Davis Barber Shop

discover something you didn’t notice before every time you come in.

John rigged up a rope and pulley cloth bag that the barbers can raise and lower to reward kids who did well getting their haircut, and that is still something the kids look forward to. Customers can remember getting candy at The Davis Barber Shop when they were growing up a generation or two ago, and considering the longevity of this shop, there are more generations to come.

Jeff DeBrito and Demetrius Barrera are the regular barbers, and each has customers that will wait for their personal favorite. Some customers come in weekly to keep their hair just the way they want it. Derrick Bang, the movie reviewer for The Davis Enterprise, was never a fan of getting his hair cut until he got to know Jeff. Derrick remarked that, “Jeff pays attention to my simple desires. He is also a good conversationalist who tailors his chatting around the customer. In a single word: Jeff listens.” That simple gift of listening brings people back again and again.

Fitting the conversation, or lack of conversation, to the customer’s wishes is something observable as the same barber keeps a running conversation about college basketball with one customer and then says close to nothing to another customer who closes his eyes in silence while the barber does his work. Listening to how the customer wants his or her hair

Davis Barber Shop

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Jeff tells the story of UC Davis student Jonathan Barragan, when he was a first-time visitor who responded to some key questions Demetrius asked him and then sat silently through his haircut. When he was leaving he said, “I don’t care for most barbers, but Demetrius listened, and he ‘gets’ me and my hair. I’ll be back.” Following in his dad’s footsteps, Jeff loves cutting the hair of young kids and is proud to give out vouchers for free haircuts that can be sold at every school auction fundraiser in town. Walk-ins are welcome, and there is plenty to see, or play with, as you wait. Jeff believes in community and continues to give to his community more than ever.

The shop is open from 9 to 5, Monday through Friday, 9 to 4 on Saturday, and 11 to 3 on Sundays. Watch their website and Facebook entries to learn about specials and to see the collection of smiling young kids getting their hair cut.

“We offer a wide array of different haircuts,” Jeff said. “We do kids’ first haircuts and also long hair, too. Fades and regular clipper cuts are obviously our most popular requests. Scissor cuts are becoming popular too and we are doing carving-designs in short hair along with some spray-color for the kids. Don’t forget the famous lollypop bucket that comes down from the ceiling for the kids and the kids-at-heart.”

If you have never met Jeff and his team, stop by for a visit and sit a spell and listen to the stories and memories, you might remember some of them yourself.