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4.0 of 5 stars.
A co-worker recommended Tomo's to me in 2003, and I've been going there ever since. Tony is my go to guy but I saw Nina last time too and was pleased with the results. Fred is a great stylist...
yelp.com - user review - 09/08/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I've been going to Tomo's for at least 10, maybe 15 years, and now the entire family and many friends get their hair cut by Lilly too. Lilly's friendly, efficient, and always does a great job. We...
yelp.com - user review - 08/29/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Basically this review confirms what others have already said.If you want to wait an hour, have your scalp violently wash, sit in a wet towel for another half hour and then get a decent haircut, this...
yelp.com - user review - 08/26/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
This was the first time I cut my hair in Alameda and I thought it was pretty decent. The receptionist could've been a little nicer, at least greet me back with a smile :( but yeah, the person that cut...
yelp.com - user review - 08/08/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I came in with long and plain straight hair with no style whatsoever, and came out feeling like Giselle. My hair never looked so beautiful and my friends cannot stop raving.Great prices but the best...
yelp.com - user review - 07/24/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
went to lily my twice and both liked the cut. it's not va-va voom i LOOOOOOOVE it. but it's like...ohh that came out ok.the price is really affordable. i will probably come back again for trim's,...
yelp.com - user review - 06/09/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Third haircut - getting much better, it has been growing out for a few weeks and still looks good.I am making an appointment for my next haircut today. Yep, I've found the person who will be cutting...
yelp.com - user review - 06/03/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Just went to Lily for a haircut! She is the BEST! Wow, even got a massage. I came in very depressed from 3 bad haircuts in the last two weeks and I came out crying with happiness. I should have went...
yelp.com - user review - 05/06/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Aging myself (and Tomo), Tomo has been cutting my hair and beard since 1984 - never messed up once. Reasonably priced, great cuts. He must be doing something right - I still have all of my thick hair...
yelp.com - user review - 05/04/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love going to Tomo's. Lily is the one person I see. She knows what she's doing. I can give her a picture of a certain haircut and she can literally create it exactly how it is. I used to just go to...
yelp.com - user review - 04/22/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Lilly is fabulous. She makes good suggestions and is really friendly. For $20 she's also a bargain. :-)
yelp.com - user review - 04/18/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I think I've finally found THE place for my hair... I made an appointment with Lilly based on the yelp suggestions, and she did not let me down. The moment I sat down on her chair, she realized the...
yelp.com - user review - 04/14/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I loooove coming here to see Nina. She gets my haircut right everytime. I used to go to salons where the stylist was not consistent on the hair style that I usually get, but Nina can! I can show Nina...
yelp.com - user review - 02/28/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Stylist Fred is great-- *occasionally* the haircut doesn't hit the mark, but I can't say I've ever been left with anything awful. And, of course, the price is brilliant.The only real downside: I've...
yelp.com - user review - 02/19/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Hi i have been going to tomos every month or so for the past 6 months and i am very satisified with them. My stylist is Tony and he is the shiett ill say. He makes hair look good and does what i...
yelp.com - user review - 02/07/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I went here based on the Yelp reviews, and they're right on!I first went about 9 months ago. My stylist gave me exactly the haircut I asked for despite how complicated my instructions were. I went...
yelp.com - user review - 02/02/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The first time I went to Tomo's was in July 2007. They sent me to a woman who I could only assume was a newbie. My highlights came out AMAZING, but then she proceeded to tell me that my haircut was...
yelp.com - user review - 02/01/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
OMG! I always go to Tomo's for my haircut, and they usually do a good job, but I went and got assigned Tin as my hair stylist and not only was he bad, he was slow! I asked for layered bangs and...
yelp.com - user review - 01/24/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Went back to see Gigi and she did a great job again! :) My hair feels alive now. I finally got rid of those dead ends.
yelp.com - user review - 01/21/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
I went here twice. Don't ask why. The first was a few years ago. I guess I had forgotten I didn't like that haircut because I went back a few months ago. Both times, I requested the same hairdresser,...
yelp.com - user review - 01/07/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
I decided to go to Tomo's after reading a lot of positive reviews on Yelp. I'm sort of disappointed sadly. My stylist had NO idea what to do with my very thick naturally curly brown hair. I got the...
yelp.com - user review - 01/03/2009
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I happened on this place years ago, and now drive quite a fair distance to get my hair cut by Lilly. She always does a very good job, and I enjoy talking to her. The place is fairly stylish, and I think many...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/16/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Don't go here if you have naturally curly hair. For those of you that have naturally curly hair, you know that in order to maintain that there are simply different rules than when you have straight...
yelp.com - user review - 11/09/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Gigi is awesome. She is so good and I am usual picky when it comes to fades. She understood exactly what kind of cut I wanted and took her time to make sure it was perfect. I am definitely going...
yelp.com - user review - 11/07/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I am giving this place a 4 even though I haven't returned (although I definitely would) because my hairdresser kept it real with me.. I was trying to talk them into giving me a tight perm so that I...
yelp.com - user review - 10/19/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
you can't beat the price and the quality was overall okay. Nina was very nice, but didn't really cut the hairstyle I wanted. Will go back soon, and have a better accurate star count!
yelp.com - user review - 09/22/2008
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Bad experience today from Tomo's. The owner didn't talk to me while cutting my hair. Scolded me for asking to have my hair dyed, for dying my own hair, for having wavy hair. Did not cut it the way I asked. Disappointed. Could have given me a recommendation, instead put my hair down.
openlist - user review - 09/05/2008
1.0 of 5 stars.
I have thin hair, so it obviously doesn't look nice all flat and plain. I usually accentuate it with waves, loose curls, or bangs or something like that. You know the term pancake head? Well, that's...
yelp.com - user review - 09/01/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Update: I still love Kelly at Tomo...but, Alameda is just a bit too hard to get to sometimes for a haircut!I live in San Ramon, and make the trek to Alameda about every 6-8 weeks to Tomo in downtown...
yelp.com - user review - 07/18/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Okay...I haven't had a hair cut in more than 5 years! Soooo it was finally time to take it all off, about 15 inches of hair! I was very worried that I was going to get butchered, but Kelly was...
yelp.com - user review - 07/14/2008
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Yep, I'd been going to I Magnin's hair salon, but when I got married in 1978 and moved to the East Bay I tried Tomo. My sister's gone there for that long; my dad even tried it. His business partner and wife...
citysearch.com - user review - 07/11/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I have thick Asian hair and after reading all these reviews I decided I would try out Tomo's because my other place was booked for a week. I requested Nina because of the positive comments about her...
yelp.com - user review - 07/07/2008
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I see on here that a lot of people say it's horrible...that has never been the case for me, maybe I'm easily pleased but I don't go off ranting when I end up with a bad cut, hair is hair it'll grow back...
citysearch.com - user review - 06/26/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I LOVE THIS SALON!!! My decision to try Tomo & Co. was based on the reviews of other Yelpers who raved about this place. I called on Saturday morning and the receptionist promptly set me up with an...
yelp.com - user review - 06/15/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I wholeheartedly agree with the raving reviews. And I want to point out an overlooked aspect of Tomo's service -- their speed. The shop is set up to ensure that there is no waiting time. For me, that...
yelp.com - user review - 06/15/2008
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I have used this place several times with different stylists. And, its always the same. Bad cuts!. There is no style. The hair cuts are consistently terrible. At times I had to go to a different stylist just...
citysearch.com - user review - 05/30/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
If everyone knew about this place, all other salons would go out of business, because this is the BEST salon i've ever been to... and I've been to quite a number of salons. My friend recommended this...
yelp.com - user review - 05/26/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
If you are looking for a place that will not mess up your hair or give you a fobby look (that is, if you're Asian), Tomo's is the place to go!I don't like to come to any other salon. I definitely...
yelp.com - user review - 05/07/2008
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I heard about Tomo's from my two friends that have been going there for quite awhile. Its owned by a japanese man. They do a pretty good job for low cost
kudzu.com - user review - 05/06/2008
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I have been going to Tomo's for years and have come to praise Tony for my hair. He is the ONLY one i will have cut my hair at that salon. The only problem there has ever been with Tony is a friend of mine who...
citysearch.com - user review - 04/29/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I have been going here for years. T0NY cuts my hair, he's great. I would definitely recommend seeing him for a haircut. As far as hair color goes I don't think this is the best place, only because it...
yelp.com - user review - 03/16/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
If you go to TOMO, make sure you make apt with TONY. He is the best, very nice gave great hair cut and CHEAP... :)))))). I am very picky with my cut and now I would not going to anyone else.......
yelp.com - user review - 03/02/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I've been going here since high school. My mom switched and she made me go here instead of the "popular" place where all the girls went to closer to town. This place had a better price and the...
yelp.com - user review - 02/12/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
While I myself am still quite attached to my stylist in San Francisco, when we moved to Alameda, I yelped on my husband's behalf and sent him to Tomo's. It's a good place for someone who doesn't want...
yelp.com - user review - 01/13/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I've been going to Tony for years. He's wonderful! He does exactly what I ask him to do and I'm always impressed with the results. It does remind me of an asian version of Super Cuts, but you really...
yelp.com - user review - 01/04/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I've been to quite a few hair salons and this may not be the best or the worst. It does offer a good deal tho. $20 with a scalp massage and a friendly stylist? I'd go back again. The one...
yelp.com - user review - 12/27/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
i needed a trim. nina trimmed. i paid $20. and that was all.
yelp.com - user review - 11/10/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Yes, it's an Asian version of SuperCuts which is why I love it!Lily is the best stylist I've ever had. She is friendly, super fast and told me the first time she cut my hair what would and would not...
yelp.com - user review - 11/07/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I made an appointment for a trim and was surprised that it came with a shampoo, blow dry, and straightening! This is a steal compared to the $75 cuts I used to get in SF. I get pretty much the same...
yelp.com - user review - 11/02/2007
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I have been to Tomos for a long time. There are a lot of people but I never went to anyone except Tony. He is the best there. He always helped me. The receptionists keep changing and they are too young, dumb...
citysearch.com - user review - 10/16/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This place is fantastic. Not only was it very reasonable $20, I had the best haircut I have ever had. I have naturally curly hair and wanted to keep the length but needed it reshaped. In a short...
yelp.com - user review - 10/14/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
TOMO'S A GREAT PLACE.. nice people although some are sh*t talkers.. (the majority of ppl who work there are vietnamese which is what i am too) I think Lily, Kelly and Nina are the best. I've only...
yelp.com - user review - 08/04/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I read all about Nina and decided to give her a try. She is not only a sweetheart, but she gave me a great haircut based on pictures I showed to her. I can't believe this place is only $20 for a...
yelp.com - user review - 07/12/2007
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Tomo's is a okay spot to get your hair cut. Its cheap and if you get Tony or Lily it might even come out cute. BUT never get your hair colored there. Not only was I charged 90 dollars for a real bad hair dye...
citysearch.com - user review - 07/11/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
This is my spot 2 get my regular cut...I like 2 grow out my hair so I go about every otha month, sometimes 2 or 3 months...In any case, I go C Kelly & she layers my hair jus the way I like it...I've...
yelp.com - user review - 06/26/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I can't believe they only charge $20 for a haircut, shampoo and style! Other reviews compare them to Supercuts, that's a poor comparison. They have a receptionist, though typically, it's a teenager,...
yelp.com - user review - 06/11/2007
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A surprising find when i moved to Alameda. I have been to Nina serveral times and have consistently had only good experieces. Cut is around $20 without tip.
citysearch.com - user review - 06/01/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Wow, I have been meaning to write a review for awhile since it seemed pretty lonely on this page. Things have obviously changed at Tomo and Company. I have been going here for about 9 months on a...
yelp.com - user review - 05/10/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Tomo...I went here for the first time about year ago after a friend of mine had a great cut by Nina. My motto is hair grows back, but I was tired of seeing different people every time I went to...
yelp.com - user review - 05/07/2007
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they have so many hair dresser now for you to choose from.. and i been there for a long time... i been with Lisa, Nina, and Tony.. they are very good.. Tony and Nina both do updo for prom and wedding and the...
citysearch.com - user review - 05/05/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Good price for the service. Every stylist is good at certain things, (and not good at certain things). For exampleLilly is good at straight hair, and color. She used to color my hair (I'm back to my...
yelp.com - user review - 05/03/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I moved here about a year ago and was distraught that I may never find a stylist that would be half as good as my last one. I was sent to Tomo's after spending a small fortune at another...
yelp.com - user review - 04/15/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
This was my place to go when I wanted a haircut for a decent price. I've never had a bad haircut. But I've never really had a super great haircut here, where my friends would be like, "Wow, that's an...
yelp.com - user review - 04/08/2007
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its a very busy salon, but i really dont know why?! maybe because the prices are very cheap...probably. anyways, its a ok salon i guess for a haircut beacuase its cheap, but for color..not so much. they use...
citysearch.com - user review - 04/03/2007
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I got a haircut from Tomo, the owner and whom the salon is named after, and he completely butchered my hair! I asked for a trim, in which he chopped off up to 5 inches of my hair. On top of that, he smokes and...
citysearch.com - user review - 03/19/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I used to come here every month to maintain my Halle Berry-esque 'do ... but once Joey left, my hair has been growing out since. Still, the place is cozy, clean, and inviting, and I've never been...
yelp.com - user review - 01/30/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
last week, i had a visit to tomo in alameda. kelly, who recently graduated from beauty college did a fantasic job with the shampoo and gave me a nice little massage to start off. then i was...
yelp.com - user review - 10/03/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I've been to Tony a couple times. He's really nice. He's fast and has never made me wait (though he made my sister wait interminably) and it's only $20! You even get a little head massager.
yelp.com - user review - 08/31/2006
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Tomo & Company For Hair is my favorite hair salon. I was referred to them by a co-worker who had been going to this salon for a few years now. Tony is a wonderful hairstylist. All the haircuts Ive gotten from...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/25/2005
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I highly recommend Tony to cut your hair. He takes the time to be sure you get what you want. He also is the most popular there so be sure you have an appointment a few days in advance. Tony is always on time...
citysearch.com - user review - 09/03/2002
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