This one is specifically for the Asian guys. If you want to find the best barber for non-Asian hair, check out Dane Hesse of Eagle and Pig or A-Unique Barbershop in Anaheim (you can find both of them in last year's Best Of). Now, on to the Asians: Finding a barber who can do Asian hair is a pain in the ass. The face shapes are different, and Asian hair is super-smooth, so it can be hard to cut. Enter Sola Salon Studios. The owner is Korean, the most stylish of Asians, and he's got the requisite sense of style, but the thing that puts him over all of the other Asian stylists is this: He's not afraid of calling you out on your shit. Have a bad idea? Eye roll. Bad prior cut? He'll talk shit on your old barber, and he'll recommend something you didn't even know you wanted. He's the kind of guy who'll tell you something you don't want to hear so you end up getting a better cut, and for most of us second-generation-ers, that's just what we need.
