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5.0 of 5 stars.
Customer service here is the best in Columbus. All of the sytlists are friendly and up beat. Each client was having a different style/cut and everyone looked great walking out the door.I hate to...
yelp.com - user review - 05/10/2009
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Great place, kind and relaxed staff, Christina is wonderful for men's haircut. I will miss this place when I relocate soon. Highly recommended!
citysearch.com - user review - 03/31/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Great service, Very professional
yelp.com - user review - 03/23/2009
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Visited Akada for the first time and was a little wary of trying out a new stylist. My thick, abundant, wavy hair was of no challenge to Mindi, who gave me an absolutely FABULOUS cut. Truly listening to...
citysearch.com - user review - 03/09/2009
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I jut had my 1st haircut at Akada and it won't be my last! The service is great from the moment you set foot in the door (no matter how bummy you look or feel when you walk in). I was waited on promptly and...
citysearch.com - user review - 03/03/2009
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A few years ago, I started going to Akada hair salon and Christina started styling my hair. I had been to several other salons around columbus, and I only stopped searching once I found Christina at Akada....
citysearch.com - user review - 02/28/2009
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After living in Downtown Boston and regularly getting my hair styled at the James Joseph Salon, I was worried that the quality of my hair cutting experience would take a drastic turn for the worse when I...
citysearch.com - user review - 02/26/2009
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Tammy has cut my hair for nearly 20 years now. I've had to drive all over town to stay with her. I found out the hard way, the few times I let someone else cut my hair. Guess where she works now? The people...
citysearch.com - user review - 01/31/2009
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I worked as a professional makeup and hair stylist in LA and NYC for 18 years before moving here with my husband. I am in the stylist union Hollywood, Local 706 so I know skill, cut and color done right when I...
citysearch.com - user review - 01/02/2009
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When a friend moved to Columbus from Chillicothe several years ago, she called and told me I had to get a haircut from Mindi - she gets curly hair. I've lived in Chicago, Philadelphia, New Orleans, you name it...
citysearch.com - user review - 12/14/2008
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Best color and highlights in Columbus! I always get compliments and highly recommend the very professional stylists at Akada. Warm and welcoming, without a bit of pretension, makes this salon experience a...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/10/2008
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I've been a customer of AKADA for 9 years. Over that time I have had many compliments - sometimes from strangers - and inquiries about where to get such a great haircut. The shop is always friendly,...
citysearch.com - user review - 10/30/2008
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AKADA is the epitome of high quality and fabulous customer service. In the eight years I've gone to the salon, I've gotten to know the owner and the stylists quite well. They are true experts, extremely...
citysearch.com - user review - 10/29/2008
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I went to get a hair cut and was waiting for my apt. I was horrified to hear the "clerk" blatenly bad mouth a client when she left the salon! The cut was ok. Stylist was ok. I just couldnt get over the lack of...
citysearch.com - user review - 10/27/2008
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This salon does not understand the meaning of customer satisfaction and their stylists lack the skills and expertise to charge their patron's $60 for a hair cut. I went to Akada a year ago and left it because...
citysearch.com - user review - 10/23/2008
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i've been looking for a new salon in columbus to go to because I am new to the area, and i LOVE Akada. Christina is awesome. She really listened to what I wanted, and I love my hair. The pricing is also great...
citysearch.com - user review - 10/21/2008
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I purchased a gift certificate at a silent auction for services with Christina never having heard of Akada. This was the best purchase as she is very talented and has done very well with my hair. She really...
citysearch.com - user review - 10/16/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
John did a great job with my short, fine, straight hair. It looks like the cut will age well too. He listened to what I wanted, made some suggestions, and then I got just what we'd agreed on. There...
yelp.com - user review - 10/14/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I was really nervous about going into this place as salons brimming with gorgeously perfected girls and immaculate hair always makes me realize how gorgeous and imaculate mine is not. Aside from...
yelp.com - user review - 09/07/2008
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I highly recommend Amy if you are looking for a stylist who will really listen to your wants/needs; especially when it pertains to color. She took the time to really listen to what I wanted and made sure to...
citysearch.com - user review - 06/20/2008
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I found Akada after reading about it here on city search. I was hoping that I would want to write a review after I went. I loved it, Amy did an awesome job of listening and understanding what I wanted. I went...
citysearch.com - user review - 06/02/2008
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I love my haircut! Best I've ever had! You can't beat the price either. If you need a stylist, try Christina. She understood exactly what I wanted and gave me styling tips.
citysearch.com - user review - 04/29/2008
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Best cut I've ever had! I am so glad I found Akada and my stylist Jamie! I have short hair and Jamie understood that although I my hair is short, I want it to look feminine. I like my hair cut with a razor and...
citysearch.com - user review - 03/07/2008
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I found the Akada salon based on the reviews here on Columbus Citysearch and couldn't be happier! My daughter was on her college spring break and I wanted to take her with me to a new salon to get our hair cut...
citysearch.com - user review - 03/04/2008
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I thought I had unmanagable frizzy curly hair. I tried everything and then I found Amy at Akada Hair Salon by looking on the internet for hair salon's in columbus. I found some reviews that said she was great...
citysearch.com - user review - 02/28/2008
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I had a fantastic first experience at Akada. I'm new to Columbus and picked Akada based on the reviews I read here. I would say that I am in a subgroup of customers that stylist's must find stressful - very...
citysearch.com - user review - 02/06/2008
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I am not an easy customer! I go from coloring my hair black to blonde all the time and I have had a really hard time finding someone who can help me with my indecisiveness. Amy at Akada understood and was...
citysearch.com - user review - 02/01/2008
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Wow! I've been going to Tammy for almost two years now. She is very talented and has gone to some amazing classes all around the world. She has seen me through very short hair to medium length and I always...
citysearch.com - user review - 01/09/2008
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I consider a trip to Akada a day out. Tammy has been my stylist for over 10 years. I have never had a hair cut I didn't like. I actually followed her to Akada from her previous salon. Although the salon is not...
citysearch.com - user review - 01/09/2008
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I've been searching for a cut and color that truly fits my features and finally - I found a fantastic hairstylist who cut and colored my hair perfectly. I love it! She is so passionate about her art, I highly...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/12/2007
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I've been to many salons, and had many haircuts, but when you've been to Akada, every other shop pales in comparison. I have had cut and color done by Anjel, and most recently, a cut by John. All I can say is...
citysearch.com - user review - 10/15/2007
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I found Akada salon using citysearch and I am so glad I did. Even though the salon provides top quality services it has a real inviting and friendly atmosphere unlike other high end salons where the atmosphere...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/12/2007
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I found Akada based on a recommendation from a naturally curly hair website. I had my hair cut by Amy and she is fabulous! I was so nervous about finding a new hairstlyist after mine moved out of town. I was...
citysearch.com - user review - 07/25/2007
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I went in not really knowing exactly what I wanted, but knowing I wanted something different. Angel gave me the perfect cut and Amy did my color exactly the way I imagined!!! Highly recommend!
citysearch.com - user review - 07/06/2007
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I have been going to John since he started at Akada, and I've always been very happy with his creative ideas for my cuts and occasional color. Last Thursday he gave me one of my favorite cuts! He gave me...
citysearch.com - user review - 06/30/2007
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I just moved here from Philadelphia and was unsure where to go. I was very pleased with my service at Akada! The best part was that my stylist Amy cut my hair dry which was what I was looking for to begin...
citysearch.com - user review - 05/31/2007
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I've gone to Anjel for over 17 years and she is wonderful -- her haircuts and color are always top notch and you leave the salon feeling like a million bucks. The entire salon staff is friendly, professional...
citysearch.com - user review - 05/21/2007
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I have been going to Amy at since I moved here from LA about 4 years ago. My color is absolutely fabulous and the my hair has never been more healthy. The staff is very friendly and the salon is very efficent....
citysearch.com - user review - 05/15/2007
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I became a loyal customer to Akada about 5 or 6 years ago. Since then, I have not been disappointed once. It starts when you walk in the door. The friendly person at the desk will greet you warmly and offer...
citysearch.com - user review - 05/11/2007
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i went to get my hair cut for the first time in over a year and my experience was great. everyone was really friendly and welcoming and tammy, the girl who cut my hair, gave me a really awesome new cut. she...
citysearch.com - user review - 05/09/2007
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I have naturally curly hair, and have had many hair-cut horror stories. I have FULL confidence in John Paul when he cuts my hair. My hair is more manageable and less frizzy looking since I've been going to him...
citysearch.com - user review - 04/13/2007
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I went here on a recomendation from a coworker. I had been fed-up with bad hair cuts and this was the first time a stylist REALLY listened to what I wanted. Jamie not only gave me the best hair cut and color...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/09/2006
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I go to the salon to relax and pamper myself. At first, I enjoyed the atmosphere of the establishment, but that was before I witnessed the Appointment Manager badmouthing a client she was speaking to after she...
citysearch.com - user review - 03/08/2006
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I went to John Paul at Akada for three or four years, up until this spring. It wasn't a bad cut that stopped me from going back (he never gave me one). It is a beautiful salon that caters to high-end patrons....
citysearch.com - user review - 11/29/2005
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