Joe's Barbershop Chicago

Great old time barbershop, established 1968. Joe Sr. started it but Joe Jr. owns it now with Sr. still working in the shop. When I walked in, I asked if they did good flattops. Joe Sr. said all the barbers did. Joe Jr. told me to sit in barber Brian Poskin's chair. It was the day after Xmas and the shop was empty. Brian told me later that just 5 minutes before he told Joe Jr. he was bored and wanted to do a flattop- and then I walked in. My hair had grown out a bit over the holiday and Brian asked if I wanted a longer flattop. I said no, shorter, like a cop or Marine would wear. That was all he needed to hear. Seconds later the clippers were run around my head, temple height, cutting to skin. After removing all the hair below that, he started on the top, wetting it and then blowing it dry. He is a perfectionist and spent a good additional 20 minutes getting the top to a skin tight landing strip and perfectly flat. He used a foil shaver to grind away all the hair on the sides and back and did a great transition from sides to top. Perfect flattop. He is a super nice guy. Third chair from the door. Used to own his own shop and believes in doing things right. And he loves doing flattops!

Submitted 4 Jan 2018 by Flattopguy