Julito
★ 5.0 · 111 client reviews
Best fades in the city.Manuel · verified client
Ukrainian Village · Wicker Park
The sharpest
fade in Chicago
is on Western Ave.
4.6 on Google across 136 reviews. 119 of them five stars.
Eight barbers. A thirty minute chair. A fade blended clean and a straight razor line. Walk in, or book the barber you want online.
119Five star reviews
136Reviews on Google
4.6Google rating
8Barbers on the floor
2Storefronts on Western
What you are paying for
The MVP
Standard
A haircut is thirty minutes. A bad one is three weeks. Here is exactly what happens between the cape going on and you walking back out onto Western.
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The consult
Nobody touches your head until we agree on the shape. Bring a photo, bring a rough idea, or bring nothing and let the barber read your hairline. The conversation happens before the clippers, not after.
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The fade
Skin, taper, drop, burst, low, mid, high. Whatever you ask for, blended clean with no shelf and no shadow line. This is the part our reviews keep calling out by name.
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The line
Straight razor edge across the hairline, the temples and the beard. This is the detail people notice from across the room without knowing what they are looking at.
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The finish
Hot towel, neck cleaned, product matched to your actual hair type so you can rebuild the same look at home the next morning.
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The chair
Exposed brick, real barber chairs, flat screens on, playlist right. You are not sitting in a waiting room. You are sitting in a barbershop, and it feels like one.
The menu
Services
& pricing
Nobody enjoys asking what it costs once they are already in the chair. So every price is posted in the open, straight off our live booking calendar. Tap any line to book that exact service.
Walk ins welcome
Se habla español
Kids welcome
Book 24/7 online
Card & cash
Skin fade30 min · most requested$45
Haircut & beard1 hr · the full reset$55
Haircut30 min$40
Hot towel shave30 min$40
Head shave & beard trim45 min$40
Kid's haircut55 min$35
Head shave30 min$30
Beard shaping25 min$25
Beard shave15 min$25
Line up20 min$20
Shape up30 min$20
Beard trim15 min$20
Prices as listed on our live booking calendar. Longer or more detailed work may price above the starting rate, and your barber will tell you before the clippers come out, not after.
Receipts
The work
Every one of these walked out of the chairs at 1107 and 1109 N Western Ave.
Eight chairs, eight reputations
Pick your
barber
Every barber in this shop carries their own public rating, under their own name. You do not have to take our word for it. You can read the barber before you sit in his chair.
In their words
136 reviews.
119 of them five stars.
Walk in was quick, staff is super friendly, and a top notch haircut.
Google reviewBest haircuts at a perfect location, affordable price and great barbers.
Google reviewYou won't go wrong with any barber here. There is a reason each barber here is rated high. Fairly priced compared to other shops.
Rafael · verified clientThis place is seriously the best place to get a haircut in the neighborhood. Very professional, talented and friendly barbers.
Local reviewGreat haircut. A little expensive. But totally worth it. For all the work that they do for you.
Jose L. · Google reviewExcellent service and always professional.
Ronald · verified clientSat in our chair? Tell Google.
Ten seconds of your time is the single biggest thing you can do for a neighborhood shop. It puts the next guy in the right chair, and it keeps eight barbers busy on Western Ave.
Come through
Find the chair
1107 & 1109 N Western Ave Chicago, IL 60622Ukrainian Village, on the Wicker Park line
Walk ins
Always welcome, every day we are open. If you want a specific barber or a specific time, booking online is the surer way to get it.
Español
Sí, se habla español. Pide tu corte en español sin problema.
Getting here
Street parking on Western and the residential side streets. The 49 Western bus runs the length of Western Ave.
The room
Wheelchair accessible entrance and restroom. Kids welcome. Flat screens on, hip hop playing.
Hours
- Monday12:00 pm – 7:00 pm
- Tuesday10:00 am – 7:00 pm
- Wednesday10:00 am – 7:00 pm
- Thursday10:00 am – 7:00 pm
- Friday10:00 am – 7:00 pm
- Saturday10:00 am – 7:00 pm
- SundayClosed
Cutting it close to closing? Call the shop at (773) 687-9141 and we will tell you straight whether we can get you in, rather than have you make the trip for nothing.
Before you come in
Questions
Do I need an appointment or can I walk in?
You have probably waited an hour somewhere that said it took walk ins. Both work here. Walk ins are welcome every day we are open. If you want a specific barber or a specific time, book online and it is yours. Not sure whether there is a chair open right now? Call (773) 687-9141.
How much is a haircut at MVP Cuts?
A haircut is $40 and takes about 30 minutes. A skin fade is $45. A haircut with beard work is $55. A line up is $20 and a kid's cut is $35. Full menu is above.
Where exactly are you located?
1107 and 1109 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60622. We occupy both storefronts, in Ukrainian Village right on the Wicker Park line. Street parking on Western and the residential side streets, and the 49 Western bus runs the length of Western Ave.
Do you cut kids' hair?
Yes. A kid's haircut is $35 and we block about 55 minutes so nobody is rushed. Our barbers cut a lot of first haircuts and back to school cuts, and the reviews say it.
¿Hablan español en la barbería?
Sí. Se habla español en MVP Cuts. Puedes pedir tu corte, tu fade o tu arreglo de barba en español sin ningún problema, y puedes reservar tu cita en línea a cualquier hora.
Do you do beard work and straight razor shaves?
Yes. Beard trim $20, beard shaping $25, beard shave $25, and a hot towel straight razor shave at $40. A head shave with a beard trim is $40 together.
Which barber should I book?
It sounds like you have been burned by a chair you did not get to choose. A lot of people feel odd picking a stranger's name off a list, and most have found that reading the ratings first makes it easy. Every barber here carries their own public rating, so read them and pick. Julito holds a 5.0 across 111 client reviews. Bernardo, Luis and Albert all get named by first name in the reviews. If you have no preference, book the first open chair, they are all held to the same standard.
From the shop
The journal
Straight answers to the questions we get asked in the chair, six days a week on Western Ave.
Maintenance
How often should you get a haircut?
The honest answer changes with the cut. Here is the real schedule for a skin fade, a taper, a scissor cut and a beard.
Know what to ask forSkin fade vs taper fade
Low, mid, high, drop, burst. What each one actually means, and the four words that get you the cut you pictured.
NeighborhoodGetting a cut in Ukrainian Village
Where to park on Western, how to time your visit, what a cut costs, and how walk ins really work in a shop with eight chairs.
En españolCómo pedir tu corte en español
Fade, degradado, perfilado, recorte de barba. El vocabulario exacto para pedir el corte que quieres en Chicago.
Your next cut
is thirty minutes
and one tap away
1107 & 1109 N Western Ave. Open six days. Walk in, or book the barber you want. Would it be unreasonable to call first and ask what is open today?