About Electric Empire Barber Shop
Electric Empire Barber Shop offers a traditional men's haircut experience with a personal touch. The shop takes great pride in providing high-quality haircuts, hot towel shaves, and hair styling to their customers. The atmosphere is described as a "chiller, less sterile-feeling environment" compared to chain haircut places, with friendly staff and relaxing music. While the prices may be slightly higher than some competitors, customers feel they are supporting a local business and receiving personalized attention. Reviewers highlight the skilled haircutting techniques of the barbers, with one specifically praising Carlos for doing an excellent job. The shop is also noted as being welcoming and enjoyable for the whole family. Overall, Electric Empire Barber Shop provides a traditional yet modern barbershop experience, catering to the needs and preferences of each individual client. The shop is highly recommended by satisfied customers for its great service and quality haircuts.
Highly recommend this barbershop. Jack is my Barber and he does a GREAT job of cutting my hair. Great environment, easy scheduling and reasonable prices - highly recommend this place and Jack.
Jesse did a great job. Called and got a walk-in appt for a couple hours later in the day. Jesse was very attentive and communicative and made sure that I was satisfied each step of my cut and beard trim. Prices are great too. So many spots in LB charging upwards of 70 for a cut and trim and I was out the door at 40 today. will definitely be back!
So, I don't have remotely complicated or strong opinions on getting my hair cut - I'd just always gone to the cheapest chain haircut place that happened to be near me, when I moved to downtown Long Beach a decade ago, that was Fantastic Sam's. They always did a perfectly good job... until they closed a couple years ago. Now spoiled on being able to get my hair cut without having to drive across town, last year I looked around for a local alternative. While I do miss paying ~$10 less for a haircut (a basic men's cut, last time I was here, was $35), it is also nice feeling that I'm supporting a local business instead of a multinational one, and that doesn't feel like an unreasonable price for the personal attention you get. Everyone there's always super friendly, and I do always get great results (not that I could tell the difference, as long as it was short enough - but my wife can, and she says it's been great). And it is definitely a chiller, less sterile-feeling environment than that Fantastic Sam's. Less irritating music than a Fantastic Sam's, too. I was sad the first time I showed up though, having seen one review from 2022 where a customer was offered Oban... the most recent time I got my hair cut here, I was not offered any alcoholic beverages while I was waiting. The first time I showed up here, I was offered a can of Budweiser or some equivalent macro beer, which is admittedly more than you'd ever be offered at Fantastic Sam's or Supercuts, but still, definitely not Oban. (Not dinging them for that, obviously - while a barbershop that also had a scotch menu sounds like a great business model, they certainly didn't promise me any :D. Just commenting, that one review from 2022 is not indicative of the average experience.)