Chevy Chase Arcade Barbershop

0 stars. I asked this guy to cut a half an inch off the top and he shaved my head. Don’t ever go here.

Literal worst cut ever.
I occassionally go rogue and shave my own head a home (to a 3 with electric clippers), but after a month or so the edges get longish and ratty, so I need them shaped up.
I went in and asked for exactly that: straightening the edges on the sides and back and nothing else. He immediately took a trimmer with a 1 guard and hacked away half way up the side ofy head. I came out looking like Billy Bob Thornton from slingblade. Good thing I can just shave the rest of my head a little shorter to hide the damage, but my god, what an idiot. I part for those sorry souls that wander in there without checking reviews first.

I have been going to this shop off and on for over 5 years. Great service and a good haircut. Support local businesses!

Cost was $ 20 cash only. Wait was short and there’s only the one barber. No talk just cut which is fine with me. The barber is mature which suggests experience but also leads to a bit of a slow cut. I think $ 20 is pricey for a haircut which is why i was disappointed at the messy state of my hair at the end of the cut. He didn’t make any attempt to comb my hair, offer gel or tonic, or try to remove the clippings from the top of my head; only a brief wipe from a dirty towel across my brow.

Jose polupa has been cutting hair at the Chevy chase barbershop for 50 years. He is there Monday thru Saturday 9 to 6 pm. He charges 20 dollars for grown UPS and 19 dollars for kids, He is still steady to this day.

Carmen works Saturday’s from 9am until closing. I’ve been to her twice and She’s given me the two best haircuts I’ve even had. She’s Super careful and precise. Well worth the $ 20 haircut fee and $ 6 tip I just gave her.

One of the worst hair cuts of my life. I asked the barber, who was an old man and speaks broken English, for a medium haircut and his first reaction was to put a #2 trimmer on my sides. Now I have to show up on my first day of work wearing a suit with a horrible fade. I was also foolish enough to ask him for a straight shave, the old man used a safety razor and it seemed like he was using sandpaper on a marble by the time he was done with my face. There’s a reason barbers use straight edge when they shave, it is to get a good finishing and not leave tiny corners unshaved. And he charged me $ 19 for that horrible shave. I can get two safety razors, shaving foam for that price and I could do a better job myself. Never again.
Edit: still have nightmares about this haircut. The damage was unreal. It took me 1.5 months to grow out of that horrible hair. Back to my old barber now.

Terrible doesn’t begin to describe this place. I walked in expecting a good old school barber experience. Instead I go no greeting and a horrible hair cut. The only words he said to me where «how short, medium?» In response I told him to just trim it. He sat me facing away from the mirror, so before I could even respond he hit my hair with an electric trimmer, way too short.
He cut my hair in about 10 min and simply butchered it. Then when I got home I looked in the mirror and realized he took my kneel line about an inch higher, leaving a terrible shave line.

Horrible haircut, never coming back. Granted I have spiky Asian hair, the guy who cut my hair could not blend to save his life! Bumps everywhere!

I’m so happy with this shop. I always get a great cut and for about $ 19. I have had compliments on my haircuts and it is always a great experience. I’ve also had a couple of straight razor shaves here that were fantastic.
I’m also very glad that I live less than a mile away. It’s great to have a great barber in my own neighborhood. If you live in NW DC, especially if you’re near Chevy Chase/​Connecticut Ave/​MD border, try it out!

the chevy chase barbershop run by jose pulupa is a gret place jose has been there 50 years cutting hair his hands are still steady he is a real pro and the haircuts start at 18 dollars which is a good price charles stanchik