salon baobao
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"… was about to give up back to my natural dark. Walked in here to schedule a second opinion/consultation as a Hail Mary. Jeremy sat me down right away and took a look at …"
"A bit run down, but good prices and lively environment."
"Great location, cheerful ambience and wonderful service."
Overview
Categories
Beauty salon
Directions
2041 Market St
San Francisco, CA, 94114
Phone number
Call: (415) 626-6806Website
View websiteHours
Sunday
Closed
Monday
Closed
Tuesday
10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Wednesday
10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Thursday
10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Friday
10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Saturday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Description
Located at the crossroads of Castro, Mission, and Haight, salon baobao is the vision of Bao Tonthat — seasoned stylist and colorist. Bao brings 25 years of professional experience with 20 years working in the Castro. His talents extend to the salon's creative team who have the vision and skill to create classic and unique looks that work with your style, while always providing top-notch service along the way. The salon embodies its surroundings by blending the best of urban chic design with industrial details and simple elegance. Combine that with custom flower arrangements scattered throughout the property and you’ll know you’ve stepped into something special from the moment you walk in.
Reviews
Nov 05, 2024
Jacob is a terrific, talented stylist. So glad I found him. Luciano is also terrific! You will be in great hands!!
Sep 05, 2024
Salon baobao is absolutely fantastic! The entire staff is amazing, and my hair stylist Luciano is the best around! Super flexible to find an appointment, will put in extra time and detail to get the haircut just perfect, and it's always a great experience.
Sep 05, 2024
Unfortunately I was really disappointed with my haircut here. I found the stylist to be unfriendly and they gave me a completely different haircut than I asked for. I had to go to another salon to salvage what they could and even they were in disbelief of the haircut I received. It is really frustrating because I basically have to wear my hair up until it grows out several inches which could be 6+ months of waiting. Unless you have really short hair I would not recommend this place for a women’s haircut.
May 05, 2024
Luciano is the best! Great service, best salon in town.
Apr 05, 2024
luciano is my hair ride or die!!
Mar 05, 2024
Amazing salon, nice and most importantly I’m super happy with my haircut!! I will definitely be back 🤗🤗
Mar 05, 2024
I had such a great experience with Bao! It was my first time bleaching and dying my hair and he did a fantastic job. He was great at communicating and his attention to detail resulted in an incredible look.
Feb 05, 2024
Best hair salon for Asian hair in SF.
Feb 05, 2024
Favorite spot for haircuts. I’ve had haircuts from Jacob, Luciano, and Bao and they’re all excellent. Great vibes, too. Highly recommend!
Feb 05, 2024
Great haircut and great price. Bao always takes great care of my mane and I recommend this salon to friends looking for a great haircut or color.
Feb 05, 2024
Great location, cheerful ambience and wonderful service. Thanks for making me look nice! 😉
Feb 05, 2024
I had an excellent experience and a fantastic cut with Jeremy! He really knows what he is doing and also provided some very helpful styling tips and sold me on with a product that works really well for my hair type. Looking forward to my next cut with him.
Feb 05, 2024
I've been coming here for over a year. Bao is the expert when it comes to hair. I wanted to find someone who understood Asian hair well and he fit the bill to a T: he taught me so much about my own hair. If I leave SF, I will dearly miss this place. Easy booking through Vagaro as well.
Feb 05, 2024
Luciano the best. Just had a fantastic root touchup and haircut on my asian girl hair
Feb 05, 2024
Spent the past year struggling to achieve a certain color result with another salon and was about to give up back to my natural dark. Walked in here to schedule a second opinion/consultation as a Hail Mary. Jeremy sat me down right away and took a look at my hair. I explained the situation and he confidently said "I can do that," with photo evidence of his past work, "I can schedule you today and you'll leave with that color, today." I was shocked because I'm not used to that kind of can-do attitude or ready availability. But I took him up on the same-day appointment. Came back nervous with lots of questions during his process, for which he had good answers. I learned more about my hair and what's needed for this color. I learned about a different kind of toner I've never had before and how long bleach can actually stay on my hair before I need to worry - I've had the do it myself the last two sessions. The final result was exactly what he said and showed it would be. I only wished I had come to this salon a year earlier and I could have saved so much of my long hair and time. He had me in and out within 2 hours - half as long as I had expected. Worth every star.
Feb 05, 2024
great haircuts by bao every time. i’ve moved out of sf to east bay but still come back to get haircuts with him!
Feb 05, 2023
Always good haircuts and fun music
Feb 05, 2023
Bao is amazing. I’m so happy with the cut he gave me - he not only took all my requests into account, the end result was so much better than I expected. This was my first visit with him but it certainly won’t be the last.
Feb 05, 2023
Excellent experience for first-timer. Jacob took time to understand what I wanted and then excecuted a brilliant cut. Thank you!
Feb 05, 2023
Have had my hair cut here twice and it’s always a fantastic experience! Pricing is very reasonable and the hairstylists alway take the time to make sure that tour hair looks perfect.
Feb 05, 2023
I got a haircut from Jacob, and I can't rave enough about how good it is. I came in after 6 months of shaggy pandemic hair, gave some vague instructions about wanting short hair, and walked out looking better than I have in years. The haircut not only looks great, but he worked around my annoying cowlick, so it's super easy to maintain on a daily basis. This is not a fancy salon, by the way, Jacob has a minimalist workspace where he does amazing work for a very reasonable price.
Feb 05, 2023
I walked in with long cult looking hair and came out looking chic! Can't give Tung Luong enough praise on his service. He listened to what I wanted and I'm so happy with my new look!
Feb 05, 2023
I'm a fan of Salon Baobao. It has friendly staff and is reasonably priced. Jacob has cut my hair for several years and does a good job.
Feb 05, 2023
It took me 30 mins to Uber to the shop for my appointment but I was told the owner is not there and I cannot have a haircut. The staff in this place is rude and not friendly
Feb 05, 2023
Salon BaoBao is THE best! I have so much fun when I go there and developed a true friendship with Luciano for the past 10 years. Highly recommend. Great and affordable haircuts too!
Feb 05, 2023
Salon baobao is great! I go to Tung and he gives me amazing hair cuts, when I had both long and short hair. He recently bleached my entire head and the process was so smooth and the results were amazing
Feb 05, 2023
i was pretty disappointed with my experience. i came in for a bleach and color, asking for a cool vibrant red and showing them a picture. they left the bleach on my head too long, burning my scalp. i left the salon with hot pink hair. the attitude of the guy was pretty bad too. finally, the cost was over $300 and they expect a $50+ tip. not worth it at all imo. you’d be better off at a salon in chinatown, sunset, or richmond.