I had provided a favorable prior review but my experience with this salon has since sharply declined.
I've been going to professional salons for over 30 years with an average tenure of 6 years at a salon. I'd been patronizing this salon for 2 1/2 years and while my initial experience with the stylist was favorable, I was repeatedly having very unpleasant encounters with Ira who on several occasions was abusive and derogatory and the last encounter was so humiliating I had to inform the stylist I could not continue. Yet I always treated the stylist and staff with utmost respect and tipped generously on every visit. Concurrent with the unpleasant encounters the quality of the haircuts were declining while they were raising prices without even providing notice which I've never experienced at other salons. Further they hired a new receptionist who lacked basic communication skills and caused unnecessary ordeals and miscommunications that Ira only compounded.
I've since changed to another professional salon in the area that appreciates my patronage and shows a great deal more class. After the decline in services, price increases without notice and awful experiences with the owner I do not recommend this salon.
RESPONSE TO OWNER'S COMMENTS:
Contrary to Ira's comments below, I specifically emailed the salon asking to cancel my scheduled appointments and took my business elsewhere. At no time was I told to stop going there. The owner actually wrote in his response to my prior review: "it's been such a pleasure to work with you over this past year..." IT'S UNFORTUNATE THE OWNER HAS TO RESORT TO A DISHONEST AND ARROGANT RESPONSE TO DISPARAGE MY POOR EXPERIENCE RATHER THAN HONESTLY ADDRESS CONCERNS STATED. I STRONGLY RECOMMEND AGAINST THIS SALON!