hours. She had told me she is scared of something bad happening to her since she works all by herself (I guess a friend of hers who also owns a hair salon was mugged and beaten)
I had to knock a few times to be let in…

I’ve been consistently going to Grace’s for the past 12 years, and she has never failed to impress me each time I get a hair cut. Not only have I been going to her for haircuts, but my brother and father go to her as well — both loving her work.
Grace is a sweet Korean lady who knows how to cut asian guys’ hair. Many times, I’ve just sat in her chair and she would start styling away. She has the azn «fade» to perfection as well as any other requests. She’ll even be honest and tell you straight up that your «idea» of a haircut won’t look good on you and will work with you to fabricate a styled masterpiece. Through all the ridiculous hair trends that have passed within the last 10 – 12 years, Grace has always been there at my side to cut my hair well. Even when I was away in college, I would make an effort to see her when I came home for the holidays.
Grace’s is an anomaly because the phrase «you get what you pay for» doesn’t agree with her. I pay $ 15 plus tip each time I see her and I get the following treatments:
— pre-​cut wash + tea tree oil massage
— an amazing haircut
— post-​cut wash + conditioner
— free use of hair products to finish the job
She’s the best.

I cannot say enough good things about Grace’s Hair Design. Before I met Grace, I always dreaded getting a haircut. I would get haircuts a week to two weeks in advance of an event just to make sure that my haircuts would be sufficiently grown out. After going to Grace’s all that has changed. I get a great haircut every single time.
For reference, I get my hair cut short and textured with only scissors. I put wax in my hair and style my hair «messily.» Grace does an amazing job for this.
Lastly, Grace’s is a ridiculous bargain. Her haircuts cost $ 15. I used to get haircuts up to $ 50, and I would gladly pay that much if Grace charged me that amount. I usually give her $ 20 for my haircut. I drive all the way from Downtown LA to get a haircut from Grace. She’s amazing!
P. S. She doesn’t style your hair with gel/​wax after the haircut. You do it yourself which I think is a absolute plus. Do you know how many times hairdressers have messed up my hair with product? Almost all. I have been given faux-​hawks, porcupine spiked hair, etc. Thank you for letting me style my own hair, Grace.