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Taka hair salon opened in 1997 on the heavily Japanese-influenced Sawtelle Boulevard. The stylists are known for their specialty in Japanese thermal hair straightening, but that's not all they offer. Services include everything from hair cut, color, hair extensions, dreadlocks, conditioning treatments and eyelash perm to waxing and perms. Stylists are well trained and have won many prizes in hair shows.The salon was chosen as one of the top 12 salons to receive advance training personally from Yuko Yamashita, the founder of the Yuko System and the inventor of thermal straightening. They have researched all kinds of Japanese thermal straightening and offer different treatments based on your hair's needs.We are chosen for the best of citysearch in Japanese Thermal Straightening and in hair salon.
5.0 of 5 stars.
This review is long overdue and I felt I had to put it down.. :)I'm an asian girl, and I'm VERY PICKY about my hair. I've been going to Taka Hair Salan for about 1.5 years now, and it's the best I've...
yelp.com - user review - 09/25/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
"I want textured layers, sweeping fringe, and more volume up top, but I do not..I repeat..I DO NOT want to end up with a trademark Japanese mullet!" Akiko smiled politely and nodded, as she led me to...
yelp.com - user review - 09/19/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Ahh, Taka. How I miss you.I haven't gone in a few years but went religiously my last couple of years at UCLA. It all started when after getting a few bad haircuts from the on-campus barber (big...
yelp.com - user review - 08/27/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I have crazy natural curly hair, it's not even funny. Not many stylists really know what to do with it. I came here because a Japanese friend of mine recommended it, and I do seriously believe that...
yelp.com - user review - 08/27/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love that this place has their own parking lot in back. Everywhere you go in LA you have to pay for parking so it is nice that you don't have have to pay and search for a mile for parking.This...
yelp.com - user review - 08/18/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
This place is way over priced. I got a quote for the yuko straightening and they said it woudld cost anywhere from $500 - $600! I went to Koreatown and got it done for $200 plus I got a free hair cut....
yelp.com - user review - 06/20/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Just sharing a helpful info : )I just got a mailer in my inbox from Taka notifying that they are now using Aveda hair color products : D Good for the environment, healthier for you and your hair......
yelp.com - user review - 06/11/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I just moved here, and was dreading finding a stylist. I adored mine from Sacramento as she was fabulous, fun, and gave heavenly scalp massages. And she knew how to handle my hair.After much...
yelp.com - user review - 03/15/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
So i've been going to this place for a few years. I've tried several people but have grown to love Chika. It's a pricey, but they do very well with my hair (straight asian hair).My only problem was...
yelp.com - user review - 02/24/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Naoko is fabulous! i got my extensions and a cut here! this place is really pricy but shes wonderful. She tries to help you with your budget in explaining all the different options. She spent 3 hrs on...
yelp.com - user review - 02/17/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I have been going to Maki at TAKA for a couple of years and she's an amazingly skilled stylist. When she cuts, she has a very assured approach, as though she knows exactly what she's doing. She...
yelp.com - user review - 02/05/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I always book with Kiyoko, the older woman who seems to be the experienced one. In the last 3-4 years I've only come here maybe twice a year. Being a guy haircuts add up at $45ish a pop not including...
yelp.com - user review - 12/31/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I booked an appointment with Chika, and they called and confirmed me with another stylist. When I asked them where Chika went, they were purposely coy.Chika has moved to Object Salon in Santa Monica....
yelp.com - user review - 12/27/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
i used to get my hair cut at Taka salon my senior year of high school and freshman year of college. i have to tell you the only thing good about the salon is that the receptionist was pretty nice and...
yelp.com - user review - 12/26/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I used to be able to swear by Taka Hair Salon. That was before I had someone other than Akiko.I just have to write this because I'm leaving on vacation and I got my hair cut yesterday. Also, never sit...
yelp.com - user review - 12/19/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I really really wanted to get my hair cut today but my stylist from Chrome studio was completely booked so I found Taka Hair Salon through Yelp and I am so glad that I did :) I was greeted so sweetly...
yelp.com - user review - 12/17/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
so i decided i needed a hair cut and walked in to taka becoz i was too lazy to drive elsewhere and impression was not open..my first experience was allright but this time round i was satisfied..Jaymi...
yelp.com - user review - 12/09/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is by far the best Asian hair salon I've been to in Los Angeles. The stylists are awesome and great at suggesting new looks, they're very good for western or Asian styles. Although the staff is...
yelp.com - user review - 11/20/2008
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Does it get any better than this?! No, it does not. I went to get my hair relaxed a few weeks ago using the Keratin treatment and I have been raving about it ever since. I have extremely, extremely curly hair...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/17/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Ken cut my hair and recommended the keratine treatment for my frizzy hair. I was very skeptical about it at first, but the results were spectacular! I felt very comfortable as a customer - never...
yelp.com - user review - 10/19/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I used to go to Maki here. She is really nice, skilled and patient. I have very thick, coarse, puffy crazy Asian hair, and she gave me technically strong, appropriately conservative (i.e., not J-pop...
yelp.com - user review - 10/09/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I went to Akiko for a perm. And, boy, was I nervous. I have very thick, very straight, very black hair. I love my regular stylist - Jen Bender at Ohm Salon. Jen only does cuts, however. Most asian...
yelp.com - user review - 10/06/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I've been going here for about 8 or 9 years. I came across it when we lived in the neighborhood, and have been going regularly ever since. Maki has been taking care of us, but I think all of the...
yelp.com - user review - 09/14/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I came in here with no real idea as to what I wanted done to my hair. It was long and damaged and I was jet lagged and kind of indifferent, i just knew that i wanted change.in comes Ken, we talked a...
yelp.com - user review - 08/24/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
AKIKo!!!!!!! I looooove you! Nobody for the last 7 years of my life have touched my hair other than Akiko. She touched them once, when I came out here......and no one lese. Not even when I...
yelp.com - user review - 07/25/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I first came here a few months ago because I had heard good things about this salon from a friend, and I just went back again for another cut and perm with Akiko. Both times, I was very satisfied with...
yelp.com - user review - 07/24/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I am GIVING A 5 STAR TO CHIKA. WHERE DID CHIKA GO?I am looking for Chika. I called today to make an appointmentbecause Chika knows how to work with my Hair. I remember her giving me her contact...
yelp.com - user review - 07/16/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I've been to this salon twice and I really like this place! My stylist was Mayu and she was very sweet and really stylish! I wanted to like look like her after I left! She gives great cuts and it's...
yelp.com - user review - 07/12/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Taka hair salon is great but recently my hairstylist, Chika, left the shop. Unfortunately I don't have her contact info, can anyone tell me which salon she went to. It would be greatly appreciated.
yelp.com - user review - 06/07/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I have also been going to Maki for 6 years. She highlights and colors my hair every 6 weeks. She seems to know what's best for my face shape and hair health (she won't color if my hair is too dry)....
yelp.com - user review - 05/26/2008
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i wouldn't trust anyone else with my hair! i usually request kiyoko and she's fantastic! on a couple occasions i've had different stylists and i have always been happy with my experience. they are really...
citysearch.com - user review - 05/22/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Okay, I confess. I like great haircuts, and this place doesn't disappoint. But at $50 per cut, I don't think I can come here anymore.Don't get me wrong, it's worth every penny but...I'm a dude. I get...
yelp.com - user review - 05/07/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Love their eye lash perm! I used to live in Tokyo where I discovered eye lash perm. They use the same technique as my favorite and best places in Tokyo. It lasts 2-3 months depending on how curly...
yelp.com - user review - 05/03/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I've been going to Maki here for almost 6 years, and I've never strayed.Although she did cut me off from coloring (apparently, people pay hundreds to have my natural color), she's always flexible with...
yelp.com - user review - 04/28/2008
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I have been looking for a good hair salon for a long time and I finally found it. The salon is so clean and what a great atmosphere! The hair stylists are meticulous and they really know their stuff. The girl...
citysearch.com - user review - 04/13/2008
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I have been looking for a good hair salon for a long time and I finally found it. The salon is so clean and what a great atmosphere! The hair stylists are meticulous and they really know their stuff. The girl...
citysearch.com - user review - 04/13/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Here's the thing. I'm a Filipino Latino boy, which means my hair is thick, wavy, and coarse. I guess if I grew it out for a year and put it in a ponytail, I'd look like the dude in the King and I...
yelp.com - user review - 04/04/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Don't know too, too many Asians who have naturally curly hair... I guess I'm one of the few. I usually fly to Asia to get my hair straightened. In Taiwan, they know what they are doing and it is...
yelp.com - user review - 03/28/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
there are always people going in and out of the salon from the time they open 'til closing time. every client walks out looking happier and even more beautiful or handsome than when they walked in....
yelp.com - user review - 03/21/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
9/2007I just got back from Taka Hair Salon after reading many positive reviews. Kyoko, the mother of the owner, cut my hair. Before going to Taka, I thought my hair was beyond repair. I hadn't had...
yelp.com - user review - 02/12/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
*UPDATED REVIEW, SEE BELOW* I don't even know the name of the stylist I had. She was short, very thin and had blondish brown hair. Anyways I was worried about the language barrier so I took a Japanese...
yelp.com - user review - 02/03/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I gave it 4 stars.....I think it all depends which stylist you run into.luckily, after school at around 12-1in the afternoon, bf and i were hanging around on sawtelle. I happened to want a hair cut...
yelp.com - user review - 01/24/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I took a leap of faith and recommendations from Yelpers and went to this salon to give me the "perfect haircut." I have very long hair (straightened by product). All I wanted was some kind of "style"...
yelp.com - user review - 01/22/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
I wanted to love Taka Hair Salon. I really did. I wanted to love Taka Hair so much that I went back 3 times after I wasn't completely satisfied with my haircut the first time.Sadly, it wasn't meant to...
yelp.com - user review - 01/07/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Just got my hair done there on Friday (01/04/08), as did my 17 year-old brother who I dragged along with me.For $110, I had my hair trimmed, relayered, dyed, washed and styled. I'm kind of a cheap...
yelp.com - user review - 01/06/2008
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I went to Taka for a Japanese hair straightening and LOVED it.I have a busy schedule and needed to book my straightening for the day after my consultation. Not only was the person at the front desk was able to...
citysearch.com - user review - 12/17/2007
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I went to Taka for a Japanese hair straightening and LOVED it. I have a busy schedule and needed to book my straightening for the day after my consultation. Not only was the person at the front desk was able...
citysearch.com - user review - 12/17/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I went here to get my eyelashes permed. My lashes grow straight down so I assumed this would be the answers to my prayers.However, I'm not sure if I'd rather have the curled and tangled lashes I have...
yelp.com - user review - 12/17/2007
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They were ready for me when I arrived. The service was awesome. I went in to have my hair colored to cover up the gray and was really worried because when I had it done once before, I got to pay over...
citysearch.com - user review - 12/16/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Fantastic, I'll definitely be returning here. After growing my hair out for five years, I decided I wanted it all cut off, and after reading the other reviews here, headed to Taka.My stylist was...
yelp.com - user review - 12/10/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Just went there the other day for the first time. I must have lucked out since I was able to get a meter on a Saturday, anyway upon entering I am greeted by the friendly staff who offer to take my...
yelp.com - user review - 11/25/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I came down from San Francisco to get my hair cut here. I think that says something. I got an appointment the next day. The staff was extremely nice and friendly. The ladies that work at Taka Hair...
yelp.com - user review - 11/19/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
My favorite hairstylist used to live in NYC and now she cannot be located. I think she is frolicking around somewhere in Japan. I have been unable to find someone who can even remotely compare with...
yelp.com - user review - 11/16/2007
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finally, finally, my long, tedious search for a hair salon is over! I've gone to practically every 'hipster' salon on the eastside, and although I got good cuts, they weren't exactly what I wanted. Where, oh...
citysearch.com - user review - 10/26/2007
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finally, finally, my long, tedious search for a hair salon is over! I've gone to practically every 'hipster' salon on the eastside, and although I got good cuts, they weren't exactly what I wanted. Where, oh...
citysearch.com - user review - 10/26/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
finally, finally, my long, tedious search for a hair salon is over! I've gone to practically every 'hipster' salon on the eastside, and although I got good cuts, they weren't exactly what I wanted....
yelp.com - user review - 10/26/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Taka Hair Salon -Sawtelle"Please don't give me 1980's newscaster helmet head."Which is what I generally walk out with, then cover it up with a frayed baseball cap for the next six months. Sadly, I...
yelp.com - user review - 10/21/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I went to Taka because I had a bad experience getting a body wave (the nice way of saying perm) at a regular salon because I have Asian hair, and a lot of it for that matter. Previously paying a lot...
yelp.com - user review - 10/07/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
any joint that has bumble and bumble products is ok with me! and yes, there is a hair product called bumble and bumble...kinda oddball name but works great.
yelp.com - user review - 09/24/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
work hard and get sum enjoyment out of it! worth paying for the services, eventhough the economy is really bad! i felt truely comfortable, ppl wher absoloutly not anal at all. they give u advice, have...
yelp.com - user review - 08/30/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Very professional. I sat down with Akiko for a "consultation" before deciding to get my hair cut. (Don't use my profile picture as reference for my hair length, haha). I told her what I was aiming for...
yelp.com - user review - 08/28/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Ask for Hiro. I've been to many hair salons all over the world, and Hiro's has done the best job so far. You can tell just from the way he cuts your hair with speed, precision, and concentration that...
yelp.com - user review - 08/25/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I've had my hair down to my butt since I was 12 years old (I'm 20 now), and this summer I just got sick of it and decided to cut it all off. I went to the hairstylist that my brother goes to out here...
yelp.com - user review - 07/27/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Yesterday I went in to get a Yuko system thermal reconditioning done by Naoko, and now I am definitely a convert. I dropped over $500 for the straightening ($410) cut ($60) tip, but I can honestly...
yelp.com - user review - 05/27/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I went here a couple of months ago for a haircut and color, and it was a great experience. My hair looked great, and I got lots of compliments. The service was very friendly and attentive, they use...
yelp.com - user review - 05/24/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I had mediocre hair cuts for quite awhile. They were OK, but I never really LOVED my cut. Until I went to Japan for spring break and decided to get a haircut in the Roppongi district in Tokyo. It was...
yelp.com - user review - 04/26/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
i've been going here for 6 years, and i must say, this is THE BEST hair salon in LA! actually, i can't say for sure because this is the ONLY hair salon i've been to since moving here from tokyo 6...
yelp.com - user review - 04/09/2007
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I LOVE LOVE this salon! I will forever continue to go to Taka Hair Salon! I have hopped around from salon to salon for years, but not anymore since I found TAKA! they are the best! they really take their time...
citysearch.com - user review - 03/15/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
UPDATE: I went for another cut from Teaka yesterday and although she was kind and listened to what I wanted the execution of it wasn't quite what I had in mind. The end result didn't leave me thrilled...
yelp.com - user review - 02/19/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Last night a Japanese hair stylist changed my life...You've seen them walking down Melrose: exiting Marc Jacobs or Tarina Tarantino's hot pink emporium, at Meltdown on Sunset, on the less traveled...
yelp.com - user review - 02/06/2007
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We have been going to Taka for about six years now. We originally started going there because we lived in the neighborhood, and we have continued to go even after moving to another neighborhood. The staff are...
citysearch.com - user review - 12/26/2006
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Having just moved, I needed to find a new salon. My old one had great stylists, but the front desk service was terrible. This place is really great! The receptionist greeted me with a big sincere smile and...
citysearch.com - user review - 12/18/2006
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I tried the Yuko system hair straightening and it was AMAZING. My hair went from huge and thick to looong and straight. I alsolutely reccomend it! THe staff is amazing and they are the nicest ppl ever! Free...
citysearch.com - user review - 01/15/2006
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The salon is nicely styled, high ceilings and a modern but comfortable environment. Parking in back. Everyone is very friendly. They started a little late from my appointment, but the hair cut was...
judysbook.com - user review - 08/04/2005
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My experience at Taka Hair Salon has been one of pleasure and confidence! Taka Hair Salon has created an atmosphere that is pleasing to be in.I am confident that whoever experiences the hair procedures here at...
citysearch.com - user review - 12/13/2004
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My experience at Taka Hair Salon has been one of pleasure and confidence! Taka Hair Salon has created an atmosphere that is pleasing to be in. I am confident that whoever experiences the hair procedures here...
citysearch.com - user review - 12/13/2004
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