Mike Loc & Braids

I’ve been here twice and the service is EXCELLENT! Making an appointment is very easy! The establishment is very well kept and ambience is very comforting as well! Both times I left absolutely loving my hair style! I highly recommend this shop for those of you with locs and braids!

Best loc shop in the bean. The owner, Mike, is very dedicated and takes his shop seriously. He works hard to accommodate you, meet your needs, and make sure you are satisfied.

So after about a couple months, the owner decides to leave me a compliment for my previous review, no apology or anything… He thought my review was funny! Check out what he wrote in the screenshot I added to the review, he is Mike L. Remember, he is the OWNER of the place. Stay away from this place people!

So let me say we never had services here. The reason why is that we made an appointment for 4pm with Mike and Mike was not there. After waiting for over 30 min he did not show up despite a text from his colleague. I can’t spend money where the standard of professionalism is not met. So we left after I informed them that as a potential new customer that I would not return. Our people need to get it together!!! So we called over to Liz’s hair care, they fit us in and we were very happy.

Got my hair done and absolutely love it!!! The place was clean and Mike was very professional keep up the good work.

Hello this place is awesome, I come here to get my dreads done ! The people here are very friendly such a nice vibe inside the place. There’s even beautiful music that gets played inside that you enjoy as you do your hair. This my spot ! Vanessa does my hair !!

I’ve had my hair in Locs since 1992. I’ve been to many salons in three countries and done them myself, but since I first came to Mike’s 2 years ago, I don’t go anywhere else. Mike is professional yet easy-​going; so are his colleagues. The shop is a clean and comfortable place (good music, bright atmosphere, friendly cat). And, even when I don’t come in with my own idea of how I want my hair styled, I always come out looking great, because Mike is creative. My hair is healthy and I get compliments on it all the time. When people ask, I don’t hesitate: I give them Mike’s number.

I was so excited to try a new locs shop when I called Mike’s. Unfortunately, I decided NOT to even schedule an appointment and here’s why. When I called, I first asked Mike what he charges to do a loc maintenance. He didn’t know what i meant so I broke it down for him (strike one). I told him i wanted my locs retwisted/​touched up. He said $ 75 and up. I’ve been wearing locs for about 20 years and am from NYC so his price was reasonable (except when you figure I’d have to go all the way out to Roslindale). That said, I went on to ask him what products he uses to twist locs. He told me he «doesn’t use product.» I said, «ok. what do you use to twist the locs?» He continued to tell me that he «doesn’t use commercial products.» I rephrased and asked, «what do you use then? Gel, wax, oil?» He tells me, «I don’t use wax.» Okay, he made a simple question incredibly difficult by telling me what he doesn’t use but refusing to tell me what he does use (strike two). At this point, I was pretty sure I wasn’t going to use him but I asked anyway, «Mike, what are the ingredients that you use to twist locs?» He tells me that he «wont tell me until i come in.» Are you kidding me? Strike three. I said, «thank you» and hung up. I will not ever go to a salon that cannot tell me exactly what they are putting in my hair. I take pride in my locs and will not give anyone money to put god knows what in my hair. I am disappointed as i was looking to support a salon that specializes in locs but I should have known something was wrong when he didn’t have his own website and instead relied solely on Facebook.

Only place I’d ever go to do my hair. These people are more than stylists, they are family. Vanessa is a genius when it comes to anything about locs and etc… I’d give it 10 stars if possible.

I had his business card for over a year and finally made it in today! I was extremely impressed. The salon is clean, and not overcrowded. Great music to listen to and reasonably priced! I was a bit nervous to try someone new but was pleased that I tried Mikes and will definitely go back.

I have never been a customer at this salon-​but have considered going on a few occasions. I moved to Boston about a year ago for grad school and have done my own hair since getting here. Because it takes me so long, I reached out to Mike to see if he could JUST twist my hair to help save me time in grooming for my graduation next week.
He agreed to do it, but for $ 60.00! Honestly, that’s completely absurd to me considering I would be paying for no more than 35 minutes of his time to ONLY twist my hair and use MY products.
Coming from Atlanta, I am not used to people being so greedy for cash and overcharging for a basic service. I even told him that’s I didn’t need to use his dryer. I would wash my hair and dry it myself, no style –and still he said $ 60.00. That’s completely ridiculous to only take off $ 15 when I’m basically doing most of my own hair.
It’s for this reason that I’m giving this place such a poor review and will not ever become a customer/​advise my peers to not go to him

Love this place. It’s clean. They work fast. They are friendly. They create great hairstyles. And the price is great. Since I moved back to Boston, I was doing my locs myself or going to NYC to my old hair salon. Once I found out about this place and saw its great reviews, I had to come check them out. I’m happy I did. I have referred 3 of my friends to this place and they love it too.

A very clean place with great reggae music in the background. I’ve had Mike twice and «Kehoe?» once. I was very happy with Mike’s style, but the other left my hair dry and puffy. I was not impressed, especially when I made an appointment with Mike, not the other person.
On a good note, they are very accommodating and can fit you in whenever you want to go. They work with your schedule. Sometimes you have to wait, but they’ll get you in. They keep the place very clean and do a very good job cleaning locs.

The salon is very professional and does great work. They are also on time. Vanessa is a talented braider and listens to her clients’ hairstyling needs. A viable natural hair option for Boston!

Had an amazing experience here!
Mike’s cousin (can’t remember his name) did my hair and it came out amazing! He did just a basic wash and retwist. I just started my locs about 4 months ago so my hair is fairly short. After a week since I went in, my hair still looks fresh which is hard to accomplish with my lenght. The price was good and so was the service. I would definitely recommend!

Mike is the man when it comes to doing my locs!!! He is very talented and friendly. Always greets you with a smile. Shop is very clean and great music. You will love the outcome when he is done with your locs.

Absolutely love Mikes! Clean shop, excellent customer service and my locs came out beautiful. I’m very particular about who does my hair so I was a bit weary about this place. But they made me feel welcomed and right at home. No wax or black gel used and the shampoo was minty and refreshing. Loved the results so much that I rebooked for a future date! I highly recommend this place.

Highly recommend this salon. Great loctian knows his job and do very well treating customers. No long wait, free parking, lots of shopping and resturants.
Mike locs&braids prices are affordable
If anyone would like to get their hair loc or wants dreadlocs try Mike locs&braids he is specialize for all hair types.