Barber Shop Social
220 W Olentangy St, Powell, OH 43065
Powell, OH 43065
schedule Opening Hours
| Monday | 10 AM - 6 PM |
| Tuesday | 10 AM - 7 PM |
| Wednesday | 10 AM - 7 PM |
| Thursday | 10 AM - 6 PM |
| Friday | 9 AM - 6 PM |
| Saturday | 9 AM - 5 PM |
| Sunday | 10 AM - 5 PM |
What People Mention
reviews Reviews (10)
Ashley EHM
2 months ago
Samba is amazing at what he does and perhaps, even more importantly, an amazingly kind human. My five year old son feels so comfortable with him, and truly looks forward to his hair cuts because he so enjoys the conversations he gets to have with “HIS barber” - Samba. Five stars. Excellent artist and person. Feel blessed to have found him.
JP O'Donnell
5 months ago
Great barber shop, offers full service, wash, cut, trim, shave. Very friendly, always great quality. My son and I have gone here multiple times. We always book with Anastasia, their new location is great and only a short distance from their previous spot.
Tom Rhatican
Edited 5 months ago
“$1 back-2-school” haircuts -- not so much. When a business owner makes a mistake, we usually get an apology and they try to make it right. But not with Phil. I elected two "$1 back-2-school" haircuts online for my two grandsons (at the same time I scheduled a haircut with Samba) and received confirmation emails for the date/time listing the special. I thought, wow, very generous. But after the boys haircuts, the barber said no, full price -- the sale does not begin until next week. So I paid it thinking I must have missed the "fine print." But no, checking again, the website was clear on the sale price -- as was my email confirmation scheduling the haircuts at the sale price. So we called Phil, the owner to explain. In perhaps one of the more bizarre conversations I've ever had with a business owner, he was adamant that I was wrong -- even belligerent, and over the objections of two of his barbers (and me) insisted that it was not possible because he advertised (somewhere, but not on his website) that the "sale" did not start until next week. Email confirmations – so what. We even showed him his own website and how customers can easily select and schedule the “$1 back-2-school" special for today. But he just doubled down on his belligerence. No apology. Nothing. It was my problem. Wow. What a jerk. If he had even offered only an apology, I would have said fine, mistakes happen. The haircuts are great. But he did not. So no excuse. And I had even been a customer since he opened the shop. ------- 10-14-25: Phil's response speaks for itself. A bunch of gibberish. He makes a mistake at my expense, does not apologize, doubles down and even now says I must be “entitled.” Wow. I guess we all know where he was going with that. Privileged? It never ends. Read my post, Phil. It’s simple. You advertised $1 haircuts for kids online, I booked two, got two email confirmations for each, got the haircuts, and trying to be gracious I paid full price, but then your staff offered to call you to explain the situation. And I was certainly willing to give you the benefit of the doubt. It's not about the money. We all thought we’d hear a simple apology for the mix up (on your part with your website and its booking function). Perhaps you'd make it right for a long time customer. But no, you decided to go ballistic on me and all of us (on speaker phone). Because you’re just not going to “cater” to someone “entitled” like” me. I get it now.
Owner's response
We’ve been serving Powell for 7yrs now & giving away Free Haircuts for 5yrs…in your own words in the google review you admitted if we are wrong “we try to make it right” & that still holds true today. We have a posted add that states the promotion starts on Aug 4th-20th. We added the service to our booking site so parents can pre-book, unfortunately we hand parents presumptuously booking a kids haircut and writing “ $1 back to school haircut” in the comment box. So I decided to add the service to our booking menu as not to confuse the staff. If you feel that I made a mistake, I’m fine your opinion but I have the right to have my opinion in the matter of how I run my barbershop & feel different than you. So the fact that I always take the blame if I’m wrong and this one time I didn’t should make someone think, maybe I’m wrong, maybe I jumped the gun, maybe I didn’t have insight into the matter or maybe I’m entitled?? So I’m giving you 1/2 star for assuming that I should cater to your opinion on how the matter was handled! Once the add was shown to you, you could have said, “I’ll just come back next week, Phil’s been so good to me and my family all these years, I’ll just give him the benefit of the doubt.
Jackson Richards
7 months ago
Let me preface this first by saying my 5 year old son isn't easy to give a haircut to. He gets ticklish very easily and constantly moves when the trimmer is close to his neck. This makes it tough for whoever is working with him, and I fully understand and respect that. Yesterday I attended a "back to school" haircut for my son. I arrived early but was told that my appointment is at a new location to what was on the email confirmation and website. I was told the address but being that there is an "east Olentangy street" and a "West Olentangy Street" ended up going the wrong way and needing to turn around. Overall, not a huge issue but it added about 10 minutes to my trip. Then came the haircut. At first the barber, a woman who I believe is new, was very nice to my son. Even when he made things more difficult and she opted to drop the trimmer in favor of using scissors the entire time. The experience seemed fine. At first I tried to be more hands on, but in an effort to keep out of the way or distracting, I told her to let me know how to help, while I kept my 1 year old daughter entertained and busy. And she worked fine with him.. I thought. By the end, she didn't say a word to me even after I paid her. Kept her distance from me. Had promised my son a candy at the end that she never attempted to provide. And ultimately, I felt ushered out. Then I saw his hair. From behind it seemed ok to me. Not perfect, but under the circumstances that was fine with me. But she didn't even ATTEMPT to touch his bangs. So now he has bangs 2 inches longer than any other part of his head. The worst part is that I had told myself halfway through the haircut that I wanted to compensate more than the $1 haircut. I know that he was a bit tougher than expected, and I felt appreciative of her effort to accommodate him. So I planned a good tip that I kept my end on. Now I just feel like I was duped, which is unfortunate. Overall, I feel like this was a series of unique circumstances. I'm sure for the regulars here, they have a good experience. While I only interacted with Phil minimally, he seemed like a very kind and caring person. I just wish the haircut had turned out better, or that it wasn't left on me to recognize the issues, the dialogue between the barber and myself to have completely ceased, and that my wife didn't now have to find an alternative haircut for him today. I wanted to share my experience in the hope that the barber that my son worked with is guided a bit more on ensuring that the haircut is optimal, and that the dialogue between customer and barber is maintained from beginning to end.
Meghan Skidmore
10 months ago
This place is awesome. I bring my two sons here on a regular basis and could not be more thrilled the the quality of cuts and customer service. The booking process could not be easier. They honor their appointment times and are prompt and professional. Every single barber is kind and knowledgeable and super accommodating. What’s more, they are all great with kids!The energy and vibes are always welcoming and positive. Great local business!
Timur Sadykov
a year ago
We absolutely love Samba! My kids always enjoy getting their haircuts with him. He’s not only talented and professional, but also incredibly kind and patient with children. The haircuts are always exactly what we want, and the whole experience is positive and comfortable.
Nathan Meyer
a year ago
I have visited this barbershop on several occasions always had great haircuts , always making an appointment and arriving on time. Today, I made an appointment but arrived 8 to 10 minutes late due to traffic. As someone who always calls to cancel if I am unable to attend, I was surprised to be told that I could not receive a haircut or wait due to my tardiness. I was not notified by phone that I had been removed from the schedule. This experience highlights a lack of understanding and poor customer service regarding punctuality. Considering the timing, you may want to explore other barbershop options if you will be a few minutes late to this location.
Re Murphy
Edited a year ago
Has long surfer/skater type hair, it was starting to grow past his shoulders and needed a trim. His hair is completely uneven, layers are not even but the worse part was one side he cut around the ear and it looks like a mullet on one side of his head. He wasn’t going to make me pay but I felt bad and paid anyway. Decided to not stay for my second son’s hair cut. Update: I really appreciate the owners response and care that is in this barber shop. I could tell while there that the barbers take their time. I updated my star review and will plan to try and come back (once the hair grows back in a bit) maybe a reshaping before back to school.
Owner's response
OMG! That haircut is horrible and I agree with your frustration 100%. Thx for sharing on this platform because I know your motive is to help & not harm our business. I will start training the barber immediately to get better with straight texture hair, I will also humble myself by making adjustments to our website notifying clients of each barbers strengths in order to help them navigate better in choosing correctly. You have helped this barber in so many ways so I want to thank you by putting this on Google. He should have refused the haircut and immediately put you with another barber more skilled in this area & for me, I’ve failed you sissy due to a lack of training for my barbers. I tell you what, please find it in your heart to forgive me and bring those two beautiful surfers back! If so, I will give you free haircuts for 1yr! Their is some silver lining to this incident though, a horrible haircut like this happened to me back in 1983 (his name was chuck) I was so upset, I vowed never to go back to another barbershop for the rest of my life. That’s the day a picked up some clippers and started cutting my own hair. I’m happy to say I’ve been cutting hair for 40yrs & it made me a better person. You’ve reminded me of what happened years ago, so I’m going to do better as a barber, we can all grow from this.<br><br>Much Luv, <br>Uncle P
Alex Ribble
4 years ago
I had a great experience here today with my 3 year old son. Usually he has to sit on my lap while he gets his haircut which is annoying because his hair gets all over me. Jacob made him feel comfortable right away and he ended up sitting by himself. Jacob did a great job cutting his hair and actually listened to what I wanted. We will definitely be back!
Cher Mehrtens
6 years ago
Awesome experience from start to finish! Finally skilled barbering in the Powell area. My son is 13 and has Alopecia, but you would never know because Phillip had a vision and the knowledge and skill to know what would work best for him. Couldn’t be more pleased with the outcome!
