About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. At dawn one morning, when JQ’s shop usually hummed with customers’ chatter, a lone delivery driver parked his truck outside and walked in. He asked for a trim so short it would make Einstein jealous. The barber raised an eyebrow but took out his clippers anyway. Minutes later, as he finished, the man looked like a new person—so did everyone else who passed by him on the street. Word spread quickly around town, and soon JQ was famous for his extreme cuts. Now, whenever someone needed a ‘really short’ haircut, they’d say, ‘Make me look like that mysterious delivery guy from down the block!’
2. One day, while waiting for his trim, an old regular asked JQ: ‘Hey, I’ve noticed something strange—every time I come here, your barbershop clock seems to be ten minutes fast!’ ‘Really?’ replied JQ with a twinkle in his eye. ‘That’s because my grandfather built that clock himself, and he always said it runs exactly how long each customer deserves to relax.’ The old regular laughed heartily, knowing full well that sometimes life needs just a little quirkiness.
3. At closing time, when JQ’s shop was already emptying, a delivery driver noticed something peculiar on the bathroom mirror: a handwritten note reading, ‘If you shave here before midnight, your beard will grow back twice as fast tomorrow.’ Curious, he decided to give it a try… The next morning, his beard had indeed sprouted like wildfire—so much so that he looked like a character from a medieval tale. When asked by a regular, he sheepishly admitted what happened. Since then, word spread quickly, and soon enough, JQ’s place became notorious for its magical effects. But one thing remained unchanged—they still offered only the best traditional Turkish barbershop experience.
4. In the early hours of the morning, before JQ's barbershop opened its doors, a delivery truck pulled up to the loading dock. The driver, stretching after unloading boxes, spotted something peculiar—a small wooden box, abandoned amidst the crates. The driver opened it curiously and found only a note reading: ‘Free haircut for whoever finds me.’ Inside was an old comb with a mustache drawn on it. Later that day, as word spread around town, a regular showed up asking for ‘the guy with the mustache comb.’ It turned out to be the funniest way anyone had ever asked for a free haircut.