O K Barber Shop

Mike (NUMBER ONE YANKEE FAN) is a friend of mine. I have not been to the shop but I need to make a trip to Oregon from Missouri just to see and be in his shop, and i will surely get a hair cut when i do. I hope this place is a tourist attraction because it might as well be a museum of memorabilia and living history. Here is a picture of a shoe shiner that he donated to Car-Anth Manufacturing. It is a rich part of Car-Anth's history to have made this machine over 7 decades ago, and it came out of OK Barber Shop!

I'm a trans man and tried to get my hair cut here because I wanted a classic men's haircut and liked the idea of a small business and some baseball chat. Mike told me he didn't cut women's hair, and when I clarified I was looking for the same sort of men's haircut he was offering, made it clear he would continue to refuse service to me.

I live in the Portland area but was in town for a conference, stopped by Mike’s at 7am on the dot and got the best quality hair cut I’ve had in a long time. Mike did a great job and is good company, too.

The very best place I have found in Salem for a haircut. Keep in mind they close around 2:30, though they've stayed later and cut my hair when I wasn't aware of their hours. Cool, old school, like really original old school. Not trying to be anything. Just a real barbershop that has been in the same location for decades.

This a Salem institution. Mike and Denny have been cutting hair here for years and 5 days a week they are at work about 7am and might still be there by noon if your lucky! No appointments, just show up. You might see the mayor here or a judge or friend you haven't seen in years. This is the real deal in terms of a barber shop. Nothing fancy, they cut your hair and might share how the ball game went last night.