
Krispy Cuts
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About Krispy Cuts
Krispy Cuts is a barber shop on Thomas Johnson Dr in Frederick, with walls and ceilings covered in art that give the space a tattoo-shop look. The team works from skin fades and tapers to beard shaping and beard combo services, and shape-ups are a regular request, including first haircuts for young kids. Multiple barbers work in the shop, so customers can choose one or switch between visits. Music plays throughout the day, with a mix that runs toward millennial and gen x picks. The shop is open daily, and appointments are booked ahead rather than taken on a walk-in basis.
Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention skin fade, clean fade lineup, shape up haircut and wall art decor.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention skin fade, clean fade lineup, shape up haircut and wall art decor.
Customer Review Summary
Skin fades draw the most consistent praise, with reviewers repeatedly returning to the same barbers for a clean fade and sharp lineup, including a beard combo one parent describes as shaped exactly as requested every visit. Several highlight a first haircut or shape up handled patiently on young or fidgety kids, with one barber noted for staying late to finish a child's cut. The shop's music and wall art come up often as part of the draw, with one reviewer calling it a "millennial/gen x music paradise." Not every visit lands, though: one customer asked for a low fade with a side part and instead got a fade too high to part, and another says a barber "barely touched" the client and delivered a different cut than requested, calling the service poor and overpriced. Regulars, though, describe returning to the same barber visit after visit for the same result.
Customer Review Summary
Skin fades draw the most consistent praise, with reviewers repeatedly returning to the same barbers for a clean fade and sharp lineup, including a beard combo one parent describes as shaped exactly as requested every visit. Several highlight a first haircut or shape up handled patiently on young or fidgety kids, with one barber noted for staying late to finish a child's cut. The shop's music and wall art come up often as part of the draw, with one reviewer calling it a "millennial/gen x music paradise." Not every visit lands, though: one customer asked for a low fade with a side part and instead got a fade too high to part, and another says a barber "barely touched" the client and delivered a different cut than requested, calling the service poor and overpriced. Regulars, though, describe returning to the same barber visit after visit for the same result.
Featured reviews
- Riley Wythak
“I’ve been taking my son here for about 3 years! I've tried a few barbershops in Frederick before landing at Krispy Cuts and I'm not going anywhere else. Tristan does my son’s full cut and (now he has a little beared coming in so we do the cut and beard combo and the precision is on another level lineup is sharp, fade blends clean, beard is shaped exactly how he ask every time. What sells me though is the consistency. Every visit looks like the last one, which sounds simple until you've sat in chairs where it isn't. The shop atmosphere is also a big part of it. good music, easy conversation, never feels rushed. If you're in Frederick, MD and need a barber who actually delivers, book with Tristian at Krispy Cuts. I do HAVE to mention this. The whole damn staff can cut! Over the past 3 going on 4 years there times we had to go to at least 3 different other barbers at the shop and they all Krispy! Shout out to Big Tyronne, Katherine! Hands down best barbershop near me in Frederick, MD! Tell em Derique sent you and get extra Krispy!”
- Mahamadu Oluu
“Poor service and expensive. Took a client there and the lady barely touched him. Gave him a different haircut than what I requested. Regretted going there.”
- Jessica Fitzgerald
“Nice, clean place, cool vibe, well decorated. Katerin gave my 1.5 year old his first haircut. She is a PRO. Super gentle and kind energy. We always go to her. A low taper fade on a baby is crazy work haha 👏🏼🙌🏻🔥❤️”
- Rudy Martinez
“I took my son for a cut last Saturday night. They were closing soon, but Katherine said she'd wait for us. It was our first time there and she did a great job on him. He's 9 and fidgety, but she was very patient. He'd never had a shape up before and she got it perfect.”
- Crystal Golden
“I have been taking my son to Krispy Cuts for about 3 years now. Every barber we’ve had has given great service & great haircuts. We have been going to Mike for about a year now & he does a great job with my son’s skin fade. We’ve tried other places but always go back to Krispy Cuts.”
Hours
- Monday
- Tuesday
- Wednesday
- Thursday
- Friday
- Saturday
- Sunday
Good to know
- ReservationsWalk-in only
- AccessibilityHas wheelchair-accessible car park · Has wheelchair-accessible entrance · Has wheelchair-accessible toilet
- Good for kidsGood for kids
Amenities
- Has wheelchair-accessible car park
- Good for kids
- On-site services available
- Has toilet
- Appointment required
- Accepts walk-ins
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- Has wheelchair-accessible entrance
- Has wheelchair-accessible toilet
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