A good hair stylist is hard to find

When it comes to hair stylists in the EV - Ken is the man. That's all you need to know. Ok, you might want to know where to find him.


Ken is the owner of Pirka, a hole is the wall salon at 233 E. 4th St between A and B.


Here are some tips for finding the salon. (I've been to this place maybe 10 times and I still manage to walk past it). Look for the orange. Sometimes there is a chalkboard either on the sidewalk or a chair outside the salon with the name of the salon and the prices.

Ken is an extremely skilled and precise hair stylist from Japan. This man has literally spent 2 hours working on my hair on more than one occasion, just to make sure it's perfect.


Now when I say Pirka is a the hole in the wall, what I mean is that it is tiny. Truly tiny. There are 3 chairs in the salon, and many times you might be the only customer. What this means is you can avoid any of the attitude offered up by so many other salons and that you will always have Ken's full attention. And he's always got cool music playing, which is a bonus.

And for the million dollar question, how much is this gonna cost you? $60 for a women's haircut and $50 for men's. Not bad at all. Actually, quite good for NYC. Especially when you take into consideration that Ken gives you an insanely good back massage at the end of your haircut. And that makes for a very happy haircut.