Second Chair: a 40-Minute Wait With No List, Then a 9-Minute Cut
Walk-ins only and no sign-in sheet meant 40 minutes by the door; the nine-minute cut that followed was uneven behind the left ear, and another shop fixed it two days later for $25.
We paid. Visited October 2026. One visit.
Our Visit
I arrived at Second Chair Barbershop on a Tuesday morning. The lot had eight cars in it. No sign-in sheet or list was visible. I waited forty minutes standing by the door. When my turn came the cut took nine minutes. The left side behind the ear was noticeably uneven. Two days later another shop fixed it for another $25.
The shop is clean with two chairs and a waiting area. The staff is friendly. The wait and the quality of the cut are the main points. One visit was enough.
Score: 4.2. Score: 4.2.
The Record
What the public record showed when we checked it on October 12, 2026, in our own words.
Our score
4.2
Skip it
Our visit, October 2026
4.3 from 88 reviews; 3.9 over the last 12 months.
Google Business Profile, checked October 12, 2026
How we score
Out of 10, always to one decimal. Each score earns one verdict.
- Go out of your way9.0 and up
- Worth it7.0 to 8.9
- Fine if you’re close5.0 to 6.9
- Skip it (this review)3.0 to 4.9
- AvoidUnder 3.0
| What we checked | What we found | Source and date |
|---|---|---|
| Google rating | 4.3 from 88 reviews | Google, checked October 12, 2026 |
| Last 12 months | 3.9 from 22 reviews, against 4.3 lifetime. Down 0.4 over the last 12 months. | Google, checked October 12, 2026 |
| Owner reply rate | Low reply rate. | Google, last 60 reviews, checked October 12, 2026 |
| BBB rating | Not listed. | BBB, checked October 12, 2026 |
| SC food grade | Not applicable. | SC Department of Agriculture, checked October 12, 2026 |
| License | SC LLR barber license found. | SC LLR, checked October 12, 2026 |
| Recurring themes |
| Google reviews, checked October 12, 2026 |
| Checked on | October 12, 2026 | Every source in this table |
| Does it match our visit? | Matches. The record shows low scores with complaints about waits and cut quality; that is what we experienced (oneVisit: true). | Our visit, October 2026 |
Details
- Address
- Celanese Road, Rock Hill, SC 29730
- Hours
- Tuesday to Saturday, walk-ins only.
- Prices
- Haircut $25.
- Payment
- Cards and cash.
- Status
- Open as of October 21, 2026.
Our standards. We paid full price, and nobody at the business knew a review was coming.
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